Not for Neanderthals, but for Homo Sapiens!!!

Rating: 8/10 (7 August 2008)

Once again the average Neanderthal that writes these reviews has slammed a good movie. Not enough blood and gore and the monster didn't show up. They want a monster that shows up immediately and starts killing, or else it's no good. This movie had plenty of tension, mystery and good acting. The plot was logical and made total sense, and really made you think about man kind and his existence on this planet and just how tenuous it is. The premise of this movie is that mankind has not been a good caretaker of the planet and has gotten a warning from nature. That's pretty straightforward and should be easy for even the Neanderthals to comprehend. Too bad their so easily confused. Listen up those of you who have split off from the Homo Sapien branch, in future don't bother going to see anything by this director as he is far too deep for you, stay home and watch reruns of Mr. Bean. A lot of the critics of this film make an argument that this could never happen, and they point out all sorts of scientific reasons why not. The point that is being made by this movie is that when mankind's doom comes and it may never come, it will be from something that we least expected and weren't prepared for. Look at the black death that has killed millions over the centuries and the influenza outbreak at the start of the twentieth century, both of these mankind could do little about at the time. Also there is a lot of criticism of the acting, which if you reflect was pretty much how all of us would react in this situation. This wasn't a Bruce Willis movie where everything he does is spot on and he saves the day because he is so all knowing and brave and Johnny on the spot. No this was a movie about ordinary people coping with extraordinary times, and not doing a very good job of it. The encyclopedia says that the Neanderthal is extinct, by the reviews this movie is getting I think not.