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A young outcast from a primitive tribe is forced to defend his people from a brutal onslaught in Independence Day director Roland Emmerich's fast-paced period adventure. Despite the fact that he is lo... read more read more...w man on the totem pole in his tribe of fearless hunters, a brave young boy (Steven Strait) longs to win the heart of a beautiful princess (Camilla Belle) who is well above his station in life. When an overwhelming horde of powerful invaders forces the hunters into slavery and abducts the princess, the once-aimless boy suddenly finds his destiny taking an unexpected turn. Now, if he has any hope of saving his tribe from certain extinction, this young boy will have to fight for the future to his dying breath. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Roland Emmerich

Release Date: March 7, 2008

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  • jmanard52
    August 22, 2008
    jmanard52
    I went in expecting less and a had a fun action packed ride. Was looking for a good fast action movie with nice effects and thats what I got.
  • aquateen2
    March 30, 2012
    aquateen2
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    This continues Roland Emmerich's mission to go through every type of action movie and completely destroy the sub genre's reputation with arguably his worst film to date. One of the first being sci-fi thri... read moreller with Independence Day, followed by the disaster movie genre with The Day after Tommorow and then even worse with 2012, the monster movie with Eight Legged Freaks. His only remotely good film i've seen is his under rated Godzilla remake. Anyway, Roland Emmerich's next commercially sucessful but genuinely bad film in terms of anything else is here. 10000 BC has one of the most uninspired scripts ever written. Like Independence Day it is CGI overload with too much aggresiveness. In other words it's trying to make itself look better then it actually is. A terrible plot and no characterisation whatsoever 10000 BC is another big-scale marketing scheme for audience's that dont know any better.
  • phubbs1
    February 9, 2012
    phubbs1
    Like Emmerichs previous films, I knew not to expect anything serious, this was gonna be pure popcorn, and its not that bad popcorn either. Emmerich always produces good fun films and this is another good example. The plot is sooooooo very done before haha and the cast are rather ... read morehammy and cliched but it all works nicely with the silly story and over the top action. Mostly newcomers by the look of things, afew big names, but generally its a new line up which does work in the films favour, any big shot names in lead roles and it becomes too serious or trying to be serious.

    The effects are nice, not great but it does look good. You can tell its cgi but the vista's and mammoths do look good on the desert landscape. The tribes and costumes are the best, all look very realistic and quite accurate, certainly gives Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto' a good run for the money.

    There some obvious problems here and there though, what actual time period are we in? Jurassic? Prehistoric? Egyptian?

    The way he kills the almighty at the end is very very daft, and a bloody good shot haha
    The whole sabretooth tiger mini plot is really stupid, the girl coming back to life at the end, and what exactly is so special about her etc...

    There are many bad plot holes and really, its a really daft mix or rip of many other films which is poor really, obviously a homage but not as good funnily enough. Its not that much different from his earlier film 'Stargate'. But at the end of the day its silly and very cheesy but its fun, I just wish they were alittle more accurate with that timeline hehe kinda spoils it cos its so wrong.
  • spielberg00
    October 10, 2011
    spielberg00
    Roland Emmerich takes a break from apocalyptic disaster films (well, for one film; we see the release of 2012 a year after this) to direct a ho-hum disaster of an Ice Age-set film.

    There's so much wrong with 10,000 B.C. There's the narration, to start with. It sounds like a Na... read moretive American reading out of a textbook he found in a time capsule. And with all the historical inaccuracies that are practically shouting, "Hey, Historian! Look at me!" (Not that you even have to be a historian to be able to notice them--another big issue.)

    Oh, and then there's the whole idea of it. If you want to combine a chick flick with a movie about survival and hunting, that's clearly an automatic "N-O". But clearly poor Roland Emmerich did not know that when he created this film, a love story set over twelve-thousand years ago. Sorry, but it just doesn't work.

    There is one good thing about this film, though, that saves it from becoming a total bomb: the visual effects. They're stunning, as usual for the man behind THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and INDEPENDENCE DAY, and the costumes and make-up, too, are something to applaud for.

    But what's to applaud for if you don't even see it? Please take my word and do not see it, as it is underwhelming, redundant, and (forgetting the dazzling visual work) dull, without a good enough story line for an entire feature length.
  • riverdale237
    October 7, 2011
    riverdale237
    If you're a 11 year old boy, you will probably love this movie. It has violence, special effects and a love intrest. That's all it takes to entertain 11 year old boys. However, if you are 13+ years old and have a brain, you'll probably end up hating it. The acting is really bad, ... read morethe plot doesn't make sense, and it steals scenes from better movies like ALL THE TIME.

