Franks death always stuck with me, because it was such an unfortunate way to go. Just a stupid accident. And he just had enough time to tell his daughter that he loves her very much. Heartbreaking.
@@Melphas yeah those soldiers were definitely watching them since the moment they drove up and were waiting for a chance to kill the strongest member of the group discretely.
Yes, this was a small budget movie that blew up. This movie deserves a lot of credit for re-popularizing the zombie into pop-culture in the early 2000's, which culminated in a wave that reached it's heights with things like The Walking Dead's tremendous fandom.
@@flaggerify It's the budget that makes the movie small budget, not how well known the director is. Danny Boyle was well respected but still making a name for himself when this came out. But this movie was made for only $8M - that's miniscule.
Not only is it the best, it's One of the most accurate zombie movies, and it actually changed the zombie Genre with the Zombies in this movie being "Infected"
Sometimes a low budget is a blessing. Forces a film to focus on story and character rather than wowing with spectacle. It's why you pull so hard for Jim, Selena and Hannah. The idea of going in to the hospital and waking up totally alone, 4 weeks later, evidence of utter chaos and hell having happened but no idea what... that's is a completely new level of terrifying to think about.
Yes exactly. Also the decision to shoot the whole thing on early digital cameras to save money, while some might think it made it look cheap, to me it gives the whole thing a unique visual aesthetic akin to gonzo war-coverage style journalism.
@@sergeantbigmac9 times out of 10 the super high-contrast look from the 2000s hurts my eyes and just generally looks ugly to me, but this is one of the few times it actually works.
Oh my Cassie. You're really going to do this? What happened, did you lose a bet? Don't get me wrong, this is a great entry in the zombie genre. It's just that you may not sleep well tonight.
What happened was she trusted TH-cam voters to choose a "scary but not too scary" movie for her. That's what she gets for trusting strangers who like to watch her freak out.
This movie did so much to revitalize the zombie genre. Danny Boyle literally shot the empty London scenes early in the morning, before it started filling up with folk. The cinematography may not be 35mm format par, but those digital cameras at the time were perfect for this type of rapid filmmaking. The sequel is pretty decent, too. Also, the church scene was the freakiest. That one zombie just staring with his mouth open. Chills!
@@iamjamesmix there is no argument. Zombies are the reanimated dead. That's the definition. These are zombie-like living people who contracted a disease that makes them rage machines.
Thanks for getting through this movie. It's a great example of indie filmmaking. Those London scenes were apparently shot one week before 9/11. They would never have given permission after that event, due to security risks. Those scenes remain eerie and unforgettable.
Scenes were filmed on a Sunday morning. They had a minute to shoot the scenes as well. They used CGI to remove cars in the aerial shots of the city. Its a modern classic.
There is nothing indie about this movie. Danny Boyle is not an indie director, Alex Garland is not an indie screenwriter, Cillian Murphy is not some unknown actor.
@@Deano-Dron81 Who do you mean? Boyle? If so, he had 15 movies before, two of them being Trainspotting and the Beach. Garland wrote The Beach. Murphy worked years in theatre before and had dozen of movies. I agree they weren't widely known as today, but even so, 2 studios backed the production, and dozens distributed the movie. Indie means it is independently funded, which it wasn't. I remember being excited for the movie knowing who was involved.
What's sad is before Frank was infected, the soldiers were already watching them, waiting, trying to figure out how to get rid of Frank, and Jim. Some believe that Mailer wanted nothing to do with West's plan, and they somehow infected him.
@@SweetZombiJesus Get rid of the men so that they can more easily abduct and abuse the women...that was their whole thing and why they later turn on them anyway.
the fact that you said "there's red on you" throwing it back to shawn of the dead was the best part because i love that movie. you are a great reactor and i have watched numerous videos by you. great job.
To witness you smile at the end of the outro feels like you've broken a few mental barriers of apprehension with the horror genre. You're tougher than you give yourself credit for and hopefully you begin see it too.
This is one of my favorite horror/suspense movies. Such an amazing turn on the zombie movie genre. The score is amazing. It goes from 0 to intense immediately and has so many twists and turns emotionally. The small clips of beauty and fun mixed in is so well done.
The Infected in this Movie are no Zombies. There are not undead, they are still alive. And they dont't eating Flesh or do the other "Zombie Stuff"😉. Sorry, I know my english is shitty🤣. But I love this Movie too, it's great👍.
Some funny trivia from a different movie because you mentioned really liking Cillian Murphy's eyes. In a DVD commentary for Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan told a story about how he was so fascinated by Cillian's eyes that he had his character take his seemingly prescription glasses off in the middle of a bunch of his scenes for no reason.
"28 weeks later" is the follow-up to this movie. Another great movie that I'd recommend to you and your subs, maybe for next Halloween as time is running out.
28 Days Later was filmed in 2002 on a budget of just $8 million dollars, and it actually grossed $82 million dollars at the box office. I love you Cassie!! All of your reviews are just so amazing!!
And for quite a few of the scenes in Central London they didn't have to clear the streets of people. They simply started filming very early in the morning. When someone wanted to walk through their shot they gave them around £10 to walk another route.
@@flexydex8754 WOAH! No need to toss shit at someone because of a typo. Get a grip, child. The film wasn't even good enough for me to argue about, but your comment was kinda uncalled for.
The song when he's wandering around London screaming "Hello!" at the beginning all the way through to the gas station blowing up is one of my all time favorite bands called Godspeed You! Black Emperor. All their music has the same kind of post apocalyptic feeling but always with a sense of hope thrown in. Most of their songs are 20 mins long and none have lyrics. Amazing band. I've been a fan for over 20 years and I still love everything they put out.
Technically it's not a zombie movie. Zombies are reanimated dead. These people are infected but still alive. It was the first movie that used this concept. It changed "zombie" movies.
It is definitely one of the best of all time, but for me not the absolute best. I’m British, but I’m still a big fan of the film World War Z, which miiight have been a tiny bit better, especially with how it came up with its conclusion, and how it is also very internationally focused rather than just in a single small area of one country or purely the United States.
wasn't a zombie movie, zombies don't beat people or starve to death. also they seem to have more direction and know when to stop. like in the tunnel scene when they chased the car then stopped cause they knew they couldn't catch it
I always love how this movie actually had a happy ending. Which is kinda rare in the zombie genre. This was the first outright horror movie that I saw in the theater and that jump scare in the window nearly made me pee my pants. For a second, it looked like he was looking at *us* and holy shit the eyes. EDIT: yes, I have seen 28 Weeks Later. Yes, I know this isn’t truly a happy ending and things get worse. But it as a baby horror fan just getting into the genre in 2002? It’s a good starting point.
@@pstuddy How is it not a happy ending? The 3 of them are still alive and there is an indication that they may be rescued. For a Zombie movie, that seems kind of a happy ending. Or is that you think they died in a car crash at the end? Is that it? (or is it something else?) And the rest is just some kind of "dying dream"? In which case you are just seeing the end the way you choose to. The movie doesn't indicate that.. Personally, I'm not a fan of the idea of tacking on that kind of magical realism at the end of a movie that had been previously completely devoid of magical realism. So I'll just go with the happy ending.
There are actually 3 alternate endings (all on the DVD), all end up with Jim dying or infected. 2 were filmed and the 3rd just storyboarded. The original ending of the first cut of the film was that Jim died in the hospital where Selena and Hannah try to save him. It was replaced with the happy ending after test audiences said it was too bleak. Danny Boyle says its the true ending as it completes the circle of Jim starting and ending in an hospital. The other endings are: - Jim dies but the final scene is shows only Selena and Hannah at the cottage in the hills with the Finnish jet plane. - the unfilmed ending is part of almost a completely different story which changes from when Frank gets infected but the soldiers don't show up. Jim ends up getting infected. Also: - The films $5million budget basically ran out after the driving through the gates scene so the film studio gave them extra cash to film the "end hospital" and "jet rescue" scenes. - The jet pilot at the end says "Lähetätkö helikopterin?" which is "Will you send a helicopter?" in Finnish, so that answers Selena's question as to whether they were seen.
In my opinion, it's not a proper zombie movie if it leaves you feeling optimistic. Zombie movies should end on a note of despair with one or two survivors hopelessly trapped in an entire world of "undead" creatures. There is no hope and nowhere left to run. That's the whole point. I'm also not a big fan of the modern zombies who act like superhuman athletes on PCP. I preferred the more old-school traditional zombie movies with slow, lurching creatures who could easily be outrun, but eventually wore you down because there were just too many to deal with. Zombies represent death... There is no escaping it.
I saw this when I was 22 in a theater just outside NYC. The part when Jim woke up and saw the reunification wall brought sighs and gasps from everyone in the audience, as this was so close to 9/11, and there were still walls and chain link fences in downtown NYC with the pictures of the missing and notes how to locate people if they were found.
Danny Boyle said they had trouble with the double decker bus on its side shot. Due to the publics reaction to 9/11 being fresh. Was it odd seeing a movie filmed with this kinda odd camera filter in theaters? Was it well received by the audience? I was in 3rd grade in 2001 so I didn't see this till maybe 2007 on FX.
@@hyicrotai9801 it was an extremely weird time. The bars were filled with cover bands singing Walk On (the unofficial ballad for 9/11 by U2), American Flags lining the streets, on cars, flag stickers slapped up everywhere…. People were just pissed and looking for payback. At least in the circle I was in, I was a Paramedic then and still am. My friends included other EMS, Firefighters, Police, and military; but I also had friends that were musicians, teachers, reporters, etc.
@@ruaboutasize14 Yeah I had no idea what was going on nor did I really absorb the gravity of the situation. How does it feel now years later seeing how stupid the world has become?
@@hyicrotai9801 That’s an excellent question. I rolled my eyes a few times when all that “essential worker” and “heroes work here” stuff was going around in 2020. I was waiting for the other shoe to drop and we all just fade away into the background again. I never expected the lunacy that followed.
