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On June 23 2013 07:22 hummingbird23 wrote: 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. From the sound of things, the book wouldn't be possible for a movie. At least not one that is only 2 hours long.
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On June 23 2013 07:45 TheRabidDeer wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2013 07:22 hummingbird23 wrote: 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. From the sound of things, the book wouldn't be possible for a movie. At least not one that is only 2 hours long.
I agree, which is why I wasn't too disappointed. I wouldn't call it impossible, but it would take a VERY talented director and some cherry picking of particularly iconic characters to do the book any justice in that respect. Either that, or some strategic splitting of the book into a trilogy, each focusing on 1-3 major events. It would be epic beyond words, but also quite wishful thinking.
Come to think of it, if there was one word that could be used to sum up the book, it would be Choices. Everyone had a reason for what they chose, and you could see why they made those hard choices, even if you disagreed. It's hard to do that in a film when the action keeps moving.
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I love reading all the comments from people who read the books. You people are just never pleased with movies. Why go watch them?
This was a great movie. Probably one of the better zombie movies to date. I would give it a 8/10 for your standard blockbuster movies these days. If you haven't read the books, go in and enjoy. No idea what to tell you butthurt book readers
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This movie was hilarious. Watching Kurt Cobain fighting zombies was the best 2 hours ever!
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wow i watched the trailer, and the zombies behavior really remind me of the ones in the manga Apocalypse no Toride (the "bee" ones when they are in berserk mode, not the "dog" ones) Like how they act like a living wave with the car roll barrelling, or when they pile, and they climb the wall.
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This was basically The Last of Us in Movie form
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On June 23 2013 08:12 jeremycafe wrote:I love reading all the comments from people who read the books. You people are just never pleased with movies. Why go watch them? This was a great movie. Probably one of the better zombie movies to date. I would give it a 8/10 for your standard blockbuster movies these days. If you haven't read the books, go in and enjoy. No idea what to tell you butthurt book readers
I love reading all the comments from the butt hurt idiots that lack the intelligence and attention span to pick a book up once in their life and enjoy a story the way it was meant to be enjoyed.
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On June 23 2013 09:40 Juggernaut477 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2013 08:12 jeremycafe wrote:I love reading all the comments from people who read the books. You people are just never pleased with movies. Why go watch them? This was a great movie. Probably one of the better zombie movies to date. I would give it a 8/10 for your standard blockbuster movies these days. If you haven't read the books, go in and enjoy. No idea what to tell you butthurt book readers I love reading all the comments from the butt hurt idiots that lack the intelligence and attention span to pick a book up once in their life and enjoy a story the way it was meant to be enjoyed. I don't think he's butthurt at all, he enjoyed himself an entertaining movie
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On June 23 2013 08:12 jeremycafe wrote:I love reading all the comments from people who read the books. You people are just never pleased with movies. Why go watch them? This was a great movie. Probably one of the better zombie movies to date. I would give it a 8/10 for your standard blockbuster movies these days. If you haven't read the books, go in and enjoy. No idea what to tell you butthurt book readers
problem of induction + people aren't psychic
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On June 23 2013 09:47 OneOther wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2013 09:40 Juggernaut477 wrote:On June 23 2013 08:12 jeremycafe wrote:I love reading all the comments from people who read the books. You people are just never pleased with movies. Why go watch them? This was a great movie. Probably one of the better zombie movies to date. I would give it a 8/10 for your standard blockbuster movies these days. If you haven't read the books, go in and enjoy. No idea what to tell you butthurt book readers I love reading all the comments from the butt hurt idiots that lack the intelligence and attention span to pick a book up once in their life and enjoy a story the way it was meant to be enjoyed. I don't think he's butthurt at all, he enjoyed himself an entertaining movie
Exactly
@Juggernaut447 I enjoy movies, you enjoy books. Stop going to movies if all you are going to do is rage on forums about how bad they are. Everyone has their preference. I prefer to leave it to the professional the create amazing scenes rather than count on my brain to do it. I spend all day staring at code. The last thing I want to do is go home and stare at more text.
