This is probably a better zombie movie that is out there, because in the beginning it tells you how the virus was started.

Lousy premise, lousy acting, lousy filming techniques, lousy color and hues that didn't do anything to change the feeling of the movie. It wasn't scary, it wasn't thrilling. Tedious doesn't even begin to describe this movie. Was the director asleep? Did he just let the actors improvise all the scenes?

Blu-Ray Quality is Horrible. Skip it skip it skip it. There's no excuse for this anymore, maybe if it was a hand held camera like Cloverfield it'd be fine.

"28 Days Later" could have been a great movie! Other reviews have covered the plot lines, so I'm not going to rehash them here. This movie had a lot going for it, including a strong plot, good actors, decent effects, and interesting twists. Where it fell down was in the editing and roundabout storytelling. In short, the movie was disjointed and just too long.

Only recommended for fans of the genre. The squeal, 28 Weeks Later (Widescreen Edition), is actual a better movie and worth seeing if you like this one.

Most of the other reviews on this Blu-ray release discuss and explain why the picture quality is considerably less than what we expect from high definition. I'll go along with that.

More annoying to me are the constant extremes in the sound track. There are any number of hushed conversations that I can't even hear, so I don't know what they're saying. Then a door will close and it's frighteningly loud, way beyond any half-way realistic sound mixing.

I was obliged to ride the volume control constantly, upping it to try (sometimes in vain) to hear the dialogue, downing it frantically when the sound would suddenly screech off the screen at me. I found this really obnoxious and amateurish in effect. The video may have been originally stylized such that hi def adds nothing to the experience, but there's no excuse for the wild mismatching of the sound effects, music and dialogue.

I like the movie very much though, and I'm looking forward now to watching 28 Weeks Later in Blu-ray, particularly after reading other reviews here that mention how good the sequel looks in hi def. I'm hoping the sound will be better, too.

If you didn't like this movie, that's too bad, especially because that means you just cannot see a good movie even if it were to hit you in the face. The problem with this movie is that the zombies in the movie provide more of a backstory for the movie and the things that are happening.

Instead, what you get is a really smart and intelligent movie with a very good twist at the end that does actually make much better use of the zombies. Some of the images are praise-worthy as well, especially of the horses, the "bright sunny day" over the typical "doom-and-gloom" feel of most horror movies and just an odd soundtrack that, while it doesn't seem to fit in a horror movie only makes it that much creepier.

If you want a bloodbath, watch the sequel, 28 Weeks Later, which is much more intense, bloody, and violent, but just as intelligent and well made, with many hailing it as an on par sequel, a rarity in movies, especially.

If you like horror movies or intelligent movies, this movie is indeed a must-see, similar to, say, Rosemary's Baby, which is hardly scary at all.

*****5 stars*****

Danny Boyle frightens and provokes in this Sci-Fi/horror/Armageddon thriller.

What if you woke up and everyone in London was gone? You are all alone in one of the most bustling cities in the entire world ...? Pretty scary. Now imagine finding out how that came to be ...? Also terrifying. Like a Lovecraft tale of terror, Boyle takes us on an adventure for truth and survival with the excellent Cillian Murphy.

Apocalyptic story lovers will not be disappointed with this film.

Highly recommend!

If you like zombie movies then this is a must have in your movie collection. I like all things Blu-ray so I chose to replace my DVD version with this one for the HD look.

A definite must see movie if you had not seen either 28 days later or 28 weeks later before. It makes a great leading movie into 28 weeks later. Shows how a mad rage virus can alter a whole country.

I call it suspense because I don't think it was meant to be horror, or at least not the kind of horror Hollywood usually gives us (which I do not like at all, but unfortunately a lot of people were expecting). It is NOT about zombies, it is about people infected with a virus, so deadly and contagious it goes beyond control.

And I totally agree with another reviewer, what I loved about this movie is that it's something that could definitely happen, and that's what makes it terrifying (at least for me). If you pay attention to the first couple of minutes of the movie, it is very clear where the virus comes from (and that's why I am sure this could definitely happen if they keep doing stupid experiments on animals).

