I was not at the big all-media screening last night of Sony/Columbia’s “2012,” directed by Roland Emmerich. But my sources who saw it on both coasts had this to say, in unison: “It’s ludicrous.”
Surprise! A $200million-plus movie about the end of the world in which John Cusack is able to drive successfully through earthquakes and tsunamis — what did we expect?
According to people who were at last night’s screenings, there is a lot of laughter where there shouldn’t be in “2012.” While the special effects and CGI look like lots of fun from the trailers and clips, you can tell that the story is inane. Now actual witnesses swear to it.
I won’t give away the ending, because, obviously, the characters have survived “the end of the world” so they can start anew — and maybe work in a sequel. The word is that Danny Glover makes an unimpressive president, and the rest of the cast is unconvincing. An L.A. insider told me: “I can’t believe this movie will have ‘legs.’ Just one big weekend, and it’s over.”
Lucky for Sony, “This Is It” has turned out to be a good sized hit. That should soothe the pain of having to swallow millions if “2012″ turns out to be a bust. It does sound like a hoot, though, and I will definitely see it on Saturday afternoon. If ever a movie sounded like a good candidate for “talk back,” this is it, as they say.
November 10th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Well, there are flops that are so bad you can actually enjoy them, but they are just as rare as really good movies. Please tell if this qualifies.
November 10th, 2009 at 5:27 am
Godzilla from him was one of them…but I doubt this CGI-carnage will have the soul of a b-movie.
November 10th, 2009 at 6:42 am
On the positive side, the movie has lots of cheesy special effects that Al Gore can steal for the sequel to his even more ludicrous film An Inconvenient “Truth”.
November 10th, 2009 at 7:29 am
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November 10th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
And of course the creative studio accountants will use income from This Is It to offset expenses for 2012, so that the Jackson estate is unlikely to see any significant income from Michael Jackson’s work.
November 11th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Here we go again. Roger Friedman giving his two cents worth WITHOUT actually seeing the film. Watch the movie first. That is the reaason why there could only be ONE ROGER EBERT.
November 15th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
There goes your ludicrous movie, roger. 265 million on its first week. The cast and the director get the last laugh. The movie was actually entertaining. Not something that you ponder on after. Its not as bad as what this article is trying to make it out to be.
November 15th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
no matter what critic says,like the film n it was entertaining.