World War Z - Movie Forum - Rotten Tomatoes

Never read the book, so I can't make any comments in regards to the 'book' plot. However, It does look like a good, fun, enjoyable movie if you don't take it too seriously or don't try to over analyze it. It's an action movie with zombies and brad pitt for crying out loud. It's not some artsy fartsy yuppy movie. Anyways, I will see it in a few hours and will post my opinion later today.

Jul 4 - 11:02 AM

Just came back from watching it. Damn good movie from beginning to end. Waiting for part 2 w/in the next few of years.

Jul 4 - 03:35 PM

nikhil bhardwaj

a very different zombie movie

Jul 4 - 08:53 AM

nikhil bhardwaj

saw it yesterday and it was great

Jul 4 - 08:53 AM

Jacob Miller

It was great!

Jul 3 - 08:09 AM

Robin Miller

No, sad to say it was a big disappointment for me.

Jun 30 - 04:59 PM

Stephen Quigg

I really liked it. Someone said it was just as scary as 'aliens', which is my fav movie of all time. But I didn't think so.

Jun 29 - 07:11 AM

Florine Francis

NO!

Jun 28 - 02:09 PM

Terry Bianco

Everyones trying to copy the walking dead.

Jun 26 - 04:30 PM

No. This is nothing like the Walking Dead. Watch both and you will see.

Jul 4 - 03:36 PM

Tee Shaikh

I agree.

Jul 6 - 04:32 AM

Michelle Cooper

WWZ was in production before Walking Dead premiered.

Jul 13 - 12:46 PM

Justin Carter

Jun 26 - 06:21 AM

Stacey Turner

As A person not too keen of the whole zombie genre I found this movie quite enjoyable. Others may be disappointed however, when realizing that this flick isn't full of the blood and carnage that one would come to expect when watching a zombie apocalypse movie, but then again it's PG-13, so what would one expect. This movie did many things greatly and did others not so well, for example, there wasn't much acting going on during this movie for some reason and that sort of bugged my friends and I. Everyone seemed to be stuck in either a panic mode, or in an exhausted almost lethargic mood. I know it's the end of the world, but are there no other emotions to feel other than exhaustion or fear? If the world was going to end in a zombie buffet shouldn't you want to spend the last of your hours living life the best way you can? and what about the ones we care about the most? Where was the love that one feels for their family because it really didn't exist in this movie. There were times when Pitt's character should have felt more for doing what he did to his family in this movie, and you never really see it emerge. Pitt's character is not fighting to save just the world, but to save his family as well, and every time the story comes back to this point , the lack of emotion leaves the audience wondering if Mr. Lane (Pitt's character) truly cares about his family. This movie had a slightly larger range of emotions in it than Kristen Stewart showed in the twilight films, and for that reason this suffers greatly. Another minor faux pas that irritated some but not all, was how the movie itself ends. Some say it left room for a sequel, others believed the director should have finished what he started. I believe however, that the movie ended perfectly with a little cliff-hanger leaving the fate of the world up to the audience interpretation, but others would disagree with this because the imagination just leaves too many questions unanswered. The ending may irritate a lot of people but I believe it was necessary, whether it be for a sequel or not. The final strike that this movie has against it are the zombies themselves. As I said before this zombie movie wasn't your usual slash-em and gash-em zombie flick where the zombie tear people to shreds. I'm not going to elaborate any further but it's the portrayal of the zombies that alot of people had a problem with- me being generally afraid of zombies did not have a problem seeing them a little bit more tame.
This film excels however in the plot line of the story, but I don't want to ruin it for any of the movie-goers planning on watching. I will elaborate and say that the plot, however somewhat typical for a zombie movie, puts a fresh spin on the genre and leaves the audience guessing and on edge every minute (until the film itself spoils the big secret behind the zombies). Another great aspect World War Z had to wow it's fans were all of the tense nail-biting, eye-covering, action packed scenes that the trailer just doesn't do justice to. If you think this movie looks good on the trailer just wait until you see it on the big screen! there are very few dull moments in this film, and if any they are few and far between.
This movie is a must see for the summer even if you don't like the fact that it isn't full of gallons upon gallons of blood and guts, the sheer death toll will make you happy you watched it. I would recommend this movie for anyone and everyone who read the book as well, but do not get your hopes up because it really isn't much like the book. Overall I'd personally give World War Z a rating of either a B+ or an A-, but don't take my word for it- go out and watch the damn thing!

Jun 26 - 02:57 AM

Tallulah Robinson

I really liked it. I had little substance - from what I gather, the book delves into interesting geopolitical things, so if you go in expecting that, you'll be disappointed - but it was solid, tense, good action and Brad Pitt is obs just the most watchable person ever.

Jun 25 - 02:23 AM

Edward Taylor

The plot develops at a breakneck pace, consequently neglecting key items of information in understanding the characters and their struggle. ?World War Z? hurriedly jumps from scene to scene with rough transitions. For instance, after a scene where Brad Pitt and his family attempt to reach the roof of an apartment building for escape only to take solace in a stranger?s apartment, a boy who has tagged along from the apartment with Brad Pitt offers kind words of encouragement and comfort to Pitt?s daughter to which Pitt responds, ?Thanks, Tommy?. The boy?s name is never mentioned and Pitt responds with an assumed rapport, acting as if Tommy has been a friend of the family for years. This is just a small example of the large leaps the film takes from moment to moment, oftentimes leaving the viewer in the dark. Additionally, despite suggestive political commentary on the Middle East and how today?s governments and cultures may respond to crisis, the sub-plot is weak.

