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• " One of the worst disaster films ever made!! Generic single parent looking after his children whilst narrowly avoiding disaster after disaster, boring :-(" — James, 25, North Shields
• " One of the best disaster movies i have ever seen! Everything is good about it except - they should add more locations Not just America + China 9.5/10" — Amaar, 14, Oxford
• " I'll be fifteen - think of the many things I could have never done. I hope the films aren't what they seem and the world survives to see the 22/12/12. " — Ifan, 12, Llandyrnog
• " A good film with lots of computerised images but it looked real. The film was very long but gripping. " — Audrey, 13, London
• " Very good film, good story line would see it again. Special effects were spectacular." — Sharon , 22, St Albans
• " Really amazing!! The special effects were out of this world!!!" — Jules, 22, Leeds
• " Visually stunning to watch, although the story line behind characters is very far fetched." — Kirsty, 22, Birmingham
• " A special effects spectacular" — Tim, 44, London
• " Very good film, breathtaking sfx that look so real. Good storyline." — Kaz, 36, Bristol
• " Brilliant visuals. Continuity good. Really enjoyed film. Story sometimes lagged, but who cares!! see it !!" — Martin, 57, Conwy
• " Boring at the start could have had a better ending... x" — Meggie, 16, Market Rasen
• " A fun film to watch and enjoy. Nothing particularly groundbreaking on the story side though." — Simon, 28, Leeds
• " I want to watch this American scients say the world is at end in 2012 w.e google it x" — emma, 18, Bham
• " 2012 is an amazing definitely worth a watch" — Aseeb, 20, Birmingham
• " Great film, action-packed nail gripping slightly cheesy ending must have run out of budget because of the special effects" — Les , 42, East Kilbride
• " Fab! Edge of your seat stuff. Amazing effects and great all round entertainment" — Lance, 49, Haverhill
• " Not my usual kind of film but amazing effects and surprisingly funny. Loved the Russian guy. " — Laura, 21
• " Not a lot of depth but that's not what I went for - great escapist entertainment, worth the money. It wans't really about climate change if that's what you want" — Deak, 32, .
• " You should go just for the special effects. Compared to Tranformers it's brilliant. " — Bill, 28, .
• " You need to concertrate because of the flashbacks to 2008 but it's a good story. " — Sally, 44, .
• " Funny, action packed, great from start to finish. " — Francia, 30, .
• " Amazing special effects. It really makes you think one day this could happen - it stuns you,. " — Michael, 19, Halifax
• " I enjoyed moments but overall, it was an average film. " — Natalie, 29, .
• " Interesting concept but an unsatisfying ending. " — Sam, 24, Georgia
• " If you want special effects, corny storyline and save the world kind of stuff it's perfect. " — Bob, 24, Keighley
• " Too long by about 45 minutes, really enjoyed it but I was there too long. " — Anthony, 23, .
• " Bit of a lads film for me but was quite entertaining" — Charlie, 22, .
• " Special effects were amazing! Really surprised me. " — James, 21, Keighley
• " Cool effects. Very Hollywood. " — Karl, 24, .
• " Amazing graphics. Scarily realistic. " — Bob, 24, .
• " Objected to broken window scene which was factually wrong but other than that very good. " — Sue, 53, .
• " Bit OTT but great fun. What I expected. " — Nicolette, 54, Leeds
• " It was amazing. Would like to see it again." — Sue, 21, Bradford
• " Amazing to be honest didn't expect it to be that good must see this " — Ell, 14, Wrexham
• " Would see it again, so that is a good sign for me as I don't watch films twice!" — Kwesi, 21, .
• " Better than I thought. Wasn't as cliched. The effects were good. " — Jenny, 20, Manchester
• " The special effects were fantastic! A +" — Michael, 51, Bradford
• " The special effects are awesome. A bit slow in parts though. " — Aaron, 15, .
• " Enjoyed the film - the romance element was good. " — Sarah, 21, Singapore
• " Another American films. Effects too OTT. " — Guillaume, 23, France
• " There's always some annoying little kid who ends up being a hero. " — Jeannie, 53, .
• " Enjoyable. A bit over long and a little bit cliched. " — Robert, 51, .
• " Incredible movie. " — Emma, 16, .
• " Action packed, but predictable. I knew what was round the corner. " — Donna, 25, Devon
• " It really made me look at my life. The only way I could survive something like that was if I were a millionaire and owned a very large ship. Depressing or what." — John, 19, Sheffield
• " Really gripping. It had the unbelievable factor about it. " — Marion, 41, .
• " My boyfriend dragged me to it but I really enjoyed it - it was gripping!" — Marie, 18, .
• " It was better made than The Day After Tomorrow - and it was better thant it was the whole world and not just Hollywood" — Cellan, 20, .