Anyway back to the movie! The acting is great, even though the actors are relatively unknown. It's one of those movies that has so much going on that it seems much longer than it actually is. If your brain cannot process a lot of information then you probably won't like it. But if you enjoy a more serious plot and psychological suspense instead of million-dollars-worth-of-destruction kind of action, then this is a great option!

There are very few zombie movies made nowadays. This is considered one of the better ones. Although in this movie, people are induced into attacking others by a virus. It communicates the importance between maintaining vigilance and caring for others. Both points are brought across in different ways. Another Rackworthy movie.

Why did this movie get rave reviews? It was too long, too boring, and DID NOT rewrite the "zombie genre" which so many people claimed it did. I found the the plot jumpy and inconsistent. There was no real "feel" of terror. All that being said, I think the main thing that failed this movie was the outside over-hype. It was nothing that I expected, because if it had been, then it would have been good. Sorry, can't recommend this one.

For me, the best horror is that which touches on those things which, whether in reality or in the mind's eye, could be true. Some people find blood and gore, the ability to invoke the best (or worst, depending upon how you look at it) gross out reactions, as the definition of great horror. And while 28 Weeks Later, like it's predecessor, 28 Days Later, has enough gore to satisfy those with a love of such things, the movie is one of those seemingly all too rare gems in which the very story itself, and not the special effects or the star power of the lead actors, carries this film.

The story picks up six months after the previous film, during a time when humanity is picking up the pieces after the "Rage virus" decimated Britain, a horrible plague that turned anyone infected into a raging, zombie-like menace in a matter of seconds. It begins with a flashback to the time period of the previous film, where we find a man, his wife, and some friends being trapped in he infected zone trying to survive the plague-ravaged landscape around them. Not so surprisingly, their luck quickly runs out, and as most everyone is killed, the husband, in what I thought was a disgusting act of cowardice, leaves his wife at the mercy of these monsters and runs to save his own neck. Then we flash to six months later, the jumping off point for this film, when the man is reunited with his son and daughter, who had somehow been saved from the danger zone prior to the incident with his wife. The man tells the kids that their mother is dead, which is a reasonable expectation considering the predicament he left her in. But later, after the kids sneak back into the danger zone to retrieve mementos from their former home, shocks, surprises, and more await, setting in motion the tragic adventures that befalls these kids throughout the rest of the film.

28 Weeks Later is, on the surface, just a well-made zombie flick. But it's more than that. In the film, we explore the possible ramifications of what might happen if a virus like the Bird Flu, or some other unstoppable plague (natural or manmade) were to emerge into the global arena. No, we won't see some mysterious disease that will miraculous transform man into beast at the blink of an eye, but in 28 Weeks Later we see the panic, the confusion, the brutal forms of martial law where many might be sacrificed to save many more. Imagine having to decide whether to save a human life begging for help, or to slaughter this person because you can't take the risk of getting infected by them, should they be a carrier themselves. Unlike this mystical "Rage" virus, a real plague won't manifest itself in such an obvious way, so how will we know who is safe and who is not? How will we choose whom to save and whom to forsake for the greater good? This world has faced such plagues before, and scientists say that it will eventually happen again. We hope and pray that with today's modern technology and techniques that we can head off any potential disaster in time, but the very same technology could be used to create such a plague, one specially built to defy the very measures we have in place to stop such a thing.

When a horror movie leaves me with these kinds of deep thoughts long after having watched it, that's when I know that the movie was good. If you like visual horror, this film has plenty (in my opinion, more than it needs) to satisfy you. But beware. You might come away not so much afraid of the monster hiding under the bed, but fearing the ticking time bomb lurking in the inevitability of our far too real future.