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Jun 24 - 07:11 PM

John Mccoy

just saw the movie- The mother tells Brad pitt the kids name is Tommy.

Jun 27 - 05:45 PM

Cam O'Connor

i thought that over the major holes in the plot, it was a much improved "2012". brad pitt was incredible as well.

Jun 23 - 05:21 PM

Tad Bero

Brad Pitt is great to watch

Jun 23 - 05:21 PM

Junck Male

For me, it was average, Man of Steel was better, critics are funny for their hate of that but love of this movie... And of course I preferred the WWZ book more also.

Jun 23 - 03:59 PM

Justin Daugherty

yeah, critics are funny for not agreeing with you.

Jun 30 - 08:49 AM

Jaime Lannister

If you were expecting to be scared you went to the wrong film, your own problem. Got to get your gore elsewhere. A film rated R for one.

I rather liked the film myself, after seeing the trailer I knew it wouldn't look anything like the book so I went in to it as a separate entity and in that way it was a success. Would have been stronger if they stuck with Pitt and his investigation to the outbreak and cut out the "human element" with his family but even with it still a good flick.

Jun 23 - 12:31 PM

Steve Ibarra

The movie was very "scary" when compared to most "horror" movies of today. You don't need gore to have a good scary movie.

Jun 25 - 05:26 PM

Jaime Lannister

I found it to be more of a thriller myself, don't care for the horror genre in general imo and it didn't seem like one from my perspective.

Jun 29 - 04:36 PM

Rob Ruffles

yeh not enough blood in this!

Jun 23 - 12:02 PM

Ivan Milas

every word that has been sad about world war z just helped them to do new blockbuster...this movie has so big buzz and everybody has something to say about it...and that is what movie needs...i sad one week ago that film will open in 60 to 70 mill range and i was wright..everybody sad that it will open 30 to 40 mill range...thank for reading this...

Jun 23 - 09:54 AM

Marie Egan

I'm a big sci-fi fan and not so much a horror film fan, and I think most zombie movies fall into the latter category and this one was more sci-fi. People that like their zombie films to be horror blood fests, probably won't like this movie. I haven't read the book, so I have no idea what parts might even apply, but the concept of the movie where humankind succumbs to a virus like this made it frightening for me. And the way the movie was shot, it made me feel like I could be one of those people running in terror for my life. Was what Gerry discovered in two days realistic? Probably not. And I definitely could have done without the plane scene. But I loved the infected researcher that was in a glass cell trying to "chomp" through to get at her uninfected coworkers. Amazing that the idea of zombies originated with way rabies causes aggressive behavior in it's hosts.

Jun 23 - 09:19 AM

I like your review. It's exactly how I feel. I read the book before seeing the movie. The book has a lot more of that gore that traditional zombie fans prefer. But the book also has a lot more of everything, especially politics, more variety in the ways people survived, and especially more about how people fought back. I don't prefer the book over the movie, or vice versa. They compliment each other. The book has a lot more detail, but no timeline. The movie has a clear timeline, but short on detail. Maybe the sequels (confirmed) will converge the two.

Jun 25 - 04:56 PM

very, very good. I even put it ahead of man of steel and I thought that movie was great

Jun 22 - 10:37 PM

I agree. I said the same thing when I walked out of the theater. A little better than MoS.

Jul 4 - 03:37 PM

Billy Myers

I was skeptical about running and leaping zombies go into the film. But it won me over quickly with the idea of zombies as sort of a really rapidly spreading contagion theme.

Jun 22 - 07:01 PM

agree

Jun 22 - 10:36 PM

Siara Delyn

The thing I loved about the book was the unique personality coming through each interview. A full range of humanity from heroes to scumbags. I don't see how a movie with a star (even a good actor like Brad Pitt) could capture that. I will see when I see the movie.

Jun 22 - 06:03 PM

The original screenplay captured it. But then, through multiple rewrites, Hollyweird removed all the elements that made the book so good in favor of more action, more action, more action.

Jun 23 - 02:17 AM

Right on, Siara. Frank, did you read the original script? I think that's a rumor put out to smear this flick.

Jun 25 - 04:58 PM

Ana Park

I only learned about this movie when Brad Pitt came to Korea to promote it. I only saw the trailer a few hours before going to the theater. I didn't know about the book before watching the movie. I enjoyed watching the movie. It was exciting and I never got bored. I didn't even notice that there was almost no gory scene. It wouldn't be in my greatest film list but at least it was fun watching it ;p

Jun 22 - 08:24 AM

Read the book! OMG it's awesome. So many stories. My favorite was about the Japanese internet geek who was still at his computer when Tokyo got overrun, and he had to climb out of his apartment building all while looking for some kind of weapon to defend himself. Japan+Weapon=what do you think?

