Movie in Review - "2012"

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This weeks movie is the currently released movie "2012" staring John Cusask (or however you spell his name). Although, the general idea of the movie is interesting the movie, in our opinion, is totally unrealistic. Although we understand that "it is a movie" and therefore some of our disbelief has to be suspended in order to enjoy the movie, the movie just plainly is way off the deep end in several areas. First and foremost, the star of the movie, John Cusask is just not a convincing character as being the heroine of the movie. The movie drags out the entire time. The special effects are pretty good but in general the entire plot line of this movie is not very believable and is not worth the $40.00 you are going to spend after popcorn and a soda. We give this movie 2 of 5 stars.

As the movie stated "2012" is supposed to be the end of the world as predicted by the Mayan calender ending, alignment of the planets and some of supposedly Nostradamus's predictions. In fact, this idea has caused such a panic that NASA had to publish a statement explaining why the world will not end in 2012 as seen here: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012-guest.html!

Also, the planets align every year in the winter solstice. The Mayan calender never actually ended, it was the start of a new calendar period. And Nostradamus is so vague that they can never predict anything until after it happens. Why didn't any of the so called astrologists or fortune tellers predict 9-11?

The plot of the movie is that due to a solar flare the earth's core heats rapidly due to "altered neutrons" being emitted from the sun causing earthquakes, tilde waves, and entire Continental shelves sliding into the ocean.

You are much more likely to die in a car accident that something like this happening. You will die, eventually so, even if this is the way you go, doesn't matter. But, the science behind the core heating up is flawed and can't happen as depicted in the movie. More then likely you will die of a meteor strike in an earth ending scenario. A meteor strike can effectively kill everyone, sure. However, no close earth objects are likely to cross earths path soon, not until around 2228. Anyways getting back to the movie....

So, the heroine John Cusack totally sucked in this movie. He should have died about 9209 times but somehow kept surviving on his luck and wit even when the entire world is falling apart around him. Further he keeps bumping into the same people several times in a world that is in anarchy and falling to pieces? Somehow an pilot with two lessons manages to steer a plane through an entire state falling into the ocean and outrun a giant mushroom fireball. Not to mention that the government developing five ships to sail away on is also completely stupid. And, they realized the president wasn't coming, whoops!! The secret service would force the president to a protected area.

Come on people. Save your money, rent it on netflix.