World War Z

[Numtini]

I have read about the original ending for the movie, big chunks of it already being filmed before the execs (and probably Brad Pitt) knew that it would not have worked.

Not to be confused with the original original ending which

 

I'm totally JMS' bitch, but it's a very good script. The sad part to me is that Pitt can pull that kind of thing off and I wish he'd tried.

[Der Helm]

Finaly saw this.

This surprised me how much I enjoyed it. If it was called ANYTHING but World War Z, it would have taken my single biggest complaint away.

This is pretty much how I feel about the movie.  WWZ is my favourite audio book of all time, maybe some day I will have time to read the original.

I was suprised how well fast "zombies" worked in the movie. The teeth clacking did send shivers down my spine. Now excuse me while I make sure nobody and nothing is hiding in my closet.

[shiznitz]

I just read the book.  It was interesting, but the interview format removed a lot of the drama for me.  I will see this movie when it hits Netflix.

[Threash]

I liked the book because it covered the "world going to shit" part, most zombie stories skip that.  Big reason i liked The Stand also.  But yeah, not a whole lot of drama when the story is being told by survivors.

[Ironwood]

That's not really why I read it though.  It wasn't really about that.  For me anyway.  And I hope others.

[Rendakor]

I liked the book because it covered the "world going to shit" part, most zombie stories skip that.  Big reason i liked The Stand also.  But yeah, not a whole lot of drama when the story is being told by survivors.

This. I liked seeing the zombie apocalypse actually happen on a broad scale; the story of a plucky band of survivors on the run has been done to death, but there hasn't been a lot of big picture zombie fiction.

[Merusk]

Screen Junkies: "Honest World War Z Trailer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2cS5Fv5xIQ

They produce some great stuff, and I think they hit the nail square on the head with this one.

[Shannow]

That was awesome. wtf Matthew Fox?

[sickrubik]

Yeah, that pretty much nailed it for me.

I've never read the books, and I'm often a pretty easy mark for zombie stuff.

I finally watched it lats night. One of the most boring movies I've seen in awhile. The plot had absolutely no tension, and was just a series of setpieces.

[shiznitz]

I just read the book.  It was interesting, but the interview format removed a lot of the drama for me.  I will see this movie when it hits Netflix.

Ignore the last sentencei n my previous post.  That Screen Junkies trailer killed it, especially the scrolling list of things from the book that were not in the movie.

[schild]

Can't tell if they're idiots or really couldn't tell it was Pepsi at the end.

Anyway, it was watchably stupid. But then, zombies and Brad Pitt - which was the entire idea anyway. I expected it to be Resident Evil 2 levels of unwatchable - but it wasn't. Because, uh, Brad Pitt.

(edit: I didn't actually like the book all that much, so there's no sacred cow here for me)

[Merusk]

Can't tell if they're idiots or really couldn't tell it was Pepsi at the end.

Are you drunk or is your sarcasm impaired?

[schild]

Neither. It was a crappy joke. Being subtle about wanting a Pepsi would've been funnier, and I assume these are trying to be funny. I've never seen Screen Junkies before though. Is sarcasm as a fallback mechanism for comedy their modus operandi?

[sickrubik]

I took it as "man, that product placement is so disgusting, it makes me want their main competitor". So, yeah, I guess sarcasm.

[Samwise]

This is on Netflix now if you were curious.

As many have said, it's okay as a dumb zombie/disaster movie.

[Merusk]

Saw it on HBO and started somewhere around the supermarket scene.  I couldn't get through his first sortie where the scientist dies without going, "this is goddamn stupid," and turning it off. 

More power to those who could.