Comments on: 2012, from 1974

By: spmaiorca

spmaiorca — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:46:41 +0000

freaking funny- good summery of the film

By: Gayle

Gayle — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:53:26 +0000

“Sorry to be a party-pooper, but since 2001 September the eleventh, I don’t find this sort of mindless visual FXT Disaster porn so “funny” anymore.”

I agree totally. There seems to be a total disregard for human life in many films nowadays. Special effects are more realistic and in some cases gory.
I do wonder what subtle effect this might be having on people.
I wont be seeing the film but then I hardly watch any films any-more. Too much death and destruction already in real life. I Don’t want to watch it as entertainment.

By: george

george — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:58:05 +0000

…saw the Emmerich 2012 trailer..I think we are up to something crucial here.In fact, It’s all cryptic info for most of the people.Hidden meanings everywhere.Emmerich points where no film director has ever pointed before: The day after movie…10,000 BC movie…And now this!!Its a trilogy,in fact.In “The day after movie”, he deals with the sudden climate change which can be caused by stopping the Gulf stream /in “10,000BC” , he is no more no less informing us of the Bauval / Gilbert / Hoagland thesis, that, Atlantis refugees who escaped the motherland flood were actually building the Pyramids ,forcing primitive tribes as slaves , who used mammoths to carry huge granite rocks to the Nile river , where the Sphinx and the Pyramids proudly still stand there, trying to pass their message of an older, greater past,to the younger generations,and even a possible warning for the next flood.This is depicted in Mayan calendars of course.And we^ve known of it for ages..And this is the message of the third movie – to complete the trilogy.In watching the 1st movie trailer, we , can clearly hear a bee hive sound in the beginning..So,for anyone who knows about it, that brings us to alleged Einstein statement about bees vanishing ..and the 4 years left for mankind after this event happens!Now this fact is all over the web for a couple of years and that’s even more strange..Even if its just an urban myth,the fact is, that, globally , the Bee hives are bein’ reduced by 70% according to our latest statistics.Maybe an effort to promote the idea of massive human devastation??Maybe.So that sound is really a clue , and it links to Einstein himself and Prof. Hapgood’s Earth crust displacement theory – that RhysBM so thoroughly analyses . A theory that Einstein himself totally approved and even strongly promoted in any level he could.Might that action by Prof. Einstein has lead to something bigger, involving e.g. government global conspiracy in hiding the TOTAL truth from the public about the forthcoming Great Flood??an Alternative 3 solution maybe?Mars and moon secret colonization efforts behind it??To me It s a possibility.And,given the facts ,its the ONLY possibility..and so, that last clue , finally unlocks the cryptic circle of Mr.Emmerich’s work: The man is into a mission ..and his message is simple.Pass the truth in such a way everyone should be informed and subconsciously ACCEPT it likewise…and doing nothing at all to avoid it..Reveal the facts smoothly,so that , anyone may see how futile any action to avoid the upcoming catastrophe really is..the movie deals with a very strong scenario.Earth crust displacement has occurred many times on our planet – and on Mars.Last time it happened nearly 10,000 yrs ago it caused devastating atmospheric conditions, leading to sudden climate shift,thus , resulting to the instant frost even of huge mammoths during feeding time..and the Noah flood for 40 days and nights.With huge tidal waves being caused by the inertia phenomenon .And the fact that, the Earth Poles are closer to the planetary center by 12 Kilometers in comparison to the Equator.A flattened Earth.So even a slight core displacement of one to 5 or 6 degrees from the current position can cause such catastrophic change of relative altitudes ,that regions can be permanently covered by water – as others will emerge from ocean deeps..this has happened b4 and it will happen again and again & again..throuout mankind History.sweeping out anything to remind us of it..And as for the cause, Einstein-Hapgood hypothesized that, an imbalance of Polar land ice accumulation could bring the earth to a flipping state or a temporarily loss of balance , pretty much like a whirligig yo-yo. And that may bring in mind the ice melting , that’s taking place in Arctic circle these days.In Antarctica, the icy land mass is ten times more.So if the Arctic land ice cover melts first, that may as well trigger a slight disorder in crust balance..combining it with the fact that we are in a turning point in Equinox precession , that happens nearly every 26,000 yrs, well, this may result to a doomsday scenario, where we’ll be expecting a global flood of unprecedented magnitude ..nothing can survive from such global events. Even mountain tops sky high as the Rockies are expected to be swept away by the inertial factor if the displacement is more than 10 degrees.. God have mercy on our souls for most of us , for only some cosmonauts may survive – altogether with some high land shepherds- if any.

By: golewis » 2012: It’s a Disaster!

golewis » 2012: It’s a Disaster! — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:21:19 +0000

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By: Joseph J Marcus

Joseph J Marcus — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:42:55 +0000

This edit is awesome and exactly why I want to see it. Sometimes, you just need to see stuff blow up.

By: coolstar

coolstar — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:40:20 +0000

Phil has already shown that bad science (REALLY, TRULY bad science) like that in the latest Star Trek movie won’t keep him from liking a movie……………

By: Greg in Austin

Greg in Austin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:04:51 +0000

@Kevin F, et. al.,

- but now we know that a skyscraper won’t stay intact to fully tip over like a pencil falling over.

