Plus it seems to have fast zombies which the book didn't. It kind of annoys me actually. They basically just took the title of the book and said f##k whats actually in between to front and back cover. It actually more than annoys me it straight up pisses me off. The book was interesting and had a lot of interesting characters, plot points, and concepts that had genuinely not been discussed in zombie lore before. It'd be like doing a Daredevil movie where he isn't blind and isn't lawyer. I'm usually ok with film makers taking some creative license from the source material but the movie from what the trailer's show has absolutely nothing in common with the book. Like I said I'm pretty sure they took the title and nothing else.
@vortex13: Not really. I figured it was just a prequel. If the zombies were slow, then it wouldn't be movie-grade. We would just have The Walking Dead. The book was great, but it wouldn't make them nearly as much money as a movie that took place during the zombie apocolypse. They pretty much made a call; stay true to the book or make money.
Regarded as the biggest flop of 2013, so far. They reshot a portion of the film, and it cost them over $80 million. Pitt wouldnt even talk to director Forster, due to a silly and juvenile falling out, and would only communicate through intermediaries. I wrote a blog about the production of the film a few months back if you want to check it out...
@comicstooge: I figured it would be a decent movie, in its own right...but giving it the title "World War Z"; guarantees that a REAL adaptation to the book will not happen for a long time.
@comicstooge: I figured it would be a decent movie, in its own right...but giving it the title "World War Z"; guarantees that a REAL adaptation to the book will not happen for a long time.
Yeah, which suck.
WWZ was an awesome book and would be great if the movie were in a documentary sort of format.
@comicstooge: I figured it would be a decent movie, in its own right...but giving it the title "World War Z"; guarantees that a REAL adaptation to the book will not happen for a long time.
Yeah, which suck.
WWZ was an awesome book and would be great if it were in a documentary sort of format.
From when i first read the book, I was so certain that it would be adapted into a 10-15 episode mini-series (1 1/2 to 2 hours each) on HBO. I do not see any other way it could accurately, and effectively, incorporate all of the stories. I mean, there are only 2 or 3 narratives that dont need to be involved, to not disrupt continuity. It would require a huge budget, but HBO would have made a killing on it.
@comicstooge: I figured it would be a decent movie, in its own right...but giving it the title "World War Z"; guarantees that a REAL adaptation to the book will not happen for a long time.
Yeah, which suck.
WWZ was an awesome book and would be great if it were in a documentary sort of format.
From when i first read the book, I was so certain that it would be adapted into a 10-15 episode mini-series (1 1/2 to 2 hours each) on HBO. I do not see any other way it could accurately, and effectively, incorporate all of the stories. I mean, there are only 2 or 3 narratives that dont need to be involved, to not disrupt continuity. It would require a huge budget, but HBO would have made a killing on it.
So true. I'd love it.
Which was your favourite interview/recount in the book?
My favourite was of that crippled night watchmen guy, Joe Muhammad.
@comicstooge: Oh man, my favorite? Geez...that's a tough one. But, if I had to pick, it would fall between The Battle for Yonkers, The Celebrity Bodyguard, The Female Air Force Pilot or The Blind Japanese Gardener.
But, TBH, I could reread the whole book, and love every page. In fact, when I finish the book in reading right now...that's exactly what I'm gonna do.
@comicstooge: I figured it would be a decent movie, in its own right...but giving it the title "World War Z"; guarantees that a REAL adaptation to the book will not happen for a long time.
Yeah, which suck.
WWZ was an awesome book and would be great if it were in a documentary sort of format.
From when i first read the book, I was so certain that it would be adapted into a 10-15 episode mini-series (1 1/2 to 2 hours each) on HBO. I do not see any other way it could accurately, and effectively, incorporate all of the stories. I mean, there are only 2 or 3 narratives that dont need to be involved, to not disrupt continuity. It would require a huge budget, but HBO would have made a killing on it.
I agree, it would make for a much more interesting mini series than movie, there's just too much content for it all to be crammed into a two hour film.
@comicstooge: Oh man, my favorite? Geez...that's a tough one. But, if I had to pick, it would fall between The Battle for Yonkers, The Celebrity Bodyguard, The Female Air Force Pilot or The Blind Japanese Gardener.
But, TBH, I could reread the whole book, and love every page. In fact, when I finish the book in reading right now...that's exactly what I'm gonna do.
@comicstooge: I've read the book as well and from the trailer, it's painfully evident they have nothing in common but it still looked entertaining. Not a fan of judging something based off other reviews.
@comicstooge: I've read the book as well and from the trailer, it's painfully evident they have nothing in common but it still looked entertaining. Not a fan of judging something based off other reviews.
You guessed correctly but it has little to do with me not liking zombies, and more with this movie taking the source material and beating the sh*t out of it with a bat. Not to mention, they did a f*cking terrible job with the marketing, putting the worse things you could in a trailer such as horrible screeching Inception music, cliched action sequences and waves of pile zombies. Not surprised it made many people choose to stay away from it.
..Why the hell are undead corpses with rotting bodies able to keep up with cars and climb things? That goes against everything zombies have ever done.
I'm all for originality, but at least explain it. Or hell, do what 30 Days Later or whatever and just call them rage infected, THAT makes sense.. a bit more.
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