- Gregory Bernard Banks, author, reader, reviewer

A lot of people automatically credit this movie with inventing the fast moving, overpowering zombie. Undoubtedly, the images presented by Danny Boyle of his Rage-infested, ticking time bombs are chaotic and very troubling to watch. Most see this and think in the back of their minds that `when this goes down -- they won't have a chance'. I feel the same way. Seemingly guns, bullets and shelter don't help in any case. The best bet looks like a underground bunker, but good luck on finding one.

For the record, John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars in 2001 brought out the maniacal and unstoppable undead to the screen for the very first time. While `Ghost of Mars' is a very dark and also very troubling film, due to its spiritual angle, it's very forgettable. I was put into a very uneasy state when I saw it in the theatre, but I was forever put into a state of alert after seeing 28 Days Later.

The use of a digital camera, hand-held throughout, was cutting edge when Danny Boyle did it for the first time, now Paul Greengrass seems to have made a career of copying his techniques. Note to the theatre going film elite: Greengrass may be good at what he does, but just remember what he did before the release of 28 Days Later is completely forgettable.

28 Days Later is hands down the best Zombie movie ever made. The realism is frightening and dark. The high water mark may be so high in this that others trying to emulate it may only get within groveling distance.

Some may have seen this and thought: "hey that'll never happen. It's fiction." Yeah? Think so? Just watch the attached documentary in the special features and you might be scratching your head and looking for the gas cans. Maybe we won't have to fight off zombies, but being wiped out by plague is a highly possible and very probable future scenario.

See you in the next life ...

Prepare yourself. As awesome as this movie was, they dropped the ball on the DVD compression. At times the image can get some of that watery wavering look to it.

If you like I Am Legend, then you might not like 28 Days Later which actually has a plot and action. "Legend" made for a good book, "Days" is the same idea but done up right as a movie.

I love HD. And I love horror movies that are not a total splatter fest. The two of them together is a win/win for me. I don't want to see guts and limbs ripped and tossed like so much bloody paper. As a movie this delivers wonderfully. A movie with a lot to tell that does it well. If I was reviewing the DVD it would get a 5 star in my book as an intelligent thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

This beings me to the image quality. All over the package it talks about how AMAZING High Definition is "Beyond High Definition" right on the front. On the back "1080p HD Resolution provides dazzling unparalleled picture quality", and "Blu-ray Disc technology takes you beyond high definition for the Ultimate Home Theatre Experience!"

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I understand that this movie was not shot with $500K HD cameras and there is a stylized picture to the movie, but come on Sony and Fox! Most consumers just can't tell what is HD and what's not these days. I have a BD made by discovery about the space shuttle. There is a warning on the back that says that some of the footage is NOT IN HD, I am happy with that because I know what I am buying. It is clear and right there to read on the back.

Bottom Line: I love this movie. It is rare to find a good horror/thriller that does not so much on gore and more on story. But as a consumer I feel burned, because I could have purchased the DVD for about the same image quality and saved $[...].

There aren't massive grand swaths of new ground covered here. You'll get a lot of the familiar but always fun social commentary seen in Romero's stronger films and 28 days is an undeniably well-executed post-apoc romp in the zombie genre.

The viral factor itself is the primary defining twist. There is something extra horrifying about the zombie equivalents' mindlessness being the product of rage rather than Romero's characteristic blind cannibal hunger.

Otherwise, it's really a slightly more hopeful-ending homage with brilliant takes on classic moments like the oh-crap-you're-infected scene, survivors proving to be worse than the infected, or the grim slaying of a kidbie.

My only real gripe is that it's never explained why the enraged don't kill each other off. I have my own ideas but I do wish the movie had at least asked itself the question. Also, there were moments where I wish I'd been a little more surprised by humanity. Still, a great modern take on a classic subgenre that deserves a place next to classic Romero and the DotD remake. I'd give it 4.5 if I could.

