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Summary: Another Potentially Great Movie Turns Out To Be Garbage
Review: Where can I begin to describe how awful this movie really is? First let me state that I am a HUGE fan of zombie movies. Day Of The Dead? Great movie! Dawn of the Dead? Great movie...both versions! This movie.... well, suffice to say that Danny Boyle apparently isn't so much as a pimple on the ass of the great George Romero, or Sam Raimi, or any other great horror director for that matter. While the initial idea of the movie is scary and the previews made it out to look terrifying, the plot is so disjointed, drawn out, chatty, and utterly stupid that any potential shown in the first ten minutes is quickly shot to hell. Did I hate this movie? Yes. Would I rather snort shards of glass than to ever watch it again? Maybe not, but it was still an utter waste of my time. I feel stupider for having seen it.
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Summary: o.k. but nothing special
Review: Unimaginative, much hyped sci-fi/horror time filler about small group of survivors of a disease ravaged London, where the infected turn into rage-filled "monsters". Stark film making from talented director of "Trainspotters" and "Shallow Grave" has its moments, but as a whole it doesn't add up to much. Owes much from similar films such as "The Omega Man","Dawn of the Dead",and "The Crazies", just to name a few. Energetic(at times frantic)camera work, appropriate lighting, music and sound, take away from the fact that we've seen all this before. A few good scares here and there and some truly riveting scenes may keep some fans of the genre from cutting this one loose, but inconsistencies in the story, unintelligable dialouge and one-dimensional characterizations will quickly disappoint others. Clearly not for all tastes, but for those who are game, you'll have a good time.
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Summary: Surprisngly effective little horror
Review: Upon its intitial release in the UK, 28 Days Later met with mostly lukewarm reviews. However, following good word-of-mouth I decided to give it a shot. The story's simple enough: zombie plague leaves only a few survivors left in an empty and ravaged London; survivors head for a military post in Manchester in hope of safety. Written by Alex Garland, directed by Danny Boyle, set in England, and with a cast of virtual unknowns, it didn't come across as your regular horror flick.And to be fair it's not. After de-railing slightly with A Life Less Ordinary and The Beach, Danny Boyle goes back to his roots, using low-res camera techniques and making possibly one of the most British horror movies in years. After what a travesty The Beach was to the source novel, it's perhaps surprising that Alex Garland would still be talking to Boyle, but they're good friends enough to cook up this little number apparently. There are clear signs of Garland's writing here, especially when the group reach the military post, with themes of society devouring itself being even more inherent here than they were in The Beach. This will either be a plus or a minus point depending on your point of view. Crucially, this does have a few scares up its sleeve though, and the beginning sequences involving an empty London are remarkably effective, as are the characters, who are each drawn believably and acted with a great deal of realism. Whilst gore fans might be disappointed (it's pretty tame in comparison with many other horrors on the market at the moment), it's certainly a film you won't forget. Original, quick-paced and interesting, with a fanastic soundtrack, Danny Boyle proves that maybe England is best for him. Whilst not as tense as Shallow Grave or as important as Trainspotting, 28 Days Later is a quick in the teeth to the majority of horror movies out there.
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Summary: the climax and 28 days, a comment
Review: well with it being 28 days of an airborn virus and there being rage behind it. these people are not probly doing alot of biting. it wouldnt take that long after that number of people built up.
the climax would have to be the twist in the movie but telling what the twist is would ruin the movie for people who havent seen it so im keepin my mouth shut on that one..
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Summary: not a zombie movie
Review: ok i was told this was a zombie movie and i hate zombie movies but i have to say i kind of liked the movie. theres a lab mess up, they were infecting test monkeys with pure rage but it is highly contagious and communicable by air and saliva. one of the monkeys gets out of its cage and bites someone. there you go. pure rage. these people lose all of whats inside of them and are filled with nothing but rage.
when a young man wakes up in an empty hospital to a world where everyones either dead or turned he starts seeking out for what happened. in this search he meets a small army and they go forward to get to a life where they dont have to run anymore and to kill off all the turned ones that they come in contact with. this movie gets pretty frantic. frantic is about the one way i can describe it because it never rests, theres non stop action in it and i dont mean like action movie. i mean something is always happening. keeps you in it..
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Summary: Real snooze-a-thon...
Review: What a stinker of a movie. Comparing this waste of good DVD media to the "Exorcist" has to make one laugh. Without a doubt, the most frightening part of this movie was the fact that I paid $10.00 for it. If they really wanted to make it more interesting, a fourth ending might show the cast, crew, and writers searching for a better scripe for there next movie.
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Summary: Worst Zombie Movie Ever!!!!
Review: It's not even about zombies. It's more about crazy people. I was really looking forward in seeing this movie...what a big let down! The best part of this movie should of been what happened in those 28 days. I recommend not even wasting your time and money on this one!
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Summary: If you want to philosophize (sp?) about a movie, don't go!!!
Review: I didn't know what to expect from this movie when I saw it, but all I know is in the wave of big budget movies, this one shines.
It entertained. It made me feel for each one of the characters and when the naughty ones had their brush with death...well, let's just say, good riddence!
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Summary: Not DVD worthy
Review: 28 Days, a good attempt at a plot thats been done a million times. The movie begins to lag when the main character spends 20 minutes of the movie, (not literally) walking around the streets of London screaming "Hello!" Its a decent movie if you are into zombie movies, but it's not DVD worthy. I wouldn't pay to own it.
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Summary: Zombies that run.....way cool
Review: Okay, i love a good horror movie,i really love a good suspense movie. This combines both aspects into one of the best"edge of your seat" flicks I have seen in a long time. First,unlike most zombie movies,these run...fast. Very scary and heart pounding at times. You find yourself liking the characters (even the bad ones). The story line has some holes in it,but name me one movie that fits in this genre that doesn't have some kind of plot hole in it. I feel that this movie took over where Resident Evil left off (with the zombies on speed basically). I appreciated the alternate endings that are available on the DVD and was kind of upset that they gave in and gave the theatre release a typical "Hollywood" ending,but knowing that there were alternatives is refreshing.Not sure if this is a movie I would want to own(once you've seen it you pretty much know how it goes and i don't see it being a repeat view type of deal)but definately worth seeing at least once.
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