Film Review: “World War Z”

Review: "World War Z" (2013)

by Poet7

Reviewer Rating: 4 Boners Up

Set in modern times, a seemingly regular family gets caught up in an outbreak of the worst kind. The disease spreads fast; after 10 seconds of being bitten you have turned into a monster. We soon find World War Z out that this perfectly normal dad actually worked in some of the most extreme places in the world as a UN investigator of genocide and war crimes. He is smart, trained, and willing to do anything for his family. In the process of making his family safe, he picks up a few friends on the way. After being picked up by a military transport, he finds that it wasn't out of the kindness of his UN friends' heart, it was because he was needed for a new mission. This means he will have to come out of retirement and leave his family to find Patient Zero, and the starting point of the virus, if he wishes his family to stay safe.

Brad Pitt	Gerry Lane
Mireille Enos	Karin Lane
Daniella Kertesz	Segen
James Badge Dale	Captain Speke
Ludi Boeken	Jurgen Warmbrunn
Matthew Fox	Parajumper
Fana Mokoena	Thierry Umutoni
David Morse	Ex-CIA Agent

From information received before the outbreak, he is off to South Korea to find out what they have encountered. There he finds the infection, but not the source. He does,however, find a corrupt CIA agent that gives him information. This leads him to find out that Israel knew about the virus days before the original outbreak happened in the US. It seems like a dead end, no way to find the original source. However, along his journey he has noticed something in common when seeing the zombies over take a city. He quickly calls in his UN contacts to locate a WHO facility so he can test his assumption. His new goal is to get a hold of some of the most deadly viruses known to man, hoping this will help in the war.

David Ellison	Exec Producer
Dana Goldberg	Exec Producer
Tim Headington	Exec Producer
Graham King	Exec Producer
Paul Schwake	Exec Producer
Bradford Simpson	Exec Producer
Dede Gardner	Producer
Jeremy Kleiner	Producer
Brad Pitt	Producer
Ian Bryce	Producer
Marc Forster	Director

This is the only zombie flick that I have seen that doesn't contain a huge amount of blood, guts, and gore. It is rated for young teens, and is pretty age appropriate. This would be the zombie move I would suggest for the people that want to just get into this genre. It does have some blood, and it has material that could be seen as brutal, but it is never shown fully. The thing the creators banked on was that you would draw assumptions, and fill in the blanks with your imagination. This movie ended in a way I wasn't accustomed with, but it surely leaves a huge opening for a sequel. It had everything you need for a good zombie movie that is for a wider audience, running scenes, attack scenes, zombies popping out from the dark, quick zombies, strange and horrible noises made by zombies, and destruction on a countrywide scale. One other big difference is that the movie didn't take place in just one city or country. Iit follows the main character around the world, which makes it more believable. I really liked it for what it was, and suggest anyone that finds many horror movies too strong to see this for a good thrill. The scenery was wonderful, sets and effects great, the fighting was good, and the zombies seemed very real and believable. The CG special effects were also well done, and combined into the movie seamlessly. You also might notice that the only person you recognize in this movie is Brad Pitt and maybe 2 others. I saw around 5 people I recognized. All around, a good movie, and I give it 4 boners up.