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Offline Elbows

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Re: World War Z movie..
« Reply #75 on: 03 July 2013, 02:00:06 AM »
Saw the movie...it was shockingly "okay".  Nothing to write home about, and nothing I could insist my friends go see in the theater, but not something I'd warn them off of either.  Just a super "eh" film.  I didn't care for the book at all, so I'm completely fine that it didn't match up much at all.
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Offline Agis

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Re: World War Z movie..
« Reply #76 on: 03 July 2013, 07:04:41 AM »
For me the movie was a big disappointment.

Most action scenes were too blurry and shaky (camera move) for my taste. Very hard to follow.

I was also shocked how little of the material from the book was used. Why get the rights for a book if you only use the basic framework?
Even the "cure" - one of the big things for movie, was not in the book.
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Offline myincubliss

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Re: World War Z movie..
« Reply #77 on: 03 July 2013, 08:35:54 PM »
Why get the rights for a book if you only use the basic framework?

It's a bloody good title, I guess...

Offline Cypher226

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Re: World War Z movie..
« Reply #78 on: 03 July 2013, 08:55:33 PM »
It's a bloody good title, I guess...

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Offline dadlamassu

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Re: World War Z movie..
« Reply #79 on: 03 July 2013, 08:58:33 PM »
It's a bloody good title, I guess...

To stop anyone else using it, probably.  The book might have made a good TV franchise.
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Offline Agis

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Re: World War Z movie..
« Reply #80 on: 04 July 2013, 04:13:11 AM »
To stop anyone else using it, probably.  The book might have made a good TV franchise.
True the book is more suited to an Episode by Episode Story. TV would be batter.
Funny thing for me TV series are way better than big Screen movies in the last couple of years. A good TV series just has so much more Story depth.

Offline FATROC

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Re: World War Z movie..
« Reply #81 on: 04 July 2013, 04:30:08 AM »
Have to agree with Agis on that observation.

Offline H.M.Stanley

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Re: World War Z movie..
« Reply #82 on: 04 July 2013, 06:22:57 AM »
True the book is more suited to an Episode by Episode Story. TV would be batter.
Funny thing for me TV series are way better than big Screen movies in the last couple of years. A good TV series just has so much more Story depth.

That and a film/TV series true to the book wouldn't need a Brad Pitt type ..

I don't need to see "just another Zombie film"
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