Movie Thread

[Wally]

Its was a good movie. A little and good acting.

[Irving]

Just watched Heartbreak Ridge last night. Was an okay movie, pretty predictable. Should been titled References to Heartbreak Ridge though.

[Marlin]

Okay, so I ended up with free HBO for awhile. and 2012 was on. I figured what the heck and watched it.

Now I'm sure the producers intended it as a "dire warning" about global warming. My opinion, they severely missed the mark.

I have not laughed that hard at the first time I had seen a movie since Monty Python's "Life of Brian".

The movie was just so over the top, The only thing missing was the super nova of the sun.

The best character of the movie was Woody Harrelsons, Charlie Frost. A conspiracy theorist staked out at the Yellowstone caldera.

John Cusack did a good job of the underselling author of doomsday books. I have always like the way he brings a dry sense of humor to his characters.

Now, Danny Glover as the President, I'm sure his portrayal was meant to show how resolute and stalwart "our" then, newly elected CinC would be, if faced with adversity. He came off as a complete buffoon. Much like real life.

The CGI was well done

Objectively looking at it, I did notice that it was a well done piece of propaganda. Herr Goebbels would be proud.

Everything from, "Oh, it's our fault". To "Only the Chinese can save us." are just standard fare.

At the end our surviviors land at the Cape of Good Hope proclaiming it the new "Edan".

I would recomend it, other than the self important preaching, it was a fun movie to watch.

Now, If you haven't seen it and might want to, Stop reading now. If you have seen it, A few opinions.







At the very end, as the camera pulls away into space, did it give you the impression that the western hemisphere had imploded and was no longer there. It just didn't really have the outline of the dark part of the earth that I have seen in photos from the moon and such. Just another piece of propaganda I guess.

[Elhuero]

yah, 2012 was preachy and far fetched but not as bad as the day the earth stood still.