28 Weeks Later (DVD)

...under the Science Fiction/Horror Genre. 28 Weeks Later is a higher budget, post apocalyptic sequel to the International film success of 28 Days Later which was released in 2002. 28 Weeks Later picks up where the last story left off. Though not a direct sequel, 28 Weeks features a different set of people, in similar circumstance. Director Danny Boyle was unable to direct 28 Weeks, due to other work commitments, but became Executive Producer on this ...
...an entirely new cast on 28 Weeks Later, and plans have been made to create a third chapter, and make this film francise into a Trilogy, with 28 Months Later, which Boyle would direct, and which is hopefully due to be released in 2009, with Russia set as the backdrop. ~ === Synopsis === The film opens to the striking of a match. The house is in darkness, save for a few candles. The scene is a cottage somewhere in the country. The mood is subdued, ...

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This is the sequel to '28 Days Later', which was released in 2002. '28 Weeks Later' is set six months after the Rage Virus started killing the population of Britain. It stars Catherine McCormack (Alice), Robert Carlyle (Don), Jeremy Renner (Doyle) and Rose Byrne (Scarlet). The story centres around Tammy and Andy, who are the children of Don and Alice. Don and Alice were hiding out in the country when some infected people broke into their house, ...
...US Army is slowly reintroducing people into Britain and Tammy and Andy are reunited with their father. Missing their mother, the children manage to escape the heavily guarded facility to get to their old house where the hope to find pictures and other keepsakes. However, they find their mother alive and the Army takes her back to the facility where tests are done on her. It turns out thatAlice is a carrier of the Rage Virus, but is immune. Don, being ...

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...I went with hadn't seen 28 Days and still enjoyed it and it's a good film in it's own right even if being a sequel it lacks the impact of the original idea. If you saw the original and did want to consider this is in the context of a sequel I think there's a comparison's to Alien and Aliens. The first dealt more with everyday people coping with an unexpected and dangerous situation where the second was a highly armed presence sent in to control a ...
...interesting about the idea of 28 Days Later is it caused you to ask what you would do in the same situation, or any real breakdown of society, in order to survive. As with the Aliens follow up it was good to see a bit more of the action element introduced to the story. It is notable that in 28 Days Later where the whole country had been infected there seem to be less infected around than in the second film where a relatively small number (compared ...

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...a state of quarantine. In 28 weeks later the American military control part of London and are admitting refugees into the city. The opening sequence is great. It is full of tension, gripping and pretty scary. The camerawork has been criticised for being shaky along with many of the scenes being shot in part darkness, but from the beginning I found this added to the atmosphere of chaos, confusion and fear. The music also adds greatly to the amosphere ...
...is also the case with 28 weeks later but for me there were a few silly moments that jarred more than usual, probably because of the overall intelligence of the rest of the script, an example being the re appearance of one particular infected person, (they're not zombies you know) at opportune times. Letting the few implausibilites in the plot slip by, this is a hugely entertaining movie, certainly the best film I've seen at the cinema this year. ...

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...an awesome show. The sequel, 28 Weeks Later, is a continuation from the first movie, though it is not a direct continuation as new characters and a different plot line are introduced. The synopsis for this movie is: Six months have passed since the virus wiped out London. British citizens are now returning to District One as part of an American military project to re-populate and re-start the city. But the infection still lives among carriers who ...
...another "same-old same-old" movie after 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. 28 Months Later? Well.. doubt so. Overall the movie is still an enjoyable one that would keep you at the edge of your seat throughout. The final plot twist at the end of the movie - I cannot divulge - is sure to make you go "whoa!" and ask a few questions. Be sure to stay after the credits to watch it. Enjoy the show! ...

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28 Weeks Later is a sequel to 28 Days Later, which was a refreshing zombie film that took itself very seriously and arguably reinvigorated the sub-genre for bloodthirsty audiences around the world. Boyle steps back as director but his influence is intact as he produces this film. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, a Spanish filmmaker recently nominated for an Academy Award for his short film Esposados, directs this sequel but maintains many of the stylistic ...
...about to follow. 28 Weeks Later is extremely violent but it's even more brutal than many films of this sub-genre because it takes itself so seriously and it actually works effectively for that. We are introduced to several would-be protagonists, two of which are deeply riddled with guilt and that makes the characters three-dimensional which allows us to actually care about them. The movie doesn't pull punches and the zombies get their way more often ...

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Forget anything that happened in the original film because it won't be relevant to this one. Robert Carlisle is rubbish in this. But he's not to blame for the awful script & filming. This film suffers from all the problems the original did. Far too much filming in the dark or in low light where you can't see anything happening. Far too many fast cuts from shot to shot. The plague of the previous film is clearing and those wonderful Americans are ...
...formerly infected country but only in the cleared areas of London that have been declared safe. The plague is being researching (for a cure I assume) and the monkeys involved in that research are freed (infecting the animal rights protesters) allowing the plague back into the population. The fact that we're dropped into an attack right at the start and then shown the progress of the disease dying out in Britain, people being introduced back by ...

