28 days later

[DAD]

With the mention of Vincent Price, I just had to chine in here. I just saw (again) The Last Man on Earth with VP. This is pretty much the granddaddy of all zombie flicks and the one that they all need to be measure by. And what's great is that as a film it still works today. But you know what I'd like to see ... Someone make a last man on earth film where the guy REALLY is alone. Show him fall into the insanity of being truly alone and have him end up propping up dead bodies and store mannikins so that he can go out on midnight raids against this horrible menace that threatens him. Have him create a 'zombie horde' in his mind to give himself something to do other than just be alone!

[NzoMatrix]

krtshadow said:

How do you define horror?

I guess that's a pretty subjective question, like asking random people the difference between "good art" and "bad art." One will say the Sistine Chapel, the other likes paintings on velvet.

Does the lack of guts and blood drenched victims remove a film from the horror genre? I mean, think about the log line to either of these movies.

"A young boy's safety and sanity are in question by his ability to see and interact with the dead."

"An unknown presence haunts a mansion."

Sounds like horror to me. I'm wondering what your exclusion criteria are, sights. I mean, Sixth Sense and The Others made me jump, Wrong Turn made me yawn.

P.S. No harshness meant here, I like a good debate.

Horror definition by dictionary.com - An intense, painful feeling of repugnance and fear.

Movies like Sixth Sense have elements of horror(a kid talking to dead people) but the plot of the movie is to find out the mystery that is revealed at the end which would make it more of a mystery suspense. Most of the movies discussed in this thread cross many genres like suspense, drama, thriller, mystery, and horror so its difficult to stick it in one genre and is more of a manner of opinion than anything else.

[krtshadow]

Like Nzo said, it IS more a matter of opinion than anything else. But if horror is supposed to scare or disgust you, what kind of movie is it when it fails to do either?

As I said before, Wrong Turn never really attempted to be anything more than a throwaway flick, but what a throwaway! As I watched it, within a minute of meeting all the characters I knew the ORDER in which they would be killed. I like to see a movie that tries something new. 28 Days Later did.

[sightsunseen]

I wouldn't say that 28 days tried anything new...aside from the use of DV, which is the jist of all the hype really.

If it wasn't...then just try and find an article on this flick that doesn't mention it.

Don't get me wrong...
I loved this film, but can't truly say that there was anything new in there except some new camera moves.

[JBHorror]

I thought the movie was great up until they meet up with all those soldiers. It was almost like I was watching Resident Evil. I am not saying the whole soldier part was bad, I just didn't think it was the right way 2 go. The music was great (but I dont know what 2 think of the end credits song ) and the fact that they used NO SPECIAL EFFECTS for emptying london was pretty cool. I read at Fox Searchlight that they filmed early in the morning, had help from the police, and had girls in tight clothes distracting people! Overall the movie wasn't that bad, but it's not like it wasn't anything I'd never seen before. Scary As Hell? NOOO!

[Loke]

I really liked the movie. As said, a great twist on the zombie-movies. Actually quite scary...

Creepy atmosphere, that's the right way to do it!

[Raym]

If there's one thing that I like about 28 Days Later, it's the soundtrack.

I remember listening to it late at night while writing and getting really freaked out. I didn't think about scenes from the movie or anything, but the horror script I was writing did come to LIFE.

Otherwise, I liked how 28 Days Later had that nice Silent Hill atmosphere.

This is good stuff. Enjoy.

[Multiplex Manner]

SPOILERS - You've probably already read them above though.

I did really like 28 Days Later. I found the way in which the infected were portrayed actually scary. Some parts weren't entirely believable, and I agree that the way the military behaved after 28 Days was a bit rash.

I think the idea of raping the women was handled very badly - it seemed that the writer was too embarrassed to explore any depth.

However, the penultimate scene in the military HQ was quite exhilirating, and the script, in parts, made some valid comments on society. It was also refreshing to find a film that went deeper than just flying limbs (even though I love that too).

Boyle's message of 'It could happen!' was at first interesting, but was not quite enough to carry the entire film. That said, I found the film very enjoyable and recommend it for anyone looking for something that's original, even if not entirely believable.

[hollowhead]

I like this film at first but after watching it about 3 times it got really boring and good films don't really do that to me. And another thing, i hate movies like wrong turn because to me films that star Hot girl teens, a rapper and some other dudes are just boring! As soon as halloween came out, it ruined horror (not saying halloween is a bad film) but once halloween was made, many other slashers came and it gave birth to the 'teen' slasher movies which are crap.