so... World War Z sucked.

[Soylent Brice]

As an obsessed fan of Brooks' books, I have to admit, I knew the movie was not going to be true to the books.

I was expecting, in the least, a good zombie movie. Well, I can say my expectations were generously let down.

I love Plan B films, Pitt, etc too. So, this is doubly confusing and frustrating. I mean, the movie just plain sucked.

If they had just stuck to the book it would have shattered all kinds of records, IMO.



And that's my rant.

[Myrina]

1. I'm so over the werewolf, vampire, zombie thing ...

... what's next - Zombie Downton Abbey? Next American Werewolf Idol?

Does anyone in Hollywood have an original thought anymore?

Gawd. Enough already!!

[Xyzse]

2. They haven't done a decent Werewolf yet

At least, I haven't seen one.

Still, they did try to go for something more exotic like a Dybbuk but that didn't work. No clue what they should go for next.

[Soylent Brice]

3. i'd still take a shitty B zombie flick over

another haunted house/paranormal movie any day.

as a fan it was just a total let down. enough for me to complain to the makers. that's saying a lot coming from me considering i usually just shrug off shitty movies.

[Myrina]

4. Yeah, those too.

n/t

[Taverner]

5. It's time for a new approach to horror

"Final Destination" and "Cabin Fever" were the last true original ideas in horror, and that was last decade

[ConcernedCanuk]

23. Final Destination - have the original on DVD

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.
.

as well as the sequel . . .

Not really into that sort of stuff, but really luved them movies.

Friggen really well done they were!

CC

[Taverner]

29. The Rube Goldberg traps that death made were the movie!

[AngryAmish]

7. I just saw Cabin in the Woods

It is a very good movie.

Especially the Sexy Witches.

[Locut0s]

20. I never got into it in the first place. I don't understand why it's such a fad...

Zombies, they have always seemed boring to me.

Vampires, same only cheesier.

Werewolfs, the only one of the three that has any redeeming qualities to me, but still overdone.

[DebJ]

6. Yep, and we paid an extra $5 to see it in 3D, no point in that.

We've decided we won't go to the 3D versions of most films because the effects
aren't worth the $5.

[Soylent Brice]

9. ouch, that does suck.

i considered it but said screw it.
glad I made that choice.

[NewJeffCT]

8. I knew that they basically threw out everything except the title

and changed the slow moving zombies to fast ones, but I thought it was a pretty good summer action flick. I liked Brooks' book as well, but I don't think it would have worked as a movie - maybe a mini-series on TV would have worked? I thought the scene on the plane was tense, as was the tension in the re-worked finale.

A few guesses on changes:
1) slow moving zombies are already done to death with the Romero flicks and The Walking Dead, so they had fast zombies to spread quickly worldwide.
2) China was dumped as the origin in order for the movie to be released in China, now the #2 movie market.
3) The South African solution was dumped because it was too dark and wouldn't have worked as well with fast moving zombies.

[Soylent Brice]

10. totally agree

miniseries would've been fantastical.

didn't consider that about the Chinese market. good point.

[Soylent Brice]

11. seriously though

i'm kinda butt hurt about it. just one time, Hollywood, just once, please stop fucking shit up.

le sigh.

[WilliamPitt]

12. I'm still not over what they did to Dune.

Never will be, either.

For he is the Kwizatz Haderach my flapping ass.

[Xyzse]

26. Which version? I liked the mini-series from 2000.

With Barbara Kodetova as Chani. Spice must flow!

[WilliamPitt]

27. The film

also known as "the train wreck."

The miniseries was good.

[Xyzse]

28. Yeah, that was pretty awful

What a waste of Sting.

[Orrex]

13. As a huge fan of the zombie genre, I find Brooks' work to be over-praised.

Good in places, but uneven.

Would the film appeal to someone who doesn't particularly care for Brooks?

[Soylent Brice]

15. tough call

i personally think they blew it. Dead Alive was better than this, IMHO.

The acting was mediocre. The zombies drew more laughs in the last half than gasps. The ending was flat out ridiculous. I left angry.

I don't really get angry all that much.

See it if you have the money/time to blue, otherwise, wait for it's presumably soon netflix instant appearance.

It pains me to say that.

[Orrex]

17. Ouch!

Netflix it is!

Thanks for the warning!

[Soylent Brice]

21. seriously,

there was a scene that was supposed to be one of the most intense, and the zomb was chattering its teeth, and everyone was cracking up. and rightly so. it was just weird with some of the decisions that were made.

[Nye Bevan]

14. "The Heat" was just awful.

What's with all the crappy movies right now?

[Soylent Brice]

16. no clue,

I'm still apprehensive about seeing star trek for this very reason.

[sarge43]

22. First wave Trek fan here

Wait until you can watch without spending too much money. It was written by several lazy committees that never talked to one another.

[Yavin4]

18. This is why George Martin held out for years

For the right company to do his work.

[Lyric]

24. Is it the fast-zombie thing?

I know lots of people who are mad because the zombies in the book were not the "fast zombies" featured in the film...

[Soylent Brice]

25. correct.

they looked like army ants.