World War Z

It's 10 pm on a Thursday night. For an unknown reason to me 10 pm is now the new midnight release showing of movies. I never read Max Brooks' World War Z, but I sure heard all the hype and was excited to give the movie a try. After all, Brad Pitt was in it with his luscious, blonde locks. Pitt's wife is played by Mireille Enos, who is absolutely stunning but when Pitt stands next to her, you think Why is that beautiful man standing next to Sloth from The Goonies? As a major Walking Dead fan, I went into the film hoping for two high standards. 1) That the film would be completely different than the Walking Dead, not just a Xeroxed copy with Brad Pitt in it, and 2) It would be just as exciting and a good story as the critically acclaimed TV show. Well, one of those standards was met. The story was generally different, but really not much more exciting than watching Kim Kardashian get her teeth cleaned.

However, the movie did have its pluses. Brad Pitt is an amazing actor, no matter what anyone says. I figured that out when I first saw him in Thelma & Louise. Also, seeing the movie in 3-D was a good idea. The first zombie popped up in the audiences' faces, inciting many screams. It scared the shit out of people, literally. Believe me, there was no way my fellow movie-goers' pants were dry - I smelled it. Other than that, I thought the story was a bit confusing and boring. It seemed to end just 20 minutes too early - with no clear ending. Brad Pitt had an intense monologue at the end, maybe trying to clear up the movie. Well, it didn't. I felt like WWZ was trying to tell the audience a message about our lifestyle. (Also, with Brad Pitt as the star, I wondered if he had a goodwill statement to make with the film.) However, I found no clear message or statement. All I found in WWZ was a suitable for children version of the Walking Dead.

 

Cry Meter: 0.5 out of 5 - There were tears of oddly placed laughter when a weird zombie (meant to scare) seemed to be a little cold and started chomping his teeth, causing the whole theater to erupt in laughter.