ROGER4314
Been Called "Flash" Since I Was A Kid!
I saw the movie "World War Z" starring Brad Pitt and the early, cheap show today. Without giving up too much of the story line, I'd give the flick a "Thumbs Up" without reservation.
Some things that I liked:
Special effects were stunning in some places. I can honestly say that I've never seen anything like this movie in several places. The trailer shows some of the better scenes so I won't give that away.
There were some very graphic parts. In fact, a guy on my row, sitting to my left, got up suddenly and ran towards me. He tried to shove his way past me and couldn't get by so he jumped over me! My reaction to that breech of manners wasn't good but he ran off very quickly, never to return. After a few minutes, I realized that he was heading out to puke! He left his popcorn and drink right there and made a run for it.
There was very little bad language and absolutely no skin/sex. That was a pleasant change from recent movies.
Pitt's wife in the flick was a very nice looking lady but no bombshell actress. Perhaps that was Angelina's (Pitt's real wife) doing, but I liked the result. It was nice to see regular people portraying characters in the movie.
Pitt helped a Female soldier who went on to be a kick ass fighter. I liked that character! Again, she was not a beauty but a very interesting character.
Some things that I did NOT like.
In action scenes, camera shaking and rapid panning of the camera was used to blur the action. That just sucks and it's the mark of a cheap way to film action shots. Instead of making the scene work, they shake the camera so you can't really tell what's going on.
In one scene of mob action, Pitt is driving a vehicle and someone tries to smash his side window glass. It broke like windshield safety glass. Vehicles have tempered glass in the side windows and when they break, it crumbles to small pieces. FAKE!
Once infected, normal, healthy people turned to distorted monsters in 10 seconds. That stretched my limits of credibility.
I understand that Pitt had to re-shoot the ending. Sorry but the end was LAME!
In all, I gave the flick a Thumbs Up. The story was interesting, action scared the crap out of me several times and I saw things that I've never experienced before. I stayed awake and alert during the entire flick. It was well worth the $5.50 that I paid to see it.
Flash
Some things that I liked:
Special effects were stunning in some places. I can honestly say that I've never seen anything like this movie in several places. The trailer shows some of the better scenes so I won't give that away.
There were some very graphic parts. In fact, a guy on my row, sitting to my left, got up suddenly and ran towards me. He tried to shove his way past me and couldn't get by so he jumped over me! My reaction to that breech of manners wasn't good but he ran off very quickly, never to return. After a few minutes, I realized that he was heading out to puke! He left his popcorn and drink right there and made a run for it.
There was very little bad language and absolutely no skin/sex. That was a pleasant change from recent movies.
Pitt's wife in the flick was a very nice looking lady but no bombshell actress. Perhaps that was Angelina's (Pitt's real wife) doing, but I liked the result. It was nice to see regular people portraying characters in the movie.
Pitt helped a Female soldier who went on to be a kick ass fighter. I liked that character! Again, she was not a beauty but a very interesting character.
Some things that I did NOT like.
In action scenes, camera shaking and rapid panning of the camera was used to blur the action. That just sucks and it's the mark of a cheap way to film action shots. Instead of making the scene work, they shake the camera so you can't really tell what's going on.
In one scene of mob action, Pitt is driving a vehicle and someone tries to smash his side window glass. It broke like windshield safety glass. Vehicles have tempered glass in the side windows and when they break, it crumbles to small pieces. FAKE!
Once infected, normal, healthy people turned to distorted monsters in 10 seconds. That stretched my limits of credibility.
I understand that Pitt had to re-shoot the ending. Sorry but the end was LAME!
In all, I gave the flick a Thumbs Up. The story was interesting, action scared the crap out of me several times and I saw things that I've never experienced before. I stayed awake and alert during the entire flick. It was well worth the $5.50 that I paid to see it.
Flash
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