28 Days Later
Published January 11, 2025
Film info
- Title 28 Days Later
- Director Danny Boyle
- Year 2002
- Run time 1hr 53m
- Genres Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Tagline His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't.
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs – and it’s absolutely impossible to contain.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:49 | I get that they want to save the monkeys, but listen to the guy that’s been experimenting on them. |
| 9:53 | Iconic scenes. |
| 14:41 | “Repent. The end is extremely fucking nigh.” |
| 21:09 | Definitely bunkers for the win. |
| 31:12 | Seems like the only thing that will survive the apocalypse will be Pepsi. |
| 41:28 | The one time you desperately want it to rain… |
| 43:58 | Taxi from London to Manchester would cost a bomb. |
| 47:43 | Most stressful tyre change ever. |
| 57:37 | “I didn’t need a prescription, I qualified as a chemist.” Not sure that’s how it works. |
| 1:02:30 | Not saying I want the apocalypse but the empty motorways look so appealing. |
| 1:12:19 | Letting the soldiers loose in the kitchen doesn’t seem like a good idea. |
| 1:22:10 | “I promised them women.” Yuck. |
| 1:39:11 | Just realised the rain they desperately wanted is happening now. Shoulda stayed in London. |
Thoughts
Loved this. I’ve seen it before and vividly remembered the opening ten minutes or so. But then suddenly realised I couldn’t remember the rest of it, except for a few flashes as we went through (the drip in the eye - argh!). It’s so well shot, somehow quiet and eeries whilst also being full of tension and terror, and then those bursts of horror and rage. Danny Boyle knows what he’s doing and he does it well.
The only downside is that the film didn’t upscale so well. Research suggests it was shot on digital to get the desired look and that hasn’t transformed so well. The field of tulips/roses/poppies? It looked like a Van Gogh painting. But put that out of your mind and enjoy the show because it proves one thing more than anything else - people are worse than any contagion out there.
Rating: 5 / 5