Carl Alves's Blog, page 54
June 27, 2013
Movie Review: World War Z
I had not read the best-selling novel by Max Brooks prior to watching the movie, which was probably a good thing. I had heard so many good things about the novel that it was unlikely that the movie would live up to the book. Coming into the movie with a blank slate and hearing mixed reviews, I didn’t set my expectations too high.
This movie was Brad Pitt’s baby. Not only did he star in the movie as Gerry Lane, the lead character in the movie, but he also produced it. At a reported cost of over $200 Million to produce the movie, this is going to have to be a big blockbuster to make up for it. With all of this in the backdrop, did it deliver?
The movie is tense and tightly plotted. The recent trend with these action blockbusters is to make them longer, but World War Z comes in at under two hours. There are no wasted scenes, no introspective brooding, and no pondering about the meaning of life. From the opening scene in my hometown of Philadelphia, it’s go, go, go all the time. This movie features hyper fast zombies, which are infinitely more dangerous than the slow, pondering zombies found in the Walking Dead. Gerry Lane and his family survive the initial onslaught and are taken to an aircraft carrier. A former UN investigator, Jerry is given the task of finding out how the zombie infestation started and figuring out how to stop it. No big deal, right? The movie shits to South Korea, Israel, and Wales as Gerry investigates the zombie plague. It’s not all action, however. The movie is also thoughtful, and lacks the big plot holes typically found with these types of movies. All that said, I give it a thumbs up. Go get your tub of popcorn and go see this movie.
This movie was Brad Pitt’s baby. Not only did he star in the movie as Gerry Lane, the lead character in the movie, but he also produced it. At a reported cost of over $200 Million to produce the movie, this is going to have to be a big blockbuster to make up for it. With all of this in the backdrop, did it deliver?
The movie is tense and tightly plotted. The recent trend with these action blockbusters is to make them longer, but World War Z comes in at under two hours. There are no wasted scenes, no introspective brooding, and no pondering about the meaning of life. From the opening scene in my hometown of Philadelphia, it’s go, go, go all the time. This movie features hyper fast zombies, which are infinitely more dangerous than the slow, pondering zombies found in the Walking Dead. Gerry Lane and his family survive the initial onslaught and are taken to an aircraft carrier. A former UN investigator, Jerry is given the task of finding out how the zombie infestation started and figuring out how to stop it. No big deal, right? The movie shits to South Korea, Israel, and Wales as Gerry investigates the zombie plague. It’s not all action, however. The movie is also thoughtful, and lacks the big plot holes typically found with these types of movies. All that said, I give it a thumbs up. Go get your tub of popcorn and go see this movie.
June 24, 2013
Blood Street Blog Tour Stop 9: Author Spotlight on Scott Nicholson’s blog
For the next stop on my blog tour is an author spotlight on Scott Nicholson's blog at http://hauntedcomputer.blogspot.com/2...
June 22, 2013
Blood Street Blog Tour Stop 8: Top 5 Gangster Novels
For the next stop of my Blood Street blog tour is a guest post of my top 5 gangster novels of all time on Benjamin Kane Ethridge's blog at http://www.bkethridge.com/wordpress/u...
June 20, 2013
Blood Street Blog Tour Stop 7: Guest Post at Fang-tastic books
On the next stop on my Blood Street blog tour is a guest post I wrote on Fang-tastic books about how I combined vampires and the Mafia in my novel Blood Street at http://fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.ca/2...
June 18, 2013
Blood Street Blog Tour Stop 6: Guest Post at Moonlight Gleam
On the next stop on my Blood Street blog tour is a guest post on Moonlight Gleam about why I write horror. You can read it at http://www.moonlightgleam.com/2013/06...
June 12, 2013
Blood Street Blog Tour Stop 5: Book Review at House of a La Mode
On the next stop of my blog tour is an awesome review of my novel Blood Street at House of a la Mode. Check it out at http://alamodefabric.blogspot.ca/2013...
June 6, 2013
Blood Street blog tour stop 4: Guest Post on My Shelf Confessions
On the next stop of my Blood Street blog tour is a post on My Shelf Confessions about my experiences watching The Exorcist at http://www.myshelfconfessions.com/pos...
June 4, 2013
Blood Street blog tour stop 3: Guest Post at Midnyte Reader
On the next stop on my Blood Street blog tour is a guest post I wrote for Midnyte Reader about my favorite character in my novel Blood Street. Check it out at http://www.midnytereader.com/2013/05/...
June 2, 2013
2nd Stop on my Blood Street Blog Tour: Dark Eva's Dark Delights
The next stop on my Blood Street blog tour is an interview I did on Dark Eva's Dark Delights. Check it out at http://thedarkeva.com/2013/05/21/blog...
June 1, 2013
1st Stop of my Blood Street blog tour
On the first step of my Blood Street blog tour is a review of my novel Blood Street in Dark Eva's Dark Delights at http://thedarkeva.com/2013/05/20/blog...
