i think these guys have taken their idea from Stargate (which i really enjoyed) and pounded into oblivion here. I had no problem with all the weirdness going on, i'm on board with the suspension of belief issues (which they did totally destroy in their other movie, Godzilla). but this team likes to make the big disaster flicks and summer blockbuster movies.

i think they're hit and miss to be honest, imo:
Stargate - fun!
Independence Day - fun!
Godzilla - one of the worst movies ever made.
The Patriot - gimme that 7 hours of my life back.
The Day After Tomorrow - HILARIOUS! fun!
10,000BC - eh. just a bad movie.

it just wasn't all that entertaining to me. it kinda dragged along, had some interesting points (that they already made in stargate) about aliens and all that jazz, but overall it just fell flat on the story for me.