Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Hello all, I usually go to movies at the Balboa, you get to see two films for less that what 'regular' theaters charge for one film. Double-billing with Weather Underground starting tomorrow is 28 Days Later. Here's the synopsis from the Balboa website. Has anyone seen this film? I'm trying to decide whether to see it; your comments will help me decide, and others might want to know about this movie too. My first impulse is to skip it, but I would like to read comments from any of you. Janice 28 DAYS LATER - Bonus Ending- Stay through the credits to see an alternate ending “so frightening it will haunt you for days.” " Animal rights activists finally do something really stupid when they release virally infected chimpanzees from a biological warfare lab, and four weeks later, England is nearly deserted. Our hero is a package delivery guy by the name of Jim, who has been in a coma just long enough to miss the " Rage " virus that turned virtually everyone into killer zombies who move in digitally enhanced fast motion. Encountering other survivors he learns that sometimes man, not monster, can be society's worst enemy. Director Danny Boyle (TRAINSPOTTING) concentrates on story and character, which he does well. There's plenty of dark humor and shocks, and Boyle's use of music is as good as it gets. " -- Luke Y. Thompson, SF Weekly R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity – 117 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Yes, I saw it, but didn't much care for it. The first 4 minutes has the animal rights bit, the next 10 minutes look good, but then it slowly goes into a 'day of the zombies' type movie. It emphasizes the evil part of human nature for the next half of the film, and becomes very predictable. If you want a horror flick with not much to think about, then I suppose it does satisfy. I wish someone would remake 'Day of the Triffids', an excellent 50's sci-fi flick. This movie looks like it in the beginning, so it leaves me wanting more. I made a 4 minute video a couple years back that has the same idea, everyone dead of the plague. It is posted on my digitaletchings.com site. tony On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 10:48 PM, Janice Rothstein wrote: > Hello all, > I usually go to movies at the Balboa, you get to see > two films for less that what 'regular' theaters charge > for one film. Double-billing with Weather Underground > starting tomorrow is 28 Days Later. > Here's the synopsis from the Balboa website. Has anyone > seen this film? I'm trying to decide whether to see it; > your comments will help me decide, and others might > want to know about this movie too. > My first impulse is to skip it, but I would like to read > comments from any of you. > > Janice > > 28 DAYS LATER - Bonus Ending- > Stay through the credits to see an alternate ending > “so frightening it will haunt you for days.” > > " Animal rights activists finally do something really > stupid when they release virally infected chimpanzees > from a biological warfare lab, and four weeks later, > England is nearly deserted. Our hero is a package > delivery guy by the name of Jim, who has been in a > coma just long enough to miss the " Rage " virus that > turned virtually everyone into killer zombies who move > in digitally enhanced fast motion. Encountering other > survivors he learns that sometimes man, not monster, > can be society's worst enemy. Director Danny Boyle > (TRAINSPOTTING) concentrates on story and character, > which he does well. There's plenty of dark humor and > shocks, and Boyle's use of music is as good as it > gets. " -- Luke Y. Thompson, SF Weekly > R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity – > 117 minutes > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 I too was drawn to the mention of 'animal rights activists' and saw this movie last night. It was certainly more of a thriller than horror. I did not stay for the alternate ending and cannot speak to that. I thought the liberation activists were portrayed quite well: level-headed, smart, and capable. The liberation itself was not at all what I expected and without giving it away, once the virus is released, we never hear again about the activists. Throughout the liberaton scene, I did not detect an ounce of anti-viv. message nor the rest of the movie. If you like thrillers, it's a decent movie but don't go to see it just for the 'liberation'. Kelle --- Janice Rothstein <gata wrote: > Hello all, > I usually go to movies at the Balboa, you get to see > two films for less that what 'regular' theaters charge > for one film. Double-billing with Weather Underground > starting tomorrow is 28 Days Later. > Here's the synopsis from the Balboa website. Has anyone > seen this film? I'm trying to decide whether to see it; > your comments will help me decide, and others might > want to know about this movie too. > My first impulse is to skip it, but I would like to read > comments from any of you. > > Janice > > 28 DAYS LATER - Bonus Ending- > Stay through the credits to see an alternate ending > “so frightening it will haunt you for days.” > > " Animal rights activists finally do something really > stupid when they release virally infected chimpanzees > from a biological warfare lab, and four weeks later, > England is nearly deserted. Our hero is a package > delivery guy by the name of Jim, who has been in a > coma just long enough to miss the " Rage " virus that > turned virtually everyone into killer zombies who move > in digitally enhanced fast motion. Encountering other > survivors he learns that sometimes man, not monster, > can be society's worst enemy. Director Danny Boyle > (TRAINSPOTTING) concentrates on story and character, > which he does well. There's plenty of dark humor and > shocks, and Boyle's use of music is as good as it > gets. " -- Luke Y. Thompson, SF Weekly > R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity – > 117 minutes > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 09:30 AM, Kelle K wrote: > I thought the liberation activists were portrayed quite well: > level-headed, smart, and capable. > > If you like thrillers, it's a decent movie but don't go to see > it just for the 'liberation'. 12 Monkeys is a far better movie, and does keep the animal rights liberators in the story through out the film. tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 I actually thought it was the researchers who came off looking bad. After all, the virus would have never existed if it were not for them. The activists were simply trying to do something out of compassion and are portrayed as such. One of the themes of the film was that if you mess with nature, nature will mess with you. I'm not sure where you got that little review/snippet from against animal rights people but unable to see the bigger picture. Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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