@@hyicrotai9801 I was 14, a freshman in high school when 9/11 happened. I lived in a diverse part of southern California but attended school in a small town that was safer (too many gangs where I lived). It was a big contrast in terms of the reaction from each town. When I went to class that morning, everyone was silent, the big box TVs were rolled into the classrooms so we could all watch the news. They replayed the people jumping from the towers to avoid the fire, over and over. I hated that they did that, it seemed wrong, exploitative. They kept playing it for weeks after, milking it like they milk a sensational moment now. I remember the interviews with firemen talking about explosions coming from the basements and the windows below where the planes hit - which rarely gets talked about now. I remember people laughing at then-president George W. Bush sitting in a classroom full of children where he was doing a photo-op, pretending to read to them, when someone whispered in his ear. He just nodded and sat there. In the small town where I went to high school, the reaction was immediate and intense: American flags on everything, people honking and cheering at each other about freedom, getting angry at French fries because the French didn't want to join the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq - which turned out to have nothing to do with 9/11 anyway, and they certainly didn't have weapons of mass destruction that the president claimed. So French fries became "freedom fries" for a year - people literally changed the menus. Only a few questioned how passports from the hijackers in the burning planes somehow managed to avoid the fire, fall to the rubble and get spotted in the ash within a couple days. Congress didn't want to go to war without clear evidence that there was a need for war, and if you remember from government class, only Congress can declare war. Bush declared war by himself, which he couldn't legally do, then he claimed the Pentagon gave him evidence of WMD in Iraq and Afghanistan so Congress didn't fight him on it, and then he claimed that god told him to go to war there. The people in the little town where I went to school loved it - they were mostly white, Christian, and they had an active chapter of the KKK. They wanted blood. In the diverse neighborhood where I grew up, with basically every nationality around me, including Vietnamese people who remembered the invasion of Vietnam, and Japanese people who remembered Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the black people who got harassed by cops all day, they were more quiet. They put up black ribbons for the people who died. They saw it as a time to mourn and reflect, not to jump to war. Some of my Mexican neighbors got blamed for terrorism, because Bush claimed that the terrorists got into the country illegally through the insecure Mexican border, so suddenly every Mexican person was seen as not only an illegal immigrant but a terrorist by association. A bunch of angry white guys got together, called themselves "The Minutemen," went to the border and shot and killed people in the desert. They didn't pay attention to the fact the hijackers had visas, meaning they got in legally and went to flight school, etc. They also didn't pay attention to the reports from the U.S. Border Patrol about how undocumented immigrants are not the threat politicians claim them to be, but the president kept throwing the word "terror" around and pointing at our borders. I went to LA and San Francisco to protest the war, along with millions of other Americans who didn't believe it was the right decision. I cannot put into words what it feels like to march through the streets in a crowd that fills an 8-lane Broadway until it touches the buildings on either side, with people coming out of their apartments and jobs to join the march and protest the war. Soldiers went with us. Native Americans danced with us. Snipers watched us from rooftops when we stopped at city halls to listen to speeches from journalists, politicians, activists. We interrupted a fundraiser speech by George Bush just by banging hundreds of drums, stomping, and clapping our hands in unison - the journalists said they couldn't hear him over us, even though we were a block away outside police lines. The invasion was delayed by the mass protests by about 3-6 months. But as you know, it went ahead, and hasn't stopped 20 years later. 9/11 was the big excuse for oil companies to get military guards as they took over infrastructure in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for U.S. soldiers to guard poppy fields. 9/11 was the reason people equated questioning the military with treason, even when the military started raping young Afghani girls, using innocent civilians as target practice, and punishing military whistleblowers with prison time. To me, it wasn't a surprise that we elected (via the electoral college, not the popular vote) a nationalist, fear-mongering president in 2016. He was just a dumber version of the one we already had in 2003. It was our Orwellian "15 minutes of hate" all over again, where angry people again felt encouraged to attack Mexicans, separate immigrant children from their parents for no reason (with some children still "missing" under our custody), attack Asians after COVID, attack peaceful protesters, and even attack the nation's capitol. By focusing on hate, we've created our own domestic terror groups. It's encouraging to me that more people are voting now than ever before, but to be honest, Canada is still looking pretty good.
The guy who is the father of the young girl is actor Brendan Gleeson who also starred in "Braveheart". Cillian Murphy played Jim. The infected people are also NOT zombies. They are actually infected with the "Rage" virus as is shown later with the guy who is chained up. So, basically the infected will die of starvation if left alone, but the blood is highly contagious even when they are dead. There are also 2 other endings to this film that aren't as happy. I prefer this ending too! Great reaction as always!
@@marktracy1721 I know, right?! No Zombies here! 28 Weeks Later was an "unnecessary" movie...so, of course, they had to make it! Love the original though. The scene w/Hannah changing the tire was creepy the first time because I thought exactly what Cassie thought, "Oh...they're running." :)
Mark's death at 10:29-10:35 was definitely the most shocking because she didn't even wait for him to turn before killing him, it would have been more humane to kill him in zombie state as opposed to cutting him down and hearing his screams. The cinema reaction to that scene was like WTF did I just witness.
Yeah it’s complete bs. He clearly had a laceration on his arm from the broken glass it didn’t look like a scratch or bite at all. Had she just waited a few more seconds she would’ve been able to see his mannerisms change and become more aggressive. At that point she should have killed him, because without know for sure if he was infected she basically just murdered him.
Yea but that's why this film is so raw, characters just act and react like anyone normally would and in that situation you don't hesitate bc of how fast these things turn
One of my favorite horror flicks. It's so well done and the grainy, realistic style it's shot in only makes it more intense. It also has one of my absolutely favorite film scores. The sequel is also really good. I hope they can wrap up the trilogy one day.
I was pulling for Lost Boys for YOUR sake. It was really the only selection that is scary but NOT TOO scary. And I wanted to recognize the effort you put in to capture each movie’s art style in your title cards! That doesn’t go unappreciated.
@@daerdevvyl4314 yeah that part is pretty scary I'll just looking at it through not having any monsters but as you say it that way yeah it is pretty scary
Is it cold there? Like frozen alot? One of the best plans to defeat the zombie apocalypse I heard it to go north where people freeze so zombies would too. Long as you can survive they can't. ZOMbie POPSicle ZomPops
Such a great movie. One of the choices director Danny Boyle made was to deliberately shoot parts of the movie on digital video camcorders, and sometimes from a locked off fixed position, to give the effect of almost documentary footage or something captured by a security camera on the scene. Also, I think the original ending idea was to have Jim die - which would have been too brutal and just cruel. You really really need that upbeat ending.
28 Days Later might not be that scary but I've never had a movie freak me out so much. My first time watching was alone as a teenager at home so I was fully immersed without distraction. The idea of waking up to this world haunted me more than any slasher flick. That idea seen through Danny Boyle's vision with John Murphy's music made the rest of my day feel as gritty as this movie. That was many many years ago and I've never forgotten that day and the impact the film had on me. It's never happened since. It's SO good. Great reaction.
Cass absolutely nailed her analysis at the end, especially at 32:11. The soldiers knew there were planes in the sky still, yet this is what they continued to do.
@@andrewhills9391 It wouldn't matter if the soldiers knew that the rest of the world had survived or not. If the entire UK was quarantined, it would remain so until the infection had died out. Think Doomsday (2008, Rhona Mitra, Malcolm McDowell, etc). Reaper virus outbreak occurs in Scotland. Scotland is quarantined until all life is believed to have ended. Scotland remains isolated for three years, and only re-entered when survivors are detected and new a Reaper outbreak occurs in London, and only for the purpose of finding a cure. The soldiers in 28 Days Later would either think they are alone, or that they have been quarantined and that that quarantine won't lift until the virus is no more, most likely by means of all possible carriers becoming deceased. 28 Weeks Later shows what happens when they try to go in before the virus has been eradicated. In Outreak (1995, Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, etc) when an outbreak of a virus occurs in a small town on US soil, the US government quarantines the town and then considers sterilization of the town via use of a fuel air bomb. If you think any of these ideas are too far fetched, consider how people/governments reacted to Covid 19. True we didn't descend into barbarism, but compared to the viruses featured in these films, Covid was little more than an aggresive, and more lethal version of the cold/flu virus, and not one with world ending possibilities. If it were then, yes, barbarism would likely follow. Remember that health care professionals who would be needed to combat these viruses would be in the first wave of casualties, forcing those in charge to consider more drastic, less humane method of containment to ensure the survival of the species.
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! Yes, it was low budget. But fun fact, they really did empty the streets of London for those shots where Jim is wandering around alone. That was probably a majority of the film budget. Also, if you remember the end of Shaun of the Dead, there was a news report saying “Early reports that this was caused by rage-infected monkeys have now been disproven”. That was a reference to this film.
Your "spooky" look is amazing! I saw this movie in the theater and the realization that the soldiers were scarier than the infected was one of those moments I will never forget. When the leader tells Jim that he promised his men women, my stomach turned to ice. Such a good movie - disturbing, but good.
This was my first zombie movie and I watched it when I went to university in 2002. The story of the Rage taking people in the station to this day still haunts me everytime I travel on the Tube . I can't be in crowds because it always replays in in mind. There's great storytelling right there! A friend was a runner for it and told me when they filmed the deserted London scenes on 5am Sunday mornings she spent most of her time persuading drunk clubbers to take another route so they could get the shots.
When I first started watching you, I would have never thought you would react to this movie. Please don't let us dead inside horror fans ruin you lol. You're such a sweet soul.
Danny Boyle the most unappreciated gritty filmmaker. I meet him once or twice down the pub.. And he is so down to earth and not at all like you'd expect any stuck up opinionated Hollywood type movie maker to be.
Hey Cassie, I've always thought that 28 days later is the most realistic zombie movie that has been made. Most zombie movies gloss over the backstory of the undead. "28 days later" made the RAGE contagion be such an effective zombie super spreader. Covid-19 got nothing on the RAGE contagion. Love it.
I really appreciated that the infected weren't 'zombies' but regular people who were just so angry and enraged that nothing else mattered including the state of their own bodies. Scrabbling to attack with no thought of self preservation or care. A fantastic way to do a zombie movie with no actual zombies.
Another way of surviving... mental health = solving tomorrow's problems like how to make airless tires = weld springs to the steel rim, compress them, then tie the compressed spring with steel wire, put wood or plastic feet on each spring, then use woven leather strips about 4 layers thick for tread.... learn to make things in advance so you can perfect your ideas, having spare parts in advance ect...
Another way... building a 3 cylinder radial engine from single cylinder bike parts 1/4 inch steel plate and have it run on Hydrogen... make 40-50 of them and your future proof... loads o parts to build with....
28 Weeks Later was a pretty decent sequel. You by no means have to check it out because you definitely did your duty with this one, but it's an interesting continuation of this concept. Thanks for reacting!
