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Summary: What is this crud!
Review: This movie wasn't scary at all! I was so bored. Nobody I saw it with found it scary in any way either, so skip this load of crud. It is senseless gore and violence that doesn't scare, disturb, or gross out people. Big waste of time and money.
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Summary: Utter rubbish...
Review: 28 DAYS LATER is a dreadful, dreadful movie...and the blame lies solely on the shoulders of screenwriter Alex Garland. In the UK we've got access to the DVD now, so the commentary is illuminating...Garland despises most of his own dialogue. So why not polish it until you're happy BEFORE making the film? A lot of Lottery money went into this film and, if you look closely in the scene where Cillian Murphy is saved by ...the other two (So bad I can't even remember their names) the floor is awash with lottery tickets...posters on the wall....GO DO THE NATIONAL LOTTERY NOW! This might go over U.S. audiences heads, but a lot of people have noticed it here in the U.K. Product placement in this movie is also dreadful..., with characters practically s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g- o-u-t various brand names amongst Garlands tragic dialogue. Apart from the nice DV look, and Danny Boyle's direction, It's just a poorly made, underdeveloped film that squanders the talents of all involved, especially Christopher Eccleston, who at least walks away from this rubbish with some dignity intact. Sorry, but it's not even a zombie film! Everyone is infected by RAGE (which is supposed to be a social comment about the UK, but plays out like a plageurised version of The Day of the Triffids-the similarities are legion) and the horror is so aneamic it's practically pointless. AVOID.
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Summary: ... the movie ended
Review: The film opens on lab monkeys infected with a virus called "Rage" which becomes the predictable end of humans. By the film's end (should you make it that far, many in my theater did not) you may or may not feel like a lab monkey, but you will certainly be infected with "Rage," having just witnessed one of the single worst cinematic endeavors of all time. Rent "Night of the Living Dead" if you're into zombies or "Night of the Comet" if you want to think about it being cool on earth without people. Do not see this. If you liked "Shallow Grave" or "Trainspotting" and you think Danny Boyle can recover from "The Beach," you're wrong. So was I.
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Summary: Finally, for the first time in a while, a decent horror film
Review: So I went to the theater and saw 28 Days Later, and I have to say, it was much better than I expected. I was expecting to see the stereotypical zombie horror movie with no plot, poor character development, and the same old gory scenes with people getting chunks of flesh bitten off, which is not the least bit shocking anymore (it's what you call "outdone). However, I like the director, Danny Boyle, known for Trainspotting, which is a sweet movie, and this one was pretty well-done as well. First of all, the film itself was interesting, because it seems like it was shot almost on a digital camera, so it's always just the slightest bit out of focus, and it looks pretty good that way. Another good thing about the movie is that the writers actually did something that few horror movie makers tend to do anymore: they slowed down a bit so they could actually develop some characters. This certainly helps a movie of this type, because if the characters are actually given time to develop over the course of the movie, then you actually end up caring what happens to them in the end. The other thing that is nice about this one is that the "zombies" aren't in the movie every five minutes, which can't be said for anything ever made by George Romero, regardless of whether or not Night of the Living Dead is a "classic." When they are in the movie, the action is pretty good and suspenseful, though. The basic premise is that a virus called "Rage," which basically turns the infected into a zombie-type being, spreads all across London, infecting almost everyone over the course of 28 days. After all this has happened, the main character Jim wakes up from a coma in the hospital, finds that he is one of the few survivors, and meets up with others, and together they try to mke it to a military outpost which promises salvation while fighting off the infected. It's a pretty good flick, so g osee it.
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Summary: Not Just Another Zombie Movie
Review: Danny Boyle's newest offering features hundreds of flesh-eating undead, but that's just above the surface. Essentially '28 Days Later' is a post-apocalyptic psychological thriller focusing on the actions and mental states of the survivors, as they struggle to survive in a now hostile environment.Jim wakes up in a deserted hospital, 28 days after an infectious virus (rage) spreads through all of Britain. He wanders through London, now an eerie ghost town, until finally meeting up with other survivors. And this, I feel, is when the real story emerges. As the film progresses, it becomes painfully clear that zombies are not the real threat to Jim, Selena, and Hannah. This "who are the real monsters?" theme is an excellent twist, and so much scarier than disintegrating zombies. That Jim himself is forced to act monstrously in order to save Selena and Hannah only enriches the film's message. Some of the character's personality changes puzzled me, however. Some of the other reviewers mentioned Jim's transformation from scared, physically weak boy to a military-defeating super-hunter. But I feel that the changes to Selena's character is even stranger. At the beginning of the film, Selena is a calculated, efficient zombie killer, someone who seems like she can handle ANY situation. Are we really supposed to believe that by falling in love with Jim, Selena's reduced to another girly girl unable to save herself and Hannah from the real monsters? That aside, '28 Days Later' is an excellent study of human nature in a post-apocalyptic setting. There are also plenty of gorgeous, haunting scenes of Britain as urban wasteland, scenes that will stay with you long after leaving the theatre.
