I hate the fact that this film stands a chance to open number this weekend. If you like action flicks that waste your time and money then see 2012. They must of test marketed this movie and heard that the dialogue is cheesy, the actors are mailing it in and the creative special effects are wasted on predictable plot lines.
I'm thinking that once the actual year 2012 hits we will probably NOT be fighting each other for the 5 disc super deluxe re-issue of this 'never going to be a classic'.
Let's face it. We've seen this film before. Formula goes something like this. First 30 mins shots of arbitrary exotic type countries who seem familiar, pepper them with contemporary issues and let them be the first to discover their is a big problem heading towards our planet. Introduce a couple of brainiacs who throw big words around to leading heads of states while crazy tree huggers support their theories. For the ladies tie in a love story involving children and preserving their safety. For the next 60 mins lead into how dangerous the problem really will be and try to shock the audience with arbitrary accidents that build fear. In the final 30 mins DESTROY EVERYTHING except that small place where the family/hero is or has gone to and discover/learn that we'll probably going to okay.
I just saved you 2 hours and min $20 of your life. However I will say that the the special effects look crisp and the sound quality is wicked - so at best this is a Blu Ray rental.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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