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2012: Movie blows up the world just in the nick of time |
| By Greg Campbell l Published: Friday, November 13 2009 07:00 |
 Unemployment is in double digits. Mike Tyson is in the news yet again for punching out a civilian. An island of garbage the size of Texas floats in the Pacific Ocean, doubling in size every decade. And Sarah Palin fans -- those people who will silently move their lips as they read her soon-to-be released memoir -- are prepared to give America's most imbecilic candidate another long fifteen minutes in the spotlight.
Could there be a better time for an end-of-times disaster movie? Even my 12-year-old seems ready for some relief. "I don't have high hopes for the plot or anything," he said last night of the anticipated CGI epic 2012, starring John Cusack. "But who cares?" Amen, brother. 2012 promises nothing more than the sort of joy one gets from spending $40 on a six-pack and a few boxes of shotgun shells for an afternoon of blowing stuff up down at a friend's junkyard. The film opens tonight, but thanks to our friends at MTV.com, we have a sneak peak at a scene not included in the fire-and-brimstone trailers that have been whetting our collective appetites for months. It proves my son's prediction, that plot and dialog follow the insipid Armageddon model. That is, no matter how dire a predicament or how eminent one's fiery doom, there's always time for a comic gag in what could well be the last moments of one's life. In this scene, the heroes need to escape a crashing airplane filled with luxury cars. Watch the clip and see how!
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