World War Z - WTF Happened To This Movie?

Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs.
In this episode, we take a look at the zombie action flick World War Z, starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Matthew Fox, James Badge Dale, Peter Capaldi, David Morse, Ruth Negga and Daniella Kertesz. Directed by Marc Forster, this globe-spanning zombie yarn is adapted from the novel of the same written by Max Brooks, although it's seemingly mostly in name only as the story changed drastically for the big screen. With all manner of production issues, a reshot ending and clashes with the director and producer, Brad Pitt, it seemed like WWZ would be a box office disaster, but it ended up being a major success despite all the production woes. So, let's find out WTF Happened to World War Z!
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[@coreytroup9818]

Brooks' novel is a chilling accurate representation of how our world would respond to the outbreak; he did his homework on our cultures, religions, economy and politics then unleashed the undead. Of course, Hollywood thought we just wanted zombies. Its about everything else that made the book compelling.

[@dedcaesar2325]

Hard to believe that something so dramatic and harrowing could come from the son of the guy that made Blazing Saddles and History of the World Part 1. But the book is just so damn good and the full cast audiobook only enhances it.

[@unknownunknown4195]

I think they should make a tv serious about it because you don’t need to worry about stupid drama and every season you switch countries and i dont want an action hero every time i want the normal every day solder dealing with this shit with his unit and all

[@jarrodedson5441]

​@@dedcaesar2325 I know right

[@jarrodedson5441]

​@@unknownunknown4195 not every season more like every episode

[@unknownunknown4195]

@@jarrodedson5441 but then you dont have any time to know the characters or understand the plot if it was episode by episode it would move way to fast

[@BenRangel]

I’d agree with Pitt on this; the geopolitics are most interesting to me. Sure you have that cool Samurai dude subplot but the highlight for me was how different nations would try to defend the apocalpyse

[@jacob4920]

They went into that a TINY bit, with Israel. But yeah, it pretty much stops there.

[@dedcaesar2325]

This would have worked so much better as a TV series or a mini-series at the very least, to better flesh out the world wide aspect of this.

[@rannenw6207]

The book did do that. Each country reacted differently to situations. Russia decemated it's military due to muntiy the US used pharma companies to keep the fear down, England had it's surviors hold up in castles ,and France needed heros.

[@KoolKeithProductions]

​​@@rannenw6207I just can't get over how boring the ending of WWZ was. That's why I'm here, to find out what happened, and apparently they did have a huge action packed ending planned, but it got replaced for the trash one we got. The last 20mins of the movie is just Brad sneaking around zombies. That's how you end a big summer blockbuster? What a joke.

[@gundamnerd]

Max Brooks told me at NYCC years ago when i asked him about the film: "i wish they let me see it before i let them put my name on it" ouch lol

[@anubusx]

😆😆😆

[@1701spacecadet]

I think he has a good case for forcing them to remove his name from it.

[@JungleLeeLewis]

It is Absolutely NOTHING like the Book.. I WAS hoping to see a "Reality Show" Multi character interview, with Some intertwining. AND IT IS Cold Weather that WOULD Freeze ANY human who Moved SLOW(these things not just ran BUT were Resident Evil Dobermans. NOT like in the Book!) and that is how the remaining Multiple Characters are "Safe". They're still "Cleaning Up" at the end of the Book. The Book is Great and Max Killed It! Literally!

[@ryanbell6672]

@@1701spacecadet bah... he got money

[@audrablue515]

Fair comment from Max Brooks.

[@jonathanross149]

What Happened?...they didn't read the book. They just wanted the title.

[@pdzombie1906]

Damn it, Jonathan, I was gonna write the same comment...

[@jonathanross149]

@@pdzombie1906 You know, when I heard they were going to make WWZ I was excited to see a very unique film. Basically, a mockumentary about the zombie wars.

[@navylaks2]

Blame Pitt he's the producer

[@pdzombie1906]

@@jonathanross149 Yeah, from the high concept zombie narrative combining several stories with different genres, Hollywood just got an action movie... They should make a series instead of a sequel...

[@jonathanross149]

@@pdzombie1906 I don't know if you have listened to the audio book, but it showed what a WWZ movie could have been. Even thought it is abridged, it has a great cast of actors.

