The World War Zed thread [OK, 'Zee']

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Saw it today....Terry spent a lot of time 'hiding'....she enjoys Zombie movies.....

It was good, we both enjoyed it.

Movies re Zombies, Vampires, and such always make me wonder....is there a book of 'rules' by which everyone MUST follow...re how to kill/avoid/beat/etc such critters?

I hear tell they don't actually exist so are the 'creation' of someone's imagination....

 

 

....but I could be wrong....;)

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Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

The fundamental rule of all monster fiction is simple: Your best friend will probably end up killing you.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Aussie007, reply 1
Zed is correct
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precisely... you'd hardly have called it.... Zee Cars....  ;)

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sydneysiders, reply 3
precisely... you'd hardly have called it.... Zee Cars....
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World War Z a movie based on a book from an American author. So if you want to get nit-picky........then Zee is correct. However, the director of the film is German born, so perhaps it's pronounced Sett ;)

 

Whatever the case, there are many dialects of the English language and both Zed and Zee are acceptable pronunciations of the letter Z.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z

I quote: "In most dialects of English, the letter's name is 'zed' /ˈzɛd/, reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta, but in American English, its name is 'zee' /ˈziː/, deriving from a late 17th century English dialectal form."

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Zed, please. Let's not devolve any further than we already have :)

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

is there a book of 'rules' by which everyone MUST follow...re how to kill/avoid/beat/etc such critters?
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Zombie Rule Book

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I can see 'Z' pronounciation along with 'religion' and 'politics' ...... being forbidden in the WC forums...   :lol:

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

:d :-"

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

Sorry to hijack this thread (not really) but while finding the above, I came across this gem.

Beats the hell out of any zombie movie. 

 

 

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

went and saw it today as well, don't like scare fests that much but didn't mind this one. a bit of popcorn munching fun ...

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 6

is there a book of 'rules' by which everyone MUST follow...re how to kill/avoid/beat/etc such critters?


Zombie Rule Book
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Thanks for those.....still laughing...;)

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 11
Quoting Wizard1956,
reply 6

is there a book of 'rules' by which everyone MUST follow...re how to kill/avoid/beat/etc such critters?
Zombie Rule Book
Thanks for those.....still laughing...
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You're welcome. #31 and #32 have to be my favorites. ;)

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I haven't seen a movie in over 2 years at a theater. No one can come up with anything that is truly original.  The only movies I might be interested in when they come out is White House Down or The Lone Ranger.

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Who can afford to see a movie in a theater these days? 

 

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Philly0381, reply 14

Who can afford to see a movie in a theater these days? 

 
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Yeah, that too... ridiculous prices! :S

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

What do you call ridiculous prices over there.  :|

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sydneysiders, reply 16
What do you call ridiculous prices over there. 
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Local online prices for adult ticket for WWZ=$12.50 :thumbsdown:   The wife and I have better things to spend 25 bucks on....like food.

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Here, it's $ 9.75 for the adult ticket. $8.00 for popcorn, and $5.00 for a drink.  $32.50 for two adults with concessions.

 

We do it, occaisionally, but it is a luxury.   8O

Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top

It's cheaper than going out to dinner. 

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Norway: 120 Crowns = 20 bucks per person.

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting ZombiesRus5, reply 19

It's cheaper than going out to dinner. 
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We can eat a steak dinner with trimmings for two at Applebee's for 25 bux.

Reply #22 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm rich so what do I care. There are almost 6 billion people in the world who have never had a clean drink of water, so what the hell are we complaining about.

Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 21


Quoting ZombiesRus5, reply 19
It's cheaper than going out to dinner. 

We can eat a steak dinner with trimmings for two at Applebee's for 25 bux.
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Plus drinks and tips? 

And Applebee's is probably the closest to fast food of the restaurant industry.

 

 

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 17
Local online prices for adult ticket for WWZ=$12.50
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Quoting RedneckDude, reply 18
Here, it's $ 9.75
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Quoting 2of3, reply 20
20 bucks per person
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Here, if you want to go to the premiere one, comfy seat, legroom and bar to go get a beer, it's $72 for two (pairs only sold online)... plus booking fee = $74

The plain old cinema seats are, for 3D movie...Adult + glasses..  $26 plus $1 booking fee... $27

non 3D is $19 + $1 booking fee = $20

 

throw a coupla kids into the mix, with food/drink and it's quite an expense...

I rarely bother anymore, got my own big screen, premiere seat, with fridge short walking distance away..   ;)

Last two films I saw were the digitally remastered 'Lawrence of Arabia'... a must for the big screen... and a little film called "Spud", which was excellent, but I would never have been tempted to go, if John Cleese hadn't been present in person on stage after the movie, answering questions and talking about his life for about 1 1/2 hours, now that was a treat and drew a packed house... 

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

OK....why is my thread a dissertation into the cost of popcorn and not about THE ACTUAL MOVIE ...like the Man of Steel thread?

Rather than posting 'no spoilers' I should just post 'no inverse snobbery re unaffordability' ....;p

I work - hard.  2 full-time jobs - keeps me awake absurd hours.

I don't have a big house.... my car turned 22 years old this year.... and big-screen movies typically NEED to be seen on a big screen [my 'big-screen' TV would classify as small these days]... so I go to movies a couple of times a year.