p e n g u i n d e v i l

As soon as this all started I had a strong need to watch 28 Days Later. Though it’s my favorite Zombie movie (regardless of the fact that it contains no zombies), it is also my favorite virus movie and always a fun kick in the pants.

Thinking about how the fed’s prepared us for the pandemic, I thought of the scientist in the first scene… He really could have tried harder to convince the activists to not let the monkeys out “they’re Infected!” pause “With rage!” is going to be kind of meaningless to most people. “We’ve given the monkeys a virus that fills them with rage. Let even one of those monkeys out of its cage and they will attack us viciously and we will all be dead” would have been a much more straightforward way to communicate the issue.

And the lead character, not only is pretty annoying, but is also sort of a bad omen as, whenever he shows up people leave their “safe” situation and head out into the world to end up being killed. But I still love it! Except for the end…

I’m convinced that the movie was actually supposed to end at the gate-crashing scene and that the rest of it was added on to appeal to audiences. It should end at the gate. First time I saw it, I knew that was the end… But then it kept going…

Secondly, I tried to watch Outbreak. I’ve seen it before and recalled it being watchable… But this time, no. I maybe made it half way through… It’s just a lame movie. Everything overly-hollywooded and corny. It really should stop appearing on lists of the “best” pandemic/disaster movies.