    Let me start of by saying, if you've seen Apocalypto, you've seen 10,000 B.C. Ancient man tries to save loved one from civilization who captured loved one. Take away the bloody violence, the Mayans and "Apocalypto"s shear emotion and meaningfulness and throw in Mammoths, violence and cave men and you've got 10,000 B.C.

    The whole film seems to be incredibly unoriginal. Guy is a loser. Guy becomes hero. Guy falls in love with girl. Girl gets captured. I bet you if I chose a random movie on Netflix, it would have the exact same plot. What's worse is, the plot isn't even fully explained, particularly in the kidnapping scene. Who are these kidnappers? Where do they come from? Also, why does it take like 2 days for the protagonists to make it from the snowy mountains to the jungle to the desert? Were they traveling in hyper speed? Oh wait, I forgot. This movie is not made for thinking.

    The character development in this movie is some of the worst I've seen in a VERY long time. The characters have no personality at the beginning of the film, and they have none at the end. The relationship between D'Leh and Evolet is very underdeveloped. Not only do they barely know each other yet they fall in love in like two seconds. On top of that, we get no back story on any character in the movie, making me not care about any of them.

    The acting in the film was awful as well. Steven Strait overacts and underacts, performing a down right awful performance comparable to Barry Pepper's performance in "Battlefield: Earth". Ben Badra was pretty bad too, downright awful, though I don't blame him considering most of his dialogue consists of grunts and random yells.

    The dialogue in this movie is awful. It sounds like it was written by an 8 year old with quotes like "Do not eat me when I set you free". It's comparable to any of the quotes in "Battlefield: Earth" or "Troll 2" (2 Battlefield Earth refrences. I thought we'd have more.) Imagine an entire script like the line you just read, and you've got this films dialogue.

    10,000 B.C is watching a kid playing LEGOs with a large and expensive budget. It's an ugly, witless, bland film filled with cliches that blantantly rips off scenes from other films. (The spear throw= "The Scorpion King", e.t.c)If you still really want to see this movie, go watch "Apocalypto" while watching "Battlefield: Earth" while shaking your head.
  • StarCrossedVoyager
    September 22, 2011
    StarCrossedVoyager
    I really love this era and expected this to be a kind of realistic look at the era however it seems they've got a lot of their history wrong. I wasn't invested in any of the characters and to be honest I didn't really care if they got to be together or not. The scene where the mo... read morether dies to save Evolet was stupid and cheesy and ruined the film. The only good thing about it was the CG was pretty damn good.
  • CreedsDelight
    January 23, 2011
    CreedsDelight
    That was terrible! Holy shit! Never have I seen something so.. STUPID. The dialogue makes no sense, the effects are fine, but everything else is complete and utter shit. Don't see this. Doesn't even deserve half a star.

    Grade: F
  • fb1463751009
    September 18, 2010
    fb1463751009
    what the hell was this? straight up garbage. i'm surprise roland emmerich didn't try to destroy the world in this one.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    July 21, 2010
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    D
  • 3niR
    July 9, 2010
    3niR
    Well I could sensed that they tried to make it an "awesome" movie. How come they spoke English so fluently? Savage people were suppose to speak something like "lao mao bao"? I don't know. I used to think something like that. At least their dress up indicated something like that. ... read moreAnd every time when I felt like "yes there's going to be an exciting moment, here it comes!" my bubbles are just bursted in a cruel way.
    Sometimes I don't trust other reviewers as I found good movies which was poorly rated. But this time I felt stupid for not listening to them. I'm thankful that I watched this for free

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Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper
March 17, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It's a horrible movie.

Lisa Schwarzbaum
March 12, 2008
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Neither grand enough to be impressive nor antic enough to be charming, the movie settles for bland and frantic, climaxing in a showdown among decadent pyramid builders. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
March 7, 2008
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

One part Joseph Campbell hero quest, one part multi-culti morality tale, one part live-action Flintstones cartoon, 10,000 B.C. is finally every part just plain nuts. Full Review

Peter Howell
March 7, 2008
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

This much-delayed film cries out for consideration for Worst CGI, Most Annoying Narrator, Lamest Dialogue and Dumbest Action Hero. Full Review

Claudia Puig
March 7, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Even a cameo by Pauly Shore in Encino Man would liven up this bombastic bore. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
March 7, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

10,000 BC would be much better if it allowed itself the freedom to be kitsch. Full Review

Peter Travers
March 7, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The best acting comes from woolly mammoths, man-eating ostriches and a saber-toothed tiger -- and those babies are digital. It's the human actors who look fake.

James Berardinelli
March 7, 2008
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

10,000 B.C. isn't only brain-dead, it's completely dead. It's inert and without a heartbeat. Full Review

Roger Moore
March 7, 2008
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Where's Raquel Welch in that fur bikini? Full Review

Stephen Whitty
March 7, 2008
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

Yabba-dabba-don't. Full Review

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