28 Weeks Later

[B00Ne]

OoOoOoOoH! Are we having the 28DL zombie debate again?


WHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, tag you're it! :lol:

[Chuck Norris]

Sorry to break away from the Zombie?no Zombie debate but does anyone know if this one is shot on Video(like the first one)? I couldn't tell from the clips I saw. Can't wait to see it, even if it isn't a zombie movie.

[jackskellington]

gr!!!! This isn't a zombie movie!!! The people aren't zombies thats very clearly stated. Besides they break the number one zombie rule. Only a headshot can kill a zombie and in 28 days later any wound that could kill a normal person kills them. And then there is the fact that they do not eat people they dont eat at all they just kill.

This has been endlessly debated throughout the 28 Days thread as well as this one so it really doesn't need to be argued again. Just be happy theres another movie coming out! :)

[UNDEAD FRED]

Per Fangoria's web site 28 weeks later is due out at the theaters May 11, 2007. Mark your calenders.

[Zombpete]

This has been endlessly debated throughout the 28 Days thread as well as this one so it really doesn't need to be argued again. Just be happy theres another movie coming out! :)

Amen! to that :clap:

[HOO-HAA]

Amen! to that :clap:

PREEEEEACH IT, SISTAH! :)

[DeadinWV]

gr!!!! This isn't a zombie movie!!! The people aren't zombies thats very clearly stated. Besides they break the number one zombie rule. Only a headshot can kill a zombie and in 28 days later any wound that could kill a normal person kills them. And then there is the fact that they do not eat people they dont eat at all they just kill.


When was it clearly stated that they werent zombies? I missed that.

[Pain]

When was it clearly stated that they werent zombies? I missed that.

Probably when Danny Boyle stated it when it was originally released:lol:

[The Blind Dead]

Probably when Danny Boyle stated it when it was originally released:lol:
No shit lol I remember Boyle saying distinctly that this wasn't a zombie flick that these people were infected with a virus that drove them insane with rage.

Ah well, people want what they want.

[R-Complex]

Probably when Danny Boyle stated it when it was originally released:lol:
Not to beat a dead horse here (but I will anyway :) ), I thought Boyle has stated both that 28 Days' is and isn't a zombie film: "We wanted a horror/zombie film, but we also wanted it to be more emotional than horror films normally are. We wanted you to genuinely care about these people." (http://www.res.com/magazine/articles/28dayslateraninterviewwithdannyboyle_2003-05-21.html)

And Garland has been even more open about his influences being Day of the Triffids and Romero's zombie series. Of course we could debate endlessly over whether the screenwriter's or director's vision has the final say on whether it's a zombie film or not. It's been pointed out many times before that even Romero's Dead films aren't actually zombies but ghouls; you'd have to reference films like White Zombie and the whole Haitian influence if you wanted to insist on an accurate definiton of a zombie. The nitpicking over whether certain films are zombie flicks or not 'cause they run, they're smart, they don't eat flesh, they drive cars, fire weapons, can be killed by wounds other than destroying the brain, etc. all seem irrelevant to me. It may be too accomodating, but I've always thought the apocalyptic setting was far more important to the subgenre than whether the antagonists were actually dead or not. It's kind of like debating whether Dracula is a vampire novel or not since he walks around in sunlight. The details aren't as important as the metaphor of evil overwhelming staid Victorian morality just as zombie stories are about the madness of crowds and the dissolution of society. Whether we run to that dissolution eating brains along the way or not isn't as important as the actual collapse itself.

And this brings up an interesting point (at least I think it's kinda interesting): Just how much credence does one give the filmaker? By that I mean, if a director/screenwriter/producer insists their film is a parable about, say, the Armenian holocaust, does the viewer have to interpret it that way? Does art or storytelling in general insist on its creator's intent as being the accurate one? Or does it live and prosper outside of the creator's intent? I mean Night' can be a parable for everything from the Vietnam war, segregation, gun culture, the 60s conflicting with the values of the 50s, and so on. Romero has insisted that he cast Jones not because he was African American, but because he gave the best screen test- yet it's easy to intepret Night' as a powerful metaphor for the civil rights movement. And that interpretation may or may not be correct independent of Romero and Russo's vision(s).

That also brings to mind Silence of the Lambs. I remember seeing an interview with Demme where he not only insisted it wasn't a horror film but he seemed rather insulted by the comparison. His film was a "thriller", essentially the cognac sipping smoking jacket wearing bespectacled cousin of the horror film- but heaven forbid! it's certainly not that ugly cousin "horror". Is Demme, as the creative boss of Silence', correct here? What if he insisted Silence' was actually a romantic comedy? Would that make it so?

And remember, no matter how you reply, I'll interpret my opinion as correct and yours as wrong.
:lol:

[jay-mac]

And remember, no matter how you reply, I'll interpret my opinion as correct and yours as wrong.
:lol:

I like the way this guy thinks :lol:

[ZombiePriest]

Aren't we just beating a dead horse here? I'm sorry I brought it up I brought an argument between me and my friend into a forum. it's a good movie lets leave it at that.

[corgi37]

Silly to say Romero's films are not zombie films, but "ghoul" films.

Peter says to Flyboy "There's gonna be a thousand zombies in here".

[The Blind Dead]

Silly to say Romero's films are not zombie films, but "ghoul" films.

Peter says to Flyboy "There's gonna be a thousand zombies in here".
Romero has stated on many occasions that NOTLD's creatures were ghouls, not zombies. Obviously, he went with the latter anyhow.

Back to 28 Weeks Later...

Yay or nay? Is this going to theaters? What does everybody think?

[Pain]

Yay or nay? Is this going to theaters? What does everybody think?

Am sure Fox will want it to play theatres, so i'm guessing it will.

[jackskellington]

Yeah. This will most definitely be going to theaters what with the success of the first. I do, however, think they waited a bit too long for the sequel but that's probably a good thing since most 'one year later' sequels tend to suck.

[goesaround]

Silly to say Romero's films are not zombie films, but "ghoul" films.

Peter says to Flyboy "There's gonna be a thousand zombies in here".

Yes but Peter was all the son of island man.He says his famous line based on his fathers 'Voodoo' stuff 'When there's no more room.....'. But zombies is it. I mean "All Things Ghouls" Hell no.

[Divided Soul]

Yeah. This will most definitely be going to theaters what with the success of the first. I do, however, think they waited a bit too long for the sequel but that's probably a good thing since most 'one year later' sequels tend to suck.
Yeah.... a hell of a long time!

[Zombpete]

Yeah. This will most definitely be going to theaters what with the success of the first. I do, however, think they waited a bit too long for the sequel but that's probably a good thing since most 'one year later' sequels tend to suck.

Just a gut feeling. This movie is going to be amazing.

The best thing about 28DL is that the movie leaves so many unanswered questions.
All the close combat battles and the desperate personnel struggle of the individual survivors can be elaborated again and again.

That’s why 28DL is unique.

[Whackjob]

I do like 28DL and I am something of "zombie purest". What I liked so much about it is that it's not a zombie flick but it's filmed like a zombie flick. I don't know if I'm making sense here but it's a non-zombie horror flick that followed zombie movie convention. I think that was a great way to handle it.

As far as the sequel; if they can get comprable talent in the writing and directing dept then it'll be gold. 'Course it's a sequel so even if the initial writing was good they put 12 rewrite clauses in the poor writers contract and we'll end up with another jumbled, moronic script with a director trying to to do his best with the inane crap forced on him by the executives (not that I'm bitter about the corporate destruction of the writers power in Hollywood or anything :saw: ).

[The Blind Dead]

Iin the do like 28DL and I am something of "zombie purest". What I liked so much about it is that it's not a zombie flick but it's filmed like a zombie flick. I don't know if I'm making sense here but it's a non-zombie horror flick that followed zombie movie convention. I think that was a great way to handle it.

