Movie Trailers: World War Z - Teaser Trailer
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Erm. What does this have to do with World War Z apart from zombies existing?
It's not a UN-documentary based around "reports" and "eye witness testimonies" by different people from all over the world, from all the different perspectives and war zones. Instead, it's an action movie centered around a family and mainly a father.
It doesn't seem to be about the efforts of rebuilding, of adapting to the zombie apocalypse, about developing new/old military tactics, about the hardships of human survival in a collapsed world where the cold of winter, the lack of food or proper clothing and other equipment or looters are just as likely to kill you as the zombies themselves.
It's not about the reestablishment of nations, the communications, the worldwide strategies for human survival and reclaiming of the world. Instead it's, just like so many other zombie movies, about the outbreak. About the chaos. Not about the silence and despair that followed it.
Sorry, but this looks like any other action zombie flick, just with the name World War Z slapped on for brand recognition. It's probably not a bad zombie flick. It has big name actors, possibly some good CGI and production values. But it's not World War Z.
Also, human zombie pyramid. What.
It's not a UN-documentary based around "reports" and "eye witness testimonies" by different people from all over the world, from all the different perspectives and war zones. Instead, it's an action movie centered around a family and mainly a father.
It doesn't seem to be about the efforts of rebuilding, of adapting to the zombie apocalypse, about developing new/old military tactics, about the hardships of human survival in a collapsed world where the cold of winter, the lack of food or proper clothing and other equipment or looters are just as likely to kill you as the zombies themselves.
It's not about the reestablishment of nations, the communications, the worldwide strategies for human survival and reclaiming of the world. Instead it's, just like so many other zombie movies, about the outbreak. About the chaos. Not about the silence and despair that followed it.
Sorry, but this looks like any other action zombie flick, just with the name World War Z slapped on for brand recognition. It's probably not a bad zombie flick. It has big name actors, possibly some good CGI and production values. But it's not World War Z.
Also, human zombie pyramid. What.
Wow, those are some bad special effects.
As much as I liked Max Brooks' books (and his father's films, but that's a different story), I have no expectations for this one. Might still pleasantly surprise me.
Five consecutive production company logos shown at the beginning of the trainer are hardly ever a good sign.
As much as I liked Max Brooks' books (and his father's films, but that's a different story), I have no expectations for this one. Might still pleasantly surprise me.
Five consecutive production company logos shown at the beginning of the trainer are hardly ever a good sign.
This looks like it'll likely be a FUN movie, but not a WORLD WAR Z movie. Why not just go through the book, take the most interesting ones (my personal ones would be the patient zero story, the otaku kid, the one about the kid who goes to Israel for sanctuary, the celebrity island haven, and the downed pilot) and just tell those stories on film? Have their voiceover at points to give the story connection as a first-hand account of past events, and you have a great movie. As is, this is going to be a TERRIBLE adaptation and should've been its own IP.
Why even post this here. they bought the ip and tore it apart. Who is still excited for this movie? /end pompus rant
I don't even know how I should feel about that shit. I mean, WWZ is one of my favourite genre books. I loved every page of it. And that's just... bad. I mean, it's like every little thing that could have gone bad has turned out even worst during the process of adaptation.
I'm depressed.
I'm depressed.
Sure the answer is obvious but, Did they even read the book? I mean really?
I mean I could see them making the movie about Gerry's survival since that isn't really covered in the book, to yield a more conventional movie, (I'd try to keep an open mind). BUT the fast zombies is an absolute betrayal to the source material.
I mean I could see them making the movie about Gerry's survival since that isn't really covered in the book, to yield a more conventional movie, (I'd try to keep an open mind). BUT the fast zombies is an absolute betrayal to the source material.
This isn't World War Z!! This is Inception with hive mind, fast(!), zombies!
Max Brooks would roll in his grave if he were dead! But he's not. Which I guess is worse?
But whatever. This isn't WWZ. In all honesty, The Walking Dead TV series and game is closer to what WWZ was trying to say.
le sigh
At least it looks like Israel will be shown a lot. Nice to see other places in the world other than NYC in the movies.
Max Brooks would roll in his grave if he were dead! But he's not. Which I guess is worse?
But whatever. This isn't WWZ. In all honesty, The Walking Dead TV series and game is closer to what WWZ was trying to say.
le sigh
At least it looks like Israel will be shown a lot. Nice to see other places in the world other than NYC in the movies.
I'm of the same opinion as everyone else here. Terrible waste of an amazingly fresh take on the zombie genre. World War Z is THE zombie story you recommend to non-zombie lovers.
The only, I repeat only, way the original could have been honoured would be a 10 to 20 episode mini-series. Take the best chapters from the book, and let them tell the story. A few of my recommendations would have been 3 centered on the american soldier, the decimation of the russian troops, the grown feral child, the K-9 corps and the stranded pilot.
The only, I repeat only, way the original could have been honoured would be a 10 to 20 episode mini-series. Take the best chapters from the book, and let them tell the story. A few of my recommendations would have been 3 centered on the american soldier, the decimation of the russian troops, the grown feral child, the K-9 corps and the stranded pilot.
