Originally posted by Grimm22
However, I thought the visual effects were fantastic for the most part
Me too. Some of the aerial shots were incredible, and the helicopter in the field part...nice.
I just saw it, and I was a little disappointed, but only because I enjoyed the first one so much. It did lack the grittiness and cold realism of Days, and I wasn't really disturbed by it as I was with the first. Still, has lots of shocks and the body-count is immense even by horror movie standards.
I did like the fact that the movie has no heroes, really. Apart from that sniper guy,
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but like all the characters in Weeks who even begin to exhibit signs of being above panic-ridden zombie-fodder, he meets a horrible end pretty quickly.
I liked the ending too, much more downbeat than the one that nearly ruined Days.
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It was strangely satisfying to walk out of a movie knowing that, well, EVERYONE died. Talk about closure.
Still open for a sequel though, and knowing how irresistible producers seem to find trilogies nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised.