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more about #rolandemmerich GreyHammer: do we really need more proof that people go see dumb ass movies constantly? and therefore we get dumb ass movies constantly. #2012 more » Tiberiuswise: Not a lot of competition in the theaters right now. Just sayin. #2012 more » BadUncle: On The Awl, Mary Choi posted a hilarious and very positive review about 2012 that leads me to want to see it (no matter how craptastic): [www.theawl.... more » Belabras: I'm not sure if this or Transformers 2 was a better movie. It was that bad. #2012 more » Klebert L. Hall: Lots of stupid movies make a lot of money. People are dumb; it's not really surprising. -Kle. #2012 more » AngriestGeek: I wish I could say this was completely awful, but it wasn't. It was the dumb fun that both GI Joe and Transformers 2 failed to be. #2012 more » evildead1971: oddly enough, when this movie is the top at the box office it's a sign of the impending apocalypse. granted i like to turn off my brain to watch certa... more » reddingofish: I saw the movie and I cannot envision a sequel. Let's just hope Mr. Emmerich made enough money to let him work on some more new ideas. I think he sho... more » goldfarb: what this kind of box office really means is that all the decisions that went into making the film (script, casting etc) have been validated. yay. mor... more » tetracycloide: ninth biggest opening box office before adjusting for inflation isn't really that much of a feat. #2012 more » 5AMfrenchtoast: This film had the worst and most hilarious final line of any movie ever. #2012 more » rehabber: Will see the movie, but when watching the trailer I kept wondering why the plane was flying so low that bridges and buildings were almost falling on i... more » B: My problem with this movie, and all Emmerich productions, isn't the elaborate CGI destruction, but the rampart boringness between them. I doubt I can... more » TheAardvark: Interesting to note that no representative religious site seems to have been spared...except for holy Islamic sites. No death fatwas for Emmerich. I ... more » Chip Overclock: I haven't see this movie yet (and probably won't until it comes out on DVD). But a fun game might be to try to figure out how one would survive all t... more » Dirk Anger: "All in all, it's a very Hollywood view of how the world ends. With the exception of a few token minorities, it's American and European characters we'... more » phoghat: One of the first to go will be a selfless black man who gives his life to save his white friend/little kid #2012 more » flyczd: Mr. Roland Emmerich, you owe me: - one ticket - one medium popcorn and - one large Coke! Not once in the movie did Danny Glover say "I'm too old fo... more » Makidian: I can't wait to see this, just so I can hear Woody tell John that the core of the sun melted from radiation.... #2012 more » gorehound: so many people will download this it will be a disaster #2012 more » -
#2012
Everyone Wants To See The End Of The World
Say what you like about Roland Emmerich's 2012, you can't claim that people didn't want to see it. Making an estimated $225 million worldwide in just three days, the movie may have the ninth biggest opening in box office history. More » -
#moviereview
Turn Off Your Brain and Watch the World End in 2012
Roland Emmerich's 2012 is jammed with every cliche and trope ever found in a Hollywood disaster movie, while giving the Earth an over-the-top pummeling. It's a reasonably fun flick at times, if you don't think about it...at all. More » -
#id4
Roland Emmerich Planning Not One, But Two Independence Day Sequels
Apparently one movie isn't enough to contain all the ideas Roland Emmerich has for his follow-up to Independence Day. The director is planning to make two sequel films, and he already has a punny title in mind. More » -
#2012
Roland Emmerich's 8 Rules For Ending The World
Director Roland Emmerich knows how to blow humanity to smithereens. He did it in Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow and now 2012. We talked to the apocalypse-master himself, who explained that there are 8 simple rules for ending the world. More » -
#independenceday2
President Obama Inspired Roland Emmerich to Make Independence Day 2
We've known for a while that Roland Emmerich is readying a sequel to his White House-exploding alien invasion movie Independence Day. What's taken him so long? He was just waiting for the right president to take the Oval Office. More » -
#breaking
Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
Just seconds after telling us that he makes disaster movies because he hates sequels, director Roland Emmerich spilled all about his new ABC TV series 2013, that picks up after the waves part. It sounds epic. Spoiler warning.