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Summary: A promising idea turns to ash
Review: When I first heard about this movie, I was looking forward to a better "Post-apocalyptic zombie movie" Instead of magically-animated, lumbering piles of flesh, they would be sleeker, faster, more dangerous. At least vague references to medical science were promised. Boy was I wrong... #1 This movie is a clumsy social commentary, not a horror movie, as it is billed. All plot elements are subsumed to this goal. Characters act out of character, and the plot lurches towards the end statement envisioned by the writer/director. Watch this movie if you want to appear intelligent/deep/profound. #2 If I'd known that Danny Boyle was also responsible for the freakshow known as "The Beach," I never would have seen this movie. The "28 days" plotline is ripped off from that movie. Ah, yes, all of us are barely held in check by society/civilization... we'd break loose, rape/kill/rampage, without society's constraints. Boyle might have well as used Leonardo DiCaprio as "Jim," except leave the headband at home while filming the rampage at the end. #3 Can we have some intelligent characters in the movie? Is it required to have bumbling heroes that survive only through dumb luck? Would YOU light a candle in front of open windows, while zombies are prowling outside? Is it too much to ask that they not wander off alone? Can they plan ahead? Would they really have a picnic in a countryside crawling with zombies? In a city full of abandoned vehicles, would they really take the worst one available? Should it take a third of the movie before it occurs to them to USE a vehicle? All of those characters should have been dead early on in the movie. Plot/Message was clearly more important than characters. #4 The Soldiers. [Sigh!!] All of them are rapists (save one) only a month after the fall of civilization? Is that the Message of the movie? Men are only held in check by civilization? Otherwise, they'd take their nasty guns and ravish the local womenfolk? If you high-brow 5-star reviewers truly think that, it's time to come back down to reality. There are plenty of decent people out there, civilization or not. Aspiring directors, why did I rate this movie 2 stars, and not One? * The background concept for the movie was sound.
* The quality of the actual filming was well-done.
* The actors weren't bad, just saddled with bad script/direction. In the hands of a director (as opposed to a preacher), "28 Days" had the potential to be a fine film. Wayne Gralian
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Summary: Dramatic Horror, It Works
Review: Going into 28 Days Later, I knew little of what to expect. I'd read reviews online explaining how it was mainly a drama with a horror backdrop, but the American trailers and tv spots led to believe that it was a downright horror film with tons of gore to boot. What I got was the first option, a drama with a horror backdrop. And I found it absolutely amazing. A delivery boy wakes up after being in a coma for 28 days to discover the world he knew is now gone, and has been replaced with empty streets littered with dead bodies, and the occasional lunatic trying to kill him. When he's rescued by a pair of what seem at first rip-off commandos from Resident Evil, he is informed that a worldwide virus has wiped off most of humanity, and has made a majority of humanity insane individuals that live off of rage. Now they must rely on each other to survive. Danny Boyle has made this film a solid metaphor for today's world, and even states that in the movie of how screwed up people could be. Even when they should be helping one another. This brought a deeper meaning to the movie, and actually made me enjoy it more. One word that popped up in my mind while watching the "climatic showdown" was "subtle." 28 Days Later is very subtle. In it's storyline, action, and pacing. The acting by mostly little known actors was on. Noah Huntley, although at times boring, was pretty good and kept me interested. The star of the movie for me was Naomie Harris. Her transition from heartless survivor to caring protector was faultless, and her hair rocked. The direction Danny Boyle took was on. He knew how to take emotion and suspense to the right level, and keep you there. Everything in 28 Days Laters combines really well, and for a hardcore movie fan, 28 Days Later pays off. But for those going in expecting the hardcore movie that "reinvents the zombie movie," they're going to be disappointed. As was 2/3 of the people in the theater that I saw it with was.
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Summary: Slighty Overrated
Review: 28 DAYS is not a bad movie, and it's great to see such homage to Romero, but unless you're really susceptible, it is not scary, and it will not leave lumps in your throat. However, it still isn't a bad horror movie. It's just that isn't good enough to eventually end up a DVD at my home. Oh yeah, I read where someone said this was better than the Romero dead films. Yeah, right.
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Summary: The new Zombie Must See
Review: 28 days was a refreshing movie. Many times the apocalyptic view has been funny. Showing us our social degradation built upon forges made in technology was truly amazing. In today's world apocalyptic views have taken on a new fear. The idea of a virus that can kill those around you by turning them into a zombie is horrifying. 28 Days Later may turn into the sleeper hit of the summer. ... You can always tell how well a movie was liked once it is over and you are walking out. Everyone was extremely quiet. It seemed the movie had touched a nerve.
For months I turned away from the commercials for 28 Days Later as I usual do when an interesting movie trailer begins broadcasting. It's because many times the trailers convey a different idea or show all the interesting parts spoiling the experience. This situation was an excellent decision. I had no idea what to expect. All the actors are relatively unknown but are great. The grainy texture was a lack of funds but works great to add another dimension especially thriller/horror films. It's few and far between that movies come out like this. It reminds me of Halloween. All the actors were unknown and the film grossed nothing the first weeks only to grow as the great horror movie every filmed. This is a must see. Go to 28 Days Later before wasting your money on the Hulk or Reloaded.
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Summary: Madness reigns...
Review: If you like any of Romero's dead films you will enjoy this picture. Don't mind all the people who say it's a ripoff, because as a film it is new and different, but at it's core, it's message is the same as the 'Dead' trilogy. Waiting with much anticipation to see this hyped up film, I could not imagine that after seeing so many horror movies, that I could still be deeply disturbed and sickened by someone else's image of horror. The film has outstanding imagery, sound, and almost all of the characters, save a few of the soldiers, are compelling. I think other reviewers have made enough of the plot known, so I won't go into that. But as you watch the movie, you can't help but get tied up into the main characters and feel for them as the nightmarish reality of their world falls on them. In the end, Madness reigns in the 'Infected' and in the 'Survivors'...and it is a frightening ride...
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