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AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
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Posted - 2012.11.09 13:02:00 -
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Zombies have no doubt evolved beyond what George Romero originally gave us, but I'm not sure if thousands of CGI human infested animations are scary.
Interesting that Brad is in a movie like this (world is taken to the brink and the father has to save the day) but I like his acting, so meh, I'll probably watch it based on that, than the silly looking CGI zombies.
Thumbs up or down?
AK GÇ£You go into combat, and itGÇÖs NOT going to be WagnerGǪindustrial techno or really hard drum and bassGÇ¥ Reynir Hardarson, founding member of CCP Games, 2002.
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Baby ChuChu
Ice Cream Asylum
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Posted - 2012.11.09 13:13:00 -
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Meh, thumbs down from me personally. I think Pitt is a great actor, but, aside from the Walking Dead game, I'm just done with zombies. I can't stand 'em anymore. Like, aside from the questionable CGI, it doesn't look bad...but I'm done. It's just not for me. |
Graygor
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Posted - 2012.11.09 13:22:00 -
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Baby ChuChu wrote:Meh, thumbs down from me personally. I think Pitt is a great actor, but, aside from the Walking Dead game, I'm just done with zombies. I can't stand 'em anymore. Like, aside from the questionable CGI, it doesn't look bad...but I'm done. It's just not for me.
I share this, the whole zombie fad is so overdone now it needs a break.
There are quality shows like the Walking Dead but for Hollywood this is just getting crazy.
I do enjoy the book and the audiobook however. They are very well thought out and read like an International Crisis Treatise. |
Onyx Nyx
Euphoria Released Verge of Collapse
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Posted - 2012.11.09 13:27:00 -
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:meh:
Another book ruined by Hollywood. I kill kittens, and puppies and bunnies. I maim toddlers and teens and then more. |
AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
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Posted - 2012.11.09 13:42:00 -
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Only a few replies, but I figured as much.
More is not better.
One Zombie in a small provincial town could be shot in a creepy way, with lots of mist and woods and 'stuff'.
Having thousands of the buggers running towards the camera using CGI is just boring, especially when the film (afaict) is playing it straight and not camp or goofy. Similar Vein and case in point: Starship Troopers [1997] and its satirical and ironic take on the subject of war, in itself akin to Dr Strangelove [1964].
So, here we shall sit in 2013 with a film handling the subject of war under a backdrop of a zombie apocalypse. It might work, or it might become one of those films that you need to be able to say 'yeah, I've seen it', just 'cause.
AK GÇ£You go into combat, and itGÇÖs NOT going to be WagnerGǪindustrial techno or really hard drum and bassGÇ¥ Reynir Hardarson, founding member of CCP Games, 2002.
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Louis deGuerre
The Dark Tribe Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2012.11.09 14:29:00 -
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Fake looking CGI zombies are boooooorrrriiiinngggg.
Remember when one monster you never even saw for the first hour was terrifying ? That's how you make a horror movie. By making people use their i-m-a-g-i-n-a-t-i-o-n instead of spamming them with bodyparts non stop. FIRE FRIENDSHIP TORPEDOES ! Louis's epic skill guide v1.1 |
pussnheels
The Fiction Factory
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Posted - 2012.11.09 15:47:00 -
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both books were a great read but i don't know about that trailer /film sometjhing just not right I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire |
Casirio
DEEP-SPACE CO-OP LTD Exhale.
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Posted - 2012.11.09 16:33:00 -
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Read this book several times back when no one had heard of it yet :P Trailer looks ok, I don't think it will be close to the epicness of the book. But I am a Brad Pitt fan and I think he wouldn't be in the movie unless it was going to be good. We shall see. |
baltec1
Bat Country
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Posted - 2012.11.09 20:10:00 -
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The zombies in the book dont run. I have a feeling this is not going to be the only thing changed by hollywood.
And I was so looking forwards to the battle of Yonkers |
Surfin's PlunderBunny
The Python Cartel.
