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	And then what happens? Is there supposed to be more after the text cuts off? - ] 18:52, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)
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	This is ridiculous. I bet this plot synopsis is longer than the treatment. One short paragraph is enough for just about any film. Can someone trim this? -] 03:06, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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			== Infection Film Category needed ==
	*Why? Yes it's longer than most other movie articles, but why does that bother you? It is very well-written and I find that its length detracts nothing from the article and in fact adds to it. I think its fine the length it is. -] 10:52, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)

			A new category of film is needed because non zombie films are being lumped together with zombie ones. 28 Days Later (28DL from now on) is about people infected with a virus, and do not fall into the two definitions of a zombie: a voodoo controlled slave or a cannibalistic reanimated corpse.
	:Nothing wrong with long articles - ] 18:40, Jan 9, 2005 (UTC)

			The confusion comes from the the film's plot- a potentially apocalyptic event where people attack each other/infect each other. However, the plot of the movie does define what something is, it merely defines a sequence of events told in the story. You could replace zombie with "infected" or "mutant" or "cursed" and you have the same type of film, but none of those films are zombie films.
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			If the subjects in a film do not follow the definitions of what they are, then you can't classify it as a zombie film. 28DL needs to be moved to an infection category and out of the zombie category. ] (]) 22:23, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
	The window of opportunuity for filming just after dawn was small? It was reported that the normal activity had been removed by computers.
			:The article contains several references that classify this film as a zombie film. Also, this article is already part of the ]. Your comments may be better suited for the ] talk page. ] (]) 23:07, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
	:Perhaps some was (though I'd not heard that) but it was definately filmed after dawn and before London got massively busy. ] ] 16:32, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)
			::And I have posted several links that refute the claim it's a zombie film. Again, everyone seems to be avoiding the point that this movie's virus victims do not follow Misplaced Pages's own definition of zombie, and have been avoiding it in their arguments for (literally) years. I admit I'm frustrated at this point, so we will see what can be done on the ] page.] (]) 04:21, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
	::Apparently, the police were very helpful in closing streets for 5 mins at a time, and because they were filming digitally, they could set up and pack up quick enough for them to make this work. The police also slowed traffic on the M1 for them at the right moments to film those cool M1 shots. I expect if anything was edited out by computer, it would have been stuff in the background. --] 19:48, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

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	*I presume because nobody has felt fit to add one yet, feel free but be careful about ]! :-) -- ] 16:02, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
	:*There is one now :) ] 16:12, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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	I think it's more appropriate to describe the film as being set in 'Great Britain', as the situation would have been the same across the whole of the island. Changed. ] 20:48, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
	##Eh, that's me above. ] 20:54, Apr 17, 2005 (UTC)

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	I've replaced the word 'pictures' with 'storyboards', because in every case I've ever seen, that's what really was used when filling in unfilmed holes in stories on DVD extras. If this case is an exception then feel free to change it back. Also included a link to ] ] 15:19, 2005 May 27 (UTC)

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	I should think the disease would have spread beyond England throughout the entirety of the land-linked continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. The problem is the English Channel Tunnel; the Infected could have crossed from there onto the continental mainland. From there, they would have spread througout the entire world, with only the Americas, Australia and the various islands of the world being beyond their reach. Ergo, the section limiting the plague to UK should be deleted, unless of course it was so limited in the film? Tom S.
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	:It's never made clear in the film how far it's spread. They say at the beginning that the infection reached Paris and New York, but of course Jim sees the plane going overhead, the army guy espouses his quarantine theory, and the Finnish air force arrive at the end. We can speculate, as viewers, but here in the article we've got to stick to the facts - the article notes that it's ambiguous as to how far the virus spread but that the general suggestion is it was limited to the UK, and I think that covers the situation pretty well. ] 21:13, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

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	::I'm pretty sure the French would have quarantined the Chunnel pretty early, and then filled it in later on. ] 05:52, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

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	== Significance of 28 Days ==

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	Is there any significance to the period of time 28 days? I have seen it used in different places, incuding the Australian punk band, 28 days.--] 01:17, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
	:28 days is exactly four weeks, which is also the length of February, the shortest month. ] 05:53, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
	::except for during ]s (re:]).

			== Alternate Endings ==

			Currently, this section states, "The DVD extras include three alternative endings, '''''all of which conclude with Jim dying'''''. One of these was filmed, which involved Jim dying of his gunshot wounds. In another, the outbreak is revealed to be a dream. The third, a more radical departure, was presented only in storyboards; instead of Frank being killed by soldiers after being infected, the other survivors tie him up and discover a research laboratory at the blockade, where Jim undergoes a blood transfusion in order to save Frank."

			It says all three endings include Jim dying.
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			Then it lists three, only one of which (the first) mentions Jim dying.
			1. Jim dies of gunshot.
			2. Outbreak is a dream. (how does that result in Jim's death?)
			3. Jim's blood is used to save Frank (does Jim die from that medical procedure?)

