Movies: May 2007 Archives

The opening sequence of 28 Weeks Later -- call it an opening salvo -- is utterly ferocious. Proceedings start quietly, but this is a sequel to the apocalyptic 28 Days Later, and, as in any zombie movie, peace is only the prelude to a storm of blood and viscera. It starts with a woman trying to cook a meal, in the dark, as photographic evidence of the world that used to exist distracts her from the task. She's part of a cobbled-together family living in a cottage, isolated, in the London countryside. Though the house is dark, it's daylight outside -- the windows have been tightly boarded against the sunshine and the possibility of unwanted visitors.

What if Spider-Man were an asshole?