Author Topic: So, 28 Weeks Later (Read 2112 times)

Human Snorenado · « **on:** May 10, 2007, 05:06:17 PM »

Movie was TERRIBLE. Don't read unless you want a bunch of stuff spoiled, but really you should NOT see this piece of crap.

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They don't explore the repopulation idea very much at all. The beginning is a good set up with Robert Carlysle's character, showing what he had to do to stay alive during the original infection outbreak- basically abandon his wife and friends to die. Then his kids show up, sneak out to their original house and find the wife apparently uninfected up in the attic all insane. She's a carrier for the infection, and then dad sneaks in to see her, kisses her and ends up with the virus again. They could have explored a really cool idea with maybe his trying to redeem himself but instead turn him into a zombie 1/3 of the way through the movie.

Then they shift the focus to the kids and a few other survivors as the military decides to blow everyone up. The kids are boring characters that I didn't care about at all and was actively rooting for them to die over the last 1/3 of the movie.

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Overall I would give this a 4 out of 10. For comparison, I would give the original an 8.5 out of 10. Also, people who like to bitch about shakey cam should not see this movie. I personally don't mind it so much when done right or for the right reasons, but this movie fails at both.

In conclusion, don't see this movie. If it bombs, we will be spared the horror of a 28 Months Later.

Himu · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2007, 05:08:38 PM »

Oh God.

Disappointing movie after disappointing movie. $:-\$

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2007, 05:09:11 PM »

Stringer Bell couldn't save it? Man, what a great trailer it has too.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2007, 05:11:00 PM »

Quote from: Saint Cornelius on May 10, 2007, 05:09:11 PM

Stringer Bell couldn't save it? Man, what a great trailer it has too.

The trailer is like 10 times better than the movie. My friend and I were talking about it afterwards, and I literally said to him, "Every single choice they made after the first 25 minutes or so was the wrong fucking choice. That's gotta be a record."

Mupepe · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2007, 05:19:24 PM »

eh i didn't care for the original so i wasn't expecting much. looks like i won't be disappointed (or i will. whatever).

Scurvy Stan · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2007, 06:23:35 PM »

Meh, wasn't really feeling it much anyway based on the previews.

Error Macro · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2007, 09:48:59 PM »

say WHAT

The trailer (specifically the UK one) made this movie look like the greatest thing ever. The beyond excellent use of Shrinking Universe by Muse made it even awesomer.

Raoul, nothing personal, but since I don't know anything about your taste in movies, I'm going to totally discount your comments. It's like I never even read this thread!

Cyanista · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2007, 09:54:09 PM »

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Raoul, nothing personal, but since I don't know anything about your taste in movies, I'm going to totally discount your comments. It's like I never even read this thread!

Although I am kind of worried. 28 days later took a weird turn at a certain point and it was sketchy.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:01:18 PM »

I pick up my check tomorrow at work. So I'll probably sneak in and watch it. I hope its good, but If I cant sneak in then I'll wait. It'll be on DVD before september probably.

Error Macro · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:07:22 PM »

Quote from: Cyanista on May 10, 2007, 09:54:09 PM

Although I am kind of worried. 28 days later took a weird turn at a certain point and it was sketchy.

Yeah, that doesn't bode well for it. If I watch the first movie again I'm just going to skip past the whole military base nonsense with it's weird rape shit and all that and be inexplicably transported to happy mountain scene.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:18:10 PM »

the military sequence seemed like the point of the story, you take a bunch of grunts, surround them with zombies, and they'll want pussy.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:18:45 PM »

Quote from: Error Macro on May 10, 2007, 09:48:59 PM

say WHAT

The trailer (specifically the UK one) made this movie look like the greatest thing ever. The beyond excellent use of Shrinking Universe by Muse made it even awesomer.

YES

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:21:37 PM »

Quote from: Error Macro on May 10, 2007, 09:48:59 PM

say WHAT

The trailer (specifically the UK one) made this movie look like the greatest thing ever. The beyond excellent use of Shrinking Universe by Muse made it even awesomer.

Raoul, nothing personal, but since I don't know anything about your taste in movies, I'm going to totally discount your comments. It's like I never even read this thread!

