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Howard_Casto:
It's not that, it's the principal of the thing. Brooks was supposed to be a consultant on the film and they basically took his ideas, threw them away, and re-shot the whole thing. Which is fine, just take WWZ out of the title, because that isn't what it is. It's times like this when I can understand writers asking to have their name taken off a project.
kahlid got it right.... I knew it was some sort of non-scientific mumbo jumbo that was never fully explained. Their explanation as to how the brain survived without nutrients was something stupid like it takes a long time for the brain to rot and/or it takes a long time for the parasite to eat it. It does give a good explanation as to why they are going around munching on people though... to spread the infection. But no, the film doesn't fall into canon via the type of zombies. When I say early on, I mean the first few hours of the body dying. Rigor mortis sets in afterall and even before, the people are stricken from a very bad fever prior to dying. So they are as fast moving as a recently deceased corpse with the flu. ;)
DaOld Man:
Ok I saw this movie yesterday. I have mixed feelings about it.
The special effects were good, but the story, well..
Here are a few questions that immediately popped up in my mind but the movie never addressed them.
(Spoiler Alert!)
First how can anything that moves on its own go so long without eating or drinking?
I mean even a rabid dog will eventually die, usually in just a few days when it can no longer eat or drink.
Plus the speed they run means some kind of energy is being used. And a lot of energy.
Why dont the Jews have guards posted around the wall at Jerusalem?
You would think they would have seen the zombies building a zombie ladder long before they got so far up the wall.
It wasnt like there werent any zombies for miles, I mean they were everywhere outside the wall.
Why didnt the whole world know about Israel building the wall while it was being built?
They would have taken a long time to build a wall like that, and we know the Muslim world would have not sit silently by while Israel built a wall around Jerusalem.
Why did the Zombies break in the door of Tommys apartment?
They are attracted to noise and were chasing Brad Pitts family, and Tommys family wasnt making any noise (unless I missed it), so why did the zombies immediately go to the door and break it in?
How did Tommy escape them?
There are a few more questions, but I have covered enough for now.
What is it with movies these days? If we are supposed to fill in the blanks with our imagination, why dont we just read books? They are not nearly as high cost wise as a movie.
I dont like the trend most movies seem to be doing these days.
kahlid74:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on July 08, 2013, 06:57:40 am ---Ok I saw this movie yesterday. I have mixed feelings about it.
The special effects were good, but the story, well..
Here are a few questions that immediately popped up in my mind but the movie never addressed them.
(Spoiler Alert!)
First how can anything that moves on its own go so long without eating or drinking?
I mean even a rabid dog will eventually die, usually in just a few days when it can no longer eat or drink.
Plus the speed they run means some kind of energy is being used. And a lot of energy.
Why dont the Jews have guards posted around the wall at Jerusalem?
You would think they would have seen the zombies building a zombie ladder long before they got so far up the wall.
It wasnt like there werent any zombies for miles, I mean they were everywhere outside the wall.
Why didnt the whole world know about Israel building the wall while it was being built?
They would have taken a long time to build a wall like that, and we know the Muslim world would have not sit silently by while Israel built a wall around Jerusalem.
Why did the Zombies break in the door of Tommys apartment?
They are attracted to noise and were chasing Brad Pitts family, and Tommys family wasnt making any noise (unless I missed it), so why did the zombies immediately go to the door and break it in?
How did Tommy escape them?
There are a few more questions, but I have covered enough for now.
What is it with movies these days? If we are supposed to fill in the blanks with our imagination, why dont we just read books? They are not nearly as high cost wise as a movie.
I dont like the trend most movies seem to be doing these days.
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It's basically just a high paced action movie. That's what they think you want in this type of movie. They completely missed the boat on what World War Z was actually all about.
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on July 03, 2013, 05:43:54 pm ---It's not that, it's the principal of the thing. Brooks was supposed to be a consultant on the film and they basically took his ideas, threw them away, and re-shot the whole thing. Which is fine, just take WWZ out of the title, because that isn't what it is. It's times like this when I can understand writers asking to have their name taken off a project.
kahlid got it right.... I knew it was some sort of non-scientific mumbo jumbo that was never fully explained. Their explanation as to how the brain survived without nutrients was something stupid like it takes a long time for the brain to rot and/or it takes a long time for the parasite to eat it. It does give a good explanation as to why they are going around munching on people though... to spread the infection. But no, the film doesn't fall into canon via the type of zombies. When I say early on, I mean the first few hours of the body dying. Rigor mortis sets in afterall and even before, the people are stricken from a very bad fever prior to dying. So they are as fast moving as a recently deceased corpse with the flu. ;)
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You can blame Brooks then. Is he not the son of Mel Brooks? He would be no stranger to the machinations of Hollywood. Perhaps it was his master to sell more books ;D
kahlid74:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on July 09, 2013, 04:47:37 am ---
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on July 03, 2013, 05:43:54 pm ---It's not that, it's the principal of the thing. Brooks was supposed to be a consultant on the film and they basically took his ideas, threw them away, and re-shot the whole thing. Which is fine, just take WWZ out of the title, because that isn't what it is. It's times like this when I can understand writers asking to have their name taken off a project.
kahlid got it right.... I knew it was some sort of non-scientific mumbo jumbo that was never fully explained. Their explanation as to how the brain survived without nutrients was something stupid like it takes a long time for the brain to rot and/or it takes a long time for the parasite to eat it. It does give a good explanation as to why they are going around munching on people though... to spread the infection. But no, the film doesn't fall into canon via the type of zombies. When I say early on, I mean the first few hours of the body dying. Rigor mortis sets in afterall and even before, the people are stricken from a very bad fever prior to dying. So they are as fast moving as a recently deceased corpse with the flu. ;)
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You can blame Brooks then. Is he not the son of Mel Brooks? He would be no stranger to the machinations of Hollywood. Perhaps it was his master to sell more books ;D
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Yes and No. Some people when they sell rights maintain control and have a hand in the production and ultimate execution. Others contracts stipulate they sell all parts and have no say in any parts there-after. So my guess would be that he sold the rights and lost the right to have final say. They listened to his ideas and then decided it wouldn't be a good fit for "Their movie" and changed the fudsicles out of it.
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