28 Days Later Reviews

28 Days Later is a great movie, regardless of whether it was a "true" zombie movie or not. I plan to watch 28 Weeks Later shortly, even though I have heard that the first movie is the better of the two. 28 Days Later is well written, directed, shot, and acted. I will want to see this one again, and probably again.

Some people have criticized this movie for not staying true to the zombie concept, “Zombies don’t run” and all that flack. But if you pay attention to this movie, they aren’t even zombies. They are infected with a pure form of “rage” as it’s called. The zombies don’t rise from the dead, and aren’t even dead. Thought it is questionable on the quantity of blood they loose, they should be dead. These “zombies” aren’t even Zombie like. They have cognitive thought processes, and they aren’t dumb. There are multiple situations in the movie where this is shown.

I like this movie for the fact its not typical zombie movie. It’s not predictable, and it’s not truly based around zombies. It’s a story of the few characters that happen to be going through the world during this time, and zombies are just a secondary cast. They make their few brief appearances, which are also the gory scenes. But the majority of the movie is about the 4 surviving people that we start to gain a connection with, and stress and worry about what happens to them… the true antagonists are what you should be truly afraid of, other survivors.

Amazing movie, great cast, great story, and great emotion. Despite what many people bash this movie about, many of those things make this movie unique and unlike any zombie movie you’ve ever seen. If you want a typical zombie movie, go see Dawn of the Dead or Land of the dead. We all know how those movies go. But if you want something fresh, watch 28 Days Later.

I liked their alternate storyboarded ending and think it would have made for a better overall movie, even if there were some technical problems with it.