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Massawyrm Can't Wait Another Day To Talk About 28 WEEKS LATER!!

Nummer.....zwei? by Regina V. Dudley	May 8th, 2007 11:14:54 AM
ich bin's.
first beotchessss by gride9000	May 8th, 2007 11:15:06 AM
28
I retract my statement by gride9000	May 8th, 2007 11:15:36 AM
29
Nice Review. You've Caused Movement In My Excitables. by georges garvaren	May 8th, 2007 11:17:51 AM
That is all.
btw by Regina V. Dudley	May 8th, 2007 11:18:26 AM
Regina v. Dudley likes movies about people eating people. Doubly so if Begbie gets to take a bite.
I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THIS! by Playkins	May 8th, 2007 11:20:44 AM
I've been looking forward to this more than I was for Spidey 3. I still think the original was absolutely brilliant all-around, and they just might have come up with the all-time best idea for a sequel.
also, you may LOL...wait....now by gride9000	May 8th, 2007 11:20:44 AM
How come that old read head dude from 28 days later didn't just use the forbidden curses on all those sprinter/zombie guys. That movie musta taken place before "The Goblet of Fire".
HMMMM.. by Stuntcock Mike	May 8th, 2007 11:21:35 AM
Sounds good.
INTACTO by wildingb	May 8th, 2007 11:22:10 AM
I thought intacto was superb. Especially that unforgettable sequence when they are running in the woods.
rave review or not by Lost Prophet	May 8th, 2007 11:26:42 AM
I am still sceptical about this. There was a good interview with the director in the Evening Standard a bit ago that changed my opinion. I started out with "most unnecessary sequel ever" rattling around my brain, and after that it is a firm "Maybe". Tough call this, but if it continues to get positvie vibes then...
can't wait by BLWiseass	May 8th, 2007 11:26:58 AM
this will be amazing
PLANT! Just kidding... Great Review! by AdrianVeidt	May 8th, 2007 11:27:05 AM
Is this thing going to be a trilogy with 28 months later running anchor?
I watched 28 DAYS LATER again the other night... by brokentusk	May 8th, 2007 11:32:10 AM
That film disturbs me like no other film I have ever seen. It's the realism that gets me - both in the way it was shot (digitally) and in the way in which it was conceived (setting the film in London immediately makes it scarier because it's so different from the generic American-set horror films). Seriously, the scenario put forward in 28 DAYS LATER is just the most fucking scary thing I can imagine. Having said all that, I am SO glad 28 WEEKS LATER turned out to be great - on paper it's the worst idea ever... an unnecessary sequel to a great film that just so happens to be set 28 weeks after the first film. Now I can't wait to see this!
pumpkin by Argentino	May 8th, 2007 11:32:14 AM
so.. it's 28 Week s Later vs. Day of the Dead (2007). I wonder wich one will win...
I will be there Friday night by Garbageman33	May 8th, 2007 11:34:56 AM
The trailer gave me goosebumps. Particularly the part where the soldier winks at the kids as they drive away from a city in flames. I know it's kinda cheesy, but damn if it doesn't get me every time.
Third Act by FlyingGuillotine	May 8th, 2007 11:35:35 AM
I actually thought the third act was the best part about 28 Days Later. It felt like everything that came before, I had seen in other zombie/survival horror movies. It was scary, but I knew what to expect and I was prepared for it. Whereas the depravity of the soldiers in that house veered it off into Apocolypse Now territory. Suddenly, I didn't know what was coming next, and the ensuing massacre felt justified.
THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS 28 DAYS LATER!!! by Err	May 8th, 2007 11:37:21 AM
Really, it is.
"kind of like the film Spartan"? by newc0253	May 8th, 2007 11:40:06 AM
you mean the David Mamet one with Val Kilmer? That was a good film but not exactly an obvious reference point for a horror film. That said, I'm pleased that 28 Weeks Later is better than 28 Days Later, because I thought the first film went to shit after about 40 minutes.
They ain't zombies...but still can't wait. by Behemoth	May 8th, 2007 11:42:53 AM
These aren't dead people rising up out of graves - these are living people infected with pure, insane rage. It obviously takes its cue from zombie films and the whole zombie mystique, but calling these things zombies is incorrect. I can't remember from the first film - did they ever eat other people? I don't think they did.
question by Argentino	May 8th, 2007 11:44:23 AM
What does he mean when he defines this zombies as "a third kind of zombie"? Is there a clasification of zombie breeds? What's the second one? I asume the first one is the Romero zombie; slow, brain eating and bite contagious zombie. And while I'm asking; how do unusual kinds of zombies classify? Examples: Frankenstein, Jesus Crist, etc
INTACTO was a masterpiece by godoffireinhell	May 8th, 2007 11:47:36 AM
and as excited I am about 28 WEEKS LATER, what really has me pumped is thinking about where Fresnadillo will go after this becomes a hit.
This Sucks I Wanted PG-13 Zombies Who Eat by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 8th, 2007 11:48:03 AM
Hostess Cherry Fruit Pies. Blood on the screen is bad. Massawyrm's avatar is bad. I hope the whole movie was shot on a bright sunny day too with flowery meadows, and duckies swimming in a pond while little children are feeding them crackers as kittens chase balls of yarn.
One Review on IMDB wrote by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 8th, 2007 11:51:23 AM
"Alien = 28 Days Later, Aliens = 28 Weeks Later." If that's the case then here Mr. Director please open my wallet and help yourself to whatever you like, and if that's not enough let me fill out this IOU.
The Omega Man was awesome! by Spandau Belly	May 8th, 2007 11:52:06 AM
Heston tooling around on a motorcycle picking off goths. Can't beat it!
