10,000 B.C.

Not quite a Jurrasic Park, but . . . (2008-08-17) Rating: 3/5
WANT A PREHISTORIC LOVE STORY WITH SOME INTERESTING VISUALS ? WELL THIS WILL GET YOU THERE. ALTHOUGH NOT A GREAT MOVIE, IT DEFINITELY HAS SOME CHARM. WORTH A WATCH AT LEAST.

WE'VE HAD "1,000,000 BC" (MID-1960'S) AND NOW "10,000 BC". MAYBE "100,000 BC" WILL BE A HIT AND NOT STRIKE 3.
10000 BC (2008-08-16) Rating: 3/5
10,000 B.C. [Blu-ray]Movie is pretty good special effects okay Jurassic park much better, not as good as exspected.
Great as a comedy! (2008-08-13) Rating: 1/5
I was over my parent's home and they had rented this from the library (older folks are so adorable) so I figured I would watch it. I think we had more fun watching this movie than we have in a long time. We were literally hysterically laughing at times. If you go into this movie thinking of it as a comedy .. man .. what a riot. The bad guys hair .. lol .. fool looked like Dean Martin or something.
Could Have Been So Much Better (2008-08-13) Rating: 3/5
First off, I did enjoy the movie. It wasn't fantastic by any stretch of the imagination, but it kept my attention. The special effects were well done (loved the sabretooth cat) and the costumes and score reflected the tone of the film. However, as many other reviewers have noted, the movie was almost plodding until the last 20 minutes and relied too heavily upon several convenient prophecies to propel the thin plot.

While I was hoping for something along the lines of The Scorpion King (Widescreen Collector's Edition), an action-packed sword and sandal flick, what I got was a movie where Clan of the Cave Bear meets Stargate (Ultimate Edition). We have a young girl with blue eyes taken in by a primitive tribe. They have a prophecy that she and one of their warriors will save their people. And until she is kidnapped by four legged demons (men on horses) all the viewer gets is the narrator talking and the men hunting. That's it. While "Clan" was based on a heavily researched book, with an engaging heroine and interesting historical details, "BC" is a hodgepodge of history and the narrator doesn't have anything vital to reveal. I agree with the reviewer who felt there should be more sex and violence befitting such a savage time. Normally, I don't care for gratuitous sex or violence but in this instance I heartily agree. Something needed to jump start this film. After the kidnapping, things didn't pick up much either. Our hero goes after her and we follow the three men tracking them for far too long. Along the way, our hero runs into a tribe of african people, who happily form an army for him since he fulfills one of their prophecies, and the climax is all set up. Finally, the film starts moving along, only viewers will feel like they are suddenly watching Stargate.

The hero arrives at a huge construction site by the river. Many thousands of slaves are building a pyramid for "The Almighty," a mysterious figure attended by robed men and young boys - just like Ra in Stargate. Even his building and chambers look like Ra's! And he'll face defeat from a primitive people to boot. And guess what? The Almighty has a prophecy that a Hunter with a mark will come to destroy him! Despite the total lack of originality, and yet another prophecy, the very predictable ending still managed to make the movie worth watching. A stampede of Mammoths, thousands of extras, lots of fighting, and a triumph of good over evil are always attention grabbing. And, I just love a happy ending.

Overall, this movie could have been so much better if they had cut out the boring overview of the tribe in the beginning in favor of more information about The Almighty. We never learn where he came from, how he took control, nothing. He was far more interesting a character than the hero, and he didn't get much screen time. Still, if you're looking for a movie to pass the time, this wasn't bad. But, I'd recommend renting it.
Historically inaccurate (as usual) and nothing extraordinary (2008-08-12) Rating: 3/5
10,000 BC brings to the screen a fictional portrayal of life 12,000 years ago, where a young man embarks on a journey to free his beloved from the clutches of ruthless slavers that have ventured into his clan's icy domain. His journey will take him to foreign lands where he will meet exotic peoples, frightening creatures, and mysterious cultures. What awaits at the end of his travels, however, may be more than he bargained for...
There are slight hints of Conan, Mad Max, the Last of the Mohicans, and Jurassic Park, and strong/obvious elements of Quest for Fire, Mel Gibson's Apokalypto, and most importantly Stargate.

The major setbacks are in relation to:
1) The movie starting off slow and failing to catch the viewer's attention.
2) Very little accuracy regarding the human civilization of that era.
3) The movie should have included sex and violence for the sake of realism and not a mellowed down version of the era in order to sell more tickets.
4) The acting is mediocre and it seems as though the chemistry between the actors is not all that great.
5) To that, one has to add the poor dialogues and the bad choice of lines that the actors are given.
6) As for the characters, they are weak, bland and just plain uninteresting.

In short, the acting and the music are mediocre, the setting is great, the plot is interesting though predictable and unoriginal (could have been amazing!), while the dialogues are `below average.'
The potential for a good movie was there, however, it fails to take off.
A shame really... Nevertheless, though far from being a masterpiece, 10,000 BC may provide for an evening's entertainment if expectations are kept low. 3.3 Stars