28 Weeks Later

[Deward]

Saw this last friday. I can't imagine it made much money. Theatre was only about half full. There were some pretty freakish looking people in the audience.

First off, this movie is definitely not 28 Days Later. That movie was one of my all time favorites. This one was just an action flick. It was definitely "Americanized". My wife enjoyed the first one. I can almost guarantee that she would not have liked this one. There were some pretty seriously bad plot holes in this one but overall I enjoyed it as just a horror/suspense action flick. Some parts were really just unbelievable. One of things I liked about the original was that it was fairly believable. This one had some definite problems.

I would give it about 7/10. If you like good gory action then it is worth watching. The storyline tries but fails to follow up on the original. It almost seemed like they had cut a lot of the character development out of it to cram more action in. Being a zombie nut head I will probably buy the dvd. These really aren't zombies but I enjoy the genre.

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One of many plot holes was how did the dad get out of the room where he got infected? And if that mother was as dangerous as they said then why didn't she have guards stationed outside? When the kids showed up at the end covered in blood, would you have wanted anythign to do with them? I really think not.

[miir]

I can't imagine it made much money.

10m apparently.

[Fairweather Pure]

It's getting decent reviews overall. I'll buy the DVD.

[Nick]

Don't, it's probably the shittest film I've ever had the misfortune to see.

I really don't understand how they managed to get this made at all, it's so full of plot holes, the storyline is lame and stupid/pointless/boring as fuck, at times it and its characters got so mind numbingly fucking retarded that I wanted to walk out and by the end of the film everyone in the cinema was openly mocking it. (with several having walked out half way through).

It really is a complete fucking piece of shit. Don't waste your time on it.

I though 28 days later was cool, but they have completely ruined the franchise.

Arguably one of the worst piece of shit films released in a long time. It's geared towards retards and only retards will enjoy this, its comparable to shitfests like Doom and Resident Evil Apocalypse.

[Momopi]

Don't, it's probably the shittest film I've ever had the misfortune to see.

I really don't understand how they managed to get this made at all, it's so full of plot holes, the storyline is lame and stupid/pointless/boring as fuck, at times it and its characters got so mind numbingly fucking retarded that I wanted to walk out and by the end of the film everyone in the cinema was openly mocking it. (with several having walked out half way through).

It really is a complete fucking piece of shit. Don't waste your time on it.

I though 28 days later was cool, but they have completely ruined the franchise.

Arguably one of the worst piece of shit films released in a long time. It's geared towards retards and only retards will enjoy this, its comparable to shitfests like Doom and Resident Evil Apocalypse.

Nothing will ever be worse than battlefield earth. its just an impossible thing to make a movie thats worse.

[Nick]

Fair enough

It's still painfully, embarrasingly and horribly shit though.

[Sartori]

I haven't seen this and probably won't. Friend of mine said he was laughing so hard at everything about the movie that his girlfriend was embarrassed. /shrug I'm not really surprised.

[Syenye]

i actually liked this one. it wasn't thought provoking or deep but it was some good zombie fun.

[miir]

Fair enough

It's still painfully, embarrasingly and horribly shit though.

Was it worse than Ultraviolet or Aeon Flux?
What about Alone in the Dark?
Was it better The Postman?

[Funkmasterr]

Fair enough

It's still painfully, embarrasingly and horribly shit though.

Was it worse than Ultraviolet or Aeon Flux?
What about Alone in the Dark?
Was it better The Postman?

I would argue that most movies with Kevin Costner suck. The postman and waterworld in particular though, those movies were beyond bad.

[miir]

The postman and waterworld in particular though, those movies were beyond bad.

Someone might disagree with you.

[Funkmasterr]

I don't know whether I should laugh or cry.

[Boogahz]

The Guardian wasn't that bad...

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but maybe that's just because he died!

[Drinsic Darkwood]

The Untouchables you blasphemer!

