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| View Larger Image | 2012: Science Or Superstition | DVDStarring: Graham Hancock, Daniel Pinchbeck, John Major Jenkins, Alberto Villoldo, Jim Marrs
Directed By: Nimrod Erez
| List Price: | $19.95 | | Price: | $12.49 | | You Save: | $7.46 (37%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 78 minutes | | Format: | Color, DVD, NTSC | | Studio: | The Disinformation Company | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | January 27, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 3,985rd |
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FEATURES | - DECEMBER 21, 2012: the end of the sophisticated Long Count Caleldar created by the ancient Maya in Central America. Countless books and websites, magazine articles and newspaper headlines debate its meaning, with enthusiasts in two camps: Those forecasting apocalypse - the end of time - and those who see a coming renewal, a rebirth of consciousness. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES
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Product Description
December 21, 2012: the end date of the sophisticated Long Count Calendar created by the ancient Maya in central America. Countless books and websites, magazine articles and newspaper headlines debate its meaning, with enthusiasts in two camps: those forecasting apocalypse the end of time and those who see a coming renewal, a rebirth of consciousness. Adding fuel to the debate, some scientists see the increasing number of natural disasters in recent years as evidence of a catastrophic climax of events in 2012. How much of what we re hearing is science and how much is superstition? In this film the leading researchers, writers and scientists in the field tell us exactly what this date means to them, why it s important, and what we should expect.Featured in the film are Graham Hancock, John Major Jenkins, Daniel Pinchbeck, Alberto Villoldo, Anthony Aveni, Robert Bauval, Jim Marrs, Walter Cruttenden, Lawrence E. Joseph, Douglas Rushkoff, John Anthony West and Benito Vegas Duran. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 14 reviews)
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2012 by Yelena Shekhtman  1 Stars
September 04, 2009
Too shallow -- touching upon a potentially serious issue in a very superficial, mass-interest evoking manner. The interviews with marvelous individuals present their perspectives on the topic in a too disorganized, random, out-of-context manner, resembling some sensational news when a reporter interviews witnesses/experts, inserting for the all-believing public the most unimportant and un-revealing sentences taken out of the larger context, thus intentionally blurring the essence of the concept/ideas those people try to convey. Nothing is really developed in-depth. Thus the DVD becomes "a sound and a fury signifying nothing."
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Galactic Alignment. by Howard S. Gay Jr. (San Diego CA USA)  5 Stars
August 30, 2009
This film contains an outstanding discussion about the Galactic Alignment or end of the Mayan Calendar which was known to other civilizations such as the Incans, Egyptians and referred to in the Vedas apparently. The speakers are esteemed and astute authors, researchers and scientists. They seem very open, candid and unbiased and articulate. Esoteric information is discussed. Obviously this cycle has occurred before. There is much speculation about what can happen, all unknown. The peak of the sunspots/solar activity is expected to be in 2012. So i also suspect that the intense solar activity and global warming is also a natural consequence of the 26,000 year cycles. I believe the ice at the poles begins re-forming ten years later, and that these also occur at the end of ea 26,000 year cycle. Also that a polar shift occurs at the end of each cycle, not a physical shift, but a magnetic pole shift which is merely a temporary interruption in man's activities, but can serve as an interum opportunity to reconsider lifestyle, Homo Luminous as told of by the Incas, or Homo Spiritus spoken of by David R. Hawkins, which is actually some years in progress now, or the Golden Rule and or Spirituality but that man continues to live in free choice. Good Presentation.
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Doesn't work in Australia by C. Dalrymple (Australia) 1 Stars
August 02, 2009
Unfortunately, the DVD will not play at my house as it is not multi regioned. My fault for not checking this before I made the purchase. Still very disappointed.
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Great story for a sci-fi doomsday movie script, and a good exercise for those interested in debunking superstitious theories by Emc2 (Tropical Utopia) 1 Stars
June 24, 2009
This documentary is the perfect case of manipulation and twisting of some scientific facts, very creative and clever extrapolation of the Mayan astronomical knowledge, with just the right dose of mysticism and new age to give the impression of truly scientific skepticism. Not a single renowned scientist was interviewed, do you wonder why? Did any bells ring after the brief mention of the current global warming being caused by the events related to the 2012 prophecy?
This documentary is a perfect example of taking advantage of the ubiquitous gullibility and prevailing lack of rational thinking that is becoming a shameful landmark of our modern western society. The Wikipedia article "2012 doomsday prediction" perfectly summarizes the historical and scientific flaws/lies regarding the theories behind this documentary, so I will not waste time on debunking them.
Nevertheless, I was really impressed with the effort to deceive the general public, though it is not as masterful as The Da Vinci Code (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition), and definitively this documentary presents an excellent story for a science fiction/doomsday/action movie. Any resemblance with the 2009 science fiction flick Knowing is just a coincidence. And for those who think I am being too harsh, do not miss the upcoming Roland Emmerich disaster film 2012 [Theatrical Release], scheduled for November 2009. There will be plenty of tsunamis and earthquakes.
For those readers with a genuine interest in debunking this kind of myths or superstitious beliefs I do recommend the reading of the good old Carl Sagan antidote against gullibility, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. The recently published Lies, Damned Lies, and Science: How to Sort through the Noise around Global Warming, the Latest Health Claims, and Other Scientific Controversies by Sherry Seethaler will also provide you with a very handy toolkit to identify alleged scientific claims from the real thing. And for the skeptic minds I indeed recommend watching this documentary just as an exercise on debunking superstitious claims, so it will not be as challenging as the Da Vince Code.
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2012: Science or Superstition by M. Dale (Tulsa, OK)  3 Stars
June 07, 2009
The production leaves a lot to be desired in that it is somewhat boring. It leaves the viewer with several open ended questions never really addressing the subject of the video.
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