2012 is a modern take on the "disaster movie" concept of the 1970s. It's directed by Roland Emmerich (also behind the war-monger classic INDEPENDENCE DAY and the laughable GODZILLA remake), so it has super-realistic special effects. The film "explores" the concept of a global "doomsday event" coinciding with the end of the Mayan calendar's current cycle on December 21, 2012. This ridiculously over-the-top and very disturbing trailer is filled with earthquakes, fires, plane crashes, buildings collapsing, tidal waves, floods, explosions and every other type of horrifying image you'd ever NOT want to see happen in real life - so why the hell would anyone want to fork over $12 to watch this crap on the big screen? Isn't real life hard enough, that we have to be force fed "entertainment" like this? Sometimes I just hate Hollywood.Anyway, I just had to get that off my chest. The film opens on November 13, 2009 worldwide and will probably be a huge box office hit. I'll be home that night watching Season 5 of MARY TYLER MOORE, thank you.
