Got one long word to describe this movie: dummmmmmmmmmmb.
Holy crap, was this movie dumb. Not that I expected anything good from it. I knew it would totally suck balls. But wow.....I don't even really go to movies anymore because theaters are terrible places to see movies. There are few people I know personally that I would actually enjoy watching movies with. Why would I want to sit in a large room with people who are annoying and eat their "buttered" popcorn that smells like fried piss.
Um anyway, so this movie....neutrinos are turning the Earth's crust into liquid apparently and the Sun just had it's biggest ever solar flare which apparently seems to occur every so many hundreds of thousands of years. For some reason the solar flare doesn't kill everyone off right away from the radiation or heat, but instead gradually melts the planet's crust. Oh and the alignment of all the planets apparently has something to do with it as well I guess.
So the world is gonna end and there's gonna be lots of swelling dramatic music. If you are a fan of Hollywood cliches this is the movie for you. Some of my favorites were lines like, "Mr. President, have to go. We're out of time." And the President says, "Make the time!" That's physically impossible to make time. Or you know when there is a cliff that someone might have fallen off of? So the people in the plane are like, "He's gone! We have to go..." But then it shows the cliff for some reason all by itself. I don't suppose they're just showing that cliff to remind the audience how that character just died, are they? Oh of course not, they're showing the cliff's edge just so we can see a hand reach up and grab onto it, showing us that character is in fact not dead. Cause the only way Hollywood knows how to reassure the audience that the guy who went off the cliff did not actually die is to just show the edge of the cliff by itself and then show a hand grab onto it from below.
So everyone is trying to get to China cause that's where they built these huge fuck off boats that everyone wants to get on cause when everything is flooded, they will survive on the ships until they can find land. So they talk about having a sustainable gene pool and having the best minds survive and all that. I thought arguing for the sustainable gene pool was funny because at the same time they are loading giraffes, hippos, and elephants onto this "ark". They seriously are doing this. This is stupid for too many reasons. First of all, why is it necessary to preserve these wild African animals? If you're gonna stock a bunch of animals on your boat, why not just do the ones that are food? Put pigs, cows, sheep, and chickens on the boat. Was there plan to make these safari animals survive in the new society? For what purpose? And you can't just stick a couple animals in a place and expect them to make babies. Wild animals breed under very particular conditions that involve climate and habitat, some even elevation.
With Noah, we can forgive him for being so stupid for a couple reasons. One was because he thought God talked to him, telling him to make a boat. Second because he could've sworn he heard God tell him two put two of each animal on this boat so the species could survive. If I was writing that movie, I would try to downplay the similarities of the story to Noah's Ark as much as possible. But it actually showed these big helicopters carrying elephants in a harness through the Himalayan Mountains. Can you imagine that. And this was when they all knew a big tidal wave would be hitting in a day or so. It's like some kind of priority to get these animals on the boat? What excuse did these scientists have for being so stupid?
Oh, and no stupid Hollywood movie would be complete without romantic subplots. Cause apparently when the world is ending we still give a shit that people want to be romantic and kiss each other rather than just fuck each other like monkeys because the world is about to end. The main character is divorced and you suspect him and his ex-wife will get back together after some nice moments of apocalyptic bonding. But we can't let them get back together before tragically killing her new husband. Because if they just got back together with the new husband still alive than I might think they're dicks and I'll be a confused audience member.
Oh and this movie also takes place in an alternate universe where tires can never go flat. Cars can jump over great distances and heights and not even lose a hubcap. Do you have any idea what the odds are wrecking your car in Los Angeles just by running a red light? But this guy drives through plenty while dodging cars, driving through collapsed buildings, and raping the laws of physics. All the while never having a blowout.
And what was up with that Russian pilot? That was like the fakest most hackneyed Russian accent I ever heard. Anyway, I hated this movie. It sucked. There wasn't one thing I liked about it. And even the special effects were really boring which was why most of you went to see this movie: the special effects.