I wonder why "28 Days Later" is proclaimed a groundbreaking take on zombie horror. Could it be because it offers neither zombies nor much horror? Granted, the rage infected living are the closest equivalent to real zombies. Unfortunately, they play just a minor role.
The movie has only a few scenes that are moderately scary, but short-lived and all over before something truly frightening would ever happen.
More often the film is tedious.
And contrary to what you might have heard there is nothing new here.
After the main characters meet the soldiers it's getting worse, much worse. It's as though that second part belongs to a totally different film (one I definitely wouldn't want to see).
Oh, and regarding the social commentary ... blah, blah, blah ... I'm not impressed - it's nothing new under the sun, either.
You may think a 1 star rating a bit harsh, but it equals my huge disappointment with this so-called "horror" movie.

yeah i loved the film, but it's a wasted effort as a high def release. the source material is simply too poor to benefit from the HD treatment. as a matter of fact, everything simply looks worse. there's hardly a single moment on screen that looks like it could almost sorta maybe if i squint real hard, look like high definition. i first watched this movie in china, which means that in all likelihood the dvd was pirated. i assumed the crappy video quality was a product of china's terrible intellectual property rights abuses, not the case. the movie just looks like garbage. save your dollars, you'll be wasting them here.

I had not seen the trailer. My boyfriend had seen the advertisement and wanted to goto the movies to see it, really bad. I was dying to see him.. So I went. The movie itself, had made me laugh due to many reasons... It wasn't scary like I had expected. But ... seeing the name of this movie... brings back good memories of someone I hold very dear to my heart.

The guy in jail's voice reminded me of leprechaun. When they bit people or fed I laughed hysterically.. it looked so funny to me... and this call they had for eachother.. made me dye laughing too...

At least the movie made me happy..

... if not for the unexpected and implausible happy ending. (See the "Alternate Theatrical Ending" from the DVD Special Features menu for the much better finish to this otherwise excellent movie.)

People keep bitching about the picture quality of this film on Blu-Ray. If you actually did some searching , you would all find out that this was filmed with a Canon XL-1s, which doesnt do High Definition. So of course the HD print isnt going to look great.

There is absolutely no reason to get this on Blu-Ray, in fact I found it looks at least as good in standard def. Over all I enjoyed the movie, but it really looks bad, almost like it was shot with an old consumer video camera. So much so, that it had me messing around with the settings on my player and TV, and I even put another disc in to make sure it wasn't something I did. For reference, I also have 28 Weeks Later and its worlds better in visual quality, it actually looks high def. Unfortunately that can't be said for this movie (but for the last few minutes). I almost started to wonder at one point if it was done that way on purpose for artistic reasons... then the contrast of the clarity at the end to show that things are improving in the world?? Anyway SD is fine for this one... and would have got a 4 stars rating.

i though that the first movie was not as good as the second movie 28 weeks later. i'd watch the first then the second to get a feel for the action.

This movie is amazing, from the camera, to the music, to the actors, and ect....

People that don't get this movie. Don't worry 28 days later you still won't.

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Maybe "28 Days Later" is so disappointing because it had so much potential. At its core, the film is a bleak, brainy British update on the social commentary George Romero used to be so good at. The lead characters, in fact, are fleshed out even better than those of Romero's classic zombie films, and the film definitely has it's thumb on the paranoid pulse of the 21st Century. Throughout the first half of the film, I was literally on the edge of my seat, and I believed all the hype. I was prepared to love this movie.

Then the film suddenly veers from its pseudo-indy tone into a type of Hollywood filmmaking that is nauseatingly overfamiliar. Cliche after cliche follows: A formerly mild-manner character suddenly turns into a Rambo-like superwarrior; a formerly strong female character turns to emotional mush; a team of crack career militarymen seem incapable of firing their guns straight; a quirky supporting character is killed onscreen to prove the severity of the threat. I know it may seem odd to complain about a certain subplot that comes up near the end as being "sick" especially as this is a zombie film, but I found the soldiers' plans for the female characters to be very, very offensive
and seemed to exist only for shock value.

While this is a great movie by the standards of "Resident Evil" or "House of the Dead," this could have been so much more. I was very, very disappointed with "28 Days Later."

