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28 Weeks Later (2007)
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I said in my review of 28 Days Later that it was a "rehash of
Night of the Living Dead,
Dawn of the Dead,
and mostly Day of the Dead."
Here we go again in 28 Weeks Later, but this time, intelligence is zero. Considering that Great Britain
was annihilated by the Infected, and remember it comprises of England, Scotland, and Wales, this
means what? There's still Northern Ireland which is part of the UK. So, why does the United States have the
authority to restore order in London? It has no business being there. If Northern Ireland can't do the job,
the European Union (EU) will deal with it [Note: England left the organization in 2020].
So...the U.S. Army declares everybody is dead and the situation has been contained? Uh, yeah. Never trust
anything they say. They always fuck up everything. How do you think the United States lost the Vietnam War
and mismanaged everything in the Middle East and Afghanistan? And why so soon? Six months isn't enough time;
I'll give it three to five years at least until the entire Great Britain has been accounted for. What's the
hurry anyway? Regardless, all of the returning British citizens made the mistake of their lives.
Remember in Night of the Living Dead that whenever anybody
had been bitten s/he became a zombie? It always holds true, no matter what.
28 Weeks Later decides to bullshit its way around this by saying, "Yeah, a few can be infected and still
be normal with their intelligence intact." Will...never...happen. Once infected, you're done, period.
Why would the mother survive after all? She's supposed to be ripped apart and not be
in one piece anymore. How about the father? He's able to think critically after infection. Prior to that,
why would the U.S. Army grant him, a British civilian and recent survivor, full access to literally everywhere
including the military base?
The little boy is supposed to be done for after the blood had been on his body due to skin being permeable.
The same can be said for virtually everybody who got blood-splattered from infected people. Earlier, both
kids run away from the city, and the U.S. Army doesn't bother with them for hours? Some security. How about that
idiot helicopter pilot who thinks it's okay to transport the two kids out of Great Britain without having
them medically cleared?
I hate the annoying camera work which has become extreme close-up galore. Why do I have to see the little
boy's protruding forehead and his sister's racoon eyes over and over? Everything moves so quickly that it has
been a giant blur. How can anyone have the energy to run all the time for miles and miles with no food,
drink, or sleep?
All in all, if you believe any of 28 Weeks Later, then your brain is officially dead.