2012, The Movie - Arrgh!

MattusMaximus · 14th December 2008, 08:21 PM

Oh dear evil Jeebus. I saw this trailer in the theater last night...

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I AGREE

I just cannot wait for this movie to give the damned 2012 myth legs. Or could the opposite end up being the case? Would a 2012 movie just make the whole myth seem goofy?

In any case, when the trailer concluded, I

and groaned. Thankfully, plenty of people in the theater did likewise.

But with the world economy going in the crapper, and the subsequent rising influence of fundamentalist religion, I fear that more and more people will be primed to buy into the 2012 myth.

UNLoVedRebel · 14th December 2008, 08:22 PM

Looks like Battlefield Earth has some competition.

Thunder · 14th December 2008, 08:23 PM

um...i think if a tsunami reaches the tops of the Himalayas...we are all screwed!!

dtugg · 14th December 2008, 08:31 PM

I can't wait 'til 2013 comes and I can laugh in the faces of people that thought the world was going to end.

I wonder if Roland Emmerich is one of the dingbats that actually believes this or if he is just trying to cash in on the nonsense.

Alareth · 14th December 2008, 09:02 PM

2012 is the new Y2K

fromdownunder · 14th December 2008, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Alareth

2012 is the new Y2K

...and will finish up the way new Coke did.

Norm

fullflavormenthol · 14th December 2008, 09:16 PM

Oh god I thought the same thing when I came across this trailer online. I just rolled my eyes and realized it would be so much harder to argue with idiots who believe this nonsense. What is worse is that Sony put up a viral site asking people to enter a "lottery" to determine who gets "saved". I wonder how long until this site is presented as proof of some conspiracy.

Though I wonder if the producers really believe? I mean the Day After Tommorow was so over the top I am almost of the opinion that they don't actually believe in global warming. I don't know. I think the movie will do two things. 1.) Make the concept into a joke for most people (which is good). 2.) Make the believers think it was all a "cointelpro" to hide the real truth.

jsfisher · 14th December 2008, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by fromdownunder

...and will finish up the way new Coke did.

Norm

You mean an excuse to substitute corn syrup for sugar in the "classic" version?

This could be serious....

gumboot · 14th December 2008, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by parky76

um...i think if a tsunami reaches the tops of the Himalayas...we are all screwed!!

Ha ha, yeah that cracked me up. It's like... "What will the world's leaders do??? Oooooh!!!!"

And I'm thinking... "Well, by now we're all under about a mile of spontaneously appearing water."

Either that or the Pacific Islands just gained themselves a whole bunch of real estate.

Derwoods · 14th December 2008, 10:48 PM

Once 2012 rolls past do we have to wait till 3000 or is there another end before then?

Skeptic · 14th December 2008, 10:59 PM

There's a business opportunity here: find a true believer and buy his house for pennies on the dollar. He'll have some fun in the remaining few years (he thinks) he has to live, you'll get a good deal.

fromdownunder · 15th December 2008, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by Skeptic

There's a business opportunity here: find a true believer and buy his house for pennies on the dollar. He'll have some fun in the remaining few years (he thinks) he has to live, you'll get a good deal.

I always thought that True Believers only lived in mommies basement, and had no assets worth selling.

Norm

Safe-Keeper · 15th December 2008, 05:54 AM

I seriously don't understand the significance here. OK, so a bunch of Incas or Mayas or whatever had a calendar that ended in 2012 CE.

So?

:shakes head:

Seriously, I'm not trying to come across as arrogant or anything, but I seriously do not get it.

Chaos · 15th December 2008, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Skeptic

There's a business opportunity here: find a true believer and buy his house for pennies on the dollar. He'll have some fun in the remaining few years (he thinks) he has to live, you'll get a good deal.

If you hurry up, you can get a good doomsday cult running and get his house for free by promising to rescue his immortal soul.

Horatius · 15th December 2008, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

I seriously don't understand the significance here. OK, so a bunch of Incas or Mayas or whatever had a calendar that ended in 2012 CE.

So?

:shakes head:

Seriously, I'm not trying to come across as arrogant or anything, but I seriously do not get it.

But don't you see? They're like, Incas, man, or maybe possibly Mayans, who were all primitive 'n ****, and so they obviously had a more profound insight into the ultimate fate of the planet than us "technological" people who only have the benefits of science, and technology.

