Friday, March 7, 2008

10000 BC: A mindless, insipid waste of time


Duration: 1 hr 50 min.

What a disaster of a movie to come from Roland Emmerich, the man who has given the likes of 'The Independence Day' and 'The Day After Tomorrow'. Do not even consider watching this stupid, nonsensical, and bland movie, which is full of mammoths, and, for that matter, their shit. You actually don't get to see the shit, but feel you are slithering down the piles of it as the movie progresses. Horrible script, eminently forgettable characters, armies of demented tribes (who keep on rambling nonsense, which is supposedly their language), and lackluster direction make this my candidate for the worst movie of the year award.

Coming to be touted as having out-of-the-world computer-graphics effects, I was pained to say they are extremely poorly handled. Mammoths do make a lot of noise, but not even one scene make you feel on the edge of the seat. The giant Sabre tooth is actually a pussy who just happens to roar. And creatures which run amok in the jungles are extremely irritating..you feel like quashing one and then pee on it.

If you have read this far, I am sure you have already chosen to make you weekend much more happening by choosing to sleep. However, if you still wanna try out 10000 BC, I just have to say, "Watch out! You'll actually get to know the taste of shit."