28 Years Later, the sequel to 28 Days Later, has been released in theaters and fans have been quick to share their thoughts on the highly-anticipated horror film
The post-apocalyptic horror flick 28 Years Later is causing quite a stir as it hit theaters this week, reaching an impressive 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Danny Boyle has returned to the director’s chair for this sequel to the popular 2002 film 28 Days Later, originally featuring Cillian Murphy. The prior movie highlighted Cillian’s character coming to grips with a ravaged Britain 28 days after a virus outbreak.
Although Cillian does not make an appearance in the new chapter, 28 Years Later shifts its lens to a band of survivors navigating a desolate world. This time around, the narrative introduces the Alpha, an oversized and presumably dominant zombie hunting down the human survivors.
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Despite the gripping tale, something peculiar about the Alpha caught the audience’s attention – an unexpectedly prominent genitalia – sparking one fan’s quip that the movie “should have been called 28 inches later.” One viewer expressed amusement at the explicit detail, remarking online, “Saw the film. Loved the film. Friend called me to ask my opinion and all I could saw was zombie dong fest.”
Comments continued to surface with another saying, “Big zombie dong flopping all over the screen.” Another shared, “28 years later is sooo much better than 28 weeks later. Definitely a fun watch in the theaters! Was surprised to see so much dong in a zombie movie.”
Someone else quipped, “28 years later was pretty good, won’t be for everybody though. Also wayyyy more zombie dong than I was expecting…should have been called 28 inches later tbh.” Another chimed in, “28 Years Later is a hauntingly beautiful, deeply affecting evolution of the franchise. There’s horror and dread, but also strangely stunning moments of beauty and a giant zombie dong. Well worth the wait.”
One viewer expressed disappointment with the film, remarking, “welp, 28 years later was a massive disappointment. you get to see giant, and i mean GIANT zombie dong tho. so there’s a plus.” Meanwhile, someone else noted, “The infected in 28 years later don’t wear clothes and it’s one infected who got like a 10 incher.”
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Ahead of the movie’s release this week, director Danny told People that while zombies appear completely nude, they’re actually donning prosthetic genitals. He clarified that due to the presence of child actor – 14 year old Alfie Williams – on set, actual nudity wasn’t permitted under the Child Sex Offenses Act.
“We never knew that going in, it was a nightmare,” Danny admitted. “Interestingly, because there was a 12-year-old boy on set, you’re not allowed for anybody to be naked, not really naked, so they look naked, but it’s all prosthetics.”
Danny revealed that he became aware of these rules during a conversation with the intimacy coordinator on set, reports the Mirror US. “So it’s like, ‘Oh my God,’ so we had to make everybody prosthetic genitals,” he explained.
Reviews for 28 Years Later have rolled in with heaps of praise. Mat’s Entertainment correspondent Mathew DeKinder commented, “Boyle’s signature style is here with quick edits and exciting needle drops. But there is also a lot of innovation here too, as most of the movie was filmed on an iPhone which makes the film feel intimate and grounded.”
Over at JMuvies, John Urbancich noted, “Director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland just might have delivered the best of the lot with a horror-filled, coming-of-age story neatly disguised as the ‘Apocalypse Now’ of summer movies.” KUNR’s Robin Holabird opined, “Thought-provoking insights raise 28 Years Later above a mere gore-fest, though violence, deafening noise, and flashing imagery create intentionally difficult moments to experience.”
From The Film Yap, Christopher Lloyd observed, “A strange mix of gore, whimsy, drama and sentiment as Danny Boyle revisits his not-zombie franchise after a long mix, with both humans and infected evolved in ways we didn’t quite expect.” While Steven Prokopy from Third Coast Review remarked, “The movie is tense, leans harder into gore than ever before, and exposes a few secrets while giving us new ones to get excited about for future installments.”
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