[@roahnosh]

WTF happened to World War Z? Battle of Yonkers is nonexistent

[@Blast2224]

My favorite chapter. Chilling and so realistic.

[@bakratos23230]

The lack of The Trooper in the soundtrack.

[@donalny]

@@Blast2224 Especially when you live in the neighborhood the battle is set in.

[@chrisbrown8748]

Along with 99% of the other cool stuff from the book I.e. The underground canals of Paris, the blind guy etc.

[@Blast2224]

@@chrisbrown8748 We didn't even get to see how people thought they could "outlast" the undead by retreating to the colder mountains, only to face the evils of desperate humanity. It would be a mirror of our society today, losing resources.

[@donalny]

Max Brooks also lectures at West Point about how to address a global pandemic, just in case things weren't creepy enough.

[@bernieponcik1351]

Multiple redundancy...

[@artrendon6101]

IT TOTALLY WASN'T THE BOOK. THAT'S what happened to it. Mystery solved.

[@potterscott06]

The book would be much better suited to a TV show there are so many good stories from the book, new cast/story every week only keeping the "narrator" the same

[@that1guy73075]

@@potterscott06 YES! band of brothers style, Each episode starting with the interview with the person telling their story. Was perfectly suited for a series.

[@artrendon6101]

@@potterscott06 Agreed. It would be awesome for a big cable network to pick it up as a series, that actually has a definite ending. But I think too many people are burned out from The Walking Dead. And it would get too many comparisons, to that particular show.

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@potterscott06 I agree why didn't that happened

[@TheSchmed]

Scott yep, a 10 part mini series.

[@mrgreatbigmoose]

Give me classic shambling Uncle George zombies instead. That being said, the zombies here (literally an ocean wave up to that helicopter) was the best "zombies as a force of nature" depiction seen yet!

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

Nah, _Train to Busan_ did zoombies better.

[@dexexmachinatu4151]

This movie would've been better recieved if it wasn't named World War Z imo.

[@cheefussmith9380]

Yep. Too bad the plot made no sense.

[@freeminded7]

Yea and those make way more sense. Running zombies with incredible strength aren’t possible and are lame as fuck.

[@dexexmachinatu4151]

Because shambling flesh and bones filled with black puss that cannot rot is way more believable.

[@ShawnMenchaca]

Have you noticed this was a non gory zombie movie?

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

To much goar sucks

[@Destroyer2150]

Gotta keep it PG-13 and make that money. The movie feel very safe, corporate and boring. Even the soundtrack is not even that good. But you don't need to make something good, in order to make a ton of money...

[@GioAtero]

Unacceptable! It reminds me of Dracula Untold (2014) - Rating: 5/10 [BAD FLICK]. Or as I call it: The Story that did not Need to be Told. A movie about Vlad III (known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula), the most sanguinarius ruler in history is portrayed in a censured world where rivers of blood are missing.

[@kewltony]

At least Brad Pitt's boy could watch it

[@blackirish6868]

There's never too much gore!!!!

[@pbh81]

Never has a film benifited from low expectations as much as world war z

[@RoverIAC]

except maybe Rise of Skywalker.

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@RoverIAC plz don't remind me of that film

[@RoverIAC]

@@jarrodedson5441 I'm sorry. Truly I am, I shouldn't have brought it up. A lot of people are hurting.

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@RoverIAC that's fine it's just that I despise that film with all my heart and soul...... It hurts me to say I hate a star wars film because I'm a huge fan of Star wars..... If u could pick 5 reasons what would be ur top 5 reasons I hated this film?

[@RoverIAC]

@@jarrodedson5441 My guess... no 1 because they forgot to make a trilogy out of this trilogy, 2. because there was too much convoluted BS rather then a strong story. 3. The new characters were undeveloped and wasted. 4. The old characters were mostly disrespected, especially R2. 5. JJ is a hack and let's not even mention Kennedy .....

[@Kaziklu]

Anyone that has ever read the JMS script has to know that what ended up on screen is sad. JMS's script was significantly smaller (budget wise) and heart breaking at times.

