Blueghost Nothing deep here. Just a "period" piece of sorts regarding men and woman of zillions of years ago. Every popular cliché in pop culture that you can think of about "caveman" and dinosaurs is here in this film, and even a few new ones.It's a simple comedy that's mostly clean, but has a couple of toilet gags and sex jokes in it (shown, not told). Ringo Starr, Shelly Long, Quaid, Bach, Matusak and the Cheetos guy slap leather, hurl rocks, confront prehistoric beasts, invent "technology" and learn a lesson in the end about what it means to be "normal" and accepted.On that level, I guess it is kind of deep stuff, but otherwise it's just good film making. And I say that not because the shots are artistic, but because the film's narrative is one that is easily comprehended to move the story forward and make the jokes stand out more.I am of course looking at this film with rose-colored glasses because I saw it when I was younger. And though it's dated by virtue of its age, I think it still holds up. It was more aimed at the young adults of the 1980s, and not really young kids nor older mature audiences who like their films with a bit more sophistication.Either way, give it a shot and enjoy.

WakenPayne I really don't know why I watched this movie but the result is a bizarre and strange product that I can't help but scratch my head at. The plot is that Ringo-caveman has no chance with a cave woman who's with the leader of the tribe. One thing leads to another and Ringo is banished but he finds other people to set up his own tribe, this time favoring intelligence over brute strength. However he is still after the cave woman and hijinx ensues as the tribes rival and a god-awful love triangle happens. The movie never really cracks a laugh. The humour is rather bizarre with stuff like animals sounding like other animals, getting dinosaurs high and other such things but also has toilet humour as well such as lighting farts and stepping in crap. The dialogue is also a strange concoction, mainly because the dialogue is a whole other language with no subtitles. This is best put as a bizarre transfix with the hope in mind that it actually gets funny and it never does.

MartianOctocretr5 If you're in the mood for some dumb fun, try this. Take the old Raquel Welch vehicle, One Million BC, and make it even sillier and campier, and you get this fun nonsense. A goofy parody of dinosaur films, this flick never takes itself the slightest bit seriously.Ringo Starr shows some surprising smarts for acting and comedy, playing a cross between Woody Allen and Barney Rubble. Except no talking: just grunts. A lot of grunts. Everybody in the cast grunts. No dialogue is necessary, anyway, the endless sight gags and slapstick bits tell you what little you need to know about the plot. The plot goes something like this: Ringo goofs up and is banished from his tribe. He and Dennis Quaid (Fred to Starr's Barney)wander around encountering odd Jurassic adventures. Look for Tickle Me Elmo's prehistoric ancestors, bug eyes, screeching high pitched noises, short arms, and all; they are definitely a highlight. The cast all seem to having a blast doing the movie, and the fun comes through on the screen. Shelly Long, John Matuszak, Jack Gilford and all the rest make for a good comedic time. There's all the usual dino dung and other similar type jokes, but they work in this movie. An exuberant cast, a clever script, and some outrageous sight gags make for cool some modern stone aged entertainment. Just turn your brain cell activity down to the "Sub-Neanderthal" level while watching.

Shaolin_Apu Even if Ringo was perhaps not the most important member of his famous band, his career as an actor surpassed his former mates with a large point margin. There certainly have been better actors than he, but even so, seeing a familiar face on the screen makes watching the Caveman anyway a moderately attractive item at least. Most of the Stone Age films have been funny even if they were never made to be comedies: seeing animated puppet dinosaurs and listening to Stone Age people talking with silly grunts has usually proved to be too difficult task to perform properly, in case the film was meant to be taken seriously. Caveman does not suffer from this as it was already planned (if anything in it was actually 'planned') to be a goofy parody of ancient humans and their misfortunes. Caveman is content to make parody of a Stone Age film without being a too serious film; not everybody will find it a pleasure because there are no clever jokes at all. More demanding viewers should be warned of puerile humor Caveman has in large amounts, but if you were especially looking for it, try this without hesitation.