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I  Saw 2012 on opening night. I would give it four and a half stars. What it lacked in story (not that much). It made up for in intensity, this is the only movie that literally had me at the edge of my seat. Most of the characters were very well developed. The ones that weren’t were more on the shallow side.

I especially liked the way they built suspense. But even more important, is how to deal with that suspense. I’ve seen movies abuse the element of suspense or just plainly build it up then throw it away. This movie was much different, once the suspense was at the bursting point, they opened the floodgates and totally blew me away. They really captured the elemant of human helplessness, how the human race could just sit and whatch as the earths gravity shifted and the waters rose, and the ash clouds rained down on the earth. And how some just wanted to help themselves while others risked them for others.

The movie’s computer generated elements were the best I’ve seen (speaking as an amateur CGI artist myself). The movie itself was breathtaking, and was very satisfying (despite the cursing and inappropriate remarks that some might find distasteful). I was very, very, very surprised at how good this movie was, and I strongly believe that it will attract huge publicity. Overall, the movie was very good and I highly recommend it to anyone, especially people who have seen (and liked) similar movies.