Well, did you like the first movie? Or good movies in general? Because this movie has NOTHING in common with either. Oh, on the surface it resembles the first one- rage zombies in the UK, same music, shaky cam. What's missing is a good story, characters that you care about, and a good script.

But that's ok if you don't believe me. I'm 99% sure that all of you people play mmorpgs, which pretty much makes all of you worthless as humans.

Error Macro · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:24:47 PM »

Sorry to disappoint, but I don't play mmorpgs.

Candyflip · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:26:32 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on May 10, 2007, 10:18:45 PM

Quote from: Error Macro on May 10, 2007, 09:48:59 PM
say WHAT

The trailer (specifically the UK one) made this movie look like the greatest thing ever. The beyond excellent use of Shrinking Universe by Muse made it even awesomer.

YES

Yeah. The song made the trailer so fucking epic. I never saw 28 Days Later and I haven't heard anything good about this sequel, so I probably won't see it.

Cheebs · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:26:38 PM »

I rather have more of this instead:

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:30:12 PM »

Quote from: Error Macro on May 10, 2007, 10:24:47 PM

Sorry to disappoint, but I don't play mmorpgs.

Well, to give you an idea of my tastes in film, my favorite movies are probably Brazil, Children of Men, Seven Samurai and The Big Lebowski.

BlackMage · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:31:40 PM »

28 days later was very overrated by the internet community. There should have never been a sequel.

Error Macro · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2007, 10:34:47 PM »

Quote from: Raoul Duke on May 10, 2007, 10:30:12 PM

Well, to give you an idea of my tastes in film, my favorite movies are probably Brazil, Children of Men, Seven Samurai and The Big Lebowski.

Okay, okay. I'm inclined to believe you. Mostly because of the Lebowski love.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #19 on:** May 11, 2007, 02:13:31 AM »

This is in stark contrast to the bloke at AICN that called it one of the rare times a sequel surpasses the original and is a triumph of blah blah blah.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #20 on:** May 11, 2007, 02:25:00 AM »

Quote from: Willco on May 11, 2007, 02:13:31 AM

This is in stark contrast to the bloke at AICN that called it one of the rare times a sequel surpasses the original and is a triumph of blah blah blah.

Which guy said that? And come on now Federwang, we both know that AICN is the most wretched hive of scum and villainy of the whole intarwebs, barring maybe OA or nintendorks.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #21 on:** May 11, 2007, 02:42:59 AM »

Quote from: Raoul Duke on May 11, 2007, 02:25:00 AM

Which guy said that? And come on now Federwang, we both know that AICN is the most wretched hive of scum and villainy of the whole intarwebs, barring maybe OA or nintendorks.

This dude said it.

"Holy crap on a cracker, folks. Hold on to your hat and prepare to get hit by a truck, because I don’t think anyone saw this coming. While many of us have certainly been looking forward to the long awaited sequel to 28 Days Later, I haven’t talked to a single person who really held hope that it was going to be very good. It’s a rare thing when a horror sequel can actually live up to its predecessor..."

"And like Dawn of the Dead was to Night of the Living Dead, so too 28 Weeks Later is to 28 Days Later."

Mupepe · « **Reply #22 on:** May 11, 2007, 02:49:47 AM »

Night of the Living Dead is infinitely better than Dawn of the Dead. That guy fucking sucks.

Error Macro · « **Reply #23 on:** May 11, 2007, 02:51:51 AM »

Quote from: Raoul Duke on May 11, 2007, 02:25:00 AM

Which guy said that? And come on now Federwang, we both know that AICN is the most wretched hive of scum and villainy of the whole intarwebs, barring maybe OA or nintendorks.

Well, OA has never produced such an atrocious act of desecration such as this:

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #24 on:** May 11, 2007, 02:52:09 AM »

Popular consensus says no.

Also, for the record, Dawn of the Dead is superior to Night of the Living Dead.

Mupepe · « **Reply #25 on:** May 11, 2007, 02:52:51 AM »

Quote from: Willco on May 11, 2007, 02:52:09 AM

Popular consensus says no.

Also, for the record, Dawn of the Dead is superior to Night of the Living Dead.

popular concensus sucks balls.

Ichirou · « **Reply #26 on:** May 11, 2007, 03:35:49 AM »

Quote from: BlackMage on May 10, 2007, 10:31:40 PM

28 days later was very overrated by the internet community. There should have never been a sequel.

