Luke Baldock (kiriyamakazou)

After the death of her brother, Hilary Duff goes on rampage of revenge. Well, not exactly, she joins a music school or some shit. It wasn't very interesting, whatever it was. David Keith plays a character so fucking annoying you pray for his character to be gang raped by numerous animals. He's an even less likable version of Liam Neeson in Taken. It's just a stupid and lazy plot device. It's the usual tween crap with even less surprises.

Emmerich has finally done it. He's decided to get it all over with, and just destroy the entire planet. Luckily for us, he does it with some style. 2012 combines every disaster movie cliche, every formulaic twist, every cookie cutter character, and somehow manages to be incredibly entertaining. At times it even seems as though Emmerich is having a bit of a joke, with a dog survival sequence more preposterous than that in Independence Day. All the actors do a great job, even if Ejofor is given such an annoying character. The film assumes that the audience want to see people with 'humane morals' come through. We all know we wouldn't risk humanity's survival in the hope of rescuing a few more people, nor should we. Had the film followed the character of Platt, we could have had a film that may have stood out from the crowd. An excellent, fun filled rollercoaster, even if it the joy does peek halfway through.

Quite simply the greatest film ever. It's perfect. Kurosawa uses all his skill to create an influential action masterpiece. Each of the characters gets their own amount of screen time and is developed upon. Kurosawa blurs the lines between good and evil, as we discover the farmers are not as pure and weak as they claim to be. The battle scenes have never really been matched, as most battles today lack real emotion. We feel there is something worth losing. Simply fantastic.

Simply and utterly gorgeous. A silent gem that shows how far cinema can go on simply visuals. Mainly told in close ups, the performances are just restrained enough to avoid the comical silent overacting. An artistic masterpiece.