As far as the sequel; if they can get comprable talent in the writing and directing dept then it'll be gold. 'Course it's a sequel so even if the initial writing was good they put 12 rewrite clauses poor writers contract and we'll end up with another jumbled, moronic script with a director trying to to do his best with the inane crap forced on him by the executives (not that I'm bitter about the corporate destruction of the writers power in Hollywood or anything :saw: ).
Yeah...crap is FORCED on directors nowadays. :roll: PFFFFFFFFT!!

[offtheset01]

I want to see something new in a ZOmbie film, expecially if it's going to be a sequal. What could 28 Weeks Later offer that 28 days doesn't already have?

[jessidusen]

I thought there were too many cliches in 28 days... hopefully it'll be better this time around... at least uwe boll isn't directing...

[Zombpete]

I thought there were too many cliches in 28 days... hopefully it'll be better this time around... at least uwe boll isn't directing...

Like what cliches?

[Whackjob]

Yeah...crap is FORCED on directors nowadays. :roll: PFFFFFFFFT!!

Directors normally sign on to a movie before the final script rewrites are done. Quite often the film they end up making bears little or no resemblance to the original script. Granted they often contribute to the problem by adding their own stuff (if they were good writers then they'd be writers, not directors) and by agreeing to make the film the producers want to make. The whole system has gotten really messed up -the decrease in the power of the writer, the death of independent distributors, the drop in IQ of the average movie house exec, etc. has lead to more and more crap being churned out every year.

[The Blind Dead]

...the drop in IQ of the average movie house exec, etc. has lead to more and more crap being churned out every year.
Don't you mean the increase in profitability has lead to more and more crap being churned out every year?

[arnynerd]

hello people, i was listening to modest mouse last night, and as i was lisgtening to the tune playing on the speakers i felt like ive heard this song before, for a while i stood stuck trying to figure out where i had heard these familiar notes and chords playing until i finally realized where i had heard and seen it...On 28 days later..i asked my friends if they remembered if modest mouse had featured music on the movie; they all said they couldnt remember so here i am noww asking you good folks if you guys kno who plays the song on the first scenes of the movie where jim walks along the desterted streets of London.....i believe the name of the song is Cowboy Dan from Modest Mouse but i dunno i dont a copy of the movie so i can check..can u guys tell meee?:doh:

[Morto-Vivo]

Arnynerd, scroll a little bit down and you'll find some samples you can listen to

http://www.amazon.com/28-Days-Later-Various-Artists/dp/B00009B8BP

:)

[arnynerd]

Arnynerd, scroll a little bit down and you'll find some samples you can listen to

http://www.amazon.com/28-Days-Later-Various-Artists/dp/B00009B8BP

:)

thankss mann......
very much appreciated
i gota hold of it right your reply
aand its ****ing awsome
best zombie soundtrak!!!
ever!!

[John Titor]

Check pages of 16 onwards for exclusive pics for this film plus every other pic available that you probably haven't seen before. Also worth checking is the 28 days Later: Aftermath thread in the comic book section which has some pages from the book. Also worth keeping an eye on is the Fox Atomic site.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Signs%20and%20Gestures/spamsign.gif

[Zombie Survivor]

Looks awesome :)

[nirvroxx]

hello people, i was listening to modest mouse last night, and as i was lisgtening to the tune playing on the speakers i felt like ive heard this song before, for a while i stood stuck trying to figure out where i had heard these familiar notes and chords playing until i finally realized where i had heard and seen it...On 28 days later..i asked my friends if they remembered if modest mouse had featured music on the movie; they all said they couldnt remember so here i am noww asking you good folks if you guys kno who plays the song on the first scenes of the movie where jim walks along the desterted streets of London.....i believe the name of the song is Cowboy Dan from Modest Mouse but i dunno i dont a copy of the movie so i can check..can u guys tell meee?:doh:

I dont think it was modest mouse playing during that scene...If I can recall, the bands name is "godspeed you black empeor" and the songs name is "east hastings"...great soundtrack...

[detpat]

28 weeks is at the distributor warehouses right now. i am doing an audit of a warehouse in pgh pa and it's on my list. it has a release date of 5/11/07.
pat

[corgi37]

From what i have seen, it looks ok. Well, i should say, at least it looks promising. And at least an Australian is in it.

[detpat]

well..........i'll tell you what the can looks like.
pat

[HOO-HAA]

I'm still not sure it's going to be a winner... the plot is a little bit too 'sequel' on it. Nothing fresh is screaming at me here (excuse the pun)...

[Quinn]

New teaser trailer: http://www.foxatomic.com/#28weekslater_sneaktrailer

As of right now I am really sold on the film, I think what sold it for me was the wink. I dont know why but it seems like the sequel will tell several stories interlaced and will ramp up the action while still having a great deal of emotion. Hopefully more of a children of men vibe.
Have a good day
Quinn

[Zombie Survivor]

I can't wait to see 28WL! :x :evil:

[Zombpete]

I can't wait to see 28WL! :x :evil:

I hear ya. Last time I was this excited was for DAWN 04.

[C J]

Thanks for that. Hell yeah, I'm looking forward to this. The music was a nice touch too.

[Meganube]

You can never go wrong with Muse and zombies

[Moonbutterfly7]

You can never go wrong with Muse and zombies

I know I love muse!

Speaking of which what muse song is that? Is that new I don't remember ever hearing it before.

To tell you the truth me and my friend always thought Muse playing behind 28 days later like "New born" was a lot more fitting in my opinion. Although it worked really well in High Tension, but Muse has this desperation quality in there music and I think its more fitting with 28 weeks later.

[corgi37]

And of course, Rose Byrne is Aussie, so you know she'll be brilliant.

[chickenchop1]

This looks good from what I've seen.

[Kemper]

I likes what I sees. I hope that girl doesn't turn superhero though.

[goesaround]

If I had to bet, I'd say this is going to be good pretty darn good. I cant see Doyle allowing his really brilliant first one (Zombiesque) to be brought down even by association be a beat sequel

[Pain]

New Poster

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/28_Weeks_Later_Poster_2-236x345.jpg

[Cornflakes]

You can never go wrong with Muse and zombies

I agree with that muse and anything horror. The film Switchblade romance was brilliant and muse really went well with it.

I'm really looking forward to 28 days later, theres been very few good gore films been released lately. Well in my view.

[Zombie Survivor]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/28_Weeks_Later_Poster_2-236x345.jpg

That's an awesome poster! It's has a nice post-apocalyptical feeling about it :)

[jackskellington]

Yes! Definitely a kick ass poster!

[jay-mac]

I'm liking it too- looks very much like they could put out a series of posters with a similar theme to them.

The more the merrier.

[arnynerd]

did anyone see the trailer???
i did when i saw the hills have eyes 2
thats pretty much the only reason why i went
just to see this trailer
i shouldve left right after but i didnt spend 10 dollars for nothing
anyway...it looks really good it has like a paranoia sense too it
and kinda reminded me of Children of men, so good news for you quinn
..the visuals looks amazing:clap: ...i seriously cant wait 6 weeks for this
:cry:

[PV2Lamb]

The first one sucked and second one wont be any better.

[Eknytz]

This movie looks awesome - too bad i probably won't see it until it comes out on cable:(

[Iron Knuckles]

I'm looking forward to this movie. I hope its a good mix of action and horror like 28 day later was.
I still watch 28 days later all the time.

[Eknytz]

I can't wait to see this movie!!!!!!!

This is the movie i've been most excited to see since- i can't even think of a movie to compare it too:)

I can't believe it but this one might actually top 28 days later!!!!!

[DocZomby]

This will no doubt be a bigger money maker than the first. It even looks like it might be as good of a flick. I'll be there opening night!

