| Posted by: Brando @$$ Fat at August 14, 2004, 11:24 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | YAAAAAAWWWWN. This movie was sooo boring. Good thing I had a large Mountain Dew while I was in the theater or else I would've fallen asleep. This movie is kind of like George Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD (8/10), only really really bad. 28 DAYS LATER- (3.5/10) | | Static Link |
| Posted by: gspawn at July 19, 2004, 9:16 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days... Later- 5/10 ^A movie pun. *mild, non-plot-critical spoilers* This is one of those times when I just kept thinking that this exact film, shot with any different director or cinematographer, could have been much better. There was a good movie here, we just didn't get it. The Good: -It's British. Packing a nice British film into your evening is a random urge that some moviegoers (like me) enjoy doing once in a while. When you need your Brit-injection, this is a good spot. -British actors. They're... British... expect... British-ness. Which is always refreshing to see coming to an American cinema. -I'd say this film has a lot of realism, but that's really part of the definition of British style for me. Gritty realism, actors chosen for looking the part and not just for payroll, etc etc. -Big shots of London, empty. Which was cool. Except... The Bad: -It was TOO empty. Millions had died in a massacre before this film begins, and there wasn't a single skull or rib or spot of blood to be found. -Grainy f... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: REAL_XYZ at July 9, 2004, 2:06 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | This movie has a pretty cool concept. It would be very easy for a virus to wipe our existence off the planet. Then, when you only have a few uninfected people left, you better start making some babies. I thought this was a decent flick. I liked the digital video style. I liked the jerky motion during the attacks. I also cared about most of the main characters. I don't understand why we didn't see more bodies lying around though. I also didn't care for the projectile vomiting scenes. Plus, I wasn’t sure if only the U.K. was infected, or the entire world was infected (because the movie seems to contradict itself). I don't think we can classify the infected people as zombies. Also, I don't think we can count this as a "scary" movie. Disturbing, yes. Thought provoking, yes. Not scary, and certainly not Exorcist scary. Oh well, those things didn't spoil my fun. This movie turned out much better than I expected. I say...8.5/10. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Heavenley at May 25, 2004, 12:40 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | I was quite impressed with this film, I think it was more than your standard ''zombie movie''. Firstly the way it was shot (in a grainy and gritty way) makes it seem a lot more real. The zombies whom they called (the infected in the film) were more real and frightening than in some other films I've seen. They actually looked infected with a disease that caused them severe rage and madness. Their eyes were frightening. The performances from the actors were good, and overall a creepy and atmospheric film. The downside............... the last quarter was not too great, and the ending way too predictable, thought the first half to three quarters was excellent in my opinion. Overall an impressive film that sucked me in from the moment I started watching. 8/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: socalled at May 23, 2004, 7:21 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | So Jo gives an exploitation flick like Cabin Fever a good review and slams a great movie like 28 Days. We may need to have a serious talk I was luckily enough to get a view of Undead and 28 Days in a private screening. Was l blown away, bet your arse. Two new zombie flicks with new interpretations of the sub genre. 28 Days rocks along in classic Brit horror style. From the greens releasing the virus at the start (and that had a certain maniac charm to it ... people trying to save the planet destroy the planet), to the solider boys gradually descending into chaos toward the end, this is a well paced thought provoking film. Brit horror is alive and well. For anyone who enjoyed this one, grab a seat at a screening of Dog Soliders as well. 9/10 ... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: drdash at May 16, 2004, 3:47 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | just saw this last weekend and it was awesome. very psychologically intense. definitely a thinkiing person's horror film. not a true zombie ilm, but more like another romero film "the crazies" I thought it was intense and the characters were fleshed out well enough for you to care about them and i especially liked how jim went all rambo at the end. i think this will be seen as a classic in later years. ciao drdash | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Lou Sytsma at April 15, 2004, 10:25 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | Good first half. Boring second half. Really enjoyed the movie up until they went to the army base. From there the rest of the story was so predictable and killed any further interest on my part. The speeded up zombies were interesting. Scenes in the city were set up and shot in an interesting manner. Slow zombies are still scarier though. 