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28 Weeks Later (1 Viewer)
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PatsWillWin
Footballguy
AWESOME
The Shizzle
Footballguy
When did the first one come out, is it on DVD yet?
Was it really good?
Was it really good?
Zasada
Footballguy
I think about 3-4 years ago. It is on DVD. And it is VERY good. I was on a plane cowering from the screen. But I'm like that with horror flicks.
saintfool
Dead sexy
i liked it but then i like most of boyle's films. he has a nice sense of tension and kinetic energey. it's pretty standard zombie far but done with considrable elan. some people didn't like the ending(s).
skycriesmary
Climbing up the Walls
Can't ####### Wait..!
Crimson Hawk
Axis of Evel
the moops
Footballguy
So you are openly admitting that you watched Gigli?Hmm
saintfool
Dead sexy
robert carlyle, my friend, helps this movie out immeasurably.
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I have been disappointed x2 with those movies, so hard to look forward too much to #3.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I'm not normally a horror fan, but I liked 28 Days Later so I really wanted to see this one.
In short, I liked it. There are a couple things that bugged me about the story, but overall, it's scary (to me anyway) as heck. It's relentless after the outbreak occurs.
Things I didn't like:
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I know that the military doesn't always do the best job of covering the bases, but I didn't like it that:
a) The kids were able to get across the main bridge without someone taking them out.
b) There was no guard on the mom in the hospital. The dad can just walk in with nobody checking.
c) The dad finds a back door so easily to an area that was supposed to be secure in case of outbreak.
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I thought the ending was terrific, though.
In short, I liked it. There are a couple things that bugged me about the story, but overall, it's scary (to me anyway) as heck. It's relentless after the outbreak occurs.
Things I didn't like:
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I know that the military doesn't always do the best job of covering the bases, but I didn't like it that:
a) The kids were able to get across the main bridge without someone taking them out.
b) There was no guard on the mom in the hospital. The dad can just walk in with nobody checking.
c) The dad finds a back door so easily to an area that was supposed to be secure in case of outbreak.
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I thought the ending was terrific, though.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
In regards to spoiler #3... Or WAS it supposed to be?
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Interesting notion. Since this is a discussion thread for the movie, can we turn spoilers off and just discuss?
Worm
slimy ninja
I'm not sure I follow this.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
He's saying the door was left accessible for a reason. I'm not sure why that would be. I think the director was just trying to show how little control the military actually had on the situation. The whole story is a bit of an Iraq war allegory, and I'm okay with that. The fact that they let people back into London before they'd even finished the cleanup of bodies mere miles away was a sign of things to come.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
No way in hell I'd go back to London if that were me. I'd find me a helicopter to drop me off on a remote deserted island and live out the rest of my days there.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
I'm kinda having a hard time believing kids would want to go out and explore amongst a bunch of dead infected bodies as well, but they movie had to progress somehow I guess.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Kids engage in a lot of risky behavior. The sister promised her brother that they'd get a picture of their mother because he was afraid he wouldn't remember her.I'm okay with their motivation, but have a hard time swallowing the fact that they wouldn't get picked up/killed by the military.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
I think the boy just wanted a picture of his mum.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Bothered me a little as well, but in the end, I think I actually liked it more than the original, which is verrrrrrrrrry rare for me with a sequel. This probably has to do with the fact that I hated the soldiers in the first one, for some reason. Loved everything else about it.ETA - Can't spell before coffee.
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I think 28 Days and 28 Weeks Later compare to each other in the same way that Jurassic Park 1 & 3 relate to each other.
The first film is more dramatic and has at least SOMETHING to say but the second is just a chase/survival movie where the characters are put in impossible situations and forced just to survive.
The first film is more dramatic and has at least SOMETHING to say but the second is just a chase/survival movie where the characters are put in impossible situations and forced just to survive.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
You're supposed to hate the soldiers in the first one. One of the points of the movie is to question which is worse - the infected or the soldiers?
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Fo real. I get that. It worked, cause they sucked, and I'm glad they bit it.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Or "got bit" as the case may be.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
How is this movie an Iraq allegory?
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
The occupying US military force says "It's okay. Come back and live here. We have a handle on things and the bad people can no longer hurt you since we're now in charge."Mayhem ensues.
Worm
slimy ninja
Yeah, I can see the kids wanting to get outside the border.
I really liked the movie, and loved the beginning scene where he has to make the choice to leave his wife. However, although I know she is "immune" to the rage virus, I have a hard time seeing how she doesn't get torn apart by them to the point where she just dies from normal injuries like, say, a gaping hole in her neck. I know they tried to show her with some scars, etc., to show she had been bitten/hurt, but that's something that just bugged me.
I really liked the movie, and loved the beginning scene where he has to make the choice to leave his wife. However, although I know she is "immune" to the rage virus, I have a hard time seeing how she doesn't get torn apart by them to the point where she just dies from normal injuries like, say, a gaping hole in her neck. I know they tried to show her with some scars, etc., to show she had been bitten/hurt, but that's something that just bugged me.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Maybe because of her immunity she tasted bad so the infected left her alone.Seriously though, maybe the infected went after the kid instead of her and it caused a long enough distraction for her to escape. When her husband left, a lot of the infected followed her.The helicopter taking out the gang of infected was over the top and totally unbelieveable, but it was also cool looking and humorous in another way.
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Worm
slimy ninja
Well, when he's running away from the house, they show her in the window getting grabbed/pulled away from the window by multiple infected. Maybe you're right though, maybe they get a quick taste and realize that she's "one of them".And yes, you're right, you do have to have some flexibility when watching a movie like this.
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I'll have to watch that scene again. I thought she kind of disappeared and you didn't really see anyone at all taking her back from the window.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Horrifying. I wonder if they were going for a bit of an homage to "Night Of The Living Dead" being holed up in that farmhouse like that.Also, I wonder if the wife knew what would happen when she kissed her husband in the military hospital. She seemed to be intent on murdering him, but then as he went berzerk, she realized that she may have wanted to think that through a bit more.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Worm
slimy ninja
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jgkN42p9fGQ
Great scene.
After re-watching, you really can't tell if they grab her or not, but it does kind of look like she's yanked away.
Great scene.
After re-watching, you really can't tell if they grab her or not, but it does kind of look like she's yanked away.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
I remember her just being there and not being there. For all he knew she was eaten but as it turns out she wasn't. It plays itself out later when the children confront him about lying about seeing mom die. He never saw anything really.I discussed this scene with my SO and we agreed that if that ever happened she'd have to abandon the kid to save ourselves. Also, that neither one of us should try to be heroic and save the other cause we'd both end up dead. Maybe it wouldn't play out that way IRL, but that's our plan for when zombies attack.Also, how do the infected know to not eat each other? I guess it's just one of those things you assume in these movies and suspend your disbelief for, but since we're trying to figure out how the wife got away, it's in play here.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I couldn't place the nameRose Byrne, the actress who played the doctor. Turns out she played Dorme, Amidala's double that gets killed at the beginning of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
And that Imogen Poots is sure beautiful. Careful though, she doesn't turn 18 until December.
And that Imogen Poots is sure beautiful. Careful though, she doesn't turn 18 until December.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
Also, that kid that delays the wife was completely unbelievable to me. He spent weeks running from infected. He knows the deal. No reason for him to hesitate now and ponder whether or not he should follow the others on their pre-planned escape route.
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