If Raimi Directed This.... by www.valiens.com	May 8th, 2007 12:00:35 PM
The difference between zombies and humans would be that the zombies brush their bangs in front of their faces like emo kids. Fuck "Spider-Man 3" - this movie is gonna rock. I was skeptical by the drastically different tone obvious in the commercials but I like what I read here. Thanks for getting my hopes up again! (At least I think that's my hopes.)
Heston Was the Master of Post-Apocolyptic by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 8th, 2007 12:00:44 PM
movies. POTA, Omega Man, Soylent Green. All three solid classics. I saw the Vincent Price original of Omegan Man. Was that one actuall called I am Legend? I actually bought the DVD for $1 at Target. It was good, but Heston kicked his ass just like he did in Ten Commandments. I hope Will Smith's version doesn't suck
Holy CHRIST, I can't wait for this one!!! by Roguewriter	May 8th, 2007 12:01:59 PM
Great review, Massa -- and without disappointing spoilers. You're a good man, and don't ever let Harry tell ya different. =)
This movie is not going to bomb by Garbageman33	May 8th, 2007 12:03:31 PM
Not if it continues getting good reviews. Spidey will drop off tremendously in the coming weeks as a result of people not wanting to see it twice. Hell, I'm pissed I saw it once.
Grammaton... by Roguewriter	May 8th, 2007 12:04:37 PM
You're thinking of THE LAST MAN ON EARTH. Classic.
Hell yeah! by DarthCorleone	May 8th, 2007 12:09:19 PM
So, so, so excited! I hope my expectations aren't too high. I'm gonna rewatch 28 Days Later this week and catch this at the theater as soon as possible.
28 Posts Later... by Lance Rock	May 8th, 2007 12:11:42 PM
..and I'm actually starting to get excited about this movie.
Intacto by HeWhoCannotBeNamed	May 8th, 2007 12:12:54 PM
Anyone on this board who hasn't seen it yet - GO NOW! Intacto is ridiculously good. A worthy purchase.
answers for Argentino by Some Dude	May 8th, 2007 12:13:06 PM
The first kind of zombie is the voodoo zombie, a guy knocked out with special dust that makes hum look dead so that some unscrupulous bastard can then exhume him for use as a retarded slave. Just keep him away from sugar...
Flying Guillotine: 28DL's 3rd Act is Day of the Dead by Some Dude	May 8th, 2007 12:16:04 PM
You should check it out. Much better than its reputation suggests.
Saw it last night, and I totally agree. by Novaman5000	May 8th, 2007 12:16:10 PM
A fucking great follow up with some really flat out awesome moments and good characters that manage to stand out despite not having much time for development, what with the zombie apocalypse and everything. I can only think of minor things I didn't like, and I'm talking REALLY minor. Really solid.
You're right Roguewriter, You'd think I'd by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 8th, 2007 12:16:59 PM
remember since I own the DVD. Has anyone out there read the original story I Am Legend upon which those three are based?
This pleases me. by Cameron1	May 8th, 2007 12:26:14 PM
I like the ending of 28 Days Later, on a thematic level it works very well but it's a bit of a cliché with the soldiers going all Apocalypse Nowish. Good to hear this cranks it up all the way until the end, just what was needed. Oh, and it's got Stringer Bell in it.
wait... "for those dissappointed" by JackDonkey	May 8th, 2007 12:36:27 PM
I liked the last film cause it was 4 people thinking no one else was alive, yet they pressed on hoping to find someone. Then the social dynamic of one guy making sure that society survived as a good guy and some good ladies, instead of the primal, me see woman me make babies guys. I was definetly not dissapointed with that, but if this movie is for people who were dissappointed for the first, maybe I'll have to wait a little longer to see the second.
Two fat zombie kids were chest bumping in the audience by Heckles	May 8th, 2007 12:39:27 PM
That shit just cracks me up.
i wanna see this because of intacto by fried samurai	May 8th, 2007 12:39:51 PM
I LOVE that film.I'm shocked/glad Hollywood hasnt made a remake of it yet.Such a cool premise and handled very well by a talented director.Cant wait to check this out.
Speaking of Peter Porker... by Kid Z	May 8th, 2007 12:43:58 PM
...the Spectacular Spider-Ham 3... when the hell is Harry gonna review this dog? I know he's buds with Raimi... I know the flick blows foul, black, sticky, web-infused chunks... I know Harry doesn't wanna insult his friends... but damn... just knuckle down and write the friggin' review, guy. Sometimes your pals have to hear the brutal, unvarnished truth!
How much did they bite off of by Falcon5768	May 8th, 2007 12:46:27 PM
World War Z? Cause honestly watching the trailers all I can think about is that this is like a sequel to the book World War Z, with elements of the Yonkers battle thrown in (like the carpet napalming of London) Makes me worried what everyone is going to think when WWZ gets out of pre-production. People are going to think they ripped this movie off, when 28 weeks came second. Of course both seem to rip off Aliens but whatever.
I too assumed this would suck. by FluffyUnbound	May 8th, 2007 12:47:15 PM
Then I started half-watching the commercials, and then watching them with my full attention, and then watching them while scratching my head and muttering, "You know, maybe...just maybe...could it possibly be that this movie doesn't suck?" Even if the best parts are all in the commercials, there's still quite a few shots there that say "Come and see me in a movie theatre, Fluffy...you know you want to..."
looking forward to it by kwisatzhaderach	May 8th, 2007 12:50:08 PM
the trailer reeked of quality filmmaking, will be there this Friday!
thanks for a great review massa by PotSmokinAlien	May 8th, 2007 12:50:47 PM
short, sweet and no spoilers. to quote babar the elephant: is nice.
