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10 Thousand, directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich is one of those films classically overlooked by Hollywood and critics worldwide as it does not have well Anglo-Saxon stars at the helm.

Cliff Curtis is the most recognizable face in one of the leading roles and it isn't until the credits role that one realizes that Omar Sharif narrates this tale of ancient times.

Comparable to Apocalypto, 10 Thousand is a love story that is exciting, graphic with violence, historically significant, chock full of adventure, strong characters, great editing, scripting and cinematography.

It's not for everyone, but everyone should see it.

This convoluted, special effects mess is a shameful example of what happens when a studio and its script writers have such a low opinion of it's audience that they think they are willing to just throw hard earned money at any movie with the name Marvel behind it.

This fascination with made up realities has got to stop.

This foolish. Incomprehensible storyline is both unbelievable , long and boring.

This is why going back to the theater and dropping $10+ has become a crap shoot that you will get a quality film from story tellers who aren't trying to rip you off.

The producers should be sued for malpractice!

For the genre, this was a pretty good Fright Night Flick. Young Jeremy T. Thomas provides just the right look for the kid with the secret life in the house where no one visits.

Fright Flicks depend a lot on the Director, writer and photographer to get things just right and producers J. MIles Dale, Guillermo del Toro and Nick Antosco put just the right crew together to give that one moment that sticks with you.

Yes, the standard elements are here: "don't go in that house." "I wouldn't unlock that door..." and so on, but it's the story behind what we see that is so beguiling.

And, of course there is the ending that give us an "uh oh!." I'd watch it again.