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2012: It’s Disastrously Funny
July 10, 2009
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TechStuff blogger Jonathan Strickland has been giving me stuff to blog about all week. So far I’ve managed to cover almost none of it. But since it’s Friday afternoon and time for something fun, here’s one of the things he sent me on Wednesday: a re-cut trailer for the movie “2012,” which is slated to come out in November.
Like many science geeks, I’m torn about “2012.” On the one hand: Chiwetel Ejiofor (of “Serenity” and “Kinky Boots”), John Cusack (of “High Fidelity” and … do I really need to explain?), and gratuitous destruction. On the other hand: bad science. I know what to expect on that front since I’ve seen director Roland Emmerich’s “The Day After Tomorrow.” Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy has already delved into some of the wrongness in the second “2012″ trailer.
This re-cut version from io9 on the other hand, is something else altogether … I’ll let it stand for itself.
Edit: The video I originally embedded has been taken down, so here’s the original release, from io9 and Garrison Dean.
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5 Responses to “2012: It’s Disastrously Funny”
That’s way too funny!
it’s a boring movie.
Sadly, I confess that I will be one of the many to go view this in the theater. Yes, I know it will have no plot. Yes, I understand there will be no character development. But, hey, there’s going to be tons of rampant, massive destruction… and on a big screen.
We had this phase back in the seventies, now we have it again in excellently rendered CG with lots of high quality sound reproduction.
Why will I watch this film? Why do people still ride roller coasters? Why do people still watch boxing? Why do people still play first person shooter video games? None of those have plot, character, or depth, but they’re all fun in their own way.
It’s junk food, and every once in a while I like a heaping bowl of the stuff.
[...] I’ve mentioned before, “2012″ looks to rely even less on realistic science than Emmerich’s previous [...]
Well, it is a movie… artistic license and all.