Maaaaannn.

Do we have a "dope smoking" smilie?

Bobert · 15th December 2008, 09:10 AM

OH MY god WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!

Belz... · 15th December 2008, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by MattusMaximus

Oh dear evil Jeebus. I saw this trailer in the theater last night...

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I AGREE

I just cannot wait for this movie to give the damned 2012 myth legs. Or could the opposite end up being the case? Would a 2012 movie just make the whole myth seem goofy?

Why do they make movies that'll look silly in 2013 ? At least 2001 was made in the sixties.

HarryKeogh · 15th December 2008, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Bobert

oh my god we are all going to die!!!!!!!

Don't you think that deserves all caps?

fuelair · 15th December 2008, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by jsfisher

You mean an excuse to substitute corn syrup for sugar in the "classic" version?

This could be serious....

You beat me to it - but oh so true (those bastards killed real Coke!!!)!!

grmcdorman · 15th December 2008, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by Bobert

oh my god we are all going to die!!!!!!!

Yeah!!! We're all goners!!!11!one!

... eventually.

I'll get my coat.

fuelair · 15th December 2008, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by HarryKeogh

Don't you think that deserves all caps?

and Rainbow colors!!

Bobert · 15th December 2008, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by HarryKeogh

Don't you think that deserves all caps?

Its funny that you mention that because it wont let you post in all caps.
I think that I have to put one of the words in lower case in order for it to work

Bobert · 15th December 2008, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by fuelair

and rainbow colors!!:d

done!
See above!

LightinDarkness · 15th December 2008, 10:40 AM

I often ponder why so many people spend so much time trying to figure out when the world will end. So far, out of the countless thousands of doomsday predictions, 100% have been wrong.

Someone will be right - eventually. But you have a far larger chance of dying because you stepped outside your house and go ran over by a truck than dying due to The Apocalypse (TM).

Skeptic · 15th December 2008, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Belz...

Why do they make movies that'll look silly in 2013 ? At least 2001 was made in the sixties.

...and was intended as fiction from the start, so it hardly looks "silly" even now.

moon1969 · 15th December 2008, 11:32 AM

2012 became famous because of the X-Files.

"Ten centuries ago the Mayans were so afraid that their calendar stopped on the exact date that my story begins. December 22, the year 2012. The date of the final alien invasion. Mulder can confirm the date. He saw it at Mount Weather... where our own 'Secret Government' will be hiding when it all comes down."
-Cigarette Smoking Man-

dudalb · 15th December 2008, 12:04 PM

Hey, I started a thread on this in the General Science section:
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=129045
Don't steal my Shtick, man!

Between "The Day After Tommorow" "10'000 BC' and now this Roland Emmerich has move from bad science to pure woo.
And he is a crappy filmmaker to boot.
And Emmerich was dissapointed when the major enviormental groups refused to endorse "Day After Tommorow" because the science was so bad.

dudalb · 15th December 2008, 12:09 PM

And if you want to see something REALLY scary...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/board

The level of intelligence on this board is really scary. Particulary that those who take this crap seriously seem to be outnumbering those who are laughing at it.

Steelmage · 15th December 2008, 03:14 PM

Just wait the next year to pick is 2020.
But I do love the special effects of the water going over the mountians. At that point why keep on ringing the bell.

dudalb · 15th December 2008, 03:23 PM

The whole Buddhist in the Himalayas and the end of the world thing was done so much better by Arthur C Clarke in his short story "The Nine Billion Names of God".

sleeplessdwarf · 15th December 2008, 04:32 PM

I would not blame the gov for trying to pull off a "bluebeam" type project just for these people. I mean if they absolutely believe that a planet will be so close to us that the aliens will hop on over and take over, then I can think of nothing more fun than to give them what they are looking for.

Tandem Thinking · 15th December 2008, 04:38 PM

I think it's an interesting question to ask, but realistically impossible.
It's kinda like asking what are we gonna do in 7 billion years when the sun dies?
A: Who cares.
Depending on the reviews I may rent it.

EDIT: Suredness of world not ending in 2012 - 99.98%

MattusMaximus · 15th December 2008, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Derwoods

Once 2012 rolls past do we have to wait till 3000 or is there another end before then?

Trust me, some nutwad out there will dream up yet another date for the end-of-the-world... again.

