Great horror/thriller (NO SPOILERS)

Rating: 8/10 (21 July 2007)

I am appalled by how bad and by the numbers most new movies are these days. I find 9 out of 10 movies to be rated 5/10 or below and a much higher percentage of horror movies. This movie is the rare exception.
I liked 28 Days Later but didn't think it was great. I also didn't expect the sequel 28 Weeks Later to live up to the hype. I was dead wrong. 28 Weeks Later easily surpassed the first movie.
I am not going into specifics because I don't want to ruin this for anyone who has not seen this flick.
I think it is safe to assume that everyone knows this is about a deadly virus that turns people into flesh tearing vicious killers.
This movie was filmed beautifully (even being brutal). The director used great cuts, closeups, shaky cameras, loud audibles, etc but unlike many films he actually managed to create a feeling of dread and chaos.
The movie also makes you feel sympathy for several of the characters and pity. It does show the best and worst of human behavior and emotions.
Don't get me wrong. This is a very violent flick and probably extremely scary to many. The movies characters action do feel real whether logical or out of panic. You have to have a level of suspension of disbelief in order to believe the premise but the director pulls you into this movie.
The movie starts out fast and furious and then builds the main plot before going back to the action, suspense, and gore.
I gave this movie and 8/10 which is about as high of praise as I could give to not a zombie movie per se but very close.
If you like good movies and/or like horror, this is a good one to catch. It actually might be too intense for some moviegoers.
Dean