2012 Page #7

Synopsis: Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis are trying to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
Director(s): Roland Emmerich
Production: Sony Pictures/Columbia
  5 wins & 21 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
PG-13
Year:
2009
158 min
$166,112,167
Website
5,018 Views


This is one flight

he shouldn't have been late for.

- Tell the captain we're taking off.

- You don't have the authority.

Who's got authority?

You've got the authority?

You couldn't

even keep your mouth shut.

You betrayed top-secret information

last year.

- What are you talking about?

- You told your father...

...put this plan in jeopardy.

Good thing for you the old man

could keep his mouth shut.

Oh, come on.

Don't look so shocked.

We had to monitor everybody.

How do you think we kept it a secret?

We just killed anybody

who tried to talk?

Anybody who tried to talk...

...was not just an enemy of the state,

they're an enemy of humanity.

The director of the Louvre,

an enemy of humanity?

After he called a press conference

he was!

Jesus. What did you think?

We're all just gonna get on board,

hold hands and sing "Kumbaya"?

Sit down and buckle up.

Oh, excuse me.

is my father in the command center?

President's on the line, Dr. Wilson.

Thank you.

Where are you?

You never would have gotten

on that plane if I told you.

But you said that you'd be...

Darling, listen to me.

Do you understand

how much strength it gives me...

...knowing that you'll survive?

The only thing left to do now...

...is tell the truth to people.

At least if they know...

...families can say goodbye

to each other.

A mother can comfort her children.

And a father...

...can ask his daughter

for forgiveness.

Whenever you're ready,

Mr. President.

My fellow Americans...

...this will be the last time

I address you.

As you know...

...catastrophe has struck

our nation...

...has struck the world.

I wish I could tell you...

...we could prevent

the coming destruction.

We cannot.

Today, none of us are strangers.

Today...

...we are one family

stepping into the darkness together.

We are a nation of many religions...

...but I believe these words

reflect the spirit of all of our faiths:

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall...

People! Keep away

from the doors and windows.

What are we gonna do?

Where are we gonna go?

Dr. Silberman.

- Tamara.

- What are you doing here?

- Excuse me.

- She's a patient, honey.

Excuse me,

I have a private plane out there.

- Karpov!

- We need help.

- Yuri!

- Takeoffs are canceled.

- Curtis, you're...

- You knew. This whole time you knew.

So you've got a way out of here, right?

You got a plane?

My family, take us with.

Please. Please.

Boss. Boss.

I found us a plane, an Antonov.

They were about to take off,

but the tower didn't let them.

But can you still fly that thing?

Sure, boss. But I need copilot.

Gordon's a pilot.

No, I'm not. I'm not.

Yes, he is. Great pilot. Let's go.

Good. Let's go!

Honey, this is...

Jackson, stop saying I'm a pilot.

Hey! Hey, stop!

You can't go out there. Come back!

Move back, people.

Get away from the glass!

Wow, that's a big plane.

It's Russian.

- Let's move, everybody. Come on.

- Run!

- Yeah, let's go, let's go.

- Boys, come on.

- Gordon, where are you?

- Where did you go?

I'm up here in the cockpit.

Hurry up.

Oh, my God. Not again.

Whoa, look at these.

Las Vegas Auto Show.

We had VIP tickets for that.

That's fantastic. Let's go.

Check the main bus for hydraulics,

I'll balance the tanks.

What?

Okay, okay, okay. I'm trying, okay?

I'm trying.

Tower to Antonov.

What are you doing?

Shut down immediately.

Caesar.

Okay, when I say go,

you push all this down at once, okay?

- Okay.

- Go!

Antonov, abort takeoff.

You do not have clearance.

You must abort.

I repeat, you must abort.

No!

- What the hell was that?

- I don't know, but it's not good.

- Push.

- Pushing.

Come on!

We're going down!

We're going down!

Where are the flaps?

The flaps are not down.

It must be the pumps. Take over.

Take over?

What do you mean, take over?

- Sasha!

- Relax!

Sit down!

God. God. Jesus.

- Oh, God.

- Okay, I think I got it.

- Sasha, now!

- Okay, okay. Take a deep breath.

Pull!

Come on, baby.

Lift your big ass for Sasha!

- Pull! Pull!

- Come on.

Mommy.

Was that the Eiffel Tower?

I think so.

Ladies and gentlemen...

...we are on our way to China.

Good. That is good, huh?

Do not believe in something simply

because you have heard it, Nima.

But, great Lama,

Tenzin is my brother.

He works inside the big tunnel,

where the ships are built.

But what is there in your wisdom,

great Lama, if Tenzin is right?

What if our world

is indeed coming to an end?

it is full, great Rinpoche.

Like this cup...

...you are full of opinions

and speculations.

To see the light of wisdom...

...you first must empty your cup.

Be careful with the clutch.

it tends to slip.

- Grandma.

- Grandpa, Nima is here!

Grandma,

I got a message from Tenzin.

He wants us to meet him

in Cho Ming at the west gate.

He says he can get us on the ships

he's working on.

What are you talking about?

Tenzin works on the dam.

Grandma...

...the dam is a ship!

The government lied to us.

There will be a big flood!

We must pack up right away.

Nima, he gave you the truck?

We took a trip

on the Laem Song ferry once.

Grandpa threw up the whole way.

Let's eat first.

Hey, look. The new Bentley.

Our father had one on order.

We were supposed

to get it next year.

But then he canceled it

because of the ships.

How many cars

does your family have?

My mom's boyfriend

has a Porsche.

Our parents are divorced too.

Yeah, but there's nothing

we can do about that.

Found a hat.

She has a thing for hats.

I was just like that at her age.

They made me feel safe.

So how did you meet Dr. Silberman?

As you can see,

not the same way you did.

My boyfriend asked me

to get them done.

He's not your husband?

Oh, no. We are not married.

And probably never will.

For the boys.

They seem to like each other, huh?

She is adorable.

Yeah, I guess.

So tell me, Mr. Karpov,

how much did you pay?

One billion euro. Per seat.

- That's disgusting.

- Oh, yeah?

You know, Curtis,

I wasn't always businessman.

I am a boxer.

Was my only playing

when I was boy back in Murmansk.

And my coach,

his name was also Yuri.

He always said:

"If someone wants to beat you,

he has to kill you first. "

That's very nice.

Yeah.

But tell me, what would you have done

if you rich like me?

Look.

They are wonderful children, huh?

Okay, guys.

The plan is to refuel in Hawaii,

so sit down and buckle up.

Gordon and I will do the rwst.

Oh, God.

Go get the guys.

Guys, there's a...

You might wanna...

What is that?

The state of Hawaii.

Not good. That is not good.

How much fuel do we have left?

Not enough. We're going to

have to make a water landing...

...somewherw in South China Sea.

Great. At least we're not gonna need

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Roland Emmerich

Roland Emmerich (German: [ˈʁoːlant ˈɛməʁɪç]; born November 10, 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer, widely known for his disaster films. His films, most of which are English-language Hollywood productions, have made more than $3 billion worldwide, including just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the country's 11th-highest-grossing director of all time. He began his work in the film industry by directing the film The Noah's Ark Principle (1984) as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. He is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, and is openly gay. He is also a campaigner for awareness of global warming and human rights. more…

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