28 weeks later is much more of a traditional zombie film. Robert Carlyle is a father trying to save his two kids while the military prepares a massive assault. This shocking sequel to '28 Days Later' finds a new wave of bloodthirsty zombies on an even deadlier rampage.
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It’s quite telling that Danny Boyle returned to direct this sequence (uncredited). Whilst 28 days later is the better film of the two (and it certianly is) to me it was always about the human condition with zombies being the backdrop. More than six months after the rage virus annihilated Britain, NATO forces declare the country to be free of infection. I will say that the opening sequence of the sequel is incredible and worth watching the film alone for, but it’s the best part of the film by far. Goes for bigger sets, more action, unnecessary exposition concerning the epidemic and somehow seems to be oblivious to what made the original such a success to begin with. It’s an apt metaphor for everything wrong with the film. I find it kind of fitting that the plot involves an American-led operation to rebuild London which goes pear shaped.
IMO the sequel suffered from trying to make a ‘bigger’ film with a big injection of Hollywood money in the production. You can even see its influence on Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake just a couple of years later.
It also almost singlehandedly kickstarted the resurgence of zombie films (even if the infected aren’t zombies). An easy thing to forget is that the film succeeded through a ‘less is more’ presentation. The film had a great mix of realism (helped by the then unconventional use of digital filming), well done horror, naturalistic acting and dialogue, and it felt distinctively British, unlike a lot of the bigger successful British films of the era. 28 Days Later was a real triumph and a huge hit when it came out (at least here in the UK).
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