[@makatron]

Imagine this movie with an R rating, that'd be glorious but apparently people getting killed with minimum blood still kid friendly. Such waste of potential.

[@manhuawang11]

Imagine this movie if it had used any of the book material...

[@makatron]

@bigevilworldwide1 I meant it as they following the actual source material, but studios are messing with movies these days that end up only hurting themselves after the bomb.

[@wolfbrother6615]

@@manhuawang11 this would have been a possible epic hit in my view if it stuck to the book.

[@ICONICPARIS]

@@wolfbrother6615 it was an epic hit

[@tjk3430]

Maybe financially but as a story it was pretty cookie cutter lame. Let it RIP.

[@jacobgorman3145]

Yes the director can make one of the worse bond films. He must be good.

[@Nodux359]

Yes "007 - QoS" was such a mess. The story was convoluted, so they wanted to hide it under lots and lots of action. But they couldn´t handle the action scenes, so everything was cut into pieces staccato-style.

[@rogermorris9696]

I would love to see a Netflix World War Z TV series following the book as a kind of The World Ar War type show, And NO running zombies.

[@WillPrather]

I've thought the same thing. Each episode would open with the unseen journalist setting up his equipment, maybe putting down a pack of smokes and an ashtray, and then the person being interviewed would start off answering some questions about themselves as the scene changed to their particular story. Imagine the possibilities for telling multiple perspective stories about pivotal events (like the Battle of Yonkers). The movie felt like such a missed opportunity.

[@tophat2776]

Anthology Series.

[@RoverIAC]

I was going to say the same thing as the above three comments... but no need to now.

[@peterwong8028]

Yes each episode starts as a mock interview

[@bierkraftwerk]

@@peterwong8028 While at the same time giving small glimpses into the then-present and how it changed after the Z apocalypse. The movie was a huge let-down. If it was just a generic zombie movie, ok, good entertainment. But as a movie adaptation of Max Brooks' novel, it leaves out nearly every single defining element of the book. And yes, even the "slow zombies" (in both transformation and movement) are one important element of the book. As it allows for the build-up of tension, the feeling of looming doom and the nerve-tearing inability to properly react to what seems obvious. And also it is an important element of counter strategies and tactics. Gosh, now I need to re-read the book for the, like, 25th time. Have to find out whom of my friends I lent it to :D

[@CodenameDuchess21]

World War Z needs to be a HBO or FX-type series more closely aligned with the actual book.

[@darksideofthemoon488]

Maybe Netflix or Hulu as well?

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@darksideofthemoon488 they need yo make a show of this

[@djoneforever]

They found the cure...no point for sequels

[@Rrodfer]

virus mutation could be a excuse for a sequal

[@austingriff5905]

They found camouflage not quite a cure. Still have a world of zombies lol and a sequel should be a close adaptation of the book. More of s reboot or something

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

You know nothing of film

[@RonLarhz]

The cure isnt really a cure. To inject "psuedo" illness might just allow new problems/mutations.

[@olmaBLN]

Also 28 days later had no point for a sequel... and they made it. Or a "World War Z - The beinning"... or "Episode 1"... or "Chapter 1", after Brad Pitt died in the 3rd part and returned once with the "Resurrection" part.

[@Toto-95]

they paid 1 million for the name of the book, not the book itself X)

[@jarrodedson5441]

@Shoedi .L yeah no shite

[@controlZchannel]

I found it to be an interesting film for around the first half hour, but then something about it dropped off and lost me. Part of it may have been when the main character became invincible to death. No danger, no thrill.

[@tor924]

have you ever watched train to busan? it's such a wonderful zombie movie, probably the best I have seen in years. the characters are actually relatable and not a former government worker with ties lol

[@controlZchannel]

@@tor924 Yes I've watched it, a few years ago.

[@robet007]

@@tor924 Train to Busan is a great movie. I think they're making a sequel to it

[@HliasPsinakis]

@@robet007 I've read so many comments about the movie but honestly I thought it was just ok.

