Comments on: Zombies Attack! But Can J. Michael Straczynski Handle “World War Z” Fans? http://www.zombiephiles.com/looming-threats/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z Zombies. You love zombies. That's OK. We love Zombies too. Zombie movies, comics, and culture, eviscerated. Welcome to the Zombiephiles. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:11:12 -0700 hourly 1 By: ian http://www.zombiephiles.com/looming-threats/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/comment-page-1#comment-6297 ian Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:26:54 +0000 http://www.zombiephiles.com/eat-my-brains/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/#comment-6297 you know what? i`m quite happy sticking my nose out of it and waiting for the trailer . if we keep prying, tere may not even BE a movie, because theguy will just say, "why should i, the public think they know everything about it already." i just wanna watch the movie. i dont care about who directs, i dont wanna know what happens untill it happens. you know what? i`m quite happy sticking my nose out of it and waiting for the trailer . if we keep prying, tere may not even BE a movie, because theguy will just say, “why should i, the public think they know everything about it already.” i just wanna watch the movie. i dont care about who directs, i dont wanna know what happens untill it happens.

]]> By: bootlegga http://www.zombiephiles.com/looming-threats/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/comment-page-1#comment-5392 bootlegga Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:34:00 +0000 http://www.zombiephiles.com/eat-my-brains/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/#comment-5392 It's always hard adapting a novel for the big screen. You only have two hours to tell a story hundreds of pages long, and given the medium, its hard to incorporate a lot of things in books (like characters thinking for example) into movies, without slowing it down in the process. I mean really, how many books that have been made into movies turned out really well? Most of King's excellent books turned into mediocre/terrible movies (excepting maybe Misery), and same goes for Tom Clancy and a host of others. Even fairly good adaptations (like Jurassic Park) left out a lot and made it into a very different story. I'm just hoping it will be better than King's books were. It’s always hard adapting a novel for the big screen.

You only have two hours to tell a story hundreds of pages long, and given the medium, its hard to incorporate a lot of things in books (like characters thinking for example) into movies, without slowing it down in the process.

I mean really, how many books that have been made into movies turned out really well? Most of King’s excellent books turned into mediocre/terrible movies (excepting maybe Misery), and same goes for Tom Clancy and a host of others. Even fairly good adaptations (like Jurassic Park) left out a lot and made it into a very different story.

I’m just hoping it will be better than King’s books were.

]]> By: Clint http://www.zombiephiles.com/looming-threats/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/comment-page-1#comment-229 Clint Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:49:11 +0000 http://www.zombiephiles.com/eat-my-brains/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/#comment-229 Like Randy, when I read the book I visualized a documentary style of movie. Actually, I visualized more of a docudrama style similar to the wonder movie Touching the Void from the UK. In that movie there are real people interviewed who recount their experiences which are then re-enacted in a very cinematic way. Of course Hollywood will probably never want to do something like that. Like Randy, when I read the book I visualized a documentary style of movie. Actually, I visualized more of a docudrama style similar to the wonder movie Touching the Void from the UK. In that movie there are real people interviewed who recount their experiences which are then re-enacted in a very cinematic way. Of course Hollywood will probably never want to do something like that.

]]> By: andy keeley http://www.zombiephiles.com/looming-threats/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/comment-page-1#comment-226 andy keeley Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:15:34 +0000 http://www.zombiephiles.com/eat-my-brains/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/#comment-226 fairplay to anyone who has enough balls to make a flim about that book.it's a dam good book,let's hope he pull's it off. fairplay to anyone who has enough balls to make a flim
about that book.it’s a dam good book,let’s hope he pull’s
it off.

]]> By: yamzy http://www.zombiephiles.com/looming-threats/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/comment-page-1#comment-189 yamzy Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:07:46 +0000 http://www.zombiephiles.com/eat-my-brains/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/#comment-189 Oh wait. Yes, I have. I'm sorry, but I just don't have it in me right now to type it all out again. Besides, it was just ramblings anyway. You didn't want to hear me go on and on about this, right? Oh wait. Yes, I have. I’m sorry, but I just don’t have it in me right now to type it all out again. Besides, it was just ramblings anyway. You didn’t want to hear me go on and on about this, right?

]]> By: randy http://www.zombiephiles.com/looming-threats/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/comment-page-1#comment-137 randy Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:18:36 +0000 http://www.zombiephiles.com/eat-my-brains/can-stracyzynski-handle-world-war-z/#comment-137 When reading the book, I tried to visualize it as a movie. The only way I could do it was by replacing Brooks' interview process with a documentary film team. Almost like a PBS special or something...every once in a while showing clips from the war that was caught on film...I'm not sure how interesting that would be...but, heck, I'd watch it. When reading the book, I tried to visualize it as a movie. The only way I could do it was by replacing Brooks’ interview process with a documentary film team. Almost like a PBS special or something…every once in a while showing clips from the war that was caught on film…I’m not sure how interesting that would be…but, heck, I’d watch it.

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