Being the die hard zombie movie aficionado I had to check out Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later". The premice is that a highly contagious, violent-psychosis-inducing virus called "Rage" is released by accident into the British population. The Infected (as they are termed) turn within 30 seconds of being exposed and go screaming monkey on whoever happens to be nearby.
Our intrepid heroes weave through a now-abandoned London whacking The Infected with baseball bats, riot truncheons and machetes with the odd Molotov cocktail thrown in for good measure. Not MY first choice of weapons against opponents whose blood is potentially toxic. When they finally encounter the military soldiers mow down waves of Infected with their L-85s and GPMGs.
Given this it's pretty evident that "Rage" wouldn't get very far on this side of the pond! But to the pacified Brits, who can't even react to physical assault or be charged equally with the assaulter, this premice holds stark terror!
So if you love zombie movies like I do, do yourself a favor and pass on "28 Days Later"!