2012 Page #9

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
5,019 Views


What about you?

I'll be fine.

I have to touch this baby down.

What are you waiting for?

Go! Go!

There he is. I see him.

- Wherw is Sasha? Wherw is Sasha?

- Come on. Let's go.

He said he's fine. We should get

out of here before he touches down.

No, no, no. Don't go.

We have to wait for him.

Go, Jackson. Go.

- Don't go!

- it won't start. it won't start.

Just shut up, everybody!

Engine...

...start.

Voice control. Sold me on it.

Hey! Hey!

Welcome to

the People's Republic of China.

Good to be here. Say hi, kids.

- Hi.

- Hi.

What color are your passes?

What color

are your boarding passes?

I have green card.

For my boys and me.

What?

Yuri. Yuri.

Yuri, it's a mistake. A joke, right?

What?

You think I didn't know

about you and Sasha?

May God bless

that poor bastard's soul.

I'm sorry, guys. Good luck.

Come on, boys.

- Does anybody have any money?

- I do, I do.

You got a billion euros?

Dr. Wilson?

I'm Captain Michaels,

skipper of the American ship.

Please accept my condolences

for your father.

Thank you, captain.

Mr. Anheuser,

your party is the last to arrive.

There've been reports

of severe damage, captain.

What's the status of Ark Number 3?

We haven't done

a complete assessment yet...

...but it looks like we lost it.

No toothbrush. Only books.

Yeah, when I was a kid,

my dad was on the road a lot.

He would always leave me

a box full of books...

...call me every night and quiz me.

I'd get an ice-cream cone

for every book I read...

...so I was a fat kid.

I find that very hard to believe.

No, it's true.

My high school career

was 2000 books...

...and zero girlfriends.

I didn't even kiss a boy

till I was in college.

They were all too scared

of my dad.

Leave it to the Chinese.

I didn't think it was possible.

Not in the time we had.

That's Ark Number 3, sir.

The roof collapsed on it

during the shifting of the Earth's crust.

Jesus Christ.

Boarding of Ark Number 3 will be

delayed due to technical difficulties.

- Excuse me.

- We paid a fortune!

Please be patient

as we keep you updated.

Hey, what's going on here?

I have a green card

for my boys and me.

I want to speak to a supervisor.

I am the supervisor.

Get back with the other green cards

or I'll have you detained.

What he said about you and Sasha,

is it true?

Sasha was worth

I should have listened to you,

Dr. Silberman.

I actually liked the way I looked

before that monster talked me into it.

Did you know he asked me

for a discount?

And he paid in installments.

Cheap bastard.

You hear that?

Over therw!

- Hey!

- Hey!

- Stop! Stop! Please!

- Hey! Hold it!

Hey! Hey!

Stop! Stop! Stop!

Help!

Hey!

How were all these people chosen?

Same way your art was:

By experts from all over the world.

We had geneticists determine

the perfect gene pool to repopulate.

These people

were chosen by geneticists?

All green-card holders,

please proceed to Gallery D-4.

Looks like their checkbooks

got them onboard.

Right. Without billions of dollars

from the private sector...

...this would've been impossible.

We sold tickets.

And what about all these workers?

They all get passes?

What, life isn't fair? is that it?

You wanna donate your passes

to a couple of Chinese workers...

...you be my guest.

Captain, I want a prelaunch briefing.

All international teams present.

What the hell?

What is this?

You could fit 10 people in here.

Satnam, where are you?

- On the Nampan Plateau.

- What?

There's a tidal wave

coming from the east.

- it's gigantic.

- Satnam, what happened?

We never got picked up, Adrian.

The airlift never came.

Goodbye, my friend.

Satnam.

- The flooding is coming this way?

- Mary. Where are we set up?

Over therw.

Get me the satellite images

from Nampan, India.

- Okay, right away.

- What's happening?

No. Satnam was talking

about another wave...

...coming from the east.

- Holy mother.

- The flooding is gonna hit earlier?

is that what you're telling me?

The second wave is closer?

- Plug in the new data.

- Okay.

- Satnam didn't get picked up.

- What?

A lot of people didn't get picked up

in this chaos.

This is not a conspiracy, Helmsley.

Your predictions haven't exactly

panned out, have they, doctor?

it's ready. it's ready.

Oh, God. it's 1500 meters high.

When's it gonna get here? Talk to me,

Helmsley. When's it gonna hit?

Adjust the countdown.

Twenty-eight minutes,

Oh, my God.

Captain, I need to speak to the other

heads of state immediately.

- Right away. Taylor?

- Aye, captain. Standing by.

Ark 6, stand by. Ark 7, stand by.

- Carl Anheuser, acting CIC, Ark 4.

- Yes, sir.

Requesting emergency conference,

T-99.

He thinks the world of you,

you know that?

He's a great little man.

Yeah.

I always wanted to have a family

of my own.

You're a lucky man, Jackson.

Don't ever forget it.

Who are they?

We found them along side

of the road.

Send them back!

I am a follower...

...of our great Lama Rinpoche.

You know I cannot do that.

What's the problem?

You don't have to take all of us.

Just take my children.

I'm begging you.

Why should I do that?

The same reason

you sent for your family.

Please.

Just the children.

You don't have to take us.

Please!

Please. Oh, my God.

Please. I don't know

if you can understand what I'm saying.

As a mother, I'm begging you.

Please take them.

Please.

We are all children of the earth.

My plan will not work for so many,

Grandma.

We will take them all.

Please.

Thank you. Thank you.

Attention:
All construction workers,

off deck.

All crew members, onboard now.

They're opening the mountain.

They are leaving without us.

Step back. Get back.

What did I tell you?

They are leaving you behind too.

Look, idiot.

Please be patient.

Let's go.

Follow me.

We have to hurry!

They are leaving!

initiate security procedures.

Time to impact:

Oh, excuse me.

Where can I find Adrian Helmsley?

He's on the bridge. This way.

Tenzin wait!

Grandma, we're almost there.

Green lights on pressure,

Mr. Anton?

Green lights across the board,

captain.

Why do they have anchors?

Because they're not spaceships,

buddy. They're arks.

Let's go.

Mr. President.

You've got to see this.

Stop.

Stop! Stop!

Stop!

Engage the support mechanisms.

Aye, aye, captain.

Engaging bow-anchor supports.

How long are these things expecting

to hold us in place?

They're just meant to withstand

the first impact of the waves.

Down there Oleg, you go first!

Caesar.

Good. Good boy.

Come to Mommy. Caesar!

Mom, where's Tamara?

Daddy look!

Come on. Caesar, come on.

- Tamara!

- I'm coming.

Take him.

Oh, my God.

What's happening out there?

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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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