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interesting take on zombies.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/61622

Is this is trick?  I clicked the link and I almost started a new post. 

That was almost as bad as a rick roll!

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I have read the book, which is told as a story gathered after the worst of the zombie apocalypse is over.  It's interesting at times, often going back to the basics:  like the military focusing on 1 bullet, 1 dead zombie, maximum employment of minimum firepower to conserve resources. 

The trailer makes it look like this is a big action movie with lots of fast moving zombies.  That's not like the book at all, so they're simply using the title.

Ehhhhh......
I liked the book but I just can't get excited about WWZ.  I'm kinda burned out on zombies anyway.  Also, there's been a lot of issue/delay with the production on this, which is rarely a good sign for the end result.

I'm worried about the PG-13 rating and also the fact that they basically re-shot the entire movie as it tested very poorly from what I read. I hope that it does wind being cool but you can't really show any zombie carnage in a PG-13 movie and the whole aspect of them having these superhuman abilities and acting like ants could go either way with me too. 

Whoa whoa whoa. Hold up.  

A PG-13 rated movie about a war against zombies?  How do they expect that to work?  

... eh, I suppose it's just as well.  I'm getting tired of zombies anyway.  

I read and loved and book and I even got the abridged audiobook which was also good, so I had mixed feelings when I read there was going to be a movie.  I didn't know how they would pull it off, but I kept checking for updates and I was so excited when I heard the first trailer was out; then I watched the trailer and lost all interest in seeing the movie.  In the span of what a 2 or 3 minute trailer I went from "I will watch this in 3D on IMAX!" to "It might be a rental if there are no other options."  The trailer made it very clear that no one bothered to read the book or even talk to Max Brooks.  They had the name and that's all that mattered.  I watched the new trailer after seeing Trekgeezer's post, and it was just bad.  Watching a zombie run up the back of a car and leap off the roof to tackle someone was just wrong. 

The trailer I saw looked as though millions of ants were turning cars over and blowing up buildings.  :question:

I am certainly familiar with the book, having delved into sections of it, if not the whole book itself, and because of that, and because everybody here is seemingly talking about the film version of it, I did what I normally do not do, and I took a look at the trailer. And I must say . . . it looks effective, and Brad Pitt looks effective in his role in the film. That is not to say that it inspires me enough to go see it, when it comes out in June. Since it is by Paramount, it does make me wonder how it'll do at the box office, and whether it'll bomb like some of the people here think it might. Well, Disney, Universal, and Warner all have had films that bombed this year or last, so Paramount will be in good company. One final thought, I do wonder whether it is one of those American films that actually might do better overseas than here at home.

Don't get me wrong, I think the movie will do REALLY well at the box office. I'm disappointed that they took the Romero zombies from the books and turned them into the running, jumping, acrobatic zombies of today. I was really excited about this film until I watched the first trailer, when my wife saw it she was excited and wants to see it. Personally I will wait for a rental.

Sweet! Another movie with zombie killing and mutliations and-

PG-13

Oh well, there's always the original Dawn of the Dead.

Ok, watch this and then tell me you didn't think of the WWZ Trailer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oUpO6mftCOg

Ratings and original sources aside, I'm curious about how they handle the nature of the "zombie plague" in the film.

As I've explained to people I know, a "zombie" virus is possible. By that, I mean there are illnesses that turbo-charge the body's metabolism and require high protein intake, which would cover the cannibalism element. There are illnesses that destroy the brain's higher, rational functions, which would cover the willingness to attack anything and the herd instinct actions of mass attacks to move or overcome anything that gets in the herd's path. It is not outside the realm of reason for a virus to mutate these two elements to create a kind of "zombie".

If they approach it in a somewhat scientific, clinical way (and it doesn't really look like it), they might have a pretty interesting spin on what could possibly happen.

But then, I don't think the masses want a brainy zombie film.

That reminds of me a post I read on cracked a while back.  It was a fun and educational explanation of how zombies could exist.

http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html (http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html)

My point exactly. So, scoff at the look of WWZ, but it may be more likely than we want to think.

Not that I'm paranoid, because I'm NOT, okay? I KNOW you are all out to get me. I see what you're up to. So just BACK OFF!! These are MY Twinkies, damn you!!!

WOAH!!!  You have Twinkies?!  Real Twinkies?!  I'm coming for you, there will be no stopping me!  If I have to unleash a horde of undead to get them I'll do it!

PG-13 isn't bad; a movie can be good without lots of gore.  Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is good and it was rated G!  Alright , that was the late 60's; it would probably be PG today,still, it demonstrates that a horror movie can be effective without gore.

I agree that many horror movies do not need gore for example ghost movies or like you mentioned vampire films. However considering that zombies are creatures that eat the flesh of people I cannot see a zombie film being effective if it avoids that reality. Also having seen the trailer on the big screen it is clear that the CGI used for the hordes of zombies does not look anywhere near acceptable for a movie of this budget (200 Million!!!!!!!!) and ambition. Definitely will not be paying a ticket to see this one in theaters.

I'm not going to pay imax/3D prices for it, I won't even pay regular theater prices for it.  I'll wait for it to come to my $3 theater and maybe I'll see it there.

This premiered in London last night and so far the opinion is 50/50. It sounds like it's not a horror movie, but an action/thriller done on a grand scale. I like the idea of that because it's never really been done quite that way. Plus, I think Brad Pitt can carry a movie. I'm looking forward to everyone's opinion on this one.
Any Brits plan on seeing this?

Are you sure you don't want to pay 50$ for it?
http://www.worldwarzmovie.com/megaticket/ (http://www.worldwarzmovie.com/megaticket/)

What amuses me there is the "one small popcorn" bit.  Couldn't even make it a full sized?  And no drink? 

Honestly it isn't the PG13 that's the sticking point so much as the $200mil budget/delayed-delayed production/starring Brad Pitt/calling Lindelof in as a script doctor for me.

My Name is Bushma, and I watched World War Z.

I have to be honest here, so I will admit that I enjoyed the first 2/3 of the movie.  While I'm being honest I will also admit that I did some drinking prior to and during the movie to help get me in a less angry and more willing to forget the book, so I could watch the movie and give it a fair chance.  I've seen so many zombie movies over the years that I can accept that modern zombies can run, jump and parkour better than any person; so I can accept these "zombies". 

Give it a chance, but have a few drinks before and accept that it's like the book in name only and a few character names.

I can't.  They're zombies.  You want something that can do fancy acrobatics, pick a different monster. 

Caught this on On Demand, and have to say I loved it.
The nods I noticed to Romero were that the first attacks were on people in cars (getting to them using head butts instead of a rock)  The apartment complex set, Gerry ingesting infected blood, and the soldiers hand being cut off before infection sets in.
The third part was a bit of a let down, but all in all this was a fun flick.
Also, did anyone notice that the bum in the alley was the first person ignored by the zombies?