She's now grown up into the strikingly blue-eyed Evolet (CAMILLA BELLE), and D'Leh has had his sights set on her ever since they were childhood friends. Yet, D'Leh must live with the fact that his father -- once their hunter leader -- long ago abandoned him and their tribe, thus bringing derision from D'Leh's main rival, Ka'Ren (MO ZINAL). Even so, and through accident and luck, D'Leh manages to slay a mammoth by himself, a feat never accomplished before.
His celebration is short-lived, however, as outsiders led by the Warlord (AFFIF BEN BADRA) and his right-hand man, One-Eye (MARCO KHAN), storm into the village on horseback, killing some villagers and abducting others, including Evolet. Putting their differences aside, D'Leh and Ka'Ren join forces with veteran hunter Tic'Tic (CLIFF CURTIS) and set out on a rescue mission, joined by young hunter Baku (NATHANIEL BARING) who witnessed the intruders kill his mother.
As they journey across the lands and follow the slave traders, the small group encounters various obstacles and perils, including a saber-toothed tiger and dangerous and fleet-footed dodo bird type creatures, while also encountering another tribe led by Nakudu (JOEL VIRGEL) whose wife was killed and son, Tudu (JUNIOR OLIPHANT), abducted by the marauders.
From that point on, and as their trek takes them to an advanced civilization with a god-king who's using the slaves to build an immense pyramid for himself, D'Leh and the others must overcome the odds to free their people.
Most of the violence consists of various scenes of fighting and attacks, on both small and epic-type, large scale, with all sorts of weapons used to wound or kill others, while people are adducted to be used as slaves. Other scenes feature large and fleet-footed, dodo type birds that attack and kill many people, while others are trampled and otherwise knocked around or killed by mammoths.
Those scenes and other moments of potential peril (including some close calls with a huge, saber-toothed tiger) might be unsettling or suspenseful for younger viewers and/or those with low tolerance levels for such mayhem, but despite the quantity and severity of the violence, there isn't a great deal of blood.
Those who do the kidnapping, enslaving and killing of others obviously have bad attitudes, while some of the fighting, other action and stunts might be enticing for some kids to imitate. Tense family material is present, including a boy who witnesses his mother be murdered (but the grief is extremely short-lived).
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, some of that occurs during a thunderstorm at night.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there are various fluid, fly-over camera shots in the film.
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(2008) (Steven Strait, Camilla Belle) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
None
Moderate
Extreme
*Heavy
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Minor
Extreme
None
None
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Mild
None
Heavy
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed March 7, 2008 / Posted March 7, 2008
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