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Posted - 2007.07.22 10:58:00 - [1]

Originally by: Tao Han
Originally by: Crumplecorn
Trying to find logic in any film other than 28 Days Later is pointless, since 28 Days Later is the one true zombie film.


Thats wrong.

If I recall correctly, in 28 days later humans where infected with a virus that made them attack other people, they are faster and stronger than the ordinary human but they arent the true "zombie" type. In fact, I dont remember them cannibalizing on humans either.

Good movie yes, the true zombie movie? Hell no.

For good zombie movies you have to look at the George Romero movies, they may be a bit to serious but they are "true zombie films".

For the dark humour, try Return of the Living Dead and its successors. Not my kind of taste but it works.

And finally, you arent suppose to know exactly whats going on, why they eat humans or why they stumble around, you are just suppose to know they do it. Voodoo magic, Toxic leak or Radioactivity? Its very much tied to when the movie was made and what people in general where afraid at at the time. (except maybe voodoo, I guess thats an italian thingRazz)


Indeed, they specifically DIDN'T cannibalise people- they all starve to death in the end, because they're unable to eat anything once infected.

28 Days was never really meant to be a zombie movie (I don't remember them ever describing it as such themselves). Its just lumped in to the genre due to the basic similarities (mysterious virus causes all people to turn in to mindless killing machines).


"Real" zombies come from voodoo (and other religio/mythological doctrines) concepts of dead people rising and doing someone's bidding. In popular culture, though, its trendy these days to attribute "zombism" to viruses, seeing as it's a tiny bit more believable.
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