[Zombie Survivor]

The first one sucked and second one wont be any better.

Why is that? Please explain.

[chickenchop1]

The preview trailer before Hills Have Eyes 2 was decent, but could have shown a lot more of the infected, unless there's more trailers on the way.

[Eknytz]

Yah, PV2 don't say something sucks unless you have support.

28 days later was one of the best films i've ever seen.

[Pine fresh zombie]

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/posters/28weekslater/28weekslater1_large.jpg

[Quinn]

Holy mother of mercy does this movie look good
http://images.apple.com/movies/fox_atomic/28_weeks_later/28_weeks_later-tlra_h480.mov

While it may just be the money shots edited togather I am still in a seat day 1 of this movie coming out. Friggin spectacular
Have a good day
Quinn

[Zombie Survivor]

Holy... necronomicon! :shock: That looks awesome! Makes me more excited about this movie! :drinking:

[Eknytz]

thats beautiful!!!!!

I wanna see this movie sooo badly!!!!!!!!!

I thought the part of mentioning that the kid was the youngest person in the country was clever.

[Grin3d]

uh, this trailer looks quite good ... repopulation, muaha. Starts here in july :-)

[Kemper]

As long as they keep the naked men out, it should be a classic.

[Iron Knuckles]

Does any one have a more detailed description of the plot yet? I haven't even seen the trailer.

[Zombie Survivor]

Well, from what I understand it goes like this;

Six months after the initial outbreak, the survivers are returning to their old homes under the supervision of the American army. Everything goes well, but when a carrier of the virus enters the city, everything goes to Hell.*

* My own interpitation of the available sources

[nirvroxx]

Well, from what I understand it goes like this;

Six months after the initial outbreak, the survivers are returning to their old homes under the supervision of the American army. Everything goes well, but when a carrier of the virus enters the city, everything goes to Hell.*

* My own interpitation of the available sources

from the loks of the trailer, there are still some infected left in the city that the army didnt know about, and thats how it all goes to shit....

[Kemper]

Is the rage dormant in some people? It looks like someone who had been bit previously, but didn't turn.

[GenPirate]

Is this like the sequel to 28 Days Later?

[Morto-Vivo]

Is that a joke? :lol:

[corgi37]

OMG! hahahahaha

[nirvroxx]

Is the rage dormant in some people? It looks like someone who had been bit previously, but didn't turn.
thats what I thought too, but maybe she got into a scuffel with an infected, but didnt actually end up getting infected, just hurt, and thats where the trailer comes in and shows someone asking her if there are anymore infected...makes sense??

[Zombie Survivor]

thats what I thought too, but maybe she got into a scuffel with an infected, but didnt actually end up getting infected, just hurt, and thats where the trailer comes in and shows someone asking her if there are anymore infected...makes sense??

Maybe the virus isn't inmediately active with some people. That it will stay dormant untill to right time comes...

[Kemper]

Or someone runs a test on her and bang...the :poo: hits the fan.

Can't leave well enough alone type stuff

[Eknytz]

jeez i could watch this trailer over and over, its so good!

[nirvroxx]

jeez i could watch this trailer over and over, its so good!

yeah same here...I havent been this hyped up about a movie since dawn '04...im watching it opening day, and i'll make sure to take the day off so I can watch the first showing and not have to deal with the teeny-boppers....

[Zombpete]

yeah same here...I havent been this hyped up about a movie since dawn '04...im watching it opening day, and i'll make sure to take the day off so I can watch the first showing and not have to deal with the teeny-boppers....

My feelings exactly. May 11th seems like a hell of a long way away.

[DocZomby]

I think this looks great. It seems to functionally be showing us the same type of action that took place while Jim was in his coma during the first movie. In any case, I'm sure it will be better than Land of the Dead. Sorry GAR.

[nirvroxx]

I think this looks great. It seems to functionally be showing us the same type of action that took place while Jim was in his coma during the first movie. In any case, I'm sure it will be better than Land of the Dead. Sorry GAR.

I have no doubt about that.

[Morto-Vivo]

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/5162/28weekslater1mc5.jpg

[Zombie Survivor]

^ Looks nice :)

[raym]

Hrmmm...

I wonder if they filmed this with 3-chip cameras again.

[DocZomby]

I doubt it. As a sequel I think it will go bigger budget and fanier look. It looked great for the first flick but I'm glad that they are not just trying to recreate the whole first movie. This will be a fun one to see.

[DeadinWV]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19657 More photos

[nirvroxx]

cool photos...I love the face of desperation the guy has in the first pic along with the horrific look of the infected chasing him...

[SLG]

Thanks for the photos! My wife and I saw the first one in the theater and we both loved it. We will definately be seeing this one in the theater too.
I like in the one trailer were the army guy is pushing the car with the kids in it. The kids look scared and the soldier winks at them. It was kind of hart warming.

[nirvroxx]

I like in the one trailer were the army guy is pushing the car with the kids in it. The kids look scared and the soldier winks at them. It was kind of hart warming.

that scene screams of "i'm gonna die" consider army dude dead.

[SLG]

that scene screams of "i'm gonna die" consider army dude dead.

I am sure he will. It would be great if right after he winks if a few infected jump on him and blood would spray all over the window. That would f@@k those kids up for life.

[nirvroxx]

I am sure he will. It would be great if right after he winks if a few infected jump on him and blood would spray all over the window. That would f@@k those kids up for life.

thats what im thinking is going to happen, well just have to wait and see!

[Quinn]

Even better would be if the kids get an infected hug via the front windshield. Totally unexpected, and totally awesome.
Have a good day
Quinn

[ZombiexLove]

Even better would be if the kids get an infected hug via the front windshield. Totally unexpected, and totally awesome.
Have a good day
Quinn

I like your thinking

[corgi37]

I like those new pics very much. And i think the cast is brilliant. I am now officially excited.

[UNDEAD FRED]

I still say they are zombies:evil:

[Quinn]

We can all compromise and call them infrombies. :)
Have a good day
Quinn

[Eknytz]

Any more images? i need more!!!!!!

[EricDaNerd]

That last trailer has got me so worked up. I can't wait!!!

[Staarbux]

I had a very minor squeal fest at the cinema on Friday night when I saw the MASSIVE poster for 28 Weeks Later in the foyer. Yay! :D

[Devon]

Yea I can't wait till May 11th

[Quinn]

New international trailer:
http://www.foxinternational.com/28weekslater/
Makes it look even better than the US trailer did. And it looks like ol Robbie Carlyle got a hell of a lot more running to do. To me, this looks like it could be phenomenal. While I like the kind of cereberal slow burn horror of Romero. 28 looks like its going to be a scary, intense, ****ing gut check of a movie.

Also little known fact- Danny Boyle shot some 2nd unit stuff for 28 weeks and enjoyed doing it so much that he is considering maybe directing a 3rd film. Perhaps a global scale outbreak? While some might have issues with this, I say friggin bring it on. I want to see a totally bat shit crazy San Fran, Tokyo, Venice, and Islamabad.

Have a good day
Quinn

[Zombpete]

New international trailer:
http://www.foxinternational.com/28weekslater/
Makes it look even better than the US trailer did. And it looks like ol Robbie Carlyle got a hell of a lot more running to do. To me, this looks like it could be phenomenal. While I like the kind of cereberal slow burn horror of Romero. 28 looks like its going to be a scary, intense, ****ing gut check of a movie.

Also little known fact- Danny Boyle shot some 2nd unit stuff for 28 weeks and enjoyed doing it so much that he is considering maybe directing a 3rd film. Perhaps a global scale outbreak? While some might have issues with this, I say friggin bring it on. I want to see a totally bat shit crazy San Fran, Tokyo, Venice, and Islamabad.

