Post by Sky Sports 1 on May 28, 2007 20:14:47 GMT
Quick Review from the BBC for those who aren't familiar with it:
The dreaded Turbo Zombies are back in in this entertaining sequel to Danny Boyle's undead shocker 28 Days Later. Picking up the story (you guessed it) 28 weeks later, the movie is set largely around Canary Wharf, where US soliders have begun the process of allowing British survivors back into a decimated London. The original cast are nowhere to be seen, replaced by a transatlantic ensemble that includes Rose Byrne, Robert Carlyle, and a mob of howling, red-eyed 'infected' types.
Don (Carlyle) and his two children are among the first survivors to be reunited in the safe zone. Don, a cowardly fellow, abandoned his wife (Catherine McCormack) in the zombie holocaust, so he's more than a little concerned when she turns up, looking a little bloodshot around the eyes. It soon becomes clear that she is carrying a dormant form of the deadly "Rage" virus, and before you know it, Docklands is under siege from hordes of sprinty brain munchers.
Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo does a decent job of copying the template established by Boyle - London has a grimy, digital-video feel that's enhanced by delirious editing and a mind-boggling excess of gore - if you ever wondered who would win a fight between a zombie army and a helicopter, this is the film for you.
While it's a fun addition to the genre, 28 Weeks Later feels a tad redundant - it doesn't do anything that the original didn't do better, and it lacks that film's understated lyricism. As a pacy Saturday night shocker, though, it can't really be faulted, and the final twist is genuinely hilarious.
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Saw 28 days later on dvd a while after it came out and liked it as a lower budget film compared to some of the horrors around at the time, had to go to see this, despite the change in producer and the fact it retained not one of the cast from the first film, which is a dodgy move for a sequel. I think that's what makes it tick, the realism of the whole thing throughout and the lack of mercy or loyalty if you like with main characters, they simply aren't afraid to kill them all off in one brutal, bloody moment.
Stop reading now if you've not seen it and intend to without knowing roughly what happens!
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Picks up a lot of pace at the start after a minute or 2 and keeps it going for a while, then regains it later and carries on until the end. If you've not seen the first one, this can pass as a stand alone film but you'll miss out on the background and the works of the virus and it's spread over the UK.
You seem to get a greater sense of feedom compared to 28 days, they aren't afraid to run all over London, albeit mainly because they're trying to escape, rather than avoid the infected, but by the time there are infected everywhere, guns are involved which dumbs down the we-should-be-scared-and-watch-every-step notion.
I found it a bit harsh on America, especially during the middle of the film, where they pass the American occupiers off as extremely stupid. One moment stands out when there are around 500 people running out from a basement and snipers as well as ground troops are told to pick off infected from the crowd, in turn sacrificing half the US force before deciding to kill everything that moves.
Also slightly annoying that they went inside Wembley, but blatanly filmed another stadium which didn't even have tiers and was nowhere near as big as Wembley, not doing it justice.
Robert Carlyle is fantastic, at least until he becomes infected albeit later on in the film. Loved the ending to the first film as it summed the situation up quickly and very well, clearly outlining where everyone stood at the end. It does it in a different way here, somewhat revealing what could happen should they decide to release another, by showing the Eiffel Tower, the copter (presumably the same one the kids escape in) and of course one of the kids whom is infected but merely semi immune to the virus inside the copter as it crashes again presumably over France.
Really hope they make another, would like nothing better than to see the virus spread to France in all it's glory ;D Reccomend seeing it, especially if you've seen the first, i'd imagine it's a tad weird if not.
The dreaded Turbo Zombies are back in in this entertaining sequel to Danny Boyle's undead shocker 28 Days Later. Picking up the story (you guessed it) 28 weeks later, the movie is set largely around Canary Wharf, where US soliders have begun the process of allowing British survivors back into a decimated London. The original cast are nowhere to be seen, replaced by a transatlantic ensemble that includes Rose Byrne, Robert Carlyle, and a mob of howling, red-eyed 'infected' types.
Don (Carlyle) and his two children are among the first survivors to be reunited in the safe zone. Don, a cowardly fellow, abandoned his wife (Catherine McCormack) in the zombie holocaust, so he's more than a little concerned when she turns up, looking a little bloodshot around the eyes. It soon becomes clear that she is carrying a dormant form of the deadly "Rage" virus, and before you know it, Docklands is under siege from hordes of sprinty brain munchers.
Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo does a decent job of copying the template established by Boyle - London has a grimy, digital-video feel that's enhanced by delirious editing and a mind-boggling excess of gore - if you ever wondered who would win a fight between a zombie army and a helicopter, this is the film for you.
While it's a fun addition to the genre, 28 Weeks Later feels a tad redundant - it doesn't do anything that the original didn't do better, and it lacks that film's understated lyricism. As a pacy Saturday night shocker, though, it can't really be faulted, and the final twist is genuinely hilarious.
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Saw 28 days later on dvd a while after it came out and liked it as a lower budget film compared to some of the horrors around at the time, had to go to see this, despite the change in producer and the fact it retained not one of the cast from the first film, which is a dodgy move for a sequel. I think that's what makes it tick, the realism of the whole thing throughout and the lack of mercy or loyalty if you like with main characters, they simply aren't afraid to kill them all off in one brutal, bloody moment.
Stop reading now if you've not seen it and intend to without knowing roughly what happens!
---------------------------------------------------------------
Picks up a lot of pace at the start after a minute or 2 and keeps it going for a while, then regains it later and carries on until the end. If you've not seen the first one, this can pass as a stand alone film but you'll miss out on the background and the works of the virus and it's spread over the UK.
You seem to get a greater sense of feedom compared to 28 days, they aren't afraid to run all over London, albeit mainly because they're trying to escape, rather than avoid the infected, but by the time there are infected everywhere, guns are involved which dumbs down the we-should-be-scared-and-watch-every-step notion.
I found it a bit harsh on America, especially during the middle of the film, where they pass the American occupiers off as extremely stupid. One moment stands out when there are around 500 people running out from a basement and snipers as well as ground troops are told to pick off infected from the crowd, in turn sacrificing half the US force before deciding to kill everything that moves.
Also slightly annoying that they went inside Wembley, but blatanly filmed another stadium which didn't even have tiers and was nowhere near as big as Wembley, not doing it justice.
Robert Carlyle is fantastic, at least until he becomes infected albeit later on in the film. Loved the ending to the first film as it summed the situation up quickly and very well, clearly outlining where everyone stood at the end. It does it in a different way here, somewhat revealing what could happen should they decide to release another, by showing the Eiffel Tower, the copter (presumably the same one the kids escape in) and of course one of the kids whom is infected but merely semi immune to the virus inside the copter as it crashes again presumably over France.
Really hope they make another, would like nothing better than to see the virus spread to France in all it's glory ;D Reccomend seeing it, especially if you've seen the first, i'd imagine it's a tad weird if not.