Director: Danny Boyle
Writer: Alex Garland
Staring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston
Rating:★★★
The British horror industry definitely got boosted when Danny Boyle released his post apocalyptic film in 2002. The film although low budget was a big hit in both the UK and US and even produced an American sequel 28 Weeks Later. The film starts in a lab, where animal testing on chimpanzees is taking place, when animal rights members break in to set them free it soon appears that the chimpanzees have been injected with something and are now all infected. We are given knowledge that the scientists have injected them with an "inhibitor" that causes rage, making the at first innocent and harmless chimps into blood thirsty killing machines. Ignoring warnings they free them only to be attacked and infected themselves, spreading to humans it then becomes a national pandemic wiping out the population and turning them into rage infested "zombies".
Without ruining the film and giving away spoilers things go wrong when Jim searches for his family in what used to be his home. They then discover more survivors in a block of flats in a more rural London, Frank (Brendan Gleesan), a friendly cockney cab driver with a passion for wine and his daughter Hannah (Megan Burns), a 12 year old who knows how to change a tyre and hand-break turn. They set off for a "safe camp" a last resort in Manchester where they believe its safe and the military have a cure. After playing homage to Dawn of The Dead 1978 in a local Budgens they arrive in Manchester but is the answer to infection there? The rest of the film is set in an heritage countryside mansion but the zombies aren't Jim's only problem when he finds out the military have alternative motives.
Although its no classic compared to the Dawn Of The Dead's it should be credited and for me it is one of the best British horror films in the last decade. Danny Boyle producing another must watch film as always.
28 Days Later would have to be one of my personal favourite horror movies of all time, and hands down my favourite 'zombie' flick. I just found the acting, music, cinematography and story to be superior to most horror films. It's always good for a scary movie night :)
ReplyDeletemusic was great,its a good film for such a low budget too, was shot with such low budget equipment
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