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#specialeffects
American And Japanese Special Effects Masters Join Forces To Recreate The City Of Hiroshima
Five decades after American science destroyed Hiroshima, U.S. special-effects artists joining Japanese experts, to craft a CG reconstruction of the entire city for a documentary... including some of the wizards behind The Day After Tomorrow. Reverse disaster porn? [Mainichi Daily] -
#2012
The One Thing That Could Make 2012 Worse: Motion Sickness
Get ready to witness 2012 with stomach turning bumps and slams in special D-box theaters. That means when the Earth shakes, you'll shake. When you get hit, the seat is hit — until you beg for mercy. Take that, 3D. More » -
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#2012
Woody Spills The Truth, Man! And President Danny Glover's In Trouble In New 2012 Clips!
Finally the first explosion-free clip from 2012, stuffed with wild-eyed Woody Harrelson conspiracy theories and Danny Glover's dusty president. And check out some behind-the-carnage moments from 2012. More » -
#foundation
Director Emmerich Explains The Character(s) Of Foundation
The movie adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy is gathering momentum, as director Roland Emmerich recently addressed just how his version would condense the massive source material into a manageable movie. The key appears to be shortening the cast list. More » -
#2012
New 2012 Trailer Coats Us With A Blanket Of Ashy Destruction
The latest 2012 trailer combines a little of the breakfast set piece we witnessed the other day, with more crazy international destruction. Roland Emmerich destroys the world like there's no tomorrow, and John Cusack gives great disaster-porn face. -
#2012
Strip Roland Emmerich's 2012 Of Its Special Effects, And What Do You Get?
You've seen five slapsticky minutes of disaster-porn film 2012. You've even seen our 1970s exploitation version of the film. Now see Roland Emmerich's film denuded of special FX, with just the actors making "o" faces. [via Film Drunk] -
#2012
5 Minutes Of L.A. Demolition Derby Courtesy Of Roland Emmerich
When does disaster porn cross over and become slapstick? When Roland Emmerich finally sheds all his inhibitions and goes for sensory overload. Watch John Cusack dodge giant donuts, collapsing freeways and crashing buildings in this five-minute destuction orgy from 2012. More » -
#2012
2012's Disaster Porn is Beautiful But Boring
Master of disaster Roland Emmerich screened the first clip from his ultimate global destruction flick 2012. What we saw was every bit as disaster porn-tastic as we've been led to believe... but proved oddly short on thrills.
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#foundation
Emmerich's Asimov Foundation Trilogy Being Written By Private Ryan Scribe
Is Roland Emmerich learning how to use the light touch by hiring Saving Private Ryan's writer Robert Rodat to pound out his next scifi project, adapting Isaac Asimov's Foundation? And how scared are we that it's now longer than Patriot?
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#2012
Roland Emmerich Gives Good Apocalypse Porn In New 2012 Trailer
Some say the world will end in ice, others in fire — but Roland Emmerich says the world will end in pure, delicious melted cheese. At least, his new trailer for 2012 is full of awesomely porntastic destruction. More » -
#2012
Woody Harrelson Warns You About The End Of Days
Roland Emmerich's end-of-the-world film 2012 has just unrolled a flurry of video rants form the "apocalypse prognosticator" DJ Charlie Frost (Harrelson). Including a cartoon depicting how we're all going to die. More » -
#2012
The End Of The World Has Been Delayed
Good news for those of you who had plans for this summer: armageddon is no longer starting in July. Roland Emmerich's next movie, 2012 has been pushed back to a November opening, ruining Thanksgiving instead. More » -
#foundation
Columbia Finds Its Foundation
Isaac Asimov's classic trilogy Foundation is headed to the big screen... courtesy of the man behind Independence Day, Godzilla and 2012. Is this cause for celebration or mourning? I'm not quite sure yet. More »
