Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
Director:
Brad Peyton
Stars:
Dwayne Johnson,
Carla Gugino,
Alexandra Daddario
Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure in this post-apocalyptic action thriller.
Hancock is a superhero whose ill-considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.
After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
Director:
Michael Bay
Stars:
Bruce Willis,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Ben Affleck
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.Written by
Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
It takes place in December of 2012. December is known to be the month for Christmas. However, there's no mention regarding Christmas nor Holiday displays anywhere throughout the whole movie. See more »
Goofs
After the Tibetan family rescues the other family, all of the signs are in Traditional Chinese characters. Tibet is part of the PRC, and Mandarin is not a native language in Tibet, so all signs would be written with Simplified Characters. See more »
Quotes
Sasha:
Boss, I found us a plane.
Yuri Karpov:
Can you still fly that thing?
Sasha:
Sure, boss. But I need co-pilot.
Lilly Curtis:
Gordon's a pilot.
Gordon Silberman:
No, I'm not. I'm not.
Jackson Curtis:
Yes, he is. Great pilot. Let's go.
Yuri Karpov:
Good. Let's go!
[both groups set out for the plane]
Gordon Silberman:
[just before going outdoors]
Jackson, stop saying I'm a pilot.
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Crazy Credits
There are no opening credits at all, except the Columbia Pictures logo and the movie title "2012". See more »
Alternate Versions
There was an alternate ending that was featured on the DVD. After Captain Michaels announces that they are heading to the Cape of Good Hope, he tells Dr. Helmsley that he has a phone call waiting for him. Dr. Helmsley discovers that his dad Harry is still alive. Harry tells his son that he, Tony (whose arm is in a sling) and some of the passengers and crew survived the mega-tsunami that struck the Genesis. Captain Michaels states that they should have a visual on the ocean-liner shortly. After Kate thanks Laura for taking care of Lily, Laura tells Jackson that she liked his book. Lily then announces that she sees an island. The Arks arrive at the shipwrecked Genesis and the survivors on the beach. See more »
Well I'm just back from watching this movie at my local multi-plex. So what did I think? oh dear where to start.
This had to be one of the most enduring movies experiences of my life. 2HRS 30 MINS, are you kidding me? I have to be honest the only reason I went to see this movie was to see the quality of the CGI on the big screen. I didn't go to see it because I wanted or thought I would see, intense character development, an intriguing story with an intelligent script, fantastic direction with a epic world class score. Thank goodness I didn't because none of these things are on show.
So why did I hate this SO MUCH?
No logic to the build up of the chaos.
Cardboard cut out character with ZERO likability or progression. Were they all based on cartoon characters.
OTT close shaves........CONSTANTLY.....
FAR to many clichés, everyone possible for a disaster was thrown in there. Some originality please.
Did I mention 2 AND A HALF HOURS.
Poor script wrote I assume by a 5 year old?
Forgettable score
Ridiculous over sentimental moments of intimacy between cardboard characters. Sorry but I don't care about them because of the poor story telling.
Last 30 Min's dragged and was extremely dull, oh and how long can some of these characters hold their breath?
I could go on.....but won't.
What did I like.
Not much, however there are a couple of AWESOME CGI scenes of destruction.
Unfortunately thats not enough, not even close enough to make this an enjoyable experience, EVEN if your brain is in neutral.
1/10 For the CGI and only for the CGI.
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Well I'm just back from watching this movie at my local multi-plex. So what did I think? oh dear where to start.
This had to be one of the most enduring movies experiences of my life. 2HRS 30 MINS, are you kidding me? I have to be honest the only reason I went to see this movie was to see the quality of the CGI on the big screen. I didn't go to see it because I wanted or thought I would see, intense character development, an intriguing story with an intelligent script, fantastic direction with a epic world class score. Thank goodness I didn't because none of these things are on show.
So why did I hate this SO MUCH?
No logic to the build up of the chaos.
Cardboard cut out character with ZERO likability or progression. Were they all based on cartoon characters.
OTT close shaves........CONSTANTLY.....
FAR to many clichés, everyone possible for a disaster was thrown in there. Some originality please.
Did I mention 2 AND A HALF HOURS.
Poor script wrote I assume by a 5 year old?
Forgettable score
Ridiculous over sentimental moments of intimacy between cardboard characters. Sorry but I don't care about them because of the poor story telling.
Last 30 Min's dragged and was extremely dull, oh and how long can some of these characters hold their breath?
I could go on.....but won't.
What did I like.
Not much, however there are a couple of AWESOME CGI scenes of destruction.
Unfortunately thats not enough, not even close enough to make this an enjoyable experience, EVEN if your brain is in neutral.
1/10 For the CGI and only for the CGI.