As I understand it, fidelity to Max Brooks' novel has been scant at best, but neither that nor countless post-production woes prevent Paramount's adaptation from serving as an efficient and effectively exciting globe-spanning zombie thriller.
Forster delivers big-scale action entertainment, a compelling work that flexes its own sinewy muscles while still fulfilling the hopes of zombie fans, who have wanted to see the walking dead given the mega-budget treatment for some time.
It ignores or fudges various geopolitical realities, and in fumbling away one of the chief strengths of its source material morphs into just another anonymous quasi-post-apocalyptic blockbuster.
Surprisingly, the film works. Not as an original twist on the zombie movie and not as an emotional roller-coaster. But as what a June movie with a whopping budget is supposed to be - a spectacular summer blockbuster
Choosing quantity over quality, intensity over tension and big-screen thrills over low-fi shocks - this is probably what the zombie apocalypse will actually look like.
TSMontana - In what universe is WWZ getting better ratings than MOS on RT? Just wow. Guess all those re-shoots really helped, along with making Z's looks like corny CGI, and a PG-13 rating. * shakes head *
Actually, World War Z currently has a slightly lower average rating than Man of Steel, with 6.2 out of 10 to the latter's 6.3.
TSMontana - In what universe is WWZ getting better ratings than MOS on RT? Just wow. Guess all those re-shoots really helped, along with making Z's looks like corny CGI, and a PG-13 rating. * shakes head *
Actually, World War Z currently has a slightly lower average rating than Man of Steel, with 6.2 out of 10 to the latter's 6.3.
TSMontana - In what universe is WWZ getting better ratings than MOS on RT? Just wow. Guess all those re-shoots really helped, along with making Z's looks like corny CGI, and a PG-13 rating. * shakes head *
Actually, World War Z currently has a slightly lower average rating than Man of Steel, with 6.2 out of 10 to the latter's 6.3.
TSMontana - In what universe is WWZ getting better ratings than MOS on RT? Just wow. Guess all those re-shoots really helped, along with making Z's looks like corny CGI, and a PG-13 rating. * shakes head *
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Actually, World War Z currently has a slightly lower average rating than Man of Steel, with 6.2 out of 10 to the latter's 6.3.</blockquote>
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Also says average rating 6.2/10 <img alt="Phone Post 3.0" border="0" src="/images/phone/apple.png" style="vertical-align:middle;" /></blockquote>
and what exactly does that have to do with anything regarding going romo for Brad Pitt, Huh!?
TSMontana - In what universe is WWZ getting better ratings than MOS on RT? Just wow. Guess all those re-shoots really helped, along with making Z's looks like corny CGI, and a PG-13 rating. * shakes head *
Actually, World War Z currently has a slightly lower average rating than Man of Steel, with 6.2 out of 10 to the latter's 6.3.
The average rating is displayed in smaller text below the percentage rating, and in my opinion, reflects the critical consensus far more accurately. The percentage shows you how many critics gave the film a positive review, but completely disregards what their actual score was. That can lead to very misleading ratings, as is the case here and in many other instances.
TSMontana - In what universe is WWZ getting better ratings than MOS on RT? Just wow. Guess all those re-shoots really helped, along with making Z's looks like corny CGI, and a PG-13 rating. * shakes head *
Actually, World War Z currently has a slightly lower average rating than Man of Steel, with 6.2 out of 10 to the latter's 6.3.
The average rating is displayed in smaller text below the percentage rating, and in my opinion, reflects the critical consensus far more accurately. The percentage shows you how many critics gave the film a positive review, but completely disregards what their actual score was. That can lead to very misleading ratings, as is the case here and in many other instances.
And again I ask, what exactly does that have to do with anything regarding going romo for Brad Pitt, Huh!?
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