So 2012, the disaster flick from Roland Emmerich who now carries the torch of disaster movie Tsar. Having produced and directed Independence day and 10,000 BC it should be no shock to anyone who has seen any of these movies that this latest release is extremely disappointing.
The movie starts with an intro that is scarely similar to that of Sunshine, Danny Boyles fantastic film about a mission to re-ignite the sun. Even though this film bases all consequent disasters on the sun it is no excuse to copy brilliance in the hope of making the film look good from the beginning. While i'm on this point I would like to say that this film is full of ripped of scenes from other productions. The scene of L.A. upturning and sinking into the sea is surprisingly similar to the scene of the naval fleet being hit by asteroids in Transformers 2, which seems strange as Transformers 2 wasn't the greates movie ever, better than this, even the plot in that seemed to make more sense and even stranger was more realistic. In all seriousness I found it easier to believe that giant transforming robots would come to earth to destroy the sun, ironically, than the earth falling apart, and I do literally mean the earth falling apart.
In fact thats my next problem, for a film which is hoping to attract all it's customers through the impressive special effects they really aren't that special or impressive. Everything that 2012 does with the CGI has been done before and done better, for being called the king of disaster movies you would think that Emmerich would know which are the best CGI companies to use. The effects look like something from 2 or 3 years ago not the new age shiny we have been exposed to from previous features this year such as Transformers 2, G.I. Joe or Terminator: Salvation. This was probably the biggest disappointment as I went in to see the U.S get fucked over by global warming or whatever the fuck was the cause of this disaster and all I got was second rate, there was nothing wrong with it but then there was nothing truely right about them.
On the plus side there is the wonderful casting. The cast in this really do save this picture from being utterly abismal. Firstly there is Jon Cusack as the main character who delivers a brilliant performance for such a poorly written script, then there is Chiwetel Ejiofor who if anyone has seen him in past performances will know that he is a very good up and coming actor, films such as serenity, Red Belt and Kinky Boots have shown his versatility and commitment. These two really deliver the most powerful performances but they are backed up by the likes of Danny Glover who plays the President, Thandie Newton as the Presidents Daughter. There is also an appearance by Woody Harrelson as the doomsday conspiracy theorist who points Cusack in the right direction. However despite the brilliant cast there is not a decent script to compliment all their talents and styles, again it isn't bad it is just normal, everything that is written has been written before and been better worded. Although the words have necessarily performed better.
Overall 2012 is highly irritating and I found it to be be so utterly unbelievable, with so many plot holes and contradictions. On top of all that there are about 5 or 6 occasions in which all the characters should have died but do not. But I have to give the movie credit it did make me laugh and allow me to flex both my american and catholic hatred muscles as both get fucked over. Furthermore why is the whole of India ignored? It was funny to watch because of all the inconcistancies, it is probably worth to watch for that and Woody Harrelson. But even then don't pay to watch it like I did download it or persuade some idiot friend to buy it and then watch it with him. One final question, why the hell didn't Emmerich make this 3-D?
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