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DVD The Clan of the Cave Bear
Every statuesque, beautiful blonde woman has spent more time in the company of Neanderthals than she cares to remember. Seems it's always been that way: Clan of the Cave Bear, a 1986 feature scripted by John Sayles and based on Jean Auel's bestselling novel set in prehistoric times, stars former mermaid Daryl Hannah as an intelligent Cro-Magnon woman adopted and raised by lesser-evolved Neanderthals. Berated for her brains, sexually exploited, and generally treated as uppity chattel, Hannah's character sets out for the far country to see who else is there. Eventually, she finds more Baywatch-like gods and goddesses similar to herself, including an Aryan-looking stud with whom she discovers how good sex can feel with a warm, caring, proto-human. Sayles's writing on this project is forceful but cheeky. It's hard not to laugh at a number of scenes that shouldn't, in the strictest sense, be laughed at (the use of subtitles to decipher caveman grunts and clucks may or may not be an intentional running joke), but one gets the feeling Sayles looked upon this challenge as a pop exercise instead of (as many of the book's fans would have preferred) a religious experience. Michael Chapman, ace cinematographer of Mean Streets and The Wanderers, directed with an eye toward primitive exotica and made this a terrific-looking movie. Author Auel was reportedly unhappy with the final results on screen, but the film is well worth a fascinated look. With Pamela Reed and James Remar. --Tom Keogh
I saw the movie first, read the book and then rewatched the movie. If you are a die hard Jane Auel fan, you'll probably be disappointed. Of course, you will understand more intimate details if you read the book, but it is totally not necessary to view this well made film. The movie stands up well on it's own merits even with various subtle changes made to the plotline. Good acting (lots of grunting, hand signals and subtitles) and the actors are utterly unrecognizable behind the makeup. (I never knew the character Richard Wright from Sex and the City played Creb!) Thomas Waites played Broud to perfection - (and he was a very sexy neanderthal). Daryl Hannah was a bit too old to play the lead, but did a fantastic job nonetheless. Too bad they never did the sequel they had planned.
The clan of the Cave Bear
I thought this DVD followed the book well; the scenery was good, the acting was excellent and when will the next DVD come out.
Hell's review
It's not too bad. My Grandma loved the books so I brought the DVD for her 79th Birthday!
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