28 Days Later (2003)

Not just another zombie movie

When I tell people this is my favorite film of all time, so many of them respond "Oh, so you're into zombie movies then?", but that's not it at all.

Similar to I Am Legend/The Omega Man/The Last Man on Earth in its apocalyptic view (they were all inspired by the Richard Matheson book - I Am Legend), 28 Days Later is Britain's take on the world-gone-rabid idea, under the helm of English director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Sunshine), written by novelist/screenwriter Alex Garland (The Beach, Sunshine) and starring Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, The Wind That Shakes the Barley).

While 28 Days Later is an excellent horror film which will no-doubt please your average horror-film fan; for all you well-versed film buffs who are looking for something with a little more edge than your average slice'n'dice - a film that's well presented, well thought-out, and will leave you thinking about it well after leaving the cinema: this film is for you.

It's much more than your average gratuitous gore-fest slasher flick. The cinematography is amazing for one - it's like art porn, with hundreds of shots so beautifully composed. The soundtrack is eerie and fabulous - a score which I could listen to for days on end. And as for the plot, it's a much more realistic depiction of how an apocalypse might come about (and how survivors would react to it) than many horror flicks around.

Simply put, it's certainly one of the best modern horrors I've seen and a must-have for any DVD collection. November 26, 2008

Flawed but Fun Zombie Action

This movie surprised me by actually being halfway decent. It didn't overdo the zombie motif, as zombie movies tend to do. And it had some pretty interesting insights into human nature. At the end of the movie you're left with the conviction that the real monsters were the uninfected people, not the infected ones. I did have one major objection, though. Everything was too pristine. They did a good job of making the hospital look ransacked and doing the same for a few other locations that needed to be creepy so things could jump out at the main character, but at other times they show streets, stretches of highway, and whole city blocks where there are no crashed cars and no dead bodies. There's also still gasoline to be had, and when they go into the supermarket it's fully-stocked. All that just doesn't seem likely. All the same, though, a good movie. November 18, 2008

One of the better horror/cult films in past decade.

Very skeptical to see this film in theatres few years back. The storyline and film editing is excellent. Originally bought this film on vhs. Watched it so much, had to buy dvd format. Truly great horror film. Not to bloody or gruesome.
Tells of what could happen if any government wants to use us as a guinea pig in their wicked experiment. I bet most people watch this as entertainment but there is that underlying message: what if. LOVED IT! Still do!!! November 1, 2008

28 Days Later

First off this film was NOT A ZOMBIE FILM. It was a film about an infection that made the carrier turn into a homicidal bezerker. They did not eat their victims they just tried to infect them by bleeding on them. Nothing zombie about that. The film was passable for what it was, a cutesy little horror film. I will forever be haunted by that idiot main caracter walking through the deserted streets yelling hello. I watched this saying to myself please kill him. I have never wanted the main character of a film to be killed faster than this guy. I just didn't like this poor attampt at horror movie making. P.S. 28 weeks later was even lamer than this film. October 7, 2008

blu-ray picture quality horrible

wow. i love this movie, BUT i rented (glad i did) this movie from netflix on blu ray. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THE BLU-RAY VERSION OF THIS MOVIE.


there is probably a reason it only costs $20 on blu-ray. think about it. need i say more? September 21, 2008

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