| Posted by: JofaGuht at September 21, 2003, 4:13 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 8.5/10 This is probably the best film of the year that I've seen next to Matrix Reloaded. And, probably the best zombie flick I've seen. This is interesting, original, exicting, and involving. Though it wasn't the "scare-fest" everyone made it out to be, that doesn't take away from it being a great film. And some parts were a little unnerving or disturbing, but sometimes those scenes didn't even involve the zombies. The zombies are probably the kind of zombie I'd least want to meet, despite that. They were pretty horrifying. And one excellent thing about this horror is that it didn't pull any punches. There's no jump sequences, no meaningless gore, and nothing that you would find as a cliche in a horror film. Mind you, there is a lot beneath the surface of this horror film, a lot to discuss. It's got some very interesting ideas and what it might be representing under the flesh. Now for my very few problems, one of which was the ending. The post-climax. Was it just me, or was it really badly edited? I thought the ending jumped too quickly and wasn't put together very well. Also, a little bit too obvious product placement with Pepsi. Stuff like that in movies really bothers me. But, to wrap up, it is one of the better films of this year and is highly, highly, recommended by me. Yet, don't see this film expecting a horror fest, see this film expecting a good film. |
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