Ugh....If you were expecting an "adaptation" of the novel you will instead get a zombie tsunami....

The film is based on Max Brooks' novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, the story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

And in one sentence he has confirmed that neither he nor the filmmakers have actually read the book.

Yeah, this is one I plan on skipping. Sucks, because after reading the book, then hearing they were going to turn it into a film, I had high hopes. Everything I hear makes me think that all Hollywood really wanted was the name.

Well there goes my interest. The documentary approach could have been cool too. :(

I soooo wanted to look forward to this but they have ruined everything that was good about this book.
Should have turned it into a TV show (ala walking dead) for HBO or Showtime. Would have been the greatest thing ever.

I cringe to think what they will do with the whole "Redeker Plan"...

I never read the book. But I am really looking forward to this. A friend of mine was cast as an extra.

When I first started the book, I was aware that a film version was in the works. All I could think of was "How is this book supposed to make a good film?" It wasn't until the latter half that I started seeing scenarios that would work, but became convinced that they could make a stirring film using vignettes from the later chapters, something creepy that would keep you on the edge of your seat, but be cerebral at the same time.

Instead, they apparently decided to go with a summer blockbuster full of fast CGI zombies and explosions and Brad Pitt.

*sigh*

Saw a trailer today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcwTxRuq-uk

It is disappointing that it isn't documentary-style like the book, but on the other hand it gets points for not being another, "idiots hole up in a mall" zombie flick. Showing the government and military actually responding to a zombie apocalypse hasn't been done (or at least done well) in any of the zombie films I've seen.

Check out 28 Months Later, Son. Great film.

I don't know what happened here. I heard that the movie was going to follow the book rather closely- in fact that's why I didn't read the book- but now I don't know. I'm thinking someone knuckled under in negotiations with the producers.

I love me some "Holin' up in a mall" zombie movies- without those, we wouldn't have World War Z as a change of pace. Or the various "How to survive a zombie apocalypse" type stuff.

I soooo wanted to look forward to this but they have ruined everything that was good about this book.

Should have turned it into a TV show (ala walking dead) for HBO or Showtime. Would have been the greatest thing ever.

Indeed, this should be a TV show, not a movie- that should have been the first sign things were going wrong. However, I'll at least check it out, I love zombie movies, even bad ones.

I'm sure one of the screenwriters read a line the books like, "waves of zombies coming", and they interpreted that as literally zombies in a wave form coming.

Check out 28 Months Later, Son. Great film.

28 Weeks Later, but yeah, definitely shows the government getting a handle on things...sorta.

I'm sure one of the screenwriters read a line the books like, "waves of zombies coming", and they interpreted that as literally zombies in a wave form coming.

Zombies are like light, they move as both waves and particles.

Freehold DM wrote:

Check out 28 Months Later, Son. Great film.

28 Weeks Later, but yeah, definitely shows the government getting a handle on things...sorta.

When I was watching the movie I kept saying, "All of these people deserve to die." Every single one was making horrible decisions, everyone.

Shadowborn wrote:

Freehold DM wrote:

Check out 28 Months Later, Son. Great film.

28 Weeks Later, but yeah, definitely shows the government getting a handle on things...sorta.

When I was watching the movie I kept saying, "All of these people deserve to die." Every single one was making horrible decisions, everyone.

I'm gonna need some insight here. I think it showed how amazing things like

I'm sure one of the screenwriters read a line the books like, "waves of zombies coming", and they interpreted that as literally zombies in a wave form coming.

Possible.

Another possibility is that the studio picked up the title to make a completely different movie in order to keep a rival from putting a movie closer to the original work out. This is a business, after all, and dirty moves are often profitable ones.

It wasn't until the latter half that I started seeing scenarios that would work, but became convinced that they could make a stirring film using vignettes from the later chapters, something creepy that would keep you on the edge of your seat, but be cerebral at the same time.

One throwaway line in the book,

I soooo wanted to look forward to this but they have ruined everything that was good about this book.

Should have turned it into a TV show (ala walking dead) for HBO or Showtime. Would have been the greatest thing ever.

This, a thousand times this! That would have been the greatest! So many good scenes are going to be cut that would have made Amazing stand-alone episodes.

Meh. The book wasn't that good anyway.

Hopefully, the movie coming out will get more people to read the book.

I can also highly recommend the audiobook version. Really great stuff.

I gotta admit, I just started turning into one of the rage virus infected after watching the trailer. The books, but especially the survival guide, go into a fair bit of detail about the zombies, what they are and how they aren't fast. To see that just hurled out the window...hell, the zombies don't even look to be zombie. Look at the scene where Brad is mightily holding a door shut against zombies. It's a guy. He's a bit angry. Not as angry as me, I admit, but...

It depresses me that not only is this getting made rather than the J. Michael Straczynski version written three years or so back, complete with glorious artwork of Yonkers, but this version will almost certainly make a heap of money that would bury my house.

Then again, I should be used to it. I'm a (old, old) Resident Evil fan, and look what the movies we got for that are like...(in fairness, the first one is watchable - but the second, third, forth and fifth are just hideous, remorseless turds).

.......but this version will almost certainly make a heap of money that would bury my house.

I for one hope it doesn't. That way maybe those a&!%+~&s in Hollywood will finally get it through their thick skulls that people like book adaptations that actually follow the book.

Aah, what am I saying? This is hollywood we're talking about.

That another version was made and not released points more to politics than Hollywood not "getting" anything. Reminds me of the old versions of the spider man and fantastic four movies that were made but never released.

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.......but this version will almost certainly make a heap of money that would bury my house.

I for one hope it doesn't. That way maybe those a$$@$$&s in Hollywood will finally get it through their thick skulls that people like book adaptations that actually follow the book.

Aah, what am I saying? This is hollywood we're talking about.

I'd love to be wrong but, again, I'm a Resident Evil fan. Paul Anderson is currently rolling around in a swimming pool full of money thanks to his horrible, horrible movies. And strange desire to have his wife flash the audience...

loved re: apocalypse. didnt care for the others .

frustrated and sad after seeing the trailer.

Sorta like The Postman novel vs The Postman movie...but worster.:(

Greg

frustrated and sad after seeing the trailer.

Sorta like The Postman novel vs The Postman movie...but worster.:(

Greg

I actually liked that movie, but I've never had a chance to check out the book.

For those who say "yeah but it will make a ton of money..." I say FIRST, monetary gain should not be the measure by which a piece of art is judged.

And SECOND, no actually it won't.

It's been through multiple re-shoots already, and is now in yet another round of re-shoots.

So not only is it mishandling the adaptation of the book, its mishandling basic production techniques...reshooting after your trailer is released....yikes.

For those who say "yeah but it will make a ton of money..." I say FIRST, monetary gain should not be the measure by which a piece of art is judged.

And SECOND, no actually it won't.

It's been through multiple re-shoots already, and is now in yet another round of re-shoots.

So not only is it mishandling the adaptation of the book, its mishandling basic production techniques...reshooting after your trailer is released....yikes.

If the last picture is any indication they've felt the need to add in a giant vampire zombie.

If the last picture is any indication they've felt the need to add in a giant vampire zombie.

Of course!

They need and end boss for when it's a video game...