Bigger isn't always better

Rating: 6/10 (15 November 2009)

How I pine for the old-school thrills of a simple CGI blockbuster, like INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Give me just ONE awesome thing to look at on a movie screen: I don't need 500 things on the screen, all happening at once, just because you CAN.
2012 may the year's most spectacular movie, and admittedly it delivers visuals on a consistently gigantic scale which we've simply never seen before, but like a greedy trip to McDonalds, the sensory overload leaves you feeling stuffed, rather than well-fed.
Note to self: go and re-watch RUNAWAY TRAIN...ALIEN...PREDATOR...THE ABYSS and even ID4. They don't make them like they used to - sadly.