2012. or as I like to call it. loud noises and destroyed monuments.

[IanBrazen]

I recently posted on a thread about "the last thing to make you angry".
when I realized that I need to share my anger with everyone else in the hopes that I will keep people from seeing this movie (even though it wont).
So here is what I posted,




Well I went to see a wonderful film yesterday ("this is it") and when I went into the theater I was immediately assaulted by the newest disaster film under the guise of an actual movie, 2012.
Listen people,
People say that the Mayans predicted the end of the world occurring on this date, but those people are completely

The Mayan calender doesn't predict doom, it just ends, probably because the person writing got sick of his job.
In fact here is a quote from Wikipedia if you all think I'm talking out of my pasty white ass.

"The idea of a global event occurring in 2012 based on any interpretation of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is rejected as pseudoscience by the scientific community, and as misrepresentative of Maya history by Mayanist scholars."

the world will not end on 2012, I promise.

Now about the movie.
So far I am very very unimpressed with what I have seen, the only plot I got out of it is "Stuff gets blown up, run away."
Sure the CG is impressive, but CG does not a good movie make, and no amount of John Cusack can save it.
Some people are ok with watching priceless monuments and world wonders getting destroyed but I would like a little more bang for my buck. (no pun intended)
You may say "but how can a movie about shit getting annihilated possibly be boring?"
I would say, just watch "The day after tomorrow."
but if you want to know about this particular film then I have two other movies you should look up made by the same people.
1. Godzilla (1998 remake)
2. 10,000 B.C.
I shouldn't have to say anything else, but I will say that these jokers ruined Godzilla for me for about 8 years.
there is not any apology that can make up for that.

Does anyone else feel the way I do about this movie,
or am i just pissing in the wind?

 

[cuddly_tomato]

the world will not end on 2012, I promise.

If it does will you give me all of your money?

Does anyone else feel the way I do about this movie,
or am i just pissing in the wind?

Yes. I do. This is another Deep Impact or The Day After Tomorrow. Just a big disaster flick, trying to masquerade as something high-brow.

 

[FranzTyphid]

anyways apocalypse really means a new beginng so supposably 2012 is the end of the world "as we know it"

 

[Pimppeter2]

When that happens, some say the Earth's poles will shift and every horrible natural disaster imaginable will come together to form a Megazord of planet crushing assbeat.

http://www.cracked.com/article_17445_6-best-2012-apocalypse-theories-are-all-bullshit.html

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

My tought has always been, if the mayans were so smart, how come they were wiped out by simple diseases and aren't around anymore?

 

[Fbuh]

the world will not end on 2012, I promise.

If it does will you give me all of your money?

Agreed. I would hesitate to say anything is a certainty in the future, as it certainly isn't a certainty. However, I do agree that it is just where the Mayan calender ends. On the other hand, I have heard so much hype about it that I will be slightly disappointed if nothing happens, even if it is only something slight. Either way, we need something to take the population down. This planet isn't going to support the number of people on it much longer.

anyways apocalypse really means a new beginng so supposably 2012 is the end of the world "as we know it"

And I feel fine.

 

[ae86gamer]

If the world does end, then I want it to end Gantz style.

 

[Fbuh]

Is Gantz any good? I almost bought it, becasue it seemed a bit similar to Evangelion.

 

[teisjm]

Oh... I liked godzilla and 10000BC, while they were neither LotR or Boondock saint kind of good, i still didn't regret watching them.

but yes, disaster movies usually bore me, unless the distaster consists of aliens/zombies/etc

Especially those 3-4 movies about 4 people in a space/core ship that has to blow in some astroid/the sun/earths core

 

[Skeleon]

Yes. I do. This is another Deep Impact or The Day After Tomorrow. Just a big disaster flick, trying to masquerade as something high-brow.

Really?
From the trailers I saw so far, it doesn't try to be any more than those examples you mentioned.
They are pretty straightforward about it.

 

[Sneaklemming]

Yes. I do. This is another Deep Impact or The Day After Tomorrow. Just a big disaster flick, trying to masquerade as something high-brow.

Really?
From the trailers I saw so far, it doesn't try to be any more than those examples you mentioned.
They are pretty straightforward about it.

I agree; I want to see another deep impact style movie- i loved that movie!

 

[IanBrazen]

the world will not end on 2012, I promise.

If it does will you give me all of your money?

yes you can have the entire 147.00 that I have to my name (I just paid rent)

and thats another thing. even if it does end you all wont have time to yell at me. so im kinda in a win win here.
MUHAHAHAHA

Oh... I liked godzilla and 10000BC,

...

 

[Azraellod]

My thought has always been, if the mayans were so smart, how come they were wiped out by simple diseases and aren't around anymore?

They weren't. The spanish invaded and wiped nearly everything about them out. It wasn't diseases.

Just because they weren't warriors, doesn't mean they couldn't be a great civilization.

 

[Amnestic]

From the trailers I watched, it looked pretty simple: Here's some CGI, here's some explosions, here's some a giant wave and an aircraft carrier and here's some family you don't give a shit about trying not to die.

Brain switch off, enjoy the spectacle. (Oddly enough, exactly how I felt when I walked into Transformers)

I somehow get the feeling the film wasn't made for its deep philosophical implications and probing the very nature of the human soul. I think it was made for pretty pictures.

 

[Pillypill]

I like how a disaster movie is called 2012, perhaps after 2012 olympics? I'm British and i know, and can admit, it will be terrible.

I've considered seeing this movie, because there's a theatre on my block, i really should.

 

[Socius]

meh who cares if were all screwed, with nuclear weapons, global warming and kapitalism were doomed anyway. So I don't care if we all die in Armagedon 2012 or Nuclear Holocaust 2077.
Of course I don't want to die, but as I belive in rebirth I don't mind that much, unless there is nothing to be born into, then we all go to Nirvana, wich I got to say, sounds extremly boring!

 

[Lullabye]

1) Because this end of the World film takes place in America, and shows America getting the shit kicked out of it(by nature or something) then I can guarantee this film will be a hit in ....everywhere that hates America.
2) Yes, shit gets blown up in this movie. There is probably next to no story if any at all. If you expect a(good) story then you are a retard(pronounced:reh-tArd)
3) You know, the world could end any number of ways at any time, 99.9% of which we can do shit all about. So, yeah, nothing is going to change(except maybe they'll finally make a giant space laser out of fear).
4) I hate making lists, so I'm rather unsure why i did it like this./OT

 

[Lullabye]

meh who cares if were all screwed, with nuclear weapons, global warming and kapitalism were doomed anyway. So I don't care if we all die in Armagedon 2012 or Nuclear Holocaust 2077.
Of course I don't want to die, but as I belive in rebirth I don't mind that much, unless there is nothing to be born into, then we all go to Nirvana, wich I got to say, sounds extremly boring!

hmm, judging from you avatar I'd say you're perfectly prepared for a nuclear holo-whatchamukalit.
also
if nirvana sounds boring then you should start to beleive in the flying spaghetti monster. our after life has a beer volcano and a stripper factory.

 

[Disaster Button]

I quite enjoyed The Day After Tomorrow..