World War Z

PART ONE:
As I write this, I have not yet seen the movie.  But, I have read the book.  I gotta say, I loved the book.  The book was VERY detailed.  The book's setting is ten years after victory is declared in the fight against the zombies.  The writer, Max Brooks tells the story of how he went around the world interviewing the most important people in the war.  There's the story of the doctor who treated Patient Zero, the bodyguard of the stars, the guy that created the "medication" to stop the infection, the humans so desperate to it in that they imitate the zombies, the Russian soldier that has given birth to multiple babies to help re-populate, the woman who has the mind of a child.  There are many awesome stories in this novel.  On a scale of 1 to 10, the book gets a very well deserved 10.

PART TWO:
As I write this section of the review, I have seen the movie starring Brad Pitt.  While it wasn't nearly as good as the book.  It was good.

The infected in the movie were more like people with rabies.  There were alot of cool scenes.  The airplane, the wall, the CDC center.  I could go on.

There were many references to the book which was a good thing.  I won't go into alot of detail about the movie.  Because, chances are, you've seen it.  I highly recommend the book. Check it out.  You won't be disappointed.

Now, down to business.  On a scale of 1 to 10, this one gets a 6.  That's being generous.  Again, the infected weren't zombies.  They had a rabies type of virus.  And, as you probably know by now, I don't like super fast zombies.  There you have it.  Our first Book\Movie Review.

The Oath

After last season's Webisodes, I was really excited to see what new character might be revealed.

You might remember that the first set of Webisodes were ALMOST linked to the soldier in the tank from season 1.  But, instead they revealed how the bicycle zombie came to be.

The second set of webisodes involved a man named Chase that was looking for his sister.  There were many rumors circling around that Chase is Lori's brother.  That may or may not be the case.  Maybe we'll find out....

Now, onto the third set of webisodes.  The Oath is centered around the last two survivors of a group that was overrun in the middle of the night.  They had trained and practiced for that. But, when it actually happened, nobody was ready.

Paul & Karina (the survivors) find a car and a gun the next morning.  This is where we learn that Paul was by broken glass during the horde's attack.  Shortly after getting in the car, Paul's condition worsens.  All Karina wants to do is drive to a hospital.  She still has hope that there's still doctors out there.

This is where I'm gonna give away a little bit of the story:  It's still early in the outbreak.  You might even say that this entire webisode series happened during a season 1 commercial break.

Anyway, Karina finally finds a place to take Paul.  She finds a doctor that stayed behind because she felt it was her duty to help everyone she could.  But, Paul takes a turn for the worse.  His vitals are almost non-existent.  The doctor decides that the only thing she can do is to remove Paul before he turns.

While Karina mourns the loss of her last friend, the doctor wheels Paul's stretcher to the hospital's cafeteria.  This is where she's put all the dead people before they have a chance to turn.  Shortly after being locked on the cafeteria with several walkers, Paul awakens strapped to his bed.

Karina tells the doctor that she doesn't want to go on.  She has nobody.  Paul was her last friend.  The doctor offers her a way out, Jack Kevorkian style.  Paul escapes the cafeteria just in time to see Karina die.  After a heated exchange with the doctor, the next scene shows Paul painting the cafeteria doors.

On a scale of 1 to 10, this, without a doubt, gets a 10.  Anything associated with this great show gets a 10.  It would have to be REALLY bad to get anything less.