World War Z

At first I was a skeptic about this movie. Zombies that were faster and slightly cooler than the norm, but nonetheless still zombies. What else could they do with these grotesque undead?
It was only when I was in a third of the movie that I realized that unlike all the zombie flicks that are pretty corny and hardly realistic, this was a very plausible, possible happening. That people would be affected by a strange type of rabies that would cause them to not die, thus naming them "zombie", which is what the normal person would call such a thing. Though the difference with these zombies and the ones of the mainstream shows is that these can be shot into suspension. They'll wiggle, yes, but they function as any human will. Take out the legs, that zombie ain't gonna walk no more.

For my view on the storyline, it was good, but there wasn't much of an ending. They started it out frighteningly, where the main character and his family are running for their lives. After that, it's a suspense-filled life as he sets out to find a cure for the "rabies". It was thrilling, worth watching, but the cause of the whole thing was never revealed.

To give an overall feeling, it was horror>suspense>tension>relief. And the strange feeling you get when a movie wipes out 3/4 of the world's population.

I'd give it a 3 of 6.

Man of Steel

We were all excited to see this movie. Especially those who survived the premiers of Christopher Reeve's first movies. And what did they get?

They got 3 odd hours of Lois Lane and an occasional spattering of Superman himself. For the most part he was gone, returning only to destroy the town in his fight with General Zod.

The movie on the whole was grey, bleak, and comprised mostly of flashbacks and history. The humor was forgettable, as was everything except the ending, which left us all with a slightly disgruntled feeling. On the positive side, you get to relax and watch as buildings topple and metal crumbles like tinsel beneath the awesome ab powers of those from Krypton.

It was a movie not worth saving up for unless you're a real die hard Superman fan, or you're watching it with friends. Which is quite a bummer, especially for Christopher Nolan fans. We were expecting something smashing, like Inception or The Dark Knight Rises, but instead we got the leftovers of Nolan's genius.

I'd give this a 2 of 6. Aside from the shaky, dizzying cinematography, that's all there is to say about it. Quite disappointing, really.