# 28 weeks later! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 2, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415 "2007-05-02T03:27:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/1 "2007-05-02T03:27:23Z")
Is anyone else psyched about this? It’s coming out on May 11th. Life is good. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/2 "2007-05-02T03:52:13Z")
Is it a film? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/3 "2007-05-02T03:55:59Z")
[QUOTE=Cunctator] Is it a film? [/QUOTE] Much better, my friend. It’s a [zombie movie!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854/) Moreover, it’s a sequel to [another zombie movie!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/4 "2007-05-02T04:35:41Z")
The trailers worry me because it looks like they are going for a big budget blockbuster type flick. Hope it doesn’t get Michael Bay’ed. The quasi-Indie film quality of the first one is part of what made it great. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/5 "2007-05-02T04:38:26Z")
My friend and I are going to rent 28 Days Later this weekend and watch 28 Weeks Later when it comes out next week. Yay! Squee! ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/6 "2007-05-02T05:12:15Z")
[QUOTE=Omniscient] The trailers worry me because it looks like they are going for a big budget blockbuster type flick. Hope it doesn’t get Michael Bay’ed. The quasi-Indie film quality of the first one is part of what made it great. [/QUOTE] Yeah, the first one was…unpredictable. A zombie flick with road movie sensibilities and social critique. I’m not sure how they’re going to pull it off with a sequel. I’m not totally pessimistic, but I’m suspicious that it’ll just turn into a contextless gorefest, the way the unauthorized sequels of Romero’s films became. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/7 "2007-05-02T07:54:03Z")
Favorite moment from the first film: OH MY GOD, WHATS HE DOING?!?! HE’S, HE’S, MASSAGING HIS BRAIN! (Apologies for the CAPS, but they _were_ needed) ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/8 "2007-05-02T09:05:17Z")
I am looking forward to this - 28 Days Later produced a convincing scenario, but in my mind the last third of the film was a disappointment. All those soldiers cooped up in the country house reminded me of some godawful corporate paintballing away-day. Even if the new film is a stupid flashy film like the remake of Dawn of the Dead, at least it won’t have Christopher Ecclestone in it. ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/9 "2007-05-02T12:04:46Z")
I have a feeling this is going to be really, really, really bad. Like _From Dusk till Dawn 2_ bad. Danny Boyle isn’t involved and it looks like it is just another case of ripping of someone elses movie title and making a mediocre movie. That way you won’t have to invest in things like a good story, or believable characters or even good actors. Just using the brand will ensure you get a lot of dupes being tricked into watching it. But then again, maybe it won’t be as bad. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/10 "2007-05-02T12:10:00Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] Favorite moment from the first film: OH MY GOD, WHATS HE DOING?!?! HE’S, HE’S, MASSAGING HIS BRAIN! (Apologies for the CAPS, but they _were_ needed) [/QUOTE] Er, I’m sure I’d remember that. 😕 Are you sure you’re talking about the same film? ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/11 "2007-05-02T12:19:00Z")
I also hear they’re making _28 Weeks_. The long awaited sequel to _28 Days_. Sandra Bullock develops a tolerance to getting “high on life” and goes back to boozing and slutting. Sort of a _Miss Congeniality_ meets _Leaving Las Vegas_. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/12 "2007-05-02T15:16:43Z")
There were no zombies in the movie _28 Days Later_; have they added them to the sequel? Odd. From the trailer I’ve seen, it looks as if they’re imitating the visual style of the first film, even though Danny Boyle isn’t directing. That in itself makes it seem like they’re just ripping off the first movie without really adding anything. But, maybe I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/13 "2007-05-02T15:52:45Z")
I like the first one and am pretty excited about the second. My finance likes a good zombie flick as well, so we too are going to rewatch 28 days later before going to see 28 wks later. Here’s to hoping it doesn’t suck! Oh yeah, I don’t remeber the the brain massaging scene from the first one either. My favorite line? Oy! That’s no lion! It’s a giraffe! ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/14 "2007-05-02T15:53:02Z")
[QUOTE=Nancarrow] Er, I’m sure I’d remember that. 😕 Are you sure you’re talking about the same film? [/QUOTE] I don’t know if he’s talking about ANY film. A google search of “massaging his brain” turns up not much beyond a joke about george w. bush picking his nose. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/15 "2007-05-02T15:55:06Z")
[QUOTE=brewha] I like the first one and am pretty excited about the second. My finance likes a good zombie flick as well, so we too are going to rewatch 28 days later before going to see 28 wks later. Here’s to hoping it doesn’t suck! [/QUOTE] Let’s go with zombiesque. ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/16 "2007-05-02T15:59:28Z")
Remember when the one zombie turned to the other and said, “Have you ever been in a Turkish Prison?” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/17 "2007-05-02T16:02:17Z")
[QUOTE=Baldwin] There were no zombies in the movie _28 Days Later_; have they added them to the sequel? Odd. [/QUOTE] Come on - they’re former humans who’ve been changed into raging monsters that feast on the flesh of normal people. The fact they haven’t come back from the dead is unimportant - they’re zombies, admittedly of the fast-moving variety. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/18 "2007-05-02T16:12:42Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Excellent] Come on - they’re former humans who’ve been changed into raging monsters that feast on the flesh of normal people. The fact they haven’t come back from the dead is unimportant - they’re zombies, admittedly of the fast-moving variety. [/QUOTE] Your definition of _zombie_ doesn’t include “came back from the dead”? I thought that was pretty much a necessary (though not sufficient, cf. vampires, fankensteins) condition for “zombie”. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/19 "2007-05-02T17:49:00Z")
Also they really weren’t feasting either or their eventual demise wouldn’t really happen would it. It was zombie style without Zombies. Kinda like an Omega man on Speed. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415/20 "2007-05-02T17:53:48Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Your definition of _zombie_ doesn’t include “came back from the dead”? I thought that was pretty much a necessary (though not sufficient, cf. vampires, fankensteins) condition for “zombie”. [/QUOTE] They didn’t feast on flesh either, they just killed people and left them there. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-weeks-later/402415.md?page=2)