World War Z

World War Z
Starring: Brad Pitt
Directed by Marc Forster
My Opinion: Scary, swift and fun.

There is nothing more terrifying and gripping than fast zombies. While an overwhelming population of zombies is always scary, even a mob of the sluggish ones can be knocked out with as little as a baseball bat so long as you got a strong wall behind you. But when they run, the virus can spread like wildfire. The element of speed is exactly what made 28 Days Later so terrifying and what gives World War Z a similar edge.

World War Z follows Gerry Lane, the world's only hope for salvation. Gerry leaves his wife and daughters behind, stepping into the depths of infested civilization as he searches for an answer. The film immediately zooms into the center of a budding apocalypse - a chilling yet sexy endeavor with the presence of a scruffy and heroic Brad Pitt.

This movie is awesome but rather trivial, typical of any zombie film especially such with a ridiculous budget. Anyway, while there are certainly shortfalls, I don't think any film has ever raised my heart rate this much. I almost cried at one point. It's a good time.