Product Details

• Actors: Clash of Cavemen
• Directors: not available
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0016OKR2U
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #59,616 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

It was an epic battle of brains versus brawn that determined the course of human history. In this scenario, based on scientific theories, witness our prehistoric ancestors as they clash with a completely different species of humans, the Neanderthals, some 30,000 years ago in Ice Age Europe.

In CLASH OF THE CAVEMEN, cinematic re-creations and state-of-the-art CGI bring to life the Neanderthals--stocky, powerful and able to tolerate intense pain--and their foes, the Cro-Magnons--weaker and more fragile but with a superior brain capable of complex thought. This cinema-quality documentary from HISTORY uses the latest science to re-create the surroundings and dangers they endured: massive four-legged predators, punishing temperatures, and the unrelenting threat of starvation.

Cutting-edge archaeological and anthropological research, including data from the ongoing Neanderthal genome mapping project at Germany s Max Planck Institute, lends up-to-the- minute realism and accuracy to this cataclysmic fight to the finish.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Speculative, but still good, November 8, 2009

By	M. Shepherd "Midwest" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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As with most "docunentaries" on the prehistoric world, this one is more than a little speculative.
But keeping that in mind, I do recomend it. It is interesting, entertaining, and filled with thought provoking (if unproven) ideas.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars B Grade, but worth the viewing., September 30, 2008

By	Houston Mark William "Babua know what be true." (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Clash of the Caveman was a B Grade Documentary, with a credible narrative that gives a simple case story of 65kya to 30kya when Neanderthals engaged with the new kids on the block, Homo sapiens. The producers could have done a better job with Neanderthal morphology, especially leg length, and facial features, especially the females (I am very sure both Neanderthal and Homo sapiens females would have been much hairier than the silk skin beauties presented). Overall I think the description of tool technology was well done, but no unique features of modern art was introduced, especially the possibility of the Neanderthal flute. Also, language was without doubt the defining skill which produced us (modern humans), but the subject is just skimmed over with little explanation of the relationship between the basal ganglia and hand use in technology construct, art, or even sign language. Also, use of fire is only touched on, and this would have been an interesting discussion, as there is no proof that Neanderthals actually cooked food. Overall the documentary is pleasant, but I am still waiting for a producer that can give a complete narrative with Neanderthals properly introduced as possibly the most successful hominids of all time.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, October 14, 2008

By	Rokit - See all my reviews

Well, I saw this DVD at Best Buy and decided to get it because of the exciting title, "Clash of the Cavemen", and the fact that it used quote, "state-of-the-art CGI" or Computer Generated Images. I was all pumped up for this documentary thinking there were going to be some cool battle scenes and special effects. Turns out there's no battle scenes whatsoever. In fact, they make the Neanderthals look like a bunch of sissies. They're either running away from the Cro-Magnons, getting captured by the Cro-Magnons, or hiding from the Cro-Magnons. Compare that to what it says on the back of the DVD: "In Clash of the Cavemen, cinematic re-creations and state-of-the-art CGI bring to life the Neanderthals--stocky, powerful and able to tolerate intense pain--and their foes, the Cro-Magnons--weaker and more fragile but with a superior brain capable of complex thought." Clearly, the person who directed the film and the person who wrote the back of the DVD were two different people. Also, there's a scene where the smart Cro-Magnons are teaching the dumb Neanderthals how to fish. So, not only do we not have any clashes going on, but now the Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons are actually fishing buddies. The "state-of-the-art" CGI is all but a few cartoon stills with motion graphics. If you ever saw the cartoon on MTV called the Max, then you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Considering that cartoon came out 13 years ago, the CGI in Clash of the Cavemen is hardly state-of-the-art. Listening to the different scientist's take on the Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons was interesting, but the bottom line is that this documentary didn't live up to its title or its description on the back. I was very disappointed. Hopefully one day a film maker out there will actually do the Neanderthals some justice.