It's All the Rage... Again!!!

Rating: 8/10 (26 October 2011)

With the success of 28 DAYS LATER, it was almost inevitable that a sequel (or two, maybe?) would follow. In the opening scene, my personal favorite, we're introduced to a group of survivors. They have taken refuge in a boarded-up house when a large horde of Infected attack. With terrifying swiftness, the survivors are cut down or turned. And in the end, only one man remains- guilt-ridden and running for his life. From there, the story picks up 28 weeks after the first person got infected. Now, NATO and the US Army have moved back into London to rebuild. However, it soon becomes evident that all is not well. For you see, the Army scientists learn that certain persons can act as carriers of the Rage virus without turning into zombies. And through a simple affectionate kiss, the plague begins again. Now survivors must flee as the Army resorts to more drastic measures to contain the epidemic. In this film, we get less of the existential philosophies of the first as the filmmakers focus more on extremely graphic, pulse-pounding effects and scenes. While this is a fairly good sequel, it's not as good as the original. However, I still recommend it and hopefully wait for the much-anticipated 28 MONTHS LATER... please Oh Please OH PLEASE?!?!?!