Much better than just shoving a “II” at the end of the previous film’s title, 28 Weeks Later details events happening… erm… 28 weeks after the events in 28 Days Later.
Plot-in-a-nutshell: a virus decimated London, then England in the first film. As the second film begins, the virus has been contained and (hopefully) destroyed. People are filtering back into the UK under extreme quarantine conditions, beginning with the Isle of Dogs. Of course, it can’t be that simple…
The virus in question turns people into rather nasty bloodthirsty zombie things. Only instead of shambling around, these ones run like hell. The rip your intestines out. Makes for a pleasant change from George A Romero’s inventions.
Of course, this leads to much visceral action, as well as the obvious jumps and shocks. The scene with the helicopter reminded me ever so slightly of the lawnmower sequence in Peter Jackson‘s Brain Dead (Dead Alive in the US). Utterly over the top and rather silly. But still cool in an “eeeeeewwww!” sort of way.
It does take a while for things to get going after the initial scene-setter, but it’s not the worst horror film plot of all time. It is different from the first film which is good in a sequel, and it seems there’s a third in the offing. The final few moments do make you wonder exactly what they’re going to do in it. But it’s got to be big.
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