{"id":486,"date":"2014-07-20T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-20T10:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2024-04-05T19:19:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T23:19:34","slug":"world-war-z-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=486","title":{"rendered":"World War Z-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World War Z-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Marc Forster<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Brad Pitt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #121<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70262639.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1275\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70262639-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70262639\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70262639-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70262639.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 20, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World War Z (2013) is the type of film that is a summer hit but will most likely be forgotten over the years. It is a slightly above-average, enjoyable action\/ zombie thriller, but not much more.<\/p>\n<p>It stars Brad Pitt as a former United Nations investigator called in to save the world from a zombie pandemic. The crisis is spreading throughout major cities of the world simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>The film sees Pitt traversing the globe in an attempt to find a cure for the epidemic before it is too late and the zombies make the world extinct from humans.<\/p>\n<p>The zombies are super zombies in that they can fly and move at lightning speed making them ultra-dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>The story is implausible and plot-driven, but it doesn&#8217;t matter and works on some level. My theory for this success is that the film is fast-paced, the action starts almost immediately, and Brad Pitt is charismatic.<\/p>\n<p>He is the star and all the action centers around him.<\/p>\n<p>The film contains exciting, tense scenes including a plane crash sequence and a chase around a medical lab.<\/p>\n<p>World War Z (2013) is a popcorn film, meant to be sat back and enjoyed and not overanalyzed or taken too seriously.<\/p>\n<p>It is a perfect summer hit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Z-2013 Director Marc Forster Starring Brad Pitt Scott&#8217;s Review #121 Reviewed July 20, 2014 Grade: B World War Z (2013) is the type of film that is a summer hit but will most likely be forgotten over the years. It is a slightly above-average, enjoyable action\/ zombie thriller, but not much more. 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