DVD review: 10,000 BC
From the July 4 edition of The Oklahoman:
Writer-director Roland Emmerich (“Stargate,” “Independence Day”) is known for big, dumb spectacle. “10,000 B.C.” isn’t his biggest, but it might be his dumbest.
D’Leh (Steven Strait) is a young hunter whose father abandoned the tribe, causing D’Leh to be ostracized by his peers.
The bland young hunter, however, gains the love of Evolet (the spectacular but poorly-coiffed Camilla Belle).
When Evolet and most of the tribe are kidnapped by slave traders, D’Leh leads a small group on a rescue mission.
En route, D’Leh joins forces with other civilizations that have been decimated by the slavers.
The slavers are called “four-legged demons” because of their use of domesticated horses, which wouldn’t happen for 6,000 years. But that’s not the most irritating part of the movie.
D’Leh encounters saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and giant birds in his quest to save his loved ones. Unfortunately, none of these things kill him.
He reaches the slavers, who are using their various captives and the woolly mammoths to build pyramids, which are about 7,000 years early. On top of the historical inaccuracies, “10,000 B.C.” consistently fails to engage the audience.
“10,000 B.C.” resembles “Apocalypto” meets “300,” but it’s duller than either of those movies.
— Matthew Price
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