A very typical movie, with a very predictable ending...

Rating: 5/10 (3 December 2009)

I personally thought... besides from the BS good luck of the 4 main characters, and the unfortunate death of all those who helped on the way... this movie was altogether funny and entertaining. Unfortunately... not much plot; not much thought... literally following the similar process of all the previous 'end of the world' genre movies.
The few big questions that i had while watching this movie are as follows:
1) In the many nations that were being 'invited' aboard... it seems we've missed most of the world besides from the few big countries that made news lately - namely -> US, Europe (UK, France and Italy), Russia and China (incld. Tibet). I guess if there is a real end of world crisis - all those other countries can just .... themselves.... See More
2)I understand the whole noble idea of 'money' vs. 'integrity' - but to be honest - without those billions of euros from those rich bas****s, there would be no ship, and no lives saved. (not necessarily a bad thing.)
3)The government being plain nasty in this movie - coming up with the contingency to build biblical arks, hiding it from the public, assassinating any rich man with a conscience to share this news to the world... I guess that's why the ones that make it to the ark are plain bas****s?! But seriously, this is why society is breaking down, there is no communication between the different classes of society - the rich forming their own society - making money off the poor buggers, and the poor?!... well f*** them, who cares as long as the rich are making money...
4)This is a scientific one... if evolution brought us this far, the planets resetting - all life forms starting out again as simple cells... how are these people going to survive?? No animals, no plants... just plain dirt and water again... How long do you think it will take for the earth to repopulate itself, flourished itself with enough life source to sustain the surviving humans... Maybe those animals they carried on board are just going to end up being eaten...
5)I am sure it is a great idea to just bring scientists and rich people aboard... but wait... whose going to do the hard labor?? I think there should be at least 2 out of the 3 ships dedicated to laborers, engineers, farmers etc...Those are the skills we need to repopulate... not politicians, geneticist etc..(the ratio as i would have indicated should be at least 2:1) *to be honest, the geologists should not even be allowed aboard... given that it takes another 640,000 years before the next 'reset'
Those are the few I need to get of my mind... there are lots more to go... but sleep is calling..zzz.