As far as the sound goes - I don't think it was the theaters fault. I think it was just the movie as being extremely loud. My theater was the same way, and so was somebody else's in my family who lives 2,000 miles away.

Movie was a bit loud, especially when the Infected screamed or gun shots.

I think the movie was really good on par with Boyle's first. It could've left the final scene off to highlight the nihilism, it could've highlighted some of the issues it presents from the early opening scenes, but damn was it a tense, thrilling, fun horror movie. Something, I have not said in months and not all all in 2007.

Well worth seeing and a nice 'zombie' addition to the genre. Gore was high and great.

There is a picture up on the website Bloody-Disgusting that appears to be from an extended/deleted ending to the film. It's pretty much what I assumed happened, but this pic shows it actually happening:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/gal...ges/698/15.jpg

Are you referring to the review from Brian Orndorf? With all due respect to him, he is ranking movies Lucky You, Away From Her, Blind Dating, The Ex, Georgia Rule or even Delta Farce higher than 28 Weeks Later.

It seems to me that horror isn't Brian's genre, which is fine. But don't give an excellent movie like 28 Weeks Later 0 stars, because it doesn't deserve such a pathetic score. Just look at user reviews, imdb or rotten tomatoes.

Granted, it seems that Fox wants to make this a franchise but SO WHAT? If all parts of the franchise are of the same quality as 28 Days/28 Weeks later, I would be more than happy. There are some plot holes, but hey: it is a horror movie.

His other critism is that "There's no love for the material" and "the acting is melodramatic and exhaustively subpar", which I also strongly disagree with. The acting is great (just check the look on Don's face when he's running away in the opening scene) - and everything in the movie seems to be well crafted.

I really feel that Brian should revise his review or that it should be pulled from DVD Talk's website.

he's entitled to his opinion as you noted, but I agree, this film is no where as bad as he makes it out to be...

Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but he is a reviewer: people might decide to skip the movie based on his review. It would have been different if he would have posted is opinions in this thread.

Just to clarify what I was saying, after reading the overly negative review of 28 Weeks Later I decided to see how the reviewer's tastes were for other films and upon seeing that he gave other just generally subpar films any stars and deemed 28 weeks Later not worthy of at least one totally deflated anything he had to say about 28 Weeks Later.

Loved it but I'm a big horror fan and a fan of the original. I do agree with Giles that...

I agree

Yes, I do agree with you on that.

I'm not going to spoilerize, this is basically a review thread. My entire post is spoilers.

Initially, having Don Infected walking around like a stalker was a bit too much. But then I thought it over. What if both him AND his wife had a genetic predisposition to not get the disease? There's certainly many that had some kind of weak resistance since so much blood was splattered it was bound to come into contact with someone.

Well, what I thought is that the dad could keep it in check. He was still Infected, and became angry, but could put together rational thoughts (in term of getting his prey, etc.) The Infected were not regular zombies, they had some wits about them, but much less than an average child, say. Rage just affected Don less.

I'll keep this short and sweet. I loved the flick, maybe even more than the first one, and I really, really liked the first one.

Many of you are being far to critical of the review. I think it's absurd as well, but no reason to jump all over the reviewer.

Just chalk him up as someone who's tastes are far different from your own and don't bother reading any of his reviews any more.

No reason to get in an uproar about it. There's plenty of reviewers here and elsewhere I never seem to agree with. I just write it off as different strokes for different folks and stop reading their reviews.

That might change after this thread though.

I just got back and I really liked 28 Weeks.

spoilers ahead....

I'm one who likes it tons more than 28 Days. Days was good, but IMHO this really took the whole Rage Infection to its logical next step in an exciting way. I guess I didn't remember that the Rage breakout only affected England and not the rest of the world. Was that in 28 Days? I can't remember....

I loved the music and how it was used and NOT used in the well done quiet scenes. The "Infected Point of View" shots were amazing!! I realize this isn't really a "zombie" or "Living Dead" film but I don't think I've ever seen a POV shot like that in the genre. Well, there was the Maintenance Man going after "Fly boy" in "Dawn" but this was different.

I also agree with other when it comes to the infected Dad. I don't buy his being able to follow them like he still knew them. Up until this point RAGE has rendered people insane and there's no evidence it was mutated to act otherwise.

Finally, although bummed and a bit shocked by the deaths of certain characters I think it fit well with what ultimately occured at the end....

I liked the movie a great deal too, but, um....sure you can. Audiences lowering their standards of quality for a particular genre just leads to - guess what? - lowered quality for that genre.

I think you mean the "decent" and the "downright awful."

I am going to be really honest with you and argue that you're not a true horror fan. Every single horror fan that I know at least like (and most of them love) this movie: you giving it ZERO stars doesn't justify it at all. Heck, look at all the crappy horror movies that are out there that actually do DESERVE zero stars: is this movie as crappy?

I see what you mean: but I think that this is worthy successor and even the final shot of the movie (opening the door to #3) is still a great one. There is nothing wrong with franchise, as long as the quality remains high. Saw is a good example how to NOT create a franchise.

Maybe pulling it is not the correct option. Perhaps you can rethink if zero stars is the correct score. So I guess this movie is as bad as let's say Stay Alive.

I wanted to give you a fair chance to reply to critism, that is the reason why I emailed you so you can give your side of the story/review: isn't that what DVDTalk (Forum) is all about? No need to get sarcastic either.

I enjoyed the movie a great deal and liked the storyline, that said, the plot points were cringe enducing. Overall though, it was just a very entertaining, tense movie with a good deal of on-screen creativity.

It seems to be doing well during the week (well for monday it had a soft drop compared to the norm) so we'll see how it holds up, it's solid counterprogramming for Shrek. And the helicopter scene was done in a much, I hesitate to say it, cooler manner than it was in Planet Terror.

"I guess I didn't remember that the Rage breakout only affected England and not the rest of the world. Was that in 28 Days? I can't remember...."

I could be wrong but I would swear that when Jim first meets Cecile and they go back to the store that she or the other guy tell Jim that the infection spread to the states. I remember because I always wondered how it could have gotten there. I'll have to watch it again but does anyone else remember that?

Bob

The were just misinformed, and assumed it had spread since there was no contact from the outside world etc.

Exactly.

It's established in the continuity for the two films and the graphic novel that the infection is only in the isle of Britain. Well, that is until the ending of 28 Weeks...

Is the graphic novel good? My friend loves the films and I'm considering buying it for him for his birthday.

Ok thanks. Of course, I didn't think I needed to read a GN to keep up with the 2 movies.....

don't you remember the scene in DAYS when Jim is locked up with the Sgt and the Sgt was going on about how the rest of the world is fine and they've just quaratined a sick little island? The when Jim escapes, he falls and looks up and sees the plane flying over... proving the theory. I thought it was all pretty clear. the graphic novel is pretty good and fills in some detials, but by no means includes vital details that make the movies incomprehensible if not read.