Comments on: Review: 2012 (2009) http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/ a cultural website in ever-shifting standing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: r4i http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259426 r4i Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:54:52 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259426 I just saw the movie, now I seriously don't agree w what was said before, u see not everyone goes to the movies on a schedule, I loved the fact, that I cried, laughed and was kept in the tip of my seat! Many unspected things happend and I think the character Adrian was very interesting and the day after tomorrow was another awesome movie… now I believe this movie should open the mind of many ppl! Make them question our goverment, set out to find out more about our planet, bc if u guys aint noticed, just like the movie, out planet is not doing too well! And is not how the movie was done, how long the movie was or the actors in the movie is about the statement behind it, if not then u might need to watch that movie Al Gore made about out planet…it might be old but it opens our eyes to how we are not taking care of our planet!!! By the way recycle and save energy!! I just saw the movie, now I seriously don’t agree w what was said before, u see not everyone goes to the movies on a schedule, I loved the fact, that I cried, laughed and was kept in the tip of my seat! Many unspected things happend and I think the character Adrian was very interesting and the day after tomorrow was another awesome movie… now I believe this movie should open the mind of many ppl! Make them question our goverment, set out to find out more about our planet, bc if u guys aint noticed, just like the movie, out planet is not doing too well! And is not how the movie was done, how long the movie was or the actors in the movie is about the statement behind it, if not then u might need to watch that movie Al Gore made about out planet…it might be old but it opens our eyes to how we are not taking care of our planet!!! By the way recycle and save energy!!

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259242 Jonathan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:08:45 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259242 You might be interested in knowing that this movie has become a certified box office success story here in China. Just so you know the Chinese government only allows 20 foreign films to be screened in China every year and these films must go through a rigorous censorship/editing process, so pretty much every American film that is allowed to be shown here in a box office success. But 2012 has become a huge success and it's only been in theaters for less than a week. There are reports (I haven't seen the film) that the Chinese people love their country's portrayal in the film. I guess China plays a large part in saving humanity from total destruction, so no surprise that people are happy. When the Chinese soldiers salute the American refugees arriving in China (this is from another person's account) Shanghaiers/Shanghailanders have been clapping and yelling in nationalistic pride. 2012 was also the first American film that anyone can remember that was left intact after the intense Communist Party editing party, which really says something. Can I also just say, Independence Day was an awesome film. Maybe you just needed to be 10 years old when it came out to appreciate that. You might be interested in knowing that this movie has become a certified box office success story here in China. Just so you know the Chinese government only allows 20 foreign films to be screened in China every year and these films must go through a rigorous censorship/editing process, so pretty much every American film that is allowed to be shown here in a box office success. But 2012 has become a huge success and it’s only been in theaters for less than a week.

There are reports (I haven’t seen the film) that the Chinese people love their country’s portrayal in the film. I guess China plays a large part in saving humanity from total destruction, so no surprise that people are happy. When the Chinese soldiers salute the American refugees arriving in China (this is from another person’s account) Shanghaiers/Shanghailanders have been clapping and yelling in nationalistic pride. 2012 was also the first American film that anyone can remember that was left intact after the intense Communist Party editing party, which really says something.

Can I also just say, Independence Day was an awesome film. Maybe you just needed to be 10 years old when it came out to appreciate that.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259186 Suzanne Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:37:14 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259186 I would also like to point out that (spoiler alert!)... it took every "genius" in the world to plan to save humanity by placing the amazing arks...All together in one place. And roughly 100 feet apart from one another. While expecting massive tsunami-like impacts that would inevitably shift them violently. But nah...They'll be fine! Must have been planned by the same character that locates the medical unit in DC right under the 555 ft tall freaking monument. Uh huh. I know it's supposed to be stupid cheesy fun and all, but can they maybe take one explosion off the project list, and use the money to pay a real WRITER? Just a thought. You know I loves me some Ebert, but this falls into the .1% of the time I disagree with him. Thank you for speaking the truth, brother! Heh. I would also like to point out that (spoiler alert!)…
it took every “genius” in the world to plan to save humanity by placing the amazing arks…All together in one place. And roughly 100 feet apart from one another. While expecting massive tsunami-like impacts that would inevitably shift them violently. But nah…They’ll be fine!
Must have been planned by the same character that locates the medical unit in DC right under the 555 ft tall freaking monument. Uh huh.
I know it’s supposed to be stupid cheesy fun and all, but can they maybe take one explosion off the project list, and use the money to pay a real WRITER? Just a thought.
You know I loves me some Ebert, but this falls into the .1% of the time I disagree with him. Thank you for speaking the truth, brother! Heh.

