SUNDAY AM: All those cool CGI effects were nearly sunk by cruel reviews and even worse winter weather in midwest and southeast parts of the United States yet Warner Bros' 10,000 BC easily finished the weekend No. 1 with $35.7 million in box office gross. But as good as that haul is, it's still not the great $40+ million which Hollywood first expected. Playing in a very wide 3,410 venues, the prehistoric extravaganza from extravagant Roland Emmerich opened to a $12.6 million Friday, $14 million Saturday, and an estimated $9.3 million Sunday thanks to an exciting TV ad campaign. 
But its total was just half the studio's similar-looking 300 opening of $71 mil for the same weekend last year. And 10,000 BC has a PG-13 rating which should have attracted a wider audience than 300's R-rating. But the caveman movie's early matinees were "good but not great" amid reports that theaters weren't selling out. That caused box office gurus by Friday evening to lower their projections for weekend box office to low $30sM. As one marketing analyst explained to me, "The movie is no good at all. But there hasn't been much in the marketplace for the last few weeks, and exhibition is desperate to keep it on screens." The movie picked up more steam as the weekend wore on. Yet all expectations are for attendance to fall off steeply by next weekend because of bad watercooler talk. Moviegoers especially found the manicured look of the caveman and cavewoman absurdly out of place in the pic -- even though Emmerich spent north of $150 mil (not including P&A, of course) to transport audiences back to the time when wooly mammoths and sabretooth tigers walked the earth. The film should make most of its money overseas because of the minimum of dialogue. (See my previous, Wkd Predictions: Big '10,000 BC' Despite Brutal Reviews)
Exit polling showed that 65% of the audience for Walt Disney's College Road Trip was made up of families. With a paucity of fresh family fare in the marketplace right now, little wonder the pic placed #2 with $3.5 million Friday, $6.4 million Saturday, and an estimated $4.1 million Sunday from 2,706 dates for what was a solid $14 million opening weekend. Not even rival studios bet against a Disney G-rated family pic with a running time of only 1 hour, 23 minutes. As expected, Saturday had big Saturday matinees since Raven-Symoné is a tween icon and consumer brand thanks to the Disney Channel. But Martin Lawrence in a Disney flick is still a street cred stretch.
Holdover Vantage Point, the popular thriller from Sony, dropped only 41% its 3rd weekend out, showing its continued playability in a market with a lot of new competition. 
The drama added $7.5 mil to its $51.6 mil cume for 3rd place. But newcomer The Bank Job moved up a notch to No. 4 from No. 5 during its first weekend -- and could have scored a higher ranking if only Lionsgate had opened it in more than just 1,603 venues. Seen as a very satisfying pic by audiences, it took in $1.7 mil Friday, $2.5 mil Saturday, and an estimated $1.6 mil Sunday for a $5.9 mil weekend. Even though the pic's stick-up name implies kick-ass car chases and kickboxing, reliable British tough guy Jason Statham as a husband and father didn't disappoint hardcore action audiences who may have balked at too much tender character development. Meanwhile, New Line's flopping Semi-Pro will yield one of Will Ferrell's worst box office results as the comedy fell to 5th with only $5.8 mil this weekend despite playing in a wide 3,121 theaters its 2nd weekend for a paltry $24.7 mil cume.
The rest of the Top 10 were holdovers. Here's the chart (cume includes Sunday estimates):
- 1. 10,000 BC/Warner Bros $12.6M Fri, $14M Sat (cume $35.7M)
- 2. College Road Trip/Disney $3.5M Fri, $6.4M Sat ($14.0M)
- 3. Vantage Point/Sony $2.2M Fri, $3.4M Sat ($51.6M)
- 4. The Bank Job/Lionsgate $1.7M Fri, $2.5M Sat ($5.9M)
- 5. Semi-Pro/New Line $1.8M Fri, $2.4M Sat ($24.7M)
- 6. The Spiderwick Chronicles/Paramount $1.0M Fri, $2.2M Sat ($61.7M)
- 7. The Other Boleyn Girl/Sony $1.2M Fri, $1.6M Sat ($14.5M)
- 8. Jumper/Fox $1.1M Fri, $1.6M Sat ($72.5M)
- 9. Step Up 2/Disney $1.oM Fri, $1.3M Sat ($53.0M)
- 10. Fool's Gold/Warner Bros $865K Fri, $1.3M Sat ($62.8M)
I have seen “10,000 BC” and I can tell you that this is the worst piece of shit since “Battlefield Earth”… Proof, once again, that you can’t sail a ship with CGI alone.
Comment by Chub Nearsen — March 8, 2008 @ 10:07 am
TOLDJA!
Comment by Yair Raveh — March 8, 2008 @ 10:12 am
movie looks like a turd
Comment by me — March 8, 2008 @ 10:12 am
The problem with this film is that all the actors look like models and actors. They are not convincing as a prehistoric man struggling to survive. I’m certain that men in those days didn’t sport sculpted abs and arm like these actors do. And dig those crazy babe cave girls! It would have been better if it was more realistic.
Comment by steve_c — March 8, 2008 @ 10:15 am
Advertising 10,000B.C. as “from the man who brought you “The Day After Tomorrow” GUARANTEED that the Red State Americans would boycott the film. We don’t like fake “Global Warming” propaganda shoved down our throats and will not pad the wallet of those who do so. Had this movie’s marketing been divorced from “The Day After Tomorrow” I probably would have taken my family to see it this weekend. What dummies; the marketing directors should be fired.
Comment by Jackson O'Neill — March 8, 2008 @ 10:17 am
They should have had dinosaurs in it. Dinos are gold with the public.
Comment by TerrTerry — March 8, 2008 @ 10:18 am
And the movie is hideously and flagrantly not historically accurate. I’m not talking about minor details: in 10,000 BC there was no metal objects, no stone cutting knowledge, no textiles. Heck, POTTERY was not invented until around 8,000 BC.
Comment by Jake — March 8, 2008 @ 10:38 am
Jackson - Dude, you gotta branch your horizons past am radio. You’re making yourself look kinda dumb.
Comment by Rob — March 8, 2008 @ 10:40 am
I just can’t see why anyone would be interested in seeing this.
Comment by John h — March 8, 2008 @ 10:41 am
naked chicks. when you know the movie is a flop, best to reveal some nice round and plump breasts to boost the receipts. horny caveman babes would have brought home the bacon.
Comment by zebra — March 8, 2008 @ 10:43 am
yes, dinosaurs…or robots, people like robots too.
Comment by andrew — March 8, 2008 @ 10:43 am
I haven’t seen the movie, only the promos, but I don’t think it is fair to discourage others from watching it based upon a few opinions.
The fact is that our economy sucks. The number of people who are willing to fork out $50.00 to see a new movie with their family is falling fast. It doesn’t surprise me in the least that the numbers are low. After all, one cannot blame low turnout on a movie that hasn’t even been viewed yet, right?
Don’t anybody here read economic reports?
Comment by Tom — March 8, 2008 @ 10:46 am
…or, if they’d had some cave humping it would have pushed it to an R, but at least it would have been more humorous.
Comment by michael — March 8, 2008 @ 10:46 am
yeah except it was 10,000 bc and not 65 million bc retart
Comment by Zach — March 8, 2008 @ 10:47 am
I didn’t know prehistoric men wore well manicured dreds. You learn something new every day.
Comment by Darryl — March 8, 2008 @ 10:48 am
So, Jackson…You obviously thought the movie, as advertised, was decent family fare that you would have enjoyed. That means the horrid reviews didn’t bother you, but instead you held a grudge because of a disaster movie from three years ago? That would be like boycotting “The Towering Inferno” because it was ant-skyscraper, or “The Swarm” because you like honey on your pancakes.
The marketing directors did a great job at putting enough lipstick on this pig to earn $30 Mil, when it shouldn’t have earned $30K.
Comment by NSW — March 8, 2008 @ 10:49 am
Where is that hot Raquel Welch poster?
Comment by Bensenville Butch — March 8, 2008 @ 11:01 am
I’m with Jackson on this one. Us red stater’s need to save our money for Micheal Bay & Bruce Willis movies.
Comment by Big Iff — March 8, 2008 @ 11:03 am
Or better yet, Robotic Dinsosaurs…..or robotic cavemen sent from the future to kill the pre-historic ancestors of Sarah Connor.
Comment by Robert S — March 8, 2008 @ 11:05 am
Jackson,
They got you to accept some propaganda if you are using the term “Red State” anything to describe anything other than communists. Where did this come from - some band of megalomaniac media types who think they can dumb down the American party system to colors because THEY chose to arbitrarily color states that way during the results of the 2004 election. Never heard it before that.
This serves to also give the false impression there is a difference in the parties. It is clear this time there is not. They are both globalist elitists who are doing everything in their power to bring about the One World system of feudalism. Why is Greenspan talking down the dollar? Why is the Fed causing inflation? Why is our government allowing an invasion of this country and the export of our jobs? Wake up.
Comment by Scott — March 8, 2008 @ 11:07 am
Jackson- You’re 100% correct. I drew the same conclusion when I heard “Day After Tomorrow”. Now, I won’t even rent this piece o’ crap when it’s at Blockbuster next week.
And the fact “Rob” called you dumb is further proof you’re spot-on in boycotting it. (Libs do love their name-calling, don’t they? LOL)
Comment by Anonymous — March 8, 2008 @ 11:08 am
Jackson is right, pushing a flagrantly anti-red or anti-blue state agenda matters. I’ll never watch another Sean Penn movie again, not because he has strongly held views I disagree with, but because he’s an arrogant, self-righteous, holier-than-thou prick with condescending turds dripping out of his mouth every time he opens it.
Day after Tomorrow was the same kind of psuedo-pious, patronizing sermon one hears from the Sean Penn people. No matter how much money they make, they could have made more had they not associated 10,000 BC with the “my-farts-smell-good” industry.
Comment by Dennis — March 8, 2008 @ 11:13 am
when the past two “number one” movies underperform in the box office or make less in one weekend than Will Ferrel gets paid for one movie….the industry is in TROUBLE!