Have a good day
Quinn

OMG! Looks so damn good.

CMON MAY 11th!!!!!!

[Zombie Survivor]

It looks funking awesome! :drool: C'mon 28WL! :rock:

[nirvroxx]

that trailer is even better! cant wait!

[Kemper]

Does anyone have a paper bag...WOW

[SLG]

Oh man, I want to see it even more now that looks fantastic!!!!!!
Thanks for the link Quinn!

[force]

yes! the new trailer looks really really fine... but lets see how the strory telling works...

[Devon]

Damn why is it taking so long to get to may 11th

[Eknytz]

It looks Awesome!!!

[corgi37]

Allah be praised!

This looks even awesomer!

[DocZomby]

Wow, This looks great. I remember walking out at the end of the first film feeling exhausted for the tension. Now they throw in a kid right around my son's age!?! I am anticipating a white knuckle experience. It will be a long wait for the opening.

[HOO-HAA]

Allah be praised!

This looks even awesomer!

I agree, Corgi. I had my doubts, but this trailer looks very promising indeed... :)

[TomZombieHunter]

I've always wanted to write a US Military Vs. Zombie Hordes flick... Maybe this will come close to what I wanted... Anyone think UK will get nuked to hell at the end of this movie?

[nirvroxx]

I've always wanted to write a US Military Vs. Zombie Hordes flick... Maybe this will come close to what I wanted... Anyone think UK will get nuked to hell at the end of this movie?

i still dont understand why the US is involved in the re-taking of the UK...why isnt it UK's military doing this? by the looks of the trailer, some sort of naplam is gonna be used against the infected...

[Kemper]

Americans are too self centered to care about anything other than other americans....I sure thats what they were thinking. We have to work the american audience in.

[TomZombieHunter]

i still dont understand why the US is involved in the re-taking of the UK...why isnt it UK's military doing this? by the looks of the trailer, some sort of naplam is gonna be used against the infected...

And how would the UK military do this when it is destroyed? I know you going to say "well, what about all of the overseas troops?" Yes, there are UK troops overseas, but think about the logistics. Do you think they are self-sufficient? They need fuel, ammo, communications, commanders... resupplying comes from the UK... If the UK is gone, where do they get it? The US maybe? Point is, if the home country is gone, it is only a short amount of time before the military is gone. For instance, the US forces in Iraq right now, the US sends dozens of cargo planes and ships from the US every few days to resupply the troops with ammo, fuel, etc...

So, there is no way the UK military in that situation would be able to do anything...

Tom

[Quinn]

I think using the US army in the story serves two thematic elements. Element A is that probably the story deals with how the UK military is knocked out, similar to what Tom posted above. Element B is that the film might have some metaphoric facets- drawing comparisons between the blue zone in London (28 weeks later) and the Green zone/ "emerald city" in Iraq.

Uh OH watch out here comes some political messages in your soup!
Have a good day
Quinn

[TomZombieHunter]

I think using the US army in the story serves two thematic elements. Element A is that probably the story deals with how the UK military is knocked out, similar to what Tom posted above. Element B is that the film might have some metaphoric facets- drawing comparisons between the blue zone in London (28 weeks later) and the Green zone/ "emerald city" in Iraq.

Uh OH watch out here comes some political messages in your soup!
Have a good day
Quinn

Interesting assertion. The idea of "zones", green zone, blue zone, etc... has been around since WWII. For instance, we had a "Green Zone" in Somalia and also in Germany during WWII. It is considered a place that is secure and is heavily defended. Outside of the Green Zone is not secure and you go at your own risk. So, I dont know if it was specifically done to draw comparisons between Iraq or not... I personally doubt it... It is an interesting assertion though...

Tom

[corgi37]

it's a very good idea to include American forces for the simple reason the movie will appeal more to American audiences.

Though, you'd think it should be a UN force or a Euro force.

But who cares. I really liked the original. I liked the intimacy of it. This looks alot broader, which is great too. The cast is fantastic. I am totally looking forward to this. I read Boyle filmed 2nd unit stuff and had a ball, so who knows?

28 Months Later?

[UNDEAD FRED]

It allso makes sense to include American forces in the effort to retake the infected area's. Theres a large presence of US military in Germany, and being allies to Great Britain, the US would sure to send troops into that country to help. One thing I dont understand about 28 Days Later is how much of the population in the UK was lost to the Rage virus? Where did the people that escaped the Rage Virus go, was it ever explained?

[cwsmith17]

Don't forget that us Americans are the best and everybody knows it:evil: !

[TomZombieHunter]

It allso makes sense to include American forces in the effort to retake the infected area's. Theres a large presence of US military in Germany, and being allies to Great Britain, the US would sure to send troops into that country to help. One thing I dont understand about 28 Days Later is how much of the population in the UK was lost to the Rage virus? Where did the people that escaped the Rage Virus go, was it ever explained?

I've heard rumors that it is explained better in 28 Weeks later (in the first scenes)... but I dont want to give anything away...

Tom

[goesaround]

I had a very minor squeal fest at the cinema on Friday night when I saw the MASSIVE poster for 28 Weeks Later in the foyer. Yay! :D

Me too! I agree. I was completely psyched. In fact the poster in the lobby for 28 weeks later was better then the whole movie 'The 300', that I saw. This really looks like the first really seriously good 'Zombie flick (Ironically from what I said about 'The 300') since Dawn of the Dead remake!

[TomZombieHunter]

Me too! I agree. I was completely psyched. In fact the poster in the lobby for 28 weeks later was better then the whole movie 'The 300', that I saw. This really looks like the first really seriously good 'Zombie flick (Ironically from what I said about 'The 300') since Dawn of the Dead remake!

YEAH BABY!!!! BRING EM' ON!!! WOOHOO!!!

I can't wait to see some heads roll...

Tom

[TomZombieHunter]

by the looks of the trailer, some sort of naplam is gonna be used against the infected...

I concur... but, if we tried to re-populate once... and it broke out again... maybe nukes would be better?

You guys remember DOTD original?

** SPOILER ALERT ** althought i think we've all seen it...

Anyway, remember the doctor trying to say, lets use nukes to wipe out all of the major cities... everyone was against him... They made it sound like people were against it because it was morally wrong or something... can anyone elaborate on the philisophical views on this?

Tom

[wildchid]

It allso makes sense to include American forces in the effort to retake the infected area's. Theres a large presence of US military in Germany, and being allies to Great Britain, the US would sure to send troops into that country to help. One thing I dont understand about 28 Days Later is how much of the population in the UK was lost to the Rage virus? Where did the people that escaped the Rage Virus go, was it ever explained?
I'd imagine they would get in where they fit in. Through flights and ships, to other UK territories, and near by Europe. Its like the short lived guy in the original 28 Days said. Everyone rushed to the airport, trying to get passage out. remember England isn't the size of the US.

What makes this movie so fun for me is it comes out around my bday.
I'm interested to see how the outbreak happens again, whether its caused by one or a group of infected.

[Kemper]

Only 28 more days

[TomZombieHunter]

Only 28 more days

Yeah Baby!! Are there going to be midnight showings? Anyone know? I gotta look it up... BOOYAAHH!! I can't wait... I have posters hung up all over my office...

people think im strange... im really not... I just like zombie hordes and shooting them in the head...

Tom

[wildchid]

Yeah Baby!! Are there going to be midnight showings? Anyone know? I gotta look it up... BOOYAAHH!! I can't wait... I have posters hung up all over my office...

people think im strange... im really not... I just like zombie hordes and shooting them in the head...

Tom
I remember seeing the first one at a midnight showing. Many a midnight showing has put me to sleep. But with 28 I think barely blinked.