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...Heartbeat", the main theme from 28 Days Later. It builds and sets the atmosphere brilliantly. It is to this film what Tubular Bells is the The Exorcist. I loved the ending aswell, the last minute of the film is cool and sets it up for another sequel, and I would declare myself a Dutchman if another sequel isn't made. It would be difficult to top this one, but if they got anywhere close they would have another success. So to sum up, I really cannot ...
...Later, I guarantee you will love this. I WILL be buying the DVD. By the end of the two hours (just short of two hours actually and that's not including trailers) I was glad I paid my £6:20...I wonder how much it'll cost the next time I go to the cinema, it was money well spent though! ...

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...know what happens ** 28 Weeks Later was released in 2007 and is the sequel to the movie, 28 Days Later (Dany Boyle's film) which was released in 2002. 28 Weeks Later is a British science fiction / horror film which is directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Juan has also directed other films such as Intacto and Psicotaxi, although I have never seen either of these films. I have only seen 28 Weeks Later after much persuasion from my boyfriend. Unfortunately ...
...the course of the next 28 weeks, Britain is declare as safe again and children are allowed back in to Britain. Among the children arriving back in Britain are Alice and Don's two children, Tammy and Andy who stayed in another country whilst Britain was infected. Andy and Tammy end up being admitted to an area in London which is heavily in forced and fully functional. The area is also monitored by the American army. Soon after, Andy and Tammy are ...

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...cult hit . Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later was something of a masterpiece, a film that succeeded in breathing life back into the zombie genre, and so one shudders at the idea of a follow-up - especially when there there's no Cillian Murphy and Boyle's role has been taken over by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. But 28 Weeks Later is a proud achievement, not perhaps as sparklingly brilliant as the first, but certainly a film that should hold its head high. When ...
...inevitability to the plot of 28 Weeks Later but a degree of satisfaction to watching it unravel, much like watching dominos fall. The film suffers from some of symptoms of sequel-itis - the special effects have the whiff of big budget pyrotechnics, for example. But Carlyle and McCormack are tremendous, and the depiction of an apocalyptic Britain, broken, disheveled and swarming with US troops, proves strangely soul-stirring. ...

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28 weeks later is the squel to 28 days later. It's has a bit more gore, but less suspence and horror . It has a new cast of actors, so you dont really know what happened to the lot in 28 days later, being a sinacle i can only guess that they never made it out of england and became zombie chow. The next bit is a bit of a spoiler, so if you dont really want to know i would not carry on reading. I think that the last seen is pointless, you see that ...
...that is, would you really notice any difference? But on a serious note, how did they get over there. I bet there were no trains running on the euro tunnel by that point, plus they would all need to be carring there passport. And I dont think they can swim? Hopefully the third installment will enlighten us. So if you got time, go and see this film. It is worth it! Just dont buy any food while your there, you might not be able to stomach it. ...

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I Love This Film, with the special effects and the zombies that scare you to bits! - the DVD comes with Loads of extras and deleted scenes and it helps put together the puzzle from the previous film. Most sequels are rubbish but this is better than the prequel ! A Strong Reccomendation ...

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...the first movie (I know 28 weeks = 7 months, but the first movie picked up a month after the outbreak). Actually that's not entirely true; the opening scene takes place concurrently with events of the original. In it, a group of folks that includes married couple Don (Robert Carlyle) and Alice (Catherine McCormack) have barricaded themselves in a farmhouse, eating canned goods and doing their best not to attract the attention of the hordes of Rage-infected ...
...ensuing attack claims Alice's life, no thanks to Don's rank cowardice. Then again, what better excuse to dump the starter wife than a zombie apocalypse? At any rate, Don barely escapes. The Rage 'Apparently' dissapears and well you know apparently isn't a positive thing. Well two brothers are the first children who are allowed back into the green zone and they go there to see their dad who unsurprisingly, turns out to be the hapless Don and he now ...

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I hated this film. I found it awful and pointless. Granted i never watched 28 days later so didnt realise this was the sequel. I found it very disturbing near the end watching a man trying to eat his son. It was not what i would call a decent film. I like horror films but this was not worht the rental fee. Sorry this is not one for me. ...

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Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Written by: Rowan Joffe & Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Genre: Thriller - Horror - Sci-Fi Country: UK/Spain Certification: 18 Language: English Released: 10th September, 2007 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Catherine McCormack (Alice Harris) Robert Carlyle (Donald Harris) Amanda Walker (Sally) Shahid Ahmed (Jacob) Garfield Morgan (Geoff) Emily Beecham (Karen) Jeremy Renner (Sgt. Doyle) Harold Perrineau (Flynn) Rose Byrne ...
...(Andy Harris) In this sequel to '28 Days Later', those who were afflicted with the rage virus have died of hunger, the city of London is deserted, and the United States Army has restored order and is in the process of repopulating the city, but then a rage virus carrier is found and brought back to the city and the disease is re-ignited and spreads faster than wildfire. If you missed the first movie, '28 Days Later', it doesn't matter, '28 Weeks ...

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