Oh yeah, and how come in Hollywood movies whenever the need arises, a person can transform into an expert swimmer who can hold their breath for like five minutes at a time? Even little kids in Hollywood movies all have this super power.
I had HOPED it'd be decent. I'm still really wanting to see a realistic end of the world movie. One where everyone dies. I mean isn't that what "end of the world" implies?
I want a movie that totally sets you up for all the love plots and people trying to save the planet but in the end it's all in vain and everyone dies, preferably someones flesh being eaten away by lava at some point.
I had HOPED it'd be decent. I'm still really wanting to see a realistic end of the world movie. One where everyone dies. I mean isn't that what "end of the world" implies?
I got your answer to that right here. At least I have high hopes for it. Still have to read the book before this comes out, though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbLgszfXTAY
This was pure brilliance. Thank you Siaynoq! :thumbsup:
And to think, when I saw the first trailer it was just a big tidal wave crashed over a monastery up in the mountains. That was it, and it looked really good. Of course, there was this nagging voice in the back of my mind telling me this was going to end up like crap when more of the movie was shown. Turns out that little voice was right.
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So the world is gonna end and there's gonna be lots of swelling dramatic music. If you are a fan of Hollywood cliches this is the movie for you. Some of my favorites were lines like, "Mr. President, have to go. We're out of time." And the President says, "Make the time!" That's physically impossible to make time.
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Cause the only way Hollywood knows how to reassure the audience that the guy who went off the cliff did not actually die is to just show the edge of the cliff by itself and then show a hand grab onto it from below.
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And you can't just stick a couple animals in a place and expect them to make babies.
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Cause apparently when the world is ending we still give a shit that people want to be romantic and kiss each other rather than just fuck each other like monkeys because the world is about to end.
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The main character is divorced and you suspect him and his ex-wife will get back together after some nice moments of apocalyptic bonding. But we can't let them get back together before tragically killing her new husband. Because if they just got back together with the new husband still alive than I might think they're dicks and I'll be a confused audience member.
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Oh yeah, and how come in Hollywood movies whenever the need arises, a person can transform into an expert swimmer who can hold their breath for like five minutes at a time? Even little kids in Hollywood movies all have this super power.
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Well although everything you said is true I went into the movie expecting it. I liked the movie. Was edge of the seat suspense.
I do think they should have played the government cover-up card better. Since we're approaching 2012 ourselves it would have been pure genius to freak the shit out of the audience by saying "Yeah it probably isn't going to happen but if it does.. you'll never know."
I was planning on watching this Friday night but me and my friends decided to watch The Men Who Stare at Goats instead. A few friends(girls) split with us to watch 2012 and came out complaining about how cheesy the graphics looked and everything.
Haha!! Well I never planned to pay to see this movie. I hoped it was going to be a good movie too, but from EVERYONE I've talked to, it was a waste of money.
Holy crap, was this movie dumb. Not that I expected anything good from it. I knew it would totally suck balls. But wow.....I don't even really go to movies anymore because theaters are terrible places to see movies. There are few people I know personally that I would actually enjoy watching movies with. Why would I want to sit in a large room with people who are annoying and eat their "buttered" popcorn that smells like fried piss.
Um anyway, so this movie....neutrinos are turning the Earth's crust into liquid apparently and the Sun just had it's biggest ever solar flare which apparently seems to occur every so many hundreds of thousands of years. For some reason the solar flare doesn't kill everyone off right away from the radiation or heat, but instead gradually melts the planet's crust. Oh and the alignment of all the planets apparently has something to do with it as well I guess.
So the world is gonna end and there's gonna be lots of swelling dramatic music. If you are a fan of Hollywood cliches this is the movie for you. Some of my favorites were lines like, "Mr. President, have to go. We're out of time." And the President says, "Make the time!" That's physically impossible to make time. Or you know when there is a cliff that someone might have fallen off of? So the people in the plane are like, "He's gone! We have to go..." But then it shows the cliff for some reason all by itself. I don't suppose they're just showing that cliff to remind the audience how that character just died, are they? Oh of course not, they're showing the cliff's edge just so we can see a hand reach up and grab onto it, showing us that character is in fact not dead. Cause the only way Hollywood knows how to reassure the audience that the guy who went off the cliff did not actually die is to just show the edge of the cliff by itself and then show a hand grab onto it from below.
