jenny_claire-33619 Hi, this is a bit disappointing but watchable. Surely with better cinematography now a days they could do a better film and series of all the books. I want to watch more. Would love to see more of the following books to movie. Do want to see what happening to Ayla on the movies. Have read the books, now want watch a movie. Hope you will think of doing more movies. You just need a better movie writer or the original movie writer to to think of a better way to write this that will actually bring people to watch the movie. And maybe use some of the original actresses and actors, but use them as older versions of them. Would love to see more. I like this movie, but would love it if you decided to do them.

E Canuck I'm in the middle of the 2nd Clan book, Valley of the Horses, enjoying reading the series tremendously, and held off on seeing this film till I was well past the first title.The usual rule seems to hold that if you really love the book, you ain't gonna dig the movie. I wonder, though if it's partly the look of the film, and not just the inability of one genre to capture the best of another genre's take on "the bad old days," complete with thoughts and lots of solitary scenes for the main character.Maybe a really great animated version using the latest technology and some good-old fashioned character building could come a little closer to a strong depiction of the chinless, "flathead" Neanderthals than the comical looking folks with the bad wigs and prosthetic brow ridges that crowd this picture. While I haven't lost my critical faculties reading the books, they've never prompted me to smile or wince so much as this film did.Just a facetious suggestion--I suspect the story is just not one that's good for film adaptation.

Samiam3 Based on Jean M. Auel's novel, Clan of the Cave Bear is essentially a Tarzan premise, only instead of apes, our protagonist (the young Cro-magnon girl Ayla) is raised by a clan of Neanderthals in Ice Age Europe of 35, 000 years ago. This was around the time when the two species first came into contact.Critics say never expect a history lesson from Hollywood: how about a prehistory lesson? Compared to Quest for Fire, this movie is somewhat sub-par, but next to last year's 10, 000 b.c, with dreadlocks and horses, this film is the Godfather. There are still some scientific inaccuracies however. For example, it is made clear that the Neadanderthals forbid women to use weapons, but science has proved that not only did Neanderthal women participate in hunts, but it was one of the reasons for the demise of the species. In the earliest social units, our own species divided the workload based on gender, leading to a more organized, better prepared society (men hunt, women sow, make clothing and make tools). Neanderthals, while they were good hunters, did not lead such organized lives. What bothers me most about Clan of the Cave Bear is not the scientific errors, but the way the story is told. It kind of plods along, with no general sense of direction. Quite noticeably, the editing is sloppy and the transition between scenes is awkward.Some of the other challenges however are executed with competence. There are numerous fights with Ice Age animals, including muskox, lions, wolves and bears. Anyone who knows the film process will know that working with animals is a challenge of epic proportions. To make it even more difficult, most of these scenes are shot in forest and challenging terrain to set up camera and gear in. Animals tend to get restless when in such conditions. These scenes are pretty much the only parts where the film has the skill to scale to a good level of drama and tension. Quite frankly most of the picture is just dull. It occasionally offers moments of charm and rising tension, but The Clan of The Cave Bear doesn't really come alive. It is neither a complete failure nor a success, but if you are looking for adventure or education, you'll only find a little of either here.

RAY-130 I was very surprised that this was so low rated. Over the years I had ignored this feature due to ratings. I have just finished rereading the book and felt " Let's give it a shot ". Was well worth the investment and I recommend it to any fan of the books.The adherence to the book's story line was excellent considering the limited time. also the 3 AYLSs were very good. Admittedly the Cro Magnon clan looked more like a group of good old boys but were acceptable. Creb, Brun and Broud were very good and maybe should have been nominated. I must admit that I would now love to visit British Columbia where this was filmed but alas age will preclude this . The location is stunning and feels right.