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Your Thoughts: Is ''28 Days Later'' really sequel to ''28 Days''?

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:33:24 -0700

In light of reader feedback to our review of 28 Days Later, sequel to Sandra Bullock's hit 28 Days movie, we at It's News, Dammit! are interested in finding out just what you think. Is 28 Days Later really a sequel? Its title would certainly suggest that it is. But it does lack all of the heartfelt goodness that Bullock lent to the first film. What do you think?

New Zealand Declares February 29 ''Lord of the Rings'' Day

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:33:24 -0700

Leap Day set aside for Kiwis to celebrate their leap into the world's eye with the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King's sweep of all eleven categories in which it was nominated in the Oscars.

Leslie Nielsen Takes Home Best Actor Oscar for Scary Movie 3

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:33:24 -0700

Surprising film critics, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the worldwide viewership of the 76th Oscar Awards ceremony, Leslie Nielsen, best known for the Naked Gun series, received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as the President of the United States in Scary Movie 3.

28 Days Later - Worst Sequel Ever

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:33:24 -0700

Star of the 2000 hit 28 Days, Sandra Bullock doesn't even make an appearance in the sequel.

It is a generally accepted rule that a sequel to a blockbuster movie will have a hard time living up to the stature of the first movie. House Party II wasn't as good as House Party, Rockie V didn't live up to the original Rockie flick, and Batman and Robin (1997) didn't even come close to Batman (1989, or for that matter, the original Adam West movie).