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Title: MMXII
Post by: Avec on 21 Jun 2009, 07:56: If only the apocalypse was this beautiful.

http://movies.yahoo.com/premieres/14045569/standardformat
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Post by: imapiratearg on 21 Jun 2009, 09:03: That looks potentially bad ass.
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Post by: Avec on 21 Jun 2009, 09:13: As always though, the focus isn't on the story but crazy CGI effects.
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Post by: Surgoshan on 21 Jun 2009, 09:19: There's a story?
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Post by: scarred on 21 Jun 2009, 18:46: Wait why did no one tell me they were making High Fidelity 2?
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Post by: Trevlordyte on 21 Jun 2009, 20:02: Didn't the Simpsons already do this?
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Post by: Inlander on 21 Jun 2009, 20:52: Yep, looks like a Roland Emmerich film.
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Post by: Dazed on 21 Jun 2009, 21:04: That man loves his tidal waves
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Post by: Blyss on 23 Jun 2009, 10:04: Quote from: Dazed on 21 Jun 2009, 21:04
That man loves his tidal waves

And destroying the White House - and apparently the entire planet...

Still might be fun to watch.
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Post by: est on 23 Jun 2009, 18:56: Quote from: Inlander on 21 Jun 2009, 20:52
Yep, looks like a Roland Emmerich film.

Quick, think of a famous landmark in your head. Ok, are you thinking about it? IT'S BLOWING UP! HAHAHAHAHA, CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS SHIT? IT IS BLOWING RIGHT THE FUCK UP!

Ok ok ok, now think of another one. Like, in another country. You got it? IT IS BEING HIT BY AN ASTEROID! LIKE, FROM SPACE! OH, MAN HOW COOL IS THIS SHIT, RIGHT?

So yeah, this is less a movie than a pastiche of shit the guy has thought would look cool, strung together in what is probably gonna be a very flimsy fashion. The White House being crushed by an aircraft carrier being propelled by a tidal wave? Come on.

Just for once I would like to see a disaster movie that doesn't have to rely on blowing up famous things that people have sentimental/patriotic attachment to in order to make an impression on the audience.
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Post by: Dazed on 23 Jun 2009, 19:21: Quote from: est on 23 Jun 2009, 18:56
Just for once I would like to see a disaster movie that doesn't have to rely on blowing up famous things that people have sentimental/patriotic attachment to in order to make an impression on the audience.

This was pretty much the only good thing about the new War of the Worlds. It didn't have alien tripods stalking through Paris blowing up the Eiffel Tower in super slo-mo.
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Post by: lprkn on 29 Jun 2009, 22:56: Quote from: est on 23 Jun 2009, 18:56
So yeah, this is less a movie than a pastiche of shit the guy has thought would look cool, strung together in what is probably gonna be a very flimsy fashion. The White House being crushed by an aircraft carrier being propelled by a tidal wave? Come on.

See? Because they used their military to crush things, and now they are being crushed by their military.

2012: Payback's a motherfucker.
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Post by: LTK on 27 Oct 2009, 09:22: Huh. Well, isn't this embarassing. The apocalypse isn't supposed to come until 2220 (http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/10/26/1517242/2012-a-Miscalculation-Actual-Calendar-Ends-2220).
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Post by: Kugai on 27 Oct 2009, 23:22: Oh good, I should be living in the Vega Colonies by then.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 28 Oct 2009, 06:02: Me and the girlfriend live in fear thatthis movie will appear in the mystery movie we frequent every monday at our local cinema. It can't get released soon enough.