Jun 25 - 05:01 PM

Gurpal Grewal

Edge of the seat movie! Critics said that there was gore and blood but that's not true!! Love it :)

Jun 22 - 08:13 AM

Becky Sullivan

Okay, World War Z. Why did I love this movie? Because the writer/directer/whoever said, "Screw it, we know all know what this is about. Let's not waste time." Z pack started within 5 minutes and didn't let up! Da bomb.

Jun 21 - 10:10 PM

Billy Myers

That whole thing that started with "Gee, what's going on up the street" and then getting swept up into this spreading wave was a grabber.

Jun 22 - 07:04 PM

Thumbs up. LIKE.

Jun 25 - 05:01 PM

William Whiteley

I just saw it, and I can tell you it's not good. HOW ws the book? Was it at all interesting? It HAD to have been better than this movie. Other than box office drawing star Brad Pitt, this film doesn't have much going for it. Let's put it this way: I won't be watching it ever again, not even on free TV.

Jun 21 - 05:16 PM

Linda Gilbert

I totally agree with you William. It was really kind of stupid! Michael Jackson's video Thriller was much more scary! I wish I could get my money back.

Jun 22 - 01:34 PM

The book was much better. The book had pacing. The original screenplay had pacing. But Hollyweird wanted more action.

Jun 23 - 02:18 AM

Garreth McDaid

I'm a zombie genre fan and really enjoyed it. Don't understand the criticism re. not being true to the book. The book is a series of interviews, spanning 10 years. How could you make a movie out of that? Zombie movies are tension, desperation and overcoming hopelessness, and Z has that in spades. If you want acting, go somethere else.

Jun 21 - 03:39 PM

James McClenny

They should never have made it into a movie at all, Garreth. This would have been better as a series with three seasons. First season, the Great Panic, with the season finale being the Battle of Yonkers. Second season, people are struggling to survive. Third season, humanity finally really steps back, assesses the threat, and begins reclaiming the world from the undead. That would easily account for ten years, and would have been capable of being truly faithful to the book.

Jun 21 - 06:52 PM

No Garreth, constant movement and special effects aren't tension, desperation and overcoming hopelessness.

Jun 23 - 02:19 AM

Migs Rodriguez

It wasn't great to me. It was a good flick. Not something I would buy though.

Jun 21 - 03:18 PM

In Your Dreams

It is at 68% critical consensus and falling, which means it is merely "okay" and will be forgotten in a couple weeks. It's adorable watching the fanboys come out of the woodwork to defend it, like it gives their lives some sort of special meaning. I'll pick it up at the bargain bin. And by bargain bin, I mean "uTorrent".

Jun 21 - 02:17 PM

Jeff Taylor

It's only about half as adorable as the trolls come out to try and gain the attention their real life fails to deliver amiright?

Jun 21 - 05:45 PM

Norman Radcliffe

What the hell have you been reading? The only thing I've read is fanboys bitching that this movie didn't get like a 20% or lower because it didn't follow the book. I haven't read any comment defending the movie at all.

Jun 21 - 06:08 PM

Joe Lange

If you like zombie movies stay away from this one. the plot of the movie was so thin that it took them two days to find a cure from the virus. They really was no emotionally term oil in this drama. it was not scary enough to be a horror movie. the acting wasen't up to par with what you would expect from a Brad Pitt movie. The zombies looked really dumb. If you want to see a great Zombie movie I recommend renting Zombieland, Night of the Walking Dead, Dawn of the dead. Those movie were a million times better then this movie.

Jun 21 - 01:45 PM

Enastein Timeline

I disagree with you, the movie was good and wish there will be a more developed sequel.

Jun 21 - 02:48 PM

Garreth McDaid

Totally disagree. Zombies fans will love it, provided they're not expecting Oscar winning acting and emotional awakenings.

Jun 21 - 03:40 PM

Jeff Taylor

I really need term oil in my movies. Without it I feel all dry and itchy.

Jun 21 - 05:44 PM

Ivan Milas

I have watched World War Z last night and now i can say from my point of view this was awesome movie and i can recommend it to everyone...u dont need blood and gore to make something creepy and scary..and wwz has that moments...and for all the book fans i believe that the story will go in that direction because this was only the beginning of the war...go watch it and decide...oh i almost forgot cgi was good and zombies are realistic as zombie can be...

Jun 21 - 02:50 AM

Yeah Ivan, the zombies are great in wide shot swarming crowds and even better in close-up. Best ghoul make up I've ever seen anyway. Love that chomping where the head lifts up instead of the jaw opening down. Like friggen great white sharks!

Jun 21 - 03:15 AM

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH...look at the shiny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jun 23 - 02:20 AM

I just saw it and enjoyed it so much I had to come here to talk with fellow zombie fans. Will it be a great movie, appearing on virtually everyone's top ten list. Probably not. Is it going to do well at the box office. Hell yes. The reason it probably won't be a classic is because, like the book, it breaks too much new ground. I don't see this movie as the ultimate statement in the zombie genre. I see it more as a starting point for a whole new way of looking at human reanimation apocolyptic mayhem. Now, for the next ten years, we won't see movies about rag tag groups of survivors avoiding zombie herds. We'll see it portrayed for what it is - world wide pandemonium and a completely new way of living.

Jun 21 - 02:33 AM

Imthiaz Muhassin

86% of the audience liked it. So clearly it looks like a good movie.

