28 Weeks Later
2007 Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
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When days turn to weeks... the horror returns.
In this chilling sequel to 28 Days Later, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the isles, convinced the danger has come and gone. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.
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Tipping its hat as much to Romero as it does to Danny Boyle, this sequel to the latter's own 28 Days Later from Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is competent in production and somewhat more epic in scope but is also ultimately a less interesting and far more mainstream film. Yes, 28 Days... was something of an unexpected success, especially in America, but opening it up and making it more of an obvious popcorn movie, US orientated and all, wasn't necessarily a good thing. Still, the kinetic Boyle style is still there (along with some of the same score) and a strong cast featuring the likes of Caryle, the underrated McCormack, a sort of pre-fame Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne, Idris Elba being one note moody as usual, this time in khaki, and the effortlessly photogenic Imogen Poots, as well a good eye for London locations make this at least worth a watch.
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Be afraid...be very afraid...of the most annoying kid in cinematic history. And his sister.
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It took me a while to watch the follow-up to Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, a movie I enjoyed very much. Mainly because of the mixed feedback the movie had, I never felt compelled to discover what happened in the next chapter on the story featuring Rage-infested England. But after being left disappointed with some Cinema classics these past few days, I laid eyes upon this title and decided it to make it next on my list. If you already saw the score I gave it you already know that, sadly, my opinion of it isn't that high, but I foudn some aspects of it to be interesting enough to warrant a nice little, review.
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Proof that bigger is often not better. Whilst the budget is upped drastically in this sequel, and a few bigger international names are added to the cast list, everything that made '28 Days Later' so unique and interesting is completely lost.
Although Robert Carlyle performs well, a lot of the cast is disappointing, adding to the lack of emotional connection that is the downfall of this film. The lack of a clear protagonist like Cillian Murphy's Jim in the previous film is also a big issue, as it means the facts have to be handed to the audience rather than the film being a journey of discovery for protagonist and viewer alike.
Another huge…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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While its largely inferior to its predecessor in every way, 28 Weeks Later is not without some very strong merits.
Firstly, while it might not be as scary or as downright terrifying as 28 Days Later it does have its fair share of solid moments. London still looks fabulous deserted and decaying, not least after its been torched to the ground. The lead up to the 2 kids escape for freedom on a pizza delivery scooter is wonderful to watch as the run and skip through the real side of London and not the more iconic landmarks that both Days and Weeks both seem to favor. That said, the use of Wembley Stadium towards the end of the film is…
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Decent, but any attempt to be scary or shocking is thwarted by absolutely atrocious camera work and a frantically annoying overuse of cuts.
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After seeing '28 days later...', i was really excited to watch the other movie of the ( in my vision) '28/.../ later' series.
Unfortunatly, this movie didn't got the excitment i used to have in the other movie i mentioned before.
What i'm not saying is that this movie doesn't have quality! Hell no!
But back to the point.
The movie itself created a great atmosphere wich is similair to the ( again) movie i mentioned before, what dissapointed me was the fact that it gave me more the feeling of a 'hide and seek' movie more than a 'survival' themed movie. (this is purely my vision on it, and not yours... dont try to change my vision, im not interested)
Rated this movie 3.5 out of 5, purely of the fact that it didn't gave me 'that good movie' feeling -
It took me a while to watch the follow-up to Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, a movie I enjoyed very much. Mainly because of the mixed feedback the movie had, I never felt compelled to discover what happened in the next chapter on the story featuring Rage-infested England. But after being left disappointed with some Cinema classics these past few days, I laid eyes upon this title and decided it to make it next on my list. If you already saw the score I gave it you already know that, sadly, my opinion of it isn't that high, but I foudn some aspects of it to be interesting enough to warrant a nice little, review.
If I may use a…
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Great continuance to the first movie! I think both movies are the best 'zombie' movies of the 21th century. Good music, camera, actors, cut and direction. But I think the story is in a few points more predictable than the story of "28 days later". Whatever: Great movie.
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I love this film, although the kids aren't great I always love a zombie film and a British film. I certainly can appreciate that it is not as well crafted as Danny Boyle's original but I still love it.
(Seen first time in cinema on 05 Oct 2007)
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Rose byrne y la escena del helicóptero son las únicas razones de existencia para esta segunda parte que jamás debió existir. Contiene una escena muy "REC" y , con lo habitual que es ver referencias de peliculas de terror en peliculas de terror es todo un honor. Recuerda, no son zombies...son infectados.
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While its largely inferior to its predecessor in every way, 28 Weeks Later is not without some very strong merits.
Firstly, while it might not be as scary or as downright terrifying as 28 Days Later it does have its fair share of solid moments. London still looks fabulous deserted and decaying, not least after its been torched to the ground. The lead up to the 2 kids escape for freedom on a pizza delivery scooter is wonderful to watch as the run and skip through the real side of London and not the more iconic landmarks that both Days and Weeks both seem to favor. That said, the use of Wembley Stadium towards the end of the film is…
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Not a patch on the original but fuck me fast moving zombies are scary right? Always good to see a UK film like this.
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28 days later is better.