No one cares for or watches their awards shows anymore, they either make overproduced/expensive pieces of shit or “independent” movies that only 12 people in both L.A. and Manhattan want to see. And now maybe a threat of yet ANOTHER strike
way to go Hollywood! LOL the current generation ef executives, actors, writers, directors, agents, etc who were entrusted with the keys to the kingdom have proceeded to kill the golden goose.
with the shitty economy, overpriced tickets, competition for the entertainment dollar, Hollywood’s disdain for the so-called red states and flyover country—you have the makings of a pefect storm of the death of Hollywood….how sad
Used to be a fan of the product, but there isn’t any movie out there right now that I can’t download for free or want to shell out $10-$14 a seat for
and the smug arrogance of people running the industry will be the final nail in the coffin….this is just a little comment in cyberspace here, but I’m tellin ya this is going to be what’ll happen…SOON!
Hollywood in ten—heck—-5 years will be in danger of irrelevance. Steven Spielberg or Peter Jackson can’t make EVERY movie out there
Comment by drew — March 8, 2008 @ 11:13 am
I thought the promo looked cool.
Comment by travelor54 — March 8, 2008 @ 11:14 am
Rob,
You’re a dumbass if you believe in global warming. Don’t know how old you are but I’m 38 and I remember my 8th grade teacher assuring me we were in the beginning stages of a new Ice Age. Why did he think that? Oh I don’t know…maybe because that’s what all the top scientists of the day were saying.
25 years later….global warming! That’s why meteorologists can’t tell us the weather more than a week in advance…if that. People like you are the reason why this country will basically drop to 3rd world status within 10 years. Have fun standing in line for bread, buddy. Me? I’m making plans to get the hell outta Dodge!
Comment by Alex — March 8, 2008 @ 11:20 am
To me sounds like you are an idiot if you will not watch a movie because the plot is “upsetting” or you don’t like what it is based on. Day After Tomorrow was a good movie and got a lot of attention to people to take notice to Global Warming. So whatever the movie was about, the end result was good so deal with it. Damn Liberals lmfao
Comment by James Bryant — March 8, 2008 @ 11:21 am
I agree with anon and Rob. I’m always up for a really terribly bad movie…sometimes they get so bad they entertain. I kind of notched this one up in that category. Then they did the “From the makers of Day After Tomorrow…” Idiots. That cost them 4 ticket sales right here.
Comment by Jason — March 8, 2008 @ 11:22 am
I agree with Jackson that I thought twice when I heard that it was made by a Global Warming kook. Total goof ball pseudoscience. But I like Dinosaurs and big CGI so I will likely see this tomorrow.
Comment by Val — March 8, 2008 @ 11:22 am
WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP
Comment by xjas — March 8, 2008 @ 11:23 am
I think red staters will love this movie. It tells the story of a typical republican voter who cares about nothing and is no better than an animal. Vote democrat to put these people in the cages they belong.
Comment by Carl — March 8, 2008 @ 11:24 am
Jackson is absolutely right - I don’t want to see any liberal propaganda garbage thrown at people by those idiots with political agendas!
Comment by lenny — March 8, 2008 @ 11:26 am
I happen to agree with Jackson. Michael Moore could produce the most patriotic movie possible, but because of the drudge he put out over the years, no way in hell would I support his project. All that POS would do is take the money he makes from that patriotic film, and make more anti-American, socialist propaganda. Actors are paid to act, not preach politics or push their political views. Al Gore may have not invented the internet, but he sure the hell invented global warming!
Not only that, but this movie looks horrible. This looks like Pathfinder met 300 on the other side of the Star gate. Hollywood needs to learn that the public cannot be bought off by cgi alone. It’s not just the economy. This does not look like a movie I would want to pay $5 to go see.
Comment by Chad — March 8, 2008 @ 11:29 am
Jason Statham is very cool. Hopefully he starts to get more roles that allow him to actually “act.”
Comment by jeff — March 8, 2008 @ 11:32 am
Hey Scott, you may want to pay a bit more attention to accuracy of your comments - Greenspan is no longer the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Greenspan was succeeded by Ben Bernanke in 2006. Nevertheless, I completely agree with your other points. Can we all say “I pledge allegiance to the United Nations…” It’s all for the advancement of Global Socialism with Global Warming leading the charge.
Back on topic…this movie is a turd!
Comment by Matthew — March 8, 2008 @ 11:35 am
the lib vs con arguement even makes it into movie reviews amazing you ass clowns….
Comment by Splooge — March 8, 2008 @ 11:36 am
There is a saying “that no body sets out to make a lousy movie…”. But isn’t it interesting that Hollywood does so with such astounding regularity. And then they actually have the guts to complain about piracy causing them revenue. Here’s a hint guys…stop making stupid movies, re-making 60’s and 70’s TV shows and actually put something on the screen that is interesting, adult and isn’t written by committee. Or hope that some computer hack can CGI your way out of a hole that was self created by everyone involved in the movie. Meanwhile I’m going to go see Bank Job.
Comment by Richard — March 8, 2008 @ 11:37 am
They got this all wrong. They needed to do this as soft core or a comedy. What good is a loincloth if you don’t see some loins? I can watch “Land of the Lost” on Youtube and least get my fill of those nutt (yet pesistent)sleestaks and dinosaurs.
Comment by Burke Bowel — March 8, 2008 @ 11:39 am
I enjoyed it. Reviews seem to be trying to prove a point that they are much smarter than this movie. They probably are but, I just came to be entertained and I was. Great visuals, pretty girl, and story that was at least enought to hold my interest. Not No Country for Old Men, but a lot better than the recent crop of action movies. I will buy the Blue Ray
Comment by philip964 — March 8, 2008 @ 11:39 am
Christ did not even come to earth for another 10,000 years how could anything interesting have happened yet?
Comment by Jedidiah springfield — March 8, 2008 @ 11:42 am
Keep buying into that red state/blue state shite, Jackson.
Keep that bag over your head, and really do us all a favor - use that red/blue, white/black, gay/straight, Demo/Repub mindset, and keep us all in the 19th century.
Given the fact that most of the folks who vote Republican over and over are the same folks the Repub’s keep screwing over in the Middle States - if they’re not smart enough to stop voting for criminals who don’t give a crap about them, do you really think MOST are able to put RE’s name to a past film about global warming, and boycott the new one?
Comment by keepbuyingtintoitjackson — March 8, 2008 @ 11:49 am
Scott - You’re a moron. I don’t even feel like explaining why.
Comment by Eric — March 8, 2008 @ 11:50 am
I want to see it regardless, but I’m in the target audience. (Young, male)
And really, some people are WAY too political if you find a message in “The Day After Tomorrow.” lol
Comment by Erik — March 8, 2008 @ 11:52 am
Believe the hype; 10,000 B.C. is a dud. I went to it expecting to be disappointed by the storyline and acting, but delighted with the special effects. Unfortunately, I was terribly disappointed with the story and acting (even by Camilla Belle) and not very impressed with the special effects. The movie makes a good rental on a large screen TV.
I hope Jackson O’Neill’s post is a troll. Otherwise, he truly is a single-helixed moron.
Comment by Jackson O'Neill's Colon — March 8, 2008 @ 11:54 am
Anyone C the bank Job?
Comment by sue — March 8, 2008 @ 11:58 am
I agree that the media term “red state” is an insult and just shows their bias. Jackson O’Neill is right about the “Day after Tomorrow”. I was watching the commercial and thought this looks kinda cool but as soon as they said it was from the same people that brought you Al Gore propaganda I just rolled my eyes. I could just imagine another two hour film lecturing me for not adopting some flavor of the week left wing agenda. I know Hollywood doesn’t care much for capitalism but the reality is that people vote with dollars and maybe Hollywierd should hold their nose and try making a film for the purpose of making money. And I don’t mean some brain dead fluff that just further shows their lack of respect for people outside their little circle of ‘creative’ inbreeding .
Comment by Bill — March 8, 2008 @ 12:01 pm
Wow dude! What a great documentary…..
(sarcasm intended)
Comment by Zonker — March 8, 2008 @ 12:06 pm
Why are you guys talking about Global Warming? The consensus now is we are heading back into another Ice Age!
Comment by Owen — March 8, 2008 @ 12:08 pm
The Bank Job was a really good movie. Too bad no one went. No over the top acting, effects, or any of that crap. Just a good movie.
Comment by frank spa — March 8, 2008 @ 12:15 pm
just wait for the director’s cut… algore will make a cameo…
Comment by yo — March 8, 2008 @ 12:20 pm
I liked this movie alot. But then Im coming fresh off “Jumpers” so maybe anything would look good.
Comment by adam russell — March 8, 2008 @ 12:20 pm
the chick is major rump roast, no?
Comment by citizen — March 8, 2008 @ 12:20 pm
Al Gore is the Anti-Christ!
Al “the Beast” Gore is using global warming as his tool to bring the world order under his submission.
Sean Penn is a low level demon from hell. He signed a pact with the Dark Prince after “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” his reward was an Academy Award. He has worked well for the Prince of Darkness to mold the minds of the liberals into his warped beliefs.
Comment by eric frederic — March 8, 2008 @ 12:22 pm
Critics? Crap. Critics hated “Tombstone”, “Stargate” and damn near every other movie I liked in the last thirty years. The movie looks like fun and nobody in his right mind expects it to be fine art. I’ll rent the DVD and I won’t mind the $4 worth of entertainment.
Comment by Lurky — March 8, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
Why does Drudge readers spoiler everything with this political red state blue state crap? The movie just looked like crap. The day after tomorow was just as bad. It ain’t political. It’s just bad.
Comment by Dan — March 8, 2008 @ 12:30 pm
I haven’t seen this movie, but looking at the “hot” actors and their “cool” dreadlocks makes me laugh. It reminds me of when I was watching 3:10 to Yuma, a Russell Crowe “western.” I had a real hard time getting into it, because all the cowboys looked like they were fresh off a Details Magazine cover shoot, rather than ugly rugged saddle riders who don’t hardly ever get a bath, and spend all their time in the sun. The movie would have probably been good 10-15 years ago, but it’s a different day, and Hollywood hasn’t adjusted to the fact that we want “reality” in our programming - and that means ugly actors where ugly actors should be.
Comment by T. John — March 8, 2008 @ 12:37 pm
I’ll rent this movie when it comes through Netflix. The cavegirl with the eye shadow and the perfect dreads is a bunch of crap. Kinda makes me want to see Clan of the cave Bear again for something a little more real.
It’s funny how people say they don’t want any liberal propaganda forced down their throats, but what you don’t realize is that you have the normal brainwashing propaganda pounded at you day after day. You just don’t notice. Even though The Day After Tomorrow wasn’t great, it was trying to make you look at things in a different light than what you look at everyday. The difference is you are content to be fed the propaganda that comes at you everyday. And that’s how they want you to be. They don’t want you to think. They don’t want you to question. Just do as they tell you and you will be fine.
