2012

[Dolemite]

This was the ultimate "missed it by one inch" movie. The main characters get into a random vehicle, start moving, whatever was right behind them (road/runway/building/whatever) collapses, and they escape by an inch. And this happens over and over and over and over for the entire 2 hour and 40 minute runtime.

In other words, it's a typical Roland Emmerich movie. It's got they everyday joe character, the children, the cute doggie, the selfless President, the crazy wacko guy who knew about everything going down, the government knowing but not telling the public, etc, etc, etc...

BTW, the scene near the end where the bridge of the Ark was waiting breathlessly to see if John Cusack had drowned or not and started cheering wildly when he emerged from the water alive almost made me vomit. I mean, BILLIONS of people have died and we're supposed to believe that the crew's supposed to care about one more, especially since it was the guy they got the main hatch stuck to begin with and was only fixing his own fuck-up? Dumb, tugging on your heartstrings bullshit. Like I said, typical Roland Emmerich.

Overall, though, it was fine. It didn't waste any time getting rolling and just kept going full-steam until the end, which is probably why it didn't really seem overally long despite being 2 hours and 40 minutes. Turn your brain off and you'll be fine, but if you're hoping for more than non-stop CG destruction you're an idiot.

[kingoffighters]

I like John Cusack, and the CGs look pretty cool. He wants my 2 dollars so maybe I will give it to him.

[Dolemite]

Oh, let's not forget the morally-upstanding scientist character...yup, he's here too. I loved it when Adrian insisted that they let all the passengers from the disabled Ark on board, not caring that they probably only had provisions to support just the passengers they had and not a few thousand extra people. Instead of discovering Africa at the end of the movie, I would have loved it if they fast-forwarded a few months and everyone on board was eating each other because they had no fucking food left. I would have LOLed.

[mollipen]

I like John Cusack, and the CGs look pretty cool. He wants my 2 dollars so maybe I will give it to him.

Wouldn't it have made more sense to do a joke like, "I saw 2012, and it sucked so much that John Cusack should owe me money for having seen it. Two dollars, in fact."

[icarusfall]

I can't imagine why anyone would pay money and time to see this.

[Rumpy]

Holy shit, this made 65 million over the weekend? Why do people encourage Roland to make the same movie every 3 years?

[haohmaru]

I'm seeing it and I don't give a shit what icarusfall thinks.

[Despair]

me too

[kingoffighters]

Wouldn't it have made more sense to do a joke like, "I saw 2012, and it sucked so much that John Cusack should owe me money for having seen it. Two dollars, in fact."

My weak sauce attempt at a joke is beaten by your even weaker version. Bravo.

[Shine]

And this happens over and over and over and over for the entire 2 hour and 40 minute runtime.

Really?! What the hell does this horse shit movie have to say that takes nearly 3 hours to spit out? Seriously, what?