28 Days Later

I just saw 28 Days Later yesterday and I have to say it is one of the best films I have ever seen. Superbly plotted, tense and the way Jim kills the last guy will never leave my mind.

Shred

I'd have to say I though it was rather excellent myself.

The first film I've ever been at where women were actually screaming in the cinema:D

BKtje

i thought it was a great film but i didn't exactly think it was scary tho.
The start was maybe a bit eery but apart from that it didn't really work for me. (the horror factor).

Still an excellent film

A friend told me that he read that 28 Days Later was extensivily cut. True or total crap?

Mutz

thought it was a great film...

me poor g/f was scared shítless because of all the blood and crap flyin everywhere

Proper horror/thriller. :eek:

Its probably one of those films you'd need to see in the cinema though

weirdjim

i would also have to say it was an excellent film
the music at the start of the film.. anyone know who it is??

Dont be at yourself

From BBFC.co.uk:

When submitted to the BBFC the work had a running time of 113m 3s.
The running time of this film was calculated from the measured length of 10173+13 ( feet + frames ).


This work was passed with no cuts made.

So, apparently it wasn't cut.

the66electric

Great, intellingent horror. Fantastic to see didgital camera's being used for a major movie and showing in multiplexes too. Soundtrack is smashing.

GiMiC

I thoroughly enjoyed the film, but there was one thing that annoyed me a bit. The whole "one man army" thing was taken to new extremes in this film, with a bike courier being able to take down every member of a platoon of soldiers. Seems a little TOO unbelievable, even for a sci-fi/horror, but still a great flick

the66electric

Agreed. it was stretching a bit to far but i didn't really give an arse candle coz i was so into it.

yellum

Originally posted by GiMiC
with a bike courier being able to take down every member of a platoon of soldiers.

I dunno, many Irish people have a knack of taking out British Army Soldiers.

Silverfish

The music owes a little to Eno's darker musical experiments and a great deal to the strangely beautiful doomscapes practised by fiercely anti-corporate Montreal-based orchestral group Godspeed You Black Emperor (whose music actually appears in the film, but never makes it as far as the soundtrack album). Walls of bleak but elegiac feedback and avalanche drums rolls are separated by caustic drones and passages of eerie near-silence.

I found some of the music in this film very Polar - esque, and I recommend anyone who liked the music to check them out as well. Its a bit strange that Godspeed you black emperor never made it on to the soundtrack.


I thought it was a brilliant film, it just gave me the willies for weeks later. I wasn't freaked out watching it, but walking places on my own at night it preyed on my mind a bit....

The bf of the time was twitching in his seat a lot, though he denied it all later.....

I loved the puking blood stuff. That was great.

Gordon

Sorry to bump this but the film was just released today on dvd/video. I wanted to give it 5 stars also.

Great film, the music was fitting and the cinematic touches were beautiful. I'm sure I saw the lead actor play in the Gate one time, I loved the fact that they had unknown actors in it, although the two that I recognised were pretty good - the father of the daughter in particular.

Great movie - must see etc etc Actually i'm still tingling a little from the esxperience although it is about 4 hours later...

Tusky

great movie - and yes i heard it was cut alot too - hope theres the deleted scenes on the dvd gonna order is as soon as it goes down in price

adnans

those zombies have set a speed record for all zombies out there in the future. did you see the speed those undead rougues moved? surely, all zombies move at slack pace and shouting "BRAAIIIIINNNS" every couple of seconds?!

nevertheless, the movie is fantastic. five stars and all that.

adnans - "BRAAIIINNSSS!"

Rew

They made the zombies in Resident Evil look pathetic

Gordon

Well they weren't really zombies were they? They were infected with "Rage" which made them, well, in a rage. I get pretty quick when I'm angry!

So can someone tell me

Was it just the UK that was infected and was created as the island of quarantine?

And

well not really a spoiler, but did the infected people actually eat anything? Which is why they died of starvation presumably?

Blitzkrieger

Originally posted by Gordon
the father of the daughter in particular.

rolf

Mr E

DVD Extras:

Audio commentary by director Danny Boyle and Alex Garland
Storyboard alternative ending
8 deleted scenes with optional commentary
'Pure Rage: The Making Of 28 Days Later' (24 mins)
Jacknife Lee music video
Stills gallery with commentary
Polaroid gallery with commentary
Animated storyboards
Theatrical teaser
Theatrical trailer
Interactive menu
Scene access

fathernoel

its a good show and any film that has my french teacher's son get his lad out is ok with me

Makaveli

Anybody know how much this costs yet?
I don't want to order of the internet this time, I reckon Xtra Vision should be the cheapest. Might pop in later today and buy it, if they have it that is.

patch

Play.com had it for12.99, thats 18.20 yoyos delivered. Can't see it getting cheaper than that!!

Cant wait to watch it again. If only it didnt take so long to come from play.com. Does anyone know if the extras are any good?

TwoShedsJackson

Film started out well, went downhill from there - by the time it got to the

'military guys must rape all women!! RAARRR!!' 'twist'

it had lost it entirely - and as for the ending.....

Does anyone know if the extras are any good?

The one I rented from Xtravision had a 25 minute documentary (which I forgot to watch), an alternative ending which is even dafter than the one in the film and some deleted scenes.

The deleted scenes are interesting, some good stuff there that didn't make the cut, and of course the original, totally different, ending.

The film would have been far superior with the original ending

the two girls take Jim to the hospital after he's been shot, try to revive him, fail, he dies. They leave the hospital, doors close behind them. Roll credits.

Guess they thought it was too downbeat. Pity.

Tusky

Film started out well, went downhill from there - by the time it got to the 'military guys must rape all women!! RAARRR!!' 'twist' it had lost it entirely - and as for the ending.....

FFS man use spoilers...i added them in the quote btw..

Gordon

If my memory serves I think they died from starvation allright ! and banging thier heads against walls etc

and they aint zombies as...well they aint dead ! they just have a howwible virus

Miguel_Sanchez

Originally posted by Silverfish
Its a bit strange that Godspeed you black emperor never made it on to the soundtrack.

Not really. They're a very anti-corporate band. Danny Boyle had to pester them to get the music in the film and he tried to coax them by saying that being on the soundtrack would get them attention from a load of new listeners. They told him to **** off - the complete wrong way to go about talking to Godspeed.

Anywho - "the father of the daughter" is Brendan Gleeson and Cillian Murphy is the lead - he of Disco Pigs (play and film) fame.

TwoShedsJackson

. managed to quote myself instead of editing .

pauldeehan

Rented it out yesterday and thought it was great, reminded me of The Stand (but then every post-apocalyptic film does). Defo a great film but not as good as Dog Soldiers (the definitive Brit Horror-flick for me).

Miguel_Sanchez

Originally posted by pauldeehan
Rented it out yesterday and thought it was great, reminded me of The Stand (but then every post-apocalyptic film does). Defo a great film but not as good as Dog Soldiers (the definitive Brit Horror-flick for me).

Begone with you 28 Days Later was far more stylish and enjoyable than Dog Soldiers (in my humble opinion that is).

Although I did enjoy Dog Soldiers - "there is no spoon" - brilliant!

Funky

one of my favourite films of all time , absolutely loved the music in the film fitted so well

especially the bit in the house the soldiers were in at the end

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saw it twice in the cinema and have it on divx

Tusky

Pfft 28 days was much beter than dog soldiers ( which was v.good )