Emmerich doesn't mess around when intent on messing up the world for good. But his pop apocalypse multiplying man's worst fears, always goes down easy with a side order of popcorn. Apocalypse Wow.
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2012 (2009)
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Reviews Counted:212
Fresh:82
Rotten:130
Average Rating:5.1/10
Consensus: Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Nov 13, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $159,028,696
Synopsis: Roland Emmerich has given movie watchers several apocalyptic films in the past in INDEPENDENCE DAY and THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, and he offers another look at the end of the world in 2012. This... [More]
Starring: John Cusack, Chjwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt
Director: Roland Emmerich
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Reviews for 2012
An eye-popping, insult to the intelligence strictly for the kiddies and crackpot doomsday enthusiasts.
11/14/09
It's pointless to fault '2012' for being silly or perpetuating scientific and historic baloney. Instead, the new movie's unforgivable transgression is that it fails to make any of the apocalyptic destruction fun.
11/14/09
Amazing special effects assume the starring role here, but cast members also deserve recognition for adding a humanistic touch to this over-the-top disaster movie.
11/14/09
There's a dash of Tibetan mysticism, a soupcon of comeuppances, and one family discovering what is really important. Take it for what it is and leave logic to fend for itself
11/14/09
...2012's relentless emphasis on destruction ensures that most viewers will inevitably walk away satisfied.
11/14/09
The movie never takes its foot off the accelerator, leaving the viewer with little time to breathe. You will be sorry if you have to take a bathroom break.
11/14/09
Throw in bits and pieces from all other disaster movies, up the global destruction ante, turn on the waterworks (literally and figuratively) and you've got 2012.
11/13/09
There's a calamity far greater than the disintegration of the Earth's core that dooms the film '2012,' it's a lesser known phenomenon that most disaster films are smart enough to steer away from ... the magic of 'star power.'
11/13/09
Despite gasp worthy special effects, '2012' clunks along with yakety, cliched speeches and a familiar aka cliched plot that taps into virtually every disaster flick ever produced.
11/13/09
The Ron Jeremy of disaster porn.
11/13/09
There's nothing to root against, no recipient to rage against the dying of the light. There's only the spectacle of the world crumbling and the dreary aftermath of cleaning up what's left.
11/13/09
2012 director Roland Emmerich never met a landmark he didn't want to crush with a digitized fireball, boulder or avalanche.
11/13/09
Easily the best bad movie in years, 2012 is hilariously over the top.
11/13/09
Formulaic and frenzied, it's a spectacular but ultimately silly blast, drawing on every cataclysmic disaster movie you've ever seen for its Noah's Ark flood concept.
11/13/09
A double-stuffed, hysterical success that demands to be seen on the biggest screen you can find. If you can keep from busting up during the part with the helicopter and the giraffe, you may be a robot.
11/13/09
2012 is no disaster movie, it's a high-rent remake of The Parent Trap.
11/13/09
The money shots are there in spades for 2012. It's utterly unbelievable but a blast to watch. And on a big screen, it's pretty impressive.
11/13/09
...goes on so long it starts to feel like the fifth piece of chocolate cake when two or three would have been more enjoyable.
11/13/09
The bad news: The world as we know it has come to an end. The good news: Mommy's new boyfriend was squashed in the gears of a giant high-tech ark, so Daddy's back in the picture!
11/13/09
Latest News for 2012
December 08, 2009:
Roland Emmerich To Pocket $100 Million For 2012
With 2012 looking to earn upwards of $700 million, it looks like its director Roland Emmerich's take of the cut will be roughly $100 million. Read the article for further details. More...
November 15, 2009:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: 2012 Destroys the Competition
This weekend Audiences were warned - by Mayans and film critics alike - but moviegoers around the world still flooded the multiplexes to see Roland Emmerich's latest disaster... More...
November 14, 2009:
Emmerich doesn't mess around when intent on messing up the world for good. But his pop apocalypse multiplying man's worst fears, always goes down easy with a side order of popcorn. Apocalypse Wow.
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