Best sequel since 'Aliens'.

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2007)

I can easily call this the best sequel since 'Aliens'. And just like Aliens, it has a new Writer/Director behind it that keeps the quality of it's predecessor, but gives it more, ups the scale of the action, and naturally, they chuck in a lot of Yanks. And just like its predecessor, it does have a lot to say. Danny Boyle created a rather terrifying horror film. Though most of the horror isn't so much the 'zombies' violently killing everyone, but more-so the horror of infectious disease, the end of the world, as well as the role of the military in a crisis like this. Here Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has kept Boyle's essence and style, without stealing any ideas. Even just in the opening sequence, it really packs a punch, more than '28DL' did as a whole, not to mention scary and suspenseful as hell, as well as leaving you with disgust (because of the action a certain person takes, you'll know once you see it). But it only gets better. The action sequences are brilliant. One scene in particular involving helicopter blades, and severed heads come to mind that could easily put 'Planet Terror' to shame. Plus, with this film, you actually give a toss about the characters, which is very rare these days. The death of a particular one towards the end really did bother me (don't worry, i won't give a name). So if you liked 28 Days Later, or your sick to death of the teen Hollywood horrors and the 'pointless gore' horror, give this a go!