Imo 28 Weeks Later is great sequel cuz it's great zombies action flick. So I 100% hope there will be reaction to this movie as well, otherwise sadness strikes.
This is a horror movie but a very unique one. The horror is the breakdown of society, the massive death toll you see in the refection in window while they are driving and the return to barbarism by the soldiers. Love this movie. Great reaction Cassie.
The bit with the soldiers was a bit over the top. I mean they are already thinking about repopulating the world after 4 weeks? How sex deprived were these guys before the apocalypse
Yeah the stuff with the soldiers was ridiculous, but of course, the filmmakers wanted to make humans out to be worse than the zombies, blah blah blah. Even back then, it was a cliche. The movie was quite good up to that point. Ultimately this is one I just don't watch again, but 28 Weeks Later is a lot more fun, and tells a zombie story you don't normally get, that of a reconstruction effort post-zombies.
@@fakecubed well I don't think it ruins the entire movie. Its just contrived writing. But 28 weeks later also didn't make sense in some parts. Like why would they let the husband get through security to see his wife. And having all those people in the same building as the carrier. And the kid character was annoying. But it was a thrilling sequel for the most part even though it ended in a cliff hanger. It's over due for a 3rd film
Kudos for watching this, Cas. That scene when Frank, got you-know-what, one of the best moments in film. The stark contrast from innocuous to threat, with reels of emotions injected into an instant for the characters and the audience to suffer through... brilliant. One of your best, Pops. Cheers.
This movie is great. Shows that the infected aren’t the worst monsters on the planet. They attack on viral instinct. Humans are the worst, they make cruel, conscious decisions.
The idea that the living/uninfected survivors of a zombie apocalypse are, more often than not, more dangerous and horrific than the zombies themselves is really at the heart of pretty much all zombie movies and TV shows. That's what a lot of people who trivialise this horror genre fail to recognize.
I don't see it that way at all. The soldiers were making a rational decision, they understood that civilization was over if they couldn't reproduce. The women should have complied for the greater good of humanity.
Definitely an underrated zombie movie. It was very well made for the time. And had the guy from Inception, the guy from Gone in 60 Seconds and the Moneypenny from the new James Bond movies. It was a "before we knew them" film and it was good.
I dont think its underrated at all. A lot of people would put this as their #1 zombie movie, myself included. It was the original "fast monsters that want to eat you" movie, before '04's Dawn of the Dead. I really don't care if they arent technically "zombies"... we all know that this is a zombie flick.
The movie that arguably inspired the opening of The Walking Dead. Amazing movie. Another great movie with Cilian Murphy (Jim) in it (where he plays a completely different character) is Batman Begins!! If you haven't seen it already! I also recommend the sequel 28 Weeks Later. :) it's also really good!!
@@canadian__ninja The first issue of The Walking Dead comic which contains the hospital scene debuted only 4 months after 28 Days Later premiered in the US. When 28 Days Later came out Issue 1 was already in the can and the Walking Dead comic creators were working on subsequent issues. There was no inspiration involved as both projects were conceived and created at the same time. One just happened to be released slightly earlier than the other.
sorry guys the start of this film is almost exactly how an old and really hard to get film called "Day of the Triffids" starts. I love this movie, that movie, and the first couple season of TWD, but they all owe Day of the Triffids for the intro.
One of the original endings they filmed and edited had Jim dying. But I think everyone that tested that ending felt it was WAY too depressing. Hence the sudden switch from dark to happy and hopeful ending.
I've watched most of your videos Cassie and I'm so impressed with how far you've come. The way you keep putting yourself up to these types of things you always said you would steer clear of pre-PiB, it's kind of inspiring. You've gone full immersion therapy on the horror genre. From where you started, I couldn't believe it when I saw 28 Days Later on your upcoming movies. I was genuinely proud and a little bit worried for you. Imo it is one of the best horror films, certainly in this century. The way its written goes deep into our primal fears, it doesn't rely solely on jump scares or gore to be scary, but uses those to compliment the real deep seated fears, being alone, being trapped, fear of an unknown future, and there is no supernatural stuff like the Exorcist or Nightmare on Elm Street. This is a genuine possibility of what might happen if the world got turned upside down like this, which I think is even more chilling. This movie has stayed with me the entire 20 years it has been around, its a masterpiece. Keep up the great work, congrats on 250K+ :)
Soon she'll be walking in, flick a lit cigarette, set her beer down and say "Let's do this frickin' thing" before putting in Saw 2. It's coming...I know it.
Yes this was an indie film that really took off. Partly because it did not portray the infected as you would expect and partly because of the way it was shot. Something in the mix gave it a gritty immediacy that really worked well with the subject matter. I thought this was a very well made movie and way better than most in this genre.
I thought this one was too gross for her so the second poll I change from Misery to a Lost Boys vote trying to get something more fun. She past this with flying colors so she might be ready for more. Has she seen The Thing (1982) yet? While the gross increases with scifi horror I still love the story and interactions how it drags you into the mystery. Reminds me of the chaos watching Among Us streams which is always fun.
Hey Cassie, I love the juxtaposition between silence and unbridled chaos that takes place in "28 days later" you guys talked about the amazing directing and shot selection. it comes from one of my favorite directors. Danny Boyle. I hope you get to see his other thrillers, "Sunshine" and "128 hours". he's one of the best modern directors out there for sure.
I went and saw this movie in theaters, on a friends recommendation. i was told it's the best horror movie in decades, is all I knew. And you're right on about the opening.. the audio system in the theater was blaring!! and the beginning blew my mind, the captive monkeys banging on their cells was the loudest thing i've ever heard.. my buddy and I were just staring with our mouths wide open. I'm so glad this movie won!!!
This film changed zombie-type films forever. Amazing film; most terrifying opening scenes of any film I know. The shots of post-apocalyptic London freaked me right out.
The original ending that was shown in theaters was far, far sadder. Jim is rushed to a hospital by Selena and Hannah (you can see a few bits of it in the newer ending) trying to save his life. They don't, and Jim dies in a hospital bed. Selena grieves for a short moment and then tells Hannah they have to move. Showing that even if she cared for Jim, she'd still let him go in a heartbeat. It ends showing Selena and Hannah walking away. It's actually a decent, even if a horribly sad ending. Jim woke up in a hospital, and he died in one. You can easily find it here on YT or in the special features of the dvd/blu ray.
@@LexK137 It must have been select theaters, or one of those pre-screenings or something, I don't remember it's been like 20 years since I learned about this stuff. It's in the DVD and I'd assume blu ray extras, and again, you can simply google or youtube it. Actually i did you a solid and youtubed it for you, here it is. th-cam.com/video/Ch2vPwOlEX4/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=neojake135
This is a great movie. Really nails the fact that the worst enemies are going to be the living, breathing, thinking humans who have also survived. It's definitely worth following this up with 28 Weeks Later. I really hope they do a 28 Months Later.
The scene in the beginning with Jim walking around an empty London is so incredible. Isolation is one of the scariest and most disturbing concepts/feelings there is and man that scene REALLY makes you feel it. It's always been a chilling scene but now of course after COVID it's even more so. This film came out the year after the 2001 film Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise. The opening of that film is kind of similar to the empty London scene in this film. I love Vanilla Sky and I would most strongly recommend it.
I agree. I've had nightmares of waking up in an abandoned city and wandering around trying to find anyone. That kind of thing scares me more than the zombies actually.
Great reaction, Cassie, and proud of you for pushing past your comfort zone! And very astute analysis pointing out that the monsters aren't really zombies, but living people who have not died, merely infected with a virus that produces mindless rage. The effect is the same as if they were zombies, with mindless, canniblistic creatures running around.
I have watched this movie damn near a hundred times and it still feels like the first time. I just watched 28 weeks later this past weekend for like the 50the time. The perfect get your blood pumping movie.
This is the movie Cassie has been waiting for. So peaceful and happy, with lots of hugs and kisses. And love. A quiet movie with joyful scenery and smiles and delightful people eating afternoon tea with scones and jam and clotted cream.
This wasn’t just my favorite ‘zombie’ movie but one of my favorite movies. Period. Great storytelling (and the original ending had Jim dying in a deserted hospital). Please check out ‘Sunshine’ - another Boyle and Murphy (soundtrack) collaboration 👍🏼
I like it a lot better than this movie. And it's a pretty unique story, whereas this one is pretty cliche (other than the zombies being fast zombies, which at the time was pretty new). You don't usually see a story about a post-zombie world trying to get back on its feet.
I give you credit for watching all these movies. In just one year alone you've received an amazing education on politics, world history, American history, religion, science , medicine, the law, music, sports, love and love lost. Every week you learn something about the human condition and not many people can say that. Bravo.
Hey CAssie, Danny Boyle is one of the best directors in the last 20 years of film making. Although the movie looked low quality, it was done on purpose to give the feeling as you are there with them (documentary style). IF you look deep in the composition of the shots and the storytelling from scene to scene, that where you see the skill of Danny Boyle shine. Visual story telling at its best. PLease check out some of his other classic flicks. Trainspotting, Sunshine & 127 hours, and Slumdog Millionaire.
@@ct6852 He did a few Oscar worthy film before the Olympic opening ceremony. Heck, he even launched Ewan McGregor's career. So the Boyle effect is long, real and impactful.
@@lethaldose2000 Damn totally forgot about Trainspotting. That was a good one. Had the soundtrack like two years before seeing the movie for some reason.
Love that you're being brave, stepping out of your comfort zone and keeping the spirit of the holidays with your toe-dip into scary movies. I'm telling you, having been a fan of your channel from the beginning, the 'horror' movie that you would love is The Village. It's an incredibly powerful love story masquerading as a horror movie and it has one of the most beautiful scores I've ever heard. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, William Hurt, Adrian Brody, Sigourney Weaver, Judy Greer and others, it's a fantastic watch, especially for Halloween.
Add a second vote for this one! The Village is one of my favorite movies period and I'm glad it's starting to be appreciated for the real story it tells instead of the crappy marketing campaign they did for it when it first came out. I love the music too, especially the violin that gives you all the feels. I absolutely agree that The Village is a movie Cassie would love.
@@DeltaAssaultGaming If by 'terrible' you mean that it has an amazing score, phenomenal performances, beautifully written and is a master class in cinematography, then yeah, it really, really is.
