Disaster Porn has taken a breather in recent years after the glut that was Dante’s Peak, Volcano, Daylight, Independence Day, Armageddon, The Day After Tomorrow, et. al. Now it seems to be back en vouge, might as well produce some good lines from reviews.
If the world had actually ended two hours into the film we’d all be discussing how awesomely stupid 2012 was in heaven.
I could fairly describe the 2012 plot as follows: The highest-paid members of an indifferent cast survive the massive floods and giant fireballs that cause our planet’s destruction.
There’s so much ambitious spectacle, but it’s surrounded by so many lazy contrivances that one would want to gasp in astonishment if one weren’t chuckling and groaning in aggravation so often.
And yet, Ebert gave it 3 1/2 out of 4 stars. Can’t take his reviews seriously anymore.