KingMerv00 · 15th December 2008, 07:40 PM

Hey I'm as skeptical as you guys but I don't see a problem making money on fictional disasters. Sure the movie will suck but at least I'll get to see landmarks swallowed up by black holes, flayed by meteors, etc.

MattusMaximus · 15th December 2008, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by KingMerv00

Hey I'm as skeptical as you guys but I don't see a problem making money on fictional disasters. Sure the movie will suck but at least I'll get to see landmarks swallowed up by black holes, flayed by meteors, etc.

Oh, I've got no problem with people making money off disaster flicks - I love disaster flicks. Preferably ones with lots of flesh-eating zombies

What I'm

about is the fact that so many people are going to take this seriously because the Newage woo-meisters are going to spin it and use the film for propaganda. But then, as I stated in the OP, perhaps the movie will be so silly and over the top that it'll convince most people that this 2012 nonsense is just that... nonsense.

Regardless, on Dec. 22nd 2012 I'll be laughing my ass off

lionking · 15th December 2008, 07:46 PM

You know what? I'm a sucker for disaster movies, and I will likely ~~download~~ watch it at the cinema.

MattusMaximus · 15th December 2008, 07:49 PM

Me too. After all, I watched "Day After Tomorrow" for the cheese factor.

Cuddles · 16th December 2008, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by Derwoods

Once 2012 rolls past do we have to wait till 3000 or is there another end before then?

Asteroids are always popular. The biggest risk that we know of has a chance to hit us in 2880 (8+8=16, 1+6+2=9, 8/8=1, 2*1=11. 911. Coincidence? Just remember not to add the zero.). Generally you want doom to be a little sooner than that otherwise it won't sell too well. Asteroid Apophis will make close approaches in 2029 and 2036. It currently has 0 chance of hitting on the first pass and around 1/43000 chance on the second, so I'm sure we'll hear plenty about how the evil scientists are covering up the public so that the asteroid's government won't know about them. Or something.

fuelair · 16th December 2008, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Cuddles

Asteroids are always popular. The biggest risk that we know of has a chance to hit us in 2880 (8+8=16, 1+6+2=9, 8/8=1, 2*1=11. 911. Coincidence? Just remember not to add the zero.). Generally you want doom to be a little sooner than that otherwise it won't sell too well. Asteroid Apophis will make close approaches in 2029 and 2036. It currently has 0 chance of hitting on the first pass and around 1/43000 chance on the second, so I'm sure we'll hear plenty about how the evil scientists are covering up the public so that the asteroid's government won't know about them. Or something.

I could have sworn SG-1 took care of Apohis - but I could be thinking of some other seemingly endless series.

dudalb · 16th December 2008, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by KingMerv00

Hey I'm as skeptical as you guys but I don't see a problem making money on fictional disasters. Sure the movie will suck but at least I'll get to see landmarks swallowed up by black holes, flayed by meteors, etc.

The point is most disaster films are not feeding mass hysteria like "2012 :"or distoriting important issues like Global Warming like "The Day After Tommorow".
It's called being reponsible.

14th December 2008, 08:22 PM	#2
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14th December 2008, 09:16 PM	#7
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14th December 2008, 08:31 PM	#4
dtugg Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NWO headquarters Posts: 7,898	I can't wait 'til 2013 comes and I can laugh in the faces of people that thought the world was going to end. I wonder if Roland Emmerich is one of the dingbats that actually believes this or if he is just trying to cash in on the nonsense.

14th December 2008, 09:09 PM	#6
fromdownunder Illuminator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,096	Originally Posted by Alareth 2012 is the new Y2K ...and will finish up the way new Coke did. Norm

14th December 2008, 10:48 PM	#10
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14th December 2008, 10:59 PM	#11
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15th December 2008, 05:47 AM	#12
fromdownunder Illuminator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,096	Originally Posted by Skeptic There's a business opportunity here: find a true believer and buy his house for pennies on the dollar. He'll have some fun in the remaining few years (he thinks) he has to live, you'll get a good deal. I always thought that True Believers only lived in mommies basement, and had no assets worth selling. Norm

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Safe-Keeper Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sogndal, Norway Posts: 7,124	I seriously don't understand the significance here. OK, so a bunch of Incas or Mayas or whatever had a calendar that ended in 2012 CE. So? :shakes head: Seriously, I'm not trying to come across as arrogant or anything, but I seriously do not get it.

