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March 25, 2008

10,000 B.C. ....such a disappointment

This movie was a complete disappointment. With a name like "10,000 B.C." you'd expect it it to be a little more scientific, but really it was just a bunch of ancient folklore with uninteresting battles and a weak plot. "The child with the blue eyes"? Ok, that actually could have had some potential, in fact, the whole thing had a lot of potential, but the movie just seems to kind of...drag. I say the plot is weak because it's just your basic "Warrior tries to save the woman he loves" deal, just set ten thousand years ago. But what bothers me is that it really could have gone somewhere. I mean, that "child with the blues eyes" thing just seems thrown in the way it's used. The movie could have gone completely without it...but it had potential to be a real plot point. I can't sress that enough. Did I mention that the battles and fight scenes were weak?

But I knew it probably wouldn't be scientifically based at all about fifteen minutes in...the mammoths galloped. Mammoths galloping? In case you didn't know: mammoths didn't gallop, they ran like our modern-day elephants. That instantly told me that they didn't care about accuracy. And the parts in the commercials with the saber-tooth? Well, that's pretty much all you see of it in the movie, too.

Also, the acting was mediocre. Like I said, about fifteen minutes in they had a mammoth hunt for the bull of the herd, and the warriors were supposed to let out a battle cry... those were the most pathetic battle-cries I've ever heard. The actors didn't seem very interested. They weren't very convincing throughout most of the movie, either. And the characters weren't very likeable. Well, you don't grow attached to any of them. When one of the main characters dies, it's supposed to be a sad scene, but I didn't feel the loss. And--though this is really the director's fault--it's kind of hard to tell what just happened. You can figure it out quickly, but I caught myself thinking "Wait, what just happened?" then a couple of seconds later realizing what just went on. Maybe it's because of the way they speak, or the way the plot kind of indirectly moves forward, but you can lose track of the movie.

Like I said before: I wouldn't recommend anybody watching this. It was OK at best.

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