Movie Review: 28 Days Later - Wonderful Zombie Movie

One of the best ways to spend an otherwise boring afternoon is to watch a thrilling and disgusting zombie movie. There is something about zombie movies which brings out our desire to watch others eat human flesh. Set in the not too distant future, this fantastic zombie movie has what everybody wants, with a couple of great surprises.

Our tale starts out with a quick overview of what has happened to the world. A few scientists were experimenting with a new kind of drug which had a couple of nasty side effects, one of which evoking pure rage. It also turned them into flesh eating zombies. They, being not so smart scientists, thought they had the disease under control. Everything was going smoothly until some people decided to break into the laboratory and released the primates. That was, of course, the beginning of the end.

After that brief prelude, the real movie begins. We find out hero waking up in a hospital, only there are no nurses, doctors, or other patients. He manages to detach all of the wires and tubes, and makes his way outside, only to find the streets just as deserted as his hospital. He notices a church, and decides to enter. He notices some strange hand writing on the wall, which predicts impending global doom.

He is startled by a noise and is horribly shocked to find the church is filled with flesh eating zombies who have taken refuge from the sun. It would seem that these zombies can only come out at night, when they hunt humans to eat. But these zombies aren't like your run of the mill movie zombies that amble aimlessly in search of food. These zombies are quick on their feet, and can track you down quicker that you'd think.

There is also another troubling thing about these zombies. Unlike zombies of other films, that were infected by some celestial happenstance, the disease which dooms these zombies was created in a laboratory. All it takes is a splash of zombie blood on your skin, and it's only a matter of minutes before you crave a tasty bit of human flesh.

Of course, the only way to kill a zombie is to shoot it in the head. What makes this particular strain of zombie difficult is there is a bit of lag time between getting splashed with zombie blood, and the effects kicking in. However, they do kick in, which makes it difficult for somebody to kill you if you look completely normal. As our zombie movie goes on, the hero meets up with and joins forces with normal non-zombie humans. They have to find other people, and battle zombies at every step of the way. Based on the particular ending you choose, you'll either be happy or horrified. That's another great thing about this movie.