I thought the same thing, until today, when I happened to look at Failblog. Seems some buildings are built better than others!

www . viddler .com/explore/failblog/videos/211/46.983/

By: Old Muley

Old Muley — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:22:52 +0000

As long as we’ve got Gamera, Jet Jaguar, Tomas Jefferson Geronimo and Adam “Agent for H.A.R.M” Chance on our side, we will be fine…

By: Beagledad

Beagledad — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:13:34 +0000

What will they call the sequel?
“Oops, We Meant 2015?”

By: Igor21

Igor21 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:47:17 +0000

For my taste the FX folks do not understand a very basic issue : big things seem to move slower (as the ice blocks in the glaciers that everybody thing are slow motion but are not) so they always speed to much and make the effect unbelievable (for me).

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:40:58 +0000

I too thought that was an incredibly cool edit of the trailer, and I too will gladly go spend my hard earned dollars to see “2012,” assuming fully that I’ll only be disappointed in the end.

And I, too, was very happy to see a MST3K reference. Damn that show was great.

By: Chuck Anziulewicz

Chuck Anziulewicz — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:23:05 +0000

My problem is that I’m a sucker for eye-candy and special effects. And after seeing a trailer for “2012,” I feel like a mouse that has smelled the most wonderful, delicious cheese in the world, and it’s just waiting for me in that spring-loaded thingamajig in the corner. Yeah, I’ll probably go see “2012″ only for the special effects, but I’ll probably HATE myself afterwards.

By: Joe Meils

Joe Meils — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:09:37 +0000

2012 a disaster? I suppose so… (depending on which political party you belong to…)

By: Lousy Canuck » Disaster Porn

Lousy Canuck » Disaster Porn — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:06:51 +0000

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By: scottynuke

scottynuke — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:17:32 +0000

FWIW folks, there’s going to be a LIVE MST3K event at movie theaters Aug. 20 (IIRC), with Nelson & Co. piping in real-time snark via satellite! The code word is “Plan 9,” enjoy!

By: Crux Australis

Crux Australis — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:47:32 +0000

I *live* for BA’s smackdown of this ‘movie’.

By: Keegan

Keegan — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:34:50 +0000

Ha that’s awesome! Me and my friends laughed uncontrollably at the preview for this when saw Transformers 2. Everyone else was probably angry at us but we couldn’t help it.

This reminded me of Mitchell too. I watched that MST3K last night as a matter of fact.

By: Bahdum (aka Richard)

Bahdum (aka Richard) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:28:43 +0000

I just realized, this movie will feature “earth changes” as its main disaster.

Anybody remember that clunker of an idea. It was supposed to happen in 2000, but it didn’t happen.

I think earth change zealots will latch on to 2012, if they haven’t already.

By: theMark

theMark — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:38:46 +0000

@55/Kevin F.: Granted, it’s no skyscraper, but some buildings have surprising rigidity:
http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/07/04/entire-highrise-building-tips/

By: Kevin F.

Kevin F. — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:17:50 +0000

If anything disaster-porn-fan-related came out of 9/11 it was the pubic understanding of skyscrapers collapsing. I’m sure many of us had wondered what it would be like if a skyscraper tipped over – say one of the towers into the other – but now we know that a skyscraper won’t stay intact to fully tip over like a pencil falling over. Once its center of gravity gets far enough out it completely falls apart. And the dust – good heavens I never thought of the huge clouds of dust that accompany the collapse – controlled implosions strip the buildings so there isn’t nearly as much.

By: Chuck Messer

Chuck Messer — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:15:22 +0000

“If you were thrilled by “The Towering Inferno”… if you were terrified by “Earthquake”… then you will be SCARED SH!TLESS at the Samuel L. Bronkowitz production of “That’s Armageddon!”

By the by, if you want to see intelligent Science Fiction that cost less than the catering budget for “Transformers Two, Electric Boogaloo”, but still looks great, run don’t walk to see “Moon”. It stars Sam Rockwell as a lone technician on a Helium-3 refinery on the far side of the moon. He’s getting near the end of a 3-year hitch, and he finds out maybe he’s not alone after all — not including the station’s computer Gerty (voice by Kevin Spacey).

SEE THIS! The only demerit I give the film is the use of sound in a vacuum. Still, it’s an intelligent, moving film.

Chuck

By: The Science Pundit

The Science Pundit — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:39:55 +0000

Amanda Peet is in this.

By: ND

ND — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:12:38 +0000

911 was practically like a hollywood/james bond movie plot. You have an evil mastermind, Bin Laden, who through his hate and obsession makes a coordinated, grandiose and highly visible attack against landmarks and innocent civilians. Even trying to attack the white house/congress. Unfortunately it did not have the hollywood ending since there was no Bond like character to stop it.

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:40:02 +0000

My wife can’t watch movies like this anymore. After having our son, all she can think about is all the children & them never having a chance to grow up (even if its just a movie).

By: Hannu Siivonen

Hannu Siivonen — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:21:41 +0000

Cool to watch??? Don’t you realize it’s the same movie Emmerich’s done at least twice already? Day after tomorrow wasn’t cool, so why would 2012?

Also wouldn’t thrashing it in a review be bit too easy? Try to find some good physics in it – now there’s a fun AND COOL challenge!!