28 Weeks Later (Full-Screen Version) |  | Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Actors: Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne, Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Harold Perrineau
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2246981D
UPC: 024543469810
EAN: 0024543469810
ASIN: B000TJBN7Q
Theatrical Release Date: May 11, 2007
Release Date: October 9, 2007
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 09/09/2008 Run time: 113 minutes Rating: R
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As an exercise in pure, unadulterated terror, 28 Weeks Later is a worthy follow-up to its acclaimed predecessor, 28 Days Later. In this ultraviolent sequel from Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (hired on the strength of his 2001 thriller Intacto), over six months have passed since the first film's apocalyptic vision of London overrun by infectious, plague-ridden zombies. Just when it seems the "rage virus" has been fully contained, and London is in the process of slowly recovering, an extremely unfortunate couple (Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack) is attacked by a small band of rampaging "ragers," and the cowardly husband escapes while his wife is attacked and presumably infected. Their surviving children (Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton) fall under the protection of a U.S. Army sharpshooter (Jeremy Renner), but nobody's safe for long as 28 Weeks Later goes into action-packed overdrive, with scene after blood-gushing scene of carnage and decimation. The film's visuals follow the look established in 28 Days Later, this time with bigger and better scenes of a nearly abandoned London on the brink of utter destruction. The military subplot gets a bold assist from Harold Perrineau (as a daring helicopter pilot) and Idris Elba (in a too-brief role as the military commander), and their firepower--not to mention the efficient lethality of helicopter blades--turns 28 Weeks Later into a nonstop bloodbath that's way too intense for younger viewers and guaranteed to leave hardcore horror fans gruesomely satisfied. That's all there is to it--this film is almost plotless and dialogue is minimal throughout--but as a truly terrifying vision of survival amidst chaos, 28 Weeks Later honors its origins and qualifies as a solid double-feature with Children of Men. Could there be another sequel? Thanks to the "chunnel," the answer in this case is definitely oui. --Jeff Shannon
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 Could Have Been GREAT!!! But wasn't. March 17, 2010
The Zipper
I had high hopes for this movie and it really does have some great action including THE BEST HELICOPTER SCENE EVER!!! Way better than anything in the original Dawn of the Dead for example. I don't want to argue with anyone who says the 28 films don't have real zombies in them. If you're a crazy screaming blood-hungry monster, you're a zombie. But this movie had bad sequelitis. The situation only fell apart due a really unlikely chain of events. Why is the mom not under guard? Because guards would stopped the dad from entering her isolation chamber. The helicopter pilot is a total idiot and an unbelievable one at that. Doesn't he need permission to fly all over England, not to mention leaving its air space? Other people do too many stupid things too like locking 100 civilians in a basement to keep them safe but leaving a back door open so the infected can get in and turn everyone else into zombies. Come on! It could have been a great scene. It's dark and freaky but it's ruined because it's unrealistic. All in all, great effects, awesome horror, bad writing.
 Good, but not the original March 7, 2010
Horror movie holic (St. Louis, MO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like all sequels, it downgrades a bit from 28 Days. It seems a little like the difference between Alien and Aliens, where the original is a horror and the sequel a bit more action adventure. It wasn't bad by any means, but if your expecting the same horror you got in 28 Days, you'll be a bit disappointed.
 i thought it fell short of the first one,but there are some great action sequences(2.5/5) March 3, 2010
falcon (canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i have to say,i was disappointed in this follow up to "28 Days Later".don't get me wrong,there were some great moments in this movie,particularly the action scenes,which were frenetic and relentless.the problem i found is there weren't enough of these intense scenes.i felt the movie had too many slow spots.i did however like the look of the "infected".they looked much more enraged than in the first movie.the action scenes,when they occurred,were better than the first one,but overall,the movie did not quite meet my expectations.i give "28 Weeks Later" 2.5/5
Maintain The Quarantine January 14, 2010
Inept Editor (New York, NY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
28 Weeks Later combines melancholy music, dark cinematography and camera shots that alternate between long fluid movements and careening hand held footage in order to draw the audience into disturbingly graphic scenes. In the sequel, the audience is taken on an action packed journey with the Harris family as they attempt to escape the disease that affected millions of individuals across Great Britain in the original modern day zombie film.
The film is launched with a heart pounding chase scene that leaves Don Harris as the sole survivor among a group who has taken refuge at a small farm in rural England. Coincidentally, it is Don and his wife who open the door to the rebirth of the zombie disease, which sends their very own children on a journey to escape the condemned country. The movie climaxes with an escape scene shot nearly entirely in night vision. Although fans will adore the grainy quality of the movie, which filmmakers carried over from the original, and the fast paced story, there are a few problems with the sequel.
Story line was not this film's strong point. The audience can see that a good idea was in place, but not carried through to the screen with complete clarity. Supporting characters enter and exit scenes in such a dominating fashion that the audience has trouble identifying the main character of the film. Also, the main point of the film is a mutation of the original virus. A nice idea, yet with the mutation the filmmakers added several discrepancies in character, which are not thoroughly explained by the mutation explanation. In other words the zombies do not obey as the audience expects.
In addition, many scenes were built around jarring hand held footage that is designed to disorient the audience, yet at times the footage becomes so jumbled that it is difficult to identify the character actions. In some instances the bouncing shots are so obtuse that the footage becomes nearly monotonous.
Coming from a fan who thought the original film was one of the most innovative horror movies of modern filmmaking, 28 Weeks Later is an entertaining ride that I suggest movie goers choose to experience from a comfortable recliner at home.
 Replacing majesty with noise January 12, 2010
mark aller (PA, USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
What makes any film compelling is not the splatter or special effects deployed, or the noisy, furious intensity of its direction; but rather its characters and their situation. Do we care about them and their journey? This sorry sequel offers the wrong answers. You will not care about the characters in this film, so what happens to them is of no consequence whatsoever. Think back to what you truly enjoyed about 28 Days Later. An artificial family unit coalesces, comprised of distinct, well-drawn characters who come to care about each other. We get to see their perils, and the lengths to which they will go to help each other. Unexpectedly, the 28 Days soundtrack is dreamily serene, accompanying visuals which are artful and expansive. In this context, the violence, when it comes, seems even more uncomfortably close and visceral. And since we care about the characters in the first film, the violence is even more real and terrifying. In fact, every violent scene in the original film has purpose, pushing its plot and characters forward. This sloppy, nihilistic sequel offers few moments of calm or contrast, little purpose or poetry, and no imagination, but instead a great deal of splatter and noise. There's nothing compelling or uplifting here, or anything informative in its dismally obvious, satiric sensibility. Our time on earth is short. Watch a better movie.
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