The World War Zed thread [OK, 'Zee']
Sunday, June 23, 2013 by Jafo | Discussion: Movies & TV & Books
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 Sunday, June 23, 2013 4:28 AM
The fundamental rule of all monster fiction is simple: Your best friend will probably end up killing you.
Reply #3 Sunday, June 23, 2013 5:16 AM
Reply #4 Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:27 AM
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 Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:35 AM
Zed, please. Let's not devolve any further than we already have 
Reply #6 Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:42 AM
Reply #7 Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:47 AM
I can see 'Z' pronounciation along with 'religion' and 'politics' ...... being forbidden in the WC forums... 
Reply #9 Sunday, June 23, 2013 7:54 AM
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 Sunday, June 23, 2013 8:02 AM
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 #12 Sunday, June 23, 2013 9:54 AM
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...
You're welcome. #31 and #32 have to be my favorites.
Reply #13 Sunday, June 23, 2013 10:18 AM
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 Sunday, June 23, 2013 10:30 AM
Who can afford to see a movie in a theater these days?
Reply #16 Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:35 PM
What do you call ridiculous prices over there. 
Reply #17 Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:51 PM
Local online prices for adult ticket for WWZ=$12.50 
The wife and I have better things to spend 25 bucks on....like food.
Reply #18 Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:55 PM
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. 
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Reply #1 Sunday, June 23, 2013 4:11 AM
Zed is correct
Macca