![]() ![]() Given Murphy is 20 years older now from when the first movie opened in theaters, perhaps “28 Years Later” is the route to take after all. 28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. … It’s more likely to be ‘28 Months’ than ‘28 Years.’ 28 months gives you one more place to go.” Danny and Andrew and I have been having quite serious conversations about it so it is a possibility. Garland first stirred up buzz for a third “28 Days Later” movie in 2015 when he told IGN, “We’ve just started talking about it seriously. Garland, Murphy and Boyle sat out the 2007 sequel, “28 Weeks Later,” which was directed Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, but the film kept acclaim high for the zombie franchise. The film made $85 million at the worldwide box office on a production budget of only $8 million. Murphy plays a bike courier who awakens from a coma to discover England is in apocalyptic ruin due to a zombie virus. “28 Days Later” is widely regarded as one of the best horror movies of the 2010s. But a third part would get people in, if it was half-decent.” “It’s hard for companies distributing films and for cinema chains to show films, they’re struggling to get people into the cinema unless it’s something like ‘Top Gun: Maverick ’ or a Marvel. “ might come back into focus because one of the things that’s happening in the business at the moment is it has to be a big reason for you to go to the cinema, because there are less and less reasons,” Garland continued. It’s funny, I hadn’t thought about it until you just said it, and I remembered ‘Bang, this script!’ which is again set in England, very much about England. Mixing high-octane action, tantalizing and bloody horror, and introspective character work, the movies have earned both critical acclaim and enormous popularity throughout the years. All around the movie keeps you going because it is an immersive experience and not just a "poke-your-finger" kind of experience.Garland’s script for “28 Months Later” was written years ago and Boyle called it “a lovely idea,” adding, “I’d be very tempted. 28 Days Later and its sequel, 28 Weeks Later, are some of the most beloved zombie films of the 21st century. 28 Days Later doesn't forget "the Master" either and offers an obvious and unobtrusive tribute to Dawn of the Dead. I guess it's one of those rare horror films which not only enlighten the viewer with nice, gory slaughters but also with a share of psychological goodies. Looking at Children of Men might offer some insight into what it feels like to have no future and this itself may clear the way to appreciating 28 Days Later. 28 Days Later 73 Metascore 2002 1 hr 58 mins Drama, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction R Watchlist 'Trainspotting' director Danny Boyle mines new veins of horror in this apocalyptic thriller about. While most horror films will offer a relatively exciting ride with little more than sparse scares, Danny Boyle's movie sheds a new light on the survival instinct of human beings which can damned well spook the living hell out of you - even if not in the traditional sense. As may have guessed by now, this will be a story of survival. Man-kind seems to have been wiped out by a contagious virus which induces a sort of blind rage upon those who fall prey to it. Otherwise how could one explain the fact that the most acclaimed zombie films are parodies of the genre? 28 Days Later shares a striking resemblance with Resident Evil, in that it kind of starts where RE left off: after one of the most exciting intro sequences I have ever witnessed (!), a lonely average-Joe, (Jim in this particular case) wakes up in a deserted London and takes a jolly good walk through the intimidatingly empty streets. It stands up on its own in a genre which is frequently plagued by a sort of innate stupidity, a consequence of one too many dead people. Probably since Romero's classics, if I recall accurately. As it so happens, 28 Days Later is the best zombie movie in the last few decades.
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