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Long before mainstream moviegoers were introduced to Danny Boyle as the Oscar-worthy director of Slumdog Millionaire, there were those of us who had already fallen in love with the man for reanimating a tired and predictable zombie genre. (Read Techland’s Avatar review)
The undead learn how to run in 28 Days Later, hunting down fresh meat with lethal ferocity. No longer a mass of marching, lumbering groaners, these zombies were snarling, sprinting predators, and Boyle used them to successfully meld three thrillers into one. The story starts in an abandoned London, witnessing the comprehensive fallout of “the virus.” It continues as a bloody travelogue, as a handful of survivors struggle to sneak their way to a safe haven. The story then culminates at a military compound, where the vile, vulgar remnants of humanity prove to be every bit as terrifying as the infected. It’s an apocalypse trifecta – a film about the forgotten dead, the murderous undead and the maniacal still-living. It was the best zombie/monster film of the decade. (Lev Picks the Best Sci-Fi Characters of the Decade)
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