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Lost in Space (1998) on VHS: Peak ’90s Cheese (infosec.pub)

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Today’s VHS pick is Lost in Space (1998)—one of those 90s Hollywood stabs at turning 60s TV shows into blockbuster spectacles.

The cast is stacked: Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham. For a movie this goofy, it’s still wild that they roped in so much star power.

Critics trashed it at release, but over time it’s carved out a cult following.

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[–] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 hours ago

Love this flick. Draws a lot more plot from the 60’s show than the more recent reboot, but dials up the action and gives everything a slick ‘90s polish. Oldman really that’s the needle on Dr. Smith’s mix of menace and camp. It’s just a shame Hurt is so painfully wooden.

As far as I can remember, the effects hold up pretty well, too, apart from the monkey sidekick.