I'd also hope that they'd cover some of the "people acting like zombies" parts from the book - they had a name something along the line of "Quinceys" in the book, I can't remember exactly. I won't hold out much hope for that sort of thing, seeing that the film will likely be focussing mainly on Brad Pitts character, it wouldn't really feasible to have him jumping around the world to take part in all these stories. I'd also quite to see the makeshift settlement that was made out of various boats and the like all lashed together - I see there is a shot of what looks like a large fleet of ships, but I'm guessing that's more of a military setup than anything else.Dirty Apple said:
Oh, but I will probably end up having to see this anyway, cos I get to see (part of) my home city play host to some serious destruction, as odd as it is to see some skyscrapers CG'ed in...
Arrrrghh!!! why did i think hollywood had it in them to make a decent movie out of the book. i get they couldn't fit the whole thing into one movie. but they could have at least focused on one of the stories...like say the guy from Yonkers.
He appearse mulitpule times in the book and his story alone could have made for an intresting tale. about how the military dropped the ball during the great panic and then later how things started to change and he was on the front lines of the new war.
He could have also tied in a bunch of other stories, he makes refernce to things happening around the world. you could have a brief segmant of those areas as he talks about them. or you could just focous on him.
The book should have been made into a mini series. it wouldn't have gotten the sales a theatrical film would have but it would be the only way to translate the book as its meant to be into live action.
He appearse mulitpule times in the book and his story alone could have made for an intresting tale. about how the military dropped the ball during the great panic and then later how things started to change and he was on the front lines of the new war.
He could have also tied in a bunch of other stories, he makes refernce to things happening around the world. you could have a brief segmant of those areas as he talks about them. or you could just focous on him.
The book should have been made into a mini series. it wouldn't have gotten the sales a theatrical film would have but it would be the only way to translate the book as its meant to be into live action.
On one hand it looks like the only thing this has to do with the book is the title and the presence of zombies, although the wrong kind of zombies. I didn't have much hope for it after some footage of the filming leaked ages ago. I don't think Max Brooks had much input or maybe he didn't care.
World War Z is worldwide survival horror focussing on the experiences of many different people in different areas. This is an action movie focussed on one guy. It's a pretty wide-scoping task for a film but I think everyone who's read the book here kind of had an image in their head about how they would have liked the movie to be structured so I won't elaborate on what I envisaged.
It looks like fun but I think it misses the entire build-up, (aka The Great Panic, the key part of the book.) I'm imagine it will be "Suddenly Zombies!" and then a string of action sequences loosely based on events in the book like Yonkers.
Disappointment aside it still looks like something I want to see. Just not something that proves a narrative that includes zombies can be something really good. (like 28 Days Later.)
World War Z is worldwide survival horror focussing on the experiences of many different people in different areas. This is an action movie focussed on one guy. It's a pretty wide-scoping task for a film but I think everyone who's read the book here kind of had an image in their head about how they would have liked the movie to be structured so I won't elaborate on what I envisaged.
It looks like fun but I think it misses the entire build-up, (aka The Great Panic, the key part of the book.) I'm imagine it will be "Suddenly Zombies!" and then a string of action sequences loosely based on events in the book like Yonkers.
Disappointment aside it still looks like something I want to see. Just not something that proves a narrative that includes zombies can be something really good. (like 28 Days Later.)
Meh this would have worked better as a mini series instead of a movie there just too much going on in the book to compress into a hour and half or two hour movie.
Which mean we prolly wont get the awesome scenes of the Russians retaking the motherland with t-34 tanks and human wave attacks or the US army advancing in massive line up and down the north american coast killing zeds with civil war style line formations and fulsides
Plus the cgi Zeds look weird
Which mean we prolly wont get the awesome scenes of the Russians retaking the motherland with t-34 tanks and human wave attacks or the US army advancing in massive line up and down the north american coast killing zeds with civil war style line formations and fulsides
Plus the cgi Zeds look weird
The CGI in this movie is somehow worse than in I am Legend... No me gusta.
Also, War of The Worlds with zombies... I thnk I'll skip this movie, or watch it when it comes out for TV, just for the lulz.
Also, War of The Worlds with zombies... I thnk I'll skip this movie, or watch it when it comes out for TV, just for the lulz.
Agree with all the comments so far.
It looks like a great cheesy popcorn action movie, with no relationship to the book... except that the zombie hoard CGI is atrocious.
Im normally quite quick to defend CGI in movies, especially when people claim they can "always spot CGI because it looks fake", but those effects look plasticky, they destroy any sense that there is any character in there, and the physics look blatantly broken. It looks more like somebody spliced in scenes of the bad guy from a superhero claymation movie.
It looks like a great cheesy popcorn action movie, with no relationship to the book... except that the zombie hoard CGI is atrocious.
Im normally quite quick to defend CGI in movies, especially when people claim they can "always spot CGI because it looks fake", but those effects look plasticky, they destroy any sense that there is any character in there, and the physics look blatantly broken. It looks more like somebody spliced in scenes of the bad guy from a superhero claymation movie.