Jun 21 - 01:18 AM

In Your Dreams

By which you mean, 86% of the studio-plants liked it.

So clearly it will be a mediocre movie.

Jun 21 - 02:14 PM

Enastein Timeline

have you seen it?

Jun 21 - 02:34 PM

Entertain Me Or TIE

85% also liked Transformers. Does that mean it's a good movie?

Jul 20 - 10:54 AM

Kailas Narayanan

it will be nice

Jun 20 - 10:24 PM

nikhil bhardwaj

will be good but not great

Jun 20 - 08:45 PM

Max A

I never seen Juno.

Jun 20 - 08:21 PM

Megan Emery

Im sure it will be fine, the only thing like the book is the name, so totally veering from the book is the biggest complaint I see here. Just pretend its called "Zombie War" and go into it with an open mind. Will it be shit? Hell no, but I think that's going to be your opinion, don't listen to the critics, because they all loved Juno, and I couldn't fucking stand that movie. Sorry to the children who read this? idgaf

Jun 20 - 07:14 PM

Adrian Dunwell

It will be a solid movie. I doubt it will be "amazing" but a good pop corn flick. My favourite films are "city of god, and shawshank redemption" best zombie films are "Zombi 2, and brain dead...

Jun 20 - 03:58 PM

Max A

My favorite zombie films are Shaun of Dead, [REC], and Dead Set.

Jun 20 - 08:22 PM

Sylvia Fitriana

best movie that i've ever watched in my life. recommended for everybody . amazing. and i don't know how to say it. if i've a chance, i will watch it again for twice. epic movie!!!

Jun 20 - 01:55 AM

John Abella

best movie you've watched??? okay :l

Jun 20 - 05:53 AM

Michael Scerba

You clearly haven't watched many (good) movies..

Jun 20 - 07:10 AM

Even if it's good I highly doubt it's that good.

Jun 20 - 08:10 AM

David Gee

Sylvia, I'd like to wish you in advance a happy 15th birthday!

Jun 20 - 12:38 PM

Migs Rodriguez

don't you just love how people try and bash you for stating how you feel about a film. ask anyone of them what their favorite movie is, then bash it, and see how butt hurt they get

Jun 21 - 03:19 PM

Matthew Henricks

Favorite and best are two VASTLY different things.

Also anyone who can't appreciate the flaws (and I guarantee at least a dozen) inherent in those favorite things deserves to have their head examined.

Jun 22 - 11:08 PM

Robert Benson

This movie is terrible. The dialog has moments of unintentional humor; it is that bad. There is no blood in this movie...there is no tension. Someone said this is the best zombie movie in twenty years? Really?? Brad Pitt's character is named Gerry, but he could have easily been playing himself. When you see this movie, just remember to watch for the plane scene. At least a hundred people are on that plane, easily, and two of them are Brad Pitt and a female grunt he becomes friends with is Isreal. Only two people are going to survive that crash! I won't say who they are, but at least the plane happens to crash a couple miles from where they had to go. I was hoping that the guy who wrote Babylon-5 could do better than this shite...I guess I was wrong.

Jun 19 - 10:24 PM

Michael Warner

I am right there w/ you R.B. I was real disappointed w/ the finished product...First & foremost, how can you really make a Zombie thriller sporting a PG-13 rating? Remember way back when the original "Dawn" hit the theaters, it had a rating of "X..." If Brad Pitt wanted to make himself a Zombie movie, then def call it by any other name then World War Z, which is only about all the movie has in common w/ the book is its name. I am astonished to hear that people say that this was the best movie/zombie movie ever-obviously these individuals don't leave their house often. In the footsteps of "Walking Dead," I had certain expectations, but these same expectations were never met! I was a ve'ry big fan of the book, & others books like(i.e. Colson Whitehead's "Zone One....To me this was a film made by people who wanted to make their bubblegum, top-forty, mainstream idea of a zombie movie, open their doors to 1 & all, run up box office #'s, and make alot of dough in the process. I wonder TODAY what George Romero is saying to himself re: this flick. What his ideas of where his genre is headed to next...Enough of my bitchin now...I will take this movie for what it is worth-a very vain attempt to bring an amazing book to life on screen. Brad Pitt, next time please call your Zombie by any other name, just not World War Z...Thanks for letting me share...

Jun 21 - 11:30 AM

Antonio McKay

This Movie will be Great!

Jun 19 - 09:34 PM

John Abella

No, this may very well be another generic zombie killing movie...

Jun 19 - 09:24 PM

April Merenda

I was at the private screening in NY and was on the edge of my seat and enjoyed Pitts performance. The movie should not be just like the book as it would be impossible to duplicate in the time alotted. A must see this summer!

Jun 19 - 06:39 PM

Yes!

Jun 19 - 01:33 PM

also, I love how people kept saying that this was going to suck.

Jun 19 - 08:14 PM

The Dude

You love it? Why do people say that? It's like when a guy is being annoyed at how butthurt (the only time I say that godforsaken word) Nolan fanboys get when Man of Steel was getting shit on. This guy posts "I love how bh'ed (told ya) these fanboys are getting," Do you love it? Do you really?

Jun 20 - 05:13 AM

Matthew Henricks

Any point you were trying to make was lost in your own nonsense. Superman is shit and a polished turd is still a turd.

