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Deberg_1990 11-09-2012 01:01 PM
Hollywood frequently buy the rights to a book or other form of media and changes things, characters, narrative, etc.....

Especially if they develop it as a big budget blockbuster like this appears to be. I think the mentaility is, they like the basic concept and the built in awareness a popular book or other form of media brings. Built in audience. It sounds like the book would be hard to get right as a straight adaptation.

Sorter 11-09-2012 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by h5n1 (Post 9101370)
the problem with this for adapting the BOOK is that there is a pivotal point where they explain how they take back the country/world... that will be VERY difficult to do with fast zombies. they set up a perimeter, have a ton of ammo, and just shoot, take a second, shoot, reload (your partner takes your place), and it's like ****ing CLOCKWORK. it's very poignant that they finally take it back when they use their heads, use their strengths, and use precision... you CAN'T DO THAT SHIT against a horde of running zombies.
IRL, quarantine procedures and military forces would squash any zombie threat extremely soon, barring a water/airborne-based disease.

Just look at how many people actually died from Swine Flu and how quickly that was quarantined. Zombies have no chance, unless it is airborne/water spread.

Sorter 11-09-2012 01:07 PM
whoops, missed the first part there h5n1.

ThaVirus 11-09-2012 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by h5n1 (Post 9101370)
the problem with this for adapting the BOOK is that there is a pivotal point where they explain how they take back the country/world... that will be VERY difficult to do with fast zombies. they set up a perimeter, have a ton of ammo, and just shoot, take a second, shoot, reload (your partner takes your place), and it's like ****ing CLOCKWORK. it's very poignant that they finally take it back when they use their heads, use their strengths, and use precision... you CAN'T DO THAT SHIT against a horde of running zombies.
Yeah, that was the Battle of Yonkers if I'm not mistaken. It was pretty systematic; very cool.

I'm a fan of fast moving zombies, but the way they were moving in this trailer doesn't do it for me. When they're all jumping over each other and stuff it just doesn't look right. Like when they were flipping the bus over and climbing up that huge wall- I could do without that.

Sorter 11-09-2012 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 9101442)
Yeah, that was the Battle of Yonkers if I'm not mistaken. It was pretty systematic; very cool.

I'm a fan of fast moving zombies, but the way they were moving in this trailer doesn't do it for me. When they're all jumping over each other and stuff it just doesn't look right. Like when they were flipping the bus over and climbing up that huge wall- I could do without that.
Yeah, that was the turn off from the trailer for me.

Sorter 11-09-2012 01:46 PM
http://www.pohrani.com/f/2I/PN/1s6xA...2421378764.gif

http://www.pohrani.com/f/2J/aN/2LYX2...2421035992.gif

http://www.pohrani.com/f/6/10c/2XIeM...2418780984.gif

http://www.pohrani.com/f/Z/A6/4UJioI...2422784543.gif

Nvm, the CGI looks turrible.

Ebolapox 11-09-2012 03:24 PM
I mean... if you want crazy zombies, look for a ****ing resident evil movie.

and it wasn't the battle of yonkers, it was the slow march east IIRC. the battle of yonkers is where they realized that all the firepower in their arsenal wasn't SHIT against the zombies.

ThaVirus 11-09-2012 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by h5n1 (Post 9101695)
I mean... if you want crazy zombies, look for a ****ing resident evil movie.

and it wasn't the battle of yonkers, it was the slow march east IIRC. the battle of yonkers is where they realized that all the firepower in their arsenal wasn't SHIT against the zombies.
**** Resident Evil in the ass with a rusty butter knife. That franchise was shit from the start and only got wierder (and more trash) with each installment.

I don't need mutated freak zombies. I thought Dawn of the Dead and 28 Days/Weeks pulled it off perfectly. I wouldn't mind seeing more of that.

KCUnited 11-09-2012 06:31 PM
It's been a while since I've read the book, my expectations were that it would be grossly adapted, but I am hoping for some spots of humor/cliche and not a super serious zombie movie. That's what it looks like though.

Tribal Warfare 11-09-2012 06:48 PM
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**** Resident Evil in the ass with a rusty butter knife. That franchise was shit from the start and only got wierder (and more trash) with each installment.

I don't need mutated freak zombies. I thought Dawn of the Dead and 28 Days/Weeks pulled it off perfectly. I wouldn't mind seeing more of that.
yep, virus induced crazed maniacs.

Easy 6 11-09-2012 06:51 PM
I dont get the disdain for fast zombies, it ups the ante in a big way.

guitarmy21b 11-09-2012 06:53 PM
I don't mind fast zombies, but when it looks like you got tidal waves of zombies in the movie that looks a little silly.

Tribal Warfare 11-09-2012 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by guitarmy21b (Post 9102247)
I don't mind fast zombies, but when it looks like you got tidal waves of zombies in the movie that looks a little silly.
IMO, it was suppose to simulate an influx of vermin like a legion of rats in a hallway.

guitarmy21b 11-09-2012 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 9102269)
IMO, it was suppose to simulate an influx of vermin like a legion of rats in a hallway.
Yeah, I get it...I dunno though, something about this movie seems iffy. I haven't read the book other than the first chapter, but it seems to me if you didn't know the movie was about zombies and then watched the trailer it's hard to tell what the hell the movie is about other than Brad Pitt looking pretty and lots of bullets being fired. Kind of remind of War of the Worlds...where it's like "Hey, we need you to save the world...what are your qualifications? Doesn't matter, you're Tom Cruise!"

Sorter 11-09-2012 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by guitarmy21b (Post 9102247)
I don't mind fast zombies, but when it looks like you got tidal waves of zombies in the movie that looks a little silly.
This. I love fast zombies, but WTF did I watch in those gifs? lol


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