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Insultingly stupid

posted 10 years ago by tkell31
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Literally at every turn they have whatever they need to happen, happen. From the beginning where a truck somehow drives down a long line of stopped cars, to him, having absolutely no idea what is going on, start counting in his head when he sees someone getting bit (why would he do that? he has no idea it would act that fast or even wtf was going on), to him being able to get a vehicle and drive out with his kids while thousands are stuck in traffic.

The kid somehow getting out of the apartment and showing up in the nick of time to save Pitt, helicopter arriving just in time, the telephone call from his wife at just the wrong time etc, etc. The "nick of time" thing is a lot more effective when it isn't happening every other scene.

Sure there were some good scenes and I like the genre, but he's some super investigator? guy slips and blows his head off? the z's wait until the plane is about to land to show up? the plane crashes and they are the only two too survive? Really? They happen to crash close enough to walk to the facility they were going to? From extremely brief observations he's able to figure out that terminally ill people are "off the radar" off the infected (which of course is another idiotic plot point).

There are so many more examples of each, and each time it takes you out of the movie with how stupid what just happened was. IMO would have been much better if they didnt have him jet setting around the world with his hippy haircut.

[–] Lawdog1527 10 years ago

It is. In fact, I've been thinking about it and I'd have to say, all in all, this is the worst zombie film ever made.

Think about it. A film like Zombie 3 was made on shoestring budget by nobodies. World War Z was made for 200+ million with an A list cast and still manages to get everything wrong. They had no excuse.

[–] zilla7777 8 years ago

Agreed. This film was truly awful, yet, it's budget was likely more than every good zombie film, all added together!

[–] Green-Irish-Eyes 10 years ago

*Spoiler*

The flight into Cardiff airport, including the resultant crash, has to be one of the silliest scenes I've EVER seen in a (non-comedy) film. I was literally laughing my way through it.

What a gawd-awful movie this is!

[–] jeffnova 9 years ago

I don't think he was counting down in his head. That was a female voice coming from a PA system at a nearby subway station letting commuters know that a train is arriving.

[–] agentbach 9 years ago

This film was nothing more then jewish controlled hollywood trying to push their pro Israelis propaganda. The whole israel being open to letting anyone in, doubtful. If this was to ever occur we can all bet that Israel would isolate themselves and ban anyone from the outside getting in, even non-Israeli jews. Also Segen, anyone notice later on how the director was trying so hard to make her look like a Holocaust survivor for the extra jewish sympathy points? The director put all that effort in to make israel look great yet the main character goes to South Korea, they couldn't even bother to cast any asians other then two with no lines in a 5 second flashback scene? Let's not forget the early scenes where they were in Newark, apparently everybody in Newark, NJ is white. Then you have that hispanic family, the family is killed yet nobody gives a crap. The son doesn't even cry about it and other characters don't even bother to mention anything in comfort. Seriously? Are we to believe some kid will be completely fine with his family dying and just running away to join another without shedding a single tear?

[–] shanayneigh 9 years ago

It was pathetic Zionist propaganda. Israel is of course pictured as compassionate and humanist, even in the face of great adversity. "You let people in?", a wide-eyed Brad Pitt says admiringly when he sees that people are allowed to pass through the huge wall keeping the Israelis safe from the bloodthirsty savages outside. Hmm... I wonder who they represent?

The narrative in the movie matches completely the hasbara talking points of the Jewish state.

[–] tpaul411 9 years ago

My question is, if there was a zombie outbreak in India a year earlier, why didn't Brad Pitt know about it before the zombie attack in Philadephia. And why was there nothing on the news that morning before Brad Pitt and his family drove off ? There was a mention of a rabies outbreak but nothing else on the news.

Also, where were all the zombies in Wales ? There was a quick scene of a woman peeking out of her window as Brad and the Israeli soldier walked by, but no other humans or zombies around ? And the zombies were only in the B wing and not outside on the grounds ?

