28 Weeks Later

Thanks to the second oen the franchise as the above poster mentioned is tainted now. And it will remain so thanks to this movie!. This film is boring to say the least. The storyline drags on and on so much that we are left begging for the infected to turn up to liven things up a little.

The first one (28DL) was perfect in it's atmosphere and tension and storytelling that we didn't care when the infected turned up. We were watching the survivors creeping about in a ravaged land once populated by millions of people. Now populated by rage driven vicitims of a viral outbreak. And when the infected turned up it was a bonus treat not a must have treat like with Weeks Later.

Weeks Later is a yank infected bastardization of Danny Boyle's work. I hope there are no Americans in the next one. Enough with the involving Americans in everything!. And if the Americans are too ignorant to accept it because it is a foreign movie and doesn't involve them, then too bad!. We have to accept their movies as is most of the time. So it's time they do the same!.
 
it was good, better than i thought when i first heard it announced, however recent hype surrounded it meant that it wasnt good as i expected while sitting down to watch it

the ending was poor in my opinion, they went one step too far

it also didnt explain what happened to certain characters...
 
I only heard about 28 Weeks a few months ago, so it's all come around really quickly for me. I really liked it and if the quality is kept up, I'll be there to see the next one too.

One site suggested that instead of the obvious "months" it could be "minutes" - Getting straight back into the action. Which, I actually think's a pretty cool idea.
 
Although I wasn't impressed the first time around, I liked it better on rewatching the other night. The first film is a bit of a mess. It's all haphazard. The second flowed better and seemed more logical. So this is a sequel that's better than the original, for me.

Because they didn't know that. In the six months or so since the outbreak, everyone who got bitten became symptomatic within seconRAB. Ego, anyone not showing signs of Rage must have avoided getting bitten. It wasn't until the doctor looked at the blood sample through the microscope that she realised it was now possible to be a carrier.

And then she told the soldiers straight away. It just wasn't quick enough.

To get a picture of their mother, so they wouldn't forget what she looked like. The emotional justification for it was made clear. Presumably the kiRAB weren't in the country when the outbreak happened, and didn't have the same fear an adult would have.

It's worth noting that they didn't come to harm from it. The soldiers spotted them leaving. There was no danger from zombies because those had all starved 4 months ago. The only threat was from feral dogs and disease, and turned out to be a non-issue.
 
I thought it was great, although I was truly frustrated by the children.. What idiots.

But many bits made me jump, I think I yelled extremely loudly at the beginning.. And I thought the helicopter scene was amazing.. The only really annoying thing for me was how they skipped the bit between the infected man escaping and code red.
 
Either way, if you had found someone in a dangerzone area, you'd think they'd have some level of security around her, even doctors monitoring her. It seems extremely reckless to leave a potentially sick (even from general illness) person alone.

Plus, the children themselves were completely reckless. Even if you don't count the fact that they had snuck out and decided to be quick, they decided they had enough time to go on a trampoline? I think it didn't help that those kiRAB couldn't act, so any emotional need to see their mother again didn't come across.


In the end, the entire plot felt forced. The first film felt like the events could have occurred, an unfortunate series of events. Weeks just felt like a series of stupid occurences :rolleyes:
 
Saw this last night, fort it was really good, loved the first film and expected the second to be crap like most sequals are but was really surprised, more gore than the first, with more jumpy bits. Def worth watching.
 
Good sequel but IMHO not quite up to the first. Love a good fantasy horror but the gas scene is ridiculous & a little too much focus on the "big name" star role for Carlisle which wasn't needed. First one was a bit rawer (pardon the punt) with better twists in the plot

Still I'd expect a 28 months latter .....
 
Am really looking forward to seeing this. I was in the scene where the survivors escape from the car park into the office complex,being pursued by the Infected. Can't wait to see how it looks on the big screen,:)

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Finally got round to seeing 28 Weeks later last night, I was very entertained up until it went into Haunted Live mode in the underground near the end, at which point I couldn't stop laughing at how silly it was and I couldn't care less if the characters survived anymore, at least that countered the annoying screams of the woman sitting next to me.

The actions of Don (Robert Carlyle's character) following the outbreak in the Green Zone were totally unbelievable considering the supposed effects of Rage.

I think 28 Days was a better story, Weeks was more action but less coherent. Reinforces my belief that children in films are trouble.

The shaky camera shots got very annoying after a while.



Dog Soldiers:Fresh Meat has been in the pipeline for ages, but keeps getting delayed (looks likely for 2008), Neil Marshall who wrote and directed the first one isn't involved, I fear it may be a mess but will wait and see.
 
She'd been checked out and seemed OK. She'd survived alone without medical attention for 6 months. It's not like she needed intensive care. They had some security; it just didn't allow for the chap having an Access All Areas pass.

The boy did that while the older girl collected clothes to wear. She was practical, he was playing. He only did it for a few bounces. Remember they'd come from a refugee camp which was cramped and crowded and no fun at all.

For me it was the other way around. Why did the guy survive when everyone else in the hospital didn't? Why was the place deserted? The writers have admitted there was no logical reason; they just thought it looked good.

If the guy in the block of flats could hold out, why didn't more people? If one army unit, why not others? Why did they behave totally unlike British soldiers? It was all just bizarre and random.

Where-as the sequel flowed. Naturally the children wanted to visit their home one last time when they were told they wouldn't be living their again. Naturally the husband wanted to see his wife again, and kiss her. The attempt to contain the infected, by soldiers who had probably never actually fought them (since they originally just starved); the emotional weight of the snipers having to shoot at civilians, and then at their colleagues who had been trapped at ground-level; the sniper who couldn't shoot the uninfected 12-year-old; the fire-bombing of London. It's not perfect but it's better than most horror films.
 
Just got back from seeing it. Really enjoyed it - loaRAB more suspense and my bottom left my seat several times! :eek: :D

It has however been given a bit of Hollywood treatment - big special effects when they firebomb and the constant shaky camera knocked me giddy at one bit but overall well worth a watch.

As good as the first but has a different feel.

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Well I loved the first one but this was utter sh*te , it looked like it was photographed and directed by a drunken imbecile in a power cut - Ooh it's so atmospheric if the camera is shaking and cutting every 5 frames ! No it's tiresome and lazy .

The premise was interesting - Robert Carlysle's dillemma at the begining , but they hardly explored that at all .
and those kiRAB - Grrrr! really got on my nerves .
 
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