Very disappointing...

Absolutely Fantastic

In truth, any opportunity to see the film on the big screen is welcome.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Gotta love Ray Harryhausen's animated dinosaurs, although I was disappointed that the first one shown is just a blown up lizard. The other major attraction is Raquel. The instant she's on screen, the reaction is Holy Moly!! I was all of 11 when I first saw this movie, and I truly believe she helped bring about the onset of puberty. Whatta body! I watched it again last night, and I appreciate how she looked as much as ever. Goofy, unscientific caveman fun.

Studly John Richardson plays a caveman named Tumak during the early days of man. He ends up banished from his own tribe (the "rock people"), after a falling out with his father *and* brother. After some wandering, he is attracted to a more peaceable tribe known as the "shell people", in particular a vivacious bikini wearing babe named Loana (Raquel Welch). Winning her favor will be only one of his problems, as he wears out his welcome with the shell people as well, and there are always dinosaurs and other animals to avoid.I'm sure some viewers will go in expecting a good time given the ingredients: super sexy Welch in the role that made her a superstar, typically solid production values from Britains' legendary Hammer Studios, and an abundance of dinosaurs created by stop motion master Ray Harryhausen. The film offers good fun, and even a little social commentary along the way. (Tumak learns the appeal of feminism from the shell people.) Shot on various locations in Spain as well as at Elstree Studios in England, there's pretty scenery in addition to the pretty gals on hand. Mario Nascimbene provides the soaring music score and the striking "musical effects". Harryhausen does typically amazing work with his creations, although they're supplemented by a little bit of the traditional method of making ordinary animals (an iguana, a tarantula) look massive through trick photography. Some of the special effects may show their age, but doubtless some viewers will still prefer this sort of thing to the digital FX that would be rendered nowadays.The performances are as engaging as any portrayals of primitive people could be. Richardson is a strapping hero, but Welch is required to do little more than look good. (Hey, not that anybody's complaining here!) Co-starring are sultry cult icon Martine Beswicke ("Prehistoric Women"), who has a memorable catfight with Raquel, Percy Herbert ("Man in the Wilderness"), and Robert Brown (best known for playing M in the James Bond adventures of the 1980s).A remake of the 1940 feature "One Million B.C.", this is suitably rousing entertainment with a truly exciting final reel.Eight out of 10.

This is by far Ray Harryhausen's worst work, a disappointment on every level. Although there is some good stop motion dinosaur action,there is also plenty of disappointing lizards on green screen action. It has a slow moving story and absolutely NO dialogue. They should have gone with less grunting and more action.The cave people seem to know everything except how to communicate with each other and that's lame.And why do they all live in one cave?Being able to watch a young Raquel Welch makes it bearable. I'd recommend this to fans of Welch and Harryhausen but all of them have probably seen it already.Otherwise,only watch this if you like to be very bored.

I saw this in the mid 80s on a VHS. Saw few years back on a pirated DVD. This film has a bare story line, no dialogue other than caveman grunts and groans, a lil slow but exciting and brutally violent, and sometimes laughable pre historic survival movie. The best part of the movie (including Miss Welch) are the creatures. Other than a few real life things blown up in size, they are brilliant. Harryhausen just knows how to make creatures. This is a cult classic, entertaining showcase for Harryhausen's skills, and has enough action. The movie has a giant iguana, ape men, Brontosaurus, a giant spider, Archelon, Allosaurus, Ceratosaurus, a Triceratops, Pteranodon n Rhamphorhynchus. Audience get to see miss Welch in a two-piece deer skin bikini. Mankind's first bikini.