I personally love disaster movies like this one, as long as they're well made; and believe me, this one is very well made. This movie is similar to The Day After Tomorrow, but on a much more massive scale (if you can imagine that). This could easily scare younger kids, so don't let your 7-year old watch it, but it's great for fans of events of epic proportions. LA is torn apart and basically turned upside-down, China and India are flooded by giant tsunamis (as well as DC in a scene involving the USS John Kennedy), and Yellowstone erupts (epically). Finally the movie is wrapped up with slight Christian overtones and everyone lives happily ever after. That is, the less than one billion people still alive. And this guys leg get torn off. Oh no. Besides the mass death and violence, there are strong family messages and good role models. So yeah.
i am already NOT a fan. my lttle brothers are scared, and oh? The mayans did not say the world would end, they said THEIR civilization would end. last time i checked, we are NOT all mayans!!!!!!!!!!! It is NOT WORTH my little brothers being scared!!!!!!!!!!!or anyone else.
This movie to me is basically showcasing explosions, stuff breaking, and well how the earth's destruction. I would recommend it to 11+ if they're not gullible and mature. It's kinda selfish because they only try to benefit themselves if you think about it. Like commonsense media said up there ^ it's very cliche. I don't believe in the Mayan calender thing. I got bored most of the time thinking this is so unrealistic. I always felt like the world is going to end because us, the human race did some thing to destroy earth. But of course, let's bring in explosions, stuff falling down on millions (billions?) of people who die, and a government that makes machines secretly so that way the more important people can live. It was strange to see the kids kinda unaffected by the pilot dead or the adventure they were having. Yea they were scared but to my opinion not too scared. If I was a little girl (the main character's daughter) I would be freaking right now, traumatized, shaking. All that stuff. If you really believe that Mayan junk or 2012, and are scared of it, forget it.(unless your immortal but I really doubt that) Someday you're going to die so live your life to the fullest. So on 12/22/12 I'm going to laugh at those people who thought the world was going to end. To wrap it all up, if you like fireworks, action then watch this. (even though unrealistic) It's not the greatest thriller, but it will past the time for some people.
The movie overall is great. I wouldn't recommend people younger than 11watching it though because of bad language. It also is a tiny bit long and a bit scary at times. I think this review is right and seeing as it's a 12a (in the UK. it means you can watch it if you are 12 on your own, but any younger, watch with and adult) and hope that many others agree!!!
Amazing, yet sad and violent. Not for young, immature or weak-stomached viewers.
This was an amazing movie, the plot line, the special effects. I actually cried. It's also very creepy to think that it's 2012 so it gives you that "real" feeling.
Violence - Not much blood or anything.. (one character gets his leg messed up in a huge gear). A lot of the main characters that you get to know die. Two young characters watch as their father falls to his death and another character is ground up in some machinery - yuck, not really anny blood or gore though. There's a boxing match..nothing really except punching. A really bad suicide is mentioned on the news.
Sex - One character is a surgeon who does plastic surgery on breasts. He encounters one of his previous patients, and they discuss her surgery several times. Two characters mention making a baby together. Two characters kiss once, and there's an "almost kiss" between two other characters.
Language - Rare use of strong language, although there's at least one "f--k," a few "s--t," and other words like "d-mn,"
"-ss," "h-ll," "godd-mn," and "oh my God." One character gives another a rude finger gesture.
Drinking, smoking, drugs - There is some drinking to relieve the stress that it is the end of the world.
Overall, it's a very sad movie, and there are a lot of deaths. It has a lot of heavy content so not for young or immature or weak-stomached viewers. Amazing film though!
The BEST movie I have ever seen in my life. I reccomend it to all who have previously known about the ending of the world. This movie really makes you think about your salvation and what is truly important.
Even though violence is present throughout the "big event", it doesn't go into horrifying detail. Only in a few scenes you can see people die right in front of you, but other times the camera turns an angle away from it or an object gets in front of the scene just in time. I don't see much of a problem in this movie, because comparing it to "Knowing" this movie is not based on a total extermination on mankind.
This movie is a bit selfish since people who actually got on the "arks" to stay away from the flood were wealthy men and women. A scene also shows a man abandon his older son (or relative of some sort) in a boxing match, but later on sacrifices himself to get his younger sons on an "ark" in the last fourth of the movie.
Good comments about this movie is that the role model the main character takes is good, since he would do anything for his family to keep them safe. The CG special effects are the best I have seen in my life, so sci-fi fans will love this movie.
If you have kids over 11 that don't worry about the chosen date for this movie (which is really close from today), this would be no problem for them.
Another apacalyptic tale of "the end of all things." fun, right? oh goodness. This movie has some pretty stunning special effects, (we see San Francico heave up and into the sea, and yellowstone finally blows,) but the characters are painfully shallow. And, once again, the bad guys are the stereo typical capitalists who really don't have a problem with killing people. This movie was fun to watch (it's oddly entertaining to watch giant tsnamis rise up to mt. everest,) but the characters really don't have a lot going for them. It's fairly clear who needs to die, and who is going to live. While there are some touching scene amongst the side characters, the main characters really don't make you want to cheer for them.
There is some bad language in here, (the f-word is used at least once,) and some violence. (if you think about how you're watching the death of entire cities, you start feeling pretty bad...) I was really disappointed when none of the characters pondered on how the Mayans had the whole end of the world thing figured out....(*sigh*) There's some really inappropriate talk between two characters, so I would definitely heed the rating. (PG-13.) This is an entertaining movie, but it's not that memorable or frightening.
The Special Effects were outstanding! I wouldnt really let kids under 12 see it because they will probaly belive that doomsday WILL BE 2012. I mean it could be, but you dont want little kids scared about doomsday. I liked how they had the family together and it showed that even the worst of times when your with family your home.
really bad movie, good special effects and stuff but really horribly violent and sad. i dont reccomend it at all. not for kids, maybe bored teenagers but the messages arent good. its all about one familys survival when what matters is the entire world. too sad and not even a good movie. please dont watch this, its boring and awful.
I was disappointed and confused after seeing this. Because it said the Mayan civilization (not the world) would end. Didn't that happen like 2 billion years ago? Since it did can we all just forget about it after 7th grade and move on with our lives? Why oh why are they even making another movie about this? They should focus on making more good movie *Cough* Scream 5 *Cough*FD6 *Cough*
Ok, I WAS REALLY SCARED WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS! I mean, This movie is even too grusome for a MATURE 12-YEAR OLD To see. I mean, Its all nasty and fake! Those poeple think "Oh lets scare some people! Halloween and Saw as to violent, SO HOW ABOUT THE WORLD ENDING?" Thatry. I say, DONT WATCH IT! If you see it, DONT EVEN NEAR WATCHING IT ON NEATFLIX! I reccemond "Kung Fu Panda" or "The Lion King in 3D"! Plesase, JUST NEVER EVR EVER EVER EVERRRRR Watch it!
I kave mixed feelings on this on one hand it is a awsome movie,on the other it is pretty intense it feels horibal to wacth billons of deaths. it is iffy.
The movie does consist on death scenes but off screen though. They have really good role models, and its not one of those, ahh i cant go 2 sleep 2nite movies,its a little bloody and scary but responsible tweens can handle it :)
I loved the movie, but it does increase the belief that December 22nd, 2012 IS the end of the world. I would also say some 11 year olds (MAYBE Some 10 yr. olds) for the ones who aren't very grossed out about death and some of the blood. Anyway, great movie!