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Summary: Decent Idea....O.K. Movie
Review: "28 Days Later" would be a much better movie if the film makers had known what story they wanted to tell. As it is, they start with a high-concept apocalyptic plague premise that degenerates into a slap-dash, jumbled action movie. I suppose Danny Boyle and screenwriter are trying to make the idea of people being infected with rage relevant to our current troubled world state (the film begins with an image of multiple T.V. monitors each showing news footage of one violent action or another), but I think they are much more taken with the idea of making a gross-out movie that will appeal to the alternative grunge crowd, not realizing that grunge is now cliche. What is supposed to feel cutting edge feels stale and like something you've seen done before and done better.The movie gets kudos from me for its visual look, and I do admit that it's never boring, but there's a general feeling of senseless nastiness that negates any message you're going to get from this. Grade: C
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Summary: Polarized reviews: one from the less-heard side
Review: This is a unique film in many ways: it was shot in digital, it is based on imagery rather than dialogue, it was absolutely beautiful, its philosophical perspectives were ambivalent and well-developed, and our introduction to the protagonist is essentially over five minutes of silence. I was sad to see that one of the reviewers spent the movie focused on the commercial items in it. Not only did I find the product placement to be a highly irrelevant criterium upon which to denounce this film, but I thought junk food played its role well, adding more than a little irony to the apocalypticism. In the end, we will die or become undead, but soda lives for ever. Also, I thought the placement of a few commercial items was a small price to pay for this independent film. Had its initial production been backed by a large studio, we could have said goodbye to the Valium and name-brand English chocolates but we would have most likely also had to live without the gorgeous cinematography, pictorial narrative style, brief male nudity, wonderful soundtrack, imagination, and suspense. If you are squeamish, yes, this movie is a bad idea. But it's probably still worth it anyway.
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Summary: Apocalypse Culture
Review: God, I hated this film. Horror is a genre hard pressed for respect, and thanks to films like 28 Days Later, it will continue to rot. After the shockingly clumsy prologue, in which animal rights activists unwittingly unleash a virus upon the world, it was clear that 28 Days Later would be a dull, self-important mess that wanted to be taken seriously. The film wants to say something, but isn't sure what are how to say it. The story is nothing more than a hybrid of The Stand and The Omega Man: Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma to discover that he is, literally, alone. Because Jim missed the films prologue, he doesn't know that humanity has been gutted by the virus. Only this virus turns people into rabid dogs. However, he soon discovers that he isn't the only one who hasn't been infected: a paranoid Black woman and a father and daughter pair join him for survival. But survival comes in the form of a military encampment. And unfortunately, the soldiers are as dangerous as the infected. Hmm, is this some sort of commentary on authority? Could be, but allegorical references in this film are laughably impoverished. Anyway, the characters in 28 Days are typical horror film fodder: dull, uninteresting, predictable. As such, their fates are of no concern; although it would have been a nice twist to see them all die; a fitting end to a soulless exercise in human degradation. [Director] Danny Boyle returns from his failed vanity project, The Beach, to create a suffocating post-apocalyptic world by using high definition video transferred to 35MM, giving the film a cheap, 1970's TV look, and thus adding to the films arty, false pretension. YAWN.
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Summary: Are they serious?
Review: What is wrong with some people? Why are they bushing on a prety endertaining movie? The worst movie ever? have you tried some of the real junk out there? The fellow that would not even give 3.00 to rent it? Where are you living buddy? 3.00 to rent a movie nowdays? Please tell me where as long as it is in the USA! Anyway, for all you skeptical people out there. This is NOT a scary movie. I agree that they did promote it wrong. It is an atmospheric movie and prety slow at times. The story could be better and I agree with the gentleman regarding the soldiers. I do not think decent human beings would turn into rapists in a short month's time! Of course seeing the RAGE some of the folks are showing I may have some afterthoughts about "decent" human beings. Get a life all of you! Lay of the coffee and take on another hobby if movie viewing enrages you that much! Let not ever forget it is still a movie folks. I did entertain myself with this and even watched it several times alraedy. It is NOT for everyone but definetely it is worth a view....then make up your mind... Good luck!
