Tuesday, July 16, 2013

World War Z: Weak plot, poor character development, decent concept

World War Z was one of those movies I saw just because I had nothing else to see. In all honesty, it was a huge letdown. The story had plenty of potential but the conflict and plot that I would have liked to see was not present. The whole concept of zombies in the first place was rather lame and I did not like the way zombies were presented. The whole storyline was barely held together, which was evident in the very first scene. Now if that was not bad enough, the ending completely ruined the whole movie. Whatever was left of the plot completely disappeared in the end which I was not too pleased about. Overall, I felt this movie was probably one of my least favorites this year and I feel I'm being generous by giving it a 2.5/5 stars.

Monsters University: Great concept, great humor, great storyline

Monsters University has been one of the most anticipated films in 2013. The main baseline and plot the story revolves on is amazing. The story will not keep you bored at all, and is probably one of the most interesting plots I've seen in a Pixar film. What really caught my attention in this film is the chemistry in the characters of Mike and Sully. Now, I personally like Mike better and was really excited to see the story revolve around Mike more than Sully. The humor is definitely present in this film, though I still believe it lacked compared to Monsters, Inc. What I probably loved the absolute best about this movie is the character development of Randall. That was extremely interesting! Anyway, my final rating for this movie will be a 4/5 stars, it is definitely worth it.