[Quinn]

One new clip and one half clip at fox atomics restricted site. Here is the story from Dread Central: http://dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1806
The whole clip makes me giddy, the half clip makes me puzzled. I assume its a coming attraction type deal.
Have a good day
Quinn

[TomZombieHunter]

One new clip and one half clip at fox atomics restricted site. Here is the story from Dread Central: http://dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1806
The whole clip makes me giddy, the half clip makes me puzzled. I assume its a coming attraction type deal.
Have a good day
Quinn

OMG... Looks BAD ASS.... :evil: :clap: :machgun2:

Looks scarier then 28DL... dontcha think? ...

Im gonna sleep with my shotgun and pistol by my side... lock my bedroom door... im friggin' out MAN....

Tom

[Morto-Vivo]

Wow, this movie is gonna be brutal. :evil:

[jackskellington]

OMFG!! That clip kicks f**kin' ASS!! Thanks Quinn! You made my night!!!!:rock:

[jackskellington]

Don't know if this poster has been put up yet, but here goes anyway...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/phpThumb.jpg

[Zombie Survivor]

^ This one also looks nice, but I like the first one with the gasmask better :clap:

[TomZombieHunter]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/phpThumb.jpg

I really really like that image because it says so much... the mask... the eyes... it is beautiful... :loon:

But the gas mask one, as mentioned, is better...

MAINTAIN THE QUARANTINE!!! WOOHOO!!! I WILL USE DEADLY FORCE UPON YOUR PERSON BABY!!!

One more interesting note... did you notice that the eyes are different colors? wtf?

Tom

[Quinn]

As long as we are putting up posters:

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2007/28weeks1.jpg

HAve a good day
Quinn
Source: AICN

[Zombpete]

As long as we are putting up posters:

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2007/28weeks1.jpg

HAve a good day
Quinn
Source: AICN

WICKED!!

I can't begin to express how excited I am about this movie Woo Hoo!

[HOO-HAA]

That's a great looking post-apocalyptic poster... Really gets the juices flowing! :clap: :)

[jackskellington]

Kick ass!! Nice find Zombpete!

[TomZombieHunter]

Yes Yes!!! VERY NICE!!! I like it a lot...

I am soooo pumped for this flick...

I have a countdown on the white board here at work...

:evil:

Thats a SWEET POSTER!!! YEAH!!! :clap:

Tom

[nirvroxx]

OMFG!! That clip kicks f**kin' ASS!! Thanks Quinn! You made my night!!!!:rock:

yeah.....same here....im more excited then ever!

[Zombie Survivor]

I can't wait to see this movie! :evil:

[Pain]

A couple of clips and the trailer, plus otherdds ad sods can be found on their myspace page

http://www.myspace.com/28weekslater (http://www.myspace.com/28weekslater)

[Zombpete]

A couple of clips and the trailer, plus otherdds ad sods can be found on their myspace page

http://www.myspace.com/28weekslater (http://www.myspace.com/28weekslater)

Its one of my myspace friends. Really cool.

[Quinn]

New clip here:
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/28weekslater.html;_ylt=AgnmG4jFmlVmALGEeT48k1BfVXc A
Its the one called code red or something.
Have a good day.
Quinn

[Zombpete]

New clip here:
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/28weekslater.html;_ylt=AgnmG4jFmlVmALGEeT48k1BfVXc A
Its the one called code red or something.
Have a good day.
Quinn

This movie is going to be truly awsome.
I hope the release of 28 weeks later creates another boom for the genre.

[VXTip556]

sequals are always better than originals, ill safely have my hopes up in the sky where they should be...

[DocZomby]

sequals are always better than originals
Never heard that before. Clearly you never saw Jaws 2. Escape from LA. Temple of Doom. Resident Evil 2 (although 3 looks pretty cool). That said, I hope you are right about 28WL being better than 28DL. I loved the first and would love to see something to top it.

[wildchid]

Did anyone see the sneak preview on Spike Tv last night. Holy :poo: , looks so good I think I could have kissed my TV.

[skullwarrior]

aw man i diddnt get to see the sneak preview that sucks for me. but oh well i just hope 28wl does as good as other zombie movies.:drinking: because if is dosent i have no choice but to:cry: :cry:

[wildchid]

The scene was INTENSE, and nail biting.

[Kemper]

I guess the only small thing that kind of bothers me so far is that...no way in hell would anyone try to repopulate so soon.

Yes, the teasers seemed cool but I turned it off, cause I want to be spoiler free on this one. I would click back quickly and go OHHH shoot...turn it. Don't do this to yourself.

[nirvroxx]

New clip here:
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/28weekslater.html;_ylt=AgnmG4jFmlVmALGEeT48k1BfVXc A
Its the one called code red or something.
Have a good day.
Quinn

nice link, good build up on that one....I didnt get to see the one on spike tv though:-( ...I heard it was good.

[John Titor]

Hi guys, I attended the world premier tonight, met the stars etc but also watched the film.

One poorly written meandering review with spoilers - do not read if you don't want to know what happens!!
http://www.zombie-nation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10558

And pics I took at the premier
http://www.zombie-nation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6435&page=43

[bat2thehead]

Saw the previews for it just the other day.
I actually don't think it will be that great.

[Lefty44709]

Hi guys, I attended the world premier tonight, met the stars etc but also watched the film.

One poorly written meandering review with spoilers - do not read if you don't want to know what happens!!
http://www.zombie-nation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10558

And pics I took at the premier
http://www.zombie-nation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6435&page=43

Can you give a simple thumps up or thumbs down without giving away spoilers? Did you like it or not? I really don't want to read a review with spoilers, but I am interested on your general take.

[Morto-Vivo]

Yeah me too. It was good or bad? Better than the 1st ?:roll:

[John Titor]

Sure, no problem.

You have to bare in mind it's a different beast, everything is ramped up, things you wish had been featured in the first film are here... more detail, more of London, more blood and guts, more general craziness.

The film itself is at times beautiful, it has something fantastic scenes... sadly it is also a mixed bag, its arollercoaster going up and down and up and down from good to bad, from amazing to lacking... and so on and so forth.

It desrves credit for trying to be something good, in many respects it surpasses the first film but other aspects it is severly lacking... for example you might just find some of the dialogue lame, a couple of the scenes just plain poor.

Overall I would say its an alright film... a 7.5/10 maybe... thing is i was at the premier and got to chat with cast and crew so I was pretty hyped which may of affected how I felt about it.

If its any indicator of what its like Danny Boyle loved it.

Personally I just think it will split fans, but in an odd way... you'll see what I mean when you watch it yourself. They'll be points where you'll think 'bloody hell, that was amazing' and then one minute later you'll be thinking 'ehh that didn't quite work did it' etc etc.

I'd simply say give it a try, you may like it or you might just love it, I found people last night who thought it was brilliant and some who thought it was just ok, some of these folks liked the first film and some did not, it was a real mixed bag just like the film was.

I hope that helps somewhat.

[Morto-Vivo]

Thanks. :)

[Bad Zombie Night]

Saw the trailer yesterday while watching the tube... Ok, I'm sold. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley_Lthumbup.gif


Opens on May 11th?
I'll buy the popcorn. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/249.gif

[Zombpete]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! YYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Sorry! I couldn't contain my excitement.
I just bought the 28 days later: Aftermath graphic novel, but haven't read it yet :axe:

Anyone see the new clip on the myspace page.

Damn I really can't wait.

[DeadinWV]

My friend claimed he had a torrent for this so I went over to see it. It was indeed the movie. It was in English with English subtitles which was weird. I didnt watch the whole thing but it did look pretty good. Like a previous poster said, there is some cheese. At a few parts you will be thinking "c'mon! Lets get on with it!" If you liked the first one then you will like this. They are very similar. I cant wait to go see it.

