Can humans make peace with their reptilian ancestors? - The story in a nutshell. Quite an ambitious yet highly intelligent story about who are the monster here; aliens who once lived on Earth long ago and now want to reclaim it from the Humans. Or us. Which more than pays off. From their point of view, we are the monsters and need to be destroyed - quite a smart idea. Now if you haven't seen this story you may think that what I have said above is about the 2010 two-part, 'The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood' and you'd be right to think that. They are incredibly similar. Watching the 2010 two part again kind of makes me think it's a sort of rip-off of this story just with a higher budget. Similarities include; Both being woken by some experiment, both having captives throughout the story, both coming above the ground to attack, both stories involving a good Siluran that get's killed, both stories including one rouge Siluran with no power forming a revolution then ultimately dying etc... there are so many it actually seems a little ridiculous all written down. But anyway, back to the story. The cast of characters really bring a good vibe to the story, playing such a range of people. From the egotistic Dr Quinn to the disease ridden Major Baker. It felt like this story was split into two, the first 4-5 parts were about finding the Silurians then the final parts were about the plague that the Silurians had put upon the world and trying to stop it. Both plot's were great, and both included the right amount of tension to make you think Earth could be destroyed. Effects included the Dinosaur which the Silurians kept as a kind of pet. It felt like the shots of it coming down the corridor (using CSO) were a kind of experiment so it didn't look amazing. The atmosphere created down in the caves were very good as they created claustrophobia and tension as they go through the dark paths. The caves were also created excellently in the set and a good use of different levels too. Finally I enjoyed the fact the pretty average looking Silurians were hidden until part 3. Only giving small hints about them such as footprints and paintings. A negative point about the story is probably the music. I felt it became kind of annoying after a while. Overall an enjoyable story with strong points but some negatives too.
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