2012

[Rac80]

Hubby and I borrowed a friend's copy of 2012---- OMG what a rotten movie. it stunk from top to bottom- terrible science, horrible FX, terrible characters, etc, etc, ET CETERA!!!! It was so bad it was FUNNY. hubby kept asking if it was a comedy! TOday's scifi seems to be insulting to my intelligence!

 

[OMNI]

Hubby and I borrowed a friend's copy of 2012---- OMG what a rotten movie. it stunk from top to bottom- terrible science, horrible FX, terrible characters, etc, etc, ET CETERA!!!! It was so bad it was FUNNY. hubby kept asking if it was a comedy! TOday's scifi seems to be insulting to my intelligence!

yes 2012 was indeed a very bad disaster movie not a sci fi flick.
however your rather bold claim about horrible FX is way off and you clearly have no idea what good or bad FX are.

but i agree that this movie was an insult beyond insults towards ones intellegence.

 

[Rac80]

as bad as sgpoo

yes 2012 was indeed a very bad disaster movie not a sci fi flick.
however your rather bold claim about horrible FX is way off and you clearly have no idea what good or bad FX are.

but i agree that this movie was an insult beyond insults towards ones intellegence.

sorry but I like my FX to look halfway real---- NONE of the stuff in that movie looked even close! The so-called erupting great caldera of yellowstone was awful! Denver crubling! give me a break! Nothing looked REAL, but that is just how I judge FX. It was just terrible. I call it a scifi/disaster because of the fictional science components!

 

[Tripler]

sorry but I like my FX to look halfway real---- NONE of the stuff in that movie looked even close! The so-called erupting great caldera of yellowstone was awful! Denver crubling! give me a break! Nothing looked REAL, but that is just how I judge FX. It was just terrible. I call it a scifi/disaster because of the fictional science components!

Hell I got this movie from the comedy section at the rental store and I laughed all the way threw !

It was a Sci-Fi movie ? Really ? The Russian just cracked me up !

 

[OMNI]

sorry but I like my FX to look halfway real---- NONE of the stuff in that movie looked even close! The so-called erupting great caldera of yellowstone was awful! Denver crubling! give me a break! Nothing looked REAL, but that is just how I judge FX. It was just terrible. I call it a scifi/disaster because of the fictional science components!

CGI never looks "REAL" your eyes percieve it as somewhat "realistic" when it is hidden and blended well but it never looks "real" i challenge you to pause any movie you think has "real" looking cgi during said scene and actually look if you do i can guarantie that you will see how fake it actually is.

as for the scenes in 2012 imo they were awesome as all such scenes in big budget hollywood movies (be it crap or brilliant) usually are.

and as i know a fair bit about CGI the amount of work, dedication and skill going into a scene such as denver crumbling is worthy of respect and shouldnt be belittled by someone who has little to no idea of what it takes to make such epic scenery.

also the cg work in SGU is very very good for the budget and time they have at their disposal.

 

[Rac80]

I stand by my previous statement.

Hell I got this movie from the comedy section at the rental store and I laughed all the way threw !

It was a Sci-Fi movie ? Really ? The Russian just cracked me up !

Hubby kept asking if it was a comedy! Loved Sasha (the russian pilot).



sorry Omni- I will respectfully disagree with your assessment of the CGI. It didn't look real even moving! Twilight had better CGI than 2012 did- hell the wolves in Eclipse were GREAT! It simply didn't "work" for me and added to the overall hilarity of the movie.


*asks self- there is cgi in sgpoo?*

 

[Illiterati]

What is ridiculous are the idiots who believe that something like this will actually come to pass.

I work for a company that answers texted queries, and I've had more than a few queries from people wondering "when" they are going to die in 2012.

I've decided that what's going on is that people are apparently incapable of believing that the world will continue without them.

Your mileage may vary, of course. I'm only stating my own opinion.

 

[Rac80]

there's a sucker born every minute!

What is ridiculous are the idiots who believe that something like this will actually come to pass.

I work for a company that answers texted queries, and I've had more than a few queries from people wondering "when" they are going to die in 2012.

I've decided that what's going on is that people are apparently incapable of believing that the world will continue without them.

Your mileage may vary, of course. I'm only stating my own opinion.

LOL true story here- In a geology class a student asked about the global warming scenario in "the day after tomorrow"- the poor prof nearly choked! He couldn't beleive the kid asked something so stupid.....NOw three years later the kid is the head of the "Biology CLub" at Purdue University. real Einstiens we are graduating these days!

 

[Illiterati]

LOL true story here- In a geology class a student asked about the global warming scenario in "the day after tomorrow"- the poor prof nearly choked! He couldn't beleive the kid asked something so stupid.....NOw three years later the kid is the head of the "Biology CLub" at Purdue University. real Einstiens we are graduating these days!

As the comedian Billy Connolly would have said in his standup routine...

FUCKING BRILLIANT!

