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1/10
Kill the kids!
12 May 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Now let me start by saying the directing here is really not the problem, as much as a terrible writing effort that destroyed my hope of appreciating the movie.

Here's what I saw.

Group rescues kid. Group gets attacked by infected. Mother decides to run after and protect the kid they met 5 minutes ago, rather than escape with her husband she loves *kid character jacking the movie #1*. Husband abandons her, thinking he would rather survive than die trying to save some random kid they don't know (three cheers for him). Husband barely manages to escape, and is the only survivor, as far as we know.

Time moves forward, the infected have died of starvation and refugees can return to London's "green zone" under heavy military supervision and protection.

Our husband's kids return from a refugee camp, find their dad and also find out their mother died, but little boy is sad because he thinks he will forget what she looks like. Older sister has the great idea of sneaking out of the green zone to go get pictures of her from their old house *kids jacking the movie #2*. Sniper guard sees them escaping but doesn't shoot, and the military proceeds to take about 20 minutes to catch them, in which time they manage to go to their house and find their surviving mother in the attic. It appears she is somewhat infected, but can still control herself.

Mom and kids are brought back to military complex, tests are run on her, we find out she is immune but still a carrier, but nobody sticks around to guard the one potential big threat to everyone. After coming down to the military compound to find his kids, husband casually manages to reach the room where his wife is contained, kisses her, hilarity ensues.

The rest of the movie is basically running around trying to protect the 2 stupid kids that start it all because they might have inherited the same immunity to the virus as their mother, while everyone else that did nothing to deserve it is getting killed. Which might be great if you remotely cared what happen to these 2 morons, when you don't just want to see them die first.

1 out of 10 for a good directing effort wasted on abysmal writing.
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Renegade (2004)
visually compelling storytelling
24 February 2004
First I would like to make it clear that you cannot appreciate this movie if you are, for some reason, anti-shamanism or anti-hallucinogenics -as in, regarding those as a meaningless joke- because that's a big part of the movie. On the other hand if you're interested in shamanism, DO make sure you see this.

Most of the movie is visually very well done and it is, really, storytelling. there is only a light amount of action, though when it does go off, you can recognize Kounen's style, like for instance his habit of zooming in really close on strange but cool facial expressions from his actors etc.

I never read the comic. And seeing this free from expectation, I found it pretty good. not as attention grabbing as Dobermann (that goes with the type of movie) but definitely worth a watch.

Don't listen to the negative comments (especially those making fun of the effects, those people seem to be obeying a deeply rooted feeling that hallucinogenics are somehow evil) and make an opinion for yourself. I give it an 8.
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28 Days Later (2002)
10/10
I love you Danny Boyle !!
12 July 2003
ok ill try to sum this up quickly

first and foremost, the filming style is such a break from your typical movie, it feels totally authentic, and was definately refreshing and good for me.

premise: a guy wakes up in a hospital to find out a virus has ravaged london and people have turned into bloodthirsty raging zombies, and that he's pretty damn lonely with his normality.

what ensues is the best movie i have seen in a year or two, and as far as the genre is concerned (horror/zombie/freaky/whatever) it's the best in a LONG while. i could get specific about certain aspects of the movie and why it's damn good but i really don't wanna spoil anything for anyone.

and puhlease, you just have to be hating (or not like zombie movies altogether) to bitch about this. don't you just realize mr Boyle just achieved creating a *Kickass* zombie movie ? wtf ? why aren't you out celebrating ?

omg im wasting your time typing this, just go see it please? as far as i'm concerned, 10 out of 10 and a big homosexual hug to Danny Boyle.
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