Rarely do you find a movie that balances effects with story. Most of the time it seems like the story takes a hit so the director can show off the most resents technology in special FX. Hollywood has become a battleground where bad action movies are nothing more then a series of lame explosions and bad cliche. This movie isn't one of those.
10,000 BC is a great story with sound effects that do not overpower the actors or story. All hail Ronald Emmerich. He joins the ranks of directors like Joss Whedon and Tim Burton as a great storyteller of our age. Let's hope the all-flash directors take the hint.
The movie fallow's the adventures of a young hunter who is on a mission to find the love of his life; a blue eyed girl named Evelyn. In his travels he raises an army and meets all kinds of beasts such as mammoths, predatory birds and my all time favorite beasts; the saber tooth tiger. Of course the worst beasty in the story is as always, man itself.
Though the story is a reach that tries to make a history where we have none, it doesn't reach so far that it couldn't be possible. It is a good story that takes place into account that different tribes would have different languages. With the well made CGI creatures and the lack of the typical cliche villains it still keeps you interested. If you haven't seen it I think you should, if you have watch it again anyway. It's worth the price of the DVD.