[Crickler]

Saw the trailer yesterday while watching the tube... Ok, I'm sold. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley_Lthumbup.gif


Opens on May 11th?

Yeah, I saw the trailers on TV for the first time yesterday.
Does indeed look like a cool film. Roll on the 11th http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j313/Crickler/Smilies/yippee.gif

[HOO-HAA]

If you liked the first one then you will like this. They are very similar.

Well, that sounds promising... :)

[Kemper]

I want to see someone get killed by them.

[nirvroxx]

c'mon may 11th! get here already!

[Zombpete]

c'mon may 11th! get here already!

Great thing about a new movie is the build up......... but COME ON MAY 11TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, for me its gonna be large sweet popcorn, large hotdog and large pepsi.

I don't usually get food in cinemas but I'm gonna pig out this time. I'll burn it off running from the infected anyway!

"GHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" :guns:

[TomZombieHunter]

Ya, I think im gonna do a Large Coke, pretzel, hot dog and finish it off with a box of Goobers...

That should do it :clap:

Tom

[wildchid]

Yes!!!!
Large Coke, pizza, hotdog, and a salty buttery popcorn. Won't give a damn about calories that day.

[DeadinWV]

I am thinking funnel cake, peanut M&M's, small popcorn with extra butter and cheddar salt, large mountain dew, and sugar coma.

[Lefty44709]

Well, thankfully I have Spiderman 3 to tide me over this weekend, but I can't wait for 28 weeks later!

Unfortunately I live in Las Vegas and my youger sister lives in NYC. She's coming out May 21st, and I promised her I would wait until she comes to watch it... Big Mistake, big mistake.

[Zombpete]

Well, thankfully I have Spiderman 3 to tide me over this weekend, but I can't wait for 28 weeks later!

Unfortunately I live in Las Vegas and my youger sister lives in NYC. She's coming out May 21st, and I promised her I would wait until she comes to watch it... Big Mistake, big mistake.

Just think of how great it will be when you do see it.

[Cornflakes]

or do my trick end up seeing it then near the end remenber that you promised, I did that with snakes on a plane.

I'm actually can't wait till this comes out! Saw the ad on tv last night and starting giggling like a schoolgirl!

[Rufus_Cane]

Saw the ad on tv last night and starting giggling like a schoolgirl!

I second that

[wildchid]

Well, thankfully I have Spiderman 3 to tide me over this weekend, but I can't wait for 28 weeks later!


I know the feeling, already got my advance tickets. Its like its an appetizer.

[Lefty44709]

Just think of how great it will be when you do see it.

I'm really up against it... my sister shows up on the 21st, but my wife is giving birth (Planned C-Section...) on May 25th. That means my window is limited. It's our third child, which means while she recovers I will be on duty watching my other 2 boys. They are only 6 and 2 years old, so they can't see 28 weeks later.

The bottom line is that it's going to be a hard time getting to see this flick in the theater. I'll find a way though, I promise you that.

[UNDEAD FRED]

Im going to see it the first day it opens, first showing. Sneak in a soda, grab some popcorn, and enjoy. May 11:)

[zombiekilling101]

8 more days.. woop woop

im gona try to catch a midnight showing..

[Zompire]

Just got handed an advanced screening pass for Tuesday May 8th. Woo Hoo!! Can't Wait. I've been looking forward to this one!

[zombiekilling101]

Just got handed an advanced screening pass for Tuesday May 8th. Woo Hoo!! Can't Wait. I've been looking forward to this one!

awwww you lucky bastard...:x

have fun!

[Kemper]

Man, I hope this is good or this forum is going to explode.

NACHOS!

[Zombie King]

I really enjoyed "28 Days Later." It definetely makes my top 10. The funny thing is is that I didn't like it as much the first time I viewed it. The second time around I loved it though. "28 Days Later" was high quality so I don't see how "28 Weeks Later" will be much different especially since it's making a theatrical appearance. Although from what I've read Danny Boyle didn't direct it, he was still involved though. It probably won't be as good but I'll still be at the mdnight showing the night before it comes out!

[John Titor]

Dunno if you saw it a couple of pages back but i posted a link to my review of the film http://www.zombie-nation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10558

Forgive me for it being lamely wrote but I got back from the world premier pretty late and was half asleep when I wrote it. If you don't want spoilers though just click back a page and see what I wrote in response to someone who asked for no spoilers.

It ain't perfect and some people may just hate it but others will dig it, me I liked it and despite its flaws it has some great scenes which make watching it just for them worth while.

[Lefty44709]

The funny thing is is that I didn't like it as much the first time I viewed it. The second time around I loved it though.

I had the same experience. I think it's because everyone was promoting it so much that I went in with unreasonable expectations, plus I saw it on home video. I'm looking forward to seeing this in person.

[UNDEAD FRED]

Has anyone seen the latest issue of Fangora? 28 Weeks Later is the front cover. Im going to go read it tonight.

[goesaround]

I/m psyched like when I was a kid and you heard the ice cream truck's bells ringing. It cut thru school, or stickball (A N.Y.C. street version of baseball) or water gun wars. I am excited the t.v. commercials look really good.

[wildchid]

Dittos from and ex new yorker.

[Zombpete]

Check out the new clips. Go to the restricted section in the bottom left tab.

The infected are more vicious than ever imagined.

http://www.foxatomic.com/28wks/

[zombiekilling101]

I want to watch them but watching the trailers gave away enough.:)

[DocZomby]

ZK101 is right. I watched part of the restricted area and DEFINATELY felt like I was getting too much. I had to stop watching for fear that I would spoil the fun of next week! Thanks for the link though.

[Lefty44709]

Can't wait for this one! Saw Spidey 3 this weekend, now ready for the main event!

[UNDEAD FRED]

They are suppose to show it at a local drive in, I should see it that way. Its so cool to watch horror movies from your car.:scare:

[Zombie King]

Hey Lefty, I think you're right. They really went over the top with promotions which I've noticed the movie companies have been doing with a lot of movies lately. I know the makers just want us to see their film but I think it hurts the outcome. I'd rather 10 people see my film and like it than 100 view it and be disappointed. But anyways, it is a great flick and I haven't been this excited to see a film in a long time. 28 weeks will rock!

[Bad Zombie Night]

Just 3 more days to go! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/omg1.gif

[antiflagpunk13]

well i for 1 loved 28 days later and i think that 28 weeks later is going to awesome and im actually going to the premiere

[Zompire]

ZK101 is right. I watched part of the restricted area and DEFINATELY felt like I was getting too much. I had to stop watching for fear that I would spoil the fun of next week! Thanks for the link though.

No doubt!! I started watching the first one and although I didnt want to stop I didnt want to ruin it for the advanced screening tonight. I like the stuff in the link though and will check it out tomorrow after I've already seen the movie. I'm pretty stoked for tonight. Hopefully everything goes without a hitch, sometimes too many people show up and the seats go fast on the advanced showings.

[Staarbux]

I went to see this tonight at the advance previews and was completely blown away. I didn't think it would be as good as the original based on the trailers I saw but it was stunning and might have even surpassed the first one.

Things I particularly liked:

1. I thought the acting was much better and less hammy than in the first one. I was worried that since one of the main characters was a little kid it would detract from the adultness of it all but it didn't at all.

2. It felt more claustraphobic than the first. There are some scenes that actually had me subconsiously curling up and breathing deeply. I won't say more because I don't want to give it away but there were a couple scenes in enclosed spaces that made me very uncomfortable. (In a good way. ;) )

3. There were fewer cheap scares than in the first one. Not as much jumping out at you just to make you squirm. The terror was far more psychological.

4. The script in this one was excellent. And the storyline was better than the original - the beginning had an almost Half Life 2 feel to it. You'll see what I mean when you see it. :)

Overall, simply stunning. And I'll be going again on Friday to see it when it opens on general release. :D

[UNDEAD FRED]

You people from across the pond are SO LUCKY. I cant wait till friday.