• " It was good but a bit soppy at the end - the usual "save the world" stuff. " — Anna, 19, Bedford
• " Really enjoyed it. " — David, 26, Bedford
• " Really good, a lot better than the day after tomorrow." — Louis, 16, .
• " Love the folk who critisise the plot etc, this ain't arthouse, this is stupidly good entertainment, and it puts a serious smile on your face!!!" — Luke, 35, Edinburgh
• " Good film..8.out of.10...not bad at all." — Barry, 42, Walsall
• " Brilliant. Go see it!" — Paul, 60, London
• " This film had amzing speciel effects and I'm gonna watch it again the story was a bit all over the place" — Shaun, 14, Eastbourne
• " Good movie" — Nazia, 24, Delhi
• " Probably the worst movie I have seen for a long time. Plot is the SAME as previous 'apocalipse' movies, special effects are nothing special. Waste of money!!!" — Paulo, 28, Southampton
• " Christmas is the time for TURKEYS and this film is just that!." — Chris, 43, Haverfordwest
• " Really enjoyable movie action movie. Great special effects" — Fiona, 25, London
• " Good film. But seen it before, they called it ' the day after tomorrow' back then." — Amie, 20, Leeds
• " loved every minute of it ,probably the best action movie ive seen for a long long time ....EXCELLENT." — dave, 49, redruth
• " ACE,ACE,ACE cried loads !! :)" — Amanda, 16, Blackpool
• " Total genius, great film, going to see it again tonight that's how good it is...Hugely recommended" — Tom, 42, S.Wales
• " Forget the story. Leave your brain at home. GO for the action and special effects they are brilliant. As a disaster movie it is quite excellent." — Tony, 50, Bournemouth
• " Awful,Awful,Awful. I think the earth likes John Cusack; no matter what vehicle he was in the Earth only fell away behind him at that vehicles speed." — Steve , 30, Preston
• " Started off great, with good special effects, but dragged on too long with deteriorating story line. Why the silly exit from the aircraft in a car ?" — Peter, 62, Dewsbury
• " Good effects but so unrealistic, yet again based from a US view with a queen lookalike and a david beckham lookalike who was flying the plane. Funny film!" — Sharyn, 34, Leeds
• " Absolutely incredible special effects. Some really awful romantic moments have you squirming in your seat and most of the plot is totally ridiculous. Worth a look" — Mark, 49, High Wycombe
• " Amazing special effects but a typical over the top american saves the day movie , but that's just my opinion ???" — Paul, 37, birtley
• " Total rubbish, good effects but thats all. Went on for far too long and had no real storyline, ex husband, 2 kids racing against time ! War of the Worlds !!" — Lance, 39, Burnley
• " NOT UP TO THE MARK." — AVINASH, 22, BANGALORE
• " It had the effect on me as if we were all gonna die in the first place. Overall I reckon it was the best film I've seen in my entire life" — James, 25, Swansea
• " Total rubbish but graphics were good. " — Laura, 19, Northants
• " By a country mile, the best disater movie ever made. I was on the edge of my seat from the moment the action started. At times I felt like I wanted to run away." — Wayne, 43, Keston
• " Seen this film :) special effects had me on the edge of my seat and gawping at the end. Some very unrealistic escapes and slightly over exaggerated. " — Nadia, 16
• " Best film of the year. It is an action packed film I would recommend it." — Reece, 13, Exeter
• " Went to see film in Hereford Fri13th. The start ok the end? bad. I will not buy it when it's out on DVD, 3 hours long take a book. Day After Tomorrow better film." — Georgina , 33, Hereford
• " Pretty much along along the lines of his previous effort The Day After Tomorrow not so much an Eco message in this one, maybe we are to late!, great effects " — CDCHAZ, 46, Whitstable
• " Saw it 14.11.09 fantastic effects, average acting, poor storyline" — Richard, 38, Bicester
• " I watched it yesterday, and i'm not particually impressed. the plot was silly, it made no sense whatsoever and I think it's silly making a film about 2012." — Ria , 14, Crawley, west sussex
• " Old fashioned, same old effects, same poor acting, been done much better before, full of has-been actors, story line must have written by the Mayans. RUBBISH " — Mike, 58, North Wales
• " This is one amazing film and the Mayans have nothing to do with it. Go and watch. Brilliant." — Jim, 60, Darlington
• " Can't wait to see this!! Going today. " — Kev, 24, Ayrshire
• " It was predicted that the World would end in 1999. We are still here. Trailer looks good, should be a good money spinner, these disaster films usually are." — Sensible, 49, Kent
• " A complete disaster, endless noise and no sense as a group of survivors races around the world to stay alive, why bother? Enjoy the CGI, hate the story. 4/10" — Michael, 51, Stockport
