10,000 BC… Wasn’t that bad, really!

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fitz in Movies on Jul 31

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Hey there…

First of all, I just have to say that this movie wasn’t as bad as I was led to believe. Sure it’s over the top in places and a bunch of baloney as far as historical facts go… But it wasn’t THAT bad… Come on!

Roland Emmerich delivers a frivolous romp through Hollywood history for 2 hours. That’s all this is. We get cool effects. Some characters you sort of care about. And a satisfying ending. What more could you want?

Rating:

Will I be rushing out to buy this on DVD any time soon? Nope. Did I enjoy it? Yup.

Here’s the IMDB link.

This movie starred Steven Strait and Camilla Belle did fine in their roles. Not a lot of work on their part was actually required (though Strait as D’leh did have to do a lot of running in places I think). Belle as Evolet did fine as the feisty heroine.

What really was the star of this film was the sabertooth tiger. He was cool. And the mammoths weren’t bad either. You can forgive the Eric von Danniken Chariots of the Gods and Atlantis references and just take it as it is.

If you take it for what it is — light entertainment — it meets that expectation just fine. I give it 2.5/4.

Until next time… go see a movie!
–Fitz

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4 Responses So Far (What is YOUR opinion? to “10,000 BC… Wasn’t that bad, really!”

Andrew (Who am I?) Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 12:09 pm

I have this on my netflix list. I have heard a lot of interesting comments on this movie and the top being it is not historically correct. Um its an action movie, get over it :)…

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John (Who am I?) Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 3:55 pm

I actually enjoyed the movie too, I think a lot of people just had different expectations for it. I hope to be reviewing soon for my blog as well, good job!

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fitz (Who am I?) Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 6:00 pm

Thanks John! I just checked out your Home Theater Guide part 1 article and left a comment for you there also. I think you’re absolutely right about people having different expectations for it. I had low expectations and it exceeded them. I consider that a bonus.

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Diane (Who am I?) Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 pm

I thought it was decent. I heard from several people they wanted the two hours of their life back that the movie lasted but I really enjoyed it. But I tend to like movies no one else does. If you take it with a grain of salt, its a good fantasy movie.

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