Product Details

• Actors: Camilla Belle, Steven Strait, Cliff Curtis, Joel Virgel, Mo Zinal
• Directors: Roland Emmerich
• Format: Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC, Color, Closed-captioned
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed: French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008
• Run Time: 109 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (318 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0012Q732O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,390 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "10,000 B.C." on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

The filmmaker who launched a UFO invasion in Independence Day and unleashed the forces of global warming in The Day After Tomorrow now unveils a new day of adventure, a time when mammoths shake the earth and mystical spirits shape human fates. 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.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 47 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Could Have Been So Much Better August 13, 2008

By Jem TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD

First off, I did enjoy the movie. It wasn't fantastic by any stretch of the imagination, but it kept my attention. The special effects were well done (loved the sabretooth cat) and the costumes and score reflected the tone of the film. However, as many other reviewers have noted, the movie was almost plodding until the last 20 minutes and relied too heavily upon several convenient prophecies to propel the thin plot.

While I was hoping for something along the lines of The Scorpion King (Widescreen Collector's Edition), an action-packed sword and sandal flick, what I got was a movie where Clan of the Cave Bear meets Stargate (Ultimate Edition). We have a young girl with blue eyes taken in by a primitive tribe. They have a prophecy that she and one of their warriors will save their people. And until she is kidnapped by four legged demons (men on horses) all the viewer gets is the narrator talking and the men hunting. That's it. While "Clan" was based on a heavily researched book, with an engaging heroine and interesting historical details, "BC" is a hodgepodge of history and the narrator doesn't have anything vital to reveal. I agree with the reviewer who felt there should be more sex and violence befitting such a savage time. Normally, I don't care for gratuitous sex or violence but in this instance I heartily agree. Something needed to jump start this film. After the kidnapping, things didn't pick up much either. Our hero goes after her and we follow the three men tracking them for far too long. Along the way, our hero runs into a tribe of african people, who happily form an army for him since he fulfills one of their prophecies, and the climax is all set up. Finally, the film starts moving along, only viewers will feel like they are suddenly watching Stargate.

The hero arrives at a huge construction site by the river. Many thousands of slaves are building a pyramid for "The Almighty," a mysterious figure attended by robed men and young boys - just like Ra in Stargate. Even his building and chambers look like Ra's! And he'll face defeat from a primitive people to boot. And guess what? The Almighty has a prophecy that a Hunter with a mark will come to destroy him! Despite the total lack of originality, and yet another prophecy, the very predictable ending still managed to make the movie worth watching. A stampede of Mammoths, thousands of extras, lots of fighting, and a triumph of good over evil are always attention grabbing. And, I just love a happy ending.

Overall, this movie could have been so much better if they had cut out the boring overview of the tribe in the beginning in favor of more information about The Almighty. We never learn where he came from, how he took control, nothing. He was far more interesting a character than the hero, and he didn't get much screen time. Still, if you're looking for a movie to pass the time, this wasn't bad. But, I'd recommend renting it.

36 of 44 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars IT'S A CAVE MAN MOVIE FOR PETE'S SAKE! May 22, 2008

By M. Western

Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase

If you went to this movie expecting to:

see a decent reinvention of the prehistory genre, filled with some imagination, a little more thought, better acting, more story line and less cheese than you normally find in this genre, then you saw a great movie. I like cave man comedies also, but the absence of fart jokes and zug zug was actually refreshing. We have seen all that before.

For those thinking they somehow were sitting in Godfather I, II or whatever you equate whith classic, all-time cinema, no wonder you were dissapointed! If you compare this movie WITHIN it's genre, it really is one of the best. It has plenty of natural humor withouth inane, whimsicle nonsense. It IS well acted for what that's worth. There is a plot. I did find some moments I would have done differently, but I think there is an alternate ending available.

It is a fantasy movie afterall, so suspension of belief is something you take with you before you even buy the ticket. There are plots and subplots enough to carry a CGI type movie beyond just the spectical. Cammille Bell is stunning and well worth the price of admission alone. It's a terrific movie for what it is.

57 of 73 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Anachronistic Festival August 11, 2008

By Frank L. Giordano

Format:DVD

I can't believe that the guy who did Stargate and Independence Day could put out this loser. First, the story line is a ripoff of Mel Gibson's Apocalypto. Then, the constant anachronisms make it irritating to watch. 10,000 BC and you have guys riding horses and carrying metal swords. The Bronze Age was still a few thousand years away. Pyramid building in the age of the sabertooth and wooly mammoth! Yikes! I assume the story was taking place on the African continent because of all the African tribes; the heroes had to cross what looked like the Sahara desert, but at 10,000 BC the Sahara was a great big grassland. On and on these anachronisms went, so many that it was impossible to maintain the suspension of disbelief that is necessary to get into a movie. I'm willing to give a director dramatic license in order to make a good story, but in this case, he really abused it.