Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel - Page 3

innerSpaceman · 11-16-2009, 05:59 PM

I didn't exactly hate 2012, but there wasn't all that much to recommend it.

It would make a great double bill with George Pal's When Worlds Collide, of which it was basically a remake. It had that same sensibility, too. In other words, too earnest by half. Except for some scenes with Woody Harrelson's crazy radio host character, the movie was not tongue-in-cheek enough. It didn't need to be farcical, but a touch more self-awareness in a movie this earnest about the end of the world would have made it work better in our post-1953 world of cinema.

I think it only works in the context of a remake of that George Pal film, so a good double bill is possible -- if you've got several hours to spare. 2012 was so long, I felt it was going to be 2012 when we left the theater.

The destruction of Los Angeles, as seen extensively in the latest trailer, is the most fun segment. Followed by the fantastic eruption of, well, most of Yellowstone National Park. Other than those, the film was surprisingly short on fun world destruction scenes. That surprised me. I don't exactly want my $15 back ... but I was expecting something more funpocalyptical.

Deebs · 11-16-2009, 06:16 PM

iSm, what did you think of John Cusack's performance?

innerSpaceman · 11-16-2009, 06:20 PM

Eh, he was alright. I think he was kinda phoning it in a bit though. He's pretty likable no matter what, but ....

Spoiler:

Deebs · 11-16-2009, 06:27 PM

Hah, I couldn't help but read the spoiler.

Gemini Cricket · 11-16-2009, 06:31 PM

I wonder how big the box office is going to be for the opening of New Moon. I have a feeling it's going to be huge. No interest really in seeing it, tho.

innerSpaceman · 11-16-2009, 07:30 PM

I just wanna see the scene with the shirtless he-wolves in the woods.

Actually, the trailer looked pretty cool. I enjoyed it more than I did the entire first movie. I HATE that girl, and the whole thing was vapid. I might rent the sequel later ... just to skip to the werewolf clan parts, ya know, where they just hang out in the forest without their shirts on for, apparently, no reason.

SzczerbiakManiac · 11-16-2009, 07:53 PM

Do they need a reason to take their shirts off?

I say "no!"

innerSpaceman · 11-16-2009, 08:57 PM

Well, i guess they have to be prepared to transform into werewolves at any moment ... no need to rip those trendy Abercrombie shirts in the process.

Andrew · 11-17-2009, 10:40 AM

I didn't care enough about Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant to want to pay to see it in the theater, but I do like John C. Reilly so I downloaded a pretty poor-quality cam version and we watched it on the plane.

Verdict: Solid miss. There's really no particular reason for this movie to exist.

lashbear · 11-17-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

The destruction of Los Angeles, as seen extensively in the latest trailer, is the most fun segment. Followed by the fantastic eruption of, well, most of Yellowstone National Park. Other than those, the film was surprisingly short on fun world destruction scenes. That surprised me. I don't exactly want my $15 back ... but I was expecting something more funpocalyptical.

I hope Sydney got a few seconds of airtime... We're worth destroying, too, ya know !

11-16-2009, 05:59 PM	#21
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I didn't exactly hate 2012, but there wasn't all that much to recommend it. It would make a great double bill with George Pal's When Worlds Collide, of which it was basically a remake. It had that same sensibility, too. In other words, too earnest by half. Except for some scenes with Woody Harrelson's crazy radio host character, the movie was not tongue-in-cheek enough. It didn't need to be farcical, but a touch more self-awareness in a movie this earnest about the end of the world would have made it work better in our post-1953 world of cinema. I think it only works in the context of a remake of that George Pal film, so a good double bill is possible -- if you've got several hours to spare. 2012 was so long, I felt it was going to be 2012 when we left the theater. The destruction of Los Angeles, as seen extensively in the latest trailer, is the most fun segment. Followed by the fantastic eruption of, well, most of Yellowstone National Park. Other than those, the film was surprisingly short on fun world destruction scenes. That surprised me. I don't exactly want my $15 back ... but I was expecting something more funpocalyptical.
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11-16-2009, 06:16 PM	#22
Deebs ... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 961	iSm, what did you think of John Cusack's performance?
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11-16-2009, 06:20 PM	#23
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Eh, he was alright. I think he was kinda phoning it in a bit though. He's pretty likable no matter what, but .... Spoiler: ... when they milked the possibility of his character's death at the end of the movie ... I wouldn't have been upset had they really killed him off.
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11-16-2009, 06:27 PM	#24
Deebs ... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 961	Hah, I couldn't help but read the spoiler.
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11-16-2009, 06:31 PM	#25
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I wonder how big the box office is going to be for the opening of New Moon. I have a feeling it's going to be huge. No interest really in seeing it, tho.
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11-16-2009, 07:30 PM	#26
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I just wanna see the scene with the shirtless he-wolves in the woods. Actually, the trailer looked pretty cool. I enjoyed it more than I did the entire first movie. I HATE that girl, and the whole thing was vapid. I might rent the sequel later ... just to skip to the werewolf clan parts, ya know, where they just hang out in the forest without their shirts on for, apparently, no reason.
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11-16-2009, 07:53 PM	#27
SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	Do they need a reason to take their shirts off? I say "no!" __________________
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11-16-2009, 08:57 PM	#28
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Well, i guess they have to be prepared to transform into werewolves at any moment ... no need to rip those trendy Abercrombie shirts in the process.
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11-17-2009, 10:40 AM	#29
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	I didn't care enough about Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant to want to pay to see it in the theater, but I do like John C. Reilly so I downloaded a pretty poor-quality cam version and we watched it on the plane. Verdict: Solid miss. There's really no particular reason for this movie to exist. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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