The movie provides a somewhat realistic view of what life was in the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), the earliest period of mankind when folks were strictly hunters and gatherers. Of course, dinosaurs became extinct at the close of the Mesozoic Era, 65 million years before the coming of mankind in the late Cenozoic. And the opening narrative is incorrect about the moon not yet formed while man was already on earth. In fact, the earth is 4.5 billion years old, as is the moon. But these errors do not detract from the entertainment value of the film.
Following the narrative, the story commences with the Rock People, led by Kingsor (Patrick Allen), engaged in a sacrifice to the sun god. The unlucky women singled out are three lovely blondes (including Carol-Anne Hawkins) who happen to have the wrong hair color. One of them, Sanna (Victoria Vetri), escapes and is picked up in a craft at sea by the Sea People, specifically Tara (Robin Hawdon). So it is that the plotline is about first the Rock People, then both tribes tracking down Sanna. By the way, the brown-eyed, auburn-haired Vetri would not dye her hair blonde for the movie so she wore a wig.
Along the way of the story, we see a number of dinosaurs and an imitation or two. First, an unfortunate Plesiosaurus, webbed feet and all, having ventured forth on land, is captured, killed by smoke and roasted. Soon after, a large three-horned, rectangular crested ceratopsian (Chasmosaurus) menaces some cavemen before it slips off the edge of a cliff. Later a pterosaur (Rhamphorhynchus) tries to have Tara for dinner but fails. When Tara is set adrift on the open sea, he manages to escape from another plesiosaur-type. Then there is a brief shot of two fake dinosaurs engaged in combat. They are really South American lizards with pasted-on frills and armor plates. While this is happening Sanna manages to befriend a green, spiked dinosaur (and her newborn). This creature is like no other dinosaur on record (it is not a Megalosaurus), but the critter works well enough for the movie. Before the end a man-eating giant plant attempts to eat Sanna! At the end the tribes are menaced by giant crabs and a tsunami. Not too many folks will survive. But will there be a moon?
As the actors speak a special language for the film, perhaps it would have been better had closed-captioning been inserted at the bottom of the screen. Nevertheless, the movie can mostly be followed without too much difficulty. Some of the words used and their meanings: "akita" - there, here; "neecro" - bad, evil; "ita" - stop. The ladies are stunning in their skimpy bikini-type outfits. But overlook the white teeth, shaved armpits and legs, and oiled bodies. As a matter of fact, the men don't wear too much either. Victoria Vetri, the movie heroine, appeared in "Rosemary's Baby" and "Invasion of the Bee Girls," the latter a sexy thriller. She has two brief nude scenes in WDRTE, which was filmed in the semi-arid Canary Islands. All in all, not bad at all!
Following the narrative, the story commences with the Rock People, led by Kingsor (Patrick Allen), engaged in a sacrifice to the sun god. The unlucky women singled out are three lovely blondes (including Carol-Anne Hawkins) who happen to have the wrong hair color. One of them, Sanna (Victoria Vetri), escapes and is picked up in a craft at sea by the Sea People, specifically Tara (Robin Hawdon). So it is that the plotline is about first the Rock People, then both tribes tracking down Sanna. By the way, the brown-eyed, auburn-haired Vetri would not dye her hair blonde for the movie so she wore a wig.
Along the way of the story, we see a number of dinosaurs and an imitation or two. First, an unfortunate Plesiosaurus, webbed feet and all, having ventured forth on land, is captured, killed by smoke and roasted. Soon after, a large three-horned, rectangular crested ceratopsian (Chasmosaurus) menaces some cavemen before it slips off the edge of a cliff. Later a pterosaur (Rhamphorhynchus) tries to have Tara for dinner but fails. When Tara is set adrift on the open sea, he manages to escape from another plesiosaur-type. Then there is a brief shot of two fake dinosaurs engaged in combat. They are really South American lizards with pasted-on frills and armor plates. While this is happening Sanna manages to befriend a green, spiked dinosaur (and her newborn). This creature is like no other dinosaur on record (it is not a Megalosaurus), but the critter works well enough for the movie. Before the end a man-eating giant plant attempts to eat Sanna! At the end the tribes are menaced by giant crabs and a tsunami. Not too many folks will survive. But will there be a moon?
As the actors speak a special language for the film, perhaps it would have been better had closed-captioning been inserted at the bottom of the screen. Nevertheless, the movie can mostly be followed without too much difficulty. Some of the words used and their meanings: "akita" - there, here; "neecro" - bad, evil; "ita" - stop. The ladies are stunning in their skimpy bikini-type outfits. But overlook the white teeth, shaved armpits and legs, and oiled bodies. As a matter of fact, the men don't wear too much either. Victoria Vetri, the movie heroine, appeared in "Rosemary's Baby" and "Invasion of the Bee Girls," the latter a sexy thriller. She has two brief nude scenes in WDRTE, which was filmed in the semi-arid Canary Islands. All in all, not bad at all!