Army of the Dead (2021)
Army of the Dead (2021)
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“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Army of the Dead (2021)
Initial release: May 21, 2021
Army of the Dead (2021)
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Another Zac Snyder zombie movie.
Meh.
Mediocre movie, and at least one really dumb continuity error.
Another Zac Snyder zombie movie.
Meh.
Mediocre movie, and at least one really dumb continuity error.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Army of the Dead (2021)
Zack Snyder is a great director, but as a writer... Let's just say I checked the IMDB page to make sure Rian Johnson didn't write this turd. Not that I hated it because it was a beautifully shot movie, with a fun premise, and good action. However, that story was complete dogshit.
The premise is awesome. An incident leads to Vegas becoming a city of the undead, but the rest of the world is still normal. Bautista gets hired to put together a team to go in and rob a casino. We know most of the team thanks to the opening credits, which are a cool bit of storytelling.
Unfortunately, the devil is in the details and that's where the story falls apart. First of all, the movie simply does not work without teleporter technology, which does not exist in the film, so... Secondly, Zack really gets loose with zombie rules and what "undead" means to the point of stupidity. Romero did the same thing in Land of the Dead and it sucked there too. Thirdly, the characters are all random and one dimensional. They never really tell us anything about them, so when they die it doesn't mean anything. This is a HUGE problem for one death in particular. Fifth, there is a moment when a twist, that you'll know is coming, occurs and completely negates every single aspect of the rest of the story. It makes everything completely pointless. I cannot oversell this fact. The entire plot of the movie becomes completely irrelevant. This was not thought out well at all.
There are also huge lulls in any sort of action, and frankly, of anything remotely interesting. When this movie is good, it's good, but when it's not: Zzzzzz.
The premise is awesome. An incident leads to Vegas becoming a city of the undead, but the rest of the world is still normal. Bautista gets hired to put together a team to go in and rob a casino. We know most of the team thanks to the opening credits, which are a cool bit of storytelling.
Unfortunately, the devil is in the details and that's where the story falls apart. First of all, the movie simply does not work without teleporter technology, which does not exist in the film, so... Secondly, Zack really gets loose with zombie rules and what "undead" means to the point of stupidity. Romero did the same thing in Land of the Dead and it sucked there too. Thirdly, the characters are all random and one dimensional. They never really tell us anything about them, so when they die it doesn't mean anything. This is a HUGE problem for one death in particular. Fifth, there is a moment when a twist, that you'll know is coming, occurs and completely negates every single aspect of the rest of the story. It makes everything completely pointless. I cannot oversell this fact. The entire plot of the movie becomes completely irrelevant. This was not thought out well at all.
There are also huge lulls in any sort of action, and frankly, of anything remotely interesting. When this movie is good, it's good, but when it's not: Zzzzzz.
Army of the Dead
The daughter was super dumb and annoying. And I don't know if she was supposed to be seen that way.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Army of the Dead (2021)
Did you notice one of the key plot points completely disappeared in the helicopter scene?
Also, the survivor at the end...does anyone in Hollywood understand nuclear weapons?
Also, the survivor at the end...does anyone in Hollywood understand nuclear weapons?
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Army of the Dead (2021)
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Army of the Dead (2021)
I know for a fact I can write better plot points than that.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Army of the Dead (2021)
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Army of the Dead (2021)
Consensus seems to be that this movie is a mess.
Un-release the Snyder Cut!
Un-release the Snyder Cut!
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Army of the Dead (2021)
Being a great director does not mean you are a great writer. (EX: Rian Johnson)
Snyder's best movie, by far, was when he made a frame by frame remake of a graphic novel.
Why do Hollywood egos trump their desire to please fans and make bigger profits?
All they would need to do is hire one person to do QC on the story. They would review the script prior to shooting, watch the dailies with the director, and then assist in editing to ensure no key plot points are cut.
Snyder's best movie, by far, was when he made a frame by frame remake of a graphic novel.
Why do Hollywood egos trump their desire to please fans and make bigger profits?
All they would need to do is hire one person to do QC on the story. They would review the script prior to shooting, watch the dailies with the director, and then assist in editing to ensure no key plot points are cut.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Army of the Dead (2021)
This is a really good one. I legit lost it at the last cast member.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Army of the Dead (2021)
Army of Thieves Prequel - It was OK, focuses on the safecracker dude.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Army of the Dead (2021)
Also...
How big would a metal box be to hold $250,000,000.00 of $100.00 dollar bills?
Was the safe money $20s?It should fit comfortably into a cube-shaped metal box measuring 5' x 5' x 5'.
It's not me, it's someone else.