12-28-2018, 09:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-07-2021, 02:00 PM by ZpaceJ0ck0.)
Here's a recap of all the movies I've seen as of recently.
28 days later: Rather than focusing extensive, special-effects-controlled, gory action sequences between infected and normals, with heavy background music, as seen in various Biohazard Outbreak movies, this one has tinges of sadness, emptyness, helplessness. Consider that empty London scene with that background music, that sequence alone tells you how bad the situation is. I liked the second half, with its chance of pace and everything. Why? Because it makes a very important point: What is scarier, the end of the world, or having the world repopulated by maniacs?
The rage virus is a man-made disease (it was confirmed in the prequel comic that the rage virus is indeed man-made). Quite the allegory right there.
EDIT: it should be noted that the infected in this film are NOT zombies. They are infected with the rage virus, basically what if ebola also gave you permanent roid rage, and they don't try to eat the normals, just kill them and spread the rage virus. Not only that, but a zombie is a reanimated corpse, meanwhile those who are infected with the Rage Virus are pretty much alive.
This is a zombie movie only in name.
28 weeks later: Eh... I mean, it wasn't as good as the previous one, but is still enjoyable. Sure, this one is more like a traditional "infected" film, compared to the previous one that had a more words of caution/social commentary style, but that's not necessarily a bad thing per-say. The very beginning of the film sets the tone for the rest of the duration, and I saying this in a good way. And yes, they made a parody of this scene in the Boondocks. Just a fun fact I wanted to share.
Oh, and the kids did a fairly good job at their roles... I mean, as far as child actors go.
Overall, this one is a pretty good apocalyptic/biohazard Outbreak movie, but a bad sequel to 28 Days Later. The more I think about it, the more I wish 28 Days Later stayed as a solo film and 28 Weeks Later became its own IP.
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo: I'll make this one short. The performances of Kim Novak and James Stewart are memorable. Hitchcock does a great job at creating hypnotic scenes and a general sense of unease and dread in even the most banal of situations. Oh, and the musical score by Bernard Herrmann certainly helps.
Another thing, by the time I posted this Vertigo is officially 60 years old. Time flies by, don't you think?
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window: This one has a little bit of everything. On one hand you a suspense story with combined with romantic tension in the main plot. But then on the other hand, you have numerous sub-plots, some humorous and some moving, all with many psychological overtones. The main cast did a great job with their roles. The setting of an apartment complex, while simple at first glance, is developed into a world filled with intriguing and sometimes unsettling possibilities, all of this without relaying on supernatural elements like ghosts. Hitchcock did a great job at fleshing out the setting.
Happy 10th anniversary to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button!
28 days later: Rather than focusing extensive, special-effects-controlled, gory action sequences between infected and normals, with heavy background music, as seen in various Biohazard Outbreak movies, this one has tinges of sadness, emptyness, helplessness. Consider that empty London scene with that background music, that sequence alone tells you how bad the situation is. I liked the second half, with its chance of pace and everything. Why? Because it makes a very important point: What is scarier, the end of the world, or having the world repopulated by maniacs?
The rage virus is a man-made disease (it was confirmed in the prequel comic that the rage virus is indeed man-made). Quite the allegory right there.
EDIT: it should be noted that the infected in this film are NOT zombies. They are infected with the rage virus, basically what if ebola also gave you permanent roid rage, and they don't try to eat the normals, just kill them and spread the rage virus. Not only that, but a zombie is a reanimated corpse, meanwhile those who are infected with the Rage Virus are pretty much alive.
This is a zombie movie only in name.
28 weeks later: Eh... I mean, it wasn't as good as the previous one, but is still enjoyable. Sure, this one is more like a traditional "infected" film, compared to the previous one that had a more words of caution/social commentary style, but that's not necessarily a bad thing per-say. The very beginning of the film sets the tone for the rest of the duration, and I saying this in a good way. And yes, they made a parody of this scene in the Boondocks. Just a fun fact I wanted to share.
Oh, and the kids did a fairly good job at their roles... I mean, as far as child actors go.
Overall, this one is a pretty good apocalyptic/biohazard Outbreak movie, but a bad sequel to 28 Days Later. The more I think about it, the more I wish 28 Days Later stayed as a solo film and 28 Weeks Later became its own IP.
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo: I'll make this one short. The performances of Kim Novak and James Stewart are memorable. Hitchcock does a great job at creating hypnotic scenes and a general sense of unease and dread in even the most banal of situations. Oh, and the musical score by Bernard Herrmann certainly helps.
Another thing, by the time I posted this Vertigo is officially 60 years old. Time flies by, don't you think?
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window: This one has a little bit of everything. On one hand you a suspense story with combined with romantic tension in the main plot. But then on the other hand, you have numerous sub-plots, some humorous and some moving, all with many psychological overtones. The main cast did a great job with their roles. The setting of an apartment complex, while simple at first glance, is developed into a world filled with intriguing and sometimes unsettling possibilities, all of this without relaying on supernatural elements like ghosts. Hitchcock did a great job at fleshing out the setting.
Happy 10th anniversary to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button!