@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-04 22:00 UTC
2012 treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
“Straight to the compost bin.”
— THE DEVIL TOMATO
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2009 · Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
2012
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
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2009
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Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
PLOT SUMMARY
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
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@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-17 12:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. 2012 knows its audience.
@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-23 14:00 UTC
2012: where physics filed for emotional distress and lost.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-11 09:00 UTC
2012 should come with a complimentary pillow for when the third-act CGI soup inevitably kicks in.
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r/TrueFilm · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 1.6k points
The cinematography in 2012 is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Rewatched 2012 last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/boxoffice · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 0.9k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in 2012 actually is?
Everyone praising the 2012 performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/flicks · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 2.4k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in 2012?
Director clearly thought 2012 was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/TrueFilm · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 3.9k points
Unpopular opinion: 2012 is the most overrated film of the decade
Look, I wanted to love 2012. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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