[–] SpiltPersonality 8 years ago

Did they say anywhere that the outbreak in India was a year before? I don't recall that.

SpiltPersonality

[–] umiryuzaki26 9 years ago

The kid was brazillian - he talked portuguese - but, yeah, the bit right after his parents are killed off camera and Pitt ask him to look after his daughters (I guess he was trying to comfort him by making the kid feel "important" but WTF, DUDE) is absolutely bizarre.

This one was a pain to sit through. I honestly can't remember a worse "zombie" movie... and I've seen both the one with the vegan zombie and that one where the main character's zombified twin sister ride a horse.

[–] edward_the_longshanks 9 years ago

I seriously think all of you are just looking to complain. It is a movie. Suspend your disbelief. Relax. You can find plot holes in every movie if you look hard enough. You can always find someone who is offended by a movie. Some race or sex or nationality can always claim to be underrepresented, overrepresented, or misrepresented.

Take a breath. Relax. And enjoy your life.

Cheers.

[–] Sandoz 9 years ago

yeah, it's just a movie. A stupid movie...based on a well-thought out and logical novel that would have been an excellent source for an adaptation.

Instead, they threw 95% of it out the window and just fashioned a plot around Hero Brad and an approach to appease the A.D.D. generation.

People believe what they want to believe. One term for this is Faith. Another is Delusion.

[–] Jose_Accent_On_E 9 years ago

appease the A.D.D. generation.

Why don't you appease my A.S.S.?

[–] Sandoz 7 years ago

Sorry, don't swing that way.

But I'm sure you have plenty of homo boyfriends who'll "appease your A.S.S." for you to your heart's content.

"I was cured all right!"

[–] Xcalat3 9 years ago

Libera te tu temet ex inferis.
pro ego sum diabolus, pro ego sum nex.

[–] easyrhino 9 years ago

No way Israel would let anyone through the gated walls but other Israeli Jews.

[–] Jose_Accent_On_E 9 years ago

This film was nothing more then jewish controlled hollywood trying to push their pro Israelis propaganda.

I realize that the right-wing netan-yahoo govt is pretty odious, but the antisemitism I see in public discussion forums (even those having nothing to do with politics) is preposterous.

Honestly, there are plenty of decent, Liberal, philanthropic Jewish people in this world. And as bad as the rest could conceivably be, they simply are not responsible for all the evils of the world.

And no, I'm not Jewish, I'm merely a boy (formerly) living in New York.

[–] landa803 9 years ago

yes but maybe they were referring to the evil greedy selfish minded jewish folks, who run the worlds media and entertainment industries, financial institutions etc etc pushing their own agendas.

[–] davidsfrench 9 years ago

You think you've dipped into a forum about a daft Zombie film,but no, you've stumbled into a rehearsal for a Fascist rally!

[–] joel_zombie 9 years ago

He wasnt counting in his head it was his childs doll that was... Why dont you rewatch the movie and actually pay attention this time.

[–] whoiamnow 9 years ago

Isn't that the way most success stories/ miracles happen? They could tell the story of the young virus guy who made it all the way to the plane only to shot himself. Or they could tell the story of the biologist in the building who figures out the *beep* was about to hit the fan then the building blew up. This is a success story.

[–] DeputyDippity 9 years ago

The word we're looking for is "contrived."

"That's like putting your whole mouth right in The Dip!" - Seinfeld

[–] galluslass 9 years ago

You're just ridiculously picky because you are probably 16 hrs old and living in your parents basement, it was a fairly good and interesting movie. Trying to regurgitate the opposite doesn't make you any cooler - uncool pleb!

[–] O-Face 9 years ago

No it was objectively subpar. Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DR_q7EN_ws

[–] Philip_90 8 years ago

^ Damage control.

[–] chamohlamb 8 years ago

I was actually thinking that the people who liked this movie were 16 year old basement dwellers.