Jun 22 - 11:13 PM

Mathew Jung

I really wonder what the zombies are going to look like, does anyone know??? Although I have high hopes for the movie, if the zombies are anything like I Am Legend (cartoonish & too much CGI) then the movie will automatically lose about 40 points for me...

Jun 19 - 08:50 AM

Akshay Koshti

i think it is going to be great

Jun 19 - 07:23 AM

Max A

I hate people who lie.

Jun 18 - 10:14 PM

Entertain Me Or TIE

No, it won't be good.
The book is shit too

Jun 18 - 09:21 PM

Jamie Osberg

As someone who has a deep appreciation for zombie films and horror in general this movie looks awful.

Jun 18 - 08:39 PM

Anassiam Imafart

Wow, that's funny! (Not) The New York Post tabloid has four reviews that all gave it a bad review......Jen had her PR dude Huvane and Justin pull her strings in NY as she The NY Post always does for Jen. Really, four reviews fromt the same tabloid mag?

Jun 18 - 08:10 PM

Alivia Smith

Did i already answer this...I think it will be okay. Something I would watch on T.V if I saw it

Jun 18 - 04:09 PM

Tom Gordon

Rick Marshall's and Heather Wixson's reviews are on their Rotten Tomatoes review listing but not with the other critics? reviews. And they were both posted last week: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/rick-marshall/ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/heather-wixson/.

Jun 18 - 03:59 PM

Rich Aurillia

it could of had a 3% and I would have went and seen it still.

Jun 18 - 02:37 PM

zinc alloy

It could be 103% and I wouldn't

Jun 18 - 10:40 PM

Eminem .

Textbook dumbass here guys.

Jun 18 - 11:08 PM

Lee Augustus

I originally thought this was going to be lazy, all CGI bullshit. But judging by the reviews, this might actually be decent

Jun 18 - 01:44 PM

Jon M

Saw it last night. Decent movie. Probably the best zombie/infection movie since 28 Days Later.

Jun 18 - 12:45 PM

Ian Caspellan

i'm actually surprised... we all think this movie is going to be total shit because it isn't following the book. But critics are actually praising it... we'll see Fan Approval when it comes out

Jun 18 - 09:02 AM

They're not really praising it. They're just saying that it's ok hence the 6.5 average rating.

Jun 18 - 10:19 AM

L Richard Aguirre

MAYBE

Jun 16 - 09:08 PM

Ivan Milas

i wrote now my prediction for the movie...i guess that it will open in 60 to 70 million range in US...so many people want to see is it great or not...and they have put so much in advertising the WWZ...

Jun 16 - 10:32 AM

Manuel J.

No, it's not any good. It's nothing like the book, which it should have been. Sorely disappointed. Don't bother watching it.

Jun 16 - 08:57 AM

Marier Villarreal

Meh, my little brother wants to watch it but I think it's not a GREAT movie. I think my review would be mixed, the effects great, but something makes the movie... unpleasant. (It's Zombies, I know, but apocalyptic movies are not my favorite genre, if I had to choose between this and action genre, I would go with action.

Jun 15 - 02:03 PM

This is an action movie.

Jun 17 - 03:24 AM

Maybe she is referring to FaF franchise or something like that. Action minus the end of the world and/or zombie theme. I don't know. That's just my take on it.

Jun 18 - 04:31 PM

The Incredible Panda Hulk

I hope so. I like Zombie movies.

Jun 13 - 04:08 PM

Debra Jackson

looking forward to seeing WWZ. I haven't read the book. I will after seeing the film. It doesn't bother me that it won't be like the book. Most of the viewing public has not read the book nor will they. People need to chill on that. I have been reading tweets from people that have seen it and the ones I have seen are very positive. I don't need it to be great. I need it to entertain. And it looks like it will be a lot of fun. If people can't get pass the book then just stay home and read. Movies are made to make money. I also like that they showed it early to critics and didn't wait for days before the film. I hope it does well. I'm a huge Brad fan and will be there opening weekend for sure. I do find it funny that this film has been shitted on the ones everyone thought were in the bag are disappointing. hmmmm

Jun 12 - 06:48 PM

Tom Gordon

I don't know why RT stopped posting reviews. There are still many more around!!!

http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/world-war-z/
http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137228
http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/world-war-z-2013
http://skymovies.sky.com/world-war-z/review
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/world-war-z/25890/world-war-z-review

Source: IMDB

Jun 12 - 05:45 PM

Darrell Kay

I'm sure you can also find plenty of negative reviews they're not posting. So what?

Jun 21 - 05:04 PM

Daniel Plainview

I'm split because I'm not sure about the movie because of the trailers and the critics are mostly positive.

Jun 12 - 04:03 PM

Robbie Moore

Not really my kind of movie, but in the end it will do good I believe

Jun 12 - 01:24 PM

Julie Bercillo

Definetely is going to be great.

Jun 12 - 10:11 AM

Leanne Eveland

i think it is going to be great

Jun 12 - 07:47 AM

Jennifer Stevenson

Whoa, this movie cost $200 million?! That's a lot of dough, and this doesn't look like it's gonna be any Avatar. Is it just me, or are movies not as good as they used to be for all the CGI and stuff available now?