Seems like I struck a nerve mr book reader
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Movie was fun, reminded me of recent Resident Evil movies. Not too intelligent, but action-y, good production, etc. Slow at parts, forced at parts, but ok. 7/10, would watch again but probably not own or go see in theaters again.
As a book reader: fuck Brad Pitt and everyone associated with this. It's literally not related to the book in any way shape or form. No characters, no set pieces, really no settings. This is any generic zombie movie with a million dollar title attached to it. Fuck whoever decided that it was ok to ruin the title of one of my favorite books with this. The end.
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On June 23 2013 10:08 jeremycafe wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2013 09:47 OneOther wrote:On June 23 2013 09:40 Juggernaut477 wrote:On June 23 2013 08:12 jeremycafe wrote:I love reading all the comments from people who read the books. You people are just never pleased with movies. Why go watch them? This was a great movie. Probably one of the better zombie movies to date. I would give it a 8/10 for your standard blockbuster movies these days. If you haven't read the books, go in and enjoy. No idea what to tell you butthurt book readers I love reading all the comments from the butt hurt idiots that lack the intelligence and attention span to pick a book up once in their life and enjoy a story the way it was meant to be enjoyed. I don't think he's butthurt at all, he enjoyed himself an entertaining movie Exactly @Juggernaut447 I enjoy movies, you enjoy books. Stop going to movies if all you are going to do is rage on forums about how bad they are. Everyone has their preference. I prefer to leave it to the professional the create amazing scenes rather than count on my brain to do it. I spend all day staring at code. The last thing I want to do is go home and stare at more text. Seems like I struck a nerve mr book reader
Well, you were trying to be a dick. I doubt anyone is surprised that you were able to succeed. No need to gloat over it.
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On June 23 2013 13:15 TrickyGilligan wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2013 10:08 jeremycafe wrote:On June 23 2013 09:47 OneOther wrote:On June 23 2013 09:40 Juggernaut477 wrote:On June 23 2013 08:12 jeremycafe wrote:I love reading all the comments from people who read the books. You people are just never pleased with movies. Why go watch them? This was a great movie. Probably one of the better zombie movies to date. I would give it a 8/10 for your standard blockbuster movies these days. If you haven't read the books, go in and enjoy. No idea what to tell you butthurt book readers I love reading all the comments from the butt hurt idiots that lack the intelligence and attention span to pick a book up once in their life and enjoy a story the way it was meant to be enjoyed. I don't think he's butthurt at all, he enjoyed himself an entertaining movie Exactly @Juggernaut447 I enjoy movies, you enjoy books. Stop going to movies if all you are going to do is rage on forums about how bad they are. Everyone has their preference. I prefer to leave it to the professional the create amazing scenes rather than count on my brain to do it. I spend all day staring at code. The last thing I want to do is go home and stare at more text. Seems like I struck a nerve mr book reader Well, you were trying to be a dick. I doubt anyone is surprised that you were able to succeed. No need to gloat over it. What he said is generally true, even if it is mostly because when people read a book they create their own images in their head and often these images drastically differ from what anybody else would create. It is extremely difficult to be happy with a movie loosely based on a book you love (moreso if the book has any kind of complexity)
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Saw it last night, was pretty meh IMO.I'd give it 4/10 personally.
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It didn't follow the source material much at all but at least the took the name and managed to make a pretty damn good movie with it.