 

[EvilSpaceAlien]

Hubby and I borrowed a friend's copy of 2012---- OMG what a rotten movie. it stunk from top to bottom- terrible science, horrible FX, terrible characters, etc, etc, ET CETERA!!!! It was so bad it was FUNNY. hubby kept asking if it was a comedy! TOday's scifi seems to be insulting to my intelligence!

Of course it was bad, Roland Emmerich made it. He only makes CGI porn these days. And obviously it is expected that the science would be bad too, after all Emmerich is behind the clusterfuck that is The Day After Tomorrow as well.

 

[Illiterati]

21st of December of course not buying anybody a pressie that year

Some idiot sent me a query asking what time he and his wife would die in bed on that date.

 

[Overmind One]

Um, he is also the creator of Stargate!

Of course it was bad, Roland Emmerich made it. He only makes CGI porn these days. And obviously it is expected that the science would be bad too, after all Emmerich is behind the clusterfuck that is The Day After Tomorrow as well.

Uh, he also happens to be the father of Stargate (I guess Dean Devlin was the mother?). He and Emmerich are currently doing Independence Day 2 and 3.

 

[Illiterati]

I've been following the stories lately of people who are convinced that the Christian apocalypse, long prophecied but always incorrect, who are insisting that the Rapture will happen in May of this year.

I must admit that were I to encounter one of these individuals, I would likely respond with something along the lines of...

"Ah, man...so you weren't right with Gawd, eh?"

 

[EvilSpaceAlien]

Uh, he also happens to be the father of Stargate (I guess Dean Devlin was the mother?). He and Emmerich are currently doing Independence Day 2 and 3.

I'm well aware of that fact. Oh Roland, look how far you have fallen....

 

[Joelist]

I've been following the stories lately of people who are convinced that the Christian apocalypse, long prophecied but always incorrect, who are insisting that the Rapture will happen in May of this year.

I must admit that were I to encounter one of these individuals, I would likely respond with something along the lines of...

"Ah, man...so you weren't right with Gawd, eh?"

Actually I respond by pulling out the Bible and showing them that both date setting and Pre-Tribulational Rapturism are unbiblical. It's easy to do and the response is worth the effort to me.

 

[Joelist]

As to 2012, the CGI was both good (well crafted) and bad (you can overdo something to the point where it loses impact, and they did).

The writing was horrific. Just consider - had people listened to our "hero" and "heroine" nobody would have survived. It was the character they set up as the "heavy" who was making the rational (and almost always) correct decisions. Then there was the "tectonic plate shift" which by visual of the computer screen was to the Northeast but by dialog to the Southwest - if the dialog was correct then the land would have moved away from the plane with John Cusack onboard and none of them would have made it (which given how stupid and useless that plot was would have been a blessing).

Then we get to the arks. Cool concept but the designers had to be passing the bong when they did the design work. The engines can't start if a big rear loading hatch is open? The loading hatch is completely below the waterline (making it useless after launch)? Fuel burning engines (when they have no idea when they would find land)? Why not nuclear powered (is that too logical)?

 

[Rac80]

I've been following the stories lately of people who are convinced that the Christian apocalypse, long prophecied but always incorrect, who are insisting that the Rapture will happen in May of this year.

I must admit that were I to encounter one of these individuals, I would likely respond with something along the lines of...

"Ah, man...so you weren't right with Gawd, eh?"

Hey i want to go walking around with you...I would LOVE to see their faces as you say that! Is it evil for me to hope that my sister who beleives in the rapture is still around after that time?

 

[Rac80]

As to 2012, the CGI was both good (well crafted) and bad (you can overdo something to the point where it loses impact, and they did).

The writing was horrific. Just consider - had people listened to our "hero" and "heroine" nobody would have survived. It was the character they set up as the "heavy" who was making the rational (and almost always) correct decisions. Then there was the "tectonic plate shift" which by visual of the computer screen was to the Northeast but by dialog to the Southwest - if the dialog was correct then the land would have moved away from the plane with John Cusack onboard and none of them would have made it (which given how stupid and useless that plot was would have been a blessing).

Then we get to the arks. Cool concept but the designers had to be passing the bong when they did the design work. The engines can't start if a big rear loading hatch is open? The loading hatch is completely below the waterline (making it useless after launch)? Fuel burning engines (when they have no idea when they would find land)? Why not nuclear powered (is that too logical)?

Personally would not have China build them...they would load it with their own people and say to hell with the rest of the world...and ARKS???? hearkening back to Noah here.

 

[Joelist]

Personally would not have China build them...they would load it with their own people and say to hell with the rest of the world...and ARKS???? hearkening back to Noah here.

Nothing wrong with the idea of Arks, and actually they were building in Tibet. Although with Mount Everest there (way higher than any wave could ever reach) why not put people and supplies up there?

 

[Will]

There are always crazy people who think the world is gonna end. I heard there were even some wackos who think the world is gonna be destroyed in 25 years by some asteroid named Apophis!