So I finally watched World War Z...

I don't understand in the slightest why this was made into a movie. That's not me having a pop at the source material but to me it would work a whole lot better as a mini series and would be able to differentiate itself from the Walking Dead.

As is it's just another Tai Pan and only really good for playing "where's Bobby Petta?" during the scenes shot in Glasgow.

 

I was pissed when they cured zombies instead of using the Redekker Plan.

 

I never read the book, so I thought it was marginally respectable zombie action. The part about zeds "detecting terminally-ill people" was very contrived, but points for creativity and dramatic tension.

Cassindra, I didn't remember any ability to cure the zombie virus, just repel them from attacking the living.

 

It's a similar basic idea, and nowhere to be found in any sort of form in the book. The book has the Redekker Plan, which was morally questionable in the extreme, and sacrificed millions upon millions of unsuspecting innocent civilians by building safe zones in high threat areas and using them as bait to lure the zombies away from those few safe zones intended to survive the crisis. Humanity survived by being coldly practical and then fighting an extremely bloody and protracted campaign, not by inventing something to prevent zombies from attacking so they could be easily mopped up. It was also far, far, far too optimistic and morally clean compared to all the stuff done in the book.

 

That sounds grim, cold, and the only thing badass enough to save us from extinction/awesome enough to sell a great novel. Now I'm really sorry they made a neat happy ending for the movie; the original would have had a hundred times the emotions involved.

 

I haven't read or watch the movie, but on wiki now on the Redekker Plan....

Damn, that's sick in the mentally disturbing sense not "cool" sense

 

zombie stuffs aren't really my thing, sci fi anytime

from the wiki of Zombiepedia on World War Z: "This time period was characterized by a combination of denial and profiteering. This was likely based on the Western response to the AIDS virus."

Maybe this book is just an allegory/representation of on how fuck up human natures are

 

Well... Nobody's posted this yet.

 

I still can't get my head round why they left out the Battle of Yonkers. Only reason I can think of is a bunch of marketing trolls (Dilbert FTW!) decided that the US Army making a complete arse out of the battle and losing horribly as a result wouldn't play well to the average "'MERICA F*** YEAH!" American which comprises the entire movie going audience in the world (in the minds of the trolls).

 

Have there been even a movie about American solders losing? Or any movie in the globe about their own country losing?

 

Take it as just one of the excerpts never touched upon in the book, that was expanded on in the form of a movie.
It's not horrible, but if at any time, you thought you were going to walk in, and see anything remotely similar to the book, that sounds like bad thinking on a personal level.
Don't get me wrong, it's not my favorite zombie flick, but I didn't hate it, except the end, and the solution; though it was okay in that manner, just not for this movie.
I think I was more put off by the blatant product placement. =P

 

I could not agree more. The book would have been perfect for a mini-series. What a wasted opportunity.

 

I remember being in glasgow watching them film some scenes. I did watch the movie though and thought it as crap.


I've been waiting forever for a really decent zombie film. Oh well, maybe next time..

 

Fair enough. But it's one battle which is for the purposes of showing that from a military standpoint you can't approach a zombie attack in the same way you'd approach an attack by humans. I can't get my head round why you seemingly can't depict that on film, especially when you can show how them using what was learned at Yonkers leads to them retaking the country.

 

They really have nothing in common other than both having the title "World War Z". I was AT LEAST hoping to see the Battle of Yonkers. But no. It was just Brad Pitt running around the world fighting zombies. Then the ending? Dafuq? I don't know who thought of that ending but they should not be allowed to make movies based on popular books ever again.

To me the movie should just be labeled a cash grab. The only reason people watched it was because of the book...and everyone who watched it left disappointed, me included.