[Bad Zombie Night]

***Attention*** http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/pickteeth.gif


When the movie finally debuts in a few days, please remember to use the Spoiler Tags.

New Spoiler Tag (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7674)


ex. [spoiler]Information goes here...[ /spoiler]

*remember to remove space between the "[" and the "/" in the closing tag* http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif

[corgi37]

I loved the intimacy of the 1st one, but the grander scale of this one looks great too.

[wildchid]

One and a ½ days till opening. Anyone seeing this at a midnight showing? I would except I feel like I get more bang for my buck going in the day. Like Ferris Bueller.

[MrShape666]

Well, the trailer makes it look pretty intense. Then again, the trailer for Days made it look intense and the movie turned out sort of boring. (There was even a shot of a woman collapsing in a shower that wasn't actully from the film).

[nirvroxx]

i have yet to find a midnight showing for 28 weeks in my area....gotta keep searching!

[corgi37]

Opened today here in Oz (Yay! We got it before the Yanks!) and reviews are very good. The review i saw says it is does not go down the gore road, more down the scary and intense road. Dont know when i will see it. The story line sounds very good.

[Airborne]

Very encouraging Corgi. Please review it for us.

[nirvroxx]

i still havent found a midnight showing.....at least not online....some places dont post that they will be having a midnight showing. you have to show up to the theater....guess i'll be driving all around town tonight!

[chickenchop1]

Will check out 28WL. Looks interesting. I hope it delivers on the 'infected gore'.

[TransformersFan]

Here's a review from Now magazine in Toronto:

"Movie Reviews
It's time to eat meat
Visceral sequel 28 Weeks Later is more than a white-knuckle thrill ride
By BARRETT HOOPER

28 WEEKS LATER directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, written by Fresnadillo, Rowan Joffe and Jésus Olmo, with Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Jeremy Renner and Rose Byrne. A Fox Atomic release. 95 minutes. Opens Friday (May 11). Rating: NNNNN
At some point in most zombie movies the disparate and the desperate – those who have yet to become infected and chow down on their nearest neighbour – seek refuge in either a secluded farmhouse or a suburban shopping mall (or, in the case of Shaun Of The Dead, a pub, which is as sensible a place as any to make a last stand against an army of the undead).

Here, Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Intacto) intentionally opens this sequel to 28 Days Later in precisely such a clichéd locale, a boarded up country cottage, where a quiet candlelit dinner plays out among a handful of survivors. At least, until a few snarling, red-eyed guests drop by for a quick bite.

In only a few ferocious, frenzied moments – the most intense to reach the screen this year – the makeshift family is eviscerated, decimated and reduced to one, Don (Robert Carlyle), the patriarch. The moment he abandons his wife (Catherine McCormack) to the monstrous hordes is a breath-sucking gut-punch that tells you immediately that no one is safe. In distilling the gory glory of the original before the opening credits even roll, Fresnadillo sends a message: if you think you've seen it all before, you're clearly mistaken.

Very mistaken.

Where Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's original 28 Days Later was a grisly, nerve-shredding thrillride, the sequel ups the ante with aggressively nihilistic glee and simple blunt trauma. These sprinting, snarling, blood-spewing zombies make the inky and equally toothy Spider-villain Venom look like an inflatable pool toy and George Romero's loping undead seem rather quaint by comparison.

Fresnadillo takes what was so memorable about the original – running zombies and that deserted London setting – and jettisons the rest, namely the clunky last act set on a country estate inhabited by not entirely sane soldiers.

The film is set 28 weeks after the initial outbreak. The zombie cannibals have exhausted their food supply and died of starvation. Life in England is beginning to return to normal, although the tourism industry may never fully recover.

Having survived the opening credits, Don now lives in a "green zone" guarded by the U.S. Army and he's been reunited with his kids (played by the Harry Potter-sounding Mackintosh Muggleton and Imogen Poots), whose DNA may hold the key to curing the zombie plague. When the siblings sneak out of the city to visit their old home, well, the shit quickly hits the helicopter blades. Robert Rodriguez may have gotten there first with his zombie-chopping chopper in Grindhouse, but never has a field of flesh eaters been so efficiently mowed down, like dandelions beneath a John Deere.

While the digitally shot 28 Days Later had the smudged look of a Polaroid left in the rain, Fresnadillo and cinematographer Enrique Chediak go for a crisper, sharper image. But they still rely on the same palsied whiplash camera movements that gave the original its nerve-jangling edge.

Like any good undead outing, you can dig through the viscera for bloody bits of metaphoric frisson. George Romero's Night Of The Living Dead held a funhouse mirror to the societal turbulance of the Vietnam era, while his Dawn Of The Dead reflected the rampant consumerism a decade later. Even the original 28 Days Later could be viewed as an environmental cautionary tale about the dangers of ****ing with Mother Nature at a time when SARS was grabbing headlines.

28 Weeks Later has more up its scabby sleeve than a few goosebumps. Presenting a reconstructionist London occupied by a trigger-happy American military unwilling to distinguish between the infected and the merely panicked, it's easy to draw real-world parallels, although the film doesn't go so far as to equate zombie cannibalism with Islamofascism.

Not that you'll have the wherewithall to think about that while you're white-knuckling the armrest. "

http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-05-10/movie_reviews.php

For the record this mag rarely gives this much praise to any movie.

[Zombie King]

Man, obviously this reviewer loved the movie. That's a damn good review. Makes me even more excited and that's pretty difficult due to the fact that the last time I've been this excited to see a movie was the remake of "Dawn of the Dead." Damn I'm excited. I'll be there opening night tomorrow, only because I didn't find a theater that was playing tonight. Yeah, I called around everywhere. I was pretty dissapointed.:(

[C J]

Today is the day of the release of 28weeks later!!! I must say that I'm excited and already a little dissapointed. Its only running for 95 minutes. That aside, after I see it on the big screen I'm going to have to pay a visit to my DVD salesman and ask about the early release special.

[DeadinWV]

Happy 28 Weeks Later Day!

[Jackie Coupe]

This is on my slate of things to do this weekend - british horror rocks!

[Kemper]

3.5 more hours....took today off work.

[Bad Zombie Night]

I might try to slip out and catch it today if my schedule permits. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif

[Good Eye Sniper]

Mehh...I wasn't a big fan of the 1st..It didn't feel like a zombie movie should. (I NEVER said it wasn't good :P) So I'm willing to go see it.:)

[jackskellington]

I wasn't a fan of the last half of the first one but I'm very stoked about this sequel. Going in less than 2 hours!!!!!!!

[nirvroxx]

i just got great news @ work! im off early today! im going straight to the nearest theater!:drinking:

[Kemper]

I would say it is a very good movie...a bit rushed and some plot devices that I wouldn't use...but it has some really really good scenes. I'm happy with it.

[jackskellington]

Just got back from the cinema. That was one outstanding movie!! It's exactly what I so desparately wanted the first one to be, and more! The opening scene is an excellent little prequel and the ending is superb. Alot of people are griping here and there about it only running about 90 minutes, but honestly, I couldn't have taken much more than that. It's a high tension flick with lots of good jumps. The only problem I had with it was the camera work being so close up and shaky that it gave me a bit of a headache, but it was WELL worth it. I'll definitely be owning this one!!

[wildchid]

I have to say I'm so glad to not be disappointed. there are few movies that have any real scares in them anymore, this is one of them. For me, its up there with DoD'04. Found myself biting my nails, ok, not actually but you get the idea. there was action throughout, but th only downside..., only 90 minutes, so sad.

[DaRKNeZz_Ogre]

Looks good, i'm excited to see it.

