I saw this as an 8-10 year old and it made me absolutely giddy with anticipation when I saw the commercial that told it was coming. I never missed it when it was on - only twice - but wow, I was SO enthralled by the dinosaurs. If I'd had something like the new show Terra Nova I would have died of a heart attack from pure joy. I was so into dinos that I would stare for hours at the 2 or 3 pics in the encyclopedia and dream of that it would be like to see a real dinosaur. Ahh, to be a kid again!
Ohhh! I have already had a bitter taste of CG in old movies with the re-mastered version of Star Wars; all those effects they added and that Jabba the Hutt crawling alongside han Solo 8(
Awesome cast too, with Barron, Penhaligon, and McClure's the man! Too bad Anton Diffring didn't play the German captain in person, rather than just voice him, but nevertheless still one of my absolute guilty pleasure favorites.
@Patches7034 It's mysterious island, comeon that was a lot better than this,harryhausen stopmotion 10 times better than the rubber monsters filmed against rear projection in land
When we went to see Star Wars in a very crowded theater in 1977, The Land That Time Forgot was the opening movie. I still remember the audience gagging when the sub crew ate the dinosaur.
"The People That Time Forgot" was released in theatres in 1977, hence Sarah Douglas' more subdued Princess Leia for the first half of film and then the part in the middle down Bo Derek look for the last 45 min of the film-lol!!!
It will always be unfair to compare old movies like this with their modern counterparts, speaking of technical issues, they did great with the limited technological resources they had at that time.
I loved this movie when I was a child! Never missed it when on TV
Technical limitations of the time aside, American International Pictures still made low-budget movies. So even in comparison to films of its cohort, they seem a little cheesy. You're right that comparing films of yesteryear to today's sophisticated visual extravaganzas will always make the old movies look bad. Still, I try not to take movies like this too seriously. I find it's best to sit back and enjoy the campiness, whatever the era.
@Pichustrikesback Correct,these films had a special effects budget of less than £200,000, while star wars made a year later had an effects budget of £2.5 mill,All these films,land,people warlords of atlantis very popular in the uk in mid 70's,then they died off after star wars was made ,could not cope with the level of special effects.
@Pichustrikesback As far as I am concerned CG has totally ruined any great movies ever being made again .Those CG effects are glossy and not solid looking.Can you imagine if the first Star Wars was CG or Close encounters of the third kind?
I remember when this film came out in 75 and i was 13. I recall a doc about the making of it on children's TV. The premative village was in fact a quarry in Yorkshire. They shipped in exotic trees! I believe it was a first where they used animatronic puppets instead of stop motion. Of course CGI does everything better now but i agree with Nosa that it's more fun knowing they actually made things. I have an abridged version on Super 8 if anyone's interested? great memories.
This is a childhood favorite of mine. Amazing how it's still fun to watch now as back then. No CGI here. This was back when special effects people actually worked for their money. They tried to make it seem as reallstic as possible by using live puppets and animatronics rather than relying solely on stop- motion. Forever a classic.
CGI is a process that requires many man hours. I am aware of that. My point was that it was more of a challenge to bring a sense of genuine realism to some situations. You had to physically build things more so than now. Computers have made things easier. If not, than they wouldn't use them at all. One person in an air conditioned cubical can do what it took many people to do in the past. Convincing FX were harder to create than now. Plain and simple.
People work twice as hard as they did back then because the audience expects more. I work in practical and physical effects and would prefer to have fun with clay and silicone working on something in preproduction for a month as opposed to 1-2 years of painstakingly pre and post.
But its you, the audience that demands more.
I loved this film, but if you really think an audience would buy into this now, you are far more foolish that you already sound.
Awesome classic dinosaur film. This film, along with "The Last Dinosaur" (my personal favorite), "Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds", "Planet of Dinosaurs" and "One Million Years B.C." were the best.