If you can’t go see a movie with your family because gas prices are too high, maybe it’s time to stop and question why? Do you see the problem? If you do, then maye there’s a glimmer of hope for you. If you don’t, then you are who they want you to be.
Comment by George — March 8, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
The state of economy has nothing to do with it … who is going to shell out $50 for something you can see in the comfort of your home for $5? Times are changing. When my wife and I, along with our two boys, can sit in our comfortable family room eating our own popcorn and drinking our own soda, all for under $10, why would I go out to a movie.
Don’t get me wrong … there are movies you want to see in the threatre, and I’ll go to those. But the reviews generally tell me which ones.
Comment by Tom — March 8, 2008 @ 12:50 pm
At least it made $32 mil. Not very many movies can say that this year on their first weekend. Congrats to Roland Emmerich! My kids loved the movie. I took a nap.
Comment by Liam — March 8, 2008 @ 12:55 pm
Roland Emerich is the worst director/screenwriter on earth. He constantly gets epic subjects and demolishes them. Independence Day had the worst dialog imaginable yet the hype was incredible. Godzilla sucked raw schlong as does everything he does. This no talent jerkoff just got Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea!! Who does he have compromising video on to get this work. It’s incredible.
If there wasn’t CGI he’d be an egg chef at Denny’s. Oops his old man was in the business before him so maybe he’d be a grip.
Comment by Kelly K — March 8, 2008 @ 1:01 pm
South Park should do an episode peopled w/ the morons posting on thisl
The cast would have it all…..self-righteous blowhards, apocalyptic idiots, Lou Dobbs ’save our country’ imbeciles, Genesis fundamentalist ostriches, talk-radio pinheads, even Jesus himself, all debating a stupid movie about cavemen (think Geico). Beam me up, Scotty, this country is too stupid.
Comment by Has it all — March 8, 2008 @ 1:08 pm
The Jeb Bush remark is hilarious. But seriously folks, this is a bad, bad movie. Completely senseless. I can’t express my disappointment strongly enough. I could deal with the CG mammoths but when they brought out the saber-tooth tiger and worked in the Aesop’s fable storyline I knew all hope was lost. Why can’t producers just tell a story without preaching?
Comment by Gwen — March 8, 2008 @ 1:08 pm
I’m pretty sure that the red state / blue state reference came from the back page of USA Today.
They used contrasting colors to show who won the specific state.
Then the media picked up on the visual and they became the guiding colors.
Comment by Noname — March 8, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
Just tell yourself that it’s a comedy. Quite watchable that way. In fact, I thought that’s what it was supposed to be.
Comment by George — March 8, 2008 @ 1:19 pm
Worldwide box office for “The Day After Tomorrow” is over 500 million dollars.
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dayaftertomorrow.htm
Nobody is “boycotting” 10,000. It’s just a crappy movie. As we all know, the sheep in the red states will go to a mediocre movie, just not a really crappy movie. They’ll put up with a “C” but not and F or D.
As for the end of Hollywood: Did you see Jackson’s “King Kong?” I love the LOTRs but nobody is perfect. Spielberg? Munich was okay, “Private Ryan” was decent in ‘98 but his last really good film was “Schindler” in ‘93.
Besides, you’re all over the map. If Hollywood is dead in five years then I’ll gladly take over the billion dollar hole that will be left.
Comment by Knowitall — March 8, 2008 @ 1:23 pm
10,000 BC, almost as bad as No Country for Old Men. Will it get nominated for best picture too?
Comment by Jeff — March 8, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
Wait, I’m confused…where does Greenspan and the NWO play into this film about life after global warming? What did Zionist bankers have to do with killing wooly mammoths?
As for the weather, I’m pro-ice age. Maybe if we caused a piece of the moon to break off, strike the planet, then raise zillions of tons of dust into the sky, darken the earth, but that would kill the trees that process carbon dioxide into oxygen, so … that would make for a cool post-apocalyptic movie, like Thundar the Barbarian.
Comment by Big Fat Meanie — March 8, 2008 @ 1:36 pm
Regardless of politics, Hollywood can not seem to make a decent film with a engaging plot and real acting telling an original and interesting story not borrowed from a prior flick. Brits still seem to have a knack for it.
Comment by Gant — March 8, 2008 @ 1:36 pm
Not many people are going to the movie theaters today due to the winter blizzard conditions on the roads. Level three emergencies in most counties in Ohio are keeping people off the roads and letting the snow-plowing trucks work around the clock.
It’s too early to declare a movie a success or failure in box office this season. Permissible weather and economic conditions would determine the success or failure of a movie like “10,000 BC”. Maybe less people are going to the theaters because of weak economic concerns and higher gasoline prices. We got 30 cents jump on per gallon of gas two days ago! That can put a real crimp on personal budgets and spending abilities. Who wanted to spend $9 for a movie at the theaters when you’re paying more money to spend on fueling your vehicle?
I would rather spend $3 to rent a movie for one night in the comfort of my home than to waste $9 at the theaters with everybody else there. Less noisy and distraction.
Comment by Goodman — March 8, 2008 @ 1:37 pm
Only dumbasses get into a political argument over a box office results story.
Comment by todd — March 8, 2008 @ 1:38 pm
The perverts in hollyweird have turned everything they make into PC propaganda. Everything. I’ve been boycotting their trash for 7 or 8 years now. Once in a great while I’ll watch a few scenes of something that my wife is watching just to see how bad things are and it’s staggering to see the degree of PC bigotry that they continune to spew. I’ve since rediscovered great movies from previous decades so my boycott has been rewarding in several ways.
Comment by IHateLibs — March 8, 2008 @ 1:39 pm
10,000 BC is not that bad. Effects are not perfect but I think the story and ending were better than 300. The truth is there will never be a historically accurate film because none of us were around 10,000 years ago. Nobody knows for sure what it was like. Just like nobody knows for sure about global warming/climate change or if god created life or if it just happened by accident. Science has too many changing variables that it is more about the observance of how things are rather than why they are.
Comment by eJukebox — March 8, 2008 @ 1:40 pm
Why can’t we just say, 300 was great. And 10,000 B.C. was never going to be great. I’ve seen previews for this movie for the last 6 months at least, and every time, I’ve said aloud, “This movie is going to suck” It’s not about the economy, it’s not about anything other than a crap movie built on a crap premise doing badly at the box office. Just wait for next week when The Disney college trip movie passes it for first place.
Comment by TheDehmer — March 8, 2008 @ 1:41 pm
Matthew -
I never said Greenspan was the current chairman - you assumed I was saying that. At least TWICE since he left the Fed he has made public statements disparaging the dollar.
We know Chertoff has dual citizenship with Israel. Does Bernanke, too? What is the loyalty of these people?
Comment by Scott — March 8, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
Dan,
I agree - this isn’t a political issue - while I’m sure that some people ban movies from actors/directors they dislike - which is fine - this film just looked boring. The only reason it did any business was because the marketing showed VERY LITTLE of the film and told you NOTHING of what it was about.
If a film looks great, people see it, regardless of politics. Everyone should just relax about the whole Blue State/Red State. It’s not like the people in Hollywood spend millions on films that can only be seen in 1/10 of the country. Get real - that is ridiculous.
While they make dumb entertainment, they still want to make entertainment that everyone can see. 30 million people keep watching and voting on American Idol - no one cares about anyone’s politics from that show and it’s not like it’s Casablanca.
This was just a lousy movie that no one wanted to see - not even in Hollywood, I’m sure.
Comment by PEEJ — March 8, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
Hey, I saw the movie with a pack house last night at 9pm in West Palm. The house had a blast….it got so funny with all the tribes and tounges that eventually everyone started to make their own caveman lang. IT was too funny. With the crowd…my best $8 I have spent. If I saw it in a an empty theater or home on dvd…I would have been dissapointed.
Comment by Mark — March 8, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
I had the same sentiments as Jackson.
The Democrats have been crapping on everything we hold dear and blaming us for not having any toilet paper and The View has the potential to do more damage to women than Oprah does. Good Lord, it’s insulting! There have to be executives at ABC that understand the literal ignorance that’s being broadcast on their network; I guess they know their audience.
Comment by CW — March 8, 2008 @ 1:59 pm
I remember when VCRs first came out and people were pirating movies. People actually thought the movies were so good that they wanted to watch them over and over at home. I don’ think they have to worry much about that now. I liked the movie about Howard Hughes, at least Twenty Below made me cry when the dog died, but there is not much around in movies that move you anymore. I remember movies from the 50’s like On the Waterfront. Relatively low budget pics but great stories and fantastic acting.
Comment by Tom — March 8, 2008 @ 2:04 pm
Even in the supposedly-great movie “300″ they had to make sure they put their feminist crap in it. Just before the Spartan king killed the emissary, he had to look over to his wife for permission. She nodded approval and he killed the guy. Hollyweird perverts just can’t pass up any opportunity to push their PC garbage. The real Spartan king Leonidas did NOT need permission from his wife to do anything.
Comment by Anonymous — March 8, 2008 @ 2:05 pm
It’s amazing that a meaningless film will inevitably result in partisan bickering. Global Warming is fact. Not pseudo science, but provable science, and I’m not sorry if it scares the bejeez out of people. It should. We all need to change the way we live, and consume. Maybe ‘I need a Rush’ Limbaugh and “loofah” Bill O’Reilly have a bridge to sell those who don’t want to believe in GW, because then it would mean getting rid of the Humvee, or second or third home or the addiction to plastics and be bad for our consumer economy. If we ain’t consumin’, the country ain’t winnin’, ain’t that right?
Comment by Penelope — March 8, 2008 @ 2:07 pm
I agree with me, and I am right dammit. This movie looks like crap from the promo all -right, and if you couldn’t tell it was crap from the promo and the fact that it was made by the Day After Tomorrow wack-jobs then you probably believe everything the lying crap pushed out of Hollywood and TV media. Go vote for Obama and take all the redistributed income from the producers of wealth in this nation and go see the next intellectually bankrupt piece of crap movie that these self-righteous filthy rich vermin make. Maybe you’ll end up believeing there was no Hitler and you live in the sorriest nation on earth and the only way you can cope with the guilt of living is giving it all away to third world nations who are third world because they are 10 times as corrupt as any piece of shit government we ever put out there - including the Clintons.
Comment by McLovin — March 8, 2008 @ 2:08 pm
Thanks to ya all for posting. This was one of the most amusing critics I’ve ever read!
