28 Days Later...

[glugglug]

I give it 2 thumbs down. Way down.

It was totally cheesy, yet drawn out and kinda boring.
Gotta love how the zombies always die from a single swing of a baseball bat. And how exactly are the infected supposed to have made it across the oceans?

The scariest part was that the theatres charge $9.50 to see it.

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: BladeWalker
After reading good reviews on this, I took a girl to see this movie (after a nice dinner). Her first response was that the picture was sh*tty and looks like it was recorded in VHS. I told her that was to create an atmosphere/mood for this particular type of film. The same could be said about the Blair Witch Project and she hated that movie. Anyway, 20 mins in and I knew she hates this movie already. She suggested that if it doesn't get better that maybe we should leave. 10 mins later, wanting to be a good date, I told her if she wants to get out of here we can leave because I don't care either way. We whispered back and forth rather loudly (and perhaps created a scene) from hereon. She keeps insisting that we can stay since she knew I wanted to finish the movie regardless of my opinion of it. Of course wanting to please her, I keep insisting we leave.

Anyway, we ended up finishing the movie and I thought it was ok, expecting better. She hated it. To the guys out there: this is not a date flick.

actually my date liked it better than i did.
and she seemed interested in watching all the movies i told her i liked better afterwards.

 

[gururu]

its an interesting movie. I totally dug the virus aspect of it being a virologist. Most people I saw it with didn't like it. So go into it with an open mind and try to get into the character's shoes because the movie is really a jewel.

the virus didn't cross the ocean. it was confined to the UK.

 

[chasem]

Originally posted by: glugglug
I give it 2 thumbs down. Way down.

It was totally cheesy, yet drawn out and kinda boring.
Gotta love how the zombies always die from a single swing of a baseball bat. And how exactly are the infected supposed to have made it across the oceans?

.

they didnt make it across the ocean, are you sure you saw the same movie?

 

[imported_Tomato]

Scared the crap out of me in Boston.

I almost ripped off my friend Jonathan's arm during the candle part.

*shudders*

I'd go see it again, though... I have a feeling I'll pick up a lot I missed the first time. I really enjoyed the movie because it was COMPLETELY unpredictable... you had no idea what was going to happen next. Kinda cheesy at some points, but good for a horror flick (and I generally don't like those).

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: chasem

Originally posted by: glugglug
I give it 2 thumbs down. Way down.

It was totally cheesy, yet drawn out and kinda boring.
Gotta love how the zombies always die from a single swing of a baseball bat. And how exactly are the infected supposed to have made it across the oceans?

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they didnt make it across the ocean, are you sure you saw the same movie?

He's one of those people who don't pay attention in a movie and a) miss the entire point or b) miss gigantic key messages, and as a result, think it sucks.

1) I don't recall a single bat swing offing any zombie in the film.
2) Infected never made it across the oceans. Britain was quarantined.
3) This movie has immense amounts of terrifyingly accurate social commentary. But seeing as how you want to be spoon fed your creamed spinach, it probably went way over your head.

 

[Cuda1447]

What I don't understand is why they would quarentine an entire nation, and not even make an attempt to save them. As in bring in the militia and eradicate all the zombies via massive amounts of gun fire?


Of course if they had done that it wouldn't have been a very good movie eh?

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447
What I don't understand is why they would quarentine an entire nation, and not even make an attempt to save them. As in bring in the militia and eradicate all the zombies via massive amounts of gun fire?


Of course if they had done that it wouldn't have been a very good movie eh?

The whole thing is one giant allegory to societal rage. Having someone step in and stop it would pretty much spoil the allegory.

Besides, I imagine there were efforts made to control, contain and eliminate the threat, but I imagine they started at the places where the most people could be saved i.e. the edges of the infected areas. London (okay, nearabouts) was Ground Zero for the infection and was therefore likely dead center in the infected area. Also take into consideration the fact that there are only so many soldiers to go around, particularly when something as virulent as that spreads.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447
What I don't understand is why they would quarentine an entire nation, and not even make an attempt to save them. As in bring in the militia and eradicate all the zombies via massive amounts of gun fire?


Of course if they had done that it wouldn't have been a very good movie eh?

Uhh they DID.

Did you watch the movie? Army roadblocks and evidence of massive conflict where everywhere.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: Cuda1447
What I don't understand is why they would quarentine an entire nation, and not even make an attempt to save them. As in bring in the militia and eradicate all the zombies via massive amounts of gun fire?


