10,000 BC vs Apocalypto

Well I've just been to see 10,000 BC and no sight of Raquel Welch in a fury swimsuit or a bronzed Doug Mcclure-Flintstone a-bashing dynos.

So basically the plot of 10,000 BC is exactly the same as Apocalypto, ie a tribe of baddies goes around pillaging and enslaving peaceful tribes wherever they may find them and set them to work on big Pyramid/Temple structures and as "cheap"sacrifices to their gods. The hero of both, who somehow manages to evade both death and capture must then rescue said tribe and more importantly the quasi Raquel Welch-type love of his life. 10,000 BC comes across as an HBO / BBC made for TV version of Apocalypto. Gone are any of Apocalypto's subtleties, and charcter development and substitute the Mayan civilisation for myriad tribes with accents ranging form South African through Jamaican to Kiwi.

10,000 BC isn't exactly as big a turkey as the ones it features eating up any human they come across. (These are apparently really called Phororhacos). Rating (5.1) Apocalypto on the other hand is awesome, beautiful, inspiring, unique and has a real tale to tell. Rating (8.8).

And the winner is ..... Apocalypto. (Watch it Loco in Acapulco)