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I'm not quite sure why people are disappointed with this film. What did they expect from it? The blurb couldn't make it more clear that it is a ridiculously cheesy spoof: "When a meteor smashes into a local museum, the fury of a partially frozen, 40,000 year old mammoth is unleashed on a small country town". It goes on to mention that it has to be killed before its "rampage of death and destruction gets to the outside world".
Did it not strike the critics as strange that one mammoth would be any more difficult to control than an elephant?
The film is full of classic B movie ingredients: aliens, government officals, scientists, 17 hours to save the world, cheesy script, etc etc. But, whereas some spoofs can actually be good films, operating as observations on the genre of spoofs (Hot Fuzz, Sean of the Dead), this one remains well and truly lame. The special effects are bad, the plot feels like it was invented as they filmed it, and the obligatory American sentimental scenes go on far too long. The alien premise seems fundamental to the story, but seems to get forgotten immediately, before being tacked on again.
The humour sparkles occasionally, but really not enough - it would have been better if they had gone the whole way and made it into a comedy (hiring a script writer might have blown the budget, though).
Did it not strike the critics as strange that one mammoth would be any more difficult to control than an elephant?
The film is full of classic B movie ingredients: aliens, government officals, scientists, 17 hours to save the world, cheesy script, etc etc. But, whereas some spoofs can actually be good films, operating as observations on the genre of spoofs (Hot Fuzz, Sean of the Dead), this one remains well and truly lame. The special effects are bad, the plot feels like it was invented as they filmed it, and the obligatory American sentimental scenes go on far too long. The alien premise seems fundamental to the story, but seems to get forgotten immediately, before being tacked on again.
The humour sparkles occasionally, but really not enough - it would have been better if they had gone the whole way and made it into a comedy (hiring a script writer might have blown the budget, though).
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Due to some wierd alien technology, a frozen mammoth in a small-town museum is defrosted, and goes on a 12 certificate rampage, while a museum curator and some space-police [or something] have to try and stop it.
Mammoth looks like a lot of fun, but unfortunately isn't. Nothing wrong with the story, although the alien stuff is a bit confusing, but rather the production itself. First things first, the mammoth's not very good; had this indeed been a homage or sci-fi spoof as some other reviews suggest, then hokey puppetry or animatronics would have worked well, but cheap CGI do not good effects make. The films also very dark, so when the mammoth attacks its tricky to see whats going on. The sound mix, again, isnt very good; you cant hear dialogue but the music and mammoth-roaring will blow your walls out. But the main unforgivable, Mammoth is a bit boring, and slow on action. Summer Glau doesn't really do much, but Tom Skerritt is quite good.
Generally, MAMMOTH is a below-par creature-on-the-loose TV-type movie, with poor CGI effects. If you're not a fan of the genre, you can remove a star from the rating.
Mammoth looks like a lot of fun, but unfortunately isn't. Nothing wrong with the story, although the alien stuff is a bit confusing, but rather the production itself. First things first, the mammoth's not very good; had this indeed been a homage or sci-fi spoof as some other reviews suggest, then hokey puppetry or animatronics would have worked well, but cheap CGI do not good effects make. The films also very dark, so when the mammoth attacks its tricky to see whats going on. The sound mix, again, isnt very good; you cant hear dialogue but the music and mammoth-roaring will blow your walls out. But the main unforgivable, Mammoth is a bit boring, and slow on action. Summer Glau doesn't really do much, but Tom Skerritt is quite good.
Generally, MAMMOTH is a below-par creature-on-the-loose TV-type movie, with poor CGI effects. If you're not a fan of the genre, you can remove a star from the rating.
Format:DVD
This could be a challenger for one of the worst movies ever!
The plot is not bad. You can even say it has got some potential but, the minute you see the "mammoth", all your expectations will fall apart.
Not worth the hard case and cover.
The plot is not bad. You can even say it has got some potential but, the minute you see the "mammoth", all your expectations will fall apart.
Not worth the hard case and cover.
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For the fans of Summer Glau
This movie is a kind of B-Movie, but it's far to be a bad movie. Just take it for what it is, a fun divertissement. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2009
Shouldn't a spoof be funny?
Rather like the wretched "Mars Attacks!", Mammoth is a Sci-Fi spoof that fails on almost every level. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2009 by Cartimand
So rubbish it's still rubbish.
I hired this and thought it would be so bad it was funny. No such luck it is terrible all the way through. The only redeeming feature is that Summer Glau is easy on the eye.
Published on 2 Sep 2008 by genejoke
A very poor film
When I bought this film I thought 'Oh this will be very entertaining!', Well, It wasn't!
I watched the first 20 minutes and I was just praying for it to end! Read more
I watched the first 20 minutes and I was just praying for it to end! Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2008 by lukesterator
DUMBO LOOKS MORE MENACING!!!!!!
Totally ripped off with this film most reviews clearly state good action movie no no no it's a silly comedy. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2007 by Jason Thorne
ripped off !
this dvd cost me £8.99 ! from the cover it sugggets a good action film.
the movie is about a prehistoric mammoth entombed in ice comes to life
when a meteorite crashes... Read more
the movie is about a prehistoric mammoth entombed in ice comes to life
when a meteorite crashes... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2007 by jack firestick
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