Then, Roland Emmerich's movies are generally destroyed by critics, and in my mind Im one, so I'll just follow a tradition.
You could really enjoy this movie if you liked War of The Worlds and you are a retard. The main problem is the Script. THE SCRIPT! The whole thing appears to be written with a manual. First, characters. Remember Tom Cruis, Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin as the Ferrier family (War of the worlds)? We had, divorced parents, little girl who likes his father but recognised that her mother's boyfriend is a successful man too, then the a bit older kid who is kinda fighting with his father and calls him by his name. We have Dad as a working man who has some things he likes but waits to do them after his shitty job. And we have Mom, she is happy with his new acquisition but still have feelings for his ex.
So, in 2012 we had, well, THE EXACT SAME CHARACTERS. Seriously John Cusack is the father and some never seen before actors play his family, WotW model.
Acting was another BIG problem. This just shows how unprofessional Emmerich can be. Spilberg hired top of the range people, Cruise, Fanning, Tim Robbins, etc. Here we had Cousack and well, no one else worth mentioning o yes, I was forgetting, it's just that his acting was so bad that my mind automatically forgot him , Chiwetel Ejiofor , I had seriously forgotten this guy!
After the Family factor (WotW), we had the black guy factor (Independence Day) with Chitahajdasdasdas or however his name is spelled, and with "The President". This is based on a black guy who practically saves the world.
Then there was the political bad white guy (Independence day too (James Redhorn))
There was also the save everyone no matter the cost factor, the I generalise and stereotype Russian people as fat and wealthy factor, the all arabs are evil factor, the new husbands can die and no one cares factor, the little smart girl factor. They were all in!
Seriously, he had a manual. The Emmerich's guide to a badass Hollywood box office burner.
The story had holes as big as lunar craters.
But still, the worst part is the ending. No no, I'm lying, the best part was the ending, as it ended my suffering.
If you want to see a better Emmerich movie go and rent Independence day, or just turn your TV on, its always on in some channel, or if not, something by Michael Bay , generally are much more fun and less depressing we are all gonna die, Armaggedon for instance.
Now, if you want to watch some seriously good sci-fi weird stuff, you can go watch something by J.J. Abrams, he is like the king of freaks, but produces great movies such as Cloverfield or Star Trek.
So, See you guys soon, and please don't waste your money by watching this in the cinema, its just not worth it.


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