So everyone is trying to get to China cause that's where they built these huge fuck off boats that everyone wants to get on cause when everything is flooded, they will survive on the ships until they can find land. So they talk about having a sustainable gene pool and having the best minds survive and all that. I thought arguing for the sustainable gene pool was funny because at the same time they are loading giraffes, hippos, and elephants onto this "ark". They seriously are doing this. This is stupid for too many reasons. First of all, why is it necessary to preserve these wild African animals? If you're gonna stock a bunch of animals on your boat, why not just do the ones that are food? Put pigs, cows, sheep, and chickens on the boat. Was there plan to make these safari animals survive in the new society? For what purpose? And you can't just stick a couple animals in a place and expect them to make babies. Wild animals breed under very particular conditions that involve climate and habitat, some even elevation.
With Noah, we can forgive him for being so stupid for a couple reasons. One was because he thought God talked to him, telling him to make a boat. Second because he could've sworn he heard God tell him two put two of each animal on this boat so the species could survive. If I was writing that movie, I would try to downplay the similarities of the story to Noah's Ark as much as possible. But it actually showed these big helicopters carrying elephants in a harness through the Himalayan Mountains. Can you imagine that. And this was when they all knew a big tidal wave would be hitting in a day or so. It's like some kind of priority to get these animals on the boat? What excuse did these scientists have for being so stupid?
Oh, and no stupid Hollywood movie would be complete without romantic subplots. Cause apparently when the world is ending we still give a shit that people want to be romantic and kiss each other rather than just fuck each other like monkeys because the world is about to end. The main character is divorced and you suspect him and his ex-wife will get back together after some nice moments of apocalyptic bonding. But we can't let them get back together before tragically killing her new husband. Because if they just got back together with the new husband still alive than I might think they're dicks and I'll be a confused audience member.
Oh and this movie also takes place in an alternate universe where tires can never go flat. Cars can jump over great distances and heights and not even lose a hubcap. Do you have any idea what the odds are wrecking your car in Los Angeles just by running a red light? But this guy drives through plenty while dodging cars, driving through collapsed buildings, and raping the laws of physics. All the while never having a blowout.
And what was up with that Russian pilot? That was like the fakest most hackneyed Russian accent I ever heard. Anyway, I hated this movie. It sucked. There wasn't one thing I liked about it. And even the special effects were really boring which was why most of you went to see this movie: the special effects.
Oh yeah, and how come in Hollywood movies whenever the need arises, a person can transform into an expert swimmer who can hold their breath for like five minutes at a time? Even little kids in Hollywood movies all have this super power.
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Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions
Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions
Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions
I got your answer to that right here. At least I have high hopes for it. Still have to read the book before this comes out, though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbLgszfXTAY
They're also making WWZ into a movie.
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And to think, when I saw the first trailer it was just a big tidal wave crashed over a monastery up in the mountains. That was it, and it looked really good. Of course, there was this nagging voice in the back of my mind telling me this was going to end up like crap when more of the movie was shown. Turns out that little voice was right.
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The system throws a tantrum when I try to rep...
Haha... Listen to the sound effect at 2:02 - 2:03
I like the direction of that movie though
Anywho, glad you cemented my already solid desire to not see that movie.
I didn't think it would be that shitty though, I expected at minimum like.... two redeeming qualities/scenes.
I do think they should have played the government cover-up card better. Since we're approaching 2012 ourselves it would have been pure genius to freak the shit out of the audience by saying "Yeah it probably isn't going to happen but if it does.. you'll never know."
I was planning on watching this Friday night but me and my friends decided to watch The Men Who Stare at Goats instead. A few friends(girls) split with us to watch 2012 and came out complaining about how cheesy the graphics looked and everything.
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