A superior and intelligent zombie/horror flick. Cillian was mesmerizing, Naomie Harris kicked royal ass, and I loved Brendan Gleeson's character! I loved the moments of quiet and peace. The moments of horror were carefully placed, not splayed all over the place in a haphazard fashion. Characters you care about, an intriguing and terrifying situation, great cinematography, and equal (or more!) moments of peace and contemplation before the storm. Very well done.
28 Days Later is a film where, as an observer, you will see things that -- if they happened to you in real life -- you would soil your pants. Instantly. This effect is partially due to the terrific camerawork, which not only looks unique, but also gives the film an air of realism due to its imperfections. This is also supported by the frantic cinematography which, although confusing, makes the whole experience look really fast-paced. Of course, all this visual stuff is supported by the downright terrific acting on behalf of practically everyone in the cast. Another great thing about this movie is that it leaves a lot to the imagination, as the audience never sees what really happened during the evacuation before the events of the film. Perhaps the strangest thing about 28 Days Later is that it is one of the few horror films which actually looks beautiful. Although seeing London deserted -- for the most part -- is creepy, a lot of the cinematography is scenic and poetic in its own way. Overall, fans of typical slasher-horror should probably stay away, but if you're willing to appreciate a genuinely good horror movie, then watch this film.
I know that a lot of movie mainly tell about zombies. From George Romero's dead series to Resident Evil trilogy (watch it as resort). If George Romero's series showed that zombies could think better, this movie told us that in zombie movies, zombie wasn't the only threat, the worst threat itself came from mankind.
I consider this movie as one of the best zombie movie I ever watched while the best was Shaun of the Dead. 28 Days Later also considered as one of the best British Movie (probably in Sci-Fi or Horror category).
Danny Boyle as the director here, and he directed this movie well, even tough this movie didn't scare me enough (maybe it's because I watched it in DVD). But why i gave this movie 4 stars? It's because it's unique, and I never saw any zombie movie like this before and the decisions of placing Cillian Murphy as the main cast was a good decision in my opinion.
The other cast wasn't famous at all, the only cast that I ever heard the name before was Naomi Harris only. But they're fine and they're quite natural in the way they act. Beside of the cast, this movie also provide nice score and music. Don't forget their movie setting, they could make London so quiet and made London like a ghost town, a modern ghost town.
I guess that's enough for this movie. Danny Boyle simply turn my image of this movie from an ordinary zombie movie into a quality zombie movie without showing a lot of zombies. And he made this zombie movie closer to reality, and I didn't have to watch some bullshit like what I saw in Resident Evil Trilogy or other crap (zombie movies). Two thumbs up for this movie.
Just a spectacular film. Cillian Murphy is astounding, and the directing was just phenomenal. A true masterpiece in my opinion. A film that all movie lovers will enjoy. A must see for everyone.
28 days later - His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't...
It has been twenty-eight days since Jim, a young bicycle courier, was knocked off his bike and injured in a car accident. When he wakes up from his coma, the world has changed. London is deserted, litter-strewn and grim, and it seems the entire world has disappeared. The truth, however, is even more horrifying - a devestating psychological virus has been unleashed on the world, turning the population into blood-crazed psychopaths driven only to kill and destroy the uninfected. A bitter struggle to get out of the city with fellow survivors to a military encampment at Manchester follows - but there, their troubles are just beginning...
This film is not about zombies nor are there any zombies in it. So many people think it's a zombie film but it is not... get that through your head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With that said this film is okay for being a rage movie and not a zombie movie.
this was good.... i was only watching partially so i want to se it again.... but i loved the way it was filmed.. danny boyle is very good and cillian murphay did a great job too. a zombie moive i liked.
I liked this movie a lot but i hate hearing it referred to a zombie movie it clearly is not. it has a great look for such a low buget . very well done .
Not being a horror film fan, I normally do not go for zombie movies. But this brings both a new breed of zombie-flick as well as one that actually makes sense. Excellent!
First of all, I don't consider this to be a Zombie movie. It's about a virus that locks those infected into a permanent state of rage. It's more of a study of the human nature. Are those not infected in the end any better than those who are?
One of the best horror movies ever, Boyles excellent use of music builds up the tension in the film. And it's a visual feast for the eyes with excellent cinematography. A lot of brutal and beautiful scenes to be viewed.
Over-rated, over styled British pap smear of a zombie flick. This film is directly responsible for the de-evolution of the zombie genre, and the horrible trend of zombies as Olympic athletes.
I loved it. Unlike most movies in this genre, 28 Days Later didn't find the need to show every person being mutalated but left it to the readers imagination.
I didn't mind this movie. Seeing the sequel (28 Weeks Later) a few months ago had me hooked into this and now, seeing the pilot/first to the "28" series I didn't mind this, but it didn't hook me in from the get go like 28 Weeks did or didn't keep me on the edge of my seat.
For me, it took too long to get to the "good bits" - but don't get me wrong, I did find enjoyable sections of it every 15 to 20minutes, so it didn't bore me, but it did drag on a little, but its the ending is what made this a .5 rating higher.
Overall, an enjoyable zombie flick and a bit above average - I prefer 28 Weeks Later than this, but then who says that sequels are usually better than the original. If you like the Resident Evil series (like I do) or played the Zombie mods for Half Life2, then you will most certainly enjoy this - just enjoy the lengthy experience.
One of the fullest, smartest and scariest movies of all time. It's scary because the "infected" are fast, crazy, and driven. It's scary because the beginning starts out with a man who wakes up from a coma and the world seems to have deserted him. It's scary because it takes the time to slow down to remind us that nature could do quite well without human involvement at all. And scariest of all are not the infected, but the humans and what we would turn into to try to control and recreate ourselves. Truly a great film.
One of the best non-Romero zombie flick made. Danny Boyle has a perfect sense of what is needed for atmosphere and tension. Cillian Murphy is a way cool actor.
A stylistic thriller with no vanilla, this movie rocked my bones DEEP. I appreciated the contrast with moments of comedy, but at times it was a bit too much...kinda took away from the tension. But all in all a good flick - I love me some Danny Boyle.
One of the fullest, smartest and scariest movies of all time. It's scary because the "infected" are fast, crazy, and driven. It's scary because the beginning starts out with a man who wakes up from a coma and the world seems to have deserted him. It's scary because it takes the time to slow down to remind us that nature could do quite well without human involvement at all. And scariest of all are not the infected, but the humans and what we would turn into to try to control and recreate ourselves. Truly a great film.
My favorite movie. This movie explains how we take everything for granted, and are reckless with our lives. This also shows that it could happen in real life, because in the movie, people get the "rage", which makes them crazy, and this could happen in real life, because there could be brain parasites out there that causes you to do such things.
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