[@Pana_Kanel]

​@@HliasPsinakis Ti ok re Gianni

[@DAFTBONCHKOOPA]

The book is so good. I really didn't like the movie and how different it was. It should have been documentary style with the people telling all of the stories in interviews, like in the book. Remember the one about the Chinese submarine captain? The one on the ISS? The one about the downed pilot? All not in the movie. The only thing keeping this from being a Syfy channel original is Brad Pitt's involvement. The growing piles of zombies were very "Sharknado." I think South Park roasted this movie perfectly. Gonna have to watch that episode again.

[@oshura2506]

DAFTBONCHKOOPA the book had laughable moments idk what you mean😂.

[@RonLarhz]

Fear the walking dead have this arc and it kinda suck. WWZ is just a good zombie flick.

[@princekiro1596]

Well the game is more faithful to the book than the movie is.

[@oshura2506]

PrinceKiro you mean that trashy independent game? Or is there a triple A one now?

[@princekiro1596]

@@oshura2506 The one that everyone compares to Left 4 Dead.

[@skrappyjon2019]

Honestly, i think "Contagion" is a better representation of COVID-19 pandemic. But i did really like World War Z. not perfect, but a pretty good movie, IMO.

[@RoverIAC]

sure, but from memory 'Contagion' lacks zombies, Covid-19 seems to be bringing out all the Main Stream Media eating brain-dead zombies.

[@23madrabbit]

just give it a little time. ;)

[@skrappyjon2019]

@@RoverIAC ah fair enough. :)

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@RoverIAC yeah why is that why is covid-19 brining our all mainstream zombie film's and shows?

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

"Carriers" is a darker, more thoughtful representation than "Contagion," I think. Although I do prefer "Contagion" to "Outbreak."

[@kendalflongbeard2935]

It was just amazing that it came out as good as it did considering the trouble behind the scenes, and the differences from the book. It was big budget, and it honestly did something different with zombies having them behave as if they were part of nature. A flesh and blood virus on legs with teeth and claws. The waves of zombie hordes rushing the streets and getting gunned down is still intense to this day. I enjoyed it even though finding the lack of gore damn near disrespectful to the zombie genre lol.

[@patwest1815]

The swarming at the wall scene sold that picture.

[@StreetComp]

The book is really good and nothing at all like the movie. Not structured like typical novel and is very creative story that isn’t what you would expect.

[@kennethfharkin]

Try the unabridged audio book. It is even better as different "readers" tell their stories. Mark Hamill relates the battle of Yonkers.

[@deisycervantes9092]

Cry me a river, who gives a shit the movie is absolutely amazing 😊 The reason it made so well it’s because it’s awesome 👏

[@Blast2224]

I really don't like this movie, and I'm lowkey angry the book wasn't the plot. It was practically a Brad Pitt vehicle like Tom Cruise did to the Mummy. The zombies were PG-13 watered down generic runners ripped off from 28 Days and Dawn of the Dead, instead of the Romero-style zombies mixed with Return of the Living Dead, where they rose from the ground, the ocean, and consumed in slow to moderate swarms. None of the chilling accounts in the book shone, but instead, we got slapped with cartoonish CGI. They might have cherry-picked references and easter eggs but why even bother. This movie was packaged for teenage girls who would brag, "I like scary movies! I saw World War Z! Date me."

[@leafleap]

They should have just made a tv-series and followed the book more; have a reporter traveling the post pandemic world interviewing people in different countries and hearing their experiences during the war. Every episode could feature a new cast, location and they would all stand alone from each other. The book has some seriously varied stories, settings and characters - there is so much content to draw from and expand on, this movie barely managed to depict 5% of the overall book experience.

[@BCWasbrough]

I think my biggest disappointment is how much money they made ignoring the source material.

[@Alfonso88279]

While far from being a masterpiece, I really enjoyed world war z. It had some very astounding scenes, and I liked how the focus was on CURING it. In all zombie movies, nobody freaking cares about curing it. It's always about surviving. About time to see someone TRYING TO DO SOMETHING over it. The interpretations were amazing too, even the kids were really... well. They were ok, that's more than you usually can expect from children.

[@Bluesit32]

They tried. There is no cure. The disease is 100% fatal, even in the smallest amounts.

