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I just came back from seeing it. I'd also give it an 8/10. The story was kinda silly I thought but everything was quite alright.
+ Show Spoiler +My main problem with this movie is how the zombies are supposed to detect some fatal disease. Wtf, why wouldn't they just infect everything that moves? Who the hell cares if a person is diseased or not, infect them anyways. I also feel that the ending was too quickly wrapped up. As soon as Brad Pitt gets through the charging horde of zombies, the movie pretty much ends.
The separate locations around the world were kinda interesting I suppose, but I feel they added little to the plot. I mean, going to South Korea, getting nothing, and then going to Israel on a tip from some whackjob is pretty far out there on the reality scale.
Anyone else laugh when the doctor tripped and shot himself?
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It was a great movie but the ending was rather weak.
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On June 22 2013 05:45 On_Slaught wrote: I actually liked it a lot more than I expected. Much more like 28 days later than Resident Evil, which is a great thing in my book. I'm also glad that Brad Pitt wasn't some killing machine.
I don't understand the problem people are having with the time-table on the reanimations. They point out MULTIPLE times that they effect different people differently. The clearly said that some people could get infected and not turn, which explains how they crossed in planes (exactly like we saw in 28 weeks later). Personally I think they wrapped up the movie pretty well considering what it was about. To the point where if they weren't going to make another one (I assume they are?) that this could stand on its own.
Having said that it still had a lot of the predictable stuff you expect in any movie of this genre. And they don't fully explain how the virus works, where it started or how the zombies can tell if you aren't infected. Just because they don't explain the mechanics of it doesn't mean they don't at least have some explanation in general.
Random thing... I wonder how intentional it was that what caused the fall of Israel and Jerusalem was a bunch of Palestinians singing. Sounds like something that would be intentional coming from Hollywood and their anti-Israel stuff. Wait, that actually happens in the movie? Way to be the polar opposite of what happened in the book, I guess Hollywood couldn't help itself...
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Just saw the movie, overall very well done and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Some issues with some parts but meh who cares! Overall it was an engaging movie that kept you guessing until the end. 8/10
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On June 22 2013 13:28 Epishade wrote:
Anyone else laugh when the doctor tripped and shot himself? The doctor was overhyped.
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On June 22 2013 13:47 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 05:45 On_Slaught wrote: I actually liked it a lot more than I expected. Much more like 28 days later than Resident Evil, which is a great thing in my book. I'm also glad that Brad Pitt wasn't some killing machine.
I don't understand the problem people are having with the time-table on the reanimations. They point out MULTIPLE times that they effect different people differently. The clearly said that some people could get infected and not turn, which explains how they crossed in planes (exactly like we saw in 28 weeks later). Personally I think they wrapped up the movie pretty well considering what it was about. To the point where if they weren't going to make another one (I assume they are?) that this could stand on its own.
Having said that it still had a lot of the predictable stuff you expect in any movie of this genre. And they don't fully explain how the virus works, where it started or how the zombies can tell if you aren't infected. Just because they don't explain the mechanics of it doesn't mean they don't at least have some explanation in general.
Random thing... I wonder how intentional it was that what caused the fall of Israel and Jerusalem was a bunch of Palestinians singing. Sounds like something that would be intentional coming from Hollywood and their anti-Israel stuff. Wait, that actually happens in the movie? Way to be the polar opposite of what happened in the book, I guess Hollywood couldn't help itself... It's actually pretty hilarious how little resemblance the movie had with the book. I think the only thing actually WWZ was the building of the wall and the virus "origins." I heard the production company had a bit of a bidding war so it's a bit confusing when all they're paying for was the title.
That said, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Pretty action-packed throughout and it's been quite some time since there's been a good zombie flick. Brad Pitt obviously has plot-armor, but there was a good deal of tension with the supporting characters.
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On June 22 2013 05:45 On_Slaught wrote: I actually liked it a lot more than I expected. Much more like 28 days later than Resident Evil, which is a great thing in my book. I'm also glad that Brad Pitt wasn't some killing machine.
I don't understand the problem people are having with the time-table on the reanimations. They point out MULTIPLE times that they effect different people differently. The clearly said that some people could get infected and not turn, which explains how they crossed in planes (exactly like we saw in 28 weeks later). Personally I think they wrapped up the movie pretty well considering what it was about. To the point where if they weren't going to make another one (I assume they are?) that this could stand on its own.
Having said that it still had a lot of the predictable stuff you expect in any movie of this genre. And they don't fully explain how the virus works, where it started or how the zombies can tell if you aren't infected. Just because they don't explain the mechanics of it doesn't mean they don't at least have some explanation in general.
Random thing... I wonder how intentional it was that what caused the fall of Israel and Jerusalem was a bunch of Palestinians singing. Sounds like something that would be intentional coming from Hollywood and their anti-Israel stuff.