Well done, Cass! It's one hell of a movie but it's hard to get through the first time 28 days later and Shaun of the Dead are my two favourite zombie movies. Shaun for being a hilarious take on the genre and 28 days later for making the "infected" genuinely terrifying without going to the silly extremes as, say, World War Z did with it's blatantly superhuman infected. I really like the Indy feel of the film as well, with it's "poor quality" cameras and dirtiness. Sometimes movies can be too perfect, and look bland and sterile because of it. So, to make a zombie movies the opposite of that, without the typical Hollywood tricks, is a really great artistic decision.
I love this movie! It has such a unique way of tackling the zombie genre. It has three kinds of monsters. The rage infected people, who are involuntary monsters acting on diseased instincts. The soldiers, who are the real monsters of the movie, acting inhuman by choice. And Jim at the end, being the rage monster created out of circumstance. The scene where Frank is infected is also the most realistic infection scenario I have ever seen in a zombie movie, where one single drop of blood in a person's eye is enough. -A brilliant movie on every level!
I’m so glad you realized and said it yourself. They weren’t zombies, they were just infected. There’s an alternate, less happy ending, so I guess it’s a good thing you saw the one you did. If you’re still wondering where you’ve seen Frank before, he was Hamish in Braveheart and Professor Moody in the Harry Potter movies.
I've gotta say, I'm impressed you got through that. When you started this channel, I seriously doubted we'd ever see you react to a movie like this. Well done (I guess).
A reason the worst of the worst soldiers are the ones who were there (you mentioned them getting so nasty and sleazy so fast) is because in order to survive something like this you have to be brutal and ruthless and have little in the way of morals to begin with if you're in a crowd. There weren't many of them left, so their entire squadren or whatever they're called likely was infected and they went straight to martial law, and the ones who dissented against the brutal tactics ended up killed for it. So you end up with just the worst of the lot being the only ones left.
Another suggestion for a movie that really makes you think and feel what's happening is Children of Men. It's disturbing and intense and heartbreaking but also hopeful. It's beautifully shot and acted.
This film was originally a VERY LUCKY indie film that got just enough of a budget to becoming one of the early 2000's best horror thriller film. The amount of work they put into this is amazing. I heard that most of the budget from the director's commentary went to rent huge strips of high way, set design and photo CGI to take out any on lookers or moving vehicles in the background. There are a few prominent actors and indie actors and some who got their start in this film. For example you may recognize Selena as Tiadarma the Witch from the Pirates of the Caribbean films!
@ProudOfYourRoots wow people from different countries have to come to america to make it big, not surprising at all. America dominates the entertainment industry for a reason. We also dominate the world try invading us we beat your ass last time. And for the zombie thing, you got me there my favorite zombie movie is Shaun of the dead.
such a fantastic zombie like movie. the infected are terrifying. the characters are great everything about this movie is amazing. you should watch 28 weeks later it's great
@Godzilla93 IDK IF you've seen the older classic zombie movies like Night Of The Living Dead or not? BUT you'll notice in this movie that when they go on fire they die. IN the classic Night Of The Living Dead there's a comment that's made about that. The sheriff of the town when he's asked about how to combat the problem the zombies. He says something to the effect of how "you gotta beat em AND burn em~they go up quick!". LOL! So decades ago this is a long-standing way of how to handle a zombie attack! He's cooooming to get youuuu Barbaraaaa! Stop it Johnny! Just stop it! He's cooooming to get youuu...he's coming to get youuu Barbaraaaa! Bwaaahh Haaaa! #NewYorkGenXBikerLady
@@christinegelabert1651 I seen night, dawn and day. Those are the quintessential zombie movies. The true classics. Without those we wouldn't have the 28 films, return of the living dead or train to Busan. Also 😂😂 thanks for the huge fun fact 👍🏿👍🏿
Nice, I was looking through to see if someone had commented about this! Yes, that's Brendan Gleeson, who Cassie has seen in several other movies, including Braveheart. Also, I think it's pretty cool that the writer of 28 Days Later, Alex Garland, was the writer/director of Ex Machina, which Domhnall was in, as well.
31:49 "What would I do? How would I feel?" Wait until you see the opening sequence to '28 Weeks Later.' It will really make you consider whether what most people hope they would do, or say they would do is strong enough to overcome the instinct for self preservation. When confronted with a stressful situation, most people will succumb to the fight, flight, or fright (freeze) response. Until you are actually tested, it is hard to predict how exactly you would react. You get to see that scenario on full display in the opening of the sequel.
Loving this reaction!! Danny Boyle film’s are great, please consider some others after the Halloween season. The Beach, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave & 127 hours the list goes on! An amazing director of our generation! ✌️🫶🏻 & respect as always Cassie.
@@ct6852 Yes, the book is incredible too. Alex Garland (DREDD, Sunshine, and Annihilation) wrote both the novel and screenplay. Danny Boyle and Alex Garland together are a dream team.
It's essentially a 20yr old low-budget British indie film that has become a cult classic. 28 Days Later is largely responsible for the modern zombie genre kicking off. I have so much nostalgia for this film. I was 11 when it came out so I didn't see it at the time but knew about it. It wasn't until I studied film production in 2007 that I saw it & whenever I've seen about it since it just takes me back to those great times in 2007.
@ProudOfYourRoots So modern classic? It ain't a zombie movie but so similar people don't know what else to call the infected. They all little enraged outbreak monkeys. Blood vomit showers too. Just nasty.
Yes, this movie was a "low" budget film made for $8 million. It was a huge financial success grossing $85 million worldwide. I think it was exclusively shot with digital camera's back in 2002. Digital film cameras are far better now. That's how they shot those scenes in Pickadelly Square by setting digital cameras high up and triggering them remotely (I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere when the movie came out). They also received permission to stop traffic for short intervals (3 min I think) so they could get him wandering the abandoned streets of downtown London. This felt like a bit of a genre exercise for Danny Boyle but I agree that the movie worked as a whole...and it launched Cillian Murphy's career.
absolutely love every single movie experience shared with you! You are an absolute delight and watching you go through all of these movies reminds me I need to rewatch a lot of them myself! ❤️
Train to Busan is a zombie movie you have to watch. It's a Korean film, so it has subtitles, but it has some of the best character development in a zombie film I have seen. A must watch for sure
@@joebombero1 100% and some other reasons. The fact that it isn't really scary, but fleshes out multiple characters as they go through a full arc throughout the movie.
When I first saw this film in the theater when it came out, I had the same feeling about that last third of the movie where they link up with the military. I understood the story and theme they were trying to convey about the regression of humanity. However, it just wasn't what I was wanting to see in a 'zombie' film. The person who directed this film also directed a film called Sunshine which also stars Cillian Murphy. Sunshine and 28 Days Later has a similar style in terms of plot beats and division of acts in the film.
I was shocked when I saw you reacting to this one! lolol I kind of find this movie to be a little more sad than scary (JIm's parents' s**cide note is devastating and always makes me tear up) but it certainly has its disturbing and gory scenes. Fun fact: the "real footage" of violent events that are shown in the very beginning of the movie are staged. Danny Boyle didn't want to exploit real-world tragedies and the worst moments of people's lives for that part even though it would have been much easier and cheaper to just... do that. It was also one of the first mainstream movies to be shot entirely digitally, hence the lovely grainy quality.
Your fans are cruel Cassie... I didn't vote for this one 😅 That having been said, Danny Boyle is one of my favorite filmmakers. Don't judge his work by however this one upsets you. Please check out his other films - Millions (it's a kids movie, I promise), The Beach (with DiCaprio), Sunshine (with Chris Evans), and Trance (with James McAvoy). Normally I would also rec Trainspotting (with Ewan McGregor), but it may be too much for you.
I think the same thing when I watch these kinds of movies. I need more life (survival) skills. P.S. Danny Boyle is one of my favorite directors. After spooky season is over I think you would really love the movie Slumdog Millionaire 🤗
Mostly, we see two classes of zombies: •Romero (a la George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead)- slow, lumbering, moaning •Rage-fast, agile, screaming Neither class is usually more that instinct-capable ie they can’t do basic math, figure out weaponry, or read signs that might say “The north tower is safe” and head for that one by choice. This movie, by coincidence, has the Rage Virus which creates “rage zombies.” The best part of zombie movies that people tend to overlook (not you in the case of this movie) is that the zombies are more of an environmental antagonist-something that exists and you must outsmart to survive-while a select group of despairing and sociopathic humans are the monsters. (Even Sean of the Dead did this.). The relationships put people in the most danger of succumbing to the environment. Love your channel, btw
Franks death always stuck with me, because it was such an unfortunate way to go. Just a stupid accident. And he just had enough time to tell his daughter that he loves her very much. Heartbreaking.
Sometimes life do be like that
Worse than that, I think it was a perfect excuse for the soldiers to thin the herd.
That kills me cause I fucking adore Brendan Gleeson...
@@Melphas yeah those soldiers were definitely watching them since the moment they drove up and were waiting for a chance to kill the strongest member of the group discretely.
Frank didn't die he just turned to Alastor " Mad Eye" Moody
Yes, this was a small budget movie that blew up. This movie deserves a lot of credit for re-popularizing the zombie into pop-culture in the early 2000's, which culminated in a wave that reached it's heights with things like The Walking Dead's tremendous fandom.
The director had just made a big feature film with Di Caprio. 28 Days hardly came out of nowhere.
@@flaggerify It's the budget that makes the movie small budget, not how well known the director is. Danny Boyle was well respected but still making a name for himself when this came out. But this movie was made for only $8M - that's miniscule.
They’re not zombies, they’re infected!
@@TheFacrecords good lord! I think we all know that, but it is thematically a zombie movie, and fits in the genre.
It wasn’t just this movie that was responsible for that, the first resident evil movie and the remake of Dawn of the Dead deserve just as much credit
This movie deserves the highest award.
Actually made Cassie say "Stop kissing!"
You Sir, Won the Internet for Today! :D
You know things are serious when a romance fan like Cassie wants people to stop kissing.
@@Jargolf86 *takes a bow*
She even swore 😱
@@michaelwatson266 the awards are stacking!!!
This is actually one of the best horror movies of all the time.
I second agree that
I know there is no need for a 'second seconder' but I third that. 😁
Not only is it the best, it's One of the most accurate zombie movies, and it actually changed the zombie Genre with the Zombies in this movie being "Infected"
Sometimes a low budget is a blessing. Forces a film to focus on story and character rather than wowing with spectacle. It's why you pull so hard for Jim, Selena and Hannah. The idea of going in to the hospital and waking up totally alone, 4 weeks later, evidence of utter chaos and hell having happened but no idea what... that's is a completely new level of terrifying to think about.
Exactly, poor guy woke up to the worst hellish nightmare
Yes exactly. Also the decision to shoot the whole thing on early digital cameras to save money, while some might think it made it look cheap, to me it gives the whole thing a unique visual aesthetic akin to gonzo war-coverage style journalism.
@@sergeantbigmac9 times out of 10 the super high-contrast look from the 2000s hurts my eyes and just generally looks ugly to me, but this is one of the few times it actually works.
Right? And on top of that them move had this pleasant early 2000s aesthetics
And the use of close-ups of the infected's bloody eyes thru windows, etc scares me more than any high budget cgi scare tactic
Oh my Cassie. You're really going to do this? What happened, did you lose a bet? Don't get me wrong, this is a great entry in the zombie genre. It's just that you may not sleep well tonight.
What happened was she trusted TH-cam voters to choose a "scary but not too scary" movie for her. That's what she gets for trusting strangers who like to watch her freak out.
Not only will she not sleep well, she’ll be too afraid to turn on a light and have to stay scared in the dark…
She actually handled it surprisingly well. She seems to mostly be scared of supernatural horror more than anything else.
My thoughts exactly - who would do this to poor Cassie?
Didnt she do train to busan?
This movie did so much to revitalize the zombie genre. Danny Boyle literally shot the empty London scenes early in the morning, before it started filling up with folk. The cinematography may not be 35mm format par, but those digital cameras at the time were perfect for this type of rapid filmmaking. The sequel is pretty decent, too.
Also, the church scene was the freakiest. That one zombie just staring with his mouth open. Chills!
Even though there are no zombies in it :)
@@g.a.7527 Haha! Loved that you had to be the one. I remember when this came out and the whole definition of "Zombie" was constantly being argued.
the fast zombies in the movie led to DayZ mod for Arma 2.
@@iamjamesmix there is no argument. Zombies are the reanimated dead. That's the definition. These are zombie-like living people who contracted a disease that makes them rage machines.
The" Walking Dead"comic started the following year.....
Thanks for getting through this movie. It's a great example of indie filmmaking. Those London scenes were apparently shot one week before 9/11. They would never have given permission after that event, due to security risks. Those scenes remain eerie and unforgettable.
Scenes were filmed on a Sunday morning. They had a minute to shoot the scenes as well. They used CGI to remove cars in the aerial shots of the city. Its a modern classic.
Security risks, parts of the city were closed, I don't think you could have gotten it any safer.
There is nothing indie about this movie. Danny Boyle is not an indie director, Alex Garland is not an indie screenwriter, Cillian Murphy is not some unknown actor.
@@laughingman9574He wasn’t very well known at the time though. This was 22 years ago. Just saying.
@@Deano-Dron81 Who do you mean? Boyle? If so, he had 15 movies before, two of them being Trainspotting and the Beach. Garland wrote The Beach. Murphy worked years in theatre before and had dozen of movies. I agree they weren't widely known as today, but even so, 2 studios backed the production, and dozens distributed the movie. Indie means it is independently funded, which it wasn't. I remember being excited for the movie knowing who was involved.
What's sad is before Frank was infected, the soldiers were already watching them, waiting, trying to figure out how to get rid of Frank, and Jim. Some believe that Mailer wanted nothing to do with West's plan, and they somehow infected him.
Watching, maybe. Trying to figure out how to get rid of them? Doubtful, when you consider they could just kill them.
@@SweetZombiJesus Get rid of the men so that they can more easily abduct and abuse the women...that was their whole thing and why they later turn on them anyway.
Probably showed up last second
@@SweetZombiJesus yes but then there's 0% chance they could have been persuasive to the women, had they seen them shoot in cold blood.
"Stop kissing." Now, that's something I never thought I'd hear Cassie say about 2 leads in a movie. 😂
my thoughts watching 28 Weeks Later lol
the fact that you said "there's red on you" throwing it back to shawn of the dead was the best part because i love that movie. you are a great reactor and i have watched numerous videos by you. great job.
The director of this movie's insistence the infected were not zombies led to the complete lack of the word "zombie" in Shaun of the Dead.
@@rcrawford42 however the word zombie was used...but Ed straight up told David, "we're not using the zed word"
I said the same thing….she yelled “there’s red on you” she cracks me up
I got a chuckle when she said that, too.
To witness you smile at the end of the outro feels like you've broken a few mental barriers of apprehension with the horror genre. You're tougher than you give yourself credit for and hopefully you begin see it too.
This is one of my favorite horror/suspense movies. Such an amazing turn on the zombie movie genre. The score is amazing. It goes from 0 to intense immediately and has so many twists and turns emotionally. The small clips of beauty and fun mixed in is so well done.
The Infected in this Movie are no Zombies. There are not undead, they are still alive. And they dont't eating Flesh or do the other "Zombie Stuff"😉.
Sorry, I know my english is shitty🤣.
But I love this Movie too, it's great👍.
@@samaramorgan4222 this is still in the zombie genre plain and simple.
After the last 3 years...this movie really hits home on what can happen when society breaks down. I really enjoyed watching it again with you.
Some funny trivia from a different movie because you mentioned really liking Cillian Murphy's eyes. In a DVD commentary for Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan told a story about how he was so fascinated by Cillian's eyes that he had his character take his seemingly prescription glasses off in the middle of a bunch of his scenes for no reason.
"28 weeks later" is the follow-up to this movie. Another great movie that I'd recommend to you and your subs, maybe for next Halloween as time is running out.
28 Days Later was filmed in 2002 on a budget of just $8 million dollars, and it actually grossed $82 million dollars at the box office. I love you Cassie!! All of your reviews are just so amazing!!
And for quite a few of the scenes in Central London they didn't have to clear the streets of people. They simply started filming very early in the morning. When someone wanted to walk through their shot they gave them around £10 to walk another route.
with 8 million they did what Hollywood most regularly fails to do with 200!
Also directed by Danny Boyle who did Trainspotting which fun fact has nothing to do with Trains, yeah I was disappointed
Blair Witch Project made millions too. Doesn't make it a good film, neither.
@@flexydex8754 WOAH! No need to toss shit at someone because of a typo. Get a grip, child. The film wasn't even good enough for me to argue about, but your comment was kinda uncalled for.
The song when he's wandering around London screaming "Hello!" at the beginning all the way through to the gas station blowing up is one of my all time favorite bands called Godspeed You! Black Emperor. All their music has the same kind of post apocalyptic feeling but always with a sense of hope thrown in. Most of their songs are 20 mins long and none have lyrics. Amazing band. I've been a fan for over 20 years and I still love everything they put out.
This is the best zombie movie of all time, imo. So gritty and love the low budget feel to the entire movie.
I will have to agree
Technically it's not a zombie movie. Zombies are reanimated dead. These people are infected but still alive. It was the first movie that used this concept. It changed "zombie" movies.
It is definitely one of the best of all time, but for me not the absolute best. I’m British, but I’m still a big fan of the film World War Z, which miiight have been a tiny bit better, especially with how it came up with its conclusion, and how it is also very internationally focused rather than just in a single small area of one country or purely the United States.
Saw this in theaters and it's the movie that got me into zombie movies.
wasn't a zombie movie, zombies don't beat people or starve to death. also they seem to have more direction and know when to stop. like in the tunnel scene when they chased the car then stopped cause they knew they couldn't catch it
I always love how this movie actually had a happy ending. Which is kinda rare in the zombie genre.
This was the first outright horror movie that I saw in the theater and that jump scare in the window nearly made me pee my pants. For a second, it looked like he was looking at *us* and holy shit the eyes.
EDIT: yes, I have seen 28 Weeks Later. Yes, I know this isn’t truly a happy ending and things get worse. But it as a baby horror fan just getting into the genre in 2002? It’s a good starting point.
watch again not a happy ending
@@pstuddy How is it not a happy ending? The 3 of them are still alive and there is an indication that they may be rescued. For a Zombie movie, that seems kind of a happy ending.
Or is that you think they died in a car crash at the end? Is that it? (or is it something else?) And the rest is just some kind of "dying dream"?
In which case you are just seeing the end the way you choose to. The movie doesn't indicate that..
Personally, I'm not a fan of the idea of tacking on that kind of magical realism at the end of a movie that had been previously completely devoid of magical realism. So I'll just go with the happy ending.
I saw 28 weeks later in the theaters and had the same reaction lol
There are actually 3 alternate endings (all on the DVD), all end up with Jim dying or infected. 2 were filmed and the 3rd just storyboarded.
The original ending of the first cut of the film was that Jim died in the hospital where Selena and Hannah try to save him. It was replaced with the happy ending after test audiences said it was too bleak. Danny Boyle says its the true ending as it completes the circle of Jim starting and ending in an hospital.
The other endings are:
- Jim dies but the final scene is shows only Selena and Hannah at the cottage in the hills with the Finnish jet plane.
- the unfilmed ending is part of almost a completely different story which changes from when Frank gets infected but the soldiers don't show up. Jim ends up getting infected.
Also:
- The films $5million budget basically ran out after the driving through the gates scene so the film studio gave them extra cash to film the "end hospital" and "jet rescue" scenes.
- The jet pilot at the end says "Lähetätkö helikopterin?" which is "Will you send a helicopter?" in Finnish, so that answers Selena's question as to whether they were seen.
In my opinion, it's not a proper zombie movie if it leaves you feeling optimistic. Zombie movies should end on a note of despair with one or two survivors hopelessly trapped in an entire world of "undead" creatures. There is no hope and nowhere left to run. That's the whole point. I'm also not a big fan of the modern zombies who act like superhuman athletes on PCP. I preferred the more old-school traditional zombie movies with slow, lurching creatures who could easily be outrun, but eventually wore you down because there were just too many to deal with. Zombies represent death... There is no escaping it.
I saw this when I was 22 in a theater just outside NYC. The part when Jim woke up and saw the reunification wall brought sighs and gasps from everyone in the audience, as this was so close to 9/11, and there were still walls and chain link fences in downtown NYC with the pictures of the missing and notes how to locate people if they were found.
Danny Boyle said they had trouble with the double decker bus on its side shot. Due to the publics reaction to 9/11 being fresh. Was it odd seeing a movie filmed with this kinda odd camera filter in theaters? Was it well received by the audience? I was in 3rd grade in 2001 so I didn't see this till maybe 2007 on FX.
