28 Days Later

Pros: Nice Atmosphere, Interesting Characters
Cons: Is It Really Humanly Possible To Change A Tire In 15 Seconds?

Yeah I know I say it in just about every review, but horror films have really gone downhill. Some pe ...

Pros: Gruesome, terrifying, deeply rooted, not your basic American horror movie
Cons: Director Danny Boyle obviously didn't have a huge budget for the film

Director Danny Boyle and Writer Alex Garland have wreaked havoc on England as they give birth to a n ...

Pros: Fascinating digital video photography, frequently haunting images
Cons: Only a *little* scary... Doesn't really end so well.

Given the choice, it's pretty clear that director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland really wanted ...

Pros: Creepy, great sets
Cons: A little quiet and slow

I usually do not see a movie on its opening night because it’s just too crowded. But, despite the g ...

Pros: Lots of great imagery, cool underlying message
Cons: The music

28 Days Later is the latest offering from UK director Danny Boyle, the man behind such films as Shal ...

Pros: First 30 minutes are excellent.
Cons: The remaining 82 are excrement.

You can always tell when you’re onto a bad thing with a film. Little indications early on that hint at the cinematic atrocity you’re about to witness. When the words “A George Lucas” film flash on screen for the first time. Or when a...

Pros: Dark, scary, felt only too REAL... possible...
Cons: The music at times; abrupt ending

For a minute, just imagine this. You wake up in the hospital. Groggy, disoriented, and completely n ...

Pros: Great story, amazing direction
Cons: Third act seems confused

Among the many words and phrases in the English language, "intelligent" and "zombie movie" are rarel ...

Pros: Atmosphere, excellent use of music, very eerie
Cons: Here and there

At first glimpse of the story of Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, you'd think it was another 'hor ...

Pros: An interesting twist on the zombie genre
Cons: Not all that scary, sluggish pacing near the end

28 Days Later really had the makings to be a great modern day horror film. It's central pl ...

Pros: Interesting premise. A few good screams.
Cons: Bad lighting, too fast movements on camera, and the ending stunk

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Pros: score, choreography, directing, story, chilling moments
Cons: over-hyped, bad third-act

Danny Boyle’s "28 Days Later” is a stunning film; literally resurrecting the tired zombie genre from ...

Pros: Brendan Gleeson's presence saves film
Cons: Cillian Murphy isn't the most charismatic of leads

Oops! Apocalypse. Near the beginning of 28 DAYS LATER, a sole pedestrian named Jim (Cillian Murphy) ...

Pros: a sharp ethical study when it's not being chased. Brendan Gleeson brings warmth and soul.
Cons: somewhat hackneyed military part that feels like an undercooked X Files episode.

Yes it's bloody. Yes it's about a disease that causes one to become a helplessly enraged cannibal within 20 seconds of blood-mucus contact so it dispenses with the slow burn paranoia of "The Thing". The zombies can run, so they are also not the molasses-f ...

Pros: The final end credits
Cons: Everything else

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