Don't say the zed word!
People start turning into zombies. Worldwide chaos ensues. Brad Pitt helps to save the day. Having read the book and loved it, I was skeptical about a film being made from it. And while the film version is very different than the book, it is still pretty great. It is rare than a big budget Hollywood action film keeps my attention like this one did. The first and third acts of this film were dripping with tension. The story was great, the acting was great, the zombies were great, everything was great. The high caliber scribes and very able director deliver a very satisfying addition to the zombie genre. And even though the zombie craze may fade away someday, this film will remain a great film which will stand the test of time.
World War Z claws its way to 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Stranger Than Fiction, Quantum of Solace)
Writer: Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom),
Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, Cloverfield)
Starring: Brad Pitt,
Mireille Enos (The Killing),
Daniella Kertesz
Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
Metacritic: 63%
Showing posts with label zombies. Show all posts
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Sunday, November 24, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
Juan de los Muertos (Juan of the Dead) (2011)
Dissdents in the streets of Havana
When the zombie apocalypse hits Cuba, Juan and his compadres have an interesting way of dealing with them. The government refuses to acknowledge the real situation and refers to them as 'dissidents'. I'm pretty sure this is the first Cuban film that I have ever seen. It holds it own against Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland (sorry folks, those are my gold standards for zombie comedies).
Juan de los Muertos kills its way to 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Alejandro Brugués
Writer: Alejandro Brugués
Starring: Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andrea Duro
Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
Metacritic: Not reviewed yet
When the zombie apocalypse hits Cuba, Juan and his compadres have an interesting way of dealing with them. The government refuses to acknowledge the real situation and refers to them as 'dissidents'. I'm pretty sure this is the first Cuban film that I have ever seen. It holds it own against Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland (sorry folks, those are my gold standards for zombie comedies).
Juan de los Muertos kills its way to 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Alejandro Brugués
Writer: Alejandro Brugués
Starring: Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andrea Duro
Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
Metacritic: Not reviewed yet
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Warm Bodies (2013)
Every time I think of you...
First, I love zombie flicks and have watched a good number of them. So when I heard about a story where a zombie and a girl fall in love and then he becomes human, I was interested, to say the least. The premise is intriguing, even original. The introduction gave me hope that this would be one of my next favorite movies. Sadly, the rest of the film fails to live up the promise shown in the first five minutes. I was hoping for something more on the level of Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, or Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, but got stuck with another sappy romantic comedy that wasn't very funny.
With only 2 out of 5 Poblanos Warm Bodies failed to get my heart pumping...
Director: Jonathan Levine (50/50)
Writer: Jonathan Levine (screenplay), Isaac Marion (novel)
Starring: Nicholas Hoult (X-Men First Class), Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four, The Sorcerer's Apprentice), John Malkovich
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
Metacritic: 59 out of 100
First, I love zombie flicks and have watched a good number of them. So when I heard about a story where a zombie and a girl fall in love and then he becomes human, I was interested, to say the least. The premise is intriguing, even original. The introduction gave me hope that this would be one of my next favorite movies. Sadly, the rest of the film fails to live up the promise shown in the first five minutes. I was hoping for something more on the level of Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, or Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, but got stuck with another sappy romantic comedy that wasn't very funny.
With only 2 out of 5 Poblanos Warm Bodies failed to get my heart pumping...
Director: Jonathan Levine (50/50)
Writer: Jonathan Levine (screenplay), Isaac Marion (novel)
Starring: Nicholas Hoult (X-Men First Class), Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four, The Sorcerer's Apprentice), John Malkovich
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
Metacritic: 59 out of 100
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Pontypool (2009)
Its not what you said...
A morning radio host and his crew get some interesting reports of weird happening around town. As things get more and more weird, the radio host and his two person crew find themselves trapped in their station building. And then come the zombies. This film is very tongue in cheek and very funny. Pontypool offers a totally different take on the whole zombie genre. Definitely worth watching.
Pontypool says it well with 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo)
Writer: Tony Burgess
Starring: Stephen McHattie, (The Fountain, Watchmen), Lisa Houle and Georgina Reilly
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Metacritic: 54 out of 100
A morning radio host and his crew get some interesting reports of weird happening around town. As things get more and more weird, the radio host and his two person crew find themselves trapped in their station building. And then come the zombies. This film is very tongue in cheek and very funny. Pontypool offers a totally different take on the whole zombie genre. Definitely worth watching.
Pontypool says it well with 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo)
Writer: Tony Burgess
Starring: Stephen McHattie, (The Fountain, Watchmen), Lisa Houle and Georgina Reilly
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Metacritic: 54 out of 100
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