[@mnapisa79]

Lol too bad a movie named, "World War Z" wasnt a serious character study and became an action movie... i think they shouldve kept the original ending

[@Andrew-zq3ip]

Absolutely would have been better than the ridiculous Disney ending they gave it

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@Andrew-zq3ip i know right why didn't we get the original ending

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

I spoke with Max Brooks at a London Comic Con after the film was released. He said "when i went to the premiere i kept thinking "please don't ruin my book, please don't ruin my book." But when i saw the movie i realised they didn't ruin my book at all. They flat out fucking ignored it!" A sentiment he also shared on stage in a Q&A about an hour later in almost the exact same wording. He also said the only reason he liked the casting of Brad Pitt in the lead is because in the book, the lead was himself. He said "Incase you hadn't noticed, i don't look like Brad Pitt. I look like Jon Cryer."

[@sambamboram]

I was so excited for this movie after the book and the zombie survival guide. The movie botched what made the book so good, should have been an animated miniseries. Brad Pitt should stick to the supporting characters that he crushes every time.

[@bgxbsz]

i hope they make one on netflix, Pitt could even produce it

[@jasoneaton4520]

Sam Lowdon tru! He’s brilliant, but only works as a support.

[@oshura2506]

Sam Lowdon the book was decent, but it didn’t really do anything unexpected it was kind of predictable

[@sambamboram]

@@oshura2506 did you read it recently or when it came out? When the book came out we hadn't seen the vast majority of the notions posed within the pages.

[@spaceman081447]

@Sam Lowdon RE: "I was so excited for this movie after the book and the zombie survival guide." When I first heard that the movie World War Z was "in development," I KNEW that Hollywood would mess it up - just as they had done with Starship Troopers. And I was absolutely right!

[@arthurwatts1680]

Brooks' commentary on the inability of governments to deal with a pandemic proved to be all too accurate. I really enjoyed the book, particularly humanity's fightback.

[@gelatinskeleton8745]

Brad Pitt and many others shit all over this book. They ruined what could have been the greatest zombie film ever.

[@hairypancake4425]

@Gelatin Skeleton that's what we have been talking about Dune. . . . . . .Just appreciate this film didn't come out like Justice League or Suicide Squad.

[@michellefernandez3155]

@@hairypancake4425 Dune will be a shitfest, mark my words...

[@RogueReplicant]

@@michellefernandez3155 Who is the director? The same guy from Blade Runner 2?

[@RogueReplicant]

Brad Prick is such a fucking diva, ffs

[@patrickcolantuoni1724]

@@RogueReplicant Yes dennis villenue( sorry i have no idea how to spell his name)

[@brettpgh3312]

WWZ is my favorite book. It's really so damn good. Smart and comprehensive and a downright fascinating read. This movie is complete trash that has nothing at all to do with the book. They just used the title.

[@SNSTR]

it has nothing to do with the book, but it is still good if they adapted the book it would fail terribly.

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

The full cast audiobook is pretty fricken awesome too. But yeah, one of the best Zombie apocalypse novels of all time, arguably the best.

[@samanders2676]

The scene where the young doctor talked about ‘bread crumbs’, the search for ‘patient zero’ in Korean Peninsula, the Mosad agent’s insight into the danger of echo chamber, the question about how realities concerning human relationships are only as good as the memory, how belief systems and ideals changed by the end of the film were some of the most intriguing features of World War Z.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Except the origin was in China, not Korea.

[@oneandonlyJonnySad]

I WAS IN THIS MOVIE!!

The brilliant part about the zombies in the book was their slow relentlessness. When winter came they froze solid and were stuck until spring came and they thawed up to just continue. Or if they fell into the sea they crawled on the seabed until they reached shore. Who in their right mind reads this and decides that they should make a movie where the defining characteristic of the zombies is their amazing speed?

[@JakeSchwepker]

It doesn’t really make for a good visual story

@@JakeSchwepker If they had stuck to the interview format, I'm thinking it could have been harrowing with the interviewee narrating over events unfolding.

[@littlebubbie726]

The book was far more depressing than the film could ever capture. Shame they spoiled what could have been an epic.

[@guycalgary7800]

They need to make the book into a mini series ! It’s the only way to stay true to the amazing story .