I've got to say, I'm a little bit disappointed and bewildered. As modern horror flicks go, this was almost flawless. A new twist on the zombie theme, a fast pace and stupid people getting their comeuppance in the first five minutes. BUT. Am I the only person who spotted the big, glaring cop-out with regards to stereotypes?
Anyone who lives in the UK and possesses a braincell knows we are ruled by them, approved and not, acceptable and not. I'd really like to give this 5 stars because I did enjoy it, but the hero and heroine were safe bets (don't make me say it out loud) , as were the real bad guys (who needs zombies?), the, apparently, evil scum British squaddie. It's lazy. Come on, give me a break.
Don't be too quick to shoot me down, I did enjoy it, but the cliches did take the shine off it. Mr Boyle can do better.

Baby Cromwell

I'll not rehash the plot, as so many other people have graciously done MANY times over--even to the point of spoiling the movie for those who haven't seen it. Why people feel the need to ruin it for others I will never know. Unlike a comedy or action flick, when a movie is a suspense the worst thing you can do is summarize or discuss it. That is as good as revealing what is going to happen. Duh!! I caution to read through these reviews at your own risk. Several I've read will definitely spoil watching the movie for you, assuming you don't want to know what happens in a movie before you see it. Thankfully, I read them after I watched the movie.

Instead of ruining the movie for you dear folks, I will just tell you why I liked it: I cared about the people; their plight was harrying enough that it held my attention all the way through; and I really wanted to know what happens to them.

The movie did a good job in creating suspense. Would they all survive or would only some of them survive? Where would they end up? What kind of life would they have? Would love spring eternal between the two main characters? The questions mounted as the movie continued and as I grew more attached to the characters. I simply had to see it through to the end.

The zombies weren't often seen but added an eerie backdrop that created tension and suspense as I wondered when they would attack next.

It's funny, I almost turned the movie off during the first 15 minutes because the story was looking rather weak. I am glad I held in there because I soon realized that this is a character driven movie in which you follow the people rather than follow a storyline, per se. Extraneous distractions were removed to allow the characters themselves to take center stage. Which is why the zombies were rarely shown, I surmise. With the fate of humanity presumably on the line, the characters provided an interesting perspective on how people will react to their demise or salvation.

Job well done.

When I saw this movie on the big screen I knew I had to have it in my collection, but not necessarily the original. When I saw this DVD selling on amazon, although used, I couldn't resist the price. The video was in excellent condition and I couldn't be happier.

Buy the DVD for <$10. Your Blu-ray player will upscale the SD video so that it is indistinguishable from the Blu-ray. I'm sure they put this movie on Blu-ray because it was shot almost entirely with a digital camera. So, the transfer was quick. Unfortunately, the movie was shot with one of the early Canon X Series digital camcorders. So, the resolution for "hi-def" simply does not exist. They upscaled the SD digital image before putting it on the Blu-ray, but any Blu-ray player will upscale the DVD for you. BUY THE DVD. THIS IS A RIPOFF ON BLU-RAY.

Let me make this clear this is not a zombie film. In London people have been infected with rage which is very contagious. This film follows Jim who has awaken from a coma to find there is no one else in the hospital and follows him as he discovers what happened while he was in his coma. He meet's others in his journey, and loses some too. When Jim and the other survivor's find safety that was offered by the army, they discover it was all a ruse and a new nightmare begins. Jim struggles to save the last 2 survivor's Selena and Hannah before they are raped and is almost killed himself. Jim spot's an Air Force plane and it gives him what he needs to save Selena (his love interest) and Hannah. Jim get's shot in the process and survives. The ending is hopeful, and I won't give that detail away. This is a good film and I highly recommend you see it before you see the sequel.

Movie 4 stars, video quality 2 stars (it's the source)here's why:

"28 Days Later" is a terrific film but be aware that it was shot with a Canon HD camera and director Boyle degraded the image quality even more AFTER shooting to get a cinema verite look to the film. As a result, the Blu-ray doesn't look all that great (I imagine that "Blair Witch" should it ever arrive in a high definition format probably won't look all that great either). The last five minutes of the film was shot on higher quality video (or film I don't recall which)and, as a result, looks extremely good. Just be prepared for a shock when you see the film as it won't live up to films like "3:10 to Yuma" or even Boyle's own "Sunshine" because the format used to shoot the film.

