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Directed By
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Written By:
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Rowan Joffe
Cast:
Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Idris Elba, Stewart Alexander, Robert Carlyle, Matt Reeves, Amanda Walker, William Meredith, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton, Imogen Poots, Shahid Ahmed, Emily Beecham, Philip Bulcock, Thomas Garvey, Garfield Morgan, Philip Scott, Jane Thorne, Raymond Waring, Meghan Popiel, Kish Sharma
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28 Weeks Later... (2007)
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A good sequel? You gotta be sh*tting me!
I was disappointed in "28 Days Later," which made me pretty skeptical about '28 Weeks Later." Much more often than not, I find sequels to generally always be bad attempts to continue a good movie. When a movie isn't good, I usually wont even bother to check out the sequel, but I was lenient in this case and gave "28 Weeks Later" a chance.
"28 Days Later" was lame, boring, and unimpressive. However, "28 Weeks Later" was completely different. It was interesting throughout the entire film, and I didn't feel any need to stop watching it, except once to run to the store and grab a pizza due to tummy rumbling. I almost feel bad that I didn't pay to see it, because it would have been well worth the money spent to rent the movie or see it in theatres.
We all know how zombie films roll, they are all just about the same: A group of normal people are suddenly put in danger when a zombie comes about for whatever reason; Brains get eaten; Zombification (Oh yeah, that's a new word for you!) spreads quickly; the population dies and then "undies"; only a few people in the group (Usually 3 at the most) survive; and that's all you get.
But what happens after that? How does the world recover from mass zombification? And what happens when if an outbreak of zombies comes back?
We always wonder these things after watching zombie films. And that's exactly what "28 Weeks Later" is for. To answer the zombie FAQ's.
Well, after the world is devastated by zombie attacks, survivors must regroup, reorganize, reform, and repopulate. People are quarantined, and after being confirmed that they are non-zombified, they may enter the community. Thus the world starts over and life begins again.
But what happens when someone being quarantined is zombified, but immune to it? They are still a carrier, therefore they are still a danger. And what happens when the carrier is exposed and someone else becomes a zombie? Another outbreak of brain-eating undead corpses comes back. Now what?
CODE RED:
Step 1: Kill the infected. Those who have been zombified must die, to protect those who are still alive.
Step 2: Containment. To protect those who are still alive, they must be separated from the zombified. If this fails or cannot be done, we resort to the last measure.
Step 3: Extermination. When all else fails, kill or be killed; Total annihilation.
And the only thing left you can hope for is that those who have an immunity to the zombifying virus survive, so that they may bring hope to everyone else and the possibility of finding a cure or vaccination.
There's a lesson to be learned from this film: History repeats itself. There is no end to the zombies. Always keep your anti-zombie survival kits handy in case the undead come knocking on your door. And always wear a helmet to protect your brain. It's a widely known fact that human brains are a zombie delicacy.
Yep, I was very pleased with "28 Weeks Later." The best part of it is that you don't necessarily need to see "28 Days Later" in order to understand it, which is pretty good because that movie sucked.
If you like zombie films, but want to know what happens in the aftermath of mass zombification, "28 Weeks Later" is a great flick to check out. It has my approval.
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 | Tim
Sep 12, 2007 1:45 AM
also wrote a review of 28 Weeks Later... 
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What are they if they are not zombies? I understand that they are not called that but they are not called that in Night Of The Living Dead either....they are ghouls.....or ghoulish creatures. To me the word "zombie" with the exception of "zombieboy" means anything that seems brain dead but still functional. Sort of like coming into work after no sleep.........
Also to your review Gina....I really liked this film as well.....but the troops did not rally....it bombed compared to the first one so I doubt we will see a sequel. |
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Sep 11, 2007 3:35 AM
Sep 11, 2007 3:46 AM
I understand that one of the central ideas behind 28 Days Later (a f*cking brilliant movie, by the way) was to be a sort of take on the concept of zombies. Like, what if actual people were turned into what amounted to a cinematic zombie? But that does not change the fact that there are no zombies in this film. I hate to be pedantic, but never underestimate the vigor of a zombie fan.
PS: The infected have zero desire to eat flesh...they are simply programmed to murder.
Sep 11, 2007 3:49 AM
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Sep 11, 2007 4:51 AM