[@Caffeine_Club]

If only they had just stuck to the damn novel, this could have been legendary. It should never have been a feature, but rather a 12 hour mini-series on HBO or Netflix. The zombies should have remained the regular zombie trope, and it should have just been the UN investigator going around the globe and having the scenes shown in flashbacks. They blew it.

[@JnEricsonx]

Pretty much what I said when I met Max again at NYCC! But god knows it was not his fault at ALL.

[@larryjohnson150]

I feel like it's been long enough now to do a proper reboot, something closer to the book.

[@theswan1852]

The second time I watched this movie was because I forgot I'd already seen it.

[@Luvie1980]

It should have been rated R or 18+ Enough with these PG-13 movies. Not everything has to be family friendly.

[@jeffreymercado2082]

An R-rating won't save a movie from a shitty script and production mishaps. I really don't understand how some people haven't figured this out yet. R-Rating does not = good movie. Gah

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@jeffreymercado2082 ur absolutely correct that doesn't mean good movie

[@danix454]

Family friendly means more money, because more people can watch the movie.

[@Luvie1980]

@@danix454 it's a zombie movie. Zombie movies aren't supposed to be family friendly. And don't give me that bollocks about the movie where the girl falls in love with a zombie.

[@Luvie1980]

@@jeffreymercado2082 did I say that Copernicus?

[@boowiebear]

This movie is awful....the fact that it is called World War Z is a crime.

[@pattyjay9999]

I especially like the part where that yelling cop got hit by the big truck, couldn’t stop😂😂😂

[@brettpgh3312]

I HATE that part! Where did that truck come from?? It's absolutely silent as it plows through 4 lanes of gridlocked traffic, then comes roaring up next to Brad Pitt's car. Worst example of a lack of object permanence in film. And I will never let it go.

[@acuralo]

This movie along with "I Am Legend' were two of the biggest movie disappointments that I can remember! Totally destroyed the great books they were based upon.

[@DavidSmith-qf3sm]

The alternative cut of I am legend is so much better. It ends with the monster wanting his wife back that’s in the basement/test lab.

[@kennarajora6532]

to be fair, they are zombie movies. I was kind of expecting that cheap, overblown, blockbuster feel before heading in. So it's not really that the movies failed to be thought provoking like the books. It's just that 'zombie movies' are never thought provoking. But you know, they could have at least used different names.

[@stanley-fghijk441]

The best part of the move is that "Surprise! Matthew Fox!" cameo.

[@brothadarrell8315]

Same thing happened to Brett Leonard's Lawnmower Man. Thank God for the director's cut cause it allows the story to grow. Say what you want about that film, it was so incredibly done for someone my age at the theater. Plus.. the company hired to do most of the effects in the 1992 film was Angel Studios which became Rockstar Games and your presious Grand Theft Auto

[@BRU1SED0G]

Glasgow happened :D I enjoyed watching it being filmed with some of our local Zombies

[@jackdeath]

Funny how Zombies in this movie become Olympic sprinters that can withstand falls from any height. It kind of kills the entire moral underpinning of why shambling Zombies were ever used. The problem isn't the zombies; it's the people not having a cohesive strategy to deal with them refusing to cooperate with each other. The zombies are an allegory for all the problems facing mankind and how we ignore the issues when we could be solving problems.

[@bluesweater0017]

The producers probably just saw the book title and were like “ that sounds like a good title for a movie”

[@Jzscrstsprstr]

World War Z the movie is just meh, very disposable and forgettable.

[@sol_badguy_o7584]

it's the longest Pepsi ad ever made

[@amanshaw7121]

I enjoyed and loved this movie. Though i never read the novel, i think this movie deserved a sequel❤️❤️

[@spaceman081447]

At 12:00 . . . "However, the producers felt that the film was too brutal . . ." How could they have expected to do a film about a worldwide zombie apocalypse without it being brutal?

[@CommanderCronus]

None of this was in the book.

[@jamigoddess]

When he forgot to put his cellphone on silent, I was out

[@jamesdominguez7685]

For me the absolute nail in this film's coffin is the idiotic silver bullet. "Too sick to be worth turning into a zombie" is one of the dumbest ideas in film history.

