Why? Why didn’t someone warn me about this movie? I probably would still have given it a chance, but a warning would have been nice.
Instead I have been often told about how great this movie is. That it is a Cult Classic. I know a number of people on the lookout for the out-of-print DVD.
I’ve even seen professional critics who praised this film.
The only thing I see when it comes to Luggage of the Gods that I can praise is the fact that someone actually made the film. Oh, and the pretty female lead.
Luggage of the Gods can be best describe as experimental filmmaking, unless people were really high when developing the film. It lacks a plot, any coherent script, little characterization and what passes for acting is something I have rarely seen – and don’t wish to again.
The idea behind the film is that some luggage is dropped from an airplane and lands in a remote area where there are still lost cavemen. The luggage (from the modern world) has an effect on this tribe, as do some bad men who come looking for an item in one of the pieces of luggage.
As in many other films concerning ‘Cavemen’, there is little to no dialogue (but there is narration), just lots of grunts, groans and odd facial gestures.
Oh, and this group of cavemen apparently live near New York City – but somehow have never seen the city????
The narration I mentioned above, is seemingly by one of the main characters who lives the tribe behind and journeys into the modern world and learns English.
The idea is solid – but the execution is silly. This is something that would have worked better as a short film, than a feature.
FINAL THOUGHT
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RATING: 3
