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This 5 minute 2012 clip is absolutely crazy

Liam — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:19:34 +0000

We saw a 50 second preview yesterday and now we have the full 5 minute clip. It’s crazy, it’s over the top and it’s full of CGI. I don’t think there will be a disaster movie in the future that will be able to top this.

It begins with John Cusack driving at high speed in a limo whilst on the phone to the mother of his children. He tells her to “pack up the kids” because “California is going down”. Less than a minute later everyone is in the limo and they are driving away from an earthquake (just like people ran from the cold in The Day After Tomorrow). For the rest of the clip it’s just pure mayhem and a special effects bonanza. You’ll have to watch it to understand what I’m talking about.

Obviously this is one of those big blockbusters that’s main selling point is the special effects. The story and acting will take a back seat, but people will lap it up and it will make a tonne of money. From the clip I got the feeling that the actors were under-acting, but I can understand why. Director Roland Emmerich will have told them the basics, however I don’t even think the actors could imagine what the end result would be.

The end of the world never looked so good

Liam — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:38:37 +0000

A new trailer for Roland Emmerich’s 2012 has appeared online. The guy behind Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow has outdone himself this time. Not only do we have bigger tsunami’s than we’ve ever seen on-screen, we also have earthquakes, meteors, volcanic eruptions, tornadoes and giraffes. The trailer is rather epic and contains a dozen great money shot scenes, but the problem with Emmerich’s films is that they look cool, but the characters and emotion take a backseat. Yes, we see them crying while being taken out by a tidal wave in the trailer, but I doubt we will give a damn while watching the film. I hope I’m wrong though.

Anyway, here it is:

War And Scorpions

Liam — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:23:18 +0000

John Cusack’s new film, War, Inc., is set for release on April 28 according to IMDb (Really? On a Monday?). This is the blurb about the movie:

A political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President (Aykroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation’s CEO hires a troubled hit man (Cusack), to kill a Middle East oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation’s Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah (Duff) an outrageous Middle Eastern pop star, and keeping a sexy left wing reporter (Tomei) in check.

Still confused? So am I. The trailer, recently released, doesn’t help much, but it’s at least fun to watch.

I think I’d go see it just to see Joan Cusack freaking out all the time. Oh yeah, and for this: