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05-11-2007, 05:13 PM
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"28 Weeks Later" Review
It was a fittingly intense film that wrings the last thrills out of the premise.
It begins with a slight throwback to the time when the isle of Britain was still overrun by the rage infected masses. Holed up in a cabin with his wife and a handful of other survivors, Robert Carlyle's character Don is surviving the best he can. Until their little cottage is attacked, and he makes a choice that is very interesting and sets the whole film in motion.
Soon enough we're back in London where American forces have cleaned up the city after the last of the infected (don't call them zombies) have died of starvation. His children soon join him, they were out of the country on a school trip during the initial outbreak. And sooner enougher, the virus breaks out again.
To say how and why spoils a bit of the fun. Needless to say that it is very intense, but the whole plot and story starts to slowly collapse. Its strongest passage comes first and each additional sequence drops a bit until the last scene. There is a clever sequence where the heroes have to go through the London subway stations, in the dark, with only the scope of a sniper's rifle to guide them. It's creative, and scary, but its resolution is a little weak.
Overall, it was a good time at the movies for an afternoon, although I can't say I'm dying for another sequel, not that I was clammoring for this installment. This idea has been taken to its logical extension.
"If you write a story about a soldier going AWOL and kidnapping a pregnant woman and finally shooting her in the head, it's called searingly realistic, even though it's never happened in the history of mankind. Whereas if you write about two people falling in love, which happens about a million times a day all over the world, for some reason or another, you're accused of writing something unrealistic and sentimental."
-Richard Curtis, Screenwriter and Director
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05-11-2007, 05:19 PM
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Re: "29 Weeks Later" Review
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05-11-2007, 06:01 PM
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Re: "29 Weeks Later" Review
Oops.
"If you write a story about a soldier going AWOL and kidnapping a pregnant woman and finally shooting her in the head, it's called searingly realistic, even though it's never happened in the history of mankind. Whereas if you write about two people falling in love, which happens about a million times a day all over the world, for some reason or another, you're accused of writing something unrealistic and sentimental."
-Richard Curtis, Screenwriter and Director
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05-11-2007, 06:24 PM
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Re: "29 Weeks Later" Review
It's another sequel
I thought it was better then I expected. It's not great, but it's a lot of fun.. and it has a few good moments. There isn't a lot of pressure on this film, and so some of the moments come off as real suprises and with low expectations I had a blast.
I didn't care for the resolution that much, but it was fitting. I had hoped that they would do something like
I will say, seeing it a second time later tonight with a real audience made me realize that my impression of the final subway sequence was something that wasn't just me.. there were quite a few laughs and people who didn't know if it was written to be as goofy as it was, but it sure came off that way.
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05-11-2007, 09:21 PM
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Re: "28 Weeks Later" Review
You could drive two trucks through the film's plot holes, but overall it wasn't that bad (considering it is a horror sequel, it could have been a lot worse). It maintained the atmosphere of dread that the first one developed so well, and the acting wasn't bad either. But I agree with Chad: they should quit while they are ahead.
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05-12-2007, 08:49 PM
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Re: "28 Weeks Later" Review
The movie start out well with the flashback sequence but quickly dies after that. Seemingly endless shots of empty streets and buildings mixed with the herky jerky shots of the affected people make for a dull movie. Very little horror and a plot that totally unravels in the last quarter.
The subway sequence was totally retarded.
I give it a 2.75 out of 5 mostly for the acting which was good. Too bad there was no story to support it.
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05-12-2007, 10:10 PM
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Re: "28 Weeks Later" Review
The last 2/3 of this film feels more like a video game version of the film than a film itself. It's short on characterization, and heavy on shaky cam and mayhem, and bits of infected zombie gore throughout the last 2/3 of the film. I've always thought it was weird how the infected know not to try and feast on other infected people.
I give it 2.5 stars or a grade of C+.
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05-13-2007, 09:37 AM
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Re: "28 Weeks Later" Review
Where is the thread for talking about the movie and using spoilers? There was a specific moment in the film where I went from enjoying it to abolutely hating it in an instant.
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05-13-2007, 03:13 PM
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Re: "28 Weeks Later" Review
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Very little horror and a plot that totally unravels in the last quarter.
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unravels how?
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Originally Posted by Lou Sytsma
The subway sequence was totally retarded.
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couldn't disagree more - but then, maybe homogeneity of taste and opinion makes for a dull world...
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I've always thought it was weird how the infected know not to try and feast on other infected people.
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they smell different. or move different. or both.
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05-13-2007, 04:24 PM
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