Of course if they had done that it wouldn't have been a very good movie eh?

Uhh they DID.

Did you watch the movie? Army roadblocks and evidence of massive conflict where everywhere.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they did try to stop it without any luck. I got a feeling that most of you didn't even watch the movie.

 

[MaxDepth]

Originally posted by: flavio
Great movie.

The lid on my coffee was leaking so I took it off. Right after I did that my girlfriend started jerking the arm the coffee was in during one of the scary scenes.
:Q

She was jerking you?
Okay, I cannot believe I just typed that. Sorry.



My only complaint is the use of video instead of film. I sat near the front because a friend's wife is nearly blind and she can see the movie, without glasses only if she sits near the screen. The washed out color fit the mood but dulled some of the scenes. I understand why they used it but when yoiu sit up close, the grain was sometimes a headache to take in.

 

[glugglug]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

they didnt make it across the ocean, are you sure you saw the same movie?

Positive. They specifically stated several times that there were news reports of the disease in New York and Paris before all the broadcasts stopped.

1) I don't recall a single bat swing offing any zombie in the film.

Then you probably didn't see the same movie. That was the primary method by which they were killed. Selena even cracks a joke about this calling Jim "slugger".

2) Infected never made it across the oceans. Britain was quarantined.

Um, again you obviously didn't watch the movie. And even if they did never make it out of britain, after 28 days (hell, 56 days by the ending), woudn't neighboring countries be bombing the place or at least doing fly-by zombie shootings?

3) This movie has immense amounts of terrifyingly accurate social commentary. But seeing as how you want to be spoon fed your creamed spinach, it probably went way over your head.

Or at least it attempts to make some commentary... Personally I find Beavis & Butthead gets the message across better, yet is deeper.

 

[Taggart]

IMHO a solid movie. It sure scared the bejeezus outta me. Late at night I still have visions of that black zombie dude that was chained in the back of the mansion. Those red eyes and that hissing...

Anyway, remember that part with the pictures and letters pinned to the wall in London? I thought that was an ode to 911 or something, but the movie was filmed BEFORE 9/11/2001. The flimmaker saw that after a Chinese earthquake or something.

Check out this link for the production notes, which delve into a lot of interesting stuff, including background on the 'psychological' virus that the infected had. There is some info on the actors too (I always like to see stuff on the actors after I watch a movie)...all in all good stuff.

 

[Taggart]

Oh yeah one more thing...why didn't the zombies attack each other?

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: glugglug

Originally posted by: amnesiac

they didnt make it across the ocean, are you sure you saw the same movie?

Positive. They specifically stated several times that there were news reports of the disease in New York and Paris before all the broadcasts stopped.

-> It was later alluded that neighboring countries were NOT affected.

1) I don't recall a single bat swing offing any zombie in the film.

Then you probably didn't see the same movie. That was the primary method by which they were killed. Selena even cracks a joke about this calling Jim "slugger".

-> I still don't seem to recall seeing any zombies taken down with one single swing. Most of them took at least a couple. The ones that were taken out quickly probably received massive head trauma. Loss of brain function == dead zombie.

2) Infected never made it across the oceans. Britain was quarantined.

Um, again you obviously didn't watch the movie. And even if they did never make it out of britain, after 28 days (hell, 56 days by the ending), woudn't neighboring countries be bombing the place or at least doing fly-by zombie shootings?

-> You have to watch AND listen to the movie next time. They said that the island was left alone to see if the zombies would starve to death. Have you thought about the incredible undertaking it would be to bomb a country the size of England? Look at how much munitions we used to bomb Baghdad alone. There would be simply no way to ensure complete annihilation of the zombie population unless WMD were used, and even then some might be hiding underground and out of range.

3) This movie has immense amounts of terrifyingly accurate social commentary. But seeing as how you want to be spoon fed your creamed spinach, it probably went way over your head.

Or at least it attempts to make some commentary... Personally I find Beavis & Butthead gets the message across better, yet is deeper.

-> When you have children, please give them the opportunity to receive an education beyond elementary school. Thank you.

 

[marksman1uhm1]

<rant>
This movie sucks so bad you can use the video tape (which cannot be a long time away) as a vacuum cleaner! Everyone involved with this movie should be forced to pay compensation to anyone who has been duped into seeing it. The way I see it, Fox Searchlight (the distributor) owes me at least $50 for watching this horrible (not to be confused with horror!) movie. Anyone who thinks this movie is scary, really should get out more. This movie is more proof that so-called movie critics don't know sh!t and that "art" movies should be avoided at all cost, unless you are being paid to see them.

