28 Days Later

[deime]

Just checked out Danny Boyle's new (Shallow Grave, Trainspotting director) film "28 Days Later" thought provoking film

Very graphic, has you on the edge of your seat for most of the film & ends rather quickly. Could something like this really happen someday?

[govinda8]

Danny Boyle also did A Life Less Ordinary, which is great.

I really liked this. I went in to it having read several reviews and ready to be pissed off at the plot inconsistancies, but I really didn't notice them while I was watching. (I was so tense)

Very well done, and the acting was great, esp by Brendan Gleeson, who I just learned has been in just about everything, including The Butcher Boy and A.I.

For a flesh eating zombie movie, top notch. ... there was this one part at the end that REALLY turned my stomach. a little too much gore pour moi.

[Steele]

I loved it! Its the best movie i've seen in the theaters in a while.

[cuddlyevil]

Anyone want to go see it with me? My usual companion has sworn to me that he will not see this movie...

[tobedawg]

Anyone want to go see it with me? My usual companion has sworn to me that he will not see this movie...

I'd like to but I live in California.. Sorry!:( , but I'd love to see this Movie again.

Just watched it last night.. The movie was marketed very cleverly. When I went to watch it the autotorium was PACKED with people who you'd expect to see at a movie like "2 Fast 2 Furious". I heard alot of "Dude.. That fucking sucked, we should have watched Dumb and Dumberer" at the end of the movie. The previews paint a very vague picture of the movie. Which was very clever.

It does make you think though... By stopping All Animal testing something like this can probably be prevented.

[govinda8]

yeah, I can't stop thinking about the film; on the train this morning on my way to work I was thinking what chaos it would be if people in Chicago were infected. Scary.

The theatre where I saw it was packed too, but it was definitely a younger hipper crowd. None of whom would go and see Dumb and Dumberer I don't think.

[deime]

How about those eerie scenes of London & Manchester?

I jumped when the car alarm went off,too - the crowd was a mixture of ages, not sure if they really knew anything about the film beforehand. A few walked out, a few youngins laughed at the male nudity

One of the last killing scenes was too much for me, but I think I would go see it again.

[Smoker29]

Wow, after the movie on my way out to the parking lot, I was looking around for "the infected." Spooky movie!

By the way, I went to see the movie at the new "Rave" theater in West Chester. What a cool place. Nice chairs with backs high enough to rest your head and the arm rests flip up too. The sound system rocked as well.

[Dangerous Blond]

If you are an anglophile, don't miss this one. The scenes of a deserted London are unsettling and also beautifully filmed.
Did anyone else love the soundtrack?

I went into the movie expecting it to be a 'blood bath' based on the reviews, but it wasn't as graphic as I thought it would be. (The projectile vomiting of blood was a bit much, but other than that I thought it was a good movie).

[MonkeyGirl]

I was very offended at the implication that poor little chimps could spread disease and havoc on the human race and inevitably come a few humans away from obliterating the whole species. WHAT THE HELL?? :eek:

J/k... Not a bad movie per se... I enjoyed the grittiness of the film quality (lack o' filter?). Pretty creepy story overall. I think I left marks in the b/f's arm. But I am chicken sh*t when it comes to that sort o' thing.

[aboutagrrl]

By the way, I went to see the movie at the new "Rave" theater in West Chester. What a cool place. Nice chairs with backs high enough to rest your head and the arm rests flip up too. The sound system rocked as well.

how much were tickets? i heard they were going to charge less than the national amusements theaters...finally maybe someone to compete with those over-priced nazis?

[DogStarMan]

Originally posted by cuddlyevil
Anyone want to go see it with me? My usual companion has sworn to me that he will not see this movie...
Have you seen it yet? I want to check this out too, but my wife cannot watch any movie scarrier than "The Nightmare Before Christmas". She has gotten up in the middle of a couple of scary films and hasn't come back in until the end. So what I'm saying is, if you still need someone to go with you let me know.

[cuddlyevil]

DSM, I still need someone to go see it with me.