Grammaton Cleric Binks by donbstgk	May 8th, 2007 12:58:32 PM
I just read "I Am Legend" about a month or so ago. It's pretty short; less than 200 pages. I actually thought it was interesting, but I could totally see why movie versions required some creative license being taken. There is almost NO actual confrontation between the lead character and the vampire-thingys; it's really a story about dealing with loss and isolationism, and heavy drinking. So don't expect the book to have Robert Neville flying through the streets at night with guns blazing, whipping undead ass, cuz it just doesn't happen.
SWEET. THEY NEED TO AMP UP THE MARKETING TO CONVEY THIS by TheDohDoh	May 8th, 2007 01:00:45 PM
All I've been hearing in bites is that this movie will kick unholy ass this summer. But the thing is, I haven't gotten that feeling from the posters, the ads, or the trailer. I really hope 28WeeksLater doesn't get pushed out to see by the more expensive summer flicks. If there's one "Sam Jackson of genres" right now, it's fucking zombies. We've seen it all. So they really need to amp up the marketing, b/c in the general public's estimation this is another The Hills Have Eyes 2. They need to plaster Massawyrm review in their fucking ads from here on, or this film won't gross $30mill. Mark my words. Siked to see it. Great review.
I predict it now... THEORETICAL SPOILER by Squashua	May 8th, 2007 01:09:13 PM
THEORETICAL SPOILER If the mother is immune to The Rage, then the kids will also be immune and will end up being used as science experiments.
Oh crap! Will Smith in Omega Man remake! by Spandau Belly	May 8th, 2007 01:12:39 PM
WHY????!??!!!!!? And it's directed by the loser who only made Constantine. I mean, if you screw up a Keanu/Weisz movie about a kung-fu priest who lives in a bowling alley you've got some talent problems. Constantine should've been the new 'Blade'.
This movie is gonna kick "technically not a zombie" ass by Rat Fink	May 8th, 2007 01:13:43 PM
just my thought
Sounds sick by a rolling stone	May 8th, 2007 01:18:46 PM
Count me in!
Awesome by sevenrivera	May 8th, 2007 01:19:01 PM
Just what I was waiting to hear. This will be just what I need to wash the horribly foul taste out of my mouth from Spiderman. Great review Massa, you've got me psyched dude.
Argentino by cyanide christ	May 8th, 2007 01:29:04 PM
The first class of zombie is the unexplained, slow moving, dead guy zombie. The second is the unexplained, sprinting, dead guy zombie. The third is the 28 Days Later "zombie". Jesus is in a whole different class of soul devouring zombie (see Evil Dead). And Frankenstein is not a zombie. He was a scientist that created a monster.
I've been hearing good word of mouth on this one by zooch	May 8th, 2007 01:30:19 PM
Which is nice in a time where only a few really good horror movies come out each year. It means I'm there.
They ARE zombies... by MrD	May 8th, 2007 01:31:20 PM
Just not Romero zombies (whose zombies actually are more like ghouls than "real" zombies from voodoo tradition). A more generic definition of zombie (according to ye olde online dictionary) is a person who acts like an automaton, which I think could apply here(had the same argument with z-heads over the "zombies" in RE4).
WWZ vs 28WL by MrD	May 8th, 2007 01:39:51 PM
Nearing the end of the book now. Not sure there's a legitimate debate to be had here. Both franchises are very derivative (in the very best way). They each take the logical step of taking a Romero-type world and extrapolating stories that could be told when not limited to a Romero-type budget. And I'm not even sure you could say whether WWZ or 28WL came first. WWZ was released last September, when this film was already well into production. Of course, Brooks had to have been working on his story since the success of the Zombie Survival Guide in 2003, but then 28WL has been in some stage of development since 28DL was a smash in 2002. Let's just call it "parallel development" and be happy with all the zombies we've been blessed with (well, maybe not those from the Day remake).
Hadn't really given it too much thought by Acappellaman	May 8th, 2007 01:41:34 PM
I mean, I liked the first one - the third act didn't really let me down - I just was surprised by the turns it took. I always knew I'd see 28 Weeks Later, but it wasn't on my A list of movies to see this summer. Well, not until now. I just might have to go see this in the theater now. Color me excited.
kick ass by bluebottle	May 8th, 2007 01:47:11 PM
finally.
This will not flop by zooch	May 8th, 2007 01:55:33 PM
at least not in the UK for sure.
Wooooooo by Reelheed	May 8th, 2007 02:01:42 PM
I was so pleased to read this review. Thanks.
They qualifiy as zombies by Ninjamime	May 8th, 2007 02:02:43 PM
Zombi or zombie---…2b: a person markedly strange or abnormal in mentality, appearance, or behavior… Webster’s 3rd New International Dictionary unabridged 1986 (its probably older than most readers on this site) I think rage zombies is accurate description of the infected. heheheh I can't wait until it comes out
Constantine by Falcon5768	May 8th, 2007 02:07:01 PM
Was a fuckup in TWO ways. One it wasnt even a decent flick about a kung fu priest living in a bowling ally or whatever the hell you said. Two IT WASNT EVEN THE FUCKING COMIC BOOK. Not even close. The comic was grittier the character just plain ugly as a human, and the story a mishmash of a few that the comics told much better with the Weiss chick shit added in.
jwbanwqn by Godardwhowhatnow	May 8th, 2007 02:17:01 PM
Technically not zombies? Who in the hell gives a fuck? THIS CAN'T OPEN SOON ENOUGH! Oh, and does hell quite literally break loose?? That's awesome! So there are demons from hell ravaging the English countryside? I would have never seen that coming!!! Unless you didn't mean 'quite literally' literally, and meant 'metaphorically', instead. But still! Demons would be awesome. Unless I misunderstood something.
