http://www.screenmachine.tv/2009/11/27/have-a-nice-apocalypse/ Film criticism and cultural commentary based out of Melbourne, Australia. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:23:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.screenmachine.tv/2009/11/27/have-a-nice-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Adam Christou Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:26:12 +0000 http://www.screenmachine.tv/?p=1190#comment-447 at least the dog made it onto the ark. at least the dog made it onto the ark.

]]> http://www.screenmachine.tv/2009/11/27/have-a-nice-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Jessie Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:44:25 +0000 http://www.screenmachine.tv/?p=1190#comment-446 I had high hopes for 2012, as I absolutely love disaster films, even really, really bad ones. I could handle the ridiculous CGI (even be sucked into it), I could handle the dodgy plot, acting, ham fisted "return to mother africa" and hold hands across the world "poignancy" (actually my favourite part of the film). But 5 hours of people continually running away as the ground fell apart beneath them- it tested my nerves. It was just boring in the end, to quote reality talent show judges everywhere "no light and shade"- just a series of climaxes, leaving the final act with no where to go. Will have to check out Southland tales. Watching Silent Running at the moment, which is not exactly disaster film, but definitely alludes to the ends of days- enjoying it so far. I had high hopes for 2012, as I absolutely love disaster films, even really, really bad ones. I could handle the ridiculous CGI (even be sucked into it), I could handle the dodgy plot, acting, ham fisted “return to mother africa” and hold hands across the world “poignancy” (actually my favourite part of the film). But 5 hours of people continually running away as the ground fell apart beneath them- it tested my nerves. It was just boring in the end, to quote reality talent show judges everywhere “no light and shade”- just a series of climaxes, leaving the final act with no where to go.
Will have to check out Southland tales.
Watching Silent Running at the moment, which is not exactly disaster film, but definitely alludes to the ends of days- enjoying it so far.

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