• " 2012 is the end of the world? No, it's specifically the end of time, what is time? Time is a dimension, so it's a dimensional shift. NOT the apocalypse." — David, 36
• " Yeah really liked film effects a little ott but hey you never know 9/10..." — Carrie, 26, Glasgow
• " Graphics fantastic,story too far fetched with tacky love scenes.Yawn, yawn." — Maggy, 54, Lincoln,UK
• " Although the movie looks okay (I've heard reviews that contraidict that) I can't help but think that this could just encourage the fear that already surrounds 2012" — Alice. B, 15, Stoke
• " I really enjoyed this film, the graphics were amazing, i must agree that it was a little OTT sometimes but what disaster film isnt? I recommend watching it!!!!!" — Charlotte, 19, Sheffield
• " Rubbish, a terrible film. Not worth the £9 i had to pay, pulling out your fingernails would be more fun!!!" — Chris, 29, London
• " For once, Jonathan Ross was right! Ok special effects but waaay too long and some of the dialogue is sickeningly corny. Disappointed after the anticipation." — John, 55, Leeds
• " This movie has a mundane and predictable storyline, with the quality of this movie that could be taken as a compliment. But the real reason of this movie is for Columbia pictures to find out how much stuff they can blow up with a bloated Hollywood budget" — Callum, 12, Poole
• " I hope it's a nice move I would like to see this film" — Gurinder, 29
• " I watched the first show... not very good experience.... not worthed" — Amily, 24, New Delhi
• " The film was very good but it was not the best I have seen" — John, 14, St Helens
• " IT LOOKS WELL SICK GOING TO SEE IT ON THE SAT AFTER IT COMES OUT" — Sean, 14, TELFORD
• " I think this film has the potential to be a disaster. However, it deserves a chance." — Dan, 20, Kent
• " This film looks and sounds a bit like 'the day after 2morrow' that's an alright film:) " — Layla . D, 14, Fareham
• " The calendar ends 2012. However, the calendar simply starts again. The Mayans believed this was end of world 'cos the last date is 21.12.12 of calendar etc... According to others the world should have ended many times already!" — TMH, 38, Manchester
• " This film looks really good, I cant wait to see it. =D" — Courtney, 17, Aveley
• " Omg, from the trailers, i cannot wait to see this film! I hope it's as good as it looks?" — Paul , 37, Birmingham
• " I've heard this film is good, so i would like to see it, i feel that the current situation the world is in it may be in line to end in a massive war, hope not" — Graham, 22, Southend On Sea
• " I'm totally with Aqua here. Why would you make it into a film?" — Summer, 16, Edinburgh
• " It looks really good!" — Megan, 13, York
• " THE MAYANS DID NOT PREDICT 'END OF WORLD'. Their calender ends on that day and they say planets will line up and a change in mankind will happen. This end of world is coming from this planet x rubbish. This film does look good as entertainment." — Nadia, 16
• " i cant wait to see it, i love disaster films so i think im going to really enjoy it, " — jemma, 15, newcastle
• " Hate this. I dont get why you'd make a film about it. Do you want to jinx it?" — Aqua, 15, Edinburgh
• " actually the whole end of the world theory is a gross misinterpretation. The whole 2012 prediction revolves around a great change within mankind itself. All this end of world doom mongering is fantastical to say the least . " — Avid P, 39, London
• " This is not really a good movie to promote. Why people want to see the world ending I don't know. " — Jules, 19
• " The greatest director of blockbusters returns to give us his interpretation of the end of the world. The effects look awesome. Could well topple titanic as the biggest grossing movie of all time. Well done Roland Emmerich." — Nightwolf, 40, Plymouth
• " I really hope the world dosen't end in 2012 i'll only be 19." — Skarlet, 16, London
• " It Actually Looks Quite Scary Like Really Real I Hope It Scares people so that we can start caring for the planet before it ends up like the movie" — Lorraiine, 14, London
• " This is from the guy who brought us transformers. The effects are gonna be huge!" — Neil, 29
• " I want to c it. But I don't want to jinx anything. I'm really quite scared now. Lol. :-(:-o x" — Jessica, 16, Glasgow
• " Can't wait" — Jamie, 35, Doncaster
• " I love disaster films !! But I hope the world don't end on that day :(" — Rhiaa', 15
• " Looks good" — Bob, 61, London
• " Looks good might catch this one " — Ashley jordan, 15, Sittingbourne
• " I've been waiting for this film to come out, I dont know what it is about Apocalyptic films...they just make you wonder???" — Dean, 28, Hemsworth
• " Sounds real interesting. Think i'll catch this one." — Becca, 17, Aberdeen

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