NOW ON DVD

10,000 B.C.
Rated PG-13
Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Joel Virgel

Brian’s Rating       

In 1986, Daryl Hannah starred as a primitive human in Clan of the Cave Bear.

Twenty years later in 2006, Mel Gibson released his Academy Award-nominated movie Apocalypto, which dealt with an ancient civilization, captive slaves, and ritual sacrifice.

Now, in 2008, someone who has obviously seen and studied both of these films, gives us 10,000 BC, now available on DVD.

It is a tale of primitive humans, ancient civilizations, captive slaves and ritual sacrifice, with wooly mammoths and a saber-tooth tiger thrown in for good measure.

Theatre seats aren’t equipped with remote-control devices, but when you watch this at home, you can fast forward to the last thirty minutes of 10,000 BC, which are pretty impressive. Without that option, you’d have to sit through about sixty minutes of tedium before you get to the good stuff, and I’m not sure that’s a decent tradeoff.