Comment by Mac-101 — March 8, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
[quote]It’s funny how people say they don’t want any liberal propaganda forced down their throats, but what you don’t realize is that you have the normal brainwashing propaganda pounded at you day after day.[/quote]
Right. We get lib propaganda forced down our throats every day. We aren’t going to pay to see it. But they were dumb enough to mention Day After. Everyone rolled their eyes and said “pass”. It’s not politics. Its that if you make one movie that bad stupid, you will likely make another. And they did. And we were right.
[quote]it was trying to make you look at things in a different light than what you look at everyday. The difference is you are content to be fed the propaganda that comes at you everyday.[/quote]
Oh please. Al Gore with CGI. That’s all it was. Nothing different. No challenge to the typical BS. Certainly not even a hint that Hollywood was challenging itself or it’s tired old cliches.
Comment by Bill — March 8, 2008 @ 2:18 pm
Rupert Murdoch paid for The Day After Tomorrow - how can it be anti-red state if Mr. Fox News put up the budget? or is Rupes secretly Al Gore’s Boston Bride?
This film failed cause it looked like Apocolypto Part 2.
Comment by Corey — March 8, 2008 @ 2:21 pm
The movie failed for a bunch of reasons. I think the main reason is that the advertisements tell you nothing about the story.
Comment by Jamaal Johnson — March 8, 2008 @ 2:21 pm
I agree, this was extremely entertaining to read. My expectations for 10K BC were never high, but to hear that it is truly epic in its awfulness is something that makes me kind of want to see it. But probably not…
Comment by The Jack Sack — March 8, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
biggest piece of crap i’ve ever seen. I walked out after 15 minutes. absolute garbage
Comment by jake — March 8, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
this is what happens when you make an educational film. No one wants to see it.
Comment by St. Stupid Retreat — March 8, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
When I heard “from the makers of The Day After Tomorrow”, I immediately knew that whatever expectations I may have had probably should be lowered considerably. Global warming or not, The Day After Tomorrow was a horribly written movie which was saved somewhat by pretty good special effects.
Comment by anarchy_now — March 8, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
I could have told you this would be a piece of shit. The fact it was from the Day After Tomorrow idiots is just icing on the cake.
Penelope, global warming is fact eh? It’s also a fact that this winter was the coldest in 35 years. But why let pesky “facts” get in the way of a good liberal PR campaign?
Comment by JJ — March 8, 2008 @ 2:31 pm
Jackson is spot on.
As has already been pointed out, the big boogey-man in the 70’s was Global Cooling and the Next Ice Age. Time Magazine articles from that era read just like the drool that we read today. Simply replace the word “cool” with the word “warm”, and there you have it. We all need to take 10 steps back and catch our breath. Once the science is settled one way or the other, that will be the time to make annoying preachy movies and environmental law. Not before. Look at the British government, for a good example. They jumped prematurely on the “plastic bags need to be banned because they kill 100,000 animals every year” bandwagon - only to be made to look like idiots later when it was revealed that the “100,000″ figure was based on a misquote from a scientific article. Even with this revelation, though, the Eco-warriors are still tilting at their windmills - still raging inexplicably against the evil plastic bag.
Get the facts straight, first. Then act.
Comment by winger — March 8, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
Most red staters like myself save their hard earned cash, not to see films that sport a blatant (and scientifically and historically inaccurate to boot) political agenda, but to see films that actually seek to entertain us. If you want to buy gas for Michael Moore’s private jet, be our guest. That said, I’m saving my money for Iron Man. The new trailer looks exquisite.
Comment by redduck124 — March 8, 2008 @ 2:36 pm
Actually, it’s always Hollywood and the lefty directors that are interjecting their left-leaning out of touch with real American’s slant into everything. When was the last movie about Iraq or the Military that showed them in a positive light? Nada.. I won’t pay to see this preposterous drivel.
Comment by D"thinker — March 8, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
piece of shit
Comment by Anonymous — March 8, 2008 @ 2:42 pm
Wow! How does a guilty pleasure eye-feast become a political agenda? First of all, This movie has NOTHING to do with politics. Anyone who was expecting substance here is out of touch with filmmaking. It’s bad and stupid on purpose. It is 100% about the visuals, no pretense.
Secondly, “The Day After Tomorrow” is not political propaganda any more than “Deep Impact” or “Volcano” are. It’s just a disater movie. The science in the movie is absurd and exaggerated, again on purpose, and by the writer/director’s own admission.
Finally, humanly caused global warming is real and has real effects. It is not a quesstion of whether or not the Earth is in a global warming or cooling phase on its own. It is a matter of how our massive overpopulation has altered the environment enough to cause measurable warming over the entire Earth over a long period of time. These are the keys that seem to be ignorantly dismissed by some. This isn’t some new “liberal” concept: everyone learned about it in elementary school. Remember the “greenhouse effect?”
If you don’t want to see the movie, fine. I doubt it is theatrical history in the making, but I’ll probably enjoy it. But don’t chalk it up to politics. And if you “Red Staters” wonder why people think you are “stupid”, it is becuase you choose to remain ignorant about scientific fact. The fact is, conservative middle America is less educated than those “Libs” in the Northeast, which is why we understand such complex subjects. By the way, humans and dinosaurs didn’t coexist, evolution is fact, feel free to argue amongst yourselves.
Comment by Chris — March 8, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
Hollyweird just doesn’t get it. This movie would have been just fine without hollywooding it up. As much as I appreciate gorgeous “cavehoes”, the cave folk didn’t look like models and have nice little dreadlocks. Geography lessons aside, this is just pure crap. Questfor fire is a cult classic and there was no hollywooding. The best movie I’ve seen lately was a plain, no grand CGI, no models movie called “No Country for Old Men”. Save you money folks…
Comment by Bob — March 8, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
If this ain’t Democrat Underground can someone give me directions?
Comment by Larry — March 8, 2008 @ 2:48 pm
“I’ll never watch another Sean Penn movie again, not because he has strongly held views I disagree with, but because he’s an arrogant, self-righteous, holier-than-thou prick with condescending turds dripping out of his mouth every time he opens it.”
Right on, Dude. Perfectly concise analysis. I haven’t paid for a sean penn movie for years. Saw mystic river at a friend’s house. An interesting movie, but I can’t believe the hollywood ass-kissers thought it was a great performance by penn. He was the “sucks” part of the movie, totally over-acting and histronic, just like in public.
He was a good actor when coming up, but is a real ass now, and it shines through on in his arrogant acting style. Move on folks, nothing to see here…..
As for 10,000 BC, when Raquel Welch was in a potboiler like this you could at least ogle her. The fellow tribe-people looked pretty ratty, which was a big plus in the authenticity department. The pterodactyl and volcano scenes weren’t bad either, as I recall. But it was Raquel Welch that carried the movie. Jeeesus! You definitely need a great rack bouncing around if your flick is a dog. Arrrffff!
Comment by Ross Jardine — March 8, 2008 @ 2:49 pm
JJ
Sorry to single you out, but this is a prefect example of what I was saying. This winter may have been the coldest on record where YOU live, but the OVERALL temperature of the entire wrold is RISING. Hence the term GLOBAL wraming, not Uneducatedrednecktown warming. One of the effects of global warming is more extreme weather on all fronts. This means hotter summers, colder winters, bigger floods, more precipitation, more severe droughts. Your extremely cold, snowy winter is a symptom and therefore further proof of the fact that is global warming. You have personified ignorance.
Comment by Chris — March 8, 2008 @ 2:50 pm
I saw it last night and it was PAINFUL! “Cavemen” who speak the Queen’s English perfectly. Dreads, make-up, man-eating Turkeys, an affectionate and intelligent Sabre-Tooth Tiger that saves people rather than eat them, and lastly, the Mongoloid mutant defectives that supervised the building of the Great Pyramids! It was about as realistic as the 1960’s era TV caveman sitcom, “It’s About Time.” Your 7 year old will love it though!
Comment by JT — March 8, 2008 @ 2:51 pm
Drudge ruins everything with his links. I’m sure he provides a lot of hits but is it worth putting up with red-state retards who politicize everything? (his readers undoubtedly think breathing is Liberal propaganda.)I have a sudden urge to waste my money and go see this piece of crap just to shut them up.
By the way, “The Day After Tomorrow” was ridiculous (we’re not going to enter the next ice age in under a week like in the film) and Emmerich’s always made crap but it’s always been fun, campy, over-the-top crap (which my friends and I always went to see in the theatre.) Looks like that sense of fun and size is missing from this movie based on your reviews.
Comment by james_boston — March 8, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
Christ, can we leave politics out of this? We are talking about a movie here, and a very bad one. My 10 year old son wanted to see it, so I took him. He said to me “Dad, that sucked”. That pretty much sums it up. I wanted to get that in before the claims of Obama saw it and hated it, but Hillary loved it start to fly.
Comment by Bill — March 8, 2008 @ 2:54 pm
The movie was absolutely awesome. I will be going to the theater a second time to see it, and I will buy the DVD when it comes out. Highly recommended!!!
Comment by Robert — March 8, 2008 @ 2:56 pm
“Rupert Murdoch paid for The Day After Tomorrow - how can it be anti-red state if Mr. Fox News put up the budget? or is Rupes secretly Al Gore’s Boston Bride?”
It’s not anti-red state, it’s anti-brain. Blue states tend not to use them so they didn’t notice. Rupert Murdoch had a fund raiser for Hillary. I just so love how the far left hates fox news so much and thinks it is so biased yet loves Al Gore and Moore. I just laugh my ass off at the irony. I can even watch Bill Maher and Rosie for at least five minutes before the first hint of vomit in the back of my throat. But don’t expect the “open minded” lefties to breath in any air other than from their own paper bag.
Comment by Bill — March 8, 2008 @ 3:01 pm
Hey,
I think people are getting a little off-track trying to explain BC’s BO results. BC is a poor quality film on many levels, and that should be explanation enough.
That said, my entertainment standards are low enough that I can be kept amused by even *very* poor industry professionalism. I do, however, find that an overt political preachiness can keep me from enjoying even that sort of fare.
Bad movies can still = good entertainment.
Bad PAC recruiting films = just plain bad.
Playa
Comment by Detroit Playa — March 8, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
BOOOO! BOOOO!
For a bunch of guys that supposedly don’t believe in the “fairy tale” version of the Bible, they sure have a lot of spiritual (non Biblical) crap in this horrendous film. So I guess it’s just the Christian “God” everyone’s afraid of.
