Is "Land of the Lost" Ferrell's Worst-Reviewed Movie Ever?

You can check out our homepage spectrum of today's movie reviews for Land of the Lost, the Will Ferrell-toplined movie that's an adaptation of the 1970s dinosaur adventure-show. As you can see, the critics have been brutal -- anytime a movie is dismissed as "an ersatz pot of dinosaur piss," you might wanna consider other ways to drop $12. But is this film the worst-reviewed ever in Ferrell's career as a headlining star?

It's certainly a contender. As of press time, its 23-percent rank on Rotten Tomatoes notches below theuniversally panned Bewitched, and is just on the heels of 21-percent-er Semi-Pro. On MetaCritic, it falls well below both of those movies with a ranking of 32 -- the lowest score assigned any movie Ferrell has ever headlined with the exception of his co-starred SNL film, 1998's A Night at the Roxbury. So it depends on your timeline. At the very least, it's among the most abysmally reviewed outings for the star in the last decade, and is likely the worst since he departed Saturday Night Live to focus full-time on film.

But will this have any bearing on Land of the Lost's box-office take? Probably not, analysts are projecting, as all Ferrell films tend to perform similarly regardless of critics. The movie is billed "as a cross between Jurassic Park and Saturday Night Live," reports Reuters, and with its family-targeted marketing, is likely to fetch $30 million or more this weekend. Universal Studios certainly isn't distancing itself, despite the poor reception: "If you like Will Ferrell, you'll have a blast with this film," distribution president Nikki Rocco told Reuters.

Interesting, then, that Ferrell's IMDB page does not list the film, and hasn't for the past few days. The studio may be embracing Lost, lumps and all, but is the star?

**UPDATE:** IMDB now lists the film, though it wasn't there for the days preceding Land of the Lost's opening. Mystery! Intrigue!