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28 Weeks Later

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28 Weeks Later (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 175

Fresh: 124

Rotten:51

Average Rating: 6.6/10

Consensus: While 28 Weeks Later lacks the humanism that made 28 Days Later a classic, it's made up with fantastic atmosphere and punchy direction.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence and gore, language and some sexuality/nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:May 11, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $28,586,503

Synopsis: Danny Boyle's surprise 2003 hit, 28 DAYS LATER, gets the sequel treatment here. Few elements from the first film remain--actor Cilian Murphy doesn't return, and Boyle and screenwriter/novelist Alex... Danny Boyle's surprise 2003 hit, 28 DAYS LATER, gets the sequel treatment here. Few elements from the first film remain--actor Cilian Murphy doesn't return, and Boyle and screenwriter/novelist Alex Garland take producer credits this time out. In their places step director/co-writer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (INTACTO) and actor Robert Carlyle (TRAINSPOTTING), who bring the original story to its next logical step. The zombies (again referred to as "the infected") from the first film have died out and England is ready for repopulation. The American military are slowly bringing British citizens back to London, where a heavily guarded community is picking up the pieces and trying to return to normal life. Carlyle plays Don, a man who has lost his wife but is reunited with his children, Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) and Tammy (Imogen Poots), near the start of Fresnadillo's film. The two kids soon escape from the heavily guarded community, go off searching for their childhood home, and discover that mom might not be quite as dead as they originally thought. Chaos follows, with the sadistic military and the forlorn survivors battling both each other and "the infected." Fresnadillo apes much of Boyle's style from the original film, shooting in rapidly edited sequences that cause plenty of blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments. A pounding soundtrack helps enliven the scenes with "the infected," and an abundance of swooping aerial shots highlight the desolate London landscape. A few minor sub-plots emerge, Fresnadillo offers sly commentary on the military's trigger-happy tendencies, and the film ends up somewhere in between zombie fare such as George A. Romero's LAND OF THE DEAD and dystopian visions of the future such as Alfonso Cuaron's CHILDREN OF MEN. [More]

Starring: Robert Carlyle, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton, Catherine McCormack

Starring: Robert Carlyle, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton, Catherine McCormack, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Idris Elba

Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Screenwriter: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Roland Joffe, Jesus Olmo
Producer: Andrew MacDonald, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland
Composer: John Murphy
Screenwriter: Jesús Olmo, Rowan Joffe, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Studio: Fox Atomic

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Mar 31, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

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  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish, French
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Behind the Scenes: "Pure Rage: Making of 28 WEEKS LATER"
  • Featurette: "The Infected"
  • Music Video: Jacknife Lee
  • Audio Commentary: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo - Director; Enrique Lopez Lavigne - Producer

Alternate Scenes:

  • 1. Deleted Scenes (6; w/ Optional Commentary)
  • 2. Alternate Endings (2; w/ Optional Commentary)
  • 3. Storyboard for Alternate Ending

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Reviews for 28 Weeks Later

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A worthy sequel that is recommended - even if you're tired of zombie flicks!

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment Comment
05/29/09
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page
N/R

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Full Review Source: NPR.org | comment Comment
10/18/08
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Fresnadillo's film is an undeniable triumph and one that horror fans will love for decades to come.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
06/18/08
Lucius Gore
ESplatter

The infected just seem to bite, spit blood, scream and repeat a little too much.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment 2 Comments
03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

A modern rarity: a smart, bloody, and truly horrific horror film.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
10/22/07
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Una digna segunda parte que mantiene el nivel de la original, de 2002, gracias a su ritmo inquietante, su nerviosa banda sonora y su escenario cuasi apocalíptico.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
09/27/07
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

If a heart-palpitating, seat-jittering gore fest happily gets your blood boiling, you'll indeed seethe infinitely more this time around.

Full Review Source: HollywoodChicago.com | comment Comment
09/21/07
Adam Fendelman
HollywoodChicago.com

Scarier and more visceral than anything I've seen in a long while.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/14/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

It's an exciting, well-directed thriller that, while providing more than enough action and gore to satisfy genre fans, also offers the political commentary that has characterized zombie movies.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/22/07
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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This sequel takes its predecessor's derivative, remorseless premise and deepens it a bit, though I can't be alone in wondering why this, of all things, should be a franchise.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

28 Weeks Later doesn't match the impact of its predecessor.

Full Review Source: Baltimore Sun | comment 1 Comment
07/10/07
Chris Kaltenbach
Baltimore Sun

Besides exhilarating, terrifying action, what 28 Weeks Later achieves best is a mood of terror, vigilant fear, and high-alert tummy flutters. Worth every penny.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
07/09/07
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

S'alimentant d'une mise en situation beaucoup plus large et complexe,28 Weeks Later est la suite dont avait besoin cette nouvelle franchise pour ętre prise un peu plus sérieux

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
07/03/07
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

Suggests the kind of fable as might be shared from generation to generation, albeit in its own nerve-racking, nihilistic way of directing these metaphors into our psyche.

Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
07/03/07
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

a perfect blend of well-drawn characters, political allegory, grand guignol, flesh-crawling tension and very fast-moving zombies.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
07/02/07
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

"Weeks" abandons any trace of hope it has in characters prevailing for the better. It is cynical, nihilistic and unflinching.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
07/01/07
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

works not just because of its visual and thematic resonance with current global traumas, but because it grips you on an emotional level

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
06/30/07
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Against all odds, Weeks proves to be a jarring and effective follow-up to its equally-shocking predecessor.

Full Review Source: Zertinet Movies | comment Comment
06/30/07
Steven Snyder
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