Comment by Jrandolph — March 8, 2008 @ 3:16 pm
It’s just a movie. Anyone looking for ‘highbrow’ drama should look elsewhere. Anyone looking for ‘accuracy’ should watch the Science Channel. Whatever happened to just having fun? Whatever happened to just going to a movie and having to disengage the brain?
Comment by skinguy — March 8, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
I hardly go to movies any more. And I’m not that interested in renting them either. And I’m only 34. The reason why is I’m fed up with all the PC, diversity, multicultural propaganda these movies spout. Besides that, the story lines, dialog and plots aren’t well thought out. The propaganda is so bad, that’s what most of the PBS kid shows are about - Seasme Street especially. I’m now sticking to movies from my parents and grand parents generation.
Comment by J. Allen — March 8, 2008 @ 3:20 pm
It wasn’t just the “Red Staters” comrade Jackson. I think the real culprit behind this flick’s box-office mediocrity are those of us “basement dwellers” that will always remember that it was Roland Emmerich who made 1998’s “Godzilla”. A cinematic abortion on it’s own merits, it defiled the name of a revered cultural and cinematic icon, committing a crime that cannot and certainly has not been forgiven.
Emmerich’s films are cast into hell in this life, just as Emmerich himself will be cast into hell in the next.
Comment by Kristofer Lief Hamrick III — March 8, 2008 @ 3:21 pm
Why is it that these directors use people who can’t act and look like they stepped out of a Tommy Hilfiger ad? Do they expect us to believe that these characters really live 12,000 years ago in the hardships, weather, malnutrition, lost teeth, and death at a young age? A little realism folks huh? We may as well watch Raquel Welch pose and grunt. Oh, who cares! The special effects are all that counts, right?
Comment by Bill V. — March 8, 2008 @ 3:23 pm
Thanks, everybody, now I can forget about going to this one; these reviews were a lot more entertaining than the movie, I’m sure. Anyway, Id’d rather sit in front of my PC all weekend and listen to the MySpace “ca-ching” noise announcing a new “friend”…
Comment by William Baranowski — March 8, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
Jackson, I couldn’t agree with you more. Stop global whining now! LOL. Hard to find a movie or actors that I like any more. They are all politicians except that they are worse because 99% of them have not moved beyond a high school education.
Comment by Rocco — March 8, 2008 @ 3:32 pm
Right on Jackson! An another good post by Drew. at which I stopped reading.
Comment by Anonymous — March 8, 2008 @ 3:33 pm
I could not find the MONOLITH …and I never heard a single word from HAL
Signed - 2001
Comment by Joseph Kogucz — March 8, 2008 @ 3:34 pm
This movie would have been much better with robots. Yeah, that’s it.
Comment by Helen Back — March 8, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
I loved the movie. It fits my agenda to a T. And whats wrong with special affects? w/o makeup my face would look like the backside of a dog
Comment by Hillary — March 8, 2008 @ 3:38 pm
Penelope -
Global Warming theory has not been proven by science. Science is based on controlled experiments and that is not is what is being done. At BEST the Global Warming theorists have observation. But we can observe the polar ice caps melting….on Mars. Can’t blame that on man.
Global Warming adherents practice something closer to religion than science.
Comment by Scott — March 8, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
Maybe the movies producers should have released it on a weekend when all the 14-yr old boys who watch these special effects ho-hummers got their allowances. I just don’t understand how the characters in this movie have time for body-waxes, hair stylists and health clubs with all those tigers around to menace them.
Comment by Heather — March 8, 2008 @ 3:53 pm
Hey.. How come everyone is defending Jackson? You poor suckers were taken for your hard earned benjamins and went to a piece of crap movie. Didn’t P.T. Barnum say it best? “There IS A sucker bork every minute!”
I believe that the Movie industry and Casino’s are there for ONE reason..
To seperate you from your money..
As FAST and as OFTEN as possible.. (Truck Stops fall in there somewhere too!)
Comment by Rick — March 8, 2008 @ 4:08 pm
… talking animals are very popular with the kids, too. I’d like to see that. And since it’s by the director of the “Day After Tomorrow” he could have thrown in a tornado and it wouldn’t have cost any more money. A talking animal, disaster, caveman film!
Comment by Bill — March 8, 2008 @ 4:10 pm
Global warming isn’t happening just look at all the scientific research that proves that it is! You ignorant “red state” folks are the reason it’s almost embarrassing to tell people I’m American when I travel abroad.
Comment by Stefan — March 8, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
This string was so entertaining that they should put this to film and call it 10000 BS.
Jackson … you rule. I think your name was mentioned at least 47 times.
Chris … quit drinkin’ the Kool-Aid dude.
All you other “Blue Staters” … the word Blue says it all. Nothing more needed.
Hollywood puts out nothing BUT PC, Blue State, LIBERAL (with all caps), Gore-is-a-God, Bullshit and they have for years.
And, based upon how poorly movie rate of returns have been, there must be a WHOLE LOT of conservative, red staters out there that are tired of the brainwashing and just enough blue staters to keep their business afloat. You know, guys like Chris and the such. Peace out.
Red State wannabe who hopes to move to one soon.
RJ
Comment by RJ — March 8, 2008 @ 4:15 pm
I enjoyed this movie. It was never meant to be a documentary—it’s a sci-fi fantasy. For a couple of hours, just let yourself believe in an alternate history. The special effects alone are worth the price of admission.
Comment by kccoed — March 8, 2008 @ 4:20 pm
Idiocracy. The movie, and most of the folks posting comments about it.
Comment by Jack — March 8, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
Right on, Jackson. Man-made global warming is a scam and the people who fall for it are fools.
Comment by BTW — March 8, 2008 @ 4:27 pm
two things going on here:
1) Hollywood and the media conglomerates have given us MANY avenues to watch their product…but, their product SUCKS!!!
Hollywood insiders are only interested in impressing other Hollywood insiders….us unwashed masses, they don’t give two shits about(be it red, blue, green, purple, yellow states)
you wanna see what I mean—come her when Nikki’s comments sections aren’t linked through Drudge—lotta smug, hollywood “insiders” who have forgotten that they have to please the customer: US!
the industry banks everything on their pieces of shite “tent-pole” movies and are aghast when they don’t do well
2) establishment (liberal) Hollywood does not care that their palpable disdain for middle class values (again, not even a red-blue state thing, more like Hollywood jut thinks they’re BETTER than you)
heck i eventually really don’t give a fuck if they want to left wing propagandize all day long—just MAKE FUCKIN MOVIES AND TV SHOWS PEOPLE WANT TO SEE!!!
as for “Day After Tomorrow” what made me mad was the scene where Americans were fleeing to SOUTH OF THE BORDER making a not so subtle comment about how we as a nation are sick of illegals overrunning our borders—that was just plain blatant left wing bullshit! let’s not even go there with the golbal warming horsehit
speaking of shit: I know it’s harder than it sounds…but would it kill these hollywood fucks to make some decent product once in a while
so…
arrogance + bad product + disdain for their customer base + intense competition for the entertainment dollar + access to their product for free via internet = hollywood’s imminent demise
signs are there—they thought the ratings were low for this year’s Oscars…LOL
Comment by drew — March 8, 2008 @ 4:30 pm
Wow, you morons are actually getting all fired up over a freakin CAVEMAN Movie! Its a movie guys! Mindless Entertainment (or lack of)! Thats all, a movie! The fate of the world dosen’t depend on if it makes money, and if you don’t go see it, you won’t change the course of human history! You people actually boycott movies and actors based on their political views? ITS A MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Rich — March 8, 2008 @ 4:32 pm
movie looked horrible. will do well overseas. no wonder the world hates us - we keep sending ‘em crap.
can’t wait to see warner’s nxt big bad epic - troy, 10,000, 300 was rad but c’mon - wb sucks:)
Comment by RoboRad — March 8, 2008 @ 4:33 pm
They should have had giant ants in “10,000 B.C.” Like in “Them.” Giant ants are cool and would have eaten the tigers, and probably would have changed the course of history.
Comment by Patrick — March 8, 2008 @ 4:38 pm
I have to agree with both Jackson O’Neill and Kristofer Lief Hamrick III. Jackson is correct when he says that at least 50% of the public will avoid the movie as soon as The Day After Tomorrow was mentioned. For people who are attacking Jackson for his political belief, you just made his case for him. He disagrees with the issue of global warming so he’s not willing to pay to sit through a movie that will support that political cause. This is makes more sense than people who are anti-war that don’t want to see Rambo, but I don’t see a problem with anyone not wanting to spend money on ideas that they don’t agree with.
As for Kristofer, he’s absolutely correct about Emmerich. Let’s look at his last few movies. ID4 was a decent big budget action flick, but had too much PC shoved into it. There was no redeeming value for Godzilla (and it’s blasphemy in Japan–the second largest market in the world). Surprisingly he still works after that with Patriot, a completely historically incorrect movie that purposely portrayed British soldiers as Nazis (the true actions of British troops during the war would have been sufficient without the hamfisted inaccurate actions). The Day After Tomorrow was a horrible 2-dimensional movie (and global warming scientist even attacked it for being scientifically incorrect).
Now he’s made 10000BC, a movie about barbarians filled with super pretty faces. This movie needed a Conan type feel to it, and pretty boys don’t fill the gap. Actually, this is not unique to this movie. Look at most of the top Hollywood men in the past and you will find most were not pretty boys: John Wayne, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Harrison Ford. Once Hollywood stops casting Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, James Franco and the hordes of other pretty boy with pouty lips, then maybe the male audience might return in larger numbers to the theatres.
Finally, to add to Kristofer comments, Emmerich is set to direct an unnecessary remake of Fantastic Voyage. The original is a classic that doesn’t need to be remade (and I am feeling flashbacks of Pyscho coming to me). So get ready in a few years for the box office failure from Emmerich. Attention Hollywood: The only thing worse than a remake of a TV show is a remake of a classic movie. Go back to making original movies, please.
Comment by JoJo Dog — March 8, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
Jackson:
Yup, you are absolutely right with your left wing conspiricies.
Let’s see - Earth is Flat, you never have to pay taxes, there is a free lunch, and oh yes, THERE IS NO GLOBAL WARMING! and finally, EVOLUTION IS NOT TRUE. I wonder, who the REAL caveman is?????
Comment by Open Minded — March 8, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
Geez..
It’s just a friggin stupid movie and nothing more. No hidden agenda there.