[@billyjack4131]

" Get ready for the big screen adaptation of the best selling novel thats got everything you love about... the title" ~ Honest Trailers~

[@jeanmichaels8686]

I was really disappointed in this movie. I didnt connect with any of the characters and didnt care who lived or died.

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Stfu you know nothing

[@thecompareablezombie]

Did you enjoy the popcorn, Soda and Candy?

[@doctorlolchicken7478]

I think the fact that the director did “Quantum of Solace” should have been something of a red flag.

[@royfr8136]

Anyone who didn't read the book enjoyed it..... Anyone who had read the book was insulted..... I haven't read the book .... When I saw this movie, I wasn't expecting citizen Kane, I think it's a lot better than any of the super hero trash that has been in cinemas over the last 8 years. It's a good action movie for me. The pace is kept up throughout and Pitt plays his part.... He's miscast though, as he is too good looking and cool. It's just a pretty good action zombie movie.... Incidentally, I did pick up the book in a book store and sat and read a few pages..... Its hardly a great work of fiction.

[@deveousdevil]

I didn't read the book but I still was insulted. This movie was awful. I honestly was shocked that Brad Pitt could be in something so badd. It wasn't suspenseful or in it's interesting at any point for me

[@Blast2224]

I wanted to see the Battle of Yonkers SO BADLY. Watching people see on television the absolute failure of our government's forces in our overinflated warmongering spirit.

[@kennethfharkin]

@@Blast2224 Don't forget seeing the Chinese government attempt to cover up a virus starting in China which goes on to engulf the world... Reminds me of something but I can't place it. Instead it is changed to South Korea because pissing on allies is fine but blaming the ChiComs is a no no.

[@droe2570]

I didn't read the book, thought the movie was trash.

[@royfr8136]

@@deveousdevil I haven't read the book either.... When I saw this movie, I wasn't expecting Citizen Kane, I think it's a lot better than any of the super hero trash that has been in cinemas over the last 8 years.

[@joshuavlasman2981]

Lol bringing Lindelof in to fix an act is like bringing in a crackhead to supervise an intervention

[@carpemkarzi]

The book was good because of the unique post zombie plague and look into how it happened. It’s brutal and so heartfelt at times.

[@shwawen]

China: "I'm The Captain Now"

[@mondomacabromajor5731]

Most big budget films are a nightmare to work on - too many cooks in the kitchen ...

[@calebdrew5684]

Worst decision was diverting from the book and making the virus spread so quickly in crowds. Made the "non-stop thrill ride" sellout inevitable. I agree, turn the book into a series, it's great as is.

[@singletron3722]

This was actually a really great zombie movie

[@glbernini0]

This is what happens when an "Elevator Pitch" gets taken too seriously. Not even a Cliffs Notes version of the story.

[@noone-qg1od]

Was a crap film, simple enough.

[@jarrodedson5441]

Hell no it made back it's money and warranted a sequel

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

I'd like for a world war z movie to be filmed like a documentary with interviews by the same people from the book.

[@satouoosugi2]

Well... I personally enjoyed it. It was refreshing for a zombie movie.

[@tyrroo]

You have terrible taste in movies

[@mitama7121]

@@tyrroo or maybe you in books

[@jamie_d0g978]

Ad a movie on its own, it's okay. But as a book adaptation it's fucking terrible

[@mitama7121]

@@jamie_d0g978 Sounds fair for both

[@Largentina.]

Of course YOU enjoyed it.

[@qelapafu]

My biggest issue was they didn't eat people, only infected and because they still relied on "regular" human physiology, you can simply wait them out until they die unlike Walkers

[@mikey2363]

I love this movie - perhaps because I’m not familiar with the Comic Series - but I always enjoy watching it. Graphics are good, pace is excellent. I enjoy how world events are happening in the background (nuclear explosion) but the story still stays with Pitt’s character.

[@Xiphos0311]

It was a book not a comic.

[@jimjimyaitshim]

Wow, I never imagined that a movie based on that book could suck so bad! No matter how much it made.

[@tylermunday2146]

I actually quite liked the movie, I would have been down for a sequel

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

I spent 3 hours setting with Max Brookes at one of his events, He hated the movie. I was working for a college Book Store, and was talking with him during the signing portion.