The story is very familiar I'm sure but we'll revisit it anyway. Jim (Cillian Murphy)a bike messenger awakens in a completely desserted hospital after surgery. He ends up walking the empty streets of London where a disaster clearly has occurred. Jim finds that the city and most of England have been infected with a man made virus Rage that turns people into zombie-like killers interested only in infecting, eating or killing others. Jim and trio of survivors make their way through the countryside trying to discover if anyone else has survived this epidemic.

The Blu-ray has the exact same features as the original DVD. Surprisingly, my DVD looks better upconverted than the Blu-ray. Great movie just be prepared that this won't look as good as "Blade Runner" or "Troy" (or even the sequel "28 Weeks Later"). This isn't the Blu-ray I would break out to sell the merits of ANY high definition format. The fact is that Boyle meant for this to look like this.

Regardless, the film is terrific and Danny Boyle's taunt direction of Alex Garland's script creates an often terrrifying, suspenseful tale. Look for Christopher Eccleston ("Dr. Who: The First Series", "Heroes")as a military commander who has created a bizarre, sterile Eden for his soldiers and Brendan Gleeson ("Troy", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "Kingdom of Heaven", "Bravehart")as a father who's only interest is in keeping as normal a life as possible for his daughter and getting her to safety.

This is a well made, tauntly directed film. As long as your expectations on the quality of the video are adjusted, you'll enjoy "28 Days Later". Keep in mind the source (Canon HD handheld video camera-except for the conclusion which looks extremely good and is the only part of the film that was shot on 35mm film).

I'd give the film itself 5 stars but the "look" 2 stars it is, however, supposed to look this way.

OK, so they aren't zombies, exactly.

"Jim" wakes up naked on a hospital bed in an silent ward. Donning some scrubs, he wanders outside into empty London streets. Newspaper headlines blare about evacuations, and bulletin boards are filled with longing pleas for information about the missing. What is wrong becomes more apparent when the sun sets and Jim is beset by a group of wild, thrashing, blood-eyed attackers. He rescued by a pair of strangers wielding flamethrowers, and the film is on.

Director Danny Boyle has put together an exciting piece of work that combines the thrills of the science fiction disease genre (a la Andromeda Strain) and the anarchic wackiness of zombie films. His small group of survivors is desperate to find shelter, to avoid contamination and to find others of their kind. Luckily for them, the empty city provides ample food and transportation to do about anything they want, and they head out of the city to follow a faint radio beacon promising safety.

To say more is to give too much away. The movie stays fairly believable until about midway, when its lapses increasingly into silliness and implausibility. For all their supposed "pure rage," the infected people could have used a bit more dionysiac, limb-rending fury. And a subtext about dolling up a pair of females before ravishing them seems (in the face of constant threat by crazed zombies) to be an unnecessary and titillating diversion.

But "28 Days Later" is entertaining, well-acted (Cillian Murphy as Jim is terrific, especially as a befuddled ex-patient) and tries to be intelligent about a ludicrous situation. The DVD extras include interviews with the film-makers that are self-importantly and silly. But tfilm is also very well shot, with wonderfully evocative shots of abandoned London landmarks and traffic-free English highways. One of the better efforts of the zombie genre, even if they weren't zombies, exactly.

I am relatively new to buying items on amazon, so it is very frustrating to both not receive a package and not know how to contact a seller because the original email was lost. Amazon didn't provide any contact for this seller, so i was stuck having paid for a package that never arrived. since i can't give less than 1 star, 1 is what you get.

Over 99% of this film was shot on a Canon DV camcorder. So don't complain about the quality. The last scene of the film was shot in 35mm and look as awesome as any blu-ray movie out to date. It's a great movie regardless.