Directed by:
Roland EmmerichCinematography:
Ueli SteigerCast:
Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Affif Ben Badra, Nathanael Baring, Marco Khan, Reece Ritchie, Joel Fry, Omar Sharif, Grayson Hunt Urwin, Tim Barlow (more)VOD (2)
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Roland Emmerich directs 10,000 BC, the eye-filling tale of the first hero. That hero is young hunter D'Leh (Steven Strait), set out on a bold trek to rescue his kidnapped beloved (Camilla Belle) and fulfill his prophetic destiny. He'll face an awesome saber-toothed tiger. Cross uncharted realms. Form an army. And uncover an advanced but corrupt Lost Civilization. There, he will lead a fight for liberation and become the champion of the time when legend began. (Warner Bros. US)
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Historians must roll their eyes out watching this, because it’s really something. Emmerich is simply the wrong director for a this type of movie. He has no army, no army to destroy big cities. Plus the story is too simple and badly rendered mammoths, ostriches and tigers just can’t make up for that. The only thing he did right was to cast Camilla Belle. 50% ()
With the exception of the mammoth hunt at the beginning, this naïve CGI fairy-tale has absolutely nothing to offer and is not entertaining, not even with Emmerich’s expected trademark silliness. It’s been a long time since I felt that I completely wasted two hours in a theater. From the script to the actors, 10,000 BC is an utterly empty movie. Ugh. ()
First of all, I like films that maintain authenticity as much as possible. That's why I enjoyed Mel Gibson's films "Apocalypto" and "The Passion of the Christ" so much. He didn't succumb to the Hollywood bungle of filming everything in English at any cost. That deserves my deep and enduring admiration. One filmmaker already attempted a prehistoric film. Of course, there were others, but I mention Jean-Jacques Annaud primarily because his film "Quest for Fire" is something that appeals to my taste. In the movie, they don't speak, or if they do, it certainly isn't English. And not even French. It's about prehistoric people, why should they speak modern language in it? More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/02/10-000-pr-n-l-2008-15.html ()
For me, this is definitely the weakest film in Roland Emmerich's directorial repertoire and to be honest, it's really difficult to rate it, because its quality is between 2* and 3* for my taste. I was also quite impressed by the soundtrack. Even though the film was just over 100 minutes long, I was still bored at times. And the ending didn't really do it for me either. But then again, I have to say that I also watched the movie because of the monsters, which were abundant. Well, if I gave Godzilla 3 stars, I'll give it here too (55%). ()
Uncharismatic actors, empty plot, instead of epic grandiosity and monumentality we have a stark journey of a group of homeless people to a pseudo city with visually impressive digital pyramids, the changing of locations is downright awkward (three minutes of cold, three minutes of jungle, three minutes of desert). The special effects team did a fairly good job, but otherwise this mess is completely pointless. Camilla Belle is delightful eye-candy, but even with the heroic music, half of which is stolen from King Arthur, the poor thing can't save it. ()
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