tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post4281451752285438234..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Off Script: 28 Days LaterSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-71569486416449639372012-10-20T12:02:32.370-05:002012-10-20T12:02:32.370-05:00If you ever get around to watching the original Ge...If you ever get around to watching the original George Romero zombie trilogy, the third film, <i>Day of the Dead</i>, explores the same themes. The whole point of the third act of this and of that entire film is that the creatures aren't always the true villains. Sometimes, the biggest threat we face is other people. <i>Day</i> is underrated, mostly because there isn't a ton of gore in it, so it disappoints a lot of people.<br /><br />It's also a theme that Guillermo del Toro likes a lot. You can see the same thing in <i>The Devil's Backbone, Cronos,</i> and <i>Pan's Labyrinth</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67490751676783857532012-10-20T10:07:54.677-05:002012-10-20T10:07:54.677-05:00I agree with most everything you wrote, including ...I agree with most everything you wrote, including your comments on Sunshine and 28 Weeks Later. 28 Days Later is one of the few "straight" (i.e. no comedy) horror films that I like. I recommended it as part of my Movies By the Numbers category about a year ago. I also tried to head off a "zombie war" in my first paragraph, but as it turns out I got no comments on my post at all.<br /><br />It's actually the third act of this film that raises this movie above most horror films for me. Some great moral questions get asked, and even though those kind of questions and scenarios had been used many times before in science fiction novels and stories, I think it was the first time I saw them presented in a movie.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-92232321424738082552012-10-19T10:25:19.832-05:002012-10-19T10:25:19.832-05:00@Tsorensen--the horror of the film for me isn'...@Tsorensen--the horror of the film for me isn't always the infected but the isolation. There's such a desperation in Jim walking around London and seeing no one. When he triggers the car alarm, it gets me every time. I also love how he reacts--scared, then amused, then looking around to see if just possibly someone might show up.<br /><br />@Kevin--watch the damn movie, dude. As for the controversy, even the most "shamblers-only" advocate will admit that the infected have some traits in common with the more traditional zombie. If I really want to get pedantic, I'd suggest that "zombie" refers to a corpse reanimated through Voodoo, and what everyone calls a zombie is technically a ghoul. Fortunately, I'm only pedantic by proxy.<br /><br />@Dan--I hear complaints about Boyle's third acts all the time. For me, this is a film that breaks that rule. Still, it's hard to get over the tragedy of the third act of Sunshine.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-13089136786671261662012-10-19T09:58:31.882-05:002012-10-19T09:58:31.882-05:00I'm in the camp of those who really like the f...I'm in the camp of those who really like the final act. It's a change of pace that could throw people off after the "road movie" side of the first hour or so. I'm with you that this is a great film, regardless of how you categorize it. I really need to watch it again. Danhttp://ptsnob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-64406643129257756932012-10-19T03:21:47.801-05:002012-10-19T03:21:47.801-05:00"Jim awakens, naked and starving, barricaded ...<b>"Jim awakens, naked and starving, barricaded into his room. Upon leaving, he discovers not just a deserted and empty hospital, but a deserted London."</b><br /><br />I haven't seen "28 Days Later," but I did watch the pilot episode of "The Walking Dead," and now I know where that episode got its inspiration.<br /><br />I won't get into the "Is this a true zombie film?" issue, but I will note that Simon Pegg, whose Twitter feed I follow, is very partisan on the whole "shamblers versus runners" zombie issue: he's a pro-shambler all the way (no surprise, given "Shaun of the Dead"). As for me... I think there's plenty of room in the cinematic universe for both kinds of nasty.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21262053734230702282012-10-19T01:30:06.870-05:002012-10-19T01:30:06.870-05:00Yes, I am with you on the London shots. They tried...Yes, I am with you on the London shots. They tried it to with "I am Legend" (New York), but it did not work anywhere as good as in "28 days later".<br />Man, what a nightmare to wake up from a coma and your entire world has collapsed...<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86214808951189361982012-10-18T23:28:57.835-05:002012-10-18T23:28:57.835-05:00I make no secret of my deep and abiding love for t...I make no secret of my deep and abiding love for this film. It's one of my favorite horror movies and a top-10 all time for me, too.<br /><br />The empty London shots are fantastic! In many ways, they are some of the scariest shots because they're so completely unreal, and yet so real at the same time. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-64954875395019919972012-10-18T22:40:51.726-05:002012-10-18T22:40:51.726-05:00Loved this when it first came out except for the e...Loved this when it first came out except for the ending. However, being older now, I feel like the ending appropriately defines what would be likely to happen if it were a real situation. Bottom line is people suck, and if an outbreak like this were as drawn-out as it is in the film, there's no doubt that people (especially after being forced to kill their closest friends) would start to lose empathy for fellow humans. <br /><br />Also this movie is scary as shit. Love the shots of barren London.annie_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276818830419446453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-29181201541132219842012-10-18T22:04:30.232-05:002012-10-18T22:04:30.232-05:00Great review of a great flick. For me, this is one...Great review of a great flick. For me, this is one of the greatest horror movie of the past-decade and with good reason: it feels real. Never have I ever stayed up so late one night, after I did watching this movie and it still sticks with me to this day. Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3205189579989510682012-10-18T21:24:15.379-05:002012-10-18T21:24:15.379-05:00lol... that's all I'm sayin'.
Also, I...lol... that's all I'm sayin'.<br /><br />Also, I heard the first 10 minutes of "Weeks" was actually directed by Boyle, which makes sense. It's one of the greatest film openings ever.<br /><br />I also don't have an issue with the film's third act (or the ending, for that matter). Though I'm with you on Sunshine...Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.com