@@hyicrotai9801 it was an extremely weird time. The bars were filled with cover bands singing Walk On (the unofficial ballad for 9/11 by U2), American Flags lining the streets, on cars, flag stickers slapped up everywhere…. People were just pissed and looking for payback. At least in the circle I was in, I was a Paramedic then and still am. My friends included other EMS, Firefighters, Police, and military; but I also had friends that were musicians, teachers, reporters, etc.
@@ruaboutasize14 Yeah I had no idea what was going on nor did I really absorb the gravity of the situation. How does it feel now years later seeing how stupid the world has become?
@@hyicrotai9801
That’s an excellent question.
I rolled my eyes a few times when all that “essential worker” and “heroes work here” stuff was going around in 2020. I was waiting for the other shoe to drop and we all just fade away into the background again. I never expected the lunacy that followed.
@@hyicrotai9801 I was 14, a freshman in high school when 9/11 happened. I lived in a diverse part of southern California but attended school in a small town that was safer (too many gangs where I lived). It was a big contrast in terms of the reaction from each town. When I went to class that morning, everyone was silent, the big box TVs were rolled into the classrooms so we could all watch the news. They replayed the people jumping from the towers to avoid the fire, over and over. I hated that they did that, it seemed wrong, exploitative. They kept playing it for weeks after, milking it like they milk a sensational moment now. I remember the interviews with firemen talking about explosions coming from the basements and the windows below where the planes hit - which rarely gets talked about now. I remember people laughing at then-president George W. Bush sitting in a classroom full of children where he was doing a photo-op, pretending to read to them, when someone whispered in his ear. He just nodded and sat there. In the small town where I went to high school, the reaction was immediate and intense: American flags on everything, people honking and cheering at each other about freedom, getting angry at French fries because the French didn't want to join the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq - which turned out to have nothing to do with 9/11 anyway, and they certainly didn't have weapons of mass destruction that the president claimed. So French fries became "freedom fries" for a year - people literally changed the menus. Only a few questioned how passports from the hijackers in the burning planes somehow managed to avoid the fire, fall to the rubble and get spotted in the ash within a couple days. Congress didn't want to go to war without clear evidence that there was a need for war, and if you remember from government class, only Congress can declare war. Bush declared war by himself, which he couldn't legally do, then he claimed the Pentagon gave him evidence of WMD in Iraq and Afghanistan so Congress didn't fight him on it, and then he claimed that god told him to go to war there. The people in the little town where I went to school loved it - they were mostly white, Christian, and they had an active chapter of the KKK. They wanted blood. In the diverse neighborhood where I grew up, with basically every nationality around me, including Vietnamese people who remembered the invasion of Vietnam, and Japanese people who remembered Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the black people who got harassed by cops all day, they were more quiet. They put up black ribbons for the people who died. They saw it as a time to mourn and reflect, not to jump to war. Some of my Mexican neighbors got blamed for terrorism, because Bush claimed that the terrorists got into the country illegally through the insecure Mexican border, so suddenly every Mexican person was seen as not only an illegal immigrant but a terrorist by association. A bunch of angry white guys got together, called themselves "The Minutemen," went to the border and shot and killed people in the desert. They didn't pay attention to the fact the hijackers had visas, meaning they got in legally and went to flight school, etc. They also didn't pay attention to the reports from the U.S. Border Patrol about how undocumented immigrants are not the threat politicians claim them to be, but the president kept throwing the word "terror" around and pointing at our borders. I went to LA and San Francisco to protest the war, along with millions of other Americans who didn't believe it was the right decision. I cannot put into words what it feels like to march through the streets in a crowd that fills an 8-lane Broadway until it touches the buildings on either side, with people coming out of their apartments and jobs to join the march and protest the war. Soldiers went with us. Native Americans danced with us. Snipers watched us from rooftops when we stopped at city halls to listen to speeches from journalists, politicians, activists. We interrupted a fundraiser speech by George Bush just by banging hundreds of drums, stomping, and clapping our hands in unison - the journalists said they couldn't hear him over us, even though we were a block away outside police lines. The invasion was delayed by the mass protests by about 3-6 months. But as you know, it went ahead, and hasn't stopped 20 years later. 9/11 was the big excuse for oil companies to get military guards as they took over infrastructure in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for U.S. soldiers to guard poppy fields. 9/11 was the reason people equated questioning the military with treason, even when the military started raping young Afghani girls, using innocent civilians as target practice, and punishing military whistleblowers with prison time. To me, it wasn't a surprise that we elected (via the electoral college, not the popular vote) a nationalist, fear-mongering president in 2016. He was just a dumber version of the one we already had in 2003. It was our Orwellian "15 minutes of hate" all over again, where angry people again felt encouraged to attack Mexicans, separate immigrant children from their parents for no reason (with some children still "missing" under our custody), attack Asians after COVID, attack peaceful protesters, and even attack the nation's capitol. By focusing on hate, we've created our own domestic terror groups. It's encouraging to me that more people are voting now than ever before, but to be honest, Canada is still looking pretty good.
The guy who is the father of the young girl is actor Brendan Gleeson who also starred in "Braveheart". Cillian Murphy played Jim. The infected people are also NOT zombies. They are actually infected with the "Rage" virus as is shown later with the guy who is chained up. So, basically the infected will die of starvation if left alone, but the blood is highly contagious even when they are dead. There are also 2 other endings to this film that aren't as happy. I prefer this ending too! Great reaction as always!
YES YES YES! finally someone says it right. NOT a ZOMBIE movie
Though in the sequel i believe they become ful on zombies and eat people. Yuck
@@marktracy1721 I know, right?! No Zombies here! 28 Weeks Later was an "unnecessary" movie...so, of course, they had to make it! Love the original though. The scene w/Hannah changing the tire was creepy the first time because I thought exactly what Cassie thought, "Oh...they're running." :)
Brendan Gleeson also played Mad-eye Moody in the Harry Potter saga.
Hes also the man who gets beat to death with his own club in gangs of new york
Mark's death at 10:29-10:35 was definitely the most shocking because she didn't even wait for him to turn before killing him, it would have been more humane to kill him in zombie state as opposed to cutting him down and hearing his screams.
The cinema reaction to that scene was like WTF did I just witness.
Yeah it’s complete bs. He clearly had a laceration on his arm from the broken glass it didn’t look like a scratch or bite at all.
Had she just waited a few more seconds she would’ve been able to see his mannerisms change and become more aggressive.
At that point she should have killed him, because without know for sure if he was infected she basically just murdered him.
Yea but that's why this film is so raw, characters just act and react like anyone normally would and in that situation you don't hesitate bc of how fast these things turn
One of my favorite horror flicks. It's so well done and the grainy, realistic style it's shot in only makes it more intense. It also has one of my absolutely favorite film scores. The sequel is also really good. I hope they can wrap up the trilogy one day.
I was pulling for Lost Boys for YOUR sake. It was really the only selection that is scary but NOT TOO scary.
And I wanted to recognize the effort you put in to capture each movie’s art style in your title cards! That doesn’t go unappreciated.
Exactly so was I plus she would have loved the characters of The Lost Boys a lot more not to mention the fashion the super coolness of it
Oh and have you ever seen the Midnight Hour from the year 1985?
Yes, I made that same comment during the poll. Lost Boys was the only one that could be argued to be Not Too Scary.
Manuel Villacana Misery boring and not scary?! What the hell? What could be more scary than being completely powerless and at the mercy of a lunatic?
@@daerdevvyl4314 yeah that part is pretty scary I'll just looking at it through not having any monsters but as you say it that way yeah it is pretty scary
Cassie "I need to get a generator" made me laugh out loud😆
My personal favorite part is that the planes at the end are speaking Finnish. It's a rare moment when my beloved Suomi gets a spot in a horror film.
I knew I would find a fellow Finn here somewhere 🇫🇮
@@theearlofbronze1676 I'm a Yooper and not a Finn, sadly. Just happy to see the Isamaa rightfully be noticed as a protector of Europe.
Is it cold there? Like frozen alot? One of the best plans to defeat the zombie apocalypse I heard it to go north where people freeze so zombies would too. Long as you can survive they can't. ZOMbie POPSicle ZomPops
Such a great movie. One of the choices director Danny Boyle made was to deliberately shoot parts of the movie on digital video camcorders, and sometimes from a locked off fixed position, to give the effect of almost documentary footage or something captured by a security camera on the scene. Also, I think the original ending idea was to have Jim die - which would have been too brutal and just cruel. You really really need that upbeat ending.
28 Days Later might not be that scary but I've never had a movie freak me out so much. My first time watching was alone as a teenager at home so I was fully immersed without distraction. The idea of waking up to this world haunted me more than any slasher flick. That idea seen through Danny Boyle's vision with John Murphy's music made the rest of my day feel as gritty as this movie. That was many many years ago and I've never forgotten that day and the impact the film had on me. It's never happened since. It's SO good. Great reaction.
Cass absolutely nailed her analysis at the end, especially at 32:11. The soldiers knew there were planes in the sky still, yet this is what they continued to do.
I don't think they knew the island had been quarantined. That's why they went so easily into the "everything is lost" mentality.
@@andrewhills9391 It wouldn't matter if the soldiers knew that the rest of the world had survived or not. If the entire UK was quarantined, it would remain so until the infection had died out.
Think Doomsday (2008, Rhona Mitra, Malcolm McDowell, etc). Reaper virus outbreak occurs in Scotland. Scotland is quarantined until all life is believed to have ended. Scotland remains isolated for three years, and only re-entered when survivors are detected and new a Reaper outbreak occurs in London, and only for the purpose of finding a cure.
The soldiers in 28 Days Later would either think they are alone, or that they have been quarantined and that that quarantine won't lift until the virus is no more, most likely by means of all possible carriers becoming deceased.
28 Weeks Later shows what happens when they try to go in before the virus has been eradicated.
In Outreak (1995, Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, etc) when an outbreak of a virus occurs in a small town on US soil, the US government quarantines the town and then considers sterilization of the town via use of a fuel air bomb.
If you think any of these ideas are too far fetched, consider how people/governments reacted to Covid 19. True we didn't descend into barbarism, but compared to the viruses featured in these films, Covid was little more than an aggresive, and more lethal version of the cold/flu virus, and not one with world ending possibilities. If it were then, yes, barbarism would likely follow. Remember that health care professionals who would be needed to combat these viruses would be in the first wave of casualties, forcing those in charge to consider more drastic, less humane method of containment to ensure the survival of the species.
