this is the ice age, but it wasn't made by fox.

There been movies, that have epic in their resume it, from Cleopatra, to Ben hurt there few, that take place in the stone ages, Like the quest for fire. But

for Roland Emmerish, is he job, from the interplanetary Stargate, to the sci-fi invasion Indiependence Day. Now 10,000 BC, live up to the name? Calling it epic. Heres my review:

In a age where man live in tribe, where the man become the hunter, and the woman raise their young en, they hunt the mighty Mannak(Mammoths), for food, that could last them a whole season. But there the witch of the village, tell a story where they where gonna be invaded, by monster, burning and taken some to be slaves, that the chosen one will come, to free their people, and rescue the girl that he love. And become the new leader, that we guide them to new world. So when that happen, D' leh(Steven Strait) is of to adventure, where he travel snow, jungle, attack by carnivore birds, face a sabertooth, and reunited a country to take down, a empire, and taking them to a city they call The mountain of the gods. To rescue his beloved Evolet(Camilla Belle). And adventure that determined a man to go out, and fight for what is worth. Or something like that.

Call it a apocalypto, or a scorpion king rip off. But there so much i can tell ya about this film Lets get to good thing. Like any Roland film what count more is the fx, always, from the blasting of id4 to the rampaging of the awful remake of Godzilla. On this one, is pretty impressive, in the case of the hunt of the Mannaks(Mammoths), going to great link to make them real, from the hair to their tusk, that really show lots advance. The Birds, for which i call them raptors , look more big giant turkeys, with a eagle head, or great, great relatives to the ostrich. that gave more of the suspense to the film. But what is the creme of the creme, is when they arrive to the mountain of the gods, that actually is Cairo, but impressive shots of what for me is the miniature, of the pyramids, that they even show the sphinx, with good lightning, texture. and like any epic battle , yes theirs and army running to battle, same way that peter jackson did, in theLOR, to Wolfgang did in Troy. That was short, not longer like the others.

Now the bad news, there weren't any actual acting, most of what Steven Trait did, just whining how desperate he is to rescue Evolet, but not even Camilla didn't talk, in the movie, just been, cliched moment the damsel in distress. Now the common language, well they split on this one, in the good side they spoke in common English, that really for me is a case of lost in translation, but on the bad guys side more to the language they use on those time. You have to admire Mel films from the passion to the he last one Apocalypto, that have the real language they use in those ages. But here is more confusion than understanding a foreigner driving a Taxi. Now the case, of the Mountain of the gods, or just Cairo, let ya wonder weren't that Egypt tha build them, but of course, there's a fact, the it wasn't them, but other, i better read my history text. But hey there also the case, to who is the the one they call the god and, the surprise i had, when was reveal who was he or she, i wont spoil it fer ya.

The story kind of of another film that, have the epic on the mark, the native vs viking film call Pathfinder. That really when with that, of the chosen that was gonna go and saving hes people, etc, etc. To even the prophecy that hunter receive, in Apocalyp, on how their life was gonna end. I mean it was great they went to that direction, but that doesn't mean that every epic movie have to have it. So there surprise for me.

For the best movie that define the word epic, was last year Zach 300, always. But the 10,000BC doesn't show to much on the story side but the age, on how it was back on those days. What truly made the film, but hey it does entertain, just something to wet our appetite, for the real epic movies, they're coming in summer. So for Roland, well ain't a Godzilla sequel. But is better he make the stargate films.

Next stop, Doomsday.