28 Weeks Later is certainly not a bad movie by any means. This is why people's subjective points of view are unneeded. If you want a horror movie with lots of blood and violence, quick editing, choppy cuts, followed by more violence, etc. this one supersedes 28 Days Later by a mile.For me (note: me; what I experienced, not the foreshadowing of your experience) there was a mean spirited vibe throughout the entire film. I felt like I was just watching bodies pile followed by close-ups of brutality with In A Heartbeat (the score from the previous film) being played GOD KNOWS how many times. My biggest gripe was with the thumb-in-eye thing: what the hell? Boyle did this in the first one to show human behavior in a state of rage and survival and how it mirrored the behaviors of the infected. They throw in Don newly infected doing it to his wife while she was strapped to a bed; seriously? From then on the movie leaves horror territory and starts becoming a sadist's playground.

Did 28 Days Later need a sequel? Probably not, but I'm still glad we got one.The story in 28 Weeks Later is happening in significantly smaller area. In 28 Days Later the main characters travel a lot while in this one the characters mostly stay in London, and especially that small, secured area in London. The more confined milieu gives the story something more, since the virus and the infected aren't really a thread somewhere outside, but it's inside, among you. And it creates even more chaos when the US soldiers are trying to control the situation. It's brilliant and agonising.While all of the movie is very good, one of the most effective moments is at the beginning of the film, when Don (Robert Carlyle) runs when the infected attack his wife. Another friend of mine had seen the movie and described it to me when we were younger, when I was about 11 or 12. And I still remember the way she described it and how impressive, maybe even awesome that scene was. You're used to seeing people being heroes in movies, and that was the opposite. Even if we may not really experience Don's fear in that scene, his actions are incredibly powerful. Also the shaky camera, quick and fast shots at the beginning were a bit worrisome. I was afraid that's what most of the movie was going to be like, because it just kept going on and on. It's effective, but also makes everything really hard to follow. Yet you could see the most important things. The only thing I like less about this movie is how American it seems. Of course it takes place in UK, and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is a Spanish director, so it's not the movie itself. It's mostly how the US army is involved in securing London, letting people back in London. It's annoying, but also it seems really typical. It's annoying because you know that's exactly how it would go.28 Days Later doesn't necessarily need a sequel. 28 Weeks Later is different, and a certain touch is missing with Danny Boyle, but Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has made something haunting and amazing. You don't need to see it, since the story is different, but it's still absolutely worth your time.

If you love 28 Days Later, DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE. This film completely proves that even if you spend 100 minutes polishing a turd, it's still a turd. It is one terrible pile of steaming hot mess that just proves that sequels directed by a different person are more than likely just a huge waste of time. I would LOVE to have 100 minutes of my life back, but even if I did, I'd still lose out on some major dignity knowing that I have watched this movie start to finish. All of the forethought, planning, effort, and budget went into the first 15 minutes of the movie, then all funding went into the CG helicopter chopping the rage zombies to bits. After those two things, they just threw in a weak story-line and Super Rage Zombie Dad to attempt to keep the story going. Apparently physics is super special in England, where the fire bombing will enter through an entire building, down several flights of stairs and barricaded doorways, but won't go down an alley with Super Rage Dad. And the Volvo they were driving had the BEST ventilation system on the market to not let ANY outside air/gas in to kill the survivors. And apparently Super Rage Dad has telepathic powers to know where EXACTLY his kids will be MILES away, and can somehow beat them to their locations, UNDERGROUND in a SUBWAY. If you feel like your IQ has just dropped by 15 points, you are not alone. 28 Days Later was fabulous, it was scary as hell and it was as realistic as it could be for the original idea that it was. The sequel??? Awful, terrible, smelly, rotten piece of crap film. The only reason it didn't get a 1 star is because Harold Perrineau is in it, and he classes up most everything he's in. If you want to join the club of people who regret watching this movie, I recommend you just watch 28 Days Later instead, and pretend there's no sequel.

This movie had it all for me. Story, action, violence, tension, suspense. I was entertained from start to finish which is something very few movies due for me now a days. The first movie (28 days later) had an amazing story, and while this one lacks the story a little more than that of the first, everything is made up by just the overall action packed entertainment in this film and all the characters did a great job with their given rolls in the movie. **This movie is violent!! The eye-gouge scene in particular is hard scene to watch so I'd recommend this movie to only hardcore horror fans who are used to that kind of stuff.**I would recommend this movie to any horror fan looking for a suspenseful thrill ride. I can only hope there is a "28 months later"