Nothing like an apocalyptic disaster movie to spread holiday cheer. Based on an ancient Mayan belief (among others) that the world will come to an end on December 12, 2012, the movie
2012 is a great ride. When you go to see a movie like this you go to see the special effects and absolute destruction, plot is an afterthought. Thankfully the special effects do not disappoint and were jaw droppingly spectacular. The plot is fine, about what you would expect for a disaster flick - it could have been a lot worse had there not been such a good cast. This is definitely a film that deserves to be seen on the big screen.
Believe it or not, during rock & roll's heyday, the songs were taboo on British radio. Enter Radio Rock, a ship anchored off the coast of Great Britain that broadcast classic rock & roll music. What came to be known as Pirate Radio is the basis for the movie by the same name. I had a great time with this movie. Not only does it have some of the greatest music of all time, but it was just fun to peek into the lives of these DJ's and see how they lived off of their love for music. An obvious flaw in the movie, however, is the unexplained absence of Beatles music. I assume royalty issues were to blame, but it's bizarre to watch a movie that takes place in Britain in 1966 and not hear a Beatles song. Kind of puts a damper on the film. What certainly does not put a damper on the film is the (all too brief) cameo by the always amazing Emma Thompson. Brilliant!
Nothing like an apocalyptic disaster movie to spread holiday cheer. Based on an ancient Mayan belief (among others) that the world will come to an end on December 12, 2012, the movie 2012 is a great ride. When you go to see a movie like this you go to see the special effects and absolute destruction, plot is an afterthought. Thankfully the special effects do not disappoint and were jaw droppingly spectacular. The plot is fine, about what you would expect for a disaster flick - it could have been a lot worse had there not been such a good cast. This is definitely a film that deserves to be seen on the big screen.
Believe it or not, during rock & roll's heyday, the songs were taboo on British radio. Enter Radio Rock, a ship anchored off the coast of Great Britain that broadcast classic rock & roll music. What came to be known as Pirate Radio is the basis for the movie by the same name. I had a great time with this movie. Not only does it have some of the greatest music of all time, but it was just fun to peek into the lives of these DJ's and see how they lived off of their love for music. An obvious flaw in the movie, however, is the unexplained absence of Beatles music. I assume royalty issues were to blame, but it's bizarre to watch a movie that takes place in Britain in 1966 and not hear a Beatles song. Kind of puts a damper on the film. What certainly does not put a damper on the film is the (all too brief) cameo by the always amazing Emma Thompson. Brilliant!
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