5/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mattjk_17 at April 4, 2004, 5:04 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days Later Upon first seeing the trailers and TV spots for this movie, I was pumped for it. It looked like it would be a thrilling ride and another great movie from Danny Boyle. However, word got to me that this movie was pretty poor, it had a few good scenes but nothing really memorable or stand-out about it, minus the scenes of an empty London. I avoided seeing it at the cinema due to word of mouth. Eventually I got the chance to watch it on DVD, so I thought to myself "Might as well, wouldn't hurt, could be a great way to kill some time." Really interesting movie, not Boyle's best but very entertaining. Gory when needed, but with a good story to back it up. The first hour or so was top stuff, but I felt that after the 60 minute mark the movie went downhill. Good acting involved and, apart from the disappointing final few moments, it was a fun ride. 7/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bullet Tooth Tony at April 4, 2004, 4:19 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days Later (Fox Searchlight 2002) Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns and Christopher Eccleston No this isn't a sequel to the Sandra Bullock vehicle '28 days' I hear you jest. This is Danny Boyle's homage to the greatness that is the zombie movie. We haven't had a decent zombie flick since the 1985 classic 'Day Of The Dead' and '28 Days Later' signals a fine return to form for one of my personal favourite director's Danny Boyle. A virus is created by British scientists called Rage, within seconds the infected are reduced to mindless zombies intent on destruction and violence, much like how I feel after another Tottenham defeat! It only takes you one scratch, bite or just a drop of blood in the eye to become infected into a permanent state of anger. The virus is unleashed when a group of animal rights activists attack the lab where Rage is being tested and doesn't take long before the whole of Britain is decimated into an apocalyptic landscape. 28 Day... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Cronos at February 21, 2004, 1:40 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | i regret missing this at the cinema, after hearing about it i wanted to see it, Boyle is a very talented directer and ive enjoyed all of his films the acting is excellent in 28 Days Later, something rare for a British film and the story is damn kool as well ive read that people dont consider this a zombie film but i do, IMO a zombie is a mindless creature fueled only by their desire to eat, something the protagonists are in this film there was also more gore than i expected with some very violent scenes the story got better and better as the minutes ticked by and the characters developed and they were likable how can i fault 28 Days Later when it is a British film, horror at that that didnt disappoint 10/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: X-Nightcrawler at February 7, 2004, 1:11 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | "28 Days Later" (2003) Plot: One confused naked man wakes up in a hospital in post-apocaliptic London. He meets a series of charatcers and they explain the nature of the disaster, a deadly beeyatch of a virus that spreads like bad celebrity gossip. What I Thought: One of the bigger disappointments of the year taught me one thing: never, EVER enter the movie theater with a 10/10 expectative because of potential letdown. This doesn't mean I hated the movie, but it DID dissapoint me, in a big way. I want to start mentioning that I had all the reason in the world to expect a lot from this movie, I love post-apocaliptic scenario movies and I adore Danny Boyle's directing, he has talent. This movie almost plays down in three totally different parts, and that's not a good thing if not executed correctly, for instance, the three parts in the movie (I: City. II: Roadtrip. and III: Military base.) are way too contrasting and feel totally independent, let me expand. The first fifteen minutes of the movie psyc... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: krazy drako at December 22, 2003, 8:12 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | Great movie. This is the best movie in this genre for a long time. The best movie to deal with zombies since Army of Darkness (9.5/10 in my opinion). The acting was awesome, the concept the movie based it self on was great. (Spoiler) I always knew Green peace would fuck us over so how, and in this movie they did! Anyways, do yourself a favor and rent this movie on dvd. My Rating 8/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: willem84 at November 27, 2003, 1:02 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | I absolutely loved this film. I don't really see why so many people hated it. I can see why because it drug and there wasn't much action and it was more of a thinking movie rather than a cliche horror film where people died one by one from attacking zombies but what many don't realize is that these 'creatures' in the movies are not zombies. they are infected humans. *MINOR