Jun 11 - 10:18 PM

scifi mark

I heard it cost more in the neighborhood of 300 million with all the reshoots

Jun 17 - 10:05 AM

Mike Morello

Well wait a minute its got an 80% right now that's because Brad Pitt has shown up at almost every screening. That will give it a few bonus points

Jun 11 - 08:12 PM

Mike Morello

My expectations aren't high so its going to have to be really bad to disappoint me. Starting to get that vibe that Star Trek might have been the best movie of the summer.

Jun 11 - 08:09 PM

Not counting Mud, than yeah I might agree. Man of Steel looks like it will disappoint, there is a chance with MU. Much Ado About Nothing looks good but I can't count that as a real summer flick.

Despicable Me 2 has a chance if it's better than the first (I really liked the first), Pacific Rim could have a chance to, and Elysium is the best shot at a big budget summer film dethroning Star Trek by ratings.

Jun 12 - 09:19 AM

J.D Dean

I don't think anything will top Before Midnight for me, though Mud was excellent.

Jun 13 - 01:40 PM

Dwayne Stanton

I think we're far too jaded at this point by big huge scary shit for this movie to actually make a mark with its PG-13 rating and being bereft of blood. Can it be a good movie, however? Maybe it's good summer popcorn stuff on display here. Since when does a summer movie have to equate to Shakespeare? I'm trying to keep an open mind, especially having read the book, lol. One would hope that after throwing $200 million at it, this flick doesn't pull a Waterworld.

Jun 11 - 05:02 PM

Diego Hard With an Anus

HAPPY 69th COMMENT!

Jun 11 - 04:49 PM

Liam Neeson Trollfighter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-9WeHDPV4

Jun 12 - 07:34 AM

Jennifer Stevenson

I don't know. After 10+ years of Resident Evil, and 28 Days later and 28 Weeks Later, it doesn't seem like much to me. I'm not knocking RE, by the way, I'm a big fan, but WWZ just looks like Resident Evil meets Quarantine or Pandemic. Well, the box office will tell.

Jun 10 - 10:50 PM

Eric Shankle

Didn't read the book, but World War CGI doesn't look like it's going to be all that great.

Jun 10 - 05:47 PM

Mike Morello

read the book!

Jun 11 - 08:06 PM

Migs Rodriguez

I have no idea about the book, but I'm willing to give it a view. I like to form my own opinions after seeing the flick, rather than before.

Jun 10 - 05:37 PM

Diego Hard With an Anus

Umm... let me... let me think... hmmmm... uh... mmmm... hmm... hmmmm... uh... mmmm... hmm... hmmmm... uh... mmmm... hmm... hmmmm... uh... mmmm... hmm... NO.

Jun 10 - 04:58 PM

Liam Neeson Trollfighter

Hell no.

Jun 10 - 08:13 AM

Conor Obsequey

It's PG13, fuck it.

Jun 9 - 04:50 PM

Nicholas Moody

so far 80%. also getting it pre-shown to critics is a good sign

Jun 8 - 10:44 AM

Tim Huynh

I'm pretty confident that this will be a good zombie movie. It almost look similar to 28 days later.

Jun 7 - 04:06 PM

Marco Chaudry

Unfortunately, I don't think it will. I'm very interested in the very high ratings This is the End if receiving, it'll probably end up rotten by the time of it's release, however before there even were reviews I had strong feelings it would start out with a 20 something % XD

Jun 7 - 03:46 AM

Jackson Eckert

Bro, which movie are you even talking about? This Is the End or World War Z? I'm not surprised This Is the End is getting high reviews; I expect them to keep coming. As for World War Z, I wouldn't expect it to be rotten, but I wouldn't expect it to be great, either. As many on this thread have already said (much more articulately, I might add), this movie doesn't suffer delusions of grandeur. It's a popcorn flick with a new twist on the zombie genre, which, for all its unfortunate deviation from the original book, is built solely to entertain.

Jun 7 - 10:30 AM

Kyland Heuvel

I'm excited about the fact that we actually see zombies move at a fast pace(I mean why do they get slow when they turn into zombies anyways, they can still use their legs right?) Also with a pretty good cast and crew the movie really can't be a total failure. So I think the movie will be pretty good but not groundbreaking, fresh entertainment.

Jun 6 - 11:48 PM

Dwayne Stanton

Right... because Zack Snyder totally didn't have running zombies in his remake of Dawn of the Dead.

Jun 11 - 05:10 PM

Mark Angelini

Great? No. Fun, passable entertainment? Yes. For the record, I tried reading the book and couldn't get into it. The fact that the movie looks completely different from it actually raises my expectations

Jun 6 - 06:00 PM

David St.Louis

There is no way the movie will be as good as the book. It would take an HBO miniseries to cover all that material. That should not be the expectation for the film. What everyone is hoping for is that the film stands on its own. As long as they include the Battle of Yonkers, The Battle of Hope, New Mexico, and Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" in the film, it will get an A-plus from me.

Jun 6 - 10:07 AM

Prince Rawat

This Movie is going to be a Blockbuster Movie the Year. Must Watch for Brad , Marc Foster(Quantum of Solace),Zombies, World War Z(Book), So. GO FOR IT !!!! what are you waiting For?

