World War Z

borich_planner · 11 Jun 2013 at 18:56

Anyone watched World War Z yet? if so whats the verdict..

Craig1981 · 11 Jun 2013 at 19:08

All I know is that a guy I work with is an extra in it, from where they filmed a bunch of scenes in Glasgow. There was much running involved apparantly.

Phoenix211 · 11 Jun 2013 at 19:27

Word War Z and running zombies....or how to ignore the most basic part of a books story!

Squark · 13 Jun 2013 at 14:23

That depends on if it it was the people running or the zombies, surely.

Neutralmilk · 13 Jun 2013 at 15:13

Really good review on aint it cool for this, I thought it looked pretty poor but reviews have been not too bad.

Phoenix211 · 13 Jun 2013 at 15:14

the trailers make it look like there are running zombies in this. Part of the book is about how to deal with a slow moving army of dead people, not athletic bolt style face eaters!

checjb · 13 Jun 2013 at 15:27

I have taken the stance that it is an action-based zombie film that just happens to share a title with a completely different work. That way I can enjoy the film (hopefully) without raging about the retards in Hollywood and the corruption of an excellent book.

peter_hutson · 13 Jun 2013 at 15:35

Why of why did they call this "World War Z"? If they wanted to make a zombie movie, go for it. But why use a book as your source material then fundamentally change it? This looks like just another action zombie flick, which I would probably enjoy more if they had not trashed a good book in the process.

Scam · 13 Jun 2013 at 17:04

Yeah, agreed. I loved the book and although I know it's stupid, I'm looking forward to the movie. It's hilarious how the zombies are fast-moving, did any of them actually read the book?!

Nexus · 13 Jun 2013 at 17:52

There is a chunk of the movie that isn't in the trailer where the zombies are a bit more static and they have to be stealthy to get by them.

Clipsey · 13 Jun 2013 at 18:10

Don't forget the zombie cats
http://2.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.c...e9d8f4ad416c9-world-war-z-has-zombie-cats.jpg

I have a feeling this will be a big summer movie.

413x · 13 Jun 2013 at 18:14

Did not know this was a book

But I don't care. I always go into films thinking of them independent to books

Can't wait. Gf is keen too

Berath · 14 Jun 2013 at 11:32

Reviews at the premiere seemed to be poor but I'm waiting till I hear more. I'm tending to think that, whatever, it will be entertaining

PlacidCasual · 14 Jun 2013 at 22:10

al4x said:
Did not know this was a book

But I don't care. I always go into films thinking of them independent to books

Can't wait. Gf is keen too

In this case just watching the trailer proves they have little in common.

The book is a fantastic collage of stories telling an overall arc. I would recommend it to anyone.

david25 · 15 Jun 2013 at 14:37

28 days later with a BIG budget and CGI zombies that are quicker than Bolt.

Hades · 15 Jun 2013 at 18:35

The book is fantastic. I'm really not expecting much from the film although will probably see it just for entertainment.

Nexus · 15 Jun 2013 at 21:28

david25 said:
28 days later with a BIG budget and CGI zombies that are quicker than Bolt.

They aren't all VFX zombies.

wnb · 16 Jun 2013 at 19:41

I am pretty much expecting a hollywood blockbuster which is lacking in story, substance etc but has all the whistles and bangs you would expect of such a movie. Turn up sit down popcorn in hand and flip the switch off at the back of your head for 2 hours.

tribz · 16 Jun 2013 at 19:51

PlacidCasual said:
In this case just watching the trailer proves they have little in common.

The book is a fantastic collage of stories telling an overall arc. I would recommend it to anyone.

I'm reading the book at the moment and I like the format of it. Very easy to pick up after leaving for a few days. So this movie isnt based on the book then ... just shares the name?

Warbie · 16 Jun 2013 at 19:59

tribz said:
So this movie isnt based on the book then ... just shares the name?

It looks that way - Bradd Pitt being an all american super hero and saving the day. I'll see it anyway as I love a bit of zombie action, but this looks like a massively wasted opportunity. The way the book is divided into three sections - before, during and after - makes it very suited to a movie trilogy. LOTR scope and budget is what World War Z deserves.