I guess I should see the first one by Abominable Snowcone	May 8th, 2007 02:18:27 PM
Nah. Reading / hearing the phrase "The Rage" only makes me think of "Rave," which makes me think of Chemical Romance Emo kids dancing around on ecstacy with neon lights and glitter.
PLANT by DannyOcean01	May 8th, 2007 02:21:55 PM
C'mon Massa....
28 Nuts Later by Dr Gregory House	May 8th, 2007 03:06:58 PM
...and Savannah Samson is STILL eager for more!
great review as usual by quadrupletree	May 8th, 2007 03:10:31 PM
Can't wait to see this now. And by the way, nice avatar!
Don't know about this one... by Philvis	May 8th, 2007 03:13:44 PM
The first one really freaked me out watching it late at night alone. Those damn zombie-like people give me the creeps. I really liked the first one and the previews for this one look really good. I will probably have to wait for the DVD to come out to see it. I know my wife would probably have a heart attack in the theater. Looks like a 2PM showing at my house a few months from now with the shades open.
very cool by purplemonkeydw	May 8th, 2007 03:22:22 PM
the trailers look were starting to sway me, and i think this brings me over...i'm a zombie now
Interestin by sHapesHiftinLizard	May 8th, 2007 03:30:58 PM
how Danny Boyle said in a recent interview that he'd be interested in doing the 3rd '28timeperiods' movie, which is a bit shit for the guy who did the 2nd one as he might wanna expand on whatever he did. Surely if the orig Director pissed off to do something else he needs to get back in the queue after the guy who's done the sequel he never wanted for dibs on the 3rd. Wasnt payin attention to this sequel, only watched my exrental dvd of the first one once, it was ok, pretty good at the beginning anyway. This sequel sounds like a complete blast. Begbie vs Zombies, I'm from Glasgow , ive seen similar situations.
Finally, one to be excited about. by revenge_flicks	May 8th, 2007 03:32:34 PM
I was getting depressed, what with the crappy Day of the Dead remake, Steven King's unscary vegetable eating zombies from the ultra-disappointing CELL and the "kick in the balls" casting of Will Smith as Richard Neville in I Am Legend.(F**k U Warner Bros!!)
edit that by revenge_flicks	May 8th, 2007 03:38:25 PM
that should read unscary vegetable eating Psychic zombies from the ultra-disappointing CELL.
saw this last monday by begbiespintglass	May 8th, 2007 03:48:39 PM
in manchester, believe the review, this is one hardcore flick, it starts with a bang, slows down for a bit then builds and builds for the finale, michael from lost's method of zombie disposal had me laughing with glee, scenes of eye gouging had me checking around me to see who couldnt watch ( quite a few people) and the sniper scenes made me gape in awestruck horror as arms and legs and heads go everywhere, plus it has the best exploding head scene ever (after The proposition just took the number one spot last year).. i'm no plant mofo's , this is one quality movie , i saw it on a free last week and i'll be back with some cash come friday 11th in the UK to watch it again, plus i'm off work friday so i can go early and see it without dickheads whinging about it.
Apparently, this movie BLOWS. by Err	May 8th, 2007 03:57:35 PM
Review: Rage Festers in `28 Weeks Later' Tuesday May 8 2:30 PM ET The U.S. military has occupied Britain to make it habitable again and stamp out the last vestiges of the "rage" virus that decimated the land in the horror hit "28 Days Later." Now it's "28 Weeks Later," and the troops are allowing refugees to repopulate the realm, essentially declaring, "Mission accomplished." We've heard that before. And we've seen it all before, as this woeful sequel presents a strained story and a barrage of turgid action that looks like inferior outtakes from the first movie. ADVERTISEMENT Danny Boyle, who directed "28 Days Later," is back as executive producer, but his storytelling expertise seems entirely absent. Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who made the well-regarded thriller "Intacto," teams with three other writers on a thin story that sucks away all the frenzied fun a zombie flick should provide. Instead, the zombies are relegated to second-banana ghouls, co-starring behind the human monsters who wear uniforms and carry guns. The movie opens with a prologue as Don (Robert Carlyle, who co-starred in Boyle's "Trainspotting" and "The Beach") holes up with wife Alice (Catherine McCormack) and other survivors in a cottage stronghold, trying to survive the initial outbreak that has turned most of the population into cannibalistic demons. When the infected break in, Don flees, and in a moment of cowardice, leaves Alice behind, an action that will have terrible repercussions down the road. Months later, after the infected have starved to death, Don is among survivors in a fortified area of London guarded by U.S. troops supervising the return of Brits who either escaped or were out of the country when the virus struck. Don is reunited with his children, Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) and Tammy (Imogen Poots), who had been overseas. Because of an inherited immunity, Andy may hold the key to curing the rage virus if it ever comes back, but he and his sister also are catalysts whose actions result in the plague's inevitable return. The key military roles are filled by Jeremy Renner as a sniper, Harold Perrineau as a helicopter pilot, Idris Elba as the general leading the repopulation and Rose Byrne as Scarlet, a medical officer concerned that people are being allowed back home too soon. Her doubts are justified, given the short time that has passed since the epidemic and considering the idiocy of the troops. The military has set up a containment zone about as secure as a kid's backyard fort made of cardboard boxes. The troops make snap judgments too stupid to believe, allowing the rage virus to quickly take hold again. Their final solution for dealing with new hordes of infected makes for pretty pyrotechnics but defies all logic and human decency. The movie's ending is laughable, and sadly, could provide the germ of another sequel. Scenes in the first film of British soldiers' expediency in coping with the outbreak were chilling, a sign of how humanity might devolve toward savagery amid such chaos. In "28 Weeks Later," the military types are truly more dangerous beasts than the infected, though the message is empty given the stiffness and shallowness of the characters. The characters in "28 Days Later," none of whom return, were wily, passionate and real. Their counterparts here are little more than lunch meat. The sequel has a nasty spirit and unlike the original, has no sense of humor, and often, no sense at all. No matter the precautions, why would anyone let thousands of civilians back in a city rampant with diseased rats and wild dogs just months after a hellish plague, while corpses still litter the streets and cleanup crews burn the bodies? "What if it comes back?" Scarlet asks the general. "If it comes back, we'll kill it," the moronically cocky general replies. It's hard to say if the filmmakers meant it as timely Iraq commentary on the overconfidence of military leaders in an impossible campaign or if it's just feeble writing. Either way, "28 Weeks Later" amounts to bad storytelling. "28 Weeks Later," a Fox Atomic release, is rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some sexuality/nudity. Running time: 101 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.