Anti Israel stuff? I assume mean the intense never ending hatred of all Muslims and particularly Arabs in Hollywood. I am not surprised at all that they would blame the fall of Israel to the pals singing. Was a master bit of propaganda, Israel is risking itself to save everyone, Israel only country to reject indifference and disbelief because of the holocaust, and eventually brought down by the Muslims who were being rescued.
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On June 22 2013 14:04 redviper wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 05:45 On_Slaught wrote: I actually liked it a lot more than I expected. Much more like 28 days later than Resident Evil, which is a great thing in my book. I'm also glad that Brad Pitt wasn't some killing machine.
I don't understand the problem people are having with the time-table on the reanimations. They point out MULTIPLE times that they effect different people differently. The clearly said that some people could get infected and not turn, which explains how they crossed in planes (exactly like we saw in 28 weeks later). Personally I think they wrapped up the movie pretty well considering what it was about. To the point where if they weren't going to make another one (I assume they are?) that this could stand on its own.
Having said that it still had a lot of the predictable stuff you expect in any movie of this genre. And they don't fully explain how the virus works, where it started or how the zombies can tell if you aren't infected. Just because they don't explain the mechanics of it doesn't mean they don't at least have some explanation in general.
Random thing... I wonder how intentional it was that what caused the fall of Israel and Jerusalem was a bunch of Palestinians singing. Sounds like something that would be intentional coming from Hollywood and their anti-Israel stuff. Anti Israel stuff? I assume mean the intense never ending hatred of all Muslims and particularly Arabs in Hollywood. I am not surprised at all that they would blame the fall of Israel to the pals singing. Was a master bit of propaganda, Israel is risking itself to save everyone, Israel only country to reject indifference and disbelief because of the holocaust, and eventually brought down by the Muslims who were being rescued.
You're right I got it backwards. I originally wrote that and switched it for some reason after questioning myself. That makes more sense since they would think the Palestinians will destroy Israel.
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On June 22 2013 14:04 redviper wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 05:45 On_Slaught wrote: I actually liked it a lot more than I expected. Much more like 28 days later than Resident Evil, which is a great thing in my book. I'm also glad that Brad Pitt wasn't some killing machine.
I don't understand the problem people are having with the time-table on the reanimations. They point out MULTIPLE times that they effect different people differently. The clearly said that some people could get infected and not turn, which explains how they crossed in planes (exactly like we saw in 28 weeks later). Personally I think they wrapped up the movie pretty well considering what it was about. To the point where if they weren't going to make another one (I assume they are?) that this could stand on its own.
Having said that it still had a lot of the predictable stuff you expect in any movie of this genre. And they don't fully explain how the virus works, where it started or how the zombies can tell if you aren't infected. Just because they don't explain the mechanics of it doesn't mean they don't at least have some explanation in general.
Random thing... I wonder how intentional it was that what caused the fall of Israel and Jerusalem was a bunch of Palestinians singing. Sounds like something that would be intentional coming from Hollywood and their anti-Israel stuff. Anti Israel stuff? I assume mean the intense never ending hatred of all Muslims and particularly Arabs in Hollywood. I am not surprised at all that they would blame the fall of Israel to the pals singing. Was a master bit of propaganda, Israel is risking itself to save everyone, Israel only country to reject indifference and disbelief because of the holocaust, and eventually brought down by the Muslims who were being rescued. Probably anti-both, considering that light. They went from "Israel's polices leads them to be one of the only countries to effectively deal with the plague" to getting overrun and collapsing. Like they couldn't stomach Israel winning, and couldn't stomach not making the Muslims at fault for it.
+ Show Spoiler [Book spoilers] +Did the movie have Iran and Pakistan nuking each other?
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On June 22 2013 14:21 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 14:04 redviper wrote:On June 22 2013 05:45 On_Slaught wrote: I actually liked it a lot more than I expected. Much more like 28 days later than Resident Evil, which is a great thing in my book. I'm also glad that Brad Pitt wasn't some killing machine.
I don't understand the problem people are having with the time-table on the reanimations. They point out MULTIPLE times that they effect different people differently. The clearly said that some people could get infected and not turn, which explains how they crossed in planes (exactly like we saw in 28 weeks later). Personally I think they wrapped up the movie pretty well considering what it was about. To the point where if they weren't going to make another one (I assume they are?) that this could stand on its own.
Having said that it still had a lot of the predictable stuff you expect in any movie of this genre. And they don't fully explain how the virus works, where it started or how the zombies can tell if you aren't infected. Just because they don't explain the mechanics of it doesn't mean they don't at least have some explanation in general.