They said in the beginning though, that there were reports of infection in New York and Paris.
@@molasorrosalom4846 suspected cases means nothing, theres tons of covid cases that had nothing to do with covid
I just don't see a virus like this being contained only in the UK. Especially when infection takes 10-20 seconds.
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!
Yes, it was low budget. But fun fact, they really did empty the streets of London for those shots where Jim is wandering around alone. That was probably a majority of the film budget.
Also, if you remember the end of Shaun of the Dead, there was a news report saying “Early reports that this was caused by rage-infected monkeys have now been disproven”. That was a reference to this film.
Your "spooky" look is amazing! I saw this movie in the theater and the realization that the soldiers were scarier than the infected was one of those moments I will never forget. When the leader tells Jim that he promised his men women, my stomach turned to ice. Such a good movie - disturbing, but good.
I know and when she called it out like none of you will be decent! I felt the same way my first time.
I love how this movie uses the hymn "abide with me" while he makes his way back to his parents. It had me tearing up in the movie theater
This was my first zombie movie and I watched it when I went to university in 2002. The story of the Rage taking people in the station to this day still haunts me everytime I travel on the Tube . I can't be in crowds because it always replays in in mind. There's great storytelling right there!
A friend was a runner for it and told me when they filmed the deserted London scenes on 5am Sunday mornings she spent most of her time persuading drunk clubbers to take another route so they could get the shots.
When I first started watching you, I would have never thought you would react to this movie. Please don't let us dead inside horror fans ruin you lol. You're such a sweet soul.
Danny Boyle the most unappreciated gritty filmmaker.
I meet him once or twice down the pub.. And he is so down to earth and not at all like you'd expect any stuck up opinionated Hollywood type movie maker to be.
Hey Cassie, I've always thought that 28 days later is the most realistic zombie movie that has been made. Most zombie movies gloss over the backstory of the undead. "28 days later" made the RAGE contagion be such an effective zombie super spreader. Covid-19 got nothing on the RAGE contagion. Love it.
One could say it's a "Ragin' Contagion".
I really appreciated that the infected weren't 'zombies' but regular people who were just so angry and enraged that nothing else mattered including the state of their own bodies. Scrabbling to attack with no thought of self preservation or care. A fantastic way to do a zombie movie with no actual zombies.
Another way of surviving... mental health = solving tomorrow's problems like how to make airless tires = weld springs to the steel rim, compress them, then tie the compressed spring with steel wire, put wood or plastic feet on each spring, then use woven leather strips about 4 layers thick for tread.... learn to make things in advance so you can perfect your ideas, having spare parts in advance ect...
Another way... building a 3 cylinder radial engine from single cylinder bike parts 1/4 inch steel plate and have it run on Hydrogen... make 40-50 of them and your future proof... loads o parts to build with....
Yeah, but how did it spread far distances - like to New York? It only took 10-20 seconds to spread. How did it travel across an ocean?
28 Weeks Later was a pretty decent sequel. You by no means have to check it out because you definitely did your duty with this one, but it's an interesting continuation of this concept. Thanks for reacting!
Imo 28 Weeks Later is great sequel cuz it's great zombies action flick. So I 100% hope there will be reaction to this movie as well, otherwise sadness strikes.
weeks is not in the same tier as days imo
@@sincerelyzee521 weeks is seven times bigger tier than days
28 weeks later wasn't good at all, poorly done.
I like 28 Weeks Later a lot more.
This is a horror movie but a very unique one. The horror is the breakdown of society, the massive death toll you see in the refection in window while they are driving and the return to barbarism by the soldiers. Love this movie. Great reaction Cassie.
The bit with the soldiers was a bit over the top. I mean they are already thinking about repopulating the world after 4 weeks? How sex deprived were these guys before the apocalypse
Yeah the stuff with the soldiers was ridiculous, but of course, the filmmakers wanted to make humans out to be worse than the zombies, blah blah blah. Even back then, it was a cliche. The movie was quite good up to that point.
Ultimately this is one I just don't watch again, but 28 Weeks Later is a lot more fun, and tells a zombie story you don't normally get, that of a reconstruction effort post-zombies.
@@fakecubed well I don't think it ruins the entire movie. Its just contrived writing. But 28 weeks later also didn't make sense in some parts. Like why would they let the husband get through security to see his wife. And having all those people in the same building as the carrier. And the kid character was annoying. But it was a thrilling sequel for the most part even though it ended in a cliff hanger. It's over due for a 3rd film
@@jonathanramos8414 28 Months Later could be interesting.
@@fakecubed I'm guessing it could be set in mainland Europe now since the ending of 28 weeks implied the infection spread to France.
Should ABSOLUTELY watch the sequel 28 Weeks Later, it's a very good movie in its own right which is rare for zombie sequel movies imo
You must admit, it may be a "horror" movie, but it puts you through ALL the feelings not just scary.
Glad you made it through in one piece Cassie !
Kudos for watching this, Cas.
That scene when Frank, got you-know-what, one of the best moments in film. The stark contrast from innocuous to threat, with reels of emotions injected into an instant for the characters and the audience to suffer through... brilliant.
One of your best, Pops. Cheers.
This movie is great. Shows that the infected aren’t the worst monsters on the planet. They attack on viral instinct. Humans are the worst, they make cruel, conscious decisions.
The idea that the living/uninfected survivors of a zombie apocalypse are, more often than not, more dangerous and horrific than the zombies themselves is really at the heart of pretty much all zombie movies and TV shows. That's what a lot of people who trivialise this horror genre fail to recognize.
That's zombie stories in a nutshell, from NotLD onward. The best ones are all about how we're worse than any monsters we face.
I don't see it that way at all. The soldiers were making a rational decision, they understood that civilization was over if they couldn't reproduce. The women should have complied for the greater good of humanity.
Definitely an underrated zombie movie. It was very well made for the time. And had the guy from Inception, the guy from Gone in 60 Seconds and the Moneypenny from the new James Bond movies. It was a "before we knew them" film and it was good.
I dont think its underrated at all. A lot of people would put this as their #1 zombie movie, myself included. It was the original "fast monsters that want to eat you" movie, before '04's Dawn of the Dead. I really don't care if they arent technically "zombies"... we all know that this is a zombie flick.
You’d be surprised how influential this movie was for all things zombies
@@fastr1337 they are still human but consumed by extreme adrenaline and rage
It set the precedent for all the movies set in some wacky alternate universe where zombies can run.🤣
The movie that arguably inspired the opening of The Walking Dead. Amazing movie. Another great movie with Cilian Murphy (Jim) in it (where he plays a completely different character) is Batman Begins!! If you haven't seen it already!
I also recommend the sequel 28 Weeks Later. :) it's also really good!!
Not arguably. Did. It's way, way too similar for it to not be directly inspired.
@@canadian__ninja The first issue of The Walking Dead comic which contains the hospital scene debuted only 4 months after 28 Days Later premiered in the US. When 28 Days Later came out Issue 1 was already in the can and the Walking Dead comic creators were working on subsequent issues. There was no inspiration involved as both projects were conceived and created at the same time. One just happened to be released slightly earlier than the other.
sorry guys the start of this film is almost exactly how an old and really hard to get film called "Day of the Triffids" starts. I love this movie, that movie, and the first couple season of TWD, but they all owe Day of the Triffids for the intro.
This is the movie that comes to mind when people describe suspense thrillers as "visceral"
One of the original endings they filmed and edited had Jim dying. But I think everyone that tested that ending felt it was WAY too depressing. Hence the sudden switch from dark to happy and hopeful ending.
The original scripted end was they discovered the cure is a 100% blood transfusion the see girl gets infected and Jim sacrificed himself to save her
I've watched most of your videos Cassie and I'm so impressed with how far you've come. The way you keep putting yourself up to these types of things you always said you would steer clear of pre-PiB, it's kind of inspiring. You've gone full immersion therapy on the horror genre. From where you started, I couldn't believe it when I saw 28 Days Later on your upcoming movies. I was genuinely proud and a little bit worried for you. Imo it is one of the best horror films, certainly in this century. The way its written goes deep into our primal fears, it doesn't rely solely on jump scares or gore to be scary, but uses those to compliment the real deep seated fears, being alone, being trapped, fear of an unknown future, and there is no supernatural stuff like the Exorcist or Nightmare on Elm Street. This is a genuine possibility of what might happen if the world got turned upside down like this, which I think is even more chilling. This movie has stayed with me the entire 20 years it has been around, its a masterpiece. Keep up the great work, congrats on 250K+ :)
Soon she'll be walking in, flick a lit cigarette, set her beer down and say "Let's do this frickin' thing" before putting in Saw 2. It's coming...I know it.
Yes this was an indie film that really took off. Partly because it did not portray the infected as you would expect and partly because of the way it was shot. Something in the mix gave it a gritty immediacy that really worked well with the subject matter. I thought this was a very well made movie and way better than most in this genre.
I think I speak for everyone when I say how proud and impressed I am to see you get through this!
Great reaction Cassie!
I thought this one was too gross for her so the second poll I change from Misery to a Lost Boys vote trying to get something more fun. She past this with flying colors so she might be ready for more.
Has she seen The Thing (1982) yet? While the gross increases with scifi horror I still love the story and interactions how it drags you into the mystery. Reminds me of the chaos watching Among Us streams which is always fun.
@@jayeisenhardt1337 I don't think she's seen The Thing yet, I dont think anyone has been that cruel yet!
Hey Cassie, I love the juxtaposition between silence and unbridled chaos that takes place in "28 days later" you guys talked about the amazing directing and shot selection. it comes from one of my favorite directors. Danny Boyle. I hope you get to see his other thrillers, "Sunshine" and "128 hours". he's one of the best modern directors out there for sure.
I went and saw this movie in theaters, on a friends recommendation. i was told it's the best horror movie in decades, is all I knew. And you're right on about the opening.. the audio system in the theater was blaring!! and the beginning blew my mind, the captive monkeys banging on their cells was the loudest thing i've ever heard.. my buddy and I were just staring with our mouths wide open. I'm so glad this movie won!!!
I watched this in theaters when it first came out and I've freaking loved it ever since. Modern horror classic. Another great reaction.
This film changed zombie-type films forever. Amazing film; most terrifying opening scenes of any film I know. The shots of post-apocalyptic London freaked me right out.
