dommercaldi
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Pros:
1. The scope of film is impressive - truly feels global with different locations.
2. The fast cuts really add to the chaotic and hopeless feel of the movie.
3. The action scenes are gritty, kinetic and tense.
4. The zombies look incredibly horrifying and they genuinely feel like an unstoppable force. Often they come across as goofy and easily avoidable in other media.
5. The cinematography is great in its simplicity as the camera knows when to back off to show scale of pandemic and when to close in to heighten the fear and tension.
Cons: 1. Some of the special effects, like the blood and jumping zombies, haven't aged well.
2. The characters sometimes make conveniently stupid decisions for plotlines to progress e.g. Special forces not bringing night-vision goggles or Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) not taking the crowbar into the lab with him.
3. Gerry Lane's family are ultimately irrelevant as they add nothing to the story but they receive a lot of screen time.
2. The fast cuts really add to the chaotic and hopeless feel of the movie.
3. The action scenes are gritty, kinetic and tense.
4. The zombies look incredibly horrifying and they genuinely feel like an unstoppable force. Often they come across as goofy and easily avoidable in other media.
5. The cinematography is great in its simplicity as the camera knows when to back off to show scale of pandemic and when to close in to heighten the fear and tension.
Cons: 1. Some of the special effects, like the blood and jumping zombies, haven't aged well.
2. The characters sometimes make conveniently stupid decisions for plotlines to progress e.g. Special forces not bringing night-vision goggles or Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) not taking the crowbar into the lab with him.
3. Gerry Lane's family are ultimately irrelevant as they add nothing to the story but they receive a lot of screen time.
Pros:
1. Michael Keaton (Betelgeuse) delivers an amazingly energetic and magnetic performance.
2. Alec Baldwin (Adam) and Geena Davis (Barbara) have incredible chemistry together and it's that which powers the first half of the movie along.
3. The set designs are well made and intriguing. They also help add to the overall charm of the film.
4. The practical effects, although slightly dated, still look great in addition to adding further charm.
Cons: 1. The special effects haven't aged well at all and are very distracting.
2. Betelgeuse doesn't arrive properly until about 47 minutes into the movie. The film definitely picks up when he arrives as it's a little too slow-paced before then.
3. The character of Otho (Glenn Shadix) is pretty much redundant. Most of what he does could have been done by one of the parents but he's given a lot of screen time.
4. A lot of the humour feels dated and stale.
5. How Barbara and Adam pass away is a little unrealistic and corny: there's no way a dog could have supported the weight of a car, and there's no way they would have died from that height.
2. Alec Baldwin (Adam) and Geena Davis (Barbara) have incredible chemistry together and it's that which powers the first half of the movie along.
3. The set designs are well made and intriguing. They also help add to the overall charm of the film.
4. The practical effects, although slightly dated, still look great in addition to adding further charm.
Cons: 1. The special effects haven't aged well at all and are very distracting.
2. Betelgeuse doesn't arrive properly until about 47 minutes into the movie. The film definitely picks up when he arrives as it's a little too slow-paced before then.
3. The character of Otho (Glenn Shadix) is pretty much redundant. Most of what he does could have been done by one of the parents but he's given a lot of screen time.
4. A lot of the humour feels dated and stale.
5. How Barbara and Adam pass away is a little unrealistic and corny: there's no way a dog could have supported the weight of a car, and there's no way they would have died from that height.