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World War Z reviews are (shockingly) postive

Posted on 5/23/13 at 5:56 pm
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 5:56 pm
A few initial reactions are coming in (no full reviews) and they're very shockingly positive reviews. In case you weren't aware, this has been the biggest living hell of a production in cinema in about a decade. Dozens of rewrites and writers (even after the film had supposedly stopped filming), filming got way behind schedule, had the films guns raided by the Hungarian government, tons of reshoots, and no one knowing really what the hell was going on. This made it a perfect candidate for worst picture of the year due to the clusterfrick.

But people are having shockingly positive feedback towards it. I was thinking that behind "After Earth" (I'm still pretty sure that one is going to blow), this would be the low of the summer. But it appears that they may have pulled it together in post-production and made something really good. I'll be the last judge of this, but just thought that I and many others may be eating crow over this.

EDIT: Take that back. Just looked at the releases this summer, and I think Smurfs 2 is easily (and always has been) the front runner for worse movie of the summer, with Planes likely not far behind.
This post was edited on 5/23/13 at 6:00 pm
Posted by JombieZombie
Member since Nov 2009
7687 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:05 pm to
It might just be because it's not as bad as it could have been.
Posted by RonBurgundy
Whale's Vagina(San Diego)
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:07 pm to
quote:

. I was thinking that behind "After Earth" (I'm still pretty sure that one is going to blow), this would be the low of the summer.






has worst movie of the summer written all over it.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:08 pm to
quote:

has worst movie of the summer written all over it.


What movie is that?
Posted by JG77056
Vegas baby, Vegas
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:09 pm to
I actually liked the trailer and wanted to see it.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
120445 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:11 pm to
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I actually liked the trailer and wanted to see it.


Trailers are often highly deceiving though. There are some people who can make a simply incredible trailer by showing the best parts. Terminator Salvation instantly comes to mind, but they showed pretty much literally every good part in the movie.
Posted by Froman
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:14 pm to
Now You See Me looks pretty decent.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
120445 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:18 pm to
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Now You See Me looks pretty decent.


Yeah... I mean, it looks weird, but I've seen worse from a summer film. After Earth I'm not giving a shot in hell though of it being decent.
Posted by PsychTiger
Member since Jul 2004
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:44 pm to
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I'll be the last judge of this


Someone has a high opinion of himself.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
120445 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:47 pm to
quote:

Someone has a high opinion of himself.


I'd like to think we're all last judges to ourselves.

Not saying my opinion is the end all one, just for myself.
Posted by PsychTiger
Member since Jul 2004
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:52 pm to
You should know that my opinion will be your final opinion.







Posted by Wooly
Member since Feb 2012
13851 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 6:59 pm to
i dont think of this as a zombie movie, i think its going to be just like I am Legend
Posted by USMC Gators
Member since Oct 2011
14633 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 7:42 pm to
If only it weren't PG-13.
Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 7:42 pm to
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dont think of this as a zombie movie


them were some fast moving semi intellegent zombies in the trailers.

Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
120445 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 7:43 pm to
quote:

If only it weren't PG-13.


Seriously, a zombie movie should never be PG-13
Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27168 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 8:01 pm to
I find it odd how much readers of World War Z are rooting for this film to fail.
This post was edited on 5/23/13 at 8:03 pm
Posted by DMagic
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Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 8:06 pm to
I'm genuinely surprised as well
Posted by BradPitt
Where the wild things are
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 5/23/13 at 8:19 pm to
I'm sure the Transformers and Green Lantern reviews were positive early on as well.
Posted by JombieZombie
Member since Nov 2009
7687 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 8:28 pm to
quote:

I find it odd how much readers of World War Z are rooting for this film to fail.



I found the book pretty dull and forgettable.
Posted by RonBurgundy
Whale's Vagina(San Diego)
Member since Oct 2005
13302 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 10:37 pm to
Jesse Eisneberg as the leader of a crew is laughable.
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