Videodrome
NGG Irregular
Official 28 DAYS LATER thread ::spoilers::
Basically I'll start by saying, if you're a fan of Dawn of the Dead or George Romero's Dead Trilogy in general you'll probably like this film.
I'm am a fan disaster/survival horror stories like this, from Zombie flicks to The Stand, and I really enjoyed this movie's take on the idea and IMO the director came through on making the movie look great visually.
Story wise I liked the mix of the Zombie threat as well as basic survival. Having the Zombies created from a vague biological infection instead of Romero's simple Undead was different but done well. The fast speed of the infection after exposure made for some fascinating scenes. In Romero's movies it was a matter of days to a week while in Boyle's movie it's a matter of seconds.
I'd say about the only disappointment was the soldiers toward the end becoming paranoid rapists. I tend to think it would take more than that to make soldiers crack like that. I would've figured on a militia group or something but that's not really an option in the UK.
In the end what I enjoyed about this in other similiar stories is of course the "What would you do in this situation?" question.
Basically I'll start by saying, if you're a fan of Dawn of the Dead or George Romero's Dead Trilogy in general you'll probably like this film.
I'm am a fan disaster/survival horror stories like this, from Zombie flicks to The Stand, and I really enjoyed this movie's take on the idea and IMO the director came through on making the movie look great visually.
Story wise I liked the mix of the Zombie threat as well as basic survival. Having the Zombies created from a vague biological infection instead of Romero's simple Undead was different but done well. The fast speed of the infection after exposure made for some fascinating scenes. In Romero's movies it was a matter of days to a week while in Boyle's movie it's a matter of seconds.
I'd say about the only disappointment was the soldiers toward the end becoming paranoid rapists. I tend to think it would take more than that to make soldiers crack like that. I would've figured on a militia group or something but that's not really an option in the UK.
In the end what I enjoyed about this in other similiar stories is of course the "What would you do in this situation?" question.
