Comments on: Modern Mondays: 28 Days Later (2002) http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Kimberly Lindbergs http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3052 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:14:47 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3052 PMMF - Slumdog isn't one of my favorite Boyle films at the moment (I've only seen it once and I need to see it again) but I liked it Is it overrated? I suppose that depends on what you're comparing it to. Personally I wouldn't compare it to City of God. Slumdog was made as a Bollywood tribute and it's a fable. In that regard I think it holds up really well. City of God is a very different kind of film that just happens to deal with "foreign slums" too. One of the big problems I had with critics of Slumdog was their lack of understanding and often complete ignorance of Bollywood movies which have often follow a formula very similar to Slumdog. Viewed under that light, I think Slumdog holds up very well. PMMF - Slumdog isn’t one of my favorite Boyle films at the moment (I’ve only seen it once and I need to see it again) but I liked it Is it overrated? I suppose that depends on what you’re comparing it to.

Personally I wouldn’t compare it to City of God. Slumdog was made as a Bollywood tribute and it’s a fable. In that regard I think it holds up really well. City of God is a very different kind of film that just happens to deal with “foreign slums” too.

One of the big problems I had with critics of Slumdog was their lack of understanding and often complete ignorance of Bollywood movies which have often follow a formula very similar to Slumdog. Viewed under that light, I think Slumdog holds up very well.

]]> by: PMMF Custodian http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3048 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:33:26 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3048 Boyle is one of the best. Ever since I first saw Trainspotting, I have not failed to miss one of his films. With that said, am I alone in thinking that Slumdog Millionaire was overrated? City of God, as the "foreign slum" genre goes, was much better IMHO, and ultimately Slumdog Millionaire failed to suspend my disbelief. Boyle is one of the best. Ever since I first saw Trainspotting, I have not failed to miss one of his films. With that said, am I alone in thinking that Slumdog Millionaire was overrated?

City of God, as the “foreign slum” genre goes, was much better IMHO, and ultimately Slumdog Millionaire failed to suspend my disbelief.

]]> by: Kith Tsune http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3021 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:59 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3021 Well, she was Tia Dalma, the voodoo priestess, in Pirates of the Caribbean... That's the only movie I saw her in, apart from Tristram and 28 Days Later. A much less original part than the one in 28 Days. She doesn't seem to have capitalized on her experience in 28 Days Later, but I guess the demand for women in action oriented movies is not that great ! Well, she was Tia Dalma, the voodoo priestess, in Pirates of the Caribbean… That’s the only movie I saw her in, apart from Tristram and 28 Days Later. A much less original part than the one in 28 Days.

She doesn’t seem to have capitalized on her experience in 28 Days Later, but I guess the demand for women in action oriented movies is not that great !

]]> by: Kimberly Lindbergs http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3019 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:44:36 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3019 Kith - That is a great scene! And I thought Naomie Harris was terrific too. Has she been in any other whorthwhile films? I've only seen her in this and Tristram Shandy. Kith - That is a great scene! And I thought Naomie Harris was terrific too. Has she been in any other whorthwhile films? I’ve only seen her in this and Tristram Shandy.

]]> by: Kith Tsune http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3017 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:53:47 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3017 I like the scene where Jim is all covered in blood after his rampage and Selena thinks he is a zombie, for just a moment his identity as predator / prey is blurred. Naomie Harris is also great in this. You don't see black women in this kind of role / movie too often ! I like the scene where Jim is all covered in blood after his rampage and Selena thinks he is a zombie, for just a moment his identity as predator / prey is blurred.

Naomie Harris is also great in this. You don’t see black women in this kind of role / movie too often !

]]> by: Kimberly Lindbergs http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3009 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:52:13 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3009 Richard - I thought so! I was in the UK in 2000 so we missed each other by a year. I REALLY want to go back. Trying to convince my man that we need to spend xmas there but he's not buying what I'm selling him. Steve - The London Fright Fest sounds like fun. When I think about horror films the first two countries that come to mind are the UK and Italy. They're like the holy lands for horror nuts. I'm glad directors like Boyle are keeping UK horror films interesting. Richard - I thought so! I was in the UK in 2000 so we missed each other by a year. I REALLY want to go back. Trying to convince my man that we need to spend xmas there but he’s not buying what I’m selling him.

Steve - The London Fright Fest sounds like fun. When I think about horror films the first two countries that come to mind are the UK and Italy. They’re like the holy lands for horror nuts. I’m glad directors like Boyle are keeping UK horror films interesting.

