Review of "2012," destroying a theater near you.

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2012
Director: Roland Emmerich
With: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Woody Harrelson, etc.

A few years ago, I warned our listeners to avoid Independence Day, a big, loud and awful movie directed by Emmerich.  But, did people listen to me?  Hell, no!  It became the biggest movie of the year.  And, it still stinks.
So does 2012.  Based on the wildly misinterpreted legends of the end of the Mayan calendar, the Mayans believe that time just rolls over like a speedometer, this bomb destroys the world in big, expensive and stupid ways.  The plot is ridiculous, the characters cardboard, the situations silly and the acting (overacting?) amateurish.
Every disaster movie cliche is here.  I won’t list them.  You can bring a checklist and cross them off as the flick progresses, if that’s the right word.  I like all of the lead actors, and I hope they saw a big payday, because this won’t add anything to their artistic resume.
One thing I gotta give to Emmerich: nobody portrays total destruction better than he does.  There is an amazing set piece of the destruction of Los Angeles that is breathtaking.  Watching the city slide into the Pacific, all I could think was: Now the Dodgers can move back to Brooklyn.
This is a terrible movie.  Enjoy it.
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