i see nothing THOOM! in the trailer.. by foree forehead	May 8th, 2007 03:59:08 PM
..that sets this apart from THOOOM! any other turgid piece of shit THOOM! horror movie that's come out over the last, oh THOOM!, too many years. the director's cut of "maniac" has got a pretty good head exploding scene begbiespintglass.
Yanks Are the Bad Guys in this right? by CondomWrapper	May 8th, 2007 04:17:16 PM
That's what I"ve been hearing at least. I guess the Brits want revenge for U-571, The Patriot, and just about every other Hollywood movie, which is quite a few, that had a British villian. Well, fook that shite, m8!
I've just seen the movie myself, it's... by mattyholmes	May 8th, 2007 04:17:50 PM
absolutely incredible. It's far superior than the original and is just one of those movies you simply cannot afford to miss. www.obsessedwithfilm.com
Seems I saw a different cut of the movie than Massawyrm by BandWFrog	May 8th, 2007 04:25:06 PM
Wow... I was at a press screening last night and I almost walked out. I have to admit that I'm not a huge zombie fan but I had really enjoyed 28 Days Later. 28 Weeks Later wants to be bigger in scope but in doing so, can’t keep its scenario as tight as the original. The result is too many stupid plot points that keep taking you out of the movie. My main gripes: The kids are spotted leaving the Safe/Green Zone within minutes but it takes what seems like hours for the army to catch up with them while they go on a fun scooter “tour” of London. Lame ! The kids could have been shown cunningly avoiding the army because they know London very well. The infected but immune wife could be THE cure to the disease but she is left alone, with no guards whatsoever in her medical trailer so the husband can easily sneak in there? Lame ! Would have been easy to put the husband and wife in contact by just having him ask the General or Medic to see his wife, for just a minute. After the initial outbreak where the 2 kids are separated and everyone is running all over the place, they happen to take refuge in the same “warehouse”. Not too lame I guess but really “convenient”. The way Doyle gets killed by his fellow soldiers during a supposedly act of heroic self-sacrifice… Lame. Seems to me that all he had to do was turn around and TALK/YELL at them that he was one of them. The way the Medic, limping badly because of a “flesh wound” (Yes there’s actually a line where she says it’s only a “flesh wound”), never get caught by the zombies running at full speed… Lame. I don’t have a solution to fix this particularly bad plot point. Too lame to fix But the WORST part of the movie is the fact that the husband/dad, while infected and crazy… acts rationally! Seemingly, he is pissed at his kids (who were pissed at him because he kinda lied to them about their mom being dead…) so he stalks them throughout London. Doesn’t always attack them mind you. At least once, he just observes them… LAME LAME LAME… I just don’t get why they tried to inject that “emotional angle” into the story. Also, the end seems rushed. Not sure what the “big finale” is that the begbiespslinter is referring to. The Metro scene with the medic ? How can it be? It takes place in the dark between 4 people… I also didn’t particularly enjoy the way some of the “attack” scenes were filmed. Especially the first one in the farm. Shaky camera work, cinema-verite… whatever. It was very confusing. Hard to tell who was who. The gore content was OK but it was mainly some body parts being taken out by high-powered rifles. Nothing that hasn’t been seen before. As I said earlier I’m not a big fan of zombies but I seem to recall other zombie flicks that had more gore in ‘em. I enjoyed 2 things though: The scene with the helicopter chopping down zombie. While implausible, it was fun and gory enough. Also, the eye gouging sequence was nasty. Enough to give the movie 1/2 a star.
Sorry all. Forgot to put SPOILER warning in post above by BandWFrog	May 8th, 2007 04:27:55 PM
I meant to. really.
SoylentMean: right on by Playkins	May 8th, 2007 04:30:25 PM
I still cant figure out why anyone calls 28DL a "ZOMBIE" movie. I do believe that the original never came close to calling them ZOMBIES. They were always referred to as "INFECTED". Big difference.
28 weeks later is fantastic... by Executor	May 8th, 2007 04:36:52 PM
...a few minor quibbles aside, it really is a tense, edge-of-your-seat, horror movie. The first scene alone is incredible, not only for the savagery and setting the tone, but also in getting us to sympathize with a character who basically leaves people behind to die. Go see it...
28 Days Later is just Day of the Triffids!!! by abulafia24	May 8th, 2007 04:47:13 PM
They have nearly identical plots. Not that there's anything necessarily wrong with that, but if you liked 28 Days Later, dig up a copy of Triffids and check it out. Fun stuff.
Huzzah! by BannedOnTheRun	May 8th, 2007 04:55:55 PM
O happy day!
For those who don't like spoilers by Purgatori	May 8th, 2007 04:59:09 PM
for the love of god don't pick up the new issue of Fangoria. They basically ruined half the movie with their big cover shot. Thanks Fango...