Jun 6 - 12:24 AM

Ken Stacy

Just finished the book. The zombies move slow, like we've come to expect. The running zombies in the trailer leave me to believe this wont be at all like the book. I don't think it will be great, but I will be in line to see it.

Jun 4 - 12:32 PM

Timothy Junkins

Here's the problem. When Robert Kirkman was looking to sign rights to a show for "The Walking Dead" he passed on numerous pitches. Some people wanted "Super Zombies" or "Fast Zombies". Some studios wanted zombie human hybrids. He waited, and waited until AMC came to him and said, "You have perfection here, and we don't want you to change anything." Max Brooks should have taken a note from that, instead of saying "Hey, let the audiobook version be your movie." This should have been done as a Dreamworks mini-series, in the vein of Band of Brothers, focusing on the numerous characters.

Jun 3 - 11:47 AM

Sean Cotter

I totally agree.

Jun 12 - 12:15 AM

Peter Fayette

The background music alone sets a phrenetic on-screen appearance that, if the storyline is good to very good, will make excellent viewing.

Jun 2 - 09:27 PM

Michelle Cooper

I've heard nothing but good comments about the movie from people that went to the screenings in NJ and London. Many were pleasantly surprised that it was actually a good movie.

Jun 2 - 08:58 AM

Leanne James

Can't wait to see it WWZ

Jun 1 - 10:28 PM

The ManOnFire

I didn't even realize that WWZ is rated PG-13, until now. It will feel too restricted, and that's something that I certainly don't want in a zombie movie. I hope I'm wrong.

May 31 - 11:05 PM

Shawn Mealey

I just finished listening to the abridged audio book of World War Z, and after reading the plot of the movie, as well as how drastically different the feel of this movie seems to be, I can say already that I am pretty sure I am going to be disappointed.

The book focuses not on one man, but on the collection of many people's experiences as the world falls into chaos due to an unthinkable disease. Various emotions and views are brought across in a somewhat documentary style portrayal.

I understand why the script has diverged so much from the book. I can see putting such a wide range of stories into one movie as a really tough sell. I am just somewhat disappointed that this movie seems to go for the typical action packed Hollywood block buster standpoint when there is such a good book behind this.

Although I am not holding out much hope, it would be nice if this movie pleasantly surprised me.

P.S. Mark Hamill rocks in the audio book!

May 30 - 12:10 PM

Timothy Junkins

Hamill is so great! Battle of Yonkers!!! Also, Blind Samurai or bust!

Jun 3 - 11:48 AM

Jim Boober

one thing that doesnt bode well is the cg of large crowds. a good example is i am legend. utter shit. make that complete and utter shit. i'll be shocked but happy if it gets above a 80%

Apr 2 - 09:22 PM

really, I am legend shit? Go go watch some good movies

May 28 - 07:20 PM

I Am legend was NOT that great.

May 31 - 07:25 PM

Timothy Junkins

I am Legend (The Will Smith Version) was a TRAIN WRECK. There is a reason the book is called I am Legend, and they changed it for the movie to something way dumber.

Jun 3 - 11:43 AM

Dwayne Stanton

I Am Legend was horrible, brah. I mean... wow, they dropped that ball.

Jun 11 - 05:14 PM

EntertainMeOrDie .

Who the fuck would write a book about this bull shit?

Apr 2 - 02:10 PM

Jim Boober

dont be too quick there mr cave. its an amazing book whether youre fan of the living dead or not

Apr 2 - 09:24 PM

EntertainMeOrDie .

Haha thanks for recognizing my profile pic! finally, someone has.
anyway, i'm not a fan of the genre itself; i thought zombieland was good and so was shaun of the dead, but this just looks purely stupid and halfwitted.

Apr 2 - 10:33 PM

I don't think it looks that bad, but I heard it's not like the book

May 28 - 07:21 PM

Its not really about Zombies at all, there are zombies in it but its about Humans that survived the the 12 year Zombie war.

May 31 - 07:26 PM

Liam Neeson Trollfighter

Difference? None.

Jun 11 - 07:14 AM

Cheryl Beardsley

The poster brings back memories of the evacuation of vietnam in the 70s! Don - Cheryls other half

Apr 1 - 03:25 PM

Cheryl Beardsley

It looks great but I think the zombie thing is starting to get old! Don- Cheryls other half

Apr 1 - 03:23 PM

how's it getting old? When was the last motion picture zombie movie

May 28 - 07:59 PM

Bob Saget

Yep, I'm looking forward to it.

Apr 1 - 03:09 PM

Donald Prentice

It has ol girl (the detective) from AMC's The KIlling. Brad Pitt and David Morse are it it. It haaaas zooooombies. Come on who doesn't like zombies? Just saw the trailer for it. I think it will be great. It is another movie I want to see this year.

Mar 31 - 08:21 PM

Jake Braden

It looks like shit.

Mar 31 - 08:08 PM

Thomas Earl

The movie may have it's merits, but I don't think the CG will be a plus. It already has damaged expectations as far as the first trailer's debut. The take on the source material may be necessary for a film format, but unless crafted for follow-up, may do disservice to it being a worthy franchise. This may have made a better HBO series or a mini series but then, I guess they also wanted the big box office money (too bad they spent so much ahead of it).

