enjoyed it. same premise as the original, but told in a different way. much bigger budget and it really showed.
the opening is pretty cool, a good reminder about what the infected are capable of. it takes a while for the story to get going as they try and set up all the characters that will be important. there's a few too many plot contrivances that come across as a little too convenient, but overall it's good fun.
they did another amazing job of making london feel deserted. the landmarks they went to should've been bustling with people, but they're dead quiet. the big shots of the city have no movement, it's really, really eerie to see london so quiet.
there's some really cool horror moments. in the first one, the guy who was with selena talked about being in the airport when infection hit and how it spread so fast. you get to see it happen and it's pretty damn cool when it does.
it's a lot like aliens in that it shows a big, strong, well-armed fighting force that is ready for anything, but finds itself woefully ill-prepared for what it's about to face.
SPOILERS
it's frustrating sometimes watching movies when you know that every line/action in the beginning is setting up something for later on, so when the boy having one green eye and one brown "just like his mother" and then when the mother is found alive you know what'll happen later.
robert carlyle was like the hero-infected and somehow was able to find them whenever it was convenient. it was a little far-fetched that the army finds an infected person and leaves them unguarded so that carlyle could walk into his wife's room, have contact with her and then escape. i know he had the AAA pass, but it's still goofy.
the scene with the helicopter/lawnmower was just cool as f*ck. it was totally unbelievable, but fun to watch. and the wimpy guy hanging on to the landing strut and getting drenched in blood was genius.
great, great, great last shot. it's the ending you want for a movie like this, and it's cool that they had the balls to do it.
the opening is pretty cool, a good reminder about what the infected are capable of. it takes a while for the story to get going as they try and set up all the characters that will be important. there's a few too many plot contrivances that come across as a little too convenient, but overall it's good fun.
they did another amazing job of making london feel deserted. the landmarks they went to should've been bustling with people, but they're dead quiet. the big shots of the city have no movement, it's really, really eerie to see london so quiet.
there's some really cool horror moments. in the first one, the guy who was with selena talked about being in the airport when infection hit and how it spread so fast. you get to see it happen and it's pretty damn cool when it does.
it's a lot like aliens in that it shows a big, strong, well-armed fighting force that is ready for anything, but finds itself woefully ill-prepared for what it's about to face.
SPOILERS
it's frustrating sometimes watching movies when you know that every line/action in the beginning is setting up something for later on, so when the boy having one green eye and one brown "just like his mother" and then when the mother is found alive you know what'll happen later.
robert carlyle was like the hero-infected and somehow was able to find them whenever it was convenient. it was a little far-fetched that the army finds an infected person and leaves them unguarded so that carlyle could walk into his wife's room, have contact with her and then escape. i know he had the AAA pass, but it's still goofy.
the scene with the helicopter/lawnmower was just cool as f*ck. it was totally unbelievable, but fun to watch. and the wimpy guy hanging on to the landing strut and getting drenched in blood was genius.
great, great, great last shot. it's the ending you want for a movie like this, and it's cool that they had the balls to do it.
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