World War Z (2013)

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Good casting. Good plot. Decent writing. Some scenes are a bit over the top.Writers get mad kudos from me when they don't inject jokes every five minutes into a movie like this. The exception is when the movie is suppose to be a comedy or comedic.WW Z caught me by surprise and kept me interested from credits to credits. Also, unlike other Z movies the focus was not on victims being devoured and intestines being munched on. Rather, people were basically being "recruited" into the Z ranks. The globe-trotting added a layer of depth that was totally unexpected as typical Z movies are filmed in one home or town. I did not read the book. Thus my expectations were a blank slate.Also, the Z actors deserve major kudos for twisting and contorting their bodies into the scary creatures. I think these nuances are often missed by people who gave this movie low ratings.

Good seeing Brad Pitt in a film after so many Tom Cruise disappointments (why do I equate these guys?) Have been waiting years to catch this film and, thanks to the local library, today was the day. I've always enjoyed a new perspective on the never-ending zombie threat, and though thoroughly flawed, this film kept me engaged and content. Yes, Gerry Lane (Pitt) was the luckiest man on earth but you'd have to be in order to survive these ever-popular "Running Dead" (in which film did that change first occur?) Kudos for Israeli wisdom, Tavor cameos and zombie ladders. Grinding teeth and twitchy, just the way things should be. World War Z gets an 8 in the Reminder of Why We Prep genre.

Worst story ever, for this sort of budget this should be a lot better.

The critic and audience responses were not bad here, so it seemed like a guilty pleasure option. Wrong. This was an intensely illogical film with messy effect and messier story lines. Calling it silly almost gives it too much credit.