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There were previews of a movie coming out in 2009 that is called "2012", in reference to the whole Mayan calendar of doom thing.  Dunno anything about the plot, but the preview special effects were sweet.  Huge ocean swell rising over mountain tops.  Watch the first preview at the link above.  Very cool.

Spoiler alert!  Don't read more if you want to see the film "The Day The Earth Stood Still" with a fresh perspective.  I broke my rule about avoiding anything with the Fox name on it and went to see the movie tonight.

( Read my opinion of the movie... )

So.... overall the movie was not the train wreck that I thought it was going to be.  In spite of it being in the huge theater and only 20 people showed up at 9pm on opening day.  But I was just going for the special effects, and they were pretty.  I'm easily entertained on that level.  :)