The big review should show up sometime next week in the Maricopan, so here is a 10 minute primer on what I expected, saw, and didn’t quite see. I expected Kate Beckinsale or another A-list star who folks would drool over as his wife. What I got was a woman who, while attractive in her own way, was there more for her Tony Award credentials than her supermodel credentials. What is important to recognize about World War Z is that it isn’t the kind of movie that will be emailed to the academy for screening. The film is meant to be a summer blockbuster and it delivers precisely what it is supposed to–to a point.
I expected to be underwhelmed by the zombies and by the action. I wasn’t. There were moments of shock and humor and general pleasure tittering throughout the crowd as the zombies got more screen time. That part of the movie delivered.
The parts that didn’t deliver? We’ll get to that on theMaricopan.com
Some Thoughts:
1. This lazy summer is incredibly rejuvenating and dangerous. I feel my working nature slipping further away…
2. I am running out of TV shows to watch!
3. I think monday marks the first time the kids will be on a real schedule. Hmm… maybe I ought to put myself on a schedule as well–at least a trial run for a week.
4. I’m not hot enough to be on one of these TV gameshows like 72 hrs. I need to change that, because I want to test myself in that arena.