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Posted - 2012.11.10 03:30:00 -
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Baby ChuChu wrote:Meh, thumbs down from me personally. I think Pitt is a great actor, but, aside from the Walking Dead game, I'm just done with zombies. I can't stand 'em anymore. Like, aside from the questionable CGI, it doesn't look bad...but I'm done. It's just not for me.
must listen to boobs.... "Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff-á |
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Gibbo5771
AQUILA INC Verge of Collapse
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Posted - 2012.11.13 16:10:00 -
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Jesus that looks ******* terrible LOL.
Hard to believe a scene from this was recording 10 minutes on foot from my front door. |
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CCP Falcon
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Posted - 2012.11.13 17:35:00 -
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I had really high hopes for this movie, but lost all interest when I saw the trailer sadly
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Mire Stoude
Capital Industries Research And Development Fidelas Constans
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Posted - 2012.11.13 17:38:00 -
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I liked the trailer, but the waves of CGI zombies is stupid looking. I don't know if I'll see it or not. |
Rana Ash
Gradient Electus Matari
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Posted - 2012.11.13 17:47:00 -
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In the book i belive the zombies did not run, they shambeld in great hordes. This looks more like 28 days later on steroids |
Destination SkillQueue
Are We There Yet
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Posted - 2012.11.13 18:04:00 -
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Rana Ash wrote:In the book i belive the zombies did not run, they shambeld in great hordes. This looks more like 28 days later on steroids
I dislike the new generation of fast zombies and movies that have them. Not just because of the running, but because of their canny ability to work together and not targeting each other despite being portrayed insane with rage or hunger. They're simply not zombies anymore in my book. They're generic plague carrying monsters. The only reason they're called zombies at this point is because someone at marketing thinks it'll sell better. |
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
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Posted - 2012.11.13 18:27:00 -
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The books are always better than the movie. Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings? |
AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
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Posted - 2012.11.14 18:20:00 -
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Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:The books are always better than the movie.
Hard to agree with that statement.
2 things:
1: Two people will not have the same level of imagination - no matter how good the writing is written. 2: Movies are Movies; books are books - never the twaine.
AK
GÇ£You go into combat, and itGÇÖs NOT going to be WagnerGǪindustrial techno or really hard drum and bassGÇ¥ Reynir Hardarson, founding member of CCP Games, 2002.
somethingjustgotreal.com |
Frost Saber
PILGRIMS Insane Asylum
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Posted - 2012.11.16 03:56:00 -
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Name a movie better than the book. This is almost a universal law, the limitations of film can never live up to a book. It has a lot to do with film length, but even LoTRs couldn't really touch the books with 3 movies. Money being no object 6 or 10 movies still probably wouldn't have done it. We'll see how the Hobbit series does with 3 movies. With that amount of time they might be able to get most of the book in film form but I doubt you'll find many tolkein fans saying the movie was better than the book. With Game of thrones being a series they get to extend each book over several hours but it still doesn't touch the book.
Looks like they're doing the same with Z they did to I am Legend. Use the name of a popular book and a big star to make a movie nothing like the original book. |
baltec1
Bat Country
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Posted - 2012.11.16 11:17:00 -
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The only movie based on a book that turned out well has been the lord of the rings. |
Rana Ash
Gradient Electus Matari
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Posted - 2012.11.16 12:38:00 -
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Destination SkillQueue wrote:I dislike the new generation of fast zombies and movies that have them. Not just because of the running, but because of their canny ability to work together and not targeting each other despite being portrayed insane with rage or hunger. They're simply not zombies anymore in my book. They're generic plague carrying monsters. The only reason they're called zombies at this point is because someone at marketing thinks it'll sell better.
This is something they wondered over in the book i believe, the uncanny way the zombies knew what was what. The zombies could tell whom was a zombie and whom wasn't |
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Destination SkillQueue
Are We There Yet
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Posted - 2012.11.16 13:15:00 -
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Rana Ash wrote:Destination SkillQueue wrote:I dislike the new generation of fast zombies and movies that have them. Not just because of the running, but because of their canny ability to work together and not targeting each other despite being portrayed insane with rage or hunger. They're simply not zombies anymore in my book. They're generic plague carrying monsters. The only reason they're called zombies at this point is because someone at marketing thinks it'll sell better. This is something they wondered over in the book i believe, the uncanny way the zombies knew what was what. The zombies could tell whom was a zombie and whom wasn't
It's good that they've addressed the issue in some way and limited awareness and ignoring their own is common for most zombie movies. It's not like olden day zombie movies are flawless in the logic department. They're just undead, driven either by instinct or are being controlled and go after the living. They're dumb, less coordinated in movement and organization, but are tireless, infect others and ignore almost all damage done to their bodies. Creatures with serious weaknesses, but with impressive strengths to make them a genuine threat. It's certainly fiction, but grounded in realism at the same time.