I’m a Republican, but that doesn’t mean anything when it comes to move. Day After Tomorrow was just a stupid, dumb movie, like 10K BC.
People like Jackson who see liberal propaganda everywhere just give the normal Republicans a bad name. They should try getting out more and shutting off the Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage.
Comment by Ian — March 8, 2008 @ 4:45 pm
go rent caveman and stay home and watch crap
Comment by bassman — March 8, 2008 @ 4:46 pm
Gee here in Ohio we had record snow fall for March. Level 3 conditions and the Police NOT wanting anyone to drive or be out. So guess NO ONE took this into consideration when talking about why the movie didn’t make any money. It has nothing to do with me paying $50 for a movie, it has to do with the bad weather. Can’t go out, if the Police don’t want you to drive and HEY the Mall’s closed.
Plus I don’t care about the promos as they sucked. It is hard to get anyone out whne the promos suck.
Comment by R J..Miamisburg, Oh — March 8, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
Too bad the earth is only 4,000 years old. Read the Bible folks. It does matter and it is just as “scientifically” feasbile.
Comment by Beckster — March 8, 2008 @ 5:01 pm
me like me dem0krat
“If you’re 20 and not a liberal, you don’t have a heart. If you’re 30 and not a Conservative, you don’t have a brain.”
Comment by kevin67 — March 8, 2008 @ 5:04 pm
When no WMD’s were found in Iraq, Bush retroactively changed the reason for the war to “bringing democracy to Iraq”. Anyone who is lame enough to buy that bit of flip flopping won’t even remember what The Day After Tomorrow was about.
Comment by MikeMike — March 8, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
Shiny thing….they should have had more shiny things…and loud noises that go POP! That would have really brought the viewing public in.
Comment by Roydo — March 8, 2008 @ 5:11 pm
Well, the way I see it, either one of two things is true:
1) I’m a genius and most of you are idiots for the reasons you find to trash each other; although I must thank you for the cheapest entertainment there is: watching retards type insults to each other. OR
2) EVERYONE’S a retard (yes, less than 70IQ) for blogging anything that isn’t a review of the movie. Only retards post inappropriate blogs and type insults to strangers. I should know, because I am one. I give in. Let’s all have 10 kids a piece and blog more often. We need to hurry, cuz I perceive that some of you already have a head start.
and let those who say the most hurtful insults and declare knowledge on global warming donate the most sperm (if you can’t get laid and you’re angry cuz you’re lonely).
Comment by newbie! — March 8, 2008 @ 5:26 pm
Hey Rob your the dumb ass not Jackson. It’s inflexible nitwits like you who think it’s a-ok to attack anyone who doesn’t believe in and mindlessly follow your cause-celeb. This year it’s global warming. Sorry if we all don’t drop in the lemming line along with you and your weak minded and highly impressionable friends.
You might want to consider getting a spine and maybe thinking for yourself. Stay out of the far left chat rooms and move out of mommy’s basement. Maybe even add some am radio to your diet also.
Oh by the way the movie stinks with a capital S!
Comment by KC — March 8, 2008 @ 5:28 pm
Beckster:
Sure, Anything is possible. There is .000000000000000000000001% probability that Earth is flat, same probability is that you are a woman or have a brain, or we can walk on water!!!! But why get confused with facts? Rush said it on the radio, good enough for me! There you go. You may not have evolved from a monkey, but surely from a sheep - as in a sheep mentality! Dare we remind you that its 2008? and your bible thumping jerks killed Galeleo for saying scientific statement, and percecuted how many other scientists?. Like I said, why get confused with facts.
Comment by Open Minded — March 8, 2008 @ 5:36 pm
Gotta love comments like those from “open minded”. He’s too much of freaking coward to even post his name. LOL! I swear half of the lefty attacks on reality here are that first fruitcake rob just signing in under different names.
You gotta love the lefty lunies! ROFLMAO!
Comment by KC — March 8, 2008 @ 5:38 pm
I find humor in the fact that no one on this page has said it’s a good movie. Can’t we get along at all on anything? Come on everybody, con/lib, red/blue, can we all just agree that this film sucks or are we so bitter that people will spend their saturdays at each other’s throats online over something that they AGREE about?
Comment by Hampton — March 8, 2008 @ 5:39 pm
Chris,
Uh, believe it or not, some Red Staters and Bible-Belters acutally DO have an education beyond the high school level. Last time I checked, North Carolina was a Red State (ever heard of Jesse Helms?) and it is the home of one of the premier educational institutions in the country: Duke University. So, please, don’t diminish your arguments by tying to buttress your points with clear hyperbole. Just make your point and leave the insults out of it.
Oh, and by the way, there was a time when a heliocentric solar system was “settled science” and Galileo was branded a heretic (in today’s lingo, that would be “global warming denier”). There are far too many respected scientists (including some who used to subscribe to the global warming theory) who are questioning the basic tenants of global warming for ANY of us to believe that the issue is settled. All I’m saying is: Wait until the science settles out. Then, if it’s true, it’s true. But if it’s not, then I don’t have to drive an ugly little Prius to work everyday.
Comment by winger — March 8, 2008 @ 5:41 pm
Oh Dennis Dennis Dennis, its idiocy like your comment about banning movies from artist Sean Penn that causes you repug’s the shutting out and close-mindedness that comes from your beliefs….I speak only to the fact by banning Sean Penn movies, you will NEVER get to see Into The Wild. That movie is so moving and so well done, its a shame you’d let your childish petty little battles cause you to miss such an amazing movie….but hey, you repug’s do this to yourselves all thew time….”such is life ” ??
Comment by Derek Arrowsmith — March 8, 2008 @ 5:42 pm
I was watching a discussion the other night on one of the news channels, and now, with this winter being the coldest in decades, the term “climate change” has replaced “global warming” - seems the greenhouse gasses can cause drastic changes either way - hot or cold…umm, right. Anything to try and keep the myth alive. Keep your eyes and ears open for “Global Change” the next exciting movie from Al Gore!
Comment by disneyhero — March 8, 2008 @ 5:43 pm
Its to bad that everything we see or hear is tainted with political opinions. I personally wish that I could go to a movie without having to worry about the true intentions or motives for making the movie. I just want to be entertained, not fed propaganda. If I wanted to see propaganda I would turn on the news or watch a music video.
Comment by Steve — March 8, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
By the way: Before I get a tidal wave of nasty response posts, replace “heliocentrism” with “geocentrism” in my previous post.
Comment by winger — March 8, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
The polar ice caps are melting and there is nothing we Earthlings can do about it. Why? Well, that is because the ice caps are on Mars.
I saw Raquel Welch in 10,000 BC. Not much coming out of Hollywood interests my hubby and me.
Comment by waterkat — March 8, 2008 @ 5:51 pm
Forget the prices for unbelievably horrid movies. It’s the concession that keep me away anymore. $6.00 for burnt popcorn. $4.00 for an awful tasting Coke.
The only time I venture to the movie theater anymore is something that requires a big screen, and even then I wait until the kids are gone.
And as a conservative, I sure do wish libs would try to put me in a cage. I’m waiting for them to make their move so we can end the needless chatter and get down to business. I predict a real quick ending…
Comment by Tex Taylor — March 8, 2008 @ 5:52 pm
I’ll keep my 8 bucks rather than giving to someone who plays “make believe” and wants to tell me that the earth is warming or that large corporations are evil or the white man is scum - no thanks -
Comment by betterred — March 8, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
When I watched the previews I started to excited to see this. After not seeing too many folks on here that really loved 10,000 BC I don’t know. I’ll prolly still see it,….maybe.
Comment by MIchael_P — March 8, 2008 @ 6:28 pm
I thought Day After Tomorrow was a sermon rather than a movie. The science in it was more like science fiction based on some liberal fantasy than anything credible. It was predictable and lame despite having decent talent available to sell its stupid plot. I like the part were there is selective freezing and they burn books in the library. Very telling, I even predicted which books they burned too.
Once I found out that 10K BC was directed by the same moron I could tell that the movie would be a poor story. I could see on the commercial the cheesy CGI. I’m waiting for the video.
Global warming—I have a carbon remover that I can sell for a very reasonable price. Just go to eBay and get one while supplies last.
Comment by Dave Decker — March 8, 2008 @ 6:31 pm
I predict hollywood will disappear before so called global warming, LOL
Comment by melissa — March 8, 2008 @ 6:34 pm
If someone made a movie of what living in 10,000BC was really like (to the best of our knowledge), you’d be amazed at just how smart and inovative the “cave men” really were. These guys would hike hundreds of miles just to find the right types of rock to make superior spear points. Try making a surgically sharp meat cutter out of a piece of stone!
I recall a little-known movie put out 15-20 years ago called “Carrying The Fire”. Not sure of the title but it was a fantastic story depicting paleolithic man as he really was. It was about this small tribe who lost their source of fire and had to send 3 guys on this trek to find a new source. I think they finally ran into a tribe who taught them how to make it. Anyone remember that flick? Well worth watching if you can find it. Had some brief heavy R-rated scenes not appropriate for the kiddies. Good flick, almost like a documentary.
Comment by Bigmoney — March 8, 2008 @ 6:35 pm
Actually, Jackson nailed it. I won’t see it specifically because the Day after Tomorrow was such crap and so political…AND WRONG. I won’t see 10,000 B.C. because think what you want about me, I hope the director never works again. He SUCKS.
Comment by SGT James — March 8, 2008 @ 6:36 pm
Hey “Open Minded” you may be the dumbest person breathing. Global Warming is a HOAX! Anyone who can read and doesn’t depend on Al Gore to tell them fairy tales knows it. Sorry. I’m an educated man who believes the earth is millions of years old, and climate change is a natural occurance that we do ot and can not control.
Comment by SGT James — March 8, 2008 @ 6:40 pm
10,000 BC WAS AWESOME. Forget those who are ignorant of prehistory and say that it was not like that in 10,000 BC. I have studied ancient history for almost thirty years. It doesnt really matter if it was scientifically accurate, because the scientists/archeologists dont really know what it was like back then anyway. Its all guessing…. whats important is that some important prehistory-themes were brought out.
No stupid sex scenes, no bad language, good pure themes, a fine film: excellent costumes, male hero, great action. Alot of folk would prefer movies like “no country for old men” or “there will be blood” because it justifies there own corrupt morality.
Comment by harry — March 8, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
Seens more people commented on this film than actually saw it.
