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Product Description United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) traverses the world in a race against time to stop the zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself.Special Features: OriginsLooking to Science .co.uk Review Few monsters lend themselves better to allegory than the zombie. In the years since George Romero first set the shambling mold with Night of the Living Dead, filmmakers have been using the undead as handy substitutes for concepts as varied as mall-walking consumers, punk rockers, soccer hooligans, and every political movement imaginable. (All this, plus brain chomping.) World War Z, the mega-scale adaptation of Max Brooks's richly detailed faux-historical novel, presents a zombie apocalypse on a ginormous level never seen before on film. Somehow, however, the sheer size of the scenario, coupled with a distinct lack of visceral explicitness, ends up blunting much of the metaphoric impact. While the globe-hopping action certainly doesn't want for spectacle, viewers may find themselves wishing there was something more to, you know, chew on. Director Marc Forster and his team of screenwriters (including J. Michael Straczynski and Lost's Damon Lindelof) have kept the basic gist of the source material, in which an unexplained outbreak results in a rapidly growing army of the undead. Unlike the novel's sprawling collection of unrelated narrators, however, the film streamlines the plot, following a retired United Nations investigator (Brad Pitt) who must leave his family behind in order to seek out the origins of the outbreak. While the introduction of a central character does help connect some of Brooks's cooler ideas, it also has the curious effect of narrowing the global scale of the crisis. By the time of the third act, in which Pitt finds himself under siege in a confined space, the once epic scope has decelerated into something virtually indistinguishable from any other zombie movie. Even if it's not a genre changer, though, World War Z still has plenty to distinguish itself, including a number of well-orchestrated set pieces--this is a movie that will never be shown on airplanes--and the performances, with Pitt's gradually eroding calm strengthened by a crew of supporting actors (including Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, and a fantastically loony David Morse) who manage to make a large impression in limited time. Most importantly, it's got those tremendous early scenes of zombie apocalypse, which display a level of frenetic chaos that's somehow both over-the-top and eerily plausible. When the fleet-footed ghouls start dogpiling en masse, even the most level-headed viewer may find themselves checking the locks and heading for the basement. --Andrew Wright
K**Y
Excellent
Fantastic film from start to finish. Good value.
S**D
Why the bad reviews?
OK, I cannot fathom why this has received bad reviews from critics and movie and non-movie lovers, but I finished watching WWZ fully satisfied, granted the ending was a tiny bit abrupt or came too soon (but I have experienced worse endings by acclaimed films of the kind) but I was terrorised watching this, Brad Pitt was great, sure his character wasn't the cliche John McClane-esque typical all guns blazing protaganist but I thoroughly enjoyed the toned done hero almost like Wikus in District 9...a kind of accidental hero. The effects were great, not mind blowing BUT they didn't need to be because we have had our fair share of OTT in-your-face big explosions summer blockbuster effects to last us another dozen summers and to be frank as much as I love big bombastc movies sometimes we can be too overwhelmed (take Man of Steel) and fed up with a cluster of scenes too messy and busy for the eyes to take in.The suspense and anticipation in slow quiet scenes were perfect (I'm a self confessed scaredy-cat when it comes to horror and thrills) and didn't do the usual image-run-across-the-screen usual BS we are used to, but when things jumped out it was when I was not expecting them to...and when things DIDN'T jump out it was when I was really expecting to, so my anticipation of thrills and suspense was all over the place making me enjoy the ride even more.I came in listening to the bad reviews and expected to be bitterly dissappointed (the opposite of other summer blockbusters like Iron Man 3, Man of Steel and the like) but ended up fulfilled and thoroughly entertained and will be lining up immediatly when the sequel arrives.
J**�
World War Z.
A science fiction horror film based loosely on the novel by Max Brooks, but altered considerably to provide a cohesive narrative storyline.It`s a fast-paced, sprawling action film with often epic set-piece scenarios that depict a potentially apocalyptic zombie pandemic. An entertaining and imaginative popcorn movie, Brad Pitt does a fair job as the lead actor though there isn`t a lot of character development given the dominance of the concept and pace of events.It`s a technically well-made film and it holds a certain status with viewers from Scotland as the opening scenes were filmed around Glasgow and in Grangemouth.The DVD release presents a good clear digital transfer in 16x9 ratio.A decent enough film of its kind.
G**N
Z? MORE LIKE A+!
What an absolutely fantastic movie!I remembered this coming out at the cinema but, not being a fan of the zombie genre - in fact, I loathe it, it's dull and stupid! - I didn't really take all that much notice. But it was always there, niggling at the back of my mind. So, on a whim, I decided to take a punt - it was only a fiver, so, not that much of a risk - and get it on DVD.Wow! Am I glad I did!I can't stop watching it. No blood; no gore. No ridiculously un-scary zombies shambling about at minus two miles per hour. Everything I hate about 'proper' zombie movies is gloriously absent from World War Z. And in its place we have one of the most epic, large-scale actioners I've ever seen. Never mind being TOLD by the characters that the world is overrun by the undead as they valiently battle a small contingent in a shopping mall or something, in this movie we get to SEE the world overrun.The opening Philadelphia set piece is amazing. The Jerusalem one is just plain addictive.The only minor gripe I might have is with the third act. Usually action movies crank UP towards the end. This one cranks DOWN. After the mind-blowing action of acts one and two the third act is more about tension. It's not a problem. It's just different.Seriously, don't do what I did and let the online reviews put you off.If you like gore and brain-eating, then, admittedly this probably isn't for you. But if you're more mature than that and enjoy a good story excellently told then take a chance on this one. You won't be disappointed.
S**N
World War Z DVD.
I`ll start by saying that this is my favourite movie of 2013. You have 10 minutes at the beginning for the scene to be set with the introduction of Brad Pitt and his family. Then bang, society and the world they (we) know, quickly falls apart as chaos and violence takes over, with everyone desperately battling to somehow survive against the growing numbers of the undead.To say that this story moves at pace is like saying Usain Bolt can run a bit. There is one marvellous set piece after another, which are all tense and exciting at the same time. My fave scene is on the plane, when the infection starts, I didn`t know what the hell Brad Pitt`s character was going to do, but desperate times call for equally desperate measures and this sequence was resolved with a backs to the wall nowhere to go resolution that was the only logical thing to do. But I am delighted to say that it all works tremendously well.The well publicised problems during the making of the movie are not transferred to the screen and what we have are a blockbuster that delivers on every level. I was sceptical before I saw the film because of its certification and lack of on screen gore. But I was taken in by the scale of the film that successfully creates a genuinely terrifying global pandemic that threatens the survival of the human race itself.All I can say is if there is to be a sequel, they`ve got one hell of a job matching this movie.
L**L
Lol
Can't wait till number two comes out on dvd
E**S
Good quality item at a reasonable price delivered fast.
Good quality item at a reasonable price delivered fast.
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