Everything But John Cusack Destroyed in 2012 Trailer
The first full trailer for the Roland Emmerich disaster epic 2012 is online, introduced by the filmmaker himself in a decidedly downmarket, casual-day-at-Sony greeting. And as you yell at the monitor to simply get to the apocalypse, just take a moment to know how good you've got it before the main attraction begins. It's all downhill -- blazingly, floodingly so -- from there.
Generally the purpose of The Two-Minute Verdict is to gauge the success of a trailer's sales pitch, but in the case of an Emmerich punch in the face, we face a far more binary reaction:
· Like John Cusack? You're going.
· Are you in prison? You're not going.
· Easily persuaded by CGI so bad it's good? You're going.
· Allergic to popcorn? You're not going.
· Want to see an aircraft carrier wipe out the White House? You're going.
· Blind and deaf? You're not going.
· Want to see the Earth reduced to nothing but swirling waves and Lloyd Dobler hanging out in a life vest? You're going.
· Recounting ballots in Iran? You're not going.
· Related to the filmmaker? You're going -- incognito, though, and only if he treats you to a pool party afterward.
Who did I miss?
VERDICT: See above.
· 2012 Trailer [Yahoo! Movies]
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Comments
I guess I'm not going, because I find that John Cusack veers from bland to annoying, that and being on death row and all...
Wait a minute, they don't have the death penalty in Canada!
Man, my lawyer sucks.
It doesn't matter how many trench coats we wear while holding ghetto blasters in 2012's general direction, we will not win it's favor.
YES! Everyman for himself. The hell with you losers. (Sarcasm, folks.)
Wouldn't that just be peachy if our species was continued by the most selfish, self serving? Darwin, what say you?
Do you think Roland Emmerich has a bunch of flash cards with various disasters on them that he shuffles together when he writes a screenplay?
...I'm going.
that looks AWESOME!! every disaster from every single disaster movie all rolled up into ONE?! genuis i say! 😉
I'm going, if I can find my epilepsy medicine. And a life jacket.