[Bad Zombie Night]

I just got back myself after catching the 11:35 matinee... I agree with Kemper... It was very good, but not great... I thought the story fell short in a few places, and it failed to take advantage of some good ideas that presented themselves... Still, js was correct also about the movie having a lot of good "jumps." Although I wasn't totally satisfied with the way the story unfolded, it still kept me entertained for 90 minutes.

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Discussion thread: New Spoiler Tag (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7674)

[DeadinWV]

I really liked it. It had me at the edge of my seat for most of the movie.



Spoiler
The only thing I didn't like was that the father seemed to stalk the kids throughout the city. That was cheesy. I cant wait till 28 Months Later?

[Bad Zombie Night]

Spoiler
The only thing I didn't like was that the father seemed to stalk the kids throughout the city. That was cheesy. I cant wait till 28 Months Later?

I absolutely agree with you DWV. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley_Lthumbup.gif

That one made #3 on my list of grievances. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Angry%20and%20Sad/icon_mi_14.gif

[Kemper]

Yes, that was a silly thing to do...didn't need it.

[ZombieJohn]

Going to see it in a little bit!

[UNDEAD FRED]

Just got back from seeing it. I liked it It was pretty intense. Some parts where so-so but overall it was a good movie.

[C J]

Awsome movie!!! One of my new favourite Zed movies. However, here is my bone about it maybe someone who has seen it can answer me this.

The zombie character played by Robert Carlyle is infected by his wife who is a carrier of an antivirus/virus of some sort. During his infection rampage he uses the access card to open locked doors. This means that he can think. Is this because the virus has now mutated or is another strain of some sort?

[DeAdHeAd]

I had my doubts about 28 Weeks Later being released to theatres. I figured it was one of those movies just to cash in on a franchise or series - I was wrong. This movie is one of the best zombie flicks (if it is even considered to be a zombie movie) since Dawn of the Dead remake. From the first 5 minutes of 28 Week's Later I was on the edge of my seat. And at other times I was mildly disturbed by the grusome images that was shown on-screen.

What made it really enjoyable, just like the first movie, was the many real world perspectives that was shown to the audience of what could happen during an outbreak - and it's not pretty.

Again this is a must see if your a fan of the genre. Personally it's up there with the remake of 2004's Dawn of the Dead.

[chickenchop1]

28DL, excellent 'infected' zombie-like plague movie. Intense, plenty of blood, great pace, great atmosphere of an abandoned city. The very end left me wondering, but enjoyed the movie a lot. I liked this one better than the first.

[RVG420]

I loved the story so much. I've never seen something like this done before, it was great. So many things went right w/ this picture. I can't think of many things that went wrong.

[HOO-HAA]

I'm hearing good reviews about this movie from other sites as well as here. That makes me happy. I want to enjoy this... :)

[DeadinWV]

The greatest thing about this movie is that it had me fooled. From the moment the American doctor lady hooked up with the kids, I thought she was going to take the kids to America at the end to set up part 3. I did not see her death coming. This was a great flick and I hope it does ok in the theaters so we can see some frenchies get eaten.

[Bad Zombie Night]

However, here is my bone about it maybe someone who has seen it can answer me this.

The zombie character played by Robert Carlyle is infected by his wife who is a carrier of an antivirus/virus of some sort. During his infection rampage he uses the access card to open locked doors.

My response:
You can add 3 more grievances here to my list... First, I thought
character of 'Alice' (Catherine McCormack) was never fully utilized, and
basically wasted... I feel the story should have focused around saving her,
and not her kids... Regarding 'Don' (Robert Carlyle) using his security card
while he was infected?... Absolutely! I felt that was an
out-of-character trait for the 'infected' to do something like that...
Another problem I had with 'Don', and the security card, was his easy
access to his infected wife... Where in the hell are the guards, and health
& safety protocols in this facility? You would think that there would be at
least a guard posted outside the door to the room of an infected patient. :roll:

This means that he can think. Is this because the virus has now mutated or is another strain of some sort?

Yes, however I don't think there was any further evidence in the film to support there would be any permanent change... I think this was an isolated case or "screw up" in the story pertaining to how this character was written. :2cents:




The greatest thing about this movie is that it had me fooled. From the moment the American doctor lady hooked up with the kids, I thought she was going to take the kids to America at the end to set up part 3. I did not see her death coming. This was a great flick and I hope it does ok in the theaters so we can see some frenchies get eaten.

Reply:
Forget the Frenchies... Now the virus is not contained anymore in the UK, all of Europe & Asia is now the taking. :evil:

[oatcake]

Watched it last night thought it was ace quite violent good over all story

scared the crap outta my girl friend lol

cant wait for it come out on dvd now

[DoctorFunkenstein]

I guess I'm the only one so far who didn't like it. Worst part for me was the ending, it was really weak and obvious. 28 Days Later's ending was great because it was open and the sequel could have had anything happen.

A lot of other people mentioned it has a gripe, but the dad stalking the kids was more than inconvienent to me. It was ridiculous. And how convienent for him to beat the Major to death with her rifle instead of infect her. If you want the infected to become smarter, I'm fine with that, but give me some development and reasoning here. I would have given this movie a 8/10 but the ending really pissed me off so I have to give it a 6/10.


The gore really was gruesome and made me a bit uncomfortable, which was good, because it probably did the best job of any other movie at showing what such an incident would be like in reality.

[Kemper]

I'm going to see this again for sure.

[AshViper]

I enjoyed it a lot, maybe even more than the first one (really hard for me to decide). I have one scene I didn't really like and a couple other nitpicks that really don't take away from the film for me.

[zombiekilling101]

I caught this flick yesterday with nirvroxx:drinking:

It was a good movie. It wasnt as good as 28 days later but it was still cool. It was a bit rushed and seemed really short. And I dont like what happened to the main soldier.. they could have handled him better.

I also didnt like how they didnt explain how the infection didnt spread to america and eurpope before like the one SGT said in DAYS.

But... after letting it sit for a day I enjoyed the movie alot and am going to go see it again monday.


spoilers

who loved that helicopter scene? I know I did. shit that was cool

[Bad Zombie Night]

spoilers

who loved that helicopter scene? I know I did. shit that was cool
It was good, but it was total BS. :poo:

[zombiekilling101]

It was good, but it was total BS. :poo:


why?:evil:

[DoctorFunkenstein]

why?:evil:

I think its a perfect description for the movie. I wanted to like it but I can't bring myself to like it, I have no desire to see it again. Too much BS.

[UNDEAD FRED]

How crowded was the theater that you saw 28 Weeks later at. Mine was pretty full. I hope this movie does good at the box office.

[zombiekilling101]

How crowded was the theater that you saw 28 Weeks later at. Mine was pretty full. I hope this movie does good at the box office.


there was about 6 people including me and nirvroxx.. we got off work early to go see it before the rush:evil: 1 55 showing yesterday.

I would have held off another week so they wouldnt have to compete witht the week of spiderman again but hopefully it will do well.. should be in number 2 for a week or so.

[UNDEAD FRED]

I hope it does better at the box office for the sake of future zombie or virus type movies. I plan on seeing it again next week.

[zombiekilling101]

I hope it does better at the box office for the sake of future zombie or virus type movies. I plan on seeing it again next week.

it should. the first one was very popular and revamped the genre. Im going to see it again as well.

[Weapons_Check_Food_Crap!!]

It was almost an entirely different kind of movie than 28 Days... However, I still love it.

Very eerie, action packed, very well done.

My buddies and I enjoyed the hell out of it.

[SLG]

Iam taking my wife to see this for mothers day. The first one is one of her favorites and she is dieing to see this one.

[RottenHunger]

I think it'll be a great movie considering 28 days later but everyone else says it's not horror it's just gory