SPOILERS* What I liked most about the movie is that it conveyed several messages and meanings within the reality of death facing them (the characters). In the scene in the car, when 'Ave Maria' is playing, the two girls are playing cards and they are all smiling and it seems they are having the time of their lives. As if, anything they can possibly get their hands on is just....beautiful bc they are so appreciative of everything they have....apples...anything. just to be alive is good enough.....and any form of life they can get their hands on makes it all the better. this just goes to show that we, as humans, that live in a materialistic ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: NotKeyserSoze at November 16, 2003, 9:06 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | Spoilers etc. But then, you've probably seen the movie anyway... Hollywood has lost the knack for zombie movies. Not that it ever really had it - the really good ones, like Day of the Dead or Evil Dead, were always cult or B-Movies - but one look at the dull-as-dishwater exercise in trendy techo-dancing that is Resident Evil is enough to convince you that you'll never see a fresh, scary take on zombies. 28 Days Later is not really a zombie movie, but it's still a better zombie movie than Resident Evil. In fact, if you spliced the two together, fiddled the plot a little bit and changed the protagonist, this could be seen as a superior sequel. R.E ends with the heroine waking up in an apocalyptic Britain... so this one opens. Difference is, R.E's only striking scary image - poor Milla Jovonich wandering alone through a ruined city - was its last. 28 Days Later has a host of eerie images, and that's just the first. Leaning closer to The Omega Man early on than any monster flick, 28 Days Later focuses on far mor... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Boba Joe at October 23, 2003, 5:46 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | I've heard so many good things about this movie, I decided to check it out on DVD. I think I was expecting a lot more than what I got, but I still enjoyed the film. I wasn't scared at all in the "first 5 minutes" like I've heard before, although it was an unsettling scene. I found myself more depressed than scared throughout the movie. Granted, there were some scenes that had me freaked, but I thought it did a great job in the whole "end of the world" cliche. The infected were fuckin' A scary!! Oh my God, they're like zombies on crack. Takes between 10-20 seconds to turn and then they're suddenly Olympic sprinters!! Fuck me. I prefer the ending where Jim actually died, but the "radical" ending made no sense whatsoever. I didn't like it as much as I thought I would, but I was still entertained. And Naomie Harris is fuckin' H-O-T. ...cancels summer trip to England... 7 our of 10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: catanmax at September 30, 2003, 5:02 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 days later is a classic end of the world movie. These type of movies are my favourite kind of thriller. If you have seen Resident Evil the movie I am sure you would agree that this movie could almost be a continuation of what would happen with a sequel to it. The scariest thing for me about the movie was the speed of the infected. They are much like zombies, once the virus enters the bloodstream the victim becomes infected within 10-20 seconds, not much time to say your goodbyes. However these 'zombies' move fast, gone are the days of movies like 'Day Of The Dead', where if you had to you could just run past your attacker! Once these critters are on your tail they are hard to shake off. | | Static Link |
| 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?... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: dillhead005 at September 15, 2003, 10:25 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days Later dosnt set itself apart from a Romero film, Dead-Alive, or any other zombie flick to hit the silver screen (I actually love Romero's films cuz they were the first of their kind). But for Joblo to neer completly shun this movie is unfair. Sure it isnt going to change the course of zombie flick history, but we got some top-notch acting, decent enough gore, old-school gritty filmmaking (i actually kinda liked the digital filming, made it seen more real), and although the ending is a little to happy and sappy for my taste, i can deal with it. Its definatly worth seeing if you havnt and i hear on DVD their will be an alternate ending that alot of audiences liked WAY better. Oh and did i forget to mention the bad-ass director of this film Danny Boyle's (Trainspotting) presence is definatly sensed here. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Deckard at September 9, 2003, 11:01 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | Like the hand held love child of David Cronenburgh’s RABID & THE LAST MAN ON EARTH with Vincent Price (Based on the novel “I Am Legend” later remade as THE OMEGA MAN with Chuck Heston), 28 DAYS LATER is anything but original. With that said its still solid entertainment for the first 2 acts. Unfortunately the finale is a real let down, the alternate ending after the credits at least sticks to the films predominant theme of mans self-destructive history and violent nature. It appears author Alex Garland (The Beach) can write a hell of a novel but still has a hard time with cinematic narrative structure. The true star of this film is the cinematography that is responsible for 90% of the tension and creates a real sense of urgency. Director Danny Boyle (Shallow Grave, Trainspotting) for the most part helms with a deft hand and gets maximum impact out of the desolate sets and frenzied violence. There is a real aura of emptiness in the abandoned streets and highways that help suspend audience disbelief. All t... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Ellie at August 20, 2003, 12:38 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | The movie is quite an interesting example of people killing people. It remembered me of "Das Experiment" for some reason. "28 days later" started off pretty well - Tim finding himself alone in the world. I totally loved these scenes because I really like the idea of waking up one morning and realizing that I'm completely alone in the whole world. Anyways, the story evolved as Tim bumped into a few others with whom he managed to finally reach to the "army" they had heard of from the radio transmittor. And then the tragic really started. If before they had had to fight for their lives against infected beings, who weren't controlling their actions, then now Hannah, Selena and Tim had to start fighting against other men, who were basically in the same situation as they. That was the sadest part of the movie - to realize that even at the moment, where people are facing extinction, they continue destroying each other. Films like "28 days later" or "Das Experiment" ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Baller92287 at August 12, 2003, 7:21 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | I saw 28 Days later last week, and coming out of the theater I felt a little disturbed, somewhat bored, however the music was fantastic. I felt the addition of an unknown band like Grandaddy was a good choice, and its corkiness fits the style of the movie. In general the movie was straightforeward and easy to understand, however there were a few parts with the military that left me saying, what the hell? As graphic as it was, it was another movie in which, you follow characters around doing stupid things. Such as walking into an abandoned hamburgar stand, when the rest of Britain is inhabited by enraged humans, it is highly obvious that some guy is gonna jump out and spook the audience. There were some jump scenes, and excellent acting, however, it was seriously not necessary for us to see the main actor's penis in the second scene. The music is terrific and it appears much of the scoring is on the soundtrack. This movie is however worth watching and i decided i liked it more in days after seeing it. (Then a... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Requiem-for-a-Dream at July 30, 2003, 2:50 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days Later- 10+ ***Top 5 of 2003*** Genre: Horror/Sci-fi Year: 2003 Rating: US R/ Can 18A for Extreme Gore, Nudity and Unrelenting Terror. Director: Danny Boyle Cast: Cillian Murphy Plot: A group of animal activists free a bunch of monkeys infected with the "Rage" virus. 28 Days Later, the world is infected and everyone who has the virus is violent and ravenous. My Thoughts: Thus far, this is the most brilliant film of the year (and I doubt that any other will match the intelligence of this script). I walked out of the film praising it loudly to my girlfriend (co-owner of this site). I couldn't get the film's haunting imagery out of my head. I've read many great reviews for this film and a few poor ones. The poor ones seemed to focus on the pace of the film, which I felt was perfect. The film opens with a monkey watching horrible acts of human behaviour on a television. We then see that the monkey is strapped down to a table. A group of animal rights activists break in and try to set the animals... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: movieguy1021 at July 28, 2003, 9:30 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days Later: 7/10 Not since the classic Night of the Living Dead have we seen a good, creepy zombie movie. And it looks like it will be awhile more. Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later is barely scary, but if you take it for what it really is, a creative drama, it’s pretty good. However, instead of the position of Venus, animal rights activists release contaminated apes to the world, which are infected with rage. 28 days later, Jim (Cillian Murphy) awakes from a coma and finds London completely deserted. He sees some attacking zombies, but Mark (Noah Huntley) and Selena (Naomie Harris) ward them off. Soon he goes along with them to try to find other survivors, but to also try and find a cure. Although there have been attempts, the last good horror film was Identity. 28 Days Later tries to be a horror film by putting in a few quick and semi-suspenseful scenes. All before the final, concluding sequence (which is the film’s greatest sequence), are quick, five-second shots of zombies trying to attack people. Boyle has... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: EYE_of_the_SPY at July 28, 2003, 8:49 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | whats all this talk about zombies? maybe I need to watch this flick again cuz I dont remember any of the characters saying that the "infected" were also corpses coming back to life. Unless I missed sumthing while muching on popcorn, taking a piss break or you reviewers are just not getting it. Zombies are the living dead. They come back only after they die. While in 28 days later victims dont even have a chance to die before they've gone crazed. They are "the infected" not zombies. Its a plauge movie not a zombie movie. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Nate6 at July 26, 2003, 11:54 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | POSSIBLE SPOILERS THROUGHOUT When I think of 28 Days Later I think, what could have been? A movie that is a near-masterpiece in its first half goes a little off the rails in its second half. Blame it on the infected. I make it a habit not to do synopses in my reviews because it takes too much time and I know someone else has already written one. So, here's what I think. The performances are largely very good. Cillian Murphy is excellent in the film's principal role of Jim. He makes his character realistic and human, one who isn't always certain and is sometimes a little scared, sometimes very scared. Good stuff. I did not, however, need to see his federal endowment. Naomie Harris was powerfully good as Selena. Her character reminded me of so many people I know. Brendan Gleeson, who has never not been great, and Megan Burns are wonderful as a father and daughter whose only way to survive is by leaning on each other. Christopher Eccleston, a usually-excellent actor, was not quite so good. I saw very little lif... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: phatfreddy at July 26, 2003, 10:39 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days Later... basically looks like it begins right where Resident Evil left off. It's like a sequel. Plot: A man wakes up from his hospital bed 28 days later, and he realizes that the entire city of London is deserted, except for a few survivors, and oh yeah and zombies too which outnumber them 5 000 000 times to 1. It seems that a deadly virus was released accidentally into the population and it infected the majority of them, while the survivors had evacuated the entire city, leaving buddy with plastic bag all alone. BOO HOO! I had high hopes for this movie, since I absolutely loved the Beach and Trainspotting. The first half of this movie is snore city, I thought. No dialogue or action for at least 10 minutes. it's just the main character walking around London holding a plastic bag full of soda. Wow! How fascinating. The camera work in this film really fit the story. It was dark, and gritty and the sounds the zombies made were pretty creepy. The acting was pretty solid, since there were no big name acto... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Writer Col at July 17, 2003, 12:08 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | What, some of you have asked, is "scary" in this movie? Well, let's start with: 1) The very real threat of biochemical weapons; namely, smallpox, anthrax, and Ebola. There are supposed to be only two places in which the smallpox virus is supposed to exist: the CDC in Atlanta; and a facility in Russia. Of the latter country, it has been learned that the poxvirus has been the subject of experiments, some of which used primates. (Sound familiar?) Add to this the greed of some individuals who, for monetary gain, have sold the poxvirus to other countries. How could this be known? Well, investigators were aware of the amounts of poxvirus which existed; however, when they returned, those amounts had decreased, with the residual poxvirus nowhere in sight. (What is "scary," you might ask?) Here's another interesting fact: During the previous Gulf War, soldiers were innoculated for -- can you guess -- the smallpox virus. (Getting "scary" enough for you?) 2) In Texas in 1996, there was an ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: dxhc99 at July 15, 2003, 11:34 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | I saw this yesterday and it didnt scare the hell outta me. That doesn't mean this is a bad horror film on the contrary its ver very good but it showed it didnt need to scare me to make nme enjoy it. It's a horror flick for critics and people who dont care for horror flicks. go see it for yourself. Final Destination: 8/10 Final Destination 2: 8.5/10 Wrong Turn: 4/10 Resident Evil: 8/10 28 Days Later: 8.9/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Puck Bond at July 7, 2003, 2:03 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days Later...is a smart, thoughtful and absolutely thrilling zombie/horror film from writer/director Danny Boyle(Trainspotting(1996)-9/10). I wouldn't say I'm a hardcore fan of these type of movies, but based on early buzz and the previews I was really looking forward to this film. It's certainly one of the best of the year so far and the best film of its kind since the Evil Dead films and even the 1968 George Romero zombie classic Night of the Living Dead(1968)-9/10. The story starts off in an experimental lab where we see rabid monkeys infected with some sort of virus...they call it "rage". Three activists try to free the monkeys not knowing of their condition and one of them gets bitten and the monkeys are set loose. We then flash forward 28 days later and see a single man called Jim(Cillian Murphy) waking up on a hospital bed...he wakes to find the hospital completely deserted...he goes outside and finds the entire city of London a ghost town. This is just an awesome site...a solitary man in... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: kerrykat1977 at July 7, 2003, 10:14 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | I saw this flick a couple weeks ago and loved it. It was fun, somewhat believable with all of the hostlilty in the world today... and of course suspenseful! I have to agree with Joe that this movie seemed a bit like an updated version of Night of the Comet (tee-hee) but who cares? How many movies do we see that haven't borrowed some element or idea from another flick? The acting was good, the score was awsome, the infected zombie people were scarry and there was alot of blood and guts! Yahoo! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: bugdog at July 5, 2003, 10:27 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | What was scary in this movie? I went in expecting to be terrified -- all those critics' quotes in the ads and an 85 percent approval rating on rottentomatoes.com -- and I just waited and waited for this movie to get going. OK, MINOR SPOILER: The scene with the flat tire was a bit tense. But that was it -- unless you consider projectile blood vomiting to be scary. I, too, enjoyed the mood created at the opening. But the more we saw them, the more I despised those shake-the-camera sequences that passed for attack scenes. And then when the soldiers enter the story, well, it's not even a zombie movie anymore. The movie just turns Rambo-esque and rather predictable. Certainly one of the most overrated films of this or any other year. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: coldfryz at July 5, 2003, 8:54 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | This film was a lot different than i expected it would be from the previews and hype. I thought this was going to be a killer new twist on the zombie movie and I thought it was gonna be scary. But sadly where this concept should have been made into a great movie, it was only made into a mediocre one. Don't get me wrong I definitely think this movie is worth seeing, it just didn't live up to it's hype. the acting and direction couldn't have been better and the writing was sensible. If you're are a fan of the zombie movie, make sure you see this. but if you're not a fan and are just looking for a great zombie movie, stick with the Evil Dead series and Army of Darkness. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Writer Col at July 3, 2003, 10:37 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | I have just returned from the cinema and felt the need to pay respects where they are do. Kudos to Mr. Boyle & Co. for making a film that was not merely terrifying, but extremely thought-provoking as well. I am a screenwriter and avid filmgoer, but as of late - it being summer, after all - there haven't been many films to see that provide much in the way of entertainment that doesn't insult or dull one's senses. The same may be said for films that get pigeonholed into a "genre," this one being "horror." Is 28 Days Later a horror film? Absolutely not. It is, however, the most frightening experience that I have ever had whilst sitting in a darkened movie theater. As special effects and such (i.e. morphing, mindless violence, innovative ways in which to kill people) have replaced films that truly dare to get under one's skin by not simply denigrating themselves to cheap gimmicks and gore, it is refreshing that the group here dared to make a film in the vein of such great past classics di... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: KillerKlown at July 1, 2003, 7:37 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | Boring as hell and VERY over-rated. Started off really well with the vast deserted scenes of London, but this lasted far too long. The film took the biggest dive after the soldiers appeared. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: The1TrueFrog at June 30, 2003, 11:10 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days Later - 5/10 I'm not going to say that this movie just totally sucked, because it did at least try, and a few good things going for it. I was getting into it really good during the setup -- it had this eerie resemblance to Dark City, with a nicely done ghost town and a very nightmarish church. Also nice casting, especially considering all the "unknown" actors that do seem to have potential talent. However, somewhere near the middle, this movie just took a nosedive. Eventually the "scare" factor turns repetitive, cut-off flashy scenes become distracting, and rather than all the suspense that everyone keeps talking about was just boredom. Then as said by "Tommy Doyle" above (beautifully I might add), the writers wanted us to see a moral standpoint about humanity -- which was fed to us by a bunch of horny military perves. Kinda shows a conflict of interest on their behalf... Anyway, the bottom line is that if this movie were trimmed down about 45 minutes and there was a lit... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Tommy Doyle at June 30, 2003, 1:31 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | When I first heard Joblo had given this movie a 4, I thought "What the hell? Man, from what I've heard, Jo has gotta be one hard dude to please!!" Now that I've seen the film... he's dead on with his views. (edit: I decided to write an entirely new review seperate from my one on the Current Movie forum, since as the more I think about the film, the more it pisses me off... so if anyone read my first one, my apologies). *MAJOR SPOILERS THROUGH-OUT POST* What a let down. Waited three months for this movie that's been praised up and down the ass, and this is what was delivered. I'm really starting to not like this whole jump on the bandwagon and say a movie is excellent because it's independent and is shot differently than your typical movie. The movie starts out decent enough. It's got a creepy atmosphere. It's got a few good jolts, a few good edge of your seat moments, good characters, good settings, some amazing shots of London completely empty (I still want to know how they got the permits to do t... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Helter-Skelter at June 29, 2003, 1:49 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | Overall 28 Days Later is an interesting, unsettling, although ultimately flawed horror film. The set-up of the film is excellent - a virus, transmited via blood & saliva, escapes from a research facility in Britian that renders the person infected with it a rage-filled monster that has only one purpose - to kill. Over the course of a few weeks, nearly everyone in Britian is either dead or infected & the movie proceeds to follow a handful of survivors who are trying to stay alive. The zombies in 28 Days Later are not your typical zombies, they're far more dangerous. Unlike your standard Romero-esque zombies, these zombies displayed no decay, didn't shuffle & stumble about uttering only groans. Instead they jerked & ran while making sounds of incoherent rage. Despite their behavioiur, the only physical features which distinguishs the infected from the uninfected are their red cat-like eyes & their constant vomiting of bood. I also enjoyed many of the visuals and shot (although I wasn't a fa... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Silverload at June 28, 2003, 12:22 pm | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | I have to completely agree with Joblo on this one. This has to be one of the most over rated films I have ever seen. 28 Days later had nothing more then a cool concept going for it. Sure it had a few very awesome scenes, but the majority of the movie is very boring. Not boring because there is no action, but boring because there is no story. If you are not going to give a good story at least give out some fun mindless zombie action. The story in this is about as deep as the story to Resident Evil, but at least RE knew what it was and tried to give a fun ride. But 28 Days Later tries to pretend it is something it is not. I did enjoyed the first hour, it was a little slow but I was expecting all this to go somewhere. It never did, and where it ended up just ruined everything good this film had going for it. I do give credit to Danny Boyle for doing a very good job with directing, but all of the problems in this movie come from the very bad script. It is badly written and is completely rehashed from every zombi... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: The Delfonics at June 28, 2003, 6:22 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | 28 Days Later - (8/10) Info: (2003) R, Brendan Gleeson, Alex Palmer Genre: Horror Comments: I finally got my hands on this puppy. No, unfortunately I couldnt venture to my local theater. Instead I stayed at home and downloaded a DVD rip. Im such a bitch! I must say that 28 Days Later has so much going for it. Beautifully shot scenes. I love digital video, it gives a movie a grainy and gritty look. I esp. love the raindrops on DV. The shots of London were spectacular. In 28 Days, a group of survivors try to save the human race from infected humans who have the virus called Rage. Blood, action, and some drama ensue. The thing that set itself apart were the odd scenes where Boyle seemed to just get shots of the countryside and play some nice melodic music. It was almost more of an emotional horror flick. This really isnt a zombie flick. For one they arent quite zombie and there really arent many of them. We dont get tons of these creatures at all. The movie mostly focuses around the groups journey. Thats not to... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Grim H. at June 28, 2003, 12:25 am | | Topic: Reviews: 28 Days Later Forum: JoBlo | | A superb and darkly frightening movie. And DAMN, those zombies are fuckin' fast! This movie can really send shivers down your spine, with its adrenaline-filled scenes, and awkward feeling of impending doom, here's one movie that doesn't dissapoint. I thought it was quite entertaining, and very very creepy. Director Danny Boyle sure does know how to make us feel scared. I nearly jumoped out of my seat, (not really, though. I'm not such a wuss )... 28 Days Later...9/10 | | Static Link |
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