I have nothing to say. by Jakes Nel	May 8th, 2007 05:00:37 PM
I just want my name in the talkback...
PLANTS PLANTS PLANTS PLANTS by Ray Gamma	May 8th, 2007 05:10:36 PM
PLANTS PLANTS PLANTS PLANTS PLANTS PLANTS........... it's started already....... the PR campaign.... every third post is a 'new user' bigging it up like crazy. fucking hell i'd give up reading movie discussion forums completely forever, if it wasn't for the fact that occasionally there's some GENUINE news in here.....
BandWFrog, I bet we were at the same screening *SPOILER by Novaman5000	May 8th, 2007 05:12:26 PM
I liked the movie alot more than you did, though. Yeah there were definitely some conveniences in the plot, but I don't think the kids taking a while to be caught is one of them. The army was tailing them the whole time, they were probably gone for an hour only. Also about the soldier getting toasted, had you not been watching the movie? They were sniping EVERYBODY, FIREBOMBING and CHEMICALLY GASSING everything in the city. It didn't matter if you said you were ok, the army had moved to extermination. If you were in the city, they were NOT going to let you get out alive, period. Doyle knew that, that's why he sniped one of his own men. Those guys would have toasted him either way. You heard Harold Perrineau- "If I try to land with those kids on board they will blow me out of the sky." The government wasn't taking ANY chances. I agree that the mom should have been guarded, but remember, the medic JUST found out about her immunity literally minutes before the outbreak began. Guarding would have been good, though, as a precaution. As for the father, it was annoying that he snuck in but they set that up in the beginning with his AAA access card, so I was able to forgive his easy access to a locked medical room. What i really loved about the film was the pretty overwhelming atmosphere of dread they pulled off. From the first sequence there's this sense that things are not right and it only is amplified as everything begins to go wrong. Action-wise, it really doesn't let up, and it's exhausting but a great ride. Also, another thing I didn't like, when the kids get separated from the medic in the subway, they don't answer her calls... WHAT is that. What kid in their right mind wouldn't say "I'm right here!"? Granted, there could be infected down there, but still. Also, I am ok with the father hunting them simply because the specifics of the virus are not ever spelled out. We don't know if they have any recollection of the past lives (though his actions indicate they do). The father was emotionally fucked up for a long time, so his hunting them in particular, after wanting to be with them for so long, sort of makes sense in a fucked up way.
Oh and I found myself annoyed by the shakey camera by Novaman5000	May 8th, 2007 05:14:11 PM
for a while, but became accustomed to it after a while to the point where i stopped noticing it. Also liked the score- there wasn't much but it worked well I thought.
My theory as to why people don't like the third act... by rbatty024	May 8th, 2007 05:41:30 PM
of 28 Days Later: people don't like to be surprised. Sure, a twist at the very end is fine, but to change the rules of the film a little over halfway through is too much for most people to handle. Psycho would have been called the worst movie in history today because it actually surprises the audience. It's the reason why every preview pretty much tells the entire story, "twists" and all. It's also why fast food is so popular. People want to know what they're getting, then consume it, and later forget it. I also thought the last third of the first film was the best part (Jim going feral gave me a huge rush of adrenaline. Hell, I almost tore the head off the person in front of me). It's also necessary for the film's thesis.
HOLY SHIT! - Mr Bean 2 = $166mil!!!! by Womb2dooM	May 8th, 2007 06:10:11 PM
That's pretty fuckin crazy!! Is there even a release date for US yet??? Um, ... speaking of sequels bettering their originals... Argh, I'm bad at this...
rbatty... by Red Ned Lynch	May 8th, 2007 06:22:32 PM
...people don't like the last act of 28 days because it stops a rather interesting movie in its tracks to do a pale riff on Romero's Day of the Dead, with spotty motivations and weak development. It's not that it changes. It's WHAT it changes into. And nobody would think Psycho was the worst movie ever made. That's just a silly straw man of an argument.
Nova5. You're in L.A.? Spoilers by BandWFrog	May 8th, 2007 06:41:06 PM
I never post on AICN but I like to read your posts on the Heroes and Lost TB. I usually agree with you. So you were at the screening at the AMC century City? I did watch the movie but I admit I didn’t hear all of it. I might be getting old but I thought the sound was way too high last night. I stuck my fingers in my ears a few times. LOL I hear your “rebuttal” of my gripes and I’ll give you the “Code Red Everybody Must Be Eliminated” explanation to rationalize the killing of Doyle. But that’s it. LOL. I still think that the army letting the kids roam free in a city that is quarantined b/c of a unknown, unexplainable, un-curable disease is weak writing to bring them in contact with their mom. Remember the warning over the PA system in the metro that brings them into the Free Zone? It’s clear that no one should go outside the safe zone. If someone tried, you’d think they’d get their asses picked up by the army PRONTO And as far as Perrineau saying that if he lands with the kids they’ll blow him up… Why didn’t Boyle tell him that the kids, per the Medic’s explanation, were extremely important, that one of them might have/be the cure. Getting them back alive would have then become a priority for the military. Yeah, guarding the mom should have been a basic precaution. That would have made the dad sneaking in impossible. I agree that the fact that he was AAA explained why he was able to get everywhere easily. That didn’t bother me at all. It made sense. I forgot about the kids, actually the boy, not responding when he is being called in the metro. Very unlikely behavior indeed. Unlike you, I definitely can’t look pass the dad’s behavior. Sure, the specifics of the virus haven’t been fully described and I can see the “logic” of your explanation about him wanting to be with them, albeit to kill them and eat them. But nowhere in the 1st movie do you see the zombies/infected act in a rational way. They run, they bite, they feed. Period. If some of them had been shown acting coherently, intelligently, I could have bought his zombie/infested character’s “motivation” but that’s not the case. I do agree that it doesn’t let up though. But unfortunately for me, each of what I see as weak plot point took me right out of the movie. Anyway, a few other points bothered me (such as why turn Carlisle into a zombie/infected when you would think that the movie would be about his “redemption” following his guilt at having abandoned his wife in the farm.) but I gotta work a bit before I clock out.
Stringer Bell vs Zombies by Cartel West	May 8th, 2007 08:29:54 PM
Fuck. Yes. I knew he survived that shotgun blast to the chest from Omar. Idris Elba and Avon are gonna take back their corners from Marlo and 'zombie master' Chris. "I want my Corners, String."
Okay, fair enough. They're not zombies by ewokstew	May 8th, 2007 08:52:21 PM
The real question is what should these things be called? We need a solid, functioning name for them. Anyone?
SEE THIS MOVIE by Spidey3SUCKED	May 8th, 2007 09:38:29 PM
Or see something else,or don't go to the movies at all, just don't give anymore money to that piece of shit Spider-man 3.
"Intacto" was like... by Christopher3	May 8th, 2007 10:20:34 PM
"Dawn of the Dead" or "The Cooler." An auspicious debut by a relatively unknown helmer. First you're asking yourself "Who the fuck is this dude who gets to make his own movie?" Then when you've seen it, you're like "Oh yeah. That's who he is."
''Infected'' by Cinemaniax	May 8th, 2007 10:29:28 PM
That's how me and my friends felt after that shitty Spidey 3...Fun fact, a couple of people were applauding at the end of it and got boooed for that.
uhm, by skaul80	May 9th, 2007 12:30:04 AM
they still aren't zombies. i love the first film and i'm stoked for this one. i just don't want people to keep thinking that they are zombies!!!!! they are infected with a 'rage virus.' therefore they have nothing to do with romero's or o'bannon's undead films. so just forget the comparisons.
if i can build it up... by Horror Freak	May 9th, 2007 01:24:48 AM
i'll be watching that shit tonight, can't fuckin' wait...
Odd, CHUD.com rates this flick 4/10 by Fletch F. Fletch	May 9th, 2007 01:29:14 AM
And their review was far more intelligent. C'mon, Harry, Mori, what is this place now? A screed-filled playland for juveniles with genre fetishes? Bah.
My 2 cents - 28 Days Later was an excellent film... by stereochad	May 9th, 2007 02:15:54 AM
...no problems with any portion of the film, and in fact, thought that the third act was quite engrossing. For me, it felt like a great character study, straight out of a 70's movie. Kubrickian. Whatever, I'm putting on my flame retardant pajamas now.
Uncool Fletch by Massawyrm 1	May 9th, 2007 03:23:31 AM
Insulting me is fine. This is AICN. It's expected. But diverting people to another review without giving a heads up that it spoils EVERY SINGLE PLOT POINT in the movie, including one of the big twists in the very first paragraph is another. Really uncool. There's a reason I write almost entirely spoiler free reviews. So people who want to get a heads up on the film and still SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES can. After reading that review, there's almost no reason to see it at all - except to see if Devin can convey the story better than the movie can. Give a spoiler warning before sending people off to ruin their experience.
You know what, wyrm? by Fletch F. Fletch	May 9th, 2007 03:30:19 AM
You're absolutely right. I don't work for those guys, and I don't mean to ruin anyone's experience. Hopefully since I posted before the ass-crack of dawn on a weekday, few were spoiled. And now, if they read this dialogue b'twixt me and you, they won't be unwillingly. While I stand by my previous opinion on your review, I apologise to anyone whose experience was ruined.
Well then, by Massawyrm 1	May 9th, 2007 03:37:07 AM
apology and insult accepted.
Quite big of you by Fletch F. Fletch	May 9th, 2007 03:44:16 AM
On both accounts. Now I feel a little bad for calling you out. But, you know, not too bad. ;)
rbatty by Ray Gamma	May 9th, 2007 04:09:26 AM
The end of "28 Days Later" was simply boring. It wasn't a twist, it was just a huge let-down.
proof in that it is shit by Lost Prophet	May 9th, 2007 04:16:53 AM
That little cretin that works for Radio 1 says it is good. And he is a cunt.
Only joking.. by Lost Prophet	May 9th, 2007 04:17:31 AM
Am still undecided. the only question is whether I am undecided enough to fork out for it
As Aliens is to Alien by wazza	May 9th, 2007 04:36:56 AM
This is a kick ass sequel. It's been a long time since i've jumped and been so tense at the cinema. Didn't expect it to be so good.
HAHAHAHA Ganymede by Lost Prophet	May 9th, 2007 05:29:58 AM
you are a genius!! "The entire premise is so rediculous it's hard to sit through something so perposperous" The king of the TF apologists says something else is hard to sit through because it is preposterous. Fucking genius
Fletch = asshole by masteryoda007	May 9th, 2007 05:36:32 AM
Why is every cunt being so nice to fletch after he spoiled the whole fuckin movie? Fucking idiot
My theory as to why people don't like the third act... by BannedOnTheRun	May 9th, 2007 05:46:54 AM
The idea that sex with anyone besides Harry could be considered a worse fate than being ripped apart by the infected. I'd lube up rather than be eaten.
Spoilers with warnings - worse than pedophilia? by Behemoth	May 9th, 2007 06:24:37 AM
I say at least equal. THANKS, Wyrm, for making your post before I went to that imbecile's site and had my experience totally ruined. I appreciate your spoiler-free review. As for the poster, may you be ass-violated in hell for those whose experiences you DID ruin.
