28 Weeks Later

[amberfocus]

Well, last week I watched 28 Days Later and I was kind of disappointed.  I remember it as being so good, but this time through it was kind of...meh.  The first hour of it was a little boring this time, although maybe I was just waiting for Christopher Eccleston to show up, even if he does play a morally objectionable military officer.  He looks good in camo, I can say that.


Anyway, tonight I watched the sequel to it, 28 weeks later, which I actually liked quite a lot better.  It starred Robert Carlyle (Rush from Stargate Universe) though and he was speaking in what I assume is his actual accent, so it kept throwing me off just a little bit, but still he was pretty to look at until he got infected.

I liked the concept of this movie a lot.  Supposedly the rage virus of the first movie had died out so the U.S. military (guess the British one was all dead) was allowing citizens of the British Isles back in.  They were temporarily living at Canary Wharf in what I think is actually the same building used for Torchwood Tower in Doctor Who.

So these kids (17 year old Tami and 12 year old Andy) that had been abroad during the outbreak are reunited with their father (Rush) there.  One day the kids decide to sneak out to their old house wherein they find their mother.  Who their father said was dead (because he ran like a coward from the zombies and left her to die).  Turns out she's immune to the rage virus but she's a carrier.  Anyway, she infects her husband and he then infects half the survivors and then the U.S. military decides to gas and firebomb that whole area of London, because it was too much work , apparently that's all the American military does, they were unable to contain the infected so they just decided to kill everyone.

The kids make it out of the district with the help of a cute military guy and military doctor who realized the children may hold the key to immunity.  At the end they get on a helicopter to France flown by Michael from Lost this guy who basically spent the whole movie saying he wasn't going to airlift the kids out of there and then he airlifts the kids out of there.  And it ends with everyone in France becoming infected because the boy is a carrier.

There were a lot of nice action sequences.  An awful lot of blood, which goes with the territory.  And one of the most beautiful actresses playing the older girl that I have ever seen.  She has these amazing eyes even if one seems kind of wonky ala David Tennant.



I haven't seen eyes like that since Stacy Haiduk.  Anyway her name was Imogen Poots and she was really good despite having very little acting experience at the time.  The photo barely does her justice.  She's even prettier in live action.  She's also in Fright Night with David Tennant, proving that everything in life always comes back to Doctor Who.

Comments

[lunawho.livejournal.com]

Another way in which everything comes back to DW is that, in fandom life, most people have mentally cast her as the younger River Song in their Doctor and River meet cutes.

Small world.

I must agree with you though that 28 Weeks Later is a lot better than its predecessor. However, CE was amazing and the apocalyptic rock music in the background is simply brilliant.

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Really? I did not know that, but then I don't frequent the River Song comms at all. I can totally see her as a young River Song. I was already thinking she'd make a great companion to Eleven once Amy and Rory go. *laughs*

Oh, the music in both movies was incredibly good, I agree!

[stillbrainfried.livejournal.com]

I must have seen a cut version of 28 Weeks Later (or I was too exhausted and fell asleep in a commercial break) but I don't recall it ending in France. I remember something about a Tube tunnel, though. I guess I'll have to watch it again.

I think the music is probably what actually made me watch it because it's kind of addictive. I'm just that sort of person - you have to sell me a film by way of the music.

You're right about Robert Carlyle. He's a brilliant actor, and *that* scene with CE in To Be A Somebody is probably one of the most intense pieces of acting I've ever seen (yes, everything comes back to DW ;))

[maniacalshen.livejournal.com]

Rush? Canary Wharf? Maybe I need to watch this again.

And wow, I totally forgot the were remaking Fright Night. I love the original.