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Oh No!
Written March 10, 2008
Oh Nooooo.........

by movie_junkie68

I was looking forward to this movie. The previews were spectacular. Finally, Saturday came and I was on my way to the theater full of excitment and expectation. Flash forward 2 hours later; as I walked out of the theater, I was nearly tempted to ask for a refund. This movie is a monumental failure. It will most likely earn a Razzie. Just awful. But, the odd thing is, I REALLY want to be able to say it was good. It TRIED to be good. It WANTED to be good. It just WASN'T even CLOSE to good. The script was laughable - I sat there wondering if this was a "spoof" type movie (like the Scary Movie or Airplane type movies); had I misunderstood? Was this SUPPOSED to be funny and I just misunderstood the previews?? No. Sadly; no. You children might like it (I would suggest 7 to 12 yr olds - any kid older than that will see through the sillyness of this movie.) The mammoths and giant cat were interesting to watch - but for me that wasn't enough.
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Go
Written March 9, 2008
People who write negative reviews were misled by the trailer

by Moviecritic2008

The trailer of this film led to high expectations for most people who saw this film. Everybody who saw the trailer expected a summer blockbuster when they got a decent film.
The whole point of the movie is to tell the story of a man who risks his life to save the one he loves. Steven Strait and Camilla Belle are both great actors who are very early in their career.
I think most people who saw this film expected an action film. Be a little realistic here, do you expect a small man to take on a saber tooth tiger with a spear?D'Leh is a mammoth hunter who knows how to get mammoth's to "charge". He used that to his advantage to defeat a stronger enemy. He didn't go around with a spear killing hundreds of guys, he did not kick guys off the pyramid. It was a realistic action film. Yes the script was not great, but it was not horrible. Good movie unless you expect a hunter/gather man take on a civilization more advanced without help. This movie is good, trailer made it out to be more action
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Go
Written March 29, 2008
10,000 Reasons Why This Is a Fun Movie

by Eyezenstine

Well, actually, not 10,000 reasons, just a few. It's fun. It's a fully imagined, alternate history movie. It looks great. The special effects are good. There are characters you care about. You get to know their family. You get to know their village, their culture and their way of life. They travel to places so different from their homes they have to learn how to function in the new environment and interpret things they've never seen before. This is not art film. It's a fun movie worth going to see.
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Must Go!
Written March 10, 2008
I would...

by MeiganF

Highly reccomend this movie...Yes some of the story line is a little unbelievable...But the movie had me wanting more and the ending was great! Now a days some movies leave you hanging but not this one! If I had a choice to rent it or watch on the big screen...I would definitley spned the money for the big screen..
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Written March 21, 2008
YES! Love it for the cheese factor

by abbysmas

Had a bad day? Need a brain break? This is your movie! My husband and I both loved it. For one thing, there are no Hollywood celebrities duking it out to dominate the screen. The CGs did not dominate, but were rather a high spot: I never knew how much I would enjoy watching a herd of wooly mammoths run! The plot that some might complain about was to us not tired and trite, but a fun re-interpretation of a classic. Okay, so having the one Western European white guy be the hero to hundreds of minorities is pretty much un-PC, but hey, didn't they make up for that by giving the tiny, mountain-isolated home team an incredible mix of Asian, Black, Mideastern and whomever else was handy? You can also entertain yourself trying to determine the different accents. I swear, one of those Neanderthals spoke with a Spanish accent. So if you want good drama, you can always watch A&E. True pre-history, watch NatGeo. But for the mindless entertainment we needed, this is an awesome movie.
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Must Go!
Written March 21, 2008
Astounding! (:

by kingdomheartsxsk8r_11

hmm. i was a little upset at the time becuase of my breakup but i went to go see this with 3 other friends. and i must say, even though i was sad this movie was phenominal.<---no lie. if your looking to see a movie so your girlfriend with jump in your lap, then this MAY not be the movie for you. I should know, out of all the group, i get scared easiest. Even at Cloverfield (which sucked). This movie is more of a suspence/wondering movie. Oh, wow. I'm Pretty sure I've said enough but I'll let you know just a few important things, 1. if your overly sensitive, don't go. A lot of main people die in this movie. and 2.WOW, here's something we haven't seen in theatres in a while...A VERY GOOD ENDING!!
-hope-i-helped!! [[:
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So-so
Written April 9, 2008
10,000 B.C.