ESTA PELICULA FUE CHEVERE TENIA TODO MEDIDO,es una de las mejores peliculas de aventuras,aunque sus dinosaurios mecanicos, estaban a años luz de JURASIC PARK, su argumento era de los mas emocionante, la segunda parte...LA GENTE QUE EL TIEMPO OLVIDO la sobrecargaron,fue mas bien mediocre
This and Last Dinosaur were great b-movies.
southport97 3 weeks ago
I'm surprised there hadn't been an attempt yet to remake this film.
cutis1000 5 months ago
@cutis1000 There was in 2009 and it was crap like 99.9% of all remakes are.
tobar1p 5 months ago
Reminds me of PLanet of Dinosaurs. Which was my favourite movie besides Lion King as a kid. XD
silverwolf200056 5 months ago
Damn so many memories
theshow2k8 6 months ago
I saw this as an 8-10 year old and it made me absolutely giddy with anticipation when I saw the commercial that told it was coming. I never missed it when it was on - only twice - but wow, I was SO enthralled by the dinosaurs. If I'd had something like the new show Terra Nova I would have died of a heart attack from pure joy. I was so into dinos that I would stare for hours at the 2 or 3 pics in the encyclopedia and dream of that it would be like to see a real dinosaur. Ahh, to be a kid again!
quazzie11 6 months ago
KTLA 5 in Los Angeles always use to show these low budget movies, anything with giant Ants or Rats, it was always on KTLA 5!
JENDALL714 7 months ago
keep pressing number 6!!! ahahahaha
TheGoodieRoom 11 months ago
i once saw a comic about this....hhmmm
zombiedestruction 1 year ago
that was one of the best dinosaur movies i´ve ever seen.^^
trbuio14 1 year ago
this film made me laugh how instead of anything that looked Neanderthal they used Aussie aborigines
andyisapro 1 year ago
Ohhh! I have already had a bitter taste of CG in old movies with the re-mastered version of Star Wars; all those effects they added and that Jabba the Hutt crawling alongside han Solo 8(
Pichustrikesback 1 year ago
bring out the beer and pop pass the chippies and popcorn
chichiboypumpi 1 year ago
Awesome cast too, with Barron, Penhaligon, and McClure's the man! Too bad Anton Diffring didn't play the German captain in person, rather than just voice him, but nevertheless still one of my absolute guilty pleasure favorites.
komodoman 1 year ago
Who was candy corn your bird?
karlydoc 1 year ago
This is a lot better than the movie called "Mystorious Island"!
Patches7034 2 years ago
@Patches7034 It's mysterious island, comeon that was a lot better than this,harryhausen stopmotion 10 times better than the rubber monsters filmed against rear projection in land
karlydoc 1 year ago
When we went to see Star Wars in a very crowded theater in 1977, The Land That Time Forgot was the opening movie. I still remember the audience gagging when the sub crew ate the dinosaur.
GarthanSaal444 2 years ago
"The People That Time Forgot" was released in theatres in 1977, hence Sarah Douglas' more subdued Princess Leia for the first half of film and then the part in the middle down Bo Derek look for the last 45 min of the film-lol!!!
bingbong35 2 years ago
It will always be unfair to compare old movies like this with their modern counterparts, speaking of technical issues, they did great with the limited technological resources they had at that time.
I loved this movie when I was a child! Never missed it when on TV
Pichustrikesback 2 years ago 3
@Pichustrikesback
Technical limitations of the time aside, American International Pictures still made low-budget movies. So even in comparison to films of its cohort, they seem a little cheesy. You're right that comparing films of yesteryear to today's sophisticated visual extravaganzas will always make the old movies look bad. Still, I try not to take movies like this too seriously. I find it's best to sit back and enjoy the campiness, whatever the era.
DrThunder88 1 year ago
@Pichustrikesback Correct,these films had a special effects budget of less than £200,000, while star wars made a year later had an effects budget of £2.5 mill,All these films,land,people warlords of atlantis very popular in the uk in mid 70's,then they died off after star wars was made ,could not cope with the level of special effects.
karlydoc 1 year ago
@Pichustrikesback As far as I am concerned CG has totally ruined any great movies ever being made again .Those CG effects are glossy and not solid looking.Can you imagine if the first Star Wars was CG or Close encounters of the third kind?
Thermionman1970 1 year ago
It needed a cameo by Al Gore and.......TORGO.
lunchmeat400 2 years ago
They re-made this??
humongousaldo 2 years ago
remake in 2009 is veel beter XD
maar leuke dino's
TheBurdy34 2 years ago
I remember when this film came out in 75 and i was 13. I recall a doc about the making of it on children's TV. The premative village was in fact a quarry in Yorkshire. They shipped in exotic trees! I believe it was a first where they used animatronic puppets instead of stop motion. Of course CGI does everything better now but i agree with Nosa that it's more fun knowing they actually made things. I have an abridged version on Super 8 if anyone's interested? great memories.
