[Film] World War Z

**alarson** · 11-09-2012, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by Tarbox

I wonder when they will do an adaptation of the book.....also, PG-13.

Yeah, this.

Looks like it has potential as a movie, but the very fact that its just seemingly about one guy means its not about the book at all.

**3TrueFans** · 11-09-2012, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by brett108

Then you will hate the movie. From the early reports, the movie has nothing to do with the book.

The movie could be good based on it's own merits though, no?

**alarson** · 11-09-2012, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by benjay

Looks awesome. Please don't go LotR book purist mode on us.

Eh... while it could be a fun movie, there's a big difference between 'book purist' and 'nothing like the book at all'. I think this is going to fall into the latter category.

**twojman** · 11-09-2012, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by alarson

Yeah, this.

Looks like it has potential as a movie, but the very fact that its just seemingly about one guy means its not about the book at all.

The loose interpretation could be that the one guy will go to all of the places they talked about in the book or at least show some of the stuff?

In real life if there were fast zombies, we would be screwed....

I will watch this movie, my expectations are set low afte the preview but I will still go see it.

**brett108** · 11-09-2012, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by 3TrueFans

The movie could be good based on it's own merits though, no?

I have rarely seen movies in genres like this be good on their own merits. Part of the greatness of the Walking Dead, while not being an absolute pure adaptation, is it kept alot about the comics that made them great. This movie is not doing any of that. I would have loved to see the interview seens, with the flashbacks to the experiences of the witnesses. That would have been great. This looks like Brad Pitt in 28 Days Later.

**CyJack13** · 11-09-2012, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by brett108

I have rarely seen movies in genres like this be good on their own merits. Part of the greatness of the Walking Dead, while not being an absolute pure adaptation, is it kept alot about the comics that made them great. This movie is not doing any of that. I would have loved to see the interview seens, with the flashbacks to the experiences of the witnesses. That would have been great. This looks like Brad Pitt in 28 Days Later.

I agree but don't think there's any way they can cover of all that in a movie. It would need to be a TV show or at least mini-series, like you mentioned with the Walking Dead.

**helechopper** · 11-09-2012, 01:31 PM

I hate it when Hollywood feels they have to incorporate a family in with the main character to make it appeal to a wider audience. They should have kept it simple, suspenseful and narrated by the lead, not so Disneyfied.

**benjay** · 11-09-2012, 01:37 PM

I AM SO MAD THAT THIS MOVIE PREVIEW IS NOT WHAT I WANTED TO SEE

**Dino** · 11-09-2012, 01:45 PM

The format as it is of the book simply wouldn't work as a movie. As a mini series or multi-part fake documentary, maybe, but not as a two hour movie. As I understand it, It's following Brad Pitt but he flies around the world and interviews people so he will probably see first hand a lot of the things covered in the book and they may use some flash back stuff as well. I don't think it will cover the whole 10 years of the war and the aftermath like the book did though.

The things I don't like about it: PG-13 and CG zombies. I'm also pretty anti-running zombies but I can get over it if its at least actors doing it.

**Cy4Patriots** · 11-09-2012, 01:59 PM

You guys played the game?

**CLONECONES** · 11-09-2012, 02:01 PM

was district 9 based on a book?

**JY07** · 11-09-2012, 02:12 PM

i like how the author of the book thought it was a good s c r i p t, but the experts here already know it's a terrible adaptation doomed for failure based on a 2 minute trailer

**Rabbuk** · 11-09-2012, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by JY07

i like how the author of the book thought it was a good s c r i p t, but the experts here already know it's a terrible adaptation doomed for failure based on a 2 minute trailer

You're assuming artistic integrity where the author probably just saw $$$

**Judoka** · 11-09-2012, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by JY07

i like how the author of the book thought it was a good s c r i p t, but the experts here already know it's a terrible adaptation doomed for failure based on a 2 minute trailer

Nobody said it's doomed for failure, just that it has absolutely nothing to do with the book other than the title. I would have prefered they made a "Band of Brothers"-esque miniseries using the material from the book. I don't know why they wasted money buying the movie rights to the book when the movie is 100% different. This trailer makes "I am Robot" look like a faithful adaptation of the source material in comparison.

**weR138** · 11-09-2012, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by Judoka

Nobody said it's doomed for failure, just that it has absolutely nothing to do with the book other than the title. I would have prefered they made a "Band of Brothers"-esque miniseries using the material from the book. I don't know why they wasted money buying the movie rights to the book when the movie is 100% different. This trailer makes "I am Robot" look like a faithful adaptation of the source material in comparison.

I'm saying it. CG zombies suck and so does Brad Pitt. You're dead on about making it like BoB. Hopefully they'll do EXACTLY that someday.