Comment by phil r — March 8, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
FACE IT THE SABRETOOTH LOOKED FAKE IN THE PROMOS
LIBERALISM IS DEAD AND FADING
WAKE UP AMERICA
OH IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE
HULK SMASH
IRON MAN RULES
BATMAN
NOW THOSE ARE HITS A COMING
Comment by CASEY LEE MICHELS — March 8, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
The reason this movie is not doing well is because The Day After Tomorrow did so well that it enabled Al Gore to save the world and stop global warming which caused the 12 inches of snow I see out my window that kept a lot of the mid-west (e.g. red states) from being able to go to see 10000BC. Otherwise it would have ruled!!!!
Now that’s some logic the libs can actually understand.
Comment by Greenpieceofsheet — March 8, 2008 @ 7:09 pm
I think we need another planet of the apes — that’s probably closer to what it was like in 10,000BC
Comment by wo ism — March 8, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
Yeah, gotta agree with the comment above. A little puss-SAY would being a few more people in. And, yeah, some dinosaurs.
Comment by Karl — March 8, 2008 @ 7:15 pm
this movie blows
Comment by turd — March 8, 2008 @ 7:24 pm
I’m wicked Libertarian/Conservative and I shelled out ten bucks to see the movie. I knew my sons, 12 & 15, would like to go, so I previewed it. They can go but the movie, much to my disappointment, sucked. It was just so unrealistic (yes, I know it was fictional). I am always willing to suspend reality for a good yarn, but this was too much. Walking a few days from the steppes type enviroment, through what could be the Alps, then at the base of the Alps is a jungle, then a day or two later moving through scrub brush, then to a savanah, then across the desert to Giza all in about 10 days? Just too much for the sensibilities. You had to love the evil white European dude with the fantastic overhead view map of the Mediterrainian Sea area. How he managed to enslave all of the Africans and mideastern types with his fat eunoch servants was just silly.
Comment by Steve — March 8, 2008 @ 7:28 pm
After looking these reviews I’m right,the good old USA is on it’s way to full stupid…the Dem’s for sure.
Comment by Clyde — March 8, 2008 @ 7:28 pm
I was on the edge of my seat, hoping Marshall, Will, and Holly would emerge unharmed from all those ghastly beasts. Oh, and was that Ron Howard’s brother, Clint, playing Cha-Ka?
Overall, I’d give 10,000 B.C. a thumbs up. In fact, I love the opening theme song about “Marshall, Will, and Holly on a routine expedition…”
Oh, by the way, Dittoheads, atmospheric CO2 has risen 30% since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and with China and India rapidly industrializing, the rate is going up at an increasing rate.
Of course, you think that all the Nobel Laureates who’ve, in near-unanimous numbers, warned about the adverse consequences of this are part of some grand conspiracy to subjugate the United States.
Read up on greenhouse gases and how they affect the atmosphere.
Comment by P.J. — March 8, 2008 @ 7:29 pm
Times have changed since Hollywood gave us “1 Million Years B.C.” with Raquel Welch.
Even reality TV has changed viewers’ expectations of what people in primitive environments look like. On CBS’s “Survivor,” the players are dirty, unkempt, sweaty, with armpit hair growing from the women’s armpits, and bug bites and scars on their legs. And nobody is wearing makeup. Heck, even on ABC’s “Lost,” a scripted drama, the castaways’ clothing is dirty, sweaty, and they are often bruised and dirty. That’s what people look like in hot tropical and desert climates when they’re not bathing and grooming regularly.
If Emmerich shows “cavemen” that look bathed and groomed like they just stepped out of a photoshoot, even youngsters who are fans of “Survivor” and “Lost” are going to be laughing.
Comment by Steve L — March 8, 2008 @ 7:33 pm
10,000 BC was good.
I saw the movie on premiere night and I liked it just fine. While I am generally hard on lame Hollywood garbage, I can’t say that I didn’t like this movie. I went for entertainment and I was entertained. What more is there? I thought the CGI was just fine and well used where needed. Don’t go looking for an epic masterpiece and you’ll probably enjoy it.
By the way, CG will often “look fake” when seen on a TV trailer as compared to a big movie screen. It’s much easier to detect flaws in movement and realism when looking at a relatively small TV screen when compared to the big screen. I was highly impressed with the technical savvy it takes to animate an extinct animal with all of its big cat movement, musculature, and facial features, not to mention the water scene.
So, if you think you would enjoy a folklore-ish story about early man then you will probably enjoy this movie.
Comment by Russ — March 8, 2008 @ 7:40 pm
First off, to “Rob” for bashing Jackson: You are making yourself look like the idiot, Rob, for dismissing what Jackson said. If you choose to believe in fairytales, then have at pal. At the same time, you can continue to play with your dollies as well, but people who actually think for themselves tend to not believe the hype of “global warming” Oh and by the way Rob, since you believe in such tripe, how’s that “Global Cooling” scam that you and your ilk tried to perpetrate on us awhile back, huh?
Now as for the movie, I had no interest in seeing as I didn’t know that the cavemen even knew how to talk back then.
Typical pile of steaming Hollywood dogshit.
But evidently people like “Rob” eat that shit up. No wonder people say that all liberals have “shit for brains”.
Cheers!!
Comment by thirteenburn — March 8, 2008 @ 7:46 pm
OK.. Let’s sum upthe Vox Populi. The next Hollywood blockbuster in have giant talking robot animals.Have them fighting zombies and we’ll pull Titanic-like numbers at the box office. And just to make people happy, one of the animals can eat Al Gore.
Comment by Bill — March 8, 2008 @ 7:49 pm
Now I know why I thoroughly enjoyed “Rat Pfink A Boo Boo” on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) last night.
It’s obviously better than “10,000 B.C.”
Comment by riovista — March 8, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
The movie was “Quest for Fire”, one of my personal favorites. No PC, just good stuff.
Comment by Jim — March 8, 2008 @ 8:19 pm
Yea, “Global Warming” is probably the reason we are having the “Worst Winter” in 20 years.
Comment by Videoowl — March 8, 2008 @ 8:21 pm
I love it when people politicize B grade movies and talk about boycotts! It shows what great thinkers they are!
Comment by Call of the Wild — March 8, 2008 @ 8:26 pm
BC is a glossy turd. Cavegirls with contact lenses. Cavemen - white cavemen - with dreadlocks. Phuk dat. This director is a barrel of poison, killing everything he touches.
Comment by olander — March 8, 2008 @ 8:27 pm
Hey, Red Staters, I got a heads up for ya’ll.
America The Beautiful just so happens to be a LIBERAL Country and you so called “conservatives” just happen to be in the *minority* in this country.
By a 2 to 1 margin.
Don’t believe it?
Consider this…
In 2006 we elected a Democratic House and Senate, and this year we’re going to finish the job.
You can thank George W. Busch for that.
Wanna know how John McCain is going to do in the Election this fall?
I’ll tell ya.
Take whatever Busch’s highest approval ratings were from when Katrina happened to today, add a full 10% to that and that’s the best that McCain will do, no matter who the Democrats run.
Even if it’s the most liberal person in the Senate. Well, actually that’s why Obama is doing so well, because he *is* a liberal.
Get a clue.
~Nyc
Comment by Nyc La Brets — March 8, 2008 @ 8:27 pm
Like I said I preferred this to The Passion.
Comment by Ann Coulter's Penis — March 8, 2008 @ 8:33 pm
Good to see the boxoffice articles return. I missed them during the writer’s strike and I’m glad your great takes on the box office have come back for good.
As for this week, not much of a shocker. 10,000 Bc was destined to tank. And it looked rather cheesy. It’ll die a gradual death ala Golden Compass.
As I’m typing this, SNL had for the 3rd straight week, a Pro-Hilary cold opening that stunk. I’m sure some of the higher-ups on the show contributed to Hilary’s campaign.
Comment by Arrested Development Fan — March 8, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
I thought this was the best movie I have ever seen in my life! I suspect it will garner a truck load of Oscars and other tributes as well. If you miss this movie you will live to regret it.
Comment by ed lynch — March 8, 2008 @ 8:51 pm
Bigmoney - the movie you’re referring to is Quest for Fire. And by the way, man-made global warming is a joke.
Comment by frank brainard — March 8, 2008 @ 8:52 pm
This is America and you are free to have an opinion about global warming or any other subject, but a decent respect for the truth should require you to become educated in the field of Atmospheric Science before you expect anyone to defer to you on the matter. Researchers in ancillary fields, such as Geophysics, or distantly related fields, like Physical Chemistry, would never dream of holding themselves forth as a substantive critic of the consensus opinion of Atmospheric Science because it takes the work of one’s life to maintain working knowledge of the current state the peer reviewed literature and generate reproducible findings within a scientific discipline. That’s why, on matters of science, it is usually best to listen carefully to the findings of experts, even if those findings contravene your own settled opinions. This is only rational. Salt of the earth types might find my comments elitist or off-putting, but the absolute disregard for authority among right wing simpletons is the opposite of conservative, reflecting a relativism more decadent than the most libertine brand of post-structuralism.
Comment by wetzel — March 8, 2008 @ 8:55 pm
I highly recommend seeing this movie, but only after paying to see another matinée on Saturday, then another, and then if your brain hasn’t turned to poo, check this one out. That way you get more bang for your buck when you see the plot my 2yr. old nephew could have written unfold. Some people would say this is dishonest, but if director’s get a very liberal dramatic license, I like to grant myself a very liberal economic license. It’s a sabretooth eat mammoth world out there, and only the extremely good looking survive.
Comment by IrishOak — March 8, 2008 @ 9:15 pm
Somebody said one thing really interesting here-why do people who wear their liberalism on their sleeve, who consider themselves smarter than the average bear, progressive and all that, always resort to name-calling? Do they really think we in the middle will just accept their unwarranted trashing of a human being? They justify their attitude with smugness that is just about the most distasteful thing I have seen. Seriously, I know this is supposed to be about this movie, but that is the most salient point about politics I have seen in a long time. I am sure someone can something similarly lacking in character about conservatives, but probably nothing quite as disappointing as people who consider themselves the more compassionate people denigrating others with complete abandon. Oh…Sorry the movies sucks, bros…
Comment by chris — March 8, 2008 @ 9:39 pm
this movie has a deeper meaning. the “god” character is a white guy, probably an old white guy w/ gray hair, enslaving the world, then the mountain tribe got captured. the main caveman is like bin laden.
Comment by thecaveman — March 8, 2008 @ 10:25 pm
the movie was crap
there is no such thing as global warming
there is climate change, there always has been.
