28 WEEKS LATER

(7.5/10)

Well now that I have officially got my hearing back I'm able to concentrate on writing this review. Really, this movie was WAYYY TOO LOUD!! But that was a small price to pay because overall, in an age of crap sequels, this one really delivers the goods. Not long after the events of the original- people are slowly making their way back into Britain but only certain areas are allowed to be inhabited. Two children -Tammy and Andy (Played wonderfully by newcomers with insane names- Mackintosh Muggleton and Imogen Poots) set off on a quest for survival when its discovered that their blood may contain an immunity to the zombie virus- their parents are also involved but really I'd rather not give much of the plot away because this is one of those flicks that seems to better without much knowledge or what is going on.

Now another complaint that I have is the gore. I'm not one to be bothered by it and I wasn't and I know that zombie movies are pretty much gore territory but this one pushed the limit- sometimes it was just excessive. But the pace was nice and I was never bored. The same music score from the original is present and really gets your heart pounding. The film is also brisk and short at 99 minutes.

There is not much else to say. The original was more unique, quieter and more intimately scary. Also, I'm not sure if this one had some alternate endings like the original- in this day and age when war is so prevelant and these films are certainly symbolically getting messages across about war- we ask the question- are we going to be okay?

Sequels always go bigger- think Aliens and sometimes it works, and this does work- so fans should check it out. Bring on part three.