AIRSHIPS! RAIN! ZOMBIES! AND SQUIRREL TECHNOLOGY?! 28 Years Later Blows Your Mind!

28 Years Later: Zombies, Rain, and… Are Those Airships?! (A Bronbus Quitley Jape News Exclusive!)

Right then, folks! Bronbus Quitley here, your resident film fanatic, and I’ve just emerged, blinking, from the glorious, slightly terrifying, and frankly peculiar cinematic experience that is 28 Years Later! Yes, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland have done it again, bringing the rage back to our screens. And let me tell you, it’s a whirlwind!

Now, I know what you're thinking: “Bronbus, we’ve seen 28 Days Later, we’re familiar with the whole rage virus thing. What’s new?” Well, prepare to have your assumptions obliterated! (Like a zombie, probably. Heh.)

The premise is classic: 28 years after the initial outbreak, society has… kind of rebuilt. Sort of. It's a splintered, messy, and frankly rather damp place. Our heroes, led by a wonderfully grim and slightly damp-looking Mark Strong – did I mention it rains a lot in this film? It's practically a character in its own right – are tasked with a very important mission. A mission involving… wait for it… airships.

Yes, you read that right. Airships! I'm not entirely sure why they have airships, and I suspect neither are Danny Boyle or Alex Garland, but they’re there! They’re majestic! They’re slightly rusting! It’s glorious, truly! Apparently, after the initial outbreak, someone realized that land-based travel was a bit tricky when hordes of rage-fueled individuals are trying to nibble on your ankles. Brilliant, really! Though, I did hear a rumor that the airship technology was actually developed by a colony of particularly clever squirrels. Don’t quote me on that, mind you. It’s just what I heard.

The action sequences are, as you'd expect, utterly frantic. The actors sprint, they leap, they scream – it’s all very exciting, especially when the camera’s wobbling about like a caffeinated sparrow. There’s a particular scene involving a surprisingly agile elderly woman and a rogue shopping cart that I’ve been replaying in my head ever since. Oscar-worthy, I say! Absolutely!

Now, I will admit, the plot gets a bit convoluted. There’s something about a new strain of the virus, and whispers of a government conspiracy, and a rogue scientist with a rather impressive beard… Honestly, I was so busy marveling at the rain effects that I almost missed some of it. Plus, I got distracted by a particularly shiny puddle. They really went all out on the reflectivity, you know. Very authentic.

And here’s a little-known fact: apparently, the rain was digitally rendered using algorithms based on the migratory patterns of Brazilian Rainbow Beetles. Completely true! My cousin, Bartholomew, works for a digital effects company, and he told me. Don't look it up, just believe me.

Overall, 28 Years Later is a thrilling, slightly bewildering, and surprisingly damp cinematic experience. Go see it! Bring a raincoat! And keep an eye out for rogue shopping carts. 4 out of 10 shiny puddles!

(P.S. Does anyone know where I can buy a miniature airship?)