[@findkip]

WWZ is a comedy. Pitt wanted to do a movie his kids could see and zombie is what he does. Well I guess it's better than his normal Nazi fan movies

[@crp3050]

i did like how they made zombies more scary

[@jcmac7709]

This movie could’ve literally been named ANYTHING but WWZ.

[@Moochtv]

My fave trivia for this movie gotta is gotta be Peter Capaldi character credited W.H.O Doctor. which was later revealed he was the new Doctor! Also been around streets of Glasgow where beginning panic scenes where filmed.

[@RobotGman]

its zombies ..... "its too brutal" lol yeah okay

[@Comrade_Jason]

Like, why make a Zombie movie if you're afraid of it being brutal? It's like saying you want to make a Tom and Jerry cartoon with no cat or mouse.

[@holseyd]

I don’t give a shit about all the production problems because the finished product was a thrilling zombie action adventure movie experience in the same spirit of 28 Days Later.

[@FLdancer00]

As someone who works in production, I'm interested to know where they got the information about the receipts, because the way they're reporting it doesn't make sense. Hypothetically, if I spent $1000 on extras, but lost all the payment receipts, I wouldn't magically be over budget. That money was already in the budget for the extras. Accounting is going to chew me out and I might have to go to extreme measures to get documentation of where that money went, but I wouldn't be over budget 🤔

[@stansenter2660]

Didn't see it, never will. Once I learned of the deviation from the book, that closed up my wallet.

[@crabbieappleton]

It . . . was a movie about zombies. That's pretty much the only explanation one needs. You can cry about the book all you want, but it's a zombie movie.

[@anomalymusic1]

I knew going into theaters that a brad Pitt zombie movie wouldn't launch.

[@David.M._1979]

When this video came on my search. Thought it was Carol Baskin on the cover

[@SocialEXperimented]

Before this video, I never heard about the books or the politics behind the movies. All I know is, when i watched World War Z, it's one hell of a zombie movie, probably still the best zombies movie right now.

[@Clonetrooper1139]

Read the book. It is awesome. There is political context and social commentary, yes. Brooks does not beat you over the head with it.

[@Tommykey07]

What ruins the movie for me is that infected people turn into zombies too quickly. Makes it hard to believe it can spread around the world from its origin point.

[@alfarkle]

As an Oregonian....its pronounced "Or Eh Gun" and the coast doesn't get very cold even in the middle of winter, so best that was cut.

[@peterfairchild258]

Can't believe people hated this, awesome take on the zombie pic🤟

[@jothishprabu8]

*_This movie is underrated !_*

[@timandshannon03]

This was a good film, but it wasn't "World War Z"

[@gcooper642]

Ah, just like The Bourne Identity then

[@timandshannon03]

Don't know, didn't read the Bourne books.

[@gcooper642]

@@timandshannon03 I read them a while back and he's a totally different character to the film version.

[@Thomas-VA]

I had hoped World War Z would have gotten the proper treatment of a limited tv series to flesh out the book, but hey, that also didn't work out too well for Y the Last Man, nor the extended life of the rinse and repeat Walking Dead . . so intent and integrity of the creatives and studios goes a long way into blowing a serving on a platter onto the floor

[@RichardSmith-pb8qk]

For whatever reason, this is another one I enjoy watching once in a while.

[@tyrroo]

You have terrible taste in movies

[@darkdefender5759]

WTF Happened is the best KZbin series. Should do a WTF Happened to WTF Happened

[@brycevo]

I don't know. I still don't see this as a good movie or a success, but still makes a good episode

[@Skyfox94]

I have to say, Contagion is far more relevant when it comes to comparisons to Covid 19, than this one. Contagion was at least somewhat realistic in how it played out.

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

I'm still waiting for the second part

[@dbensdrawinvids8390]

For me, the adding of a single through-line to the narrative really loses the charm of the book. What I liked most was the idea of these little vignettes, individual stories giving the reader peeks into the world, and not confining us to a single POV.

[@BuhlouBear]

I read World War Z and was pretty stoked when I heard it was going to be a movie. I regret seeing the movie almost immediately.

[@tabletop77]

backhanded compliment but this film was so much better than I expected it to be