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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: GmanJoe on November 21, 2003, 06:15:33 AM
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If original "Night of the Living Dead" is the standard in which zombie movies are compared to, 28 Days Later is rated at about 75%. Agree? A little high, perhaps? Should be lower?
Perhaps.
Night of the Living Dead focused on one house with survivors boarding it up against the slow moving flesh eaters. But George Romero had done a great job showing that they are still a threat and seemed unstoppable, depite their obvious weaknesses. Also, though all the survivors were superior in mind and speed over the zombies, their character flaws became their downfall. And that, people, is why this movie is great.
28 Days Later lacked a lot that Night of the Living Dead had. Despite the fact that the "zombies" were faster and more dangerous than the 1968 version. However, what it lacked in substance, it made up in brilliant visual style. An absolutely deserted London had me wondering....HOW DID THEY DO THAT?
28 Days Later\'s theme was also about another human character flaw - lust. It tries to follow the same fate as Night, but failed miserably. The army wanted women. And the man with them, just wouldn\'t let that happen. So they fight. And that, my friends, is their down fall. Booo!
Though Night of the Living Dead had a trajic ending, 28 Days Later, however, ended on a more hopeful note. The remaining three characters survive and the Rage infected people are starving to death. The ending seems so contrived and a little shallow. Also something I noticed missing from the movie was a good musical score to help with the lack of suspense.
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Originally posted by Samwise
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SHADDAAAAAP! :p I saw it for the first time last night! So here\'s MY review.
[mm]Your opinion is wrong.[/mm] :p
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actually, i liked 28 days later
sure, it borrowed heavily from day of the dead (not dawn of the dead, thats the one that took place in the mall - actually monroeville mall, 5 minutes from my house), but not in a tacky way such as a film like bill bill
i approve of films that use mostly no name actors such as 28 days later, and it had a nice soundtrack
75% sounds about right
it wasnt a very frightening or original film, but it makes you think
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I personally just could\'nt get into it. For some reson those cult movies just rub me the wrong way and furthermore you cult film lovers have no idea what "real" cinema is all about.
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Originally posted by Cyrus
I personally just could\'nt get into it. For some reson those cult movies just rub me the wrong way and furthermore you cult film lovers have no idea what "real" cinema is all about.
What is "real" cinema?
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actually, 9 times out of 10, "cult" times are true cinema
ask darren aranofsky
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I\'m not sure why you\'re making a connection between this film and "Dawn of the Dead." I don\'t really see it, beyond the basic zombie connection.
"28 Days Later" is much more closely related to "Day of the Triffids." BTW, I would give it 70% on the horror meter.
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It was more closely comparable to, as mm pointed out, Day of the Dead.
BTW...I didn\'t see Day of the Triffids.
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Originally posted by Ace
What is "real" cinema?
Everyone knows that REAL cinema = movies with 100+ million budgets, A-list stars and no plot. :p
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Originally posted by Samwise
Everyone knows that REAL cinema = movies with 100+ million budgets, A-list stars and no plot. :p
OK, then I hate "real: cinema most of the time. Thanks for clearing that up.
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i actually enjoyd it quite a lot, yu could see the ending quiete easily...as in go to a deselent (spelt wrong) place, there fore no infected, plus i kinda saw the whole army beng bad thing coming early in the film.
i liked th look of the film though, and thought it was good...
have u seen the dvd??? it has a different ending, where jim dies, and another which is done i storyboard, that is quite good
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i would have liked them to end it sadly...
because, if the island is quarintined, why the hell would the military risk saving them, and infecting the WHOLE world just for three people.
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The perfect ending to the movie would be to end it when they hit they gate, and the 28 days later pops on the lower right hand part of the screen.
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samwise is a real fan of the "goatse" pic i see
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Originally posted by Deadly Hamster
i would have liked them to end it sadly...
because, if the island is quarintined, why the hell would the military risk saving them, and infecting the WHOLE world just for three people.
They were obviously hoping to find more survivors than just those three..