Mistersafehouse 2 years ago
pterodactyls diplodocus mosasaurus plesiosaurus allosaurus ceratosaurus vs triceratops cavemen & styracosaurus
Tanyacleary1 2 years ago
This is a childhood favorite of mine. Amazing how it's still fun to watch now as back then. No CGI here. This was back when special effects people actually worked for their money. They tried to make it seem as reallstic as possible by using live puppets and animatronics rather than relying solely on stop- motion. Forever a classic.
nosajj123 2 years ago 3
Worked for their mone? , u havent the faintest idea how special effect artist do their job and how many hours they spent doing it.
kmjansen83 2 years ago
CGI is a process that requires many man hours. I am aware of that. My point was that it was more of a challenge to bring a sense of genuine realism to some situations. You had to physically build things more so than now. Computers have made things easier. If not, than they wouldn't use them at all. One person in an air conditioned cubical can do what it took many people to do in the past. Convincing FX were harder to create than now. Plain and simple.
nosajj123 2 years ago 2
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nosajj123 2 years ago
@nosajj123
You are an imbecile.
People work twice as hard as they did back then because the audience expects more. I work in practical and physical effects and would prefer to have fun with clay and silicone working on something in preproduction for a month as opposed to 1-2 years of painstakingly pre and post.
But its you, the audience that demands more.
I loved this film, but if you really think an audience would buy into this now, you are far more foolish that you already sound.
fromdeepitcame 1 year ago
@fromdeepitcame No, YOU'RE the imbecile, and your fx suck.
plastique45 1 year ago
@plastique45
Haha, 10year old comment... looking at a pathetic trolly future
fromdeepitcame 1 year ago
This is a milestone movie!!! I love it!
sartozzi78 2 years ago
This is kick ass!
seanissane 2 years ago 3
Awesome classic dinosaur film. This film, along with "The Last Dinosaur" (my personal favorite), "Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds", "Planet of Dinosaurs" and "One Million Years B.C." were the best.
luvindogadis411 2 years ago 6
Great trailer narrated by Ernie Anderson! This was a great movie!
in2theabyss17 2 years ago
Doug Mclure was in all the best movies!
FetidToecheese 2 years ago
My sister took me to see it when it came out (I was 5) and when the periscope but happened I burst into tears and ran out!
I was later coaxed back in.
ryko26 3 years ago
Many memories. First saw this movie when I was 12 on a late Saturday night in the late 1970s. Great flick then, and still is today!!!
ursa41 3 years ago
I will see this movie
Animefriend1999 3 years ago
I was there too!
Jenscool 3 years ago
Memories! I saw this at the theatre back when it came out. Loved it! Still do!
999manman 3 years ago 3
so *THAT'S* how the Geico Cavemen found their way into modern society!
phearless1st28th 3 years ago 2
I saw this on tv last night...it was very good
poolboyinla 3 years ago
I haven't seen this movie in years!
Nockyout 3 years ago
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This looks awsome...
yamamato44 3 years ago
i remember long ago ...i went to the cinema to see this! i was besotted with it !! rip dougy my son!
JURGENELL 3 years ago 2
This brings me good memories from my childhood =P
JediLuna 3 years ago 2
What about John Carter of mars!!!!
PatMosipi 4 years ago 2
I was in my teens I watched this movie & now i am having it in my collection
raaj69 4 years ago
my brother took me to the drive-in to see this in 75 or 76
usfcheer23 4 years ago
good film,doug mc clure has done some good films,warlords of atlantis,at the earts core to name 2.
goldyn1234 4 years ago 5
ESTA PELICULA FUE CHEVERE TENIA TODO MEDIDO,es una de las mejores peliculas de aventuras,aunque sus dinosaurios mecanicos, estaban a años luz de JURASIC PARK, su argumento era de los mas emocionante, la segunda parte...LA GENTE QUE EL TIEMPO OLVIDO la sobrecargaron,fue mas bien mediocre
xatanos 4 years ago
is in this movie a battle between t rex and triceratops?
Nidi47 4 years ago
one of my favorite movies and actors
guitatr1 4 years ago 3
Great stuff!
stoner59 5 years ago 3
this is my movie,thanks for posting, ...love dougy
starfyre05 5 years ago