[Syenye]

The Untouchables you blasphemer!

merely a blip in an otherwise uninterrupted downward trajectory.

i thought it was way better than ultraviolet and aeon flux. there was no convoluted back story about suddenly becoming OMG VAMPIRES or really angry monkeys in cages, and it didn't take itself too seriously.

[Drinsic Darkwood]

The Untouchables you blasphemer!

merely a blip in an otherwise uninterrupted downward trajectory.

JFK, Dances with Wolves, Open Range... all since the Untouchables. I will admit he's been in a lot of horrible shit though.

[Syenye]

The Untouchables you blasphemer!

merely a blip in an otherwise uninterrupted downward trajectory.

JFK, Dances with Wolves, Open Range... all since the Untouchables. I will admit he's been in a lot of horrible shit though.

from Trainspotting, about sean connery's performance in the Name of the Rose, then they go on to talk about the Untouchables.

[Drinsic Darkwood]

Fuck me, I fail. I really enjoyed Trainspotting, too. Goddamnit.

[Nick]

It wasn't a kick in the ass off being as bad as those films you mentioned. It was a total piece of shit geared towards the enjoyment of idiots, rather than as a legitimately good film like the first one was.

The shitty bastardisation of what was up to this point a fantastic idea.

I really had high hopes for it, I loved 28 days later, but anyone who thinks that this wasn't a complete fucking travesty seriously could do with growing a brain.

[Momopi]

I liked no way out , jfk and 13 days with costner. that new movie of his actually looks good.

[rhyae]

Fuck me, I fail. I really enjoyed Trainspotting, too. Goddamnit.

what the fuck was wrong with trainspotting

[Drinsic Darkwood]

What?

[Dregor Thule]

So I saw this last night. Before I get to it tho, I need to address those of you who loved 28 Days Later. Stop drinking the Clorox. That movie had a decent first half, but everything went to bollocks once that fucking army unit showed up. I remember sitting in the theater thinking "Seriously, what the fuck?" and would have got up and left if it hadn't been for the other people I was there with.

Yea, this had plot holes. Of course it did, it's a bloody zombie movie, or close enough. But I think it got the tone of things right. It was entertaining and didn't make me want to throw things at the screen in disgust, although I did yell at the characters a few times, but that's what horror-type movies are for. The best part about this movie was how it didn't try and touch how the virus started, a wise move in my opinion. Stay far away from talking about how it's a virus born from fucking MONKEY RAGE.

No, I definitely had a much more enjoyable time watching this one than the first.

[Trek]

I thought it was ok, I liked the first one a little more. Some parts of this one really pissed me off, the whole chemical gas cloud sequence was nonsense. Some of the characters just being plain stupid was annoying as well.

[Nick]

Its a piece of shit from start to finish tbh.

[miir]

Tell us how you really feel about this movie, Nick.

it's probably the shittest film I've ever had the misfortune to see

a complete fucking piece of shit.

one of the worst piece of shit films released in a long time.

It's still painfully, embarrasingly and horribly shit though

It was a total piece of shit

The shitty bastardisation of what was up to this point a fantastic idea.

a complete fucking travesty

Its a piece of shit from start to finish tbh.

[Momopi]

The first one was good at least.

[Boogahz]

Tell us how you really feel about this movie, Nick.

it's probably the shittest film I've ever had the misfortune to see

a complete fucking piece of shit.

one of the worst piece of shit films released in a long time.

It's still painfully, embarrasingly and horribly shit though

It was a total piece of shit

The shitty bastardisation of what was up to this point a fantastic idea.

a complete fucking travesty

Its a piece of shit from start to finish tbh.

Nick has a fecal fixation

[cadalano]

Yes- he has a bit of a crap craze


a poopy preoccupation, one might say


a tendency for terds

[cadalano]

a disposition for dung


manure myopia







a guano groove, you could say



an ordure obsession








indeed, he has a lot of stool style

[Fash]

he's old stool

[Nick]

idiots.

The fixation on shit assumption would be more appropriate for those who actually enjoyed this film.

