Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
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I was entertained by the movie for the most part. Was a little different twist to this movies zombies in how they move and attack. Otherwise it was just another zombie movie
Though i am a die-heart zombie movie fan, I don't get to see the zombie movie that serves all the purposes of a typical zombie movie and eventually I came across many movies that include killing and traveling. But the main problem is that the traveling and all the adventure is confined to a particular place. Though the movie makers feed us with all the joy they can in that single environment but our wish isn't still fulfilled. Well, World War Z fulfills that wish and gives almost all the goosebumps that a normal zombie movie lacks. It covers all the action and killing scenes and for a surprise, at different places of the world. Brad Pitt plays a major role both in acting and balancing of the film. He is shown traveling to different places with a firm determination how to permanently get rid of the disease and indeed, he does.
I rarely go to the movie theater. But on recommendation I went, and witnessed this mess, way back in 2013. It was on cable yesterday, and I had to write this review. I did not watch it all yesterday. That would be torture. But what I saw confirmed the mess that it is. I hate this movie. Here's why:1, Brat Pitt - acting is garbage, character and dialogue pseudo hipster intellectual garbage, superman - can't be killed.2, All the other actors, characters and dialogue - garbage3, Zombies - fast moving - how? Never explained how the zombies started. They fall from buildings, get up and continue moving, maybe brains should be smashed, and they would be killed - no. The real zombies are the filmmakers, and anyone who is too stupid to actually like this movie. Here's the kicker. The zombies somehow recognized terminally ill people and will avoid them. This is very interesting, in a evolutionary sense. However, completely illogical ^& contrived. It's nonsense. A mindless zombie can detect the ill? I don't think so.4, Pitt's family - Soap Opera nonsense. They are there to make Pitt something to fight for and the military gives then safe spot to oblige him to save the world. 5, Stupid Character tricks - luggage to block the back of a plane full of zombies. Then grenade on a plane. Surprise! Pitt & 1 arm Israeli chick soldier survives - what are the chances? There are tons more. Like keeping your cell phone on while trying to go past zombies undetected, and your wife happens to call. This is the worst film of all time. Forget Plan 9 from Outer Space. That's a pretty crappy movie too. But at least they didn't spend $200 million to make it.For real dread, here's some recommendations for your zombie fix: Nosferatu 1922, White Zombie 1932, Last Man on Earth 1964, Night of the Living Dead 1968, Messiah of Evil 1972.
Apparently Max Brooks read "An oral history of the second world war" and was really taken by the atmosphere in it. And I must say that he was really successful in capturing it -I haven't read it, but I still get exactly what he means, from reading his "World War Z, an oral history of the zombie war".I didn't think much of Brook's book, but a friend made me read it. I was blown away. I was out sailing by myself for a week, and I got really hooked. And, to be honest, a little scared, alone in my little boat, in the dark scerries of the swedish archipelago. Late august. Dark nights.Rarely have I wished for a book to be rendered as a movie. But this time I did. And the only thing I have to say about the film in this review is that it's a massive let down. It's got nothing of that fantastic atmosphere. It is a missed opportunity. I hope some day a good crew will turn it into a tv-series instead.The movie "World War Z" has got nothing to do with the book, and as such it's watchable, but also forgettable.