Corrected entry: In the closing minutes of the film, the Infected begin to starve to death as some of the characters predicted. But wouldn't they have died of thirst within three or four days of being infected (especially through using so much energy), rather than several weeks by starvation?
Phoenix
13th Jun 2005
28 Days Later (2002)
18th Apr 2004
28 Days Later (2002)
Corrected entry: Jim takes a very curious route to get from St Thomas' Hospital (where he wakes up) to Piccadilly Circus (where he reads the messages that have been stuck up on the hoarding). He gets there by going past the Bank of England - a detour of at least a couple of miles.
Correction: I don't see how this is a mistake - he's alone and wandering without any clear idea of where he's going, so there's no problem with traveling in curves or zigzags rather than straight lines.
5th Sep 2004
28 Days Later (2002)
Corrected entry: During the course of the movie, the characters kill the infected by beating them to death with machetes, bats and things of that nature which seems like a pretty dangerous way to kill people who have a blood infection. Shouldn't they be shooting from far away like the soldiers did?
Correction: The UK has very strong gun control laws. The civilian characters simply don't have access to guns.
Correction: It would be very hard for the characters to obtain firearms due to the very strong gun laws the UK has. Perhaps it's a blessing that they use blunt and sharp weapons to defend themselves. The characters, if they used firearms, would likely have attracted more attention to the infected and they'd come running.
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Correction: The infected don't live the whole 56 days, just as Jim is not in the coma for the whole 28 days. The first generation of zombies infect the second generation during the initial panic. The second generation arises and hunts any survivors, receiving hydration and nutrition from their blood and flesh. Fewer third-generation infected arise because there are fewer hosts for the virus in the area, and there is an even smaller fourth generation and so on. Therefore, though the first generation would have long since died, the newer generations can extend the threat of infected because they have become infected relatively recently.
Phoenix
Where is it stated that they devour survivors? Or are a few bits from biting each person enough to sustain them?