28 Days Later (2003)

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

A Brilliant Conflict

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

I guess the only appeal of this film is that it has a distinct nihilist flavour, delighting in the annihilation of everything. Maybe what a lot of people understand intuitively - that our civilization is terminally ill, is what makes us enjoy some of the scenes in which all the filth seems to have been swept away, so we can start anew. Still, the film repeats all the cliches from the zombie genre, and has few original moments. What was somewhat original was that the zombies were fast and agile. But the characters are dull, their actions are absurd most of the time, and the climax is illogical and forced. I felt really let down when it was over. One more thing: zombie or not, no one can run like crazy for days and weeks without a break. Especially since the film makes a point that the infection is biological and not supernatural. Running zombies would have passed out and died much sooner than the film imagines.

The use of extreme close-up photography (in the beginning) makes it difficult to follow the action at times. This is the most realistic zombie film I've seen to date. I though Cillian Murphy in particular was very good and convincing. The music was lovely and tranquil, in direct contrast to the situation the characters found themselves in, but I thought it worked incredibly well. As the film progresses, it becomes less about the zombies and more about Man's unquenchable desire. Man against Man, as it has always been, regardless of the circumstances. Very good.

One of the best horror films of the 21st century and great special effects

Four people desperate to survive a virus that turns people into maniacal, rabid killers make a desperate escape out of London. With a taxicab full of food and plenty of hope, they gamble their lives on a place that offers food, weapons, and protection. But what lies in wait for them may be a bigger nightmare than the hundreds of thousands of the infected.My most memorable, movie moment of "28 Days Later" is the scene when Cillian Murphy (playing the lead role) is chased by the infected who were lying in a dormant state in a dark church. To me, this was the scariest part of the movie, and it shows early on the skills director Danny Boyle has in creating a horrifying and suspenseful atmosphere.As far as I know, "28 Days Later" is the first movie that has fast moving, non-zombie/infected/seriously angry people who can infect others within seconds, so it gets a special mention for that. Although technically not a zombie flick, I put this movie in the same category as zombie movies, and it is one of the top 10, best zombie movies ever made. Yes, it has some shenanigans such as: the taxicab able to ride over a heap of abandoned cars in a tunnel; and the bad guys unnecessarily moving someone miles away from their base to kill them, which leads to an escape (reminds me of those old, corny James Bond movies where Bond escapes because the bad guy wants to be too fancy with the way he wants to kill Bond). But everything else works very well, and it was all done on a low budget, which makes this movie more deserving of praise.Mannysmemorablemoviemoments