The director should never be allowed to make another movie. I cannot believe this is the guy who did Trainspotting! The streets of London were cleared out for the apocalyptic scenes (a-la Vanilla Sky). Which would have worked fine, except that the whole movie is shot in a gritty, low-frame-rate, under-colored style that is more reminiscent of a my-first-camera movie than a major release, and almost guaranteed to give you epileptic seizures.

The story leave a whole lot of questions to be answered. For example: What the f*ck is he doing shouting "HELLO!" in London for 15 min? If the whole population is infected, where the f*ck are they? If you are being attacked by hordes of unthinking hordes of bloodthirsty zombies, wouldn't you go and get "tooled up" with something better than a baseball bat (in a country where the population has allowed itself to be effectively neutered by its politicians: apparently not). Why the f*ck are they walking everywhere?

As far as the acting goes, it would have helped if the viewer actually cared about the characters. There is not enough action to make up for the lack of character development. The slow bits are really, really slow. The story is a neat concept, but developed extraordinarily badly. No amount of willing suspension of disbelief will fix this one.

If you are still considering seeing this movie, consider this: take seven one-dollar bills and light them on fire one by one. That will give you much more entertainment and it won't take nearly as long. Watch bad TV with the time you save. At least you can change the channel without having to leave the room!

Expect to see more of this movie: at the Razzies!
</rant>

 

[0roo0roo]

it was shot on a digicam. thats why the quality is shoddy

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: marksman1uhm1
blah blah blah whine bitch moan

Wow. Sorry that it didn't have all the glitz and glamour of Batman and Robin, duder.

I guess lighting your farts on fire and shooting prarie dogs is more your idea of a good time. Good concepts are often wasted on the uneducated.

It was shot in that low-fidelity style to pay homage to earlier zombie movies. Either you completely overlooked that fact or you've never seen any Romero zombie flicks.

Also you seem to not realize that everything is taking place nearly a month after the infection started spreading. Those who could leave, left. Most guns and munitions were probably used, stolen, or taken for protection by those fleeing. Cars were left abandoned and I don't think any of them had knowledge to hotwire them. As far as the beginning, if you suddenly woke up in an empty hospital and found the entire city deserted, wouldn't you be trying to see if there were survivors? Oh no, that's right, you'd instantly know that everyone was dead and pick up your big duffel bag full of ammo that Morpheus drop shipped to you and blast the entire city into oblivion while dodging zombie pirate ninjas and making love to a hundred bikini models while hard rock music plays in the background. Grow up, and next time try not to get so pissy when you don't "get" a film.

 

[Swag1138]

It was a good idea, and a commendable attempt, but it fell flat.

It was a good movie, but I just didnt enjoy it.

Omega man was much better.

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: Swag1138
It was a good idea, and a commendable attempt, but it fell flat.

It was a good movie, but I just didnt enjoy it.

Omega man was much better.

SING IT LOUD, SING IT PROUD!

you speak the truth.
(or anyway, my opinion)

 

[Isla]

Hehe, I saw the thread title and thought it was about PMS.

And 28 days later, it HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN!

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Isla
Hehe, I saw the thread title and thought it was about PMS.

And 28 days later, it HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN!

LMAO.

Maybe THAT was what the movie was really about. All the zombies were just women with PMS.

LOL

 

[Excelsior]

I have the agree with amnesiac on this one. It seems some people just dont get it or were expecting some big blockbuster. Oh well...I liked it.

 

[marksman1uhm1]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: marksman1uhm1
blah blah blah whine bitch moan

Wow. Sorry that it didn't have all the glitz and glamour of Batman and Robin, duder.

I guess lighting your farts on fire and shooting prarie dogs is more your idea of a good time. Good concepts are often wasted on the uneducated.

All I wanted to say was this: ?DO NOT GO AND SEE THIS MOVIE BECAUSE IT SUCKS?. And I stand by that opinion. Of course, anyone who doesn?t trust my judgment can still go and check it out him or herself. However, I would recommend that they either wait for the video to come out, or be prepared to ask for a refund at the theater.

<descend to lower level>
As far as your disparaging remarks go: f*ck you, you f*cking hippie lovely human.
</descend to lower level>

 

[Shawn]

I really liked the idea behind the movie but I didn't really like it too much.