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15th December 2008, 08:52 AM	#15
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15th December 2008, 09:23 AM	#19
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15th December 2008, 09:23 AM	#20
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15th December 2008, 09:24 AM	#21
fuelair Cythraul Enfys Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,961	Originally Posted by HarryKeogh Don't you think that deserves all caps? and Rainbow colors!!
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15th December 2008, 09:37 AM	#22
Bobert Government Loyalist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kennesaw GA Posts: 4,146	Originally Posted by HarryKeogh Don't you think that deserves all caps? Its funny that you mention that because it wont let you post in all caps. I think that I have to put one of the words in lower case in order for it to work
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15th December 2008, 11:29 AM	#25
Skeptic Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the chessboard Posts: 18,361	Originally Posted by Belz... Why do they make movies that'll look silly in 2013 ? At least 2001 was made in the sixties. ...and was intended as fiction from the start, so it hardly looks "silly" even now.

15th December 2008, 11:32 AM	#26
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15th December 2008, 12:04 PM	#27
dudalb Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22,848	Hey, I started a thread on this in the General Science section: http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=129045 Don't steal my Shtick, man! Between "The Day After Tommorow" "10'000 BC' and now this Roland Emmerich has move from bad science to pure woo. And he is a crappy filmmaker to boot. And Emmerich was dissapointed when the major enviormental groups refused to endorse "Day After Tommorow" because the science was so bad.

15th December 2008, 12:09 PM	#28
dudalb Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22,848	And if you want to see something REALLY scary... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/board The level of intelligence on this board is really scary. Particulary that those who take this crap seriously seem to be outnumbering those who are laughing at it.

15th December 2008, 03:14 PM	#29
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15th December 2008, 03:23 PM	#30
dudalb Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22,848	The whole Buddhist in the Himalayas and the end of the world thing was done so much better by Arthur C Clarke in his short story "The Nine Billion Names of God".

15th December 2008, 04:32 PM	#31
sleeplessdwarf Thinker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lower 48 Posts: 199	I would not blame the gov for trying to pull off a "bluebeam" type project just for these people. I mean if they absolutely believe that a planet will be so close to us that the aliens will hop on over and take over, then I can think of nothing more fun than to give them what they are looking for.

15th December 2008, 04:38 PM	#32
Tandem Thinking Thinker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North of the Great White North Posts: 242	I think it's an interesting question to ask, but realistically impossible. It's kinda like asking what are we gonna do in 7 billion years when the sun dies? A: Who cares. Depending on the reviews I may rent it. EDIT: Suredness of world not ending in 2012 - 99.98%
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15th December 2008, 07:30 PM	#33
MattusMaximus Intellectual Gladiator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the midst of a vast, beautiful & uncaring universe Posts: 14,186	Originally Posted by Derwoods Once 2012 rolls past do we have to wait till 3000 or is there another end before then? Trust me, some nutwad out there will dream up yet another date for the end-of-the-world... again.
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15th December 2008, 07:40 PM	#34
KingMerv00 Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA...USA Posts: 14,482	Hey I'm as skeptical as you guys but I don't see a problem making money on fictional disasters. Sure the movie will suck but at least I'll get to see landmarks swallowed up by black holes, flayed by meteors, etc.

15th December 2008, 07:43 PM	#35
MattusMaximus Intellectual Gladiator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the midst of a vast, beautiful & uncaring universe Posts: 14,186	Originally Posted by KingMerv00 Hey I'm as skeptical as you guys but I don't see a problem making money on fictional disasters. Sure the movie will suck but at least I'll get to see landmarks swallowed up by black holes, flayed by meteors, etc. Oh, I've got no problem with people making money off disaster flicks - I love disaster flicks. Preferably ones with lots of flesh-eating zombies What I'm about is the fact that so many people are going to take this seriously because the Newage woo-meisters are going to spin it and use the film for propaganda. But then, as I stated in the OP, perhaps the movie will be so silly and over the top that it'll convince most people that this 2012 nonsense is just that... nonsense. Regardless, on Dec. 22nd 2012 I'll be laughing my ass off
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15th December 2008, 07:46 PM	#36
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15th December 2008, 07:49 PM	#37
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