Random thing... I wonder how intentional it was that what caused the fall of Israel and Jerusalem was a bunch of Palestinians singing. Sounds like something that would be intentional coming from Hollywood and their anti-Israel stuff. Anti Israel stuff? I assume mean the intense never ending hatred of all Muslims and particularly Arabs in Hollywood. I am not surprised at all that they would blame the fall of Israel to the pals singing. Was a master bit of propaganda, Israel is risking itself to save everyone, Israel only country to reject indifference and disbelief because of the holocaust, and eventually brought down by the Muslims who were being rescued. Probably anti-both, considering that light. They went from "Israel's polices leads them to be one of the only countries to effectively deal with the plague" to getting overrun and collapsing. Like they couldn't stomach Israel winning, and couldn't stomach not making the Muslims at fault for it. + Show Spoiler [Book spoilers] +Did the movie have Iran and Pakistan nuking each other?
+ Show Spoiler +During the scene where they are flying from Korea towards Jerusalem they see a nuke go off in the distance. Considering they would be flying over that region that is certainly what it was referencing.
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Let me start by saying I know nothing of the book.
World War Z was basically exactly what you might expect going in, a basic zombie movie with a serious budget and cast. The plot is pretty generic, zombie outbreak confounds national governments and forces survivors to gather together and fortify whatever positions they can hold while searching for a cure. They were able to visit a nice variety of sets from U.S. city centers to army bases, from Jerusalem to laboratories. There were some pretty cool visuals of zombie masses as well as a few explosions. The performances were reasonably good, nothing too stand out.
On the other hand, there was nothing really remarkable anywhere in the movie. The plot is standard zombie fare with no real new ground covered. The character relationships as well as the individual characters are all static. Indeed, Brad Pitt's character splits from his family early on and then has relatively little interaction with them. They serve as motivation for his character but don't add anything else.
Overall the movie is enjoyable, especially if you're a fan of zombie flicks and want to see it done on the big stage, but it's nothing all that special.
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Good movie.
People who watch it can be divided into two camps: those who read the book and didn't like it and those who didn't and did.
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I have read the book several times and love it, it's a fun read and it's quality writing for its subject material.
I enjoyed the movie a great deal as well. It's not World War Z shot for shot, and it's not meant to be. It loosely interprets the book's story and focuses it around Pitt's character and does well to create tension and a sense of fear.
You can't really adapt the book to a film and expect it to be shot for shot identical, the book is not in a format that is particularly conducive to a typical Hollywood blockbuster. a TV show or something would work better. That said, it's a quality Zombie movie with some pretty great visuals at times and it's worth seeing if you're looking to enjoy a well-produced zombie action horror movie with a nice global sense to it (it's not a limited, look at 5 people trapped in a hotel or hospital sort of movie).
Definitely worth seeing, just don't expect a book translation word for word or some epic Citizen Kane shit. It sells itself as a zombie action movie, and that's what you get.
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The movie was pretty good but I still can't get over the fact that something like this cannot go long. Dead people can't move dammit. You need blood flowing with energy and nutrients to keep something moving, let alone run around and make men-towers to climb meters high walls.
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A World War Z adaptation deserved better than this...thing.
Never mind, it's shouldn't be called an adaptation. It's a generic zombie movie that has "World War Z" pasted to the title. And "generic" means "terrible". Characterization was bad, and the routine incompetence necessary to progress the plot was cringeworthy.
Maybe it's that I recently played a The Last of Us and had unrealistic expectations. Or something.
+ Show Spoiler + How did the entire world miss Israel building a 100-foot concrete wall around its borders? Someone really needed a rogue CIA analyst to point that out to them?
And why the hell would evolution of whatever forsaken god the zombie virus originated from select for camouflage a condition that is completely irrelevant for the undead?
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These zombies would be really good for diagnosing life threatening illnesses.
BTW I was distracted during Brad Pitt's ride around Israel. What was the gist of the conversation? Jews died in the holocaust Jews died at Olympic games, last 9 Jews were wrong, and I'm the 10th man? so we are building a fuckoing huge wall around our borders because we intercepted an Indian army transmission of some mystic undead shit? Could someone clear that part up for me. Thanks.
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On June 22 2013 13:36 SergioCQH wrote: It was a great movie but the ending was rather weak.
That's what happens when you throw out your original ending after shooting the whole film! Seriously, the production boondoggle that went into this film is about as much fun as the movie itself.
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Its a decent movie, lots of things that made no sense.
More "action" than survival though.
EDIT : Someone mentioned mutan chronicles as the 3rd best sci-fi... Really? Its got a 5.2/10 on IMDB.... should I watch iT?
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World War Z's (the book) magic was in its ability to bring ALL the facets of human nature to light, the good, the bad, the ugly and the heroic.
The film is decent, but it's Just Another Zombie Flick.
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On June 23 2013 07:06 XenOmega wrote: Its a decent movie, lots of things that made no sense.
More "action" than survival though.
EDIT : Someone mentioned mutan chronicles as the 3rd best sci-fi... Really? Its got a 5.2/10 on IMDB.... should I watch iT?
3rd best movie they regularly show on the Scifi channel is what I meant. I think it is an above average movie for the genre. Surprisingly brutal movie and it's steampunk.
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