2012
Published 2010-05-17
Film info
- Title 2012
- Director Roland Emmerich
- Year 2009
- Run time 2hr 38m
- Genres Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Tagline We were warned
- Cast John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover
From Roland Emmerich, director of THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and INDEPENDENCE DAY, comes the ultimate action-adventure film, exploding with groundbreaking special effects. As the world faces a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions, cities collapse and continents crumble. 2012 brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:10 | Fish curry sounds so gross. Like fish tacos. Anything with fish I guess. I don't even mind fish really. |
| 3:32 | Uh oh, I sense some science coming on. |
| 4:23 | What's a neutrino? |
| 6:57 | This is 2009. They've got three years to sort it all out. |
| 10:51 | Aren't Euros and Dollars about the same? Maybe not in 2011. |
| 13:41 | There's me worrying about the surface damage to the roads because of the ice. Nothing like this enormous earthquake! |
| 16:40 | I'm glad that didn't happen when we went on a boat. |
| 18:35 | I know that Yellowstone is a bit of a hotbed, isn't it? |
| 22:00 | He ignored the signs. If something bad happens, it's his own fault. |
| 28:45 | Well, that's not Google Maps. |
| 29:45 | Kids can be so cruel. |
| 31:40 | "Download" the blog? Who actually says that? |
| 32:45 | Good old cartoons for us simple folks. Now I know what a neutrino is. |
| 34:31 | I hope Rupert Murdoch does not get a free seat. |
| 36:01 | I can't believe that's Amanda Peet - she looks like a completely different person. |
| 39:46 | Is it wrong that 'let's get ready to rumble' just makes me think of Ant & Dec? |
| 46:51 | A big donut! I love it! |
| 52:06 | This film is awesome. |
| 59:02 | A giant ash cloud. That sounds eerily familiar. |
| 1:05:15 | "We're gonna need a bigger plane." |
| 1:14:01 | I hope there are other women on that plane, otherwise continuing the human race will take a while. |
| 1:19:03 | I can't understand how that plane gets off the ground normally, let alone in an apocalypse. |
| 1:20:17 | How come China is alright? |
| 1:23:37 | I really have no idea what the big Russian man is saying. And he's not even speaking Russian. |
| 1:31:17 | What have we learnt from the destruction of the Vatican? Round, dome style roof top tower things are not a good design in an emergency. |
| 1:45:39 | Is that a giraffe? |
| 1:52:25 | Wasn't he in Eastenders? That takes the edge off a little bit, I gotta say. |
| 1:58:29 | I figured out that it was a boat just one minute before they said it. Go me! |
| 2:08:06 | I have bought all the effects so far, but the hand clasping thing... really? |
| 2:12:40 | You can never really account for Air Force One crashing into your giant Ark. |
| 2:17:26 | She wasn't watching her child very carefully. |
| 2:26:50 | - What are they going to do for food and stuff? |
| 2:28:10 | I'm surprised it only took 27 days for the world to settle down and the sun to come out. |
Thoughts
I have always been a fan of a good disaster movie, and when I saw the trailer for this I knew I'd have to watch it. We had to wait for it to come out to rent on iTunes - so that we could enjoy the full HD experience.
Oh, it was just so good. This film was well over my self-imposed two hour attention span and I was gripped all the way through. It was good old-fashioned disaster movie stuff, but it worked. All of it. Even the plot holes and the mushy stuff didn't get in the way. I was glad that they actually had a plan to save the human race, rather than just running to the top of the nearest mountain. Loved it.
Rating: 5 / 5