What’s It About
After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on Earth — 65 million years ago. Now, with only one chance at a rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa, must make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures.
MOVIESinMO REVIEW
There are so many conflicting things about this movie. On the one hand, the story has an originality to it that gives it some sort of credit. On the other hand, it’s so original that it destroys its own concept several times. Let us think about the concept. A spaceship crash landed on an unknown planet we later discover is Earth 65 million years ago. The pilot, Mills, and a young girl named Koa are the only survivors. The first problem is the language. Mills speaks English, while Koa speaks an unknown language. Wasn’t English created from a cornucopia of other languages? How is Mills speaking in a tongue that hasn’t been created yet? And if you’re going to break that rule, why make the girl speak a completely different language? I’m sure it was supposed to add some type of dynamic to the story, but it only added more frustration to an already irritating film. Their struggle to understand each other might have been thrilling initially, but that quickly becomes an annoyance. The entire plot revolves around the two survivors trying to get across a field of the most deadly infestation of prehistoric creatures to get to the near top of a mountain to access the escape pod of the ship they crash-landed in. With all of the special effects and gorgeous scenery, 65 should have been a great movie, but Adam Driver is so facially emotionless you didn’t care if he lived or died. And Koa (Ariana Greenblatt) was only there to add tension. There are so many other actors with a broader acting range that could have easily save this movie, but someone bet everything on him. There was so much hype around this movie. Along with some very cryptic trailers and a Super Bowl spot, it started to feel like 65 wouldn’t be all that. Why? Any company that tries that hard to get you to see its film has lost faith in the overall project. They want to get as many people in the theaters on the first weekend as possible before word of mouth takes over. I guess it might have worked as long as theaters don’t give refunds.
OUR RATING – A PRIMORDIAL 2
MEDIA
- Genre – Action
- Street date
- Digital – April 7th, 2023.
- DVD/Blu-Ray/4K – May 30th, 2023
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2.39:1
- Sound – English Dolby Atmos
- Subtitles – English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras
- Deleted Scenes (1080p, 8:03 total runtime): Included are Red Powder, Look at Me, Koa’s Stick, Mills builds a Fire, and Mills Says Goodbye.
- Set in Stone: Filmmakers (1080p, 4:21): The filmmakers discuss their longtime desire to make this movie, filmmaking tactics, and more.
- Future of Yesterday: Creating the World of 65 (1080p, 4:56): Looking at props, content design, set pieces, locations, sound design, and more.
- Primordial Planet (1080p, 2:30): A brief documentary-style look at Earth of 65 million years ago.
- Final Showdown: Concepts to Screen (1080p, 10:14): Full-screen storyboards juxtaposed with the finished product in a bottom-right window.
- Previews (1080p): Additional Sony titles.