[Fairweather Pure]

I think he would loot the bowel fruit and likely favors a toot to boot. Nick is truely dedicated to doodie.

[Keverian FireCry]

Parts of this movie were great, but parts of it were so unbelievable that it tarnished the rest of the film.

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How the fuck did Robert Carlyle survive everything in order to randomly hunt his son and daughter(the main characters)? That was just ridiculous, but up until that point the movie was fairly solid entertainment.

This sequel to 28 Days Later was not done by Danny Boyle. If you enjoy his films and are looking for something equally creepy, go see Sunshine, which is Boyle's latest film. It is definitely flawed, but it is far better than 28 Weeks Later.

[Fairweather Pure]

I finally watched the dvd last night.

I thought it was enjoyable. It's a decent follow-up to the original IMO. Both movies were flawed, but if you look at the bigger picture they were entertaining and got their respective points across.

As for flaws, there were about 3 big ones in this.

1. What Keverian said. Having the zombie father keep showing up was not only stupid, but also against any and all previously shown zombie behavior.

2. That was some seriously shitty security surrounding the mother. WTF. They know she can infect, so they keep her in a room with minimal security features. There wasn't even a rent a cop on standby or a camera watching her.

3. Given the severity of the situation, I would've given a "shoot first ask questions later" for anyone being seen crossing over to the unclean side of the city. Maybe those kids would've thought twice about it then.

Overlooking those 3 unrealistic set ups (I'm counting the awesome helicopter scene as totally believable btw), I thought the movie was pretty solid. There was plenty of internal conflict from the very start of the film. Some really tough moral choices had to be made by the cast throughout the movie. When army dude jumped out to push the car, that was a great moment to me. Heroism and horror were hand in hand during that scene. Showing the 1 zombie enter a confined room of people huddled in the dark showed how fast the Rage spreads. That entire scene was very well done IMO. It was claustorphobic, dark, and showed mass panic. There were plenty more moments of zombie movie gold from start to finish in 28 Weeks Later. In short, the good outweighed the bad by a pretty large margin.

As mentioned above, this move had about as many flaws as the orginal. If you could overlook them in 28 Days later, why not look them over in the sequel and enjoy it for what it was?

I'll have to disagree with our resident fecal freak, Nick, and give this a 7.5 out of 10. (For reference, 28 Days later would be an 8 for me.)

[Aslanna]

I'm a bit confused.. Was Will Smith in this movie?

[Bubba Grizz]

I liked this movie more for it being on a grander scale than the first movie. You see how they were attempting to handle the situation. I like how the did the carpet bombing of the city.

I didn't like the father part after the initial infection. Also it always bothered me why the zombies didn't attack each other as well. Maybe I should just say "infected" instead of zombie because these can be dropped a little easier, a little.

I didn't like that certain people got killed and how. and while I didn't like the soldier part in the first movie I thought it was cool to see Dr. Who in a different role.

Anyone think they will make 28 Months Later?

[miir]

Wouldn't 28 Fortnights Later be the next sequel?

[Moonwynd]

I have to agree with Nick - pure crapola.

I watched this on Saturday - and don't get me wrong...I love zombie films. But to call these zombies is to do a great disservice to zombies.

Danny Boyle did a better job setting a darker mood in the first flick. The beginning scene in the boarded up house and the subsequent invasion and chase by the "zombies" was about as good as this movie ever got.

The plot holes were already mentioned - and WTF was Robert Carlyle thinking when he took this script - bleh.

I'll take slow moving, brain eating machines over these Rage infected Wannazombies any day of the week.

God help us if they decide to continue this dead franchise with 28 Months Later...

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Wannazombies

[Canelek]

I thought the movie was "ok". Definately not a zombie flick, and neither was the first one. However, I loved 28 Days' as it was quite a breath of fresh air and Danny Boyle can direct someone to death from 250 meters. Love Boyle's work!

It was not a total trainwreck since there were some welldone scenes, however. A marginal movie, but not anything amazing...

5.5/10