2012: Fun Junk **

When director Roland Emmerich first read about the mayan's stopping their calendar in the year of 2012 I could imagine that it was like christmas for him; predictions of the world ending in this year have just risen and what an excellent way to make the grandest of all disaster movies. Roland Emmerich has a knack for blowing the world up but not a knack for film making and it really doesn't get any better with this picture but there are a few surprises in 2012 that made it a bit of a fun experience.

This movie cannot be taken seriously; when you have Danny Glover playing the president and Woody Harrelson playing a crazy bush wacker that can't wait for the world to blow, you know this is a special movie. There is a sense of the director making this movie so utterly ridiculous just to have fun and this makes this movie fun, even the director didn't take this seriously, well I hope he didn't. This story is just ridiculous, it's laughable crap, but it's a ton of fun. The special effects are awesome and the sequence when John Cusack is driving his limo through a falling building is just awesome; the action in this film is sweet, I recommend seeing this movie in the theatre otherwise it could be lame.

This movie proves that there are only two good actors on staff in this cast, John Cusack and Woody Harrelson, and this movie also proves that Amanda Peet cannot act if her life depended on it. The acting is stereotypical and static; these characters are just there so the special effects can be showcased. These special effects are wonderful; it's big, loud and epic as this movie shows that the earth can look good when destroying itself.

Overall this movie isn't the greatest tool in the shed; it's like that really annoying kid that shows up to the party but everyone likes him around because he constantly makes a fool out of himself. This is what 2012 is; it's annoying, dumb, loud and obnoxious but what makes it fun is that it embraces all of these attributes and runs with it to the fullest degree, plus the special effects are awesome. Don't expect much from this junk pile.

I Love You Man. How could you not fall in love? ****

Well I've been waiting to see this movie for a very long time and I had the pleasure of finally watching it the other day. I was excited for this one simply because of the leads that were in it; we have Paul Rudd who has played some great roles alongside the Judd Apatow vehicle and the same is with Jason Segel so I went into this movie hoping for greatness.

The Premise is so simple, sweet, and simple. We engage with two characters who have fallen in love and Peter has just proposed to his girlfriend, now the marriage isn't the problem in this movie but the problem is that Peter doesn't have any guy friends, therefore he will be without a best man on his wedding day. See Peter's character is so hilarious and Paul Rudd plays him absolutely perfectly, everything he said was hilarious, his little quirks were fantastic, if this movie didn't have a plot I could just sit there and watch this character live out his life, it's because of Rudd that this movie truly succeeds.

This movie is riddled with cliches that you're typical rom com would have but it's done in fresh ways that makes this an enjoyable flick. Segel's character is another purely opposite yet funny twist in this movie, when he's introduced there is a sign of fresh air, something new to laugh at and when these two ridiculous characters get together who knows whats going to happen? lets just say the fiance doesn't stand a chance.

Overall this movie is purely enjoyable fluff, lets chill with the dudes, or with your girl and have a great time at the movies, this is that movie. Yes there's a little bit of raunch in it but just enough to satisfy that type of movie goer, I call this the water downed version of a Knocked up or 40 year old virgin, but the performances make it a charming little flick, this is simply a good time.