I think zombies acting as a team becomes more of an issue with science zombies and the more you make them utilize teamwork and human abilities. Usually it's even to the point no animal or human would or could work together, so I can't just ignore it. There has to be a reason why mindless/insane infected people have equal or more control over themselves than actual humans have and seem to share intelligence information and coordinate their attacks. You can't just have them behave like the bugs from starship troopers and expect me to accept that. People working together couldn't do that without extensive training and technology to communicate, so insane science zombies should definitely not be able to come even close. |
Frost Saber
PILGRIMS Insane Asylum
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Posted - 2012.11.16 14:16:00 -
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I've never been able to accept a "slow mover" or traditional zombie as anywhere close to realistic. Most traditional zombie outbreaks have slow onset with slow dumb zombies. No country with a standing army or disease control system would have a problem with this. It gains some realism when the disease has a quick onset and the zombies are running on 100% such as in 28 days later. Of course no disease can spread in 15 seconds but in order for something like this to have any chance of spreading it would need a very quick onset, or a very delayed onset with no symptoms for some time.
As far as zombies "knowing" about other zombies... How does an ant know another ant is from the same colony? If you can imagine a concept like zombies coming from a disease its no stretch to imagine the same disease releasing some kind of phermone to let other zombies know theyre zombies. Of course they dont know they know but if it wasnt that way then the disease or even the concept wouldnt work. If any disease or any orginism practiced canabilism to the pooint of total destruction of the gene pool it wouldnt exist. Thats simply natural selection. The whole concept of the zombie apocylypse hinges on the hive mentality of he zombies. |
Gibbo5771
AQUILA INC Verge of Collapse
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Posted - 2012.11.16 14:38:00 -
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Frost Saber wrote:Name a movie better than the book. This is almost a universal law, the limitations of film can never live up to a book. It has a lot to do with film length, but even LoTRs couldn't really touch the books with 3 movies. Money being no object 6 or 10 movies still probably wouldn't have done it. We'll see how the Hobbit series does with 3 movies. With that amount of time they might be able to get most of the book in film form but I doubt you'll find many tolkein fans saying the movie was better than the book. With Game of thrones being a series they get to extend each book over several hours but it still doesn't touch the book.
Looks like they're doing the same with Z they did to I am Legend. Use the name of a popular book and a big star to make a movie nothing like the original book.
Never had a problem watching any Stephen King novel based movies like Pet Cemetery. |
Glasgow Dunlop
Gigaverse The Imperial Senate
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Posted - 2012.11.16 14:59:00 -
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I seen the trailer, I've seen Glasgow full of zombies ( thats not the trailer, thats of a normal eveing )
( the 1st part of the trailer is glasgow city centre, yes we need the money ) |
Frost Saber
PILGRIMS Insane Asylum
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Posted - 2012.11.16 15:23:00 -
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I didnt say movies made from books arent worth watching. There are great movies out there like fight club, LOTR , Dune, and many more . We could probably name hundreds of good movies made from books . but I cant think of one that is better than the book. |
AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
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Posted - 2012.11.16 15:41:00 -
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Frost Saber wrote:Name a movie better than the book. This is almost a universal law, the limitations of film can never live up to a book. It has a lot to do with film length, but even LoTRs couldn't really touch the books with 3 movies. Money being no object 6 or 10 movies still probably wouldn't have done it. We'll see how the Hobbit series does with 3 movies. With that amount of time they might be able to get most of the book in film form but I doubt you'll find many tolkein fans saying the movie was better than the book. With Game of thrones being a series they get to extend each book over several hours but it still doesn't touch the book.
