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There
has been an insane
amount of natural
disasters recently.
Most notably in
Haiti and Chile.
Thousands of people
have tragically died
and countless more
have lost their
homes and everything
they own.
All
of this happened
over the past few
months and there’s
been a lot of
speculation to
whether or not these
earthquakes are
linked together or
linked with the
tremendous amount of
seismic activity
going on in
Yellowstone National
Park this year.
They’re not linked
according to most
experts but it gets
everyone thinking.
Toss in director
Roland Emmerich’s
latest disaster
movie "2012" and maybe
people get thinking
even more. This
movie’s home
entertainment
release date has
some odd timing with
the occurrences of
all of these
disasters but it’s
pretty hard to deny
that "2012" is a
fast-paced action
flick with some
tremendous effects.
That
and a solid plot that make
it Emmerich’s second
best film.
Why is the world
going to end in
2012? Strictly
because the Mayan’s
predicted it? No.
But the movie does
mention the Mayans a
few times and
there’s a minor
sub-plot featuring a
monk and his
family. I’ll let you
discover the science
behind why the
world’s ending in
2012 for yourself
because that’s half
the fun. But what
you need to know is
this. John Cusack
plays Jackson Curtis
and he’s a madman
that has to travel
with his family
around the world to
survive when
California sinks in
to the Pacific and
later when
Yellowstone’s
volcano’s erupt, and
the world pretty
much comes to an end
as we know it. The
other central
character is
Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel
Ejiofor), a scientist
who helps discover
what’s going on with
the world before it
happens and leads
the scientific team
to ensure the
continuance of the
human race and
others.
Both storylines and
even the sub-plots
are set up well but
they’re set up at a
very boring pace.
The first 45 minutes
of "2012" are almost
brutal. There isn’t
a whole lot of
action, it’s hard to
connect with a few
of the minor
characters, and
there’s not enough
going on. It really
is the calm before
the storm. But about
45 minutes into the
movie, the action
starts and it
doesn’t stop. It
seems like there’s
crazy scene after
crazy scene until
the climax of the
movie. If you can
make it through the
first 45 minutes,
you won’t be
disappointed with
the rest of the
movie.
There’s a two-disc
special edition Blu-Ray
that features a
digital copy and an
insane amount of
bonus features and
if you’re a huge fan
of the movie that’s
the way to go. This
single-disc edition
Blu-Ray is a great
addition to your Blu-ray
library for the
movie itself and the
few bonus features
that are on the
disc. Those bonus
features include a
somewhat weird
alternate ending, a
cool picture and
picture feature
with Roland Emmerich
and Sony’s awesome
Movie IQ and a good
commentary track.
This movie looks
amazing on Blu-ray.
The pictures are
stunning. Between a
great transfer and
some of the best
digital effects that
I’ve ever seen on
Blu-ray this is a
great disc to pop in
and show off the
amazing power of the
format. If you’re
hooked up with home
stereo too, the 5.1
DTS-HD audio is
booming.
2012 was a movie I
dreaded seeing for
quite some time. I’m
not a huge fan of
movies about the end
of the world. But
for how serious a
subject it is 2012
was somewhat light. You
see devastation and
disaster and yes,
some death- but you
don’t see it up
close or in a
horrific matter and
that makes it a
light and fun
action-packed movie
that’s easy to enjoy
on the amazing
format that is Blu-ray.
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