[aboutagrrl]

well i could review the first 45 minutes...

i went to the new rave movie theater in west chester with my bro yesterday for some hot british film action (on independence day no less ha!) and the sound got all fucked up around 45 minutes in. it was like a high pitched screeching fuzz. at first it was sort of humerous but after it went on for about 10 minutes everyone in the theater got pissed and started leaving.

they gave us passes to come back for another show, but i would've liked two for my wasted time and trouble.

i'm glad i at least got to see the part in the church where "repent. the end is extremely fucking nigh" is painted on the wall. classic!

i wasn't overly impressed with the place to say the least...although ticket prices were slightly lower than showcase cinemas the refreshments were as expensive if not more so. they also tried to tell my brother he couldn't go see 28 days later cause it's rated R and he's 17. grrrrrr...

:mad:

[Milkman Dan]

The movie, to answer someones question, was filmed digitally and all that was added for effect. Topped with the desolite shots of London and... perticular scenes involving macheties... brr. Just go see it.

And I got to see it in hamilton, where the male nudity was the talk of the town, and fart noises made when he turned around turned mere children into Gods of Comedy.

[shivvy]

from The New York Times:

On Friday, its 29th day in American theaters, the British horror film "28 Days Later" will be given a new ending. Moviegoers who endure the film's stark and terrifying depiction of an England all but wiped out by a rampaging virus will be able to choose just how unsparing they want this apocalyptic vision of the future to be.

The current ending — fairly upbeat given what has come before — will still be there. It will now be followed, however, by a four-minute sequence, beginning with the on-screen words "But what if," during which a darker, more desperate conclusion unfolds.



full article here (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/21/movies/21MOVI.html?ex=1059364800&en=f25e2164b2eca748&ei=5 062&partner=GOOGLE)

[DudeMan]

I'm gonna wait until the DVD comes out to watch this remix.

BUT, if any of you watch this new ending, could you please please post it here? you can mark with spoiler alert or something similar.

I was talking about this just the other night with a friend. The main conclusion we got to was that there were a lot of plot holes... but you didn't really notice them during the movie itself because it was so good.

[eyeball]

I am going to watch it on another wonderful vcd copy this weekend....it won't have the alternate ending but perhaps another version will show up.

[kcneon]

Originally posted by DudeMan
I'm gonna wait until the DVD comes out to watch this remix.
I don't think I could wait that long. Plus, it gives me an excuse to go see it again.

[jccalhoun]

28 days rocked. I saw it during the week and there were like 4 other people in the theater.
After it was over I was walking out thinking how good it was when one of the other people turned to me and said "That was F*cking stupid!"
I kicked his ass. I don't think he was breathing when I left.
Anyway, for those that can watch region 2 dvd's the film is out on DVD in England already. I ordered it the night I saw it.
Also, I must certainly recommend Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead to people who liked 28 days but haven't seen those yet.

[Dangerous Blond]

Originally posted by jccalhoun
28 days rocked. I saw it during the week and there were like 4 other people in the theater.


Did you see the alternate ending. Without giving too much away, which ending is better?

[Juliana]

The alternate ending is absolute shite

[jccalhoun]

No I didn't see the the alternate ending. I saw it the day before they put the other ending on.

[coreyhemp]

I thought this movie pretty much rocked! The soundtrack was very nice - especially in the beginning- but what was even cooler was the lack of music for most of the film. I think this gave the movie a desperate, lonely feel.

I could have done without the whole Platoon style plot twist, but it was still pretty cool.


I remembered thinking how wierd it was when Jim's character started going crazy in the woods. It reminded me of Richard's character in The Beach, going all crazy. Then I remembered that Alex Garland wrote the screenplay (who also did The Beach). I just saw some similarites through that.

Did anyone else love that scene in the stairwell where the body fell from like the 10th floor, hitting the railing at every floor on the way down?

Dudeman: What kind of plot holes are you talking about. I must have not noticed from how good it was.

[Creature]

Just saw it on DVD. Great film. I loved it until the army came in. Something about a group of mismatched people being alone in the world always impresses me. I guess thats why I loved Gilligans Island, and Survivor(not the same catagory but ...) Cool flick. The alternate ending didn't seem that different to me. Maybe I missed something???