Mar 31 - 01:59 PM

I think it will be one of the best zombie movies ever

Mar 28 - 07:06 PM

Better than 28 days later ?

Mar 29 - 02:27 AM

28 days isnt a zombie movie, nice try though.

Apr 1 - 02:55 PM

Jim Boober

not a zombie movie? cuz they run? cuz they dont eat you? enlighten us, knowitall. and no, there's no chance of this being better than 28 days

Apr 2 - 09:16 PM

Boober.
Firstly its not a zombie movie because:
1.They arent the living dead, they dont die when infected by the Rage virus.
2.The Director himself said it wasnt a zombie movie, im pretty sure he would know.

May 31 - 07:27 PM

Kevin Flint

Well Sean, based on your argument #1, then Zombieland is also not a zombie movie as the "zombies" are people infected with a strain of mad cow disease. Seeing as in many of the original zombie stories and myths and West African/Haitian legends the "zombies" were often living people induced into a walking dead state by witch doctors using various drugs, I think the term can have a bit broader interpretation than you are trying to give it. Otherwise we are left in the uncomfortable position of telling the people that invented the term that they are wrong in the definition, and that we enlightened Westerners have corrected it for them.

Jun 3 - 01:15 AM

Keith Balser

28 Days Later is not a zombie movie because the definition of a zombie is the walking DEAD. The infected in 28 Days Later are not DEAD, they are alive.

Jun 8 - 12:26 PM

The definition of "life" is any organism that moves and metabolizes. In 28 Days Later the "zombies" infect but don't eat their victims. So what are they metabolizing? In more traditional zombie movies, ghouls eat their victims for what purpose we don't know because as the dead they don't metabolize. This leaves us with a very enjoyable conundrum.

Jun 21 - 03:05 AM

I'm a big fan of the books and I while I am impressed by the second trailer that they put out, I still wish that they would've stuck with the original plot.

Mar 28 - 02:16 AM

I haven't seen the second trailer but I heard good things . I think the movie will be good now. The second trailer is receiving good feedback.

Mar 29 - 02:26 AM

Trailers dont mean shit.

May 31 - 07:27 PM

Marco Chaudry

It'll probably get the same reaction as The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey got, which is all not so bad. The first trailer for this film was utterly horrendous. But now I'm seeing Brad Pitt as the journalist actually going global, and from what I can tell, the book is global as well. And now that we've seen David Morse's character I am even more intrigued now. From what I can tell, the movie will probably be a version of the book only taking place with people who witness the horror firsthand before instead in the aftermath of the Great Panic. It'll have to be at least 2hrs 40 something minutes if that's the case XD

Mar 25 - 08:30 AM

Except that unlike the Hobbit, WWZ is similar to the book in name only.
Anything from the book left when Max Brooks left production and the scrapped the first script.

May 31 - 07:28 PM

Justin Corriveau

No. This movie will be awful.

Mar 19 - 06:12 AM

Kristina Havenhand

Hope, and think you will be.......Wrong!!

Jun 2 - 11:33 AM

Andrew Davis

If it ends up being positive, I'm thinking at most in the 70s on the tomatometer.

Mar 14 - 08:32 AM

I agree. I think 60-70s. I don't like the director. His movie isn't that great.

Mar 17 - 12:29 PM

Anthony Felix

I think it might be good. The zombies look weird though.

Mar 12 - 09:36 AM

Super weird .

Mar 17 - 12:35 PM

Red Wood

I have a feeling they are treating this as prologue, as we now come to expect all major projects to have a sequel(s). Plus, the book does need some back-story, because the format Brooks uses would make for a terrible film.

I believe the second movie will actually be more closely tied to the book...

Mar 6 - 07:39 AM

They had another script . The movie was going to be based on the book, but Brad decided that the movie needs more action so they re wrote the screenplay. I agree, I think the book does need back story. I think if they kept the book plot it would be more of a drama horror with less action. I think this movie might receive a fresh tomato. You might be right. This movie could be a prologue to the book.

Mar 17 - 12:33 PM

Apparently they want to make a trilogy of these movies

Mar 29 - 12:22 PM

Pokermask Productions

I say this could go either way. Brad Pitt probably choose to be in this movie for a reason. And Marc Forster has made some great works in the past like "Monster's Ball" or "Finding Neverland".

But I'm mostly worries about how it's so different from the original book and basicly, it's Marc Forster. Who knows what could happen when he's behind the camera? Some of his recent work like "Quantum of Solace" and "Machine Gun Preacher" were pretty... well... mediocre.

Like I said, this could go either way, but I REALLY hope this turns out to be good.

Mar 3 - 08:53 AM

Chase Nyland

I just saw the trailer for it while watching Dark Skies and I'm really excited for it. It definitely seems different and it has encouraged me to check into the book.

Feb 25 - 09:27 AM

If you havent read the book yet i do recommend it BUT not if you wish to believe the movie might be alright.
Read the book and youll be pissed by the movie, guaranteed.

Apr 1 - 02:56 PM

hollis mills

i havent read the book, but im not too sure about this movie being great. pitt with long hair just scares the crap out of me

Feb 17 - 01:58 PM

Travis Merle

It can be good. The trailer pretty much proves it won't be much anything like the book. At all really. I have hope though. Forster is a good director.

Feb 20 - 02:45 PM