RYAN: I’m simultaneously excited and scared to see “2012,” the new disaster movie from Roland Emmerich. It looks so nightmare inducing.
CAROLINE: I couldn’t agree more. The special effects look incredible, but I’m not sure I need to see another apocalypse movie. They’re always depressing and they make me have dreams of buildings collapsing.
RYAN: I mean, are we all really supposed to believe that the world as we know it is ending on December 21, 2012?
CAROLINE: It’s one of those silly old Mayan prophecies, and if they’re as accurate as Nostradamus’s predictions, then we should be just fine. Since 2012 is only three years away, I’m sure Hollywood thinks it’s a good time to capitalize on the world’s fear of The End.
RYAN: I’m not sure we need another disaster movie.
CAROLINE: Totally. I like that John Cusack is in it; but haven’t we seen “I Am Legend” already?
RYAN: [laughs] It’s a little strange that this movie is coming out during Oscar season; to me it has the look, feel and tone of a summer blockbuster. But I’m psyched to see it nonetheless, even though I don’t think John Cusack is a Will Smith type. Check out the trailer here:
CAROLINE: Next up is “Pirate Radio” starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and a bunch of Brits including Bill Nighy. For some reason, this movie doesn’t really appeal to me.
RYAN: I’m not interested either. Maybe it’s a boy movie.
CAROLINE: [laughs] It’s about DJs who broadcast from a boat after their radio station bans rock n’ roll, and it should appeal to us given our radio experience. But it’s got zero buzz and there are too many other good movies out for me to care about it, even though it’s directed by Richard Curtis.
RYAN: I enjoy Philip Seymour Hoffman but he’s not the kind of actor I love so much that I’ll see anything he’s in.
CAROLINE: Apparently this movie has been reworked and re-titled since coming out in the U.K. That doesn’t seem like a good sign, but judge for yourself. Here’s the trailer:
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