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: This is one of the most gripping films I have seen in a long time. No, it is not a mega-special-effects blockbuster like Armageddon, but a much more realistic story. Animal rights activists ultimately destroy England when they release infected chimpanzees. They are infected with Rage, an illness which drives the infected into a murderous rage when encountering someone not infected. Jim wakes up in a hospital ala Day of the Triffids. He wanders an empty London trying to figure out if he is hallucinating or not. The Empty London and contact with a pair of other survivors shows shades of The Quiet Earth. Soon reality sets in for Jim as he and his companions in survival search for others. They eventually wind up at a country estate fortified in a manner similar to The Omega Man. The story explores some interesting concepts including the key issue of what do you offer people when all hope is lost so that suicide is not a viable answer. How can hope be resurrected? The changes Jim goes through are very well done. He starts confused and dazed, moves to mild acceptance, continues to belief and ultimately becomes a resourceful survivor. The DVD contains a number of deleted scenes, the original ending (which I liked), another alternate ending and an extremely alternate ending where the second half of the film follows a completely different path. This is not a teen horror film like Scream or Halloween, but one that relies more on fear and atmosphere like the original The Haunting. Excellent.
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Summary: Trash.
Review: Rather than comdemn everyone associated with this really bad film I'll just assume it's the genre that doesn't work. There's a similarity to The Omega Man, which starred Charlton Heston and I suspect that wasn't this bad only because of Mr. Heston's popularity. Then there was Stephen King's epic The Stand, which also didn't do well as a film. Don't give 28 Days Later a thought. There's got to be some other film you haven't seen, anything really.
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Summary: DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY
Review: 28 Days Later was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I am a horror movie fanatic; 28 Days Later was disappointing. It didn't even make much sense. Truthfully, it is not even worthy of being rated 1 star. I tried to make the best out of the movie though. At first it will put you to sleep, but it got a little interesting throughout, but overall, it is a horrible movie. The ending is terrible. It's not even really a "horror movie." There is no action in the movie whatsoever. I can't honestly say one good thing about this movie. This movie was a BIG MISTAKE.
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Summary: Very Alligorical...
Review: To put it simply, 28 Days Later is the best horror movie there has been in 10 years or so. It is beautifully filmed, but has little story, but is still captivating none the less. This film is about zombies, but at the same time, it isn't (if that makes any sense). It is very alligorical, and it makes you wonder a lot about human nature, and how a man can turn into a murderer to protect himself and loved ones. Forget what everyone else says, this, it is a great art film. I recommend you watch it as soon as possible. Excellent. 5 stars. Rated R for Brutal Violence, Gore, Nudity, and Brief Language.
Rating:
Summary: Awful
Review: I bought this DVD because I read a lot of good reviews about it. This movie is awful, it is not scary as claimed to be. It says on the DVD that it's "Hailed as the most frightening film since the Exorcist", well it's not true! "Sixth Sence", "The Ring" and "Mothman Prophecies" are much better in terms of Horror/Thriller movies. "28 days later" story makes no sense...Exorcist is still one of my all time favorite... Skip this one.
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Summary: Interesting movie...more about SURVIVAL than zombies
Review: 28 Days Later is a movie about an infection (RAGE) that was transferred to the chimpanzese's. Three "intruders" at the beginning of the movie, want to take the chimps but things get out of hand and the female in the group is bitten and she turns into the "infected". The Infection is spread. EXPOSER, INFECTION, EPIDEMIC, EVACUATION, and on Day 20 came, DEVASTATION. Only ONE survived. 28 days later a guy by the name of Jim woke up in a hospital. He explored the hospital and there was no one around. He later walks around London and there is not one living person in town. He goes in his church and finds hundreds of bodies in the sanctuary and he meets up with his priest, who is infected. He runs out and has a a fleet of zombies running after him... That's all I'll say for a brief movie discription 28 Days Later has actors in the movie we've never heard of (I've heard of Brendan Gleeson however...he was in Gangs Of Newyork and Lake Placid). I give the movie only 4 stars in my review because of the somewhat stupid ending. It is a very happy ending indeed, but I thought they could've made it more extended than just having them spell out "HELLO" and they smile, and than it's over o_0 That's my review, Thankyou
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