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28 Years Later (lemmy.zip)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by IWW4@lemmy.zip to c/movies@piefed.social
 

What the fuck was this mess…? I am completely at a loss on what to say. I can’t stand bitching about RT scores , how the fuck does this have 88%? How the hell did basically 9 out of ten reviewers say it was fresh?

Unbelievably terrible acting and an even more terrible storyline, the whole thing just had no overall direction.

The film opens up with really terrible clips of medieval men fighting with odd music and sound bites. I had zero idea what the connection was. However, at first the movie did show some promise.

From then on, total disappointment. Apparently, covering yourself up with iodine makes the infected leave you alone; it goes nowhere with that. The Doctor seems to have had an endless supply of iodine and morphine but it doesn’t always make them leave you alone.

I am not sure what is more baffling about the alpha zombies that they are built like someone who eats 8000 calories a day, that they are smart and fast or that they really have no point in the movie, apart from showing their massive cocks.

On a side note apparently eating nothing but worms will make you really fat.

The huge piles of bones and skulls...why? Oh I get it he is insane but he can diagnose lymphoma by feeling up her tits.

No back story with the baby being born normal but it did provide a really stupid scene and a bonus comically predictable silly scene.

And… then… there was the guys at the end …

What in the fuck?

jumpsuits

British teeth

power rangers

Set to what was the music?

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I thought it was incredible. Really looking forward to the next (hopefully) two.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 5 points 3 months ago

Me too! I absolutely fucking loved it. It has faults and I understand why people didn't like it but I can not WAIT for the next one. The scene with the mum in the temple is one of the greatest cinematic scenes I've ever seen

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

What was the incredible part?

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Same, perfect start to a new trilogy rather than the bookend to what people think is the orginal trilogy but isn't.

I'm pretty sure Garland and Boyle hate the second one and don't count it, it was awful without the involvement. They signed away the rights to the sequel for more control over the first one.

[–] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's not for you, as you've said yourself you didn't get what it was doing. That's not a criticism of you, it's just not a style that you connect with. That's fine, but maybe try and open your mind a bit and try to understand why a lot of people think its good.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

Yes, let the shite flow...

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No thanks it is a 2 hour diversion, I will just move on..

[–] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I mean, you took the time to write this post. But if a 2 hour diversion is all you want from cinema then that explains why you didn't get it.

[–] triptrapper@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Agree with everything you said. It was like Alex Garland had a sketchbook of all the random ideas he had for the franchise, and they turned it into a movie. Sometimes I think a movie is bad, but I don't harp on it because everyone has their opinion. But the sheer grandiosity of the positive reviews on this movie are so far from my experience, I just feel so confused.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago

I know I am beyond baffled that anyone could say this is a good movie.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I feel you man. Like I was on board at first, thought the kid would get infected after running back to the village, instead got a rug pull, and then some hobbit journey with homeboy and cancer Mom. I kind of liked the way things went from then, but then that fucking ending? Like what in the post apocalyptic clockwork buttfuck fruit basket was that? But overall I found it a rewarding watch, and I am kind of curious about the next installment

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

but then that fucking ending? Like what in the post apocalyptic clockwork buttfuck fruit basket was that?

Lmao I am saving that one.

[–] DioramaOfShit@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Agree. After I watched it I said "what the fuck" seriously not sure how they made it so shitty

[–] sudoku@programming.dev 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

the first movie was pretty good. the second one though, the whole way reinfection happened made me turn off the video player and delete the movie on the spot.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago

Yeah the second one started with a bang and fell off hard.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I enjoyed the first two movies but yeah, THAT is what they want to turn into a trilogy? I don’t imagine the third one will ever see the light of day. The plot was nonsense and so much of movie felt self-indulgent.

Not to mention the jumpsuit guys are based on one of the most prolific sex offenders/pedos in British history! I will definitely be skipping whatever they pump out next.

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Not to defend the movie or anything but my understanding is that based on the movie's timeline none of the characters knew that he was a Serial pedo becase the rage virus hit in and i think that is the point.

[–] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

The random clips from old era shows or movies gave it a low budget feel like someone just tossing in stuff who hasn't edited before, but being creative because that's what the class assignment called for.

But, aside from that the opening was alright, but the rest of the film after the father just felt pretty forgettable and dull to me like a toned down boring version of Apocalypse Now with a very boring Kurtz.

Felt like critics just liker the kid learning about death trope that's been done a dozen times. Thought it was just average and didn't get the glowing reviews. Maybe sequel will be better.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I got through it by thinking it's a whole separate thing, unrelated to prior movies.

I also knew who Jimmy Savile was, which makes the Super Brit tracksuit wearers all the weirder. Why pick that pedophile to style your horror movie crew. I can see a mile out that the Brit crew will turn baddie in the next movie but unless they're pedo bad and treated by the movie accordingly, I dislike it. It would be like physically styling them after Hitler while ignoring the genocide side.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The virus started before the allegations came to light so it could go either way

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I was thinking of the movie writers' decision to style them that way. They knew about the allegations. So they decided to style characters after a known pedo and then ... we'll see if they do anything with that in the sequel but so far, feels weird.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I didn't connect the tracksuits with Jimmy Saville for one second for what it's worth. They were a huge craze in the UK and Ireland in the 90s.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago

Yep and I get that. I'm not sure of it myself

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Other than the text crawl in the beginning it had nothing to do with any other movie.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

How am I just now noticing the symbol is made of skulls? I kept thinking they were cells like a virus.

[–] noride@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I bet you're totally amped for the sequel, huh?

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago
[–] ALilOff@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

When it comes to rotten tomatoes it’s more did you like it or did you not.

Let’s say you everyone gives it a 6/10, then the movie will be mostly fresh. As a 4/10 would be rotten.

I enjoyed 28 years later for what it was but would I say it’s a great movie, no, I would say I had fun with it.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

They really should have waited until 2031 to release this.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

I am not getting the reference but cool.

[–] Kurroth@aussie.zone 0 points 3 months ago

That is a lot of words to say you got filtered

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

After reading these comments, I just want to see it for the pedophile power rangers at the end. But I'll wait till it leaks online.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

/boggle. They are on screen for less than 30 seconds but hey have at it.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I'm not even planning on watching the whole thing. I'll just skip to the end.