Marc Forster to Direct World War Z

[redhawk23]

An insult to the book? Certainly, I wish it didn't use the name.

As its own thing though, it has some good moments of its own. At the least it gave some scope that has been missing elsewhere in the genre.

Also its solution to the zombie virus is fairly original.

 

[Deserana]

Watched this last night and I quite enjoyed. Far far better than I thought it would be and much scarier/intense than I presumed it would be for a 12A.

Also the first film I think I've seen where it drops in scale as it goes along / Big city gets destroyed, smaller city gets destroyed, plane crash, silently moving through medical facility.

The "solution" I thought was very good and quite original. Would love a sequel that is more like the book and has different perspectives.

What are the chances of a sequel so far?

 

[Schlosser85]

This movie was a travesty to the book and the zombie genre in general.

That being said, it wasn't completely awful as a standalone movie. The way the horde moved actually ended up looking pretty neat. I thought Pitt was particularly bad though. He looked like he was bored or something for the whole thing.

IMO Pitt usually looks bored. I really don't get what the big deal is about him, acting-wise or looks-wise.

 

[Ultimatehero]

What are the chances of a sequel so far?

The film is a guaranteed flop because of its inflated budget. But, with that said, I'm wondering if they still might green light one with a lower budget if they think they can recoup losses from the first and make a slight profit with the sequel with a significantly reduced budget from what it even originally was. It all depends on if they think a sequel can earn them back their losses and get them more. So, the sequel has a lot more questions since it will be a flop but depending could bounce back next time.

 

[jacobed]

Flop is too big a word. It's not going to flop but it certainly won't be successful

 

[Ultimatehero]

Possibly break even. The budget is like 250 mil I heard. Domestically it's looking at 220 to 230 if its lucky. So it will seriously need the foreign numbers.

 

[jacobed]

Yeah its going to take a loss for sure but when I hear flop I think of like John Carter or Speed Racer or more than likely Lone Ranger.

 

[Ultimatehero]

Yeah its going to take a loss for sure but when I hear flop I think of like John Carter or Speed Racer or more than likely Lone Ranger.

Depending on how Lone Ranger does, I'd say WWZ isn't that much better. And someone is definitely going to get either a warning or fired because of WWZ, because if it wasn't for them inflating the budget - the company's initial decisions was a smart one, it's whatever exec who guided it along that led it into this position.

The question isn't really is it going to make enough to get a sequel on the company's minds right now. It's - if we make a sequel with a significantly reduced budget, and if the box office increases for the sequel (as is often the case), could we recoup and potentially earn some money off of this? In other words it's an entirely different line of thinking that would need to go into it to warrant a sequel at this point.

Note: Someone did get fired over Speed Racer.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Depending on how Lone Ranger does, I'd say WWZ isn't that much better. And someone is definitely going to get either a warning or fired because of WWZ, because if it wasn't for them inflating the budget - the company's initial decisions was a smart one, it's whatever exec who guided it along that led it into this position.

Note: Someone did get fired over Speed Racer.

Who?

 

[Ultimatehero]

Who?

I don't want to say. All I can say is that someone did.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

WWZ is the kinda of film that should have been quite profitable. Should have learn from Quantum of Solace when it comes to Forster. They were always going to have to "fix" this, and that cost them a pretty penny.

 

[Schlosser85]

I had a free movie ticket, so today after work I said "what the hell?" and went to see this, and I thought it was pretty good.

Not great, not as good as 28 Days Later or The Walking Dead (IMO), too much CGI and some other issues, but it was pretty exciting and the whole WHO climax was very good (also the part that used extras in makeup instead of CGI running people like it should have done more of).

 

[redhawk23]

Regardless of the fast or slow zombie issue (though employing the classic tropes in interesting ways was a major part of the appeal of both of Brooks' books) , this movie greatly misses the point of the source material by pretty much completely ignoring the "war" aspect of the title.

The entire point of the book is that the zombies take hold due to systemic problems in many areas of life. There isn't any magic bullet solution to the zombie problem. To fight them major shifts in strategy and and the social order have to be made.

The film just presents a magic bullet.

 

[Balthus Dire]

I thought the story overall was kind of a snooze-fest to be honest. It was basically a series of excuses to get Pitt to go to some other part of the world.

"You have to go to (X) to find (Y)!"
*zombies attack*
"Oh wait, (Y) isn't here! Now you have to go to (X)!"
*repeat above*

I also found the lack of horror completely disappointing, personally. To have a zombie movie with quite literally no blood or gore or horror in general was completely lame in my eyes. The movie is about a horrific zombie war, but all the horrific parts we don't even see, really. It's one thing to do that for effect but in this case it was clearly to avoid the R
rating. Meh.

 

[Hyde]

This was pretty good. Wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting, and had extremely awesome and tense action sequences. The film had a really cool international feel and you could tell this thing was freakin' worldwide. Not too sure about the happy ending, was a bit anticlimatic, think I would have preferred the original ending in Russia.

I'm currently reading the book and it is AMAZING. Had so many different thoughts about how it could have actually worked as a movie with the right guidance - during the first ten or fifteen pages in China the name Alfonso Cuaron sprung to mind as a director I think would be capable. Unless they decide to carry on with Pitt's character, the sequel can literally be an adaptation of the book

 

[Balthus Dire]

What's the Russia ending I keep hearing about?

 

[ravn0s]

having read the novel, i actually quite enjoyed this.

i thought the scene where gerry got the zombie blood in his mouth was odd. it seemed like it was going to be an important plot point but nothing came of it.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^In a way it was important to the plot, Gerry ran to the edge of the roof to see if he would change from the blood getting in his mouth, if he was going to change he would have jumped.

But the scene showed the virus didnt transfer from blood, it was just from a bite. So Gerry did learn something in the scene, as did we the audience.

 

[DarkKnight88]

I really don't get what the big deal is about him, acting-wise or looks-wise.

Well, he's most likely better looking than any of us will ever hope to be.

 

[StarLord]

I liked the pace of the movie. Thought it was a good thriller to boot and no OTT gorey typical zombie crap either. Sick of that s**t.

7/10

 

[jacobed]

Well, he's most likely better looking than any of us will ever hope to be.

Not too mention one of the best actors around

 

[Balthus Dire]

Debatable.

 

[rayc1971]

i wouldn't call this a flop its budget was 190mill it should clear 200mill domestic unlike lone ranger that cost 250mill and probably wont clear 150mill domestic

 

[bullets]

What's the Russia ending I keep hearing about?

Read on:
http://screenrant.com/world-war-z-movie-original-ending-sequel/

 

[jacobed]

Debatable.

What how