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Even down to the marketing (showing the first ten minutes as a teaser), the switch to digital video halfway through and the new fast and aggressive zombies. The opening 10 minutes were a pure cinematic adrenalin rush.
Thoroughly enjoyable, gloriously violent and gory, characters I couldn't give a damn about, and every cliché going.
Magic. Never enjoyed a movie so much for a long time.
Funniest bit is either a toss up between the chainsaw "bus zombie removal" section, or when her partner at the start is chasing the car. He's in the back window, running like a lunatic, until he sees a "normal" where he veers off to attack them and totally ignores her.
*************SPOILER(S)**********************
One question though. If the bite is the source of the people turning into zombies (The people shot don't return remember) then why is the girls head that Steve has killed earlier, animated?
A nice and nihilistic ending finishes the movie off really nicely IMHO.
Thoroughly enjoyable, gloriously violent and gory, characters I couldn't give a damn about, and every cliché going.
Magic. Never enjoyed a movie so much for a long time.
Funniest bit is either a toss up between the chainsaw "bus zombie removal" section, or when her partner at the start is chasing the car. He's in the back window, running like a lunatic, until he sees a "normal" where he veers off to attack them and totally ignores her.
*************SPOILER(S)**********************
One question though. If the bite is the source of the people turning into zombies (The people shot don't return remember) then why is the girls head that Steve has killed earlier, animated?
A nice and nihilistic ending finishes the movie off really nicely IMHO.
I'll add my little part.
It was my most favourite movie ever. Only because I'm a massive fan of the trilogy.
It was my most favourite movie ever. Only because I'm a massive fan of the trilogy.
Hedfix wrote:
> Actually 28 days later seemed to be a British remake of Day of the
> Dead.
On a superficial level, but Day of the Dead was more concerned with vivisection, and attempts to "tame" the zombies.
"you're giving me nothing more than a mouthful of GREEK SALAD" (or something like that)
> Actually 28 days later seemed to be a British remake of Day of the
> Dead.
On a superficial level, but Day of the Dead was more concerned with vivisection, and attempts to "tame" the zombies.
"you're giving me nothing more than a mouthful of GREEK SALAD" (or something like that)
Actually 28 days later seemed to be a British remake of Day of the Dead.
Start of in city with zombies? Check.
Go to dodgy army barracks where the dodgy soldiers get munched by Zombies? Also a check.
Start of in city with zombies? Check.
Go to dodgy army barracks where the dodgy soldiers get munched by Zombies? Also a check.
It was very enjoyable, if you want my opinion. Zombies, guns, explosions and boobs appeal to me greatly. The change in style halfway through worked really well too. And I challenge anyone, even Stephen Hawkings, to look un-cool with a shotgun and belt of bullets over your shoulder. It's impossible.
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Yeah, you're right, it was no doubt a big influence. But hell, I
> think I enjoyed this more. Pure unadulterated Saturday night.....
Oh god aye. When I watch a zombie (or zombie style movie, al la 28 days) I want to see the end of civilisation, gratuitous gore, inventive deaths, explosions and people being ripped apart.
28 days later is the kid in the classroom, quite and thoughtful, interested in exploring a few new ideas. The DOTD remake is the school bully. Monobrowed, knuckledragging and vicious but far more fun when creating mayhem. ;)
“Go for Burt Reynolds”, Genius.
> Yeah, you're right, it was no doubt a big influence. But hell, I
> think I enjoyed this more. Pure unadulterated Saturday night.....
Oh god aye. When I watch a zombie (or zombie style movie, al la 28 days) I want to see the end of civilisation, gratuitous gore, inventive deaths, explosions and people being ripped apart.
28 days later is the kid in the classroom, quite and thoughtful, interested in exploring a few new ideas. The DOTD remake is the school bully. Monobrowed, knuckledragging and vicious but far more fun when creating mayhem. ;)
“Go for Burt Reynolds”, Genius.
Yeah, you're right, it was no doubt a big influence. But hell, I think I enjoyed this more. Pure unadulterated Saturday night entertainment with a black streak of sardonic humour running all the way through it. Loved the spurious celebrity target practice bit ("Rosie O'Donnell? Nah man, she's too big a target") and the opening sequence.
The bit where Ana smashes through her bathroom door and stumbles into her bath, sitting there shellshocked, was the best scene in the film.
The bit where Ana smashes through her bathroom door and stumbles into her bath, sitting there shellshocked, was the best scene in the film.
Ju§t Tinkª wrote:
> I Expect to see opposition to your 28 days later comparison.
>
> :¬P
*shrugs* you're going to get similarities in any 'apocalyptic' zombie flick, but I felt that there were enough to justify a comparison to "28 Days Later"
> I Expect to see opposition to your 28 days later comparison.
>
> :¬P
*shrugs* you're going to get similarities in any 'apocalyptic' zombie flick, but I felt that there were enough to justify a comparison to "28 Days Later"
I Expect to see opposition to your 28 days later comparison.
:¬P
:¬P
Even down to the marketing (showing the first ten minutes as a teaser), the switch to digital video halfway through and the new fast and aggressive zombies. The opening 10 minutes were a pure cinematic adrenalin rush.
Thoroughly enjoyable, gloriously violent and gory, characters I couldn't give a damn about, and every cliché going.
Magic. Never enjoyed a movie so much for a long time.
Funniest bit is either a toss up between the chainsaw "bus zombie removal" section, or when her partner at the start is chasing the car. He's in the back window, running like a lunatic, until he sees a "normal" where he veers off to attack them and totally ignores her.
*************SPOILER(S)**********************
One question though. If the bite is the source of the people turning into zombies (The people shot don't return remember) then why is the girls head that Steve has killed earlier, animated?
A nice and nihilistic ending finishes the movie off really nicely IMHO.
Thoroughly enjoyable, gloriously violent and gory, characters I couldn't give a damn about, and every cliché going.
Magic. Never enjoyed a movie so much for a long time.
Funniest bit is either a toss up between the chainsaw "bus zombie removal" section, or when her partner at the start is chasing the car. He's in the back window, running like a lunatic, until he sees a "normal" where he veers off to attack them and totally ignores her.
*************SPOILER(S)**********************
One question though. If the bite is the source of the people turning into zombies (The people shot don't return remember) then why is the girls head that Steve has killed earlier, animated?
A nice and nihilistic ending finishes the movie off really nicely IMHO.