Looks like they're doing the same with Z they did to I am Legend. Use the name of a popular book and a big star to make a movie nothing like the original book.
Books have enormous limitations - they have no sound for one thing.
Hate to say it but you cannot compare the two mediums, and, you cannot use the 'name one' argument either, because what happens if I do name one? Are you then goin to say 'name two'?
When would it end? After you get to 'name five-hundred-and-eighty-four'? And none can answer you? Is that when you become right and you get to exclaim 'ah!'?
I suspect a lot of people will watch the film and then read the book - are they allowed to do that? Are they allowed to make comparisons and critique? Or is that only the people that read the book and then watched the film are allowed to do this?
Flick back one page and read my comments, films and books need to be judged on their individual merits; in other words does a book succeed in being a good book, or a film in being a good film. Period.
AK GÇ£You go into combat, and itGÇÖs NOT going to be WagnerGǪindustrial techno or really hard drum and bassGÇ¥ Reynir Hardarson, founding member of CCP Games, 2002.
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Frost Saber
PILGRIMS Insane Asylum
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Posted - 2012.11.16 17:55:00 -
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First, this is just a discussion. There's no need to get hostile. You absolutely can compare a book to a movie because they both are stories. They are both entertainment. They both require us the viewers to open our imaginations. What you're suggesting I'm suggesting is that books are better than movies. I'm not. I'm suggesting on the basis of a good story and entertainment a movie made from a specific book is not as good as said book. You haven't said it out right but by strongly disagreeing with the book is better than the movie argument and mentioning "enormous limitations" of books you are suggesting movies are better than books. Not that that is wrong, but you can't compare apples and oranges right?
Yes, I'm asking you, or anybody to name one, two or 584 movies made from a book that is a better in anyway than the book. Other than the obvious distinctions of "no sound" or it has no visual aspect (which I disagree with since a book allows your mind to create sounds and visuals and an audio book with a good voice actor is a great way to experience a book).
Somebody did mention Stephen King. While I agree there ar some good movies made from his novels I still enjoyed the books more.
Again, no movie can possibly get everything in a book onto film. There just isn't enough time. A good example is Atlas Shrugged. The unabridged audio book is 60+ hours. They've recently made two movies from it (I've seen the first part) and as a stand alone movie it was ok. It was B production level and I think if there had been a larger budget they could have done better. But even with a blockbuster budget it couldn't possibly do the book justice.
For movie/book combinations like Z, I am Legend and Starship Troopers there really can't be a comparison. The story of those 3 books and those 3 movies only really share a title and little else. Had any of those movies been named something else and the characters been named something else most people wouldn't know the movies came from the book.
If you don't want to, or can't compare a book to a movie you're fine not participating in the discussion. I just wanted to know people's thoughts on other made from book movies. |
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ISD Cyberdyne
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
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Posted - 2012.11.17 02:03:00 -
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I'll most definitely be seeing this movie, assuming the world doesn't end next month! /s
Although this seems distant from the 'World War Z' that I read and loved, I won't judge the movie on this trailer. And worst case scenario, it's another zombie movie/it's another Brad Pitt movie/it's another movie movie... Either way, they'll probably remake it with Christopher Nolan directing the film, in a few years, and it will be darker and better, which is fine by me. ISD Cyberdyne Ensign Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs) Interstellar Services Department |
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Jesuis Cache-Cache
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Posted - 2012.11.17 02:33:00 -
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I am zombied to death.
They were...OK in the 70's but started getting old in the 80's.
Some great games never even got a look past the trailer because that is all they were about. *looks at Dead Island*
TV shows..series...movies...I am done.
"I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the time he killed himself." - Johnny Carson-á |
AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
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Posted - 2012.11.17 03:46:00 -
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You said films have limitations versus books they were made from or based - you're wrong, and create your own thread on that topic and I'll prove it.
GÇ£You go into combat, and itGÇÖs NOT going to be WagnerGǪindustrial techno or really hard drum and bassGÇ¥ Reynir Hardarson, founding member of CCP Games, 2002.
somethingjustgotreal.com |
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