]]> by: Steve Langton http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3008 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:20:29 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3008 DB turned up at the London Fright Fest with the first 2 reels of 28 Days Later and the 25 minutes of footage we saw really whetted our appetites for the finished product. Glad to say, this film did not disappoint. I'm another one who is hot and cold where Boyle's films are concerned but this one works beautifully on many levels. DB turned up at the London Fright Fest with the first 2 reels of 28 Days Later and the 25 minutes of footage we saw really whetted our appetites for the finished product. Glad to say, this film did not disappoint. I’m another one who is hot and cold where Boyle’s films are concerned but this one works beautifully on many levels.

]]> by: Richard Harland Smith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3006 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:25:16 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3006 Yes, I was in London in 2001, that's it. Just days before 9/11, and in fact Barbara and I were trapped in the city for several days after the fact. God, was it that long ago? Yes, I was in London in 2001, that’s it. Just days before 9/11, and in fact Barbara and I were trapped in the city for several days after the fact. God, was it that long ago?

]]> by: Richard Harland Smith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3005 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:19:58 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3005 Yes, I was in London in 2001, that's it. Just days before 9/11, and in fact Barbara and I were trapped in the city for several days after the fact. God, was it that long ago? Yes, I was in London in 2001, that’s it. Just days before 9/11, and in fact Barbara and I were trapped in the city for several days after the fact. God, was it that long ago?

]]> by: Kimberly Lindbergs http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3004 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:53:48 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3004 Richard - 28 Days Later was released in 2002 so you must have been there in 2001? That would make more sense or maybe you were thinking of 28 Weeks Later? Like every director I admire, Boyle's made some films I don't care for such as A Life Less Ordinary (but I suspect Diaz is the real reason the movie doesn't work for me). But his successes overshadow his failures in my opinion. Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and 28 Days later are some of my favorite films of the last 20 years and I also really liked Sunshine, which I need to see again. I like his other films less but even the ones I don't care for all that much have qualities I can appreciate. AR - I think 28 Days Later is going to be looked at as a modern classic as well. It really was unlike anything being released in the early part of the decade and for better or worse, it definitely redefined zombie movies! Richard - 28 Days Later was released in 2002 so you must have been there in 2001? That would make more sense or maybe you were thinking of 28 Weeks Later?

Like every director I admire, Boyle’s made some films I don’t care for such as A Life Less Ordinary (but I suspect Diaz is the real reason the movie doesn’t work for me). But his successes overshadow his failures in my opinion. Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and 28 Days later are some of my favorite films of the last 20 years and I also really liked Sunshine, which I need to see again. I like his other films less but even the ones I don’t care for all that much have qualities I can appreciate.

AR - I think 28 Days Later is going to be looked at as a modern classic as well. It really was unlike anything being released in the early part of the decade and for better or worse, it definitely redefined zombie movies!

]]> by: AR http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3003 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:02:54 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3003 You'll find no argument from me on this one. IMO one of the best horror movies of the last 10 years. Though I fear it may have unwittingly jumpstarted the zombie craze (which we hope ends soon), there's no doubt that it will remain a horror classic. You’ll find no argument from me on this one. IMO one of the best horror movies of the last 10 years. Though I fear it may have unwittingly jumpstarted the zombie craze (which we hope ends soon), there’s no doubt that it will remain a horror classic.

]]> by: Richard Harland Smith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3002 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:26:36 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/modern-mondays-28-days-later-2002/#comment-3002 As best as I can figure it, <b>28 Days Later</b> was shooting in London around the time I was there in the Fall of 2003 but I never saw the bastards. Wish I had, as the movie is a favorite of mine. I liked the sequel, too. I'm hit and miss on Danny Boyle, with <b>Shallow Grave</b> and <b>28 Days Later</b>, as well as several episodes of <b>Cracker</b> being in my Yay pile and <b> A Life Less Ordinary</b> in my Nay pile and stuff like <b>The Beach</b> and Sunshine being somewhere in the middle. As best as I can figure it, 28 Days Later was shooting in London around the time I was there in the Fall of 2003 but I never saw the bastards. Wish I had, as the movie is a favorite of mine. I liked the sequel, too. I’m hit and miss on Danny Boyle, with Shallow Grave and 28 Days Later, as well as several episodes of Cracker being in my Yay pile and A Life Less Ordinary in my Nay pile and stuff like The Beach and Sunshine being somewhere in the middle.

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