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28 Days Later... (2002)
terrifying zombie backdrop for a beatiful character-driven story
As The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is an epic western, such is 28 Days Later an epic zombie film. In 112 minutes, writer Alex Garland manages to take his characters on an epic journey through post-Apocalyptic England.
The characters begin the movie as survivors doing only what is necessary to keep themselves alive, but by the end of the second act the characters have become much more. With the zombies taking a backseat, the characters drive the story and draw the viewer in.
Without rehashing the typical zombie story or spoon-feeding us trite, established, Hollywood archetypes, Danny Boyle's direction, Alex Garland's script, and John Murphy's score have made this the best film of the year.
The Last Man (2000)
Classic Humor
It's a great example of a film that uses situation and hijinks to create humor instead of the recent wave of gross-out or slap-stick comedies. Not that this is better or worse, just different and unique.
The script is wonderful. The acting is wonderful. The premise is fabulous and the movie is well worth the effort you'll have to put out to find it.
The premise is a chubby, balding, middle-aged, anthropologist geek is the last man on earth until one day he finds a megahot babe. (She's a bit off her rocker, but he can look past that.) Everything's pretty sweet for him until they run into a good-looking but not-so-bright, younger dude and anthropology-geek's good fortune comes crashing down in a wave of jealousy and isolation.
Hijinks and situation make this film truly great and unique.