Mammoth
by Tim Cox
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Actor: Cole Williams, Leila Arcieri, Summer Glau, Tom Skerritt, Vincent VentrescaDirector: Tim Cox
Brand: STARZ/SPHE
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: ANCHOR BAY
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DVD Review: Forget the Elephant
Summary: 3 Stars
When you think of a movie about mammoths, you might not think of flying saucers, reanimated corpses, or 1950s-style sensibilities. But then, you're not director Tim Cox.
It all starts with a little blue pill. No not THAT pill - this one can wake up an elephant. Ahem. Never mind.
Anyway, a mammoth discovered perfectly preserved in a hunk of ice at a museum in Blackwater, Louisiana. Dr. Frank Abernathy (Vincent Ventresca) has noted the little blue pill in scans of the ice that have been otherwise undetected by the scientific community and decides to take a sample - which sets off a homing device. A flying saucer fires a sphere from space through the beginning credits, which smashes right into the mammoth, reanimating it. From there the mammoth goes on a rampage, goring, smashing, and sucking the souls of its victims through its snout.
Yes, you read that right. The undead mammoth sucks up souls like one of those mastodon vacuums on the Flintstones. Your opinion of this feature hinges on whether or not you take Mammoth seriously - which is pretty hard to do when, at one point, Abernathy uses the blue pill to lure the mammoth and it rises up silently a second later.
Or the Evil Dead detour, in which every hand joke is crammed into a scene with an animated hand.
Or the Men in Black in-jokes where two government agents (Leila Arcieri and Marcus Lyle Brown) wear dark suits, carry ray guns, and cover up evidence of an alien invasion.
Or the direct references to Empire Strikes Back, War of the Worlds (original and remake), The Blob, and Night of the Living Dead.
Like all good monster movies, the heart of the film isn't about the monster at all. Somewhere between the in-jokes is a tale about a scientist, his estranged daughter (played by Summer Glau, a bit too old for the part but still lovely) and his estranged father (Tom Skerritt in a great comedic turn).
On its surface, this is just another monster movie entry. But the director decided to enjoy himself by making a 1950s monster movie homage, which is a different but related beast. If you're a fan of classic sci-fi, schlock horror, or Summer Glau, Mammoth's for you. Just don't expect much from the elephant.
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Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 01/08/2008 Run time: 90 minutesBestsellers in DVD
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