Comments on: World War Z – A Bookish Movie Review

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:32:55 +0000

I think agree with you. The only reason I can see for keeping it is to give the book credit since there are a few ideas pulled directly from the book. However, I think putting “Inspired by World War Z” somewhere on it and giving it a new name would have been more appropriate. It was just so different!

By: Pabkins

Pabkins — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 02:56:32 +0000

I don’t think they should have kept the name at all. I haven’t seen the movie but i’ve heard about it endlessly because all my RL friends know my fav zombie book is World War Z. I don’t mind adaptations but this wasn’t an adaptation from what I’ve heard/seen/read reviews – it was a completely different story.

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:30:59 +0000

I agree, Brad Pitt did a really nice job in this one. And the zombies were definitely scary! That and the constant action made this a really fun movie

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:29:13 +0000

I’ll be excited to hear what you think about both of them

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:35:43 +0000

I watched this movie without reading the book because the latter didn’t really appeal to me as I am not into zombie books. Having said that, I really couldn’t say if this has been faithful to the book.

Speaking of the movie alone, I think it’s one of the best films I’ve seen in 2013. I loved how Brad portrayed Gerry Lane’s character. And the thrill and the terror had me on the edge of my seat. At first, I thought it was just going to be a film adaptation of PVZ but obviously it wasn’t. While I hated the Warm Bodies film, it wasn’t the case with this one.

Great review, Katie.

By: TracyK

TracyK — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:05:58 +0000

I want to read the book in 2014, and then watch the movie. I do realize how different they are, and expect to like the book better, but we will see. Enjoyed your posts on both.