10,000 BC Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

10,000 BS

I shall keep it brief, as I have already wasted 2 precious hours of my life on this film at the cinema. But it might not be too late for you, so: AVOID THIS TERRIBLE, AWFUL MOVIE!

From Mr Entertaining Big BadaBoom Blockbuster, Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow) you would at least expect some, even if low brow, fun and enjoyment. Nope, none, not a sausage.

What's wrong with it? It will be quicker to tell you what I did enjoy about it, namely the very tasty ice cream I purchased of the Ben & Jerry's store in the foyer and having my hubby next to me pulling the same faces of disbelief and cringe- it made me feel better.

If at the point where someone asks 'Why is old mother cold?' you don't actually feel like shouting 'I don't care!', then congratulations, you did better than me. And maybe you can come up with a better answer to why she is cold than 'Because she's a clever wise woman who has teleported herself out of this pile of rubbish into somewhere much much better...'.

Dreadful and one of my 5 worst films ever.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Style wins over substance yet again

10,000 B.C. was one of the most anticipated movies of 2008. Sadly this 'epic' proves itself to be more of a damp squib than a blast, and seems to have left the golden rules of story telling in the cave it crawled out from. And be warned, this is no historical movie, but instead a purely fantasy based tale that never fully realises the obvious ambition behind it.

D'leh is a young mammoth hunter and would be leader of the tribe when the woman he loves, along with most of the tribe, are kidnapped by men on horseback, the 'four legged demons'. Pursuing these invaders he and two others track their people, overcoming sabre tooths and other tribes along the way. There's also a lot of stuff about prophecies and chosen ones but don't let that fool you, this is a 'journey' film, pure and simple.

At the risk of giving away certain plot points (if you REALLY don't want to know look away now and go straight to the below paragraph) 10,000 B.C. is in fact two different films slammed together to make a whole. The first half is a pre-historic version of 'Fellowship of the Ring', with a small band trekking across beautiful landscapes in search of their 'precious'. The second half is Stargate, which coincidentally was directed by a certain Roland Emmerich. If you've seen Emmerich's other fantasy work you will have a strangely strong sense of deja vu when we discover where the prisoners have been taken. Emmerich clearly enjoyed it so much he decided to make it again, this time with cavemen.

10,000 B.C. is not without it's positive aspects. The graphics are excellent and the mammoths are some of the most believable you'll see in cinema (except for Manny in 'Ice Age' of course) and it certainly isn't the dullest film you'll ever see. As long as it's taken for the mediocre fantasy film it is there's a lot to enjoy, especially with the final battle at the end (though be warned that this film has one of the most ludicrous endings to grace the silver screen). Other than this though there isn't a lot going for this pre-historic mish mash. Admittedly Emmerich isn't exactly known for 'substance' in his movies but with 10,000 B.C. he excels himself - vapid story telling has rarely been done so well. So turn your brains off and get out the popcorn - you're going to need it.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Looks great, but lacks something

Emmerich can certainly do spectacle well enough as this visually superb film attests. The practically seamless CGI (especially on the mammoth scenes) cannot fail to impress even the most scrutinizing of viewer. It is just such a shame that, as usual, story seems to be somewhat lacking, and the cast just fail to connect with the loose plot. The end result is a pleasing bit of popcorn fun, but one that will have you wanting some meat. The trailers hyped it as an action spectacle, but sadly it isn't. It is obvious why this has been released so early in the year, before the real blockbuster season starts, as it would not stand a chance against the rest of the product for the summer season.

Disappointing

Except for mammoths there was nothing really worth watching. If you have seen Apocalypto and 300.. then don't bother.

10'000 BC

this film n my opinion was magic, the graffics were great and the story behind the film was great too..

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Shockingly Bad

I’ll admit, it looked good from the trailer, but boy, this was one bad film!

Nice special effects, but that does not carry a whole movie. Once the mammoth hunting scene is over, the movie seems to have completely ran out of ideas so just rips off Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto. Horrendous dialogue, wooden acting and some random old lady who pops up now and again. She’s meant to be an important character who can see danger coming (oohh… that’s originality for you!) but every time she’s on screen she makes the audience laugh at her. Other funny moments include a ludicrous chase between the cavemen and some weird Ostrich creatures, a caveman asking a sabre-toothed tiger not to eat him when he sets him free and then later when the same tiger pounces on them, he asks it if it remembers him.

By the time the movie was over, about ¾ of the audience had left. I wish I went with them.

Look, I can forgive the massive historical and geographical errors since this was just mean to be entertaining, but that is no excuse for it to simply be just an exercise in terrible film making.

Seriously, don’t waste your time and money.

Not really worth it

Saw this at the cinema on the basis of the adverts, which looked great! Was expecting lots of mammoth/sabre tooth tiger action and there wasn't nearly enoughof this to keep the movie exciting. It was more of a love story, which had I known this, I wouldn't have paid the money to go. Doesn't match up in any way to the advertised bits - these 2 mins contain the most action in the film!!!

[Highly rated reviewer]

I don't get it

What were people expecting?

An intellectual CGI movie?

This is good old fashion waste of 2 highly entertaining hours

Switch your brain off first and enjoy

[Highly rated reviewer]

10,000 BC

This was such a lovely film. Lots of action - primitive spears. Courage, compassion, prophecy and magic. This was really enjoyable.

Stunning!

Graphics, action absolutely fantanstic! a must see film!