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28 weeks later horror3/24/2023 ![]() Child actors are often boring through no fault of their own. Renner is awesome and I do like Rose Byrne, but I loved the characters of the original way more. 28 days later is one of my favorite films ever and it’s often times hard for sequels to measure up to great predecessors. The sequel also felt shorter, I saw it originally in theaters and rewatched it a couple of days ago and when it ended I said to myself “wait that’s it?”. The payoff at the end of the sequel felt pretty weak, yes we got a conclusion on with don and his kids, but it felt somewhat unbelievable that he was able to track them down across the city. Despite its flaws, 28 Weeks Later expanded the universe created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, something which has translated brilliantly into graphic novels and a comic book series. Starring: Robert CarlyleRose ByrneJeremy Renner. I feel like they overused the musical theme in the second one, whereas in the first, it was introduced in the finale in a very visceral and exciting manner. 28 Days Later was revolutionary for British horror, introducing a fresh way to deliver the zombie horror story, which has inspired many films in the years since. Twenty-eight weeks after a virus has wiped out all human life in the UK, the island is declared safe, and people start to move back, only to be attacked by thousands who have been infected by a new airborne version of the virus. ![]() The Signal that the title is referring to. The Signal is an interesting horror, split into three distinct parts known simply as Transmissions. It’s a suffocating and tense 15 minute set piece, one that the rest of the movie can’t quite match up to. There was some decent character development in the second, with Renner, Don and his wife, but nothing really beats Jim’s arc in the first one. 28 Weeks later features one of the best movie openings of all time. There was also a lot more variation in set pieces in the original. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but the original had a way of keeping you interested. Character introduction was staggered throughout the film, whereas in the original we are more or less introduced to everyone in the first quarter. ![]() I think the original had much better pacing and overall arc.
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