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28 Weeks Later (2007) -- Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes to plan.
28 Weeks Later (2007) -- Alice is a carrier who has a genetic immunity to the extreme effects of the infection. Don, unfortunately, does not.
28 Weeks Later (2007) -- When infection gets out of control, the army calls in an airstrike.
28 Weeks Later (2007) -- Scarlet and Doyle try to get Andy and Tammy out because they may be immune from infection.
28 Weeks Later (2007) -- A young boy takes refuge with a group of strangers that has hidden in a cottage when the infected attack.

Overview

Note des utilisateurs:
7.1/10   58,881 votes
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Réalisateur:
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Writers:
Rowan Joffe (screenplay) &
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 mai 2007 (USA) suite
Accroche:
It All Begins Again suite
Plot:
Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes to plan. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations suite
Avis des utilisateurs:
Nothing (read NOTHING) is held back... suite

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Additional Details

Autre(s) titre(s):
28 semanas después (Spain)
28 semaines plus tard (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some sexuality/nudity.
Durée:
99 min
Pays:
UK | Spain
Langue:
Anglais
Couleur:
Couleur
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 suite
Classification:
Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Malaysia:18SG | USA:R (certificate #43475) | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:18 | Argentina:16 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Mexico:C | Norway:18 | Brazil:18 | France:-12 (with warning) | South Africa:18 | Finland:K-18 | Chile:14 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:R-12 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | India:A (cinema release)
Company:
Fox Atomic suite

Curiosités

Anecdotes:
According to director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, composer John Murphy had only two weeks to compose the entire score for the movie. suite
Goofs:
Continuity: When the survivors are driving to escape the toxic gas, the windshield is covered in blood, which disappears in the next shot, then reappears. suite
Guillemet:
[first lines]
Donald Harris: What are you going to cook?
Alice: Your favorite.
Donald Harris: What, again?
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Movie Connections:
References Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925) suite
Soundtrack:
In The House - In A Heartbeat suite

foire aux questions

Didn't Selena say in "28 Days Later..." that there were reports of infection in Paris and New York? How come Europe and America aren't in the same state as Britain?
Why does Stone say that Rage cannot jump species; didn't it jump from apes to humans in the first scene of the first film?
What's the music playing when Don runs away at the beginning--and then two more times in the film?
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128 out of 201 people found the following comment useful:-
Nothing (read NOTHING) is held back..., 11 May 2007
9/10
Author: Zor Prime de United States

...Not this time.

I believe 28 Weeks Later did appreciate as a sequel (with only a couple very minor depreciative concepts), and that was a surprise.

I'm admittedly a zombie film fan (especially the serious, non A-Team variety). And although the Rage virus in these two films does not produce an 'undead' zombie, the 'infected' nevertheless present a similarly formidable and threatening antagonist. If you haven't seen either film, Boyle's 'infected' are far less like the traditional lumbering Romero zombies, and closer to the Zack Snyder zombies of 2004's Dawn of the Dead. Note that if you were able to get away with seeing 28 Days Later as a date movie, you may not pull it off with 28 Weeks. There is very little breathing room, and some of it is more disturbing and far less bridled than you might be expecting, especially if you are used to the character-based 'safety' of most films.

Unlike 28 Days, a flashpan start to 28 Weeks Later sets the tone for the entire film... Which although short in running time (at just over 1:30) with quite a fast pace, still seemed very much long enough to be perfectly enjoyable, especially for any fan of the genre. Other than a brief, but informative back-story conversation near the beginning, there is almost no down time spent (wasted?) on emerging relationships or overly granular side-stories. Overall the most powerful element of the film isn't really character based, but rather the theme of a terrible pandemic that, besides a small twist, isn't much changed from the first movie.

There is one facet of the film that I did not really appreciate, but can't really detail without a spoiler warning. Let's just say that London is a fairly large playground for certain (coincidental?) events to happen (and not just once). However, there's a possibility I may be missing some concept that made these events intentional--I hope it's some twist of the virus and isn't just star power.

I'll be purchasing the DVD, but probably won't offer to watch it with any of my family and couldn't recommend it as a party movie :)

Post Script: If you had ever wondered why the rest of the world was not affected by this virus, consider the geographically isolating nature of the British Isles and the extremely short incubation period of this virus. A truly viable pandemic must have a longer incubation period and optimally be airborne or at least infect multiple disparate species. So the Rage virus, while perfectly suited in close quarters would likely not travel much farther than a pair of human legs could travel.

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