[DogStarMan]

Originally posted by Dangerous Blond
Did you see the alternate ending. Without giving too much away, which ending is better?
I just found this thread....I have to say that the storyboarded "Extreme Alternate Ending" would have been my favorite if they could have made it work. It was hillarious listening to the directors read the dialog. I hate happy endings in horror movies.

[Bronzetree]

Saw it on DVD a few weeks back and loved it. Wasn't crazy about the whole Army/girls angle, but I suppose it made sense. I also liked the storyboarded ending the best. Wish they'd have filmed it.

And I have to echo the sentiments of whoever asked what the supposed plot holes were. I usually pay fairly close attention to movies and I didn't notice anything.

[Juliana]

Wait, so it's the regular ending, the "alternate" that appeared 28 days after the film was released here, and an ending that wasn't filmed?

[Bronzetree]

Originally posted by Juliana
Wait, so it's the regular ending, the "alternate" that appeared 28 days after the film was released here, and an ending that wasn't filmed?

On the DVD, there are four total endings. The one that was used, an alternate that deviated slightly from the one that was used, an alternate that was far more bleak and emotional, and a fourth that was not filmed, but shown using storyboards. The director and producer (?) voiced the characters as they did a sort of slide show of the storyboards for it.

[DogStarMan]

Originally posted by Bronzetree
Saw it on DVD a few weeks back and loved it. Wasn't crazy about the whole Army/girls angle, but I suppose it made sense.
I think the whole point of the movie was to bring them to the army camp and show you that the real monsters were the people that survived the end, not the infected. They do that in alot of zombie movies. The zombies are a good excuse to show humans in isolation and the depths they can drop to. My wife was uncomfortable with the military guys scene, but quite happy when they got it. So they were the real monsters.

[The Mad Hater]

***SPOILERS***


I just watched this on ppv this morning. excellent movie. I saw the twist coming with the horny soldiers, but it satisfied just the same. and the jet Jim spotted before his liberation attempt promised a happy "main" ending, but it satisfied as well. the alternate ending sucked, save for the face of Selena as she "transformed" back into survivalist mentatlity; that aspect of it was perfect.

[Stine]

Finally convinced to see this after a few drinks in me and was surprised [in a good way] that it was completely different than what I expected.

[Shimmercore]

Sorry Folks! This was one of the worst zombie movies I've seen. I watched it on Thanksgiving with my folks and we were laughing at it the whole time. It didn't even faze my dad who normally gets nightmares over minor horror films. The scenery of London and England was the best part. The ending was sooo "Sound of Music". Also, the international distress signal is SOS, not HELLO. Lamester.com!

The best is still "Night Of The Living Dead". I like my zombies to be slow and decaying and HARDER to kill.

- Mike

[Pretend Girl]

People need to stop treating this like a normal zombie movie. It's the zombie inside your soul dude, your soul.

[Shimmercore]

Originally posted by Pretend Girl
People need to stop treating this like a normal zombie movie. It's the zombie inside your soul dude, your soul.

I think you take this movie too seriously.

- Mike

[Stine]

Originally posted by Shimmercore
Lamester.com!





Huh.



Oh, and I'm w. PGirl. It's not supposed to be your usual zombie flick - it's more clever than that.

[Pretend Girl]

Originally posted by Shimmercore


I think you take this movie too seriously.

- Mike

I think you take me too seriously. I didn't realize I need to add the sarcasm end tag, I thought people would be smart enough to pick up on it.

Regardless, it's still a good movie, and still not supposed to classified in with regular zombie flicks. [/truth]

[Shimmercore]

Originally posted by Pretend Girl


I think you take me too seriously. I didn't realize I need to add the sarcasm end tag, I thought people would be smart enough to pick up on it.

Regardless, it's still a good movie, and still not supposed to classified in with regular zombie flicks. [/truth]

What is it supposed to classified as? A chick flick romance comedy?

If it has zombies in it, it's a zombie movie. The outside of the DVD box said it was "Terrifying!". I should sue for false advertisement!