Uh..spoilers WITHOUT warnings, I meant... by Behemoth	May 9th, 2007 06:25:24 AM
...yeah...
Don't forget Carpenter's Prince Of Darkness... by workshed	May 9th, 2007 07:13:28 AM
...the 'get some in your mouth and you've had it' scenario comes from that movie (although i'm trying to think of earlier examples - Argento's Demons? Didn't they have to scratch you?).
Really great movie by Louis_the_lionheart	May 9th, 2007 07:51:40 AM
Saw it last night in London. Definitely better than the original, total white knuckle ride. Cant wait for "28 Months Later" and see if the possibly returning Danny Boyle to the directors chair can top this one.
ive said it before, ill be saying it again by PotSmokinAlien	May 9th, 2007 09:05:12 AM
the last act of DAYS is a fucking cliche... that is why people dont like it, or why i dont anyway. 'humanity are the real monsters,' yeah we havent seen that one before fellas. it's a very creative movie up to that point; boyle prides himself on doing things differently, but he fails bigtime in this case.
Saw it last night by Drwho1300	May 9th, 2007 09:29:29 AM
Brutal. Abso-fucking Brutal.
Donbstgk by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 9th, 2007 09:54:33 AM
Sounds liked an interesting read. I'll have to look it up soon, when I'm holed up in my honky paradise, brother. Thanks.
OgreYouAsshole your first mistake by kilik777	May 9th, 2007 12:06:24 PM
is putting it into your Netflix queue instead of the Blockbuster online queue. How long will it take people to realize how much better the Blockbuster service is with the in store rentals and one free game a month. Ive left Netflix after 3 years and never looked back. Great review as always, i cant wait to see it. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
zoombies.. by foree forehead	May 9th, 2007 12:07:14 PM
..call them zoombies coz they can run... quickly... uh...
do plants get paid by the post? by foree forehead	May 9th, 2007 12:08:17 PM
and if so, what's their address so i can mail them a bloodthirsty triffid...
I want to be more perposperous by Immortal_Fish	May 9th, 2007 12:14:57 PM
Then would my bank account would have more zeroes to the left of the decimal point.
White Knuckle Ride? by JediCap	May 9th, 2007 12:42:54 PM
You mean, because the movie jerks the audience off with typical over-the-top torture porn effects, played-out 'bloodthirsty US Army' cliches, and logic defying plot advancements? Right? RIGHT!?
I guess my big question is, Does it have scale? by FluffyUnbound	May 9th, 2007 01:03:01 PM
Different people like different things in a zombie movie, and I like scale. The beginning of both Dawn versions had scale. The first half of 28 Days Later used neat guerrilla filmmaking techniques to fake a cool "Day of the Triffids" scale. I can overlook some plot point implausibility if parts of the movie take place outside, instead of in a contained environment. If they show shots of a deserted post-plague London, I can tolerate some implausibility. If they show unit-scale military action against zombies, I can tolerate some implausibility. If they show a supposedly secure facility overrun by zombies, I will be OK with it if it seems like a "cardboard fort". I'm just so sick of contained-environment horror that if your story or your budget forces you to make a bottle movie, it better be fucking Alien or the original NOTLD or I'm not buying. I'm sick of it enough that I'll cut you some slack if you at least try to do something different.
skaul80 and gridbug - accept the truth by MrD	May 9th, 2007 01:10:53 PM
Romero and O'Bannon don't set the limits of what a zombie is or is not. Both ninjamime and myself have given established definitions of "zombie" which fit both 28DL and Snyder's Dawn. That doesn't make them the SAME zombies as Romero's, any more than Dracula's vampires are the same as those in Lost Boys or Buffy, but they are still zombies.
Bring it on! Can't wait to get that Spiderman 3 by EmptyWalletProductions	May 9th, 2007 01:18:23 PM
taste out of my mouth.
Chopper scene by JohnRevik	May 9th, 2007 06:06:03 PM
so, who stole from who first as far as the 'chopper making mincemeat of zombies' is concerned? Rodriquez or Boyle?
Wow, sounds great. by FuzzyWhisper	May 10th, 2007 01:48:48 AM
I loved 28 Days Later. I would have been satisfied with a sequel half as good, but this one sounds legitimately awesome. Gotta catch it on the silver screen for sure now.
plants gotta eat.. by foree forehead	May 10th, 2007 05:21:13 AM
..had to be said
A pleasant surprise to read this review by CloudCleaver	May 10th, 2007 08:53:57 AM
Thanks, Wyrm, for the heads-up. You changed my mind on seeing this one.
Saw it last night... by Sidius	May 10th, 2007 12:36:42 PM
And while I had minor problems with certain 'convenient' plot-holes I still loved it. The opening scene alone is worth the price of admission and is everything horror should be. I would see the film again for that 15 minute sequence alone. I would complain more about the film's problems (and really I only had 2 minor gripes) but really I'd rather watch a horror film that's 90% great and trying to do something different than the stupid teen horror films we have been inundated with the last 10 years. Most here will enjoy the film. SPOILER* The film has a great final shot that should lead to a fantastic third film should they decide to take that route and make a 28 Months Later. Would love to see Danny Boyle back for that third go round. Could be epic.
seen the video with the CHOPPED UP BODY PARTS? by dannyboylefan100	May 10th, 2007 06:11:51 PM
It's on eatmybrains and it looks awesome. What the hell is going on there? http://www.eatmybrains.com/sho wnews.php?id=857
no plant!! by begbiespintglass	May 11th, 2007 02:07:09 PM
i didnt get to see this again today, i had to watch that pile of shite spiderman3, i'm going to see this again on sunday though, why do half the people on here not believe that if people like a film they give it a positive review.

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