]]> By: Uttams http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259153 Uttams Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:23:55 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259153 Great review and good to hear that it's better than Independence day and Day after tomorrow. But of course your comparison between shit and urine is hilarious!! LOL. Anyway, I have booked the tickets for tomorrow morning first show. Can't wait. Great review and good to hear that it’s better than Independence day and Day after tomorrow. But of course your comparison between shit and urine is hilarious!! LOL. Anyway, I have booked the tickets for tomorrow morning first show. Can’t wait.

]]> By: harold http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259095 harold Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:29:39 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259095 so we're agreed that emmerich is a sellout, right? that's pretty much synonymous with whore, minus the in and out. and emmerich is a whore minus the in and out. did you see 10,000 BC? i have no evidence except his movies. and corman is, too, for the record. anyone that produces that much shitty shit for TV, which is by and large shit to begin with, is a--i don't mean to sound way too fucking punk and blow your minds--a cocksucking corporate whore. fucking seriously. i know a lot of us like to be contrarian or play devil's advocate because we're that fucking smart. jesus, though, you're defending 'Dinocroc', 'Saurian' and fucking 'Supergator'. i think ed has this one spot on. sorry to be a dick. so we’re agreed that emmerich is a sellout, right? that’s pretty much synonymous with whore, minus the in and out. and emmerich is a whore minus the in and out. did you see 10,000 BC? i have no evidence except his movies. and corman is, too, for the record. anyone that produces that much shitty shit for TV, which is by and large shit to begin with, is a–i don’t mean to sound way too fucking punk and blow your minds–a cocksucking corporate whore. fucking seriously. i know a lot of us like to be contrarian or play devil’s advocate because we’re that fucking smart. jesus, though, you’re defending ‘Dinocroc’, ‘Saurian’ and fucking ‘Supergator’. i think ed has this one spot on. sorry to be a dick.

]]> By: harold http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259094 harold Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:14:27 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259094 this would be a great hatefuck of a movie to see if it starred nicholas cage, amirite Ed? why wasn't the cagemaster in it? from the trailer, he seemed perfect for it. i guess cusack has given up, too. those were mean things to say, to be sure, and i haven't even seen the movie. is it ok to hate on something you haven't experienced even if it does end up sucking in the end? just trying to have constructive conversation. i saw independence day when i was in 4th grade and thought it was fantastic. but i also watched fresh prince in 4th grade and thought it was great. it's one of those things i cringe when thinking about. destruction porn is blockbuster material. the masses want it. 4th graders want it. their beaten down parents take them to it. they convince themselves it's a happening--the blockbuster appeal of the movie does it. i often wonder why blockbusters are such shit. is it because of advertising? is because of the taste of the vulgariat. the vulgariat. lol. im such a douche. and a bit drunk. at any rate, i'm gonna see New Moon this Friday. Who's with me? this would be a great hatefuck of a movie to see if it starred nicholas cage, amirite Ed? why wasn’t the cagemaster in it? from the trailer, he seemed perfect for it. i guess cusack has given up, too. those were mean things to say, to be sure, and i haven’t even seen the movie. is it ok to hate on something you haven’t experienced even if it does end up sucking in the end? just trying to have constructive conversation. i saw independence day when i was in 4th grade and thought it was fantastic. but i also watched fresh prince in 4th grade and thought it was great. it’s one of those things i cringe when thinking about. destruction porn is blockbuster material. the masses want it. 4th graders want it. their beaten down parents take them to it. they convince themselves it’s a happening–the blockbuster appeal of the movie does it. i often wonder why blockbusters are such shit. is it because of advertising? is because of the taste of the vulgariat. the vulgariat. lol. im such a douche. and a bit drunk. at any rate, i’m gonna see New Moon this Friday. Who’s with me?

]]> By: Peter L. Winkler http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259093 Peter L. Winkler Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:19 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259093 Emmerich is today's Irwin Allen. Emmerich is today’s Irwin Allen.