The earth go through cycles, and the suckers that fell for global warming still by all sorts of worthless crap from china pushing even more pollution into the skies
good luck when you lose you jobs and the world ends up with even more pollution from india and china
Comment by jack bauer — March 8, 2008 @ 11:15 pm
riovista: If you liked Rat Pfink a Boo Boo, then you’ve got to see The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?, also directed by & starring Ray Dennis Steckler, as Cash Flagg.
Creatures has what may be the only time the Angel’s Flight funicular was used in a movie & Angel’s Flight may never operate again due to its reconstruction being fatally flawed.
Nikki, since you have to approve comments for them to be posted, I wish you would end all the comments from the wing-nuts that link from Drudge.
Most of them are ridiculous beyond belief!
Just stick to why the movie flopped, not their politics.
The freepers, lgf’s & pajamas can go back there & kvetch!
Comment by Unindicted Co-conspirator — March 8, 2008 @ 11:22 pm
why is one of the cavemen wearing a watch?
Comment by Skeptic — March 8, 2008 @ 11:32 pm
Meanwhile … let’s take a jab at the #2 film: How is it that Martin Lawrence keeps getting work? He’s long been an Eddie Murphy wanna-be (when Murphy was good), and Murphy at least never threatened female co-stars to the point where their scenes had to be in separate rooms.
Lawrence, like Will Farrell, Adam Sandler, and Jim Carry all have no talent beyond acting like 8-year-olds with ADD on sugar highs.
Comment by John — March 8, 2008 @ 11:34 pm
pure shit, i would have left if my kid wasnt with me, remake of moses, except with hairy elephants
Comment by kris — March 9, 2008 @ 12:08 am
Jackson, don’t worry. Rob & some of these other idiots who are mocking you just don’t get it. They are just too dumb to comprehend what you are really alluding to & they probably bought into the hoax. I also saw Vantage Point & that was another waste of time & money. The underlying problem is Hollywood cannot make a decent movie if their existence depended on it. It is a cesspool of talentless, self-absorbed drug addicts and that is why they cannot make a halfway enjoyable movie. These airhead actors and actresses forgot what their real job is supposed to be, which is acting, instead, they have self-appointed themselves as heads of state, senators, congressman/woman, and even wannabe president and they keep shoving down their opinions down our throat.
Comment by Maximus — March 9, 2008 @ 12:09 am
The only good movie I’ve seen in theaters the past year has been Ratatouille.
Comment by Joe S. — March 9, 2008 @ 12:17 am
Thank you everyone for a very entertaining 15 minutes spent reading your comments!
Re the global warming argument, the question is not whether the world is warming - it is, a little bit (less than 1 degree in the last 100 years) - but whether there is enough evidence that this is due to the activities of man, rather than other factors such as solar cycles or variations in sub-crust convective currents. While it is an interesting exercise to model environmental changes based on atmospheric gas changes, what troubles many of the skeptical of the man-made global warming hypothesis is that its supporters seem to be abandoning the scientific method to jump aboard a band wagon that clearly has significant political overlay. The fact is that the slight temperature change over the last century is mild compared to larger temperature swings documented over the last 5,000+ years based on European dendritic (tree annual ring) records and Antarctic ice core data, not to mention the Medieval warm period which occurred during the more recent past and is well documented by historical records. It is difficult to agree to make the drastic alterations in industry and the economy recommended by many in the Green movement when we have quite good documentation that much larger temperature variations occurred in the past long before there was any meaningful human production of hydrocarbons and greenhouse gas.
Comment by shane — March 9, 2008 @ 12:26 am
Something that might be impacting year-to-year comparisons is gasoline costs. I know a number of people who have begun to severely limit their discretionary trips in the car…that includes trips to movie theatres. People are also taking more time to plan and group their errands on a single trip. That can delay or even eliminate a trip to the theatre.
Comment by JackKnight — March 9, 2008 @ 1:33 am
Did they have Victoria’s Secret 10,000 years ago?
Comment by ;lddjjjjjjjjjjjj — March 9, 2008 @ 3:12 am
This movie would have been critically acclaimed if there had been more gay cavemen. A good caveman humping scene could have gotten this an OSCAR
Comment by LET'S B REAL — March 9, 2008 @ 3:28 am
They should have called it Brokeback 10,000 BC then all the liberals would have paid to go see it.
Comment by heathath Ledger — March 9, 2008 @ 4:17 am
Didn’t see it, won’t see it.
Comment by greyfox — March 9, 2008 @ 4:18 am
There’s a good reason Hollywood doesn’t care if all of the red-state rednecks boycott their movies… The hicks don’t have two nickels to rub together, let alone $10 for a movie ticket.
Comment by mark — March 9, 2008 @ 4:39 am
unindicted co-conspirator: TCM had “The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?” on late Friday night–right before “Rat Pfink A Boo Boo”!
Wonder how long it’ll take for “10,000 B.C.” to get riffed by the folks at Rifftrax or Cinematic Titanic (both featuring “Mystery Science Theatre 3000″ alumni)?
Comment by riovista — March 9, 2008 @ 4:42 am
NYC La Brets,
It’s Bush not Busch…Dumbass
Comment by IQ Policece — March 9, 2008 @ 4:45 am
re:Comment by wetzel — March 8, 2008 @ 8:55 pm
Scientists not from the “atmospheric sciences” can in fact have opinions about science performed in that science, or claims and conclusions based on that science.
One can criticize the scientific methodology used without understanding the specific science. Poor method yields invalid results.
One can criticize the statistical method used without understanding the specific science. Improperly applied statistics algorithms and assumptions yields invalid results.
And one can criticize the credentials of a specific scientist without understanding the specific science. A known plagiarist, scam-artist, etc. can yield invalid papers, and scientists are not immune to the influence of money (on both sides of the issue).
In short, there are many ways someone not versed ina specific science can contribute to authenticating or disputing the claims of another scientist.
Comment by darkestknight — March 9, 2008 @ 4:51 am
Hey Jackson I guess you “Red State” people can’t go to a movie called 10,000 BC because you “believe” the world is only 6000 years old. The industry is doing just fine. Maybe you should take pride in the last American export other than war.
Comment by Tim — March 9, 2008 @ 5:18 am
Can it be any worse than “The Last Legion”?
We’ll go see it this afternoon. Munch some buttered popcorn - the only reason I go to movies - and enjoy the show.
Comment by JP — March 9, 2008 @ 5:35 am
yes, dinosaurs…or robots, people like robots too.
Comment by Foozer — March 9, 2008 @ 6:07 am
Folks, some are getting overly excited. Its just
a movie to entertain, nothing more, nothing less.
Comment by Bob — March 9, 2008 @ 6:14 am
I saw 10,000 BC last night, it blows. It’s a rip off of Apocalypto in a different setting. The movie is Grossly unrealistic [such as when he falls into a pit, saves a saber tooth tiger from drowning and then out of know where 30 minutes later, the tiger saves him] and at times, unintentionally funny [like when the mother of the tribe spits on each of them before they go on their journey, as part of her blessing].
The movie’s lack of historical accuracy and realism coupled with a stupid story is what made it so bad. I got sold on the trailers, shame on me.
Comment by Paul — March 9, 2008 @ 6:17 am
After reading all the critics who have and have not seen the movie, I can at least say I won’t see it.
I don’t like the subtle underlying liberal mindset propaganda which obviously is imbedded in this supposed enetrtainment.
Look Hollywood has released some good flicks lately. I thought Into the Wild, No Country for Old Men and Robert Ford were all good. While they still had undertones in them at least they were enetrtaining.
Into the Wild was sad , if you are a father, you can see how liberalism has seriously confused and damaged our youth by distilling their guilt at coming from a well to do background to a serious level, No Country for Old Men clearly shows how liberalism has affected our culture and created supervillians bereft of any remorse and Robert ford, while very accurate, still showed how sypathetic liberalism is to the criminal.
But all in all they wer good movies and I would see them again, unfortunately, Hollywood produces five times the crap with subtle underpinnings of their latest fad.
So go see the movies you want, boycott those you think are too PC or pure propaganda, but do it because of your convictions.
Remember, Conservatives Think, Liberals Feel, and the twain shall never meet.
If an when society falls all Conservatives can chain the survining Liberals up in the fields for crop work.
Comment by BaryB — March 9, 2008 @ 6:22 am
“10,000 B.C.” was very bad! I’m glad that I went to see “The Bank Job” first. Now that was a really good movie! Jason Statham really rocked in this movie.
Comment by Can'tstandit — March 9, 2008 @ 6:38 am
You all missed the boat. The Bank Job was the best movie released this weekend. Saw it yesterday afternoon in a packed house and everyone loved it.
Comment by David — March 9, 2008 @ 7:04 am
Someday the perverts in hollyweird will die off and we’ll have a chance to watch real movies again. In the meantime, I hope a 2nd movie capital forms somewhere else that will produce quality entertainment instead of fascist PC propaganda.
Comment by IHateLibs — March 9, 2008 @ 7:18 am
The real question was whether the cavemen were smart enough to save up to 15% on their car insurance.
Comment by Doc — March 9, 2008 @ 7:23 am
Hey libs, the “day after tomorrow” was a propaganda film, how do I know that? When I came out of the movie there were global warming alarmists out there trying to sell me on that idea. Gave them some facts and they resorted to name-calling, however, when it came down to brass tacks they backed down….came away from that exchange with the idea that someone stole their stones.
Comment by Rick — March 9, 2008 @ 7:25 am
10,000 BC? I thought it was changed to BCE. Well, I guess that lib trick didn’t fool anyone. Good to see we’ve evolved beyond PC, too.
Comment by tim — March 9, 2008 @ 7:28 am
Anyone see “Idiocracy”? That movie’s premise is coming true on this board.
Comment by Pablo Diablo — March 9, 2008 @ 7:29 am
They should have stuck with the current formula. Super hot babe who can kick ass of 30 bad guys (white of course), inferior stupid white man love interest for super hot ass kicking babe, Black man as boss, lesbian as the superhot chick’s sidekick. Asian as technical assistant, goofy hippy as second technical assistant.
Comment by DSteveDon in Scottsdale — March 9, 2008 @ 7:48 am
The best part of this movie was when I got up to take a leak. Biggest waste of money/time ever!
Comment by MadMonk — March 9, 2008 @ 8:05 am
Stop bothering the libs with facts-don’t you know it makes them crazy. I’m one of those redstate people without 2 nickles to rub together-I use my credit card. Going to see Spiderwick today-the kids choice.