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Teodice
Sweden641 Posts
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unkkz
Norway2196 Posts
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
On November 09 2012 11:57 McBrungus wrote: Jesus fucking Christ. How did they turn that book into that movie?! My second thought was, wow they didn't stick to the format of the book at all (a series of interviews). Makes sense though, far fewer people want to watch a documentary than a zombie slaughter flick. Edit: They really should have titled the movie "Left For Z" or something. | ||
Nyovne
Netherlands19124 Posts
If this was a random zombie movie I'd happily go see it, if it was focussed on the grit instead of the family bullshit I'd actually be thrilled but keeping in mind the book this is based on it looks like a travesty. They really should have made a one or two season series out of this to be honest. The whole setup of the book is just made for it. | ||
nebula.
Sweden1431 Posts
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
On November 09 2012 19:43 Nyovne wrote: It really is the family card here that rubs me the wrong way. The movie looks visually great in my opinion and I absolutely love the zombie swarming and movement but the needless hollywood family drama is just tiresome. If this was a random zombie movie I'd happily go see it, if it was focussed on the grit instead of the family bullshit I'd actually be thrilled but keeping in mind the book this is based on it looks like a travesty. They really should have made a one or two season series out of this to be honest. The whole setup of the book is just made for it. Although I dread the Hollywood family shit too, I must point out that the book had plenty of family stories. Hopefully this trailer simply omitted a lot of other characters/storylines and included this one because of Brad Pitt. | ||
sweetbabyjesus
Denmark168 Posts
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lost_artz
United States366 Posts
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tyr
France1686 Posts
This looks fine to me. | ||
Nyovne
Netherlands19124 Posts
On November 09 2012 19:53 Zealotdriver wrote: Although I dread the Hollywood family shit too, I must point out that the book had plenty of family stories. Hopefully this trailer simply omitted a lot of other characters/storylines and included this one because of Brad Pitt. Family stories are absolutely no problem for me and the fact that the book was drama oriented with a small horror tad thrown in for good measure was what made it so enjoyable for me. If they are however going with a story driven drama/tension experience I might go with it. If they opt for an action driven story and cram in the obligatory family saving hysterics I'm out though . So yeah, hope you're right good sir! Still think this would serve better as a short run series. | ||
Deleuze
United Kingdom2102 Posts
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Cortza
South Africa328 Posts
On November 09 2012 12:00 Matoo- wrote: What the fuck at 0:38 the policeman is driving between two lanes full of cars, telling Brad Pitt to go back in his car, and two seconds later the cars are magically gone and replaced by a truck going at 60mph? Lol I also saw this. | ||
Bloodash
Netherlands1384 Posts
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Blacktion
United Kingdom1148 Posts
The whole thing that made WWZ good was its depth, you actually felt the human cost of the conflict, and it went into so much detail about how its spread, why all the modern military wasnt able to stop it, how people adapted and fought back. This is just HURR ZOMBIES RUN! I get that no one wants to sit and watch interviews for 2 hours, but there was so many possible flashback action scenes they could do, zombie in the transplant guys hospital, yonkers, indian breakers yard, berlin, russian decimations, pass in the rockies, battles as they fight back across NA, etc. All they would need is a director who actually understands pacing to get the right balance between action and story and it could be great. They should ditch the WWZ name, it clearly doesnt have anything to do with the book and that way it wouldnt raise copyright issues if someone wants to make a decent film out if it down the line. As someone mentioned, a HBO miniseries would be sick. Ah well. | ||
RowdierBob
Australia12660 Posts
Trailer looked a little cliched but still awesome. Must admit it looked more I Am Legend than zombies though. | ||
Bloodash
Netherlands1384 Posts
On November 09 2012 21:41 RowdierBob wrote: The book would have been too hard to translate into a movie given how it was written. hard but not impossible, coulda done it in a fake docu kind of way, problem was probably it wouldn't be interesting for a large part of the movie going audience (or mabye it would but the dudes with the money don't believe so) | ||
Excludos
Norway7686 Posts
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Rodiel3
France1158 Posts
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revel8
United Kingdom3022 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia12660 Posts
On November 09 2012 21:46 Bloodash wrote: hard but not impossible, coulda done it in a fake docu kind of way, problem was probably it wouldn't be interesting for a large part of the movie going audience (or mabye it would but the dudes with the money don't believe so) There were too many stories running in the original to translate into a 2 hour film. They perhaps could have extrapolated some of the major chapters into a full length feature, but a somewhat direct translation would be too all over the shop for me. I'm not willing to write this movie off after a two minute clip--there's a lot to work with there (although I agree with everyone that it looks like it has nothing to do with the book. War Z in name only!) | ||
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