mjmooney Posted October 27, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2013 Just saw World War Z. Jaysus, what a crappy excuse for a horror movie. No plot, no shocks, no tension. Hopeless. It's not a horror movie. Well whatever it is, it's shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 27, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2013 Well whatever it is, it's shite.Well it's probably the worst comedy I've ever seen. I didn't laugh once. I'm joking. I haven't seen it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 27, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) I can't be doing with all these uber-specialised genres. It's a zombie movie, I'd expect it to be at least a little bit scary, or tense, or something. Not for a moment. It's flat as a pancake. Edited October 27, 2013 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) Reviews for 'The Counselor' range from 'sublime' to 'ridiculous'. I tend to like films that divide opinion, but the trailer did look a bit... off. Edited October 27, 2013 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 27, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2013 What turned me off WWZ was that they completely changed it from the book in many ways - and not from the off. They kind of changed as they went along. So it sounds like a cluster**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 What turned me off WWZ was that they completely changed it from the book in many ways - and not from the off. They kind of changed as they went along. So it sounds like a cluster**** Forget about the book, it only shares the name. It's ok. It's not a horror movie, it's an action film and it does a decent job at being that. I don't agree with Mike that it has to be scary, or even tense to be watchable. The plot holes are still too much for me get past to recommend it with any conviction, but yeah it's ok. It's a Sunday afternoon flick. 6/10 leave your brain in bed type stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 27, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2013 I genuinely quite enjoyed World War Z. But I guess I didn't watch with any expectations of it and knew what it had set out to be. It was never meant to be your standard zombie movie, it was never meant to be a horror. They wanted to make a semi realistic/serious action movie against the backdrop of a zombie virus pandemic, which they did, with the book serving as a conceptual inspriation for the movie rather than a glorified script. It's not masterpiece but it's completely solid fun stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2, I loved it Loved the first 2, I really like the "zippy" expressions/movement of the characters, makes me giggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Candyman, watched for the first time in 15 years, doesn't date well. 5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Candyman, watched for the first time in 15 years, doesn't date well. 5/10 Has he gone all sticky and lost his taste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 woah woah, settle down here lads, including quoting his name has been mentioned twice now... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Candyman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Now look what you've done... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 He could do with using some conditioner. I use Tresemmé moisture rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I thought Captain Phillips was very good indeed - thankfully Paul Greengrass directed it instead of Michael Bay, which meant for a more thought-provoking, muted film relying on good acting, instead of flag waving, Yankee celebrating claptrap with a bucket load of explosions and cheesy dialogue! Although I'm not a massive Hanks fan, he was very very good indeed - portraying a man determined to keep it together whilst it's going off at Haydock around him. Only in the last couple of scenes you see how the ordeal is really affecting him. Praise too to the Somali actors! I'd recommend it, if not at the cinema, on DVD as I don't think the film will lose any of it's intensity on the smaller screen. 8/10 from me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) I can't be doing with all these uber-specialised genres. It's a zombie movie, I'd expect it to be at least a little bit scary, or tense, or something. Not for a moment. It's flat as a pancake. Do you think Shaun of the Dead is shit too? That's certainly not scary. Edited October 28, 2013 by kurtsimonw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 28, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 28, 2013 I can't be doing with all these uber-specialised genres. It's a zombie movie, I'd expect it to be at least a little bit scary, or tense, or something. Not for a moment. It's flat as a pancake. Do you think Shaun of the Dead is shit too? That's certainly not scary. Oh, so World War Z is supposed to be a comedy? Well it wasn't funny, either. Haven't seen Shaun, BTW, and not planning to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I can't be doing with all these uber-specialised genres. It's a zombie movie, I'd expect it to be at least a little bit scary, or tense, or something. Not for a moment. It's flat as a pancake. Do you think Shaun of the Dead is shit too? That's certainly not scary. Oh, so World War Z is supposed to be a comedy? Well it wasn't funny, either. Haven't seen Shaun, BTW, and not planning to. You just said it was a zombie movie so you'd expect it to be a bit scary. By that logic you'd expect Shaun of the Dead to be scary, it's not. WWZ is not a horror or a comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I can't be doing with all these uber-specialised genres. It's a zombie movie, I'd expect it to be at least a little bit scary, or tense, or something. Not for a moment. It's flat as a pancake. Do you think Shaun of the Dead is shit too? That's certainly not scary. Oh, so World War Z is supposed to be a comedy? Well it wasn't funny, either. Haven't seen Shaun, BTW, and not planning to. You're not missing anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 28, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 28, 2013 I can't be doing with all these uber-specialised genres. It's a zombie movie, I'd expect it to be at least a little bit scary, or tense, or something. Not for a moment. It's flat as a pancake. Do you think Shaun of the Dead is shit too? That's certainly not scary. Oh, so World War Z is supposed to be a comedy? Well it wasn't funny, either. Haven't seen Shaun, BTW, and not planning to. You just said it was a zombie movie so you'd expect it to be a bit scary. By that logic you'd expect Shaun of the Dead to be scary, it's not. WWZ is not a horror or a comedy. I've already said - whatever it IS supposed to be, it fails. "The Happening" was a bit of a let-down, but it was still a better 'epidemic' movie than WWZ. "I Am Legend" had some major faults, but it was still a better Zombie movie than WWZ. "28 Days Later" - now THAT was a Zombie movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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