Hate Watching In The Lost Lands: Some Books Should Stay Books

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Ever wondered what happens when a $55 million budget collides with an incoherent script? Welcome to our horrified exploration of "In the Lost Lands," quite possibly one of the worst movies ever committed to film.
Based on a George R.R. Martin short story (though you'd never guess it), this fantasy disaster stars Mila Jovovich as Gray Alice—an "illusionist witch" with unexplained face tattoos—and Dave Bautista as Boyce, a mysterious traveler with a cool two-headed snake that disappears from the plot almost immediately. We're told there's only one human city left after some apocalyptic event, yet somehow there's a fully functional train, random barrels of oil, and endless nonsensical plot developments.
The film's world-building crumbles under even the lightest scrutiny. Why are slaves mining rocks? How does the economy work? Why does everyone abandon executions before they're complete? Nothing adds up, and the movie never bothers explaining itself. Meanwhile, characters develop romantic feelings out of nowhere, powers work differently in every scene, and the big twist—that Bautista's character is actually the werewolf they're hunting—is both obvious from the start and poorly executed.
What truly stuns us is how the film wastes its talented cast. Both Bautista and Jovovich have proven themselves capable actors, but here they deliver wooden performances with dialogue so bad that no performer could salvage it. One particularly egregious scene features Bautista's painfully delivered line "What kind of God is this?"—a moment so poorly executed it becomes unintentionally hilarious.
If you enjoy dissecting cinematic disasters or have a high tolerance for absolute nonsense dressed up as fantasy, join us for this brutal breakdown of a film that somehow manages to fail at every fundamental aspect of storytelling. We promise you'll never look at werewolves, illusionists, or two-headed snakes the same way again.

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Chapters

1. Introduction and Movie Overview (00:00:00)

2. Breaking Down the Terrible Plot (00:16:12)

3. Confusing World-Building and Setting (00:30:16)

4. Character Inconsistencies and Poor Acting (00:42:15)

5. The Nonsensical Journey Begins (01:07:42)

6. The Queen, The Werewolf, and The Twist (01:22:47)

7. The Climax and Absurd Ending (01:38:43)