IAWTP

Bloodwake · « **Reply #27 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:12:26 AM »

Hopefully the Duke is wrong, because if all goes to plan I should be seeing this tonight.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #28 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:17:59 AM »

Quote from: Cheebs on May 10, 2007, 10:26:38 PM

I rather have more of this instead:
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please tell me that's not in SM3 $:-\$

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #29 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:39:27 AM »

Quote from: Willco on May 11, 2007, 02:42:59 AM

Quote from: Raoul Duke on May 11, 2007, 02:25:00 AM
Which guy said that? And come on now Federwang, we both know that AICN is the most wretched hive of scum and villainy of the whole intarwebs, barring maybe OA or nintendorks.

This dude said it.

"Holy crap on a cracker, folks. Hold on to your hat and prepare to get hit by a truck, because I don’t think anyone saw this coming. While many of us have certainly been looking forward to the long awaited sequel to 28 Days Later, I haven’t talked to a single person who really held hope that it was going to be very good. It’s a rare thing when a horror sequel can actually live up to its predecessor..."

"And like Dawn of the Dead was to Night of the Living Dead, so too 28 Weeks Later is to 28 Days Later."

Well, there you go. The only person whose opinion I even HALF-WAY listen to at AICN is Moriarity's, and not for anything genre related. Listening to fanboy's opinions on anything relating to their genre of choice is an act of futility- they can't be objective. I mean, I certainly don't take you seriously re: anything Raimi related, especially Spider hyphen Man.

Cyanista · « **Reply #30 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:47:48 AM »

The Big Lebowski is the best movie ever, so. . .dang.

Rotten Tomatoes has been wrong before - Let's Go To Prison omg. This is so gay. The three movies I really wanted to see this spring/summer are all ass-raped or terrible. I don't need this on top of the Mavs losing. $:-\$

Ichirou · « **Reply #31 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:49:22 AM »

Who didn't realize that a sequel that none of the original creative team was really involved with was going to suck? KEKEKEKE

Cyanista · « **Reply #32 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:50:39 AM »

"Kekeke?" Are you a villain in a Sailor Moon manga?

Nevermind, don't answer that. I just ate breakfast.

Ichirou · « **Reply #33 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:51:35 AM »

Quote from: Cyanista on May 11, 2007, 10:50:39 AM

"Kekeke?" Are you a villain in a Sailor Moon manga?

Nevermind, don't answer that. I just ate breakfast.

What does your breakfast have to do with it? Do you eat Sailor Moon Poof Puffs or something?

You are so deep with your sarcasm and shit, sometimes it is hard to understand all the layers of meaning.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #34 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:51:39 AM »

thanks for the heads ups btw Duke, saved me some cash

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which I can now spend on condoms and cheap booze, what R u doin lata?

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Ichirou · « **Reply #35 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:54:06 AM »

Quote from: Tauntaun on May 11, 2007, 10:51:39 AM

thanks for the heads ups btw Duke, saved me some cash

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which I can now spend on condoms and cheap booze, what R u doin lata?
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cheeseburger surprise!

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brawndolicious · « **Reply #36 on:** May 14, 2007, 08:02:05 PM »

Holy shit triumph, you weren't kidding.

fucking horrible movie. it really made my eyes bleed with all the fucking stupid twists and horrible characters. then you get to the end and are wondering why the credits are rolling.

enjoy bell woods · « **Reply #37 on:** May 15, 2007, 03:14:55 AM »

Wow. I agree.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #38 on:** May 15, 2007, 08:33:31 AM »

Quote from: enjoy bell woods on May 15, 2007, 03:14:55 AM

Wow. I agree.

Life Aquatic was still a fun diversion, you sour bastard.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #39 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:03:49 AM »

Life Aquatic was plenty fun. Also another nod to ol Big Lebowski

Error Macro · « **Reply #40 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:25:19 AM »

In an attempt to wash the acrid taste of (potential) disappoint over 28WL out of our mouths:

The Big Lebowski: Fucking Short Version

Lebowski Soundboard

Lebowski Random Quote Generator

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #41 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:27:33 AM »

I enjoyed 28 days later and I hate zombie movies. Danny Boyle is a badass.

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