- Mike

[Pretend Girl]

Ugh I really didn't want to get into this. I'd classify it as a drama, personally. Ever read Heart of Darkness by Conrad? I thought of that book the whole time I watched this movie. I think it was meant to be more of a social commentary and a drama... terrifying because human nature is terrifying, not because "zombie" people are terrifying. I know the general public's attention spans are shrinking, but that doesn't mean everything has to be taken at face value nowadays...

[Shimmercore]

Originally posted by Pretend Girl
Ugh I really didn't want to get into this. I'd classify it as a drama, personally. Ever read Heart of Darkness by Conrad? I thought of that book the whole time I watched this movie. I think it was meant to be more of a social commentary and a drama... terrifying because human nature is terrifying, not because "zombie" people are terrifying. I know the general public's attention spans are shrinking, but that doesn't mean everything has to be taken at face value nowadays...

Well no, I haven't read Heart of Darkness. Maybe I'll pick it up sometime. The movie was lame in other areas, too. The main chick was all tough in the beginning and then she gets all girly by the end of the film. It's just too much of a drama. So yes, I agree with your classification. Maybe it was because I expected too much based on all the hype from the media and friends. Everybody was telling me how dark and scary it was. Humbug!

- Mike

[Pretend Girl]

If you haven't read Heart of Darkness you are missing out on a classic.

[The Mad Hater]

I didn't think of this as a scary movie. tense, but not scary.

[RedWoods]

of course y'all know that Apocolypse Now is Heart of Darkness. While the movie is hardly a shaded litterary allusion, some people don't pick up on it on there own . . . I also thought that Apocolypse Now and 28 days had a ton in common thematically, but never made the trifecta connection with Heart of Darkenss, thanks for that one Pretend Girl.

P.s. If you never read H of D, pick it up today, its a short novella and well worth the effort, especially as its a must read for anyone considering themselves even semi-well read . . .

[Pretend Girl]

The first time I saw 28 Days Later, I could have SWORN that as Jim lay there, he said "The Horror." At that point I decided that 28 Days Later was the coolest movie I'd EVER seen in my life. Then later I figured out that he didn't say that at all. But c'mon, how cool would that be?

[DogStarMan]

I just like it when monkeys get revenge. I just wish that monkey on the Old Navy commercial would turn infected and chew Fran Drescher's face off.

[MissKitty]

I thought the first half of the movie was very remniscent of Stephen King's The Stand. The one thing that kept bugging me about the "eerie" scenes of London and Manchester was that if the spread of the virus was as bad as it was made out to be, don't you think there would have been bumper to bumper abandoned vehicles clogging the roadways?

I mean, c'mon, the streets and motorways are jam-packed every f*cking day of the year, but yet when there is a major incident the roadways are empty? Right.

[Pretend Girl]

Obviously when the zombies ran out of people to eat they started eating cars.

I also like how well lit the grocery store was and how every once in a while you could see a car driving through the abandoned cities.

Sigh... wasn't the Godspeed song at the beginning the most fantastic song ever? It's so beautiful, and it was so perfect for the scene.

[WalterSobchak]

Originally posted by DogStarMan
I just like it when monkeys get revenge. I just wish that monkey on the Old Navy commercial would turn infected and chew Fran Drescher's face off.

You bastard. You win the pepsi out of my nose post award. Has there ever been anyone more annoying? The part in that commercial where she says something like shizzle, makes me have bad thoughts.

Shimmercore, not everything scary has to be visceral.

[Shimmercore]

Originally posted by WalterSobchak

Shimmercore, not everything scary has to be visceral.

Look. It's my opinion that the movie is crap and I'm not going to pretend that this movie is great when it isn't.

I think it's ironic that it was environmentalists that set those rabid zombie monkeys free to begin with.

And Miss Kitty is right about the lack of abandoned cars in an infected city. I kept thinking, why don't the survivors just get the hell off the island!

- Mike

[Pretend Girl]

You're a fine one to talk about lack of realism in movies. You watch zombie flicks.