28 Weeks Later information

[MinionZombie]

In 28DL there were outbreaks in other places (Paris and New York), however like the Scottish soldier was saying, the outside world had cut off Britain (as it was the source of the infection) and were just going about everyday life - remember when Jim has escaped and he is lying on the ground and he sees a plane crossing the sky above. Now this makes me think - wouldn't a better sequel be about one of those planes going down over Britain and a bunch of holiday makers get set upon by the infected and are forced to survive ... at the very least it'd make a cool bit to throw in.

[Maitreya]

In 28DL there were outbreaks in other places (Paris and New York) That's what the British news was saying, but then again they didn't know what was going on. It's exactly like in Night when the media theorized on the Venus space probe (Even though Romero said that wasn't the cause). They wanted news to report. There's seriously no plausible way there could be outbreaks in any other places. I mean, consider it takes about 10 seconds to turn. How the hell could a bunch of mindless essentially really angry people get off an island? Remember what Mark was saying about how they were trying to take a plane out but the airports were shut down. They got totally cut off, the infection stayed in the British mainland. Also if you'll recall all the infected starved to death at the end of 28 days later, and although your plane idea was pretty cool it wouldn't follow the storyline very well (Especially if it's supposed to take place 6-8 months after the end of 28 days). Just my thoughts at least

[MinionZombie]

Nah I meant if you went back to the original 28 day period and showed someone else's story - THEN have the plane crash, or see snippets of other events throughout the country in those 28 days as a kind of opening montage. But in this day and age with the immediate news coverage we get, there's gotta be some "truth" in the reports, it's just that the writer of the flick didn't explain how the infected might get across there - which is where we run into trouble, lol.

[general tbag]

from the first one, it apparent you dont need a infected person, blood carrying the virus will work. i think even with all them starving there would always be that worry of re-contamination if proper measures werent taken. and since the the virus is already in the population it could always return when ever. i liked the first one, hopefully the second one keeps the visual style and doesnt come off as having the american film look and feel.

[Bunker65]

no - a zombie in romero's films is undead. romero invented the idea of the undead zombie. a zombie in the traditional voodoo sense is not dead, but under a heavy hypnosis. the modern idea of "zombie" is an invention by george romero. 28 days later is not a zombie movie in the romero context, but traditionally, romero's undead are no more zombies than 28 days later's infected . I think the feeling of most of the members here is that you would be wrong in your thinking. To give even more credence to what most of us believe is a "zombie" here is what Merriam-Webster defines a zombie to be: zombie One entry found for zombie. Main Entry: zom·bie Variant(s): also zom·bi /'zäm-bE/ Function: noun Etymology: Louisiana Creole or Haitian Creole zonbi, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu nzúmbe ghost 1 usually zombi a : the supernatural power that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body b : a will-less and speechless human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated 2 a : a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead; especially : AUTOMATON b : a person markedly strange in appearance or behavior 3 : a mixed drink made of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice Hmmmm.. Nothing about heavy hypnosis in that definition but it surely mentions being dead & reanimated.. Just sayin' .

[ipotts85]

I think the feeling of most of the members here is that you would be wrong in your thinking. To give even more credence to what most of us believe is a "zombie" here is what Merriam-Webster defines a zombie to be: zombie One entry found for zombie. Main Entry: zom·bie Variant(s): also zom·bi /'zäm-bE/ Function: noun Etymology: Louisiana Creole or Haitian Creole zonbi, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu nzúmbe ghost 1 usually zombi a : the supernatural power that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body b : a will-less and speechless human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated 2 a : a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead; especially : AUTOMATON b : a person markedly strange in appearance or behavior 3 : a mixed drink made of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice Hmmmm.. Nothing about heavy hypnosis in that definition but it surely mentions being dead & reanimated.. Just sayin' . "Haitian Penal Code: Article 249. It shall also be qualified as attempted murder the employment which may be made against any person of substances which, without causing actual death, produce a lethargic coma more or less prolonged. If, after the person had been buried, the act shall be considered murder no matter what result follows. The methods of creating and controlling zombies vary among bokors. Some bokors use blood and hair from their victims in conjunction with voodoo dolls to zombify their victims. Others methods of zombification involve a specially prepared concoction of mystical herbs, in addition to human and animal parts (sometimes called “coup padre”). Ingestion, injection, or even a blow dart may be used to administer the potion variety. When these substances come into contact with the victim's skin, bloodstream or mucous membranes, the victim is rendered immobile within minutes, succumbing to a comatose-like state resembling death. The victim retains full awareness as he is taken to the hospital, then perhaps to the morgue and finally buried in a grave. The bokor then performs an ancient voodoo rite; taking possession of the victim's soul, and replacing it with the loa that he or she controls. The victim's "trapped" soul is usually placed within a small clay jar or some other unremarkable container. The container is wrapped in a fragment of the victim's clothing, a piece of jewelry, or some other personal possession owned by the victim in life, and then hidden in a place of secrecy known only to the bokor. The bokor raises the victim after a day or two and administers a hallucinogenic concoction, called the "zombi's cucumber," that revives the victim. Once the zombi has been revived, it has no power of speech, its past human personality is entirely absent, and the memory is gone. Zombis are thus easy to control and are used by bokors as slaves for farm labor and construction work." voodoo zombies do not die. they are put into a death-like trance, a heavy hypnosis. i promise i'm not making this up! haha. so once again, romero's zombies are no more traditional zombies than 28 days later.

[Bunker65]

"Haitian Penal Code: Article 249. It shall also be qualified as attempted murder the employment which may be made against any person of substances which, without causing actual death, produce a lethargic coma more or less prolonged. If, after the person had been buried, the act shall be considered murder no matter what result follows. The methods of creating and controlling zombies vary among bokors. Some bokors use blood and hair from their victims in conjunction with voodoo dolls to zombify their victims. Others methods of zombification involve a specially prepared concoction of mystical herbs, in addition to human and animal parts (sometimes called “coup padre”). Ingestion, injection, or even a blow dart may be used to administer the potion variety. When these substances come into contact with the victim's skin, bloodstream or mucous membranes, the victim is rendered immobile within minutes, succumbing to a comatose-like state resembling death. The victim retains full awareness as he is taken to the hospital, then perhaps to the morgue and finally buried in a grave. The bokor then performs an ancient voodoo rite; taking possession of the victim's soul, and replacing it with the loa that he or she controls. The victim's "trapped" soul is usually placed within a small clay jar or some other unremarkable container. The container is wrapped in a fragment of the victim's clothing, a piece of jewelry, or some other personal possession owned by the victim in life, and then hidden in a place of secrecy known only to the bokor. The bokor raises the victim after a day or two and administers a hallucinogenic concoction, called the "zombi's cucumber," that revives the victim. Once the zombi has been revived, it has no power of speech, its past human personality is entirely absent, and the memory is gone. Zombis are thus easy to control and are used by bokors as slaves for farm labor and construction work." voodoo zombies do not die. they are put into a death-like trance, a heavy hypnosis. i promise i'm not making this up! haha. so once again, romero's zombies are no more traditional zombies than 28 days later. Wow, I have to give it to you. I mean the damn Haitian Penal Code !! That's research !!! I say whatever helps us all sleep at night is what we should think . The scary (in a good way) thing is that we can all get into these serious discussions regarding zombie/non zombie movies . More power to us all !!

[ipotts85]

Wow, I have to give it to you. I mean the damn Haitian Penal Code !! That's research !!! I say whatever helps us all sleep at night is what we should think . The scary (in a good way) thing is that we can all get into these serious discussions regarding zombie/non zombie movies . More power to us all !! that's why we are here! haha