Movie: 28 Weeks Later (2007)

28 Weeks Later (2007)
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Sequel to 28 Days Later with the same running, Rage infected zombies that turn in under ten seconds of being bitten. I just spoke about how awesome I think that is, you barely have time to realize they've been bitten and are going to turn before they are one of them. So the story is after 28 Weeks, the infected died from starvation so they cleaned out Britain and started rebuilding and moving people back in... sounds hunky dory right? Wouldn't you want to go there? Worst idea ever...

I only just realized how awesome the cast is! Starring Robert Carlyle (Once Upon A Time, Trainspotting) who I absolutely love! Aussie Rose Byrne co-stars and if you haven't seen her in Two Hands then you need to go watch that movie now, great Aussie crime film she co-starred in with Heath Ledger. Then there's Jeremy Renner...you know, Hawk Eye from The Avengers? He's pretty much Hawk Eye in this too... Finally; Harold Perrineau (Romeo + Juliet) who I've been talking about recently in Sons of Anarchy.

Of course the 'Safe Area' doesn't stay safe for long when a carrier of the virus is found and unintentionally spreads it to the new population. There were a few things like Carlyle being taken out early on and yet we still see him running around as a zombie, which is kind of cool.The kid who also ended up being a carrier being infected, rescued and then unintentionally infecting what looks like the rest of Europe. But you would have thought they could have found a cure from his blood... thought the kids didn't know he and their mother were immune.

I like that this one makes me think a little more and that the people - for once - we nice and tried to help each other instead of kill each other.

3 out of 5 Pegg Plugs...

TV: Once Upon A Time SE2 EP1

Once Upon A Time
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

This is another show that had a huge first season and I have to say I rather enjoyed it. It was fun trying to guess which fairy tale character the persons alter-ego was, especially Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle). It's also another show that only took a short break between seasons, which I absolutely love! There is nothing worse than really enjoying the first season of something and then having to wait six months for it to return during which time you completely forget what the first season was all about. I did wonder how they were going to continue with this show now that the curse has been broken though...

First off, who is this random guy in the city who gets the postcard of Storybrook? There is absolutely no more information about him... Obviously the postcard saying 'Broken' means that the spell has been broken but who sent the postcard and who is this guy?!?

Now we are getting glimpses into the fairy tale land they are all from and there are actually people still wondering around that place. Why then does Regina (Lana Parrilla) tell them all that that place was destroyed? Oh, you know, besides her being an evil witch...

Oh, and Mulan (Jamie Chung); very cool!

How strange for Emma (Jennifer Morrison) to have Snow (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Charming (Josh Dallas) there in mind and body. Poor girl didn't know what to say or do, they didn't make it any easier for her just staring at her though. I was a bit weirded out myself.

I thought finding Belle (Aussie - Emilie de Ravin) would be good for Mr. Gold, I thought he would be good for her.... but no, of course not. It's never that easy is it? I'm a huge fan of Robert Carlyle, he's the stand-out in this show definitely and his character is the most interesting I think. Though in saying that, I love how they made Ruby (Meghan Ory) different than the typical fairy tale.

I think that Emma is the key to magic now that the curse has been broken. The hat didn't work for Regina until Emma grabbed her hand and now that Emma has been sucked into fairy tale land, Regina's evil powers work again. The question is, while Emma and Snow are away, what is Regina going to do? Will Henry (Jared Gilmore) be enough to keep her on the good side? It wasn't before..

A bit confusing and I'm feeling a bit meh about it now... but will continue to watch of course...

2 out of 5 duel personalities...