2012, but a mere three years away!

Who said the end of the world wasn't going to be super fun and awesome? I know I would want to live on a massive "ark" with thousands of other people for an indeterminable amount of time. It's basically a super huge cruise ship that maneuvers like a Porsche and can withstand collisions with Mt. Everest. What's more, the physical and emotional ride you get to undertake at the moment of tsunami impact would rival all but the best roller coasters in existence today. Not to mention you get to steal planes (both small and monstrously large, thank you Russia), fly through giant ash clouds spitting out boulders of brimstone, knock over the Eiffel Tower ("Come on baby, lift your big ass for Sasha."), ride around in Bentleys on glaciers, and drive through a glass building that is falling down on top of you! Whew, I can't think of a better way to spend a day. Plus, nonstop thrills with NO DISNEYESQUE LINES!
While the plot may have been almost identical to The Day After Tomorrow (and unfortunately, Kristen Bell did not make an appearance), 2012 excels in the amount of effort it deploys to destroy the world as we know it. Unlike The Day After Tomorrow, this film does not focus on the effects of global warming destroying the world, but instead a cosmic/geologic phenomenon that none of us could ever have prevented anyway. The giant tsunamis that are created from the massive shift (23 degrees to the southwest) of the whole of the Earth's crust represent the massive destructive force this time, which if I recall correctly, was one of the disasters that struck New York City in The Day After Tomorrow. However, the waves in 2012 were over 4500 feet high! Surf that Laird Hamilton. In other similarities between the movies, 2012 also featured a divorced couple with children, and the flame of their previous romance is relit in their determination to save their children.
One question however, who decided that including a seven year old girl who has a weird fetish for hats and wears pull-ups because she still wets the bed would be the way to tug at the viewers' heartstrings, especially when the bed-wetting played absolutely no role in the movie? Whatever. Something that no one need question, however, was the awesome Russian accent that we get throughout the film from our good pal Yuri. Like midgets, Russian accents can only make a movie better.
Now, the storyline may not have been the most original, and the film may have been a bit cheesy at times, and the destruction of the world may have been a bit over the top, but when it comes down to it, were you not entertained. Not to mention, this is the fourth movie in a row that has prominently featured what it means to be human (in this case, Dr. Helmsley insists that all the arks open their loading platforms to allow those left behind on the dock to board so that his conscience can be clear. Meanwhile, a 4500 foot high wall of water is only a few short minutes away and would surely destroy them all if the platform was left open. In the end, of course it worked out, and Dr. Helmsley even got to make out with Thandie Newton. New Moon, eat your heart out.). All that's left to be said at this point: Enjoy!