WWC (1951) meets 2012 (2009)...

Rating: 8/10 (13 November 2009)

Have to say I enjoyed this movie as pure entertainment, as it appears to have been made in the same vein as the recent (and still current) rash of super-hero movies - that is to say, rousing, exciting, and not to be taken too earnestly. To enjoy the movie I needed to ignore the clichés, plot holes, formula character situations, and heavy reliance on CGI; which I did without too much trouble. This movie owes more than a nodding acquaintance to the low budget 'B' sci-fi movie "When Worlds Collide" (released in 1951). (I understand there is another effort also entitled "When Worlds Collide" due to hit us in 2010 - though I know very little about that at this time). All in all "2012" is a good 160 minutes (or so) of unadulterated escapist entertainment.