The following film I have just finished watching is possibly the worst creative exercise ever conceived, including everything you have ever watched on YouTube.

2012 Doomsday (2008)

Many of you will have never heard of this film, which came out in the US this year and hopefully will never be released over here. If you have an insatiable curiosity and a penchant for masochism, you may watch it for free here:
http://www.surfthechannel.com/info/Movies/65133/2012+Doomsday.html#
I am not normally one for copyright infringment (actually I am), but in this case it doesn't matter as this film does not deserve any money what so ever.
If you have read any of my other blog entries, you may think I am exaggerating, but I am not. The film is awful, truly, horrificly awful.

First of all the premise is ridiculous - that Christians were in Mexico (doing what I don't know) before Columbus and that they hooked up with the Mayans to make a generic, end of the world type scenario prophecy. And now the world is going to end thanks to God (who is mentioned every 3 seconds, just in case you found your belief in Him waining - which it will do if you watch this film) and "the Black Hole at the centre of our Galaxy" which thanks to less than shoddy script-writing and lazy research is all that needs to be said on THAT dubious 'fact'.
The script really is terrible. Worse than any soap opera, easily. For example:
"The world's about to end and I want to make sure you're safe."
and
[stranger with a mysterious tattoo dies (whose significance is never explained)]"Well I guess it was just his time to go."
The above might not seem that bad until I tell you that the person speaking is a Paramedic who just watched him die.
There is a lot of "I don't know why I just have a feeling" type shit going on, freeing the protagonists of any explaination of their frankly insane behaviour.
The direction is almost non-existent and the music is, well, crap. Are any of you familiar with South Park? You know how every episode becomes some sort of parody of melodrama, with sweeping vioins, thundering kettle drums and wooshing noises when a dramtic scene is revealed. That is EXACTLY how this film is done. The film is so cliche ridden there's no space for anything else.
It's also sad because it is so obviously some sort of reposte by the God-botherers in the States against the rising tide of incredulity towards Christianity and films like The Day After Tomorrow. It fails on all fronts, quite spectacularly. You're more likely to join Opus Dai after watching The Da Vinci Code than even be slightly more receptive to US Christians after watching this drivel.
I really can't put it in stronger terms. The film takes all the most annoying things from Armageddon, Deep Impact and The Core, mixes it with Apocalypto, The Ten Commandments and a primary school play. Fuck me it's terrible. I watched it while at work so I don't feel I've wasted any time, but not all of you will have to go through this.
It'd be nice to meet one other person who has seen this film so we can hate it together, but I really don't wish it on any of you. My girlfriend is forcing me to come and see Sex and The City tonight, and after this, I'm actually looking forward to it.

DomGee.