James Williams

I'm a huge fan of the 28 franchise and waited a long time for this. Just so you know where I am, I'll give the first film a 9.25, second film a 9. they are definitive zombie films for me, both in my top 10. This I will give an 8. Its very very different and from the start, to the point where its basically a new film. Its not horrible, and you should see if it you're a fan, but its so far from the original two, its barely a 3rd installment. But obviously, the name is there. If you compare the invasion of the farm house in the second film it was a fantastic. They started with a not dissimilar nod in that direction in this film and straight away it felt so anameic, the kills and the presence of the zombies wasn't there, and they've carried on that awful effect from train spotting 2 where they pause the camera are certain impact angles which looks very amateurish, almost like its trying to be snatch, but not as good, and this effect is used a lot for impact kills. There is some nice stuff in the film, and quite touching aswell. I also congratulate them for not being woke and stuffing it full of messages. I did look and expect them, but I don't rolling my eyes up at anything. Ralph Fiennes was a nice edition, it was bugging me all film who it was as he was covered in iodine, but when I saw the credits it was obvious, as way mr murphy as the zombie, which was a nice touch. The zombies are more like, an evolved form of Niedenthal's than zombies as you know it. The zombies have started to breed and produced their own offspring. And due to the conditions of the world and it being set on a small island, they very much go back in time and it almost like another time zone. I'm not going to say I am disappointed, I think they wanted to do something different and this was little too different, and it was very Scottish. Apparently this is the start of a new trilogy so it will be interesting, but the ending was so weird, its really hard to justify why they did that. Wss there jimmy Saville references in there too? Yeah, I'm rambling a bit, now but I think its a decent film, but if you look at my marking of a 9.25/9 and an 8, I think these films worked better in an urban environment.

Big fan of the series, enjoyed 1,2,3 and felt that they were flogging a dead horse with the rest of them, but I was pleasantly surprised by this version and I think its a pretty good version to go out on. It had some intelligent ties ins with the past and some nice visions for the death scenes, was good to say good bye to tony todd who was on his death bed during filming. Defo worth a watch if you're a fan of the series and a decent film in its own right, but it does help if you know how the FD universe works. This was my second time to see it, the films coming out are mostly garbage these days so when i get a chance to see a decent movie I like to dose up on it, it might be a long time until I get to go again.

Some tame spoilers... I only discovered PB 2 months ago and I got hooked. Watched 3/4 of it on screen while I work. I'm currently on SERIES 4 Episode 22, so not far off the main thing ending, before the series 5 reboot in 2017 which I hear was the worse. Despite this, I will see it through. I really enjoyed the FIRST TWO SERIES. And half of the 3rd. After this, and outside of the prison format, it starts to get a little tedious. Almost like the fast and furious franchise where it goes from its humble beginnings into something where they basically seem to be saving the world & crazy plot twists become the norm & you end up expecting it for everything. I now find myself at a point where having invested so much time, I just want it to be over so I can draw a line under it without leaving it unfinished. I stopped really enjoying it some time ago, but I will see it through. Don't get me wrong much of it is really good, but I don't think I have seen something so dragged out. Personally I think you can watch up to Episode 3.5 - 4 in good faith. After that you need to decide if you are hooked enough to carry on, or you just read some spoilers. I think if they did the whole thing in HALF as many episodes it would be a 5. It still prefer DEXTER & Breaking Bad, but this is defiantly not a million miles off, just be warned if you start this, its A LOT of TV time.

Watched both parts back to back with a friend. Utterly tragic and unbelievable how it took so long to solve. This beautiful girl was failed by everyone from the day she was born. Together they played a collective part in her demise and suffering. There is a small silver lining, but its too little too late.