			Suggesting that, if pointing out that all 3 have Jim dying is an important fact, then the subsequent descriptions of all 3 alternate endings should support that fact and indicate how Jim died in each. Or, if that's not an important fact related to the alt endings, then simply say there are three alt endings (followed by the three summaries). ] (]) 14:54, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

	It isn't very feasible that the virus spread beyond the UK. As noted in the main article, the virus is triggered much too fast for an infected person to take a long trans-Atlantic flight and successfully land. Even if in some bizzare folly they made it to France (by Chunnel) or to New York, it would be fairly easy to contain them (shoot them, etc) by local police.

	The main reason England is desoalte isn't because "everyone is dead", as is the common theme in "Dawn of the Dead" films, its because the majority of the population has been evacuated off the island.

	The main article also makes a great point that a human could not run around with reckless abandon, let alone live, without water for weeks and weeks.

	A question I would have, is if the infected are so filled with rage they attack anyone they see, why don't they attack each other?

	However you can't pick apart the plot too much. This was a very good film with good acting and I think it was a direct inspiration for the "running zombies" in "]" (2004).
	This trait of fast moving zombies really gave the whole "zombie films" a refreshing twist. Recently I saw "]" and when compared with 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead (2004) the slow moving undead seem boring and less than threatening.

	== Shaun of the Dead ==

	Surely ] was mainly inpspired by ] (the remake of which came out a few months before Shaun...). Yes you can draw paralells between Shaun of the Dead and 28 Days Later, but you probably can with any zombie movie. I put forward a motion to have that bit taken out. --] 21:28, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
	:I would say leave it in, Shaun of the Dead makes direct reference to 28 Days Later and I'd dare say it inspired Shaun in the sense that the success of 28 Days Later helped them get their UK zombie movie made and released as well... Also I wouldn't say that Shaun is mainly inspired by ]'s ] in particular (aside from the title of course) but then that's a question for the Shaun page...
	::You haven't convinced me, but unless anyone else says it should be taken out, I won't change it. --] 19:48, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
	:::It should be taken out. I haven't seen any interviews with the "Shaun" filmmakers to indicate they were at all inspired by "28 Days Later" but they have acknowledged a debt to Romero. (They were invited to be zombies in "Land of the Dead", and there's a special feature on the DVD that's basically a home movie of their experience on the shoot. It's quite clear that they were thrilled to meet George Romero, let alone work with him.)] 00:49, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

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Infection Film Category needed

A new category of film is needed because non zombie films are being lumped together with zombie ones. 28 Days Later (28DL from now on) is about people infected with a virus, and do not fall into the two definitions of a zombie: a voodoo controlled slave or a cannibalistic reanimated corpse.

The confusion comes from the the film's plot- a potentially apocalyptic event where people attack each other/infect each other. However, the plot of the movie does define what something is, it merely defines a sequence of events told in the story. You could replace zombie with "infected" or "mutant" or "cursed" and you have the same type of film, but none of those films are zombie films.

If the subjects in a film do not follow the definitions of what they are, then you can't classify it as a zombie film. 28DL needs to be moved to an infection category and out of the zombie category. Larylich (talk) 22:23, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

The article contains several references that classify this film as a zombie film. Also, this article is already part of the Films about viral outbreaks category. Your comments may be better suited for the Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Film talk page. AldezD (talk) 23:07, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

And I have posted several links that refute the claim it's a zombie film. Again, everyone seems to be avoiding the point that this movie's virus victims do not follow Misplaced Pages's own definition of zombie, and have been avoiding it in their arguments for (literally) years. I admit I'm frustrated at this point, so we will see what can be done on the Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Film page.Larylich (talk) 04:21, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

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Alternate Endings

Currently, this section states, "The DVD extras include three alternative endings, all of which conclude with Jim dying. One of these was filmed, which involved Jim dying of his gunshot wounds. In another, the outbreak is revealed to be a dream. The third, a more radical departure, was presented only in storyboards; instead of Frank being killed by soldiers after being infected, the other survivors tie him up and discover a research laboratory at the blockade, where Jim undergoes a blood transfusion in order to save Frank."

It says all three endings include Jim dying. Then it lists three, only one of which (the first) mentions Jim dying. 1. Jim dies of gunshot. 2. Outbreak is a dream. (how does that result in Jim's death?) 3. Jim's blood is used to save Frank (does Jim die from that medical procedure?)

Suggesting that, if pointing out that all 3 have Jim dying is an important fact, then the subsequent descriptions of all 3 alternate endings should support that fact and indicate how Jim died in each. Or, if that's not an important fact related to the alt endings, then simply say there are three alt endings (followed by the three summaries). 140.32.12.101 (talk) 14:54, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

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