]]> By: leon http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259091 leon Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:34:53 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259091 I think it's a mistake to compare Emmerich with Roger Corman. Corman may have helped out emerging filmmakers back in the day, but he was always a low-budget B-movie producer/director; Emmerich is, on the other hand, a mega-budget director, and is hence of course only interested in making movies that generate a shit-ton of money. His budgets are so massive that if even one of the films goes in the red, he's history. Thus, in order to assure his survival, he makes movies for the widest possible audience, and with very little risks. (He's a lot like Spielberg in this sense, only without the talent.) I think it’s a mistake to compare Emmerich with Roger Corman. Corman may have helped out emerging filmmakers back in the day, but he was always a low-budget B-movie producer/director; Emmerich is, on the other hand, a mega-budget director, and is hence of course only interested in making movies that generate a shit-ton of money. His budgets are so massive that if even one of the films goes in the red, he’s history. Thus, in order to assure his survival, he makes movies for the widest possible audience, and with very little risks. (He’s a lot like Spielberg in this sense, only without the talent.)

]]> By: DrMabuse http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259088 DrMabuse Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:59:45 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259088 Peter: Let me clarify what I mean by sellout. Emmerich clearly has a limited faculty for getting us interested in seeing a movie, most prominently displayed by the White House blowing up in the INDEPENDENCE DAY trailer. Which is somewhat similar (although hardly comparable) the to the great talent that Stephen King has to keep us reading his books. Instead of using this faculty to give work to young and emerging filmmakers and having a pretty good run of fun B-movies (as Roger Corman did), Emmerich has instead used his position and half-assed Barnum qualifications to rake in more cash by producing a steady stream of crappy films. Ergo, Emmerich (and Boll by proxy) is a sellout. Peter: Let me clarify what I mean by sellout. Emmerich clearly has a limited faculty for getting us interested in seeing a movie, most prominently displayed by the White House blowing up in the INDEPENDENCE DAY trailer. Which is somewhat similar (although hardly comparable) the to the great talent that Stephen King has to keep us reading his books. Instead of using this faculty to give work to young and emerging filmmakers and having a pretty good run of fun B-movies (as Roger Corman did), Emmerich has instead used his position and half-assed Barnum qualifications to rake in more cash by producing a steady stream of crappy films. Ergo, Emmerich (and Boll by proxy) is a sellout.

]]> By: Susan http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259087 Susan Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:48:01 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259087 "But that’s a bit like saying that imbibing a thimble of urine is better than eating a shit sandwich or.." Uh-oh, not looking good! "Emmerich is only a mite more talented than Uwe Boll, his fellow German sellout." Ouch! Bwaaahahaha. This review had me rolling, it's hilarious! I doubt the movie could be nearly as entertaining. I haven't seen it yet but the review sounds pretty spot-on what I imagined it being. These disaster films are usually sexist, but the people in power are often beyond what we've had. Why not have a woman president? Why not have, I don't know, an openly gay man as speaker of the house? I guess if I had a movie to make, I'd live out my fantasies. Maybe his fantasy was putting women in their place? “But that’s a bit like saying that imbibing a thimble of urine is better than eating a shit sandwich or..”
Uh-oh, not looking good!

“Emmerich is only a mite more talented than Uwe Boll, his fellow German sellout.”
Ouch! Bwaaahahaha. This review had me rolling, it’s hilarious! I doubt the movie could be nearly as entertaining. I haven’t seen it yet but the review sounds pretty spot-on what I imagined it being. These disaster films are usually sexist, but the people in power are often beyond what we’ve had. Why not have a woman president? Why not have, I don’t know, an openly gay man as speaker of the house? I guess if I had a movie to make, I’d live out my fantasies. Maybe his fantasy was putting women in their place?

]]> By: Osbo / John O. http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259085 Osbo / John O. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:12:45 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259085 I must agree with the above poster. They must already have integrity before they can sell it. As for the product placement whoring, this is to be expected in studio films in general. Though, some at least make it probable. I must agree with the above poster. They must already have integrity before they can sell it. As for the product placement whoring, this is to be expected in studio films in general. Though, some at least make it probable.

]]> By: Peter L. Winkler http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259080 Peter L. Winkler Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:36:40 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259080 Boll and Emmerich are sellouts? They've never demonstrated any talent or integrity in the first place. So what did they have to sell? "Let him suffer a metaphorical car accident worse than Montgomery Clift." Montgomery Clift is a car accident? Boll and Emmerich are sellouts? They’ve never demonstrated any talent or integrity in the first place. So what did they have to sell?

“Let him suffer a metaphorical car accident worse than Montgomery Clift.”

Montgomery Clift is a car accident?

]]> By: Bat of Moon http://www.edrants.com/review-2012-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-259079 Bat of Moon Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:30:37 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=13305#comment-259079 Two hours and 38 minutes? Apocalypse sure is slow. Two hours and 38 minutes? Apocalypse sure is slow.

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