by willumstad

This is the same movie that you have seen a hundred times before, it just takes place over the backdrop of the caveman era. This movie had some cool visuals like the Wooly Mammoths and the epic scenes of pyramid construction, but the plot was just too generic and recycled. Not a terrible way to spend a couple of hours but knowing what I know now, I would see something else at the theater.
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No
Written March 8, 2008
Apocalypto Part 2

by The Movie penguin

Movie was simply bad.I actually wasn't dying to watch this movie, or even expecting much, but I was just curious to see what this movie was all about. I found 10k BC to be boring. Plot was very similar to Apocalypto. Tribe men in 10K actually spoke english ( one of them with a British accent ). Ruler of the land sends hunters to find slaves to build pyramids.The chosen one ( whoever can talk to wild animals) initially go after hunters to rescue wife, and end up saving slaves from half God half man king of the pyramids. Movie had too many miracles, not spiritual miracles, but just scratch your head moments.I just didn't feel for the hero or other characters, and was waiting for movie to end. I think kids will enjoy it, maybe teens. Adults looking for an adventure or entertaining movie should look elsewhere. I wouldn't be surprise if 10k becomes #1 movie in theaters, previews were pretty appealing, but I wouldn't recommand to anyone. Just add it to your Neflix list and wait for DVD.
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Written March 8, 2008
Good, not Great

by The Crow Critic

The acting wasn't amazing and it seemed like a less bloody version of apocalypto. but, overall I thought it was a good story and very entertaining. If you can spare the cash, go and see for yourself. If, not, wait for the dvd release.
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So-so
Written March 9, 2008
******, ******, ******

by ldalxndr

I really had my hopes up for this movie. I must admit it did keep my attention the entire movie, but the story line is weak, predictable and has many holes. It is worth seeing for the special effects as it is a very pretty movie. Go see it on video.
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No
Written May 11, 2008
Ugh.

by Movie-Guru-Fo-Shooru

This movie was really disappointing. At least the actors were hot. The plot was boring. The effects weren't all that. What was up with the wooly mammoths helping build the pyramids? That didn't make sense. I had wanted to see this movie based on the previews which led me to believe that this movie would be action packed. Yeah. It wasn't.

Don't waste your time with this movie. Unless you just want to see Steven Strait. He's freakin' hot with those dreads!
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No
Written March 15, 2008
Funny By Accident

by Zeke Rockwell

Ok... so take Clan of the Cave Bear... Have them speak english. Add a touch of really bad Jurrasic Park dinosaurs. Oh and and smidge of Stargate what with the pyramids and all. Funniest line in the move when our hero Delay or some other such primitive sounding name, meet some african tribe and one of them says something in english and our hero says" How do you know our words?" I mean for an isolated tribe of neanderthals who have never seen anyone outside of their tribe he took someone else speaking eloquent english quite well. Oh yeah, and the heroine is almost never dirty. everyone else in the movie is covered in mud and dirt... but she only has dirt on her face to show the tear streaks down her face. Hilarious. Bad CGI dinos, bad dialoge, bad acting. Stay away from 10,000 B.C.
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Go
Written March 26, 2008
Not Movie-of-the-Year but Interesting.

by thewrongvine

As you've seen from my rating, I give it a 4/5 or GO. It's not one of those epic movies but is certainly an interesting and entertaining one. 10,000 BC wasn't all that I expected but it wasn't a waste of my time and movie. Some parts were cheesy but how does anyone truly know how it was back then?

From various background infos, pictures, and videos, I thought that the saber-tooth tiger would be an example of real action (don't wanna spoil anything) but there wasn't as much action and fighting and thriller scenes as I had expected. The action scenes were pretty-much evenly split out so that was ok.

The storyline was pretty good. Of course, it's just like many other "chosen hero come to rescue someone" but it was still entertaining. The special effects and... just effects were good too.Had a nice impact on some parts where it, example went into slow-mo. Acting was also fairly well for a movie based in 10000 BC. Some parts were slightly scary (best for not too young), overall great!
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Oh No!
Written March 9, 2008
Worst movie ever made

by EthanSage

10,000 BC makes Howard the Duck look like The Godfather. We all realized about 15 minutes in that this was a complete suck-a-thon. It went downhill from there. By midway the packed crowd on opening night was laughing at the ?dramatic moments? and cheering against the main characters. By the movie's end, over 1/3 of the crowd had walked out. We would have joined, but at that point it was a test of endurance. Every cliché, every cheesy line, every bad piece of cinema you?ve ever seen cannot hold a candle to this waste of time. If I could give negative stars, I would. Acting=horrendous, direction=offensive, writing=insulting, cinematography=boring, special effects=decent, art direction=fair, overall my suggestions is to take a nap or read a book. Or find the producers of this disaster and have them tarred and feathered. Movies this bad should go straight to the shelf in a netflix warehouse. Take a nap, read a book, help the homeless, anything to avoid this nonsense.
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Oh No!
Written March 30, 2008
WTF!!!!!

by radames

Okay guys: I created an account JUST to write a review for this movie, because I think you should know the truth about it.
IT'S THE BIGGEST PIECE OF CRAP I HAVE EVER SEEN. PERIOD.
I can't believe people actually liked anything about this movie. The writing is a single catastrophe,
the acting horrific and worst of all: Not even the special effects are good!!! You can see exactly where the green screen begins and the animals don't look even close to real!
I left after an hour because I felt intellectually insulted. Millions of dollars wasted for such an incredibly bad and stupid movie! Care for the characters? Oh please, don't make me laugh.
The first time in my life I wanted to ask my money back. Unfortunately it was late and everybody had already left.
DON'T go see this movie! You'll regret it!
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