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I think this movie was great IF you can get over the fact that its not the book There are some really funny parts and some good acting all around. The story they came up with was good and they explained it well and their solution was explained pretty decently. I give it a 8/10, just dont go thinking that it will be anything like the book
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On June 23 2013 13:26 TheRabidDeer wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2013 13:15 TrickyGilligan wrote:On June 23 2013 10:08 jeremycafe wrote:On June 23 2013 09:47 OneOther wrote:On June 23 2013 09:40 Juggernaut477 wrote:On June 23 2013 08:12 jeremycafe wrote:I love reading all the comments from people who read the books. You people are just never pleased with movies. Why go watch them? This was a great movie. Probably one of the better zombie movies to date. I would give it a 8/10 for your standard blockbuster movies these days. If you haven't read the books, go in and enjoy. No idea what to tell you butthurt book readers I love reading all the comments from the butt hurt idiots that lack the intelligence and attention span to pick a book up once in their life and enjoy a story the way it was meant to be enjoyed. I don't think he's butthurt at all, he enjoyed himself an entertaining movie Exactly @Juggernaut447 I enjoy movies, you enjoy books. Stop going to movies if all you are going to do is rage on forums about how bad they are. Everyone has their preference. I prefer to leave it to the professional the create amazing scenes rather than count on my brain to do it. I spend all day staring at code. The last thing I want to do is go home and stare at more text. Seems like I struck a nerve mr book reader Well, you were trying to be a dick. I doubt anyone is surprised that you were able to succeed. No need to gloat over it. What he said is generally true, even if it is mostly because when people read a book they create their own images in their head and often these images drastically differ from what anybody else would create. It is extremely difficult to be happy with a movie loosely based on a book you love (moreso if the book has any kind of complexity)
Certainly the experience you get when reading a book is unique to you and impossible to recreate in a movie, but that isn't really the point. There can and have been movie adaptations of novels that were well received, even by people who enjoyed the book.
Further, the phrase "for a standard blockbuster" implies we should have using low standards; somehow being a blockbuster should excuse a movie for not being particularly novel or thought provoking. This is a bad attitude to have. It lowers the bar for all movies. It is possible to have a widely accessible film that is interesting beyond the hour or two you spend watching it the first time.
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I don't see how book readers have the monopoly on hating this film. I haven't read it and I thought the film sucked. It managed to suck all on its own, as well as apparently failing to be a good adaption.
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I went into the movie with low expectations since I wasn't impressed with any of the trailers. I walked out satisfied and was entertained throughout the movie. The large outbreak started quite fast in the first 10 minutes or so, which caught me off guard a little. I thought the pacing was pretty wonky, but I was fine with it. I agree with those saying the lab portion of the movie was the best part. They did a nice job with that scene. This is probably the only zombie movie that I can think of that showed the military being competent instead of being overrun so quickly. Besides, what was Gerry's job in the United Nations anyways? I only caught that he was a skillful investigator.I thought it was humorous how he went MacGyver throughout the movie such as catching how long it took for an infected person to turn, using magazines as an arm and leg guard, putting the pieces together, etc. Overall, the movie was decent for PG-13. I thought the ending was kinda cool when they showed humans fighting back after being vaccinated. They can definitely make a sequel if they wanted to since the ending left it open.
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On June 23 2013 13:15 TrickyGilligan wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2013 10:08 jeremycafe wrote:On June 23 2013 09:47 OneOther wrote:On June 23 2013 09:40 Juggernaut477 wrote:On June 23 2013 08:12 jeremycafe wrote:I love reading all the comments from people who read the books. You people are just never pleased with movies. Why go watch them? This was a great movie. Probably one of the better zombie movies to date. I would give it a 8/10 for your standard blockbuster movies these days. If you haven't read the books, go in and enjoy. No idea what to tell you butthurt book readers I love reading all the comments from the butt hurt idiots that lack the intelligence and attention span to pick a book up once in their life and enjoy a story the way it was meant to be enjoyed. I don't think he's butthurt at all, he enjoyed himself an entertaining movie Exactly @Juggernaut447 I enjoy movies, you enjoy books. Stop going to movies if all you are going to do is rage on forums about how bad they are. Everyone has their preference. I prefer to leave it to the professional the create amazing scenes rather than count on my brain to do it. I spend all day staring at code. The last thing I want to do is go home and stare at more text. Seems like I struck a nerve mr book reader Well, you were trying to be a dick. I doubt anyone is surprised that you were able to succeed. No need to gloat over it.
Not trying to be a dick at all. I honestly think its aggravating that the majority of discussions on these threads has to be about how the movie sucks compared to the book. Its how every movie topic goes here.
I just don't get the point of a book reader who is always disappointed going to movies. If you don't like the format, why go? I don't force myself to read books when I know I don't enjoy it.
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