It's John Wyndham's Day of the Triffids without the Triffids. It's shot in Britain so the lighting is shitty; plus it's on early DV, so it's grainy as hell. The extras show what it could have looked like if it was on celluloid. I’d have preferred that. Somehow director Danny Boyle makes it good. The music makes it great.
It's the Alex garland syndrome. A fantastic first 2/3 and then things go awry. Less so with this one, than, say, The Beach.
He's writing the new Dredd. Makes me excited and nervous.
Seeing the grainy DV in HD really highlights it's inability to capture depth and contrasts. Check out the production shots the still photographer took on the extras, they are beautiful.
There was a comic book tie-in. Never read it. I don't have the sequel, either.
How long had Britain gone to shit before the soldiers instantly went to the rape solution? Seems they were just itching for it regardless of the zombies. 3½ Rage viruses got nothing on rage boners out of 5
I feel weird necroposting on a nut from 13 years ago, but I guess we'll see who still have their comment notifications enabled.
4 COVID monkeys out of 5 from me too. First hour of this film is near perfect. I didn't care for the direction it went after that, though it's always inevitable in this genre, in everything from Romero to The Walking Dead. I never quite got over Frank. That was cruel.
Spoilers for a 23 year old film, but it's been so long since I last saw it, I always thought Jim died at the end. Turns out that was one of the alternate endings on the DVD, and also featured at the end of the US theatrical release, which I saw back in 2003. Somehow it cemented in my mind as the de facto ending and I assumed that's why Cillian Murphy never returned to the franchise.
I liked 28 Weeks Later less so, mostly because the story didn't feel as intimate and personal, and was mostly an excuse for mayhem and mass slaughter. I just didn't care enough about any of the characters and especially found the kid annoying. 3 wet kisses out of 5
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XD This has been sitting by my DVD player since Halloween waiting to be nutted.
I really, really like the grainy. Makes it more unsettling to me.
The first 2 acts of this film are perfect in every way.
I don't think the final act is as bad as everyone says, but it does suffer a bit.
4 out of 5 from me too.
It's the Alex garland syndrome. A fantastic first 2/3 and then things go awry. Less so with this one, than, say, The Beach.
He's writing the new Dredd. Makes me excited and nervous.
Seeing the grainy DV in HD really highlights it's inability to capture depth and contrasts. Check out the production shots the still photographer took on the extras, they are beautiful.
There was a comic book tie-in. Never read it. I don't have the sequel, either.
My soundtrack came with a mini-comic book.
It was kinda "meh".
The 2nd one is pretty decent, not as good but if you're really into this world then it's acceptable.
Robert Carlyle and Jeremy Renner....good shit.
How long had Britain gone to shit before the soldiers instantly went to the rape solution? Seems they were just itching for it regardless of the zombies.
3½ Rage viruses got nothing on rage boners out of 5
Britain went to shit about 30 years ago.
4 Scarecrow VS zombies out of 5!
part 2 gets 5 sexy Jeremy Renner's out of 5.
both soundtracks get 4 exquisite John Murphy's out of 5!
I need to get me some more John Murphy. I only have a few. He's great.
I feel weird necroposting on a nut from 13 years ago, but I guess we'll see who still have their comment notifications enabled.
4 COVID monkeys out of 5 from me too. First hour of this film is near perfect. I didn't care for the direction it went after that, though it's always inevitable in this genre, in everything from Romero to The Walking Dead. I never quite got over Frank. That was cruel.
Spoilers for a 23 year old film, but it's been so long since I last saw it, I always thought Jim died at the end. Turns out that was one of the alternate endings on the DVD, and also featured at the end of the US theatrical release, which I saw back in 2003. Somehow it cemented in my mind as the de facto ending and I assumed that's why Cillian Murphy never returned to the franchise.
I liked 28 Weeks Later less so, mostly because the story didn't feel as intimate and personal, and was mostly an excuse for mayhem and mass slaughter. I just didn't care enough about any of the characters and especially found the kid annoying. 3 wet kisses out of 5
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