The original ending that was shown in theaters was far, far sadder. Jim is rushed to a hospital by Selena and Hannah (you can see a few bits of it in the newer ending) trying to save his life. They don't, and Jim dies in a hospital bed. Selena grieves for a short moment and then tells Hannah they have to move. Showing that even if she cared for Jim, she'd still let him go in a heartbeat. It ends showing Selena and Hannah walking away. It's actually a decent, even if a horribly sad ending. Jim woke up in a hospital, and he died in one. You can easily find it here on YT or in the special features of the dvd/blu ray.
I thought that version was only ever storyboarded and shown on the DVD. I saw this in the theaters and it was this version.
@@LexK137 It must have been select theaters, or one of those pre-screenings or something, I don't remember it's been like 20 years since I learned about this stuff. It's in the DVD and I'd assume blu ray extras, and again, you can simply google or youtube it. Actually i did you a solid and youtubed it for you, here it is. th-cam.com/video/Ch2vPwOlEX4/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=neojake135
@@supersnow17 Oh, I did see that. But yeah, only on the DVD. I'm not sure it was ever a real screened version.
This is a great movie. Really nails the fact that the worst enemies are going to be the living, breathing, thinking humans who have also survived. It's definitely worth following this up with 28 Weeks Later. I really hope they do a 28 Months Later.
they really should .... .with the "ending scene" of 28 weeks later
Hannah high on benzos wondering around in a red dress amidst the chaos makes for some of the most surreal moments in the film.
The scene in the beginning with Jim walking around an empty London is so incredible. Isolation is one of the scariest and most disturbing concepts/feelings there is and man that scene REALLY makes you feel it. It's always been a chilling scene but now of course after COVID it's even more so. This film came out the year after the 2001 film Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise. The opening of that film is kind of similar to the empty London scene in this film. I love Vanilla Sky and I would most strongly recommend it.
Vanilla Sky is the prequel to 28 days
@@johnlime1469 In a way, sure.
I agree. I've had nightmares of waking up in an abandoned city and wandering around trying to find anyone. That kind of thing scares me more than the zombies actually.
Isolation is liberating. To be in an instantly abandoned city like in I am Legend would be a fantasy come true.
That Vanilla Sky scene was incredible. Reminded me of that during this also.
I remember watching this as a kid and not being able to look out of curtainless windows at night for months.
I had a similar reaction to the Dawn of the Dead remake when I was a kid, it didn’t help that I lived (and still live) near a cemetery
"This music's making me wanna cry"
Gabriel Fauré - Requiem 'In Paradisum'
So beautiful that it does the same to me.
The Sequel, 28 Weeks Later, has some real powerful moments too.
28 weeks is better imo
This is one of the best "zombie" movies. The last half hour pure adrenaline. Score amazing
I love the atmosphere of this whole movie. It really pulls you in there.
Great reaction, Cassie, and proud of you for pushing past your comfort zone! And very astute analysis pointing out that the monsters aren't really zombies, but living people who have not died, merely infected with a virus that produces mindless rage. The effect is the same as if they were zombies, with mindless, canniblistic creatures running around.
“They are infected with RAGE.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This always got me about this movie.
I have watched this movie damn near a hundred times and it still feels like the first time. I just watched 28 weeks later this past weekend for like the 50the time. The perfect get your blood pumping movie.
This is the movie Cassie has been waiting for. So peaceful and happy, with lots of hugs and kisses. And love.
A quiet movie with joyful scenery and smiles and delightful people eating afternoon tea with scones and jam and clotted cream.
Poor poor Cassie.
This wasn’t just my favorite ‘zombie’ movie but one of my favorite movies. Period. Great storytelling (and the original ending had Jim dying in a deserted hospital). Please check out ‘Sunshine’ - another Boyle and Murphy (soundtrack) collaboration 👍🏼
Sunshine had the same screenwriter, too.
You gotta watch 28 weeks later. It’s a really good sequel. Rose Byrne is in it, along with a few more A list actors.
I like it a lot better than this movie. And it's a pretty unique story, whereas this one is pretty cliche (other than the zombies being fast zombies, which at the time was pretty new). You don't usually see a story about a post-zombie world trying to get back on its feet.
@@fakecubed I agree. I also like it because it focuses on one family’s tragedy.
I give you credit for watching all these movies. In just one year alone you've received an amazing education on politics, world history, American history, religion, science , medicine, the law, music, sports, love and love lost. Every week you learn something about the human condition and not many people can say that. Bravo.
Hey CAssie, Danny Boyle is one of the best directors in the last 20 years of film making. Although the movie looked low quality, it was done on purpose to give the feeling as you are there with them (documentary style). IF you look deep in the composition of the shots and the storytelling from scene to scene, that where you see the skill of Danny Boyle shine. Visual story telling at its best. PLease check out some of his other classic flicks. Trainspotting, Sunshine & 127 hours, and Slumdog Millionaire.
He went from indie movie director to directing the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics. That's pretty incredible.
@@ct6852 He did a few Oscar worthy film before the Olympic opening ceremony. Heck, he even launched Ewan McGregor's career. So the Boyle effect is long, real and impactful.
@@lethaldose2000 Damn totally forgot about Trainspotting. That was a good one. Had the soundtrack like two years before seeing the movie for some reason.
Love that you're being brave, stepping out of your comfort zone and keeping the spirit of the holidays with your toe-dip into scary movies. I'm telling you, having been a fan of your channel from the beginning, the 'horror' movie that you would love is The Village. It's an incredibly powerful love story masquerading as a horror movie and it has one of the most beautiful scores I've ever heard. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, William Hurt, Adrian Brody, Sigourney Weaver, Judy Greer and others, it's a fantastic watch, especially for Halloween.
Add a second vote for this one! The Village is one of my favorite movies period and I'm glad it's starting to be appreciated for the real story it tells instead of the crappy marketing campaign they did for it when it first came out. I love the music too, especially the violin that gives you all the feels. I absolutely agree that The Village is a movie Cassie would love.
100% agreed
It’s terrible tho
@@DeltaAssaultGaming If by 'terrible' you mean that it has an amazing score, phenomenal performances, beautifully written and is a master class in cinematography, then yeah, it really, really is.
Well done, Cass! It's one hell of a movie but it's hard to get through the first time
28 days later and Shaun of the Dead are my two favourite zombie movies. Shaun for being a hilarious take on the genre and 28 days later for making the "infected" genuinely terrifying without going to the silly extremes as, say, World War Z did with it's blatantly superhuman infected. I really like the Indy feel of the film as well, with it's "poor quality" cameras and dirtiness. Sometimes movies can be too perfect, and look bland and sterile because of it. So, to make a zombie movies the opposite of that, without the typical Hollywood tricks, is a really great artistic decision.
I love this movie! It has such a unique way of tackling the zombie genre.
It has three kinds of monsters.
The rage infected people, who are involuntary monsters acting on diseased instincts.
The soldiers, who are the real monsters of the movie, acting inhuman by choice.
And Jim at the end, being the rage monster created out of circumstance.
The scene where Frank is infected is also the most realistic infection scenario I have ever seen in a zombie movie, where one single drop of blood in a person's eye is enough.
-A brilliant movie on every level!
"Do they have weapons?"... Yeah, about that. Zombies in a society without guns really ramps up the terror.
As a Doctor Who fan myself I've grown up watching Christopher Eccleston as The Ninth Doctor in 2005
First time I saw this in the theater I couldn't help but say "Hey it's the Doctor" out loud.😅
@@MindofOneness I do the same thing every time I see Tom Savini, Hey it's Sex Machine.
I’m so glad you realized and said it yourself. They weren’t zombies, they were just infected. There’s an alternate, less happy ending, so I guess it’s a good thing you saw the one you did. If you’re still wondering where you’ve seen Frank before, he was Hamish in Braveheart and Professor Moody in the Harry Potter movies.
I've gotta say, I'm impressed you got through that. When you started this channel, I seriously doubted we'd ever see you react to a movie like this. Well done (I guess).
Money is a powerful motivator.
It's a perfect ending. Some films deserve a "happy" (or at least hopeful) one. They need to earn it, but this one certainly did!
A reason the worst of the worst soldiers are the ones who were there (you mentioned them getting so nasty and sleazy so fast) is because in order to survive something like this you have to be brutal and ruthless and have little in the way of morals to begin with if you're in a crowd.
There weren't many of them left, so their entire squadren or whatever they're called likely was infected and they went straight to martial law, and the ones who dissented against the brutal tactics ended up killed for it.
So you end up with just the worst of the lot being the only ones left.
Another suggestion for a movie that really makes you think and feel what's happening is Children of Men. It's disturbing and intense and heartbreaking but also hopeful. It's beautifully shot and acted.
This film was originally a VERY LUCKY indie film that got just enough of a budget to becoming one of the early 2000's best horror thriller film. The amount of work they put into this is amazing. I heard that most of the budget from the director's commentary went to rent huge strips of high way, set design and photo CGI to take out any on lookers or moving vehicles in the background. There are a few prominent actors and indie actors and some who got their start in this film. For example you may recognize Selena as Tiadarma the Witch from the Pirates of the Caribbean films!
@ProudOfYourRoots it is luck tho there are many indie movies that dont make it big.
@ProudOfYourRoots yeah i could say that about every movie, because its correct, thats why i said it.
@ProudOfYourRoots your comment makes no sense and besides most of the greatest movies are american. i have nothing to be jealous about.
@ProudOfYourRoots wow people from different countries have to come to america to make it big, not surprising at all. America dominates the entertainment industry for a reason. We also dominate the world try invading us we beat your ass last time. And for the zombie thing, you got me there my favorite zombie movie is Shaun of the dead.
such a fantastic zombie like movie. the infected are terrifying. the characters are great everything about this movie is amazing. you should watch 28 weeks later it's great
" 28 weeks later it's great " it's even more sad than this one.
@Godzilla93 IDK IF you've seen the older classic zombie movies like Night Of The Living Dead or not? BUT you'll notice in this movie that when they go on fire they die. IN the classic Night Of The Living Dead there's a comment that's made about that. The sheriff of the town when he's asked about how to combat the problem the zombies. He says something to the effect of how "you gotta beat em AND burn em~they go up quick!". LOL! So decades ago this is a long-standing way of how to handle a zombie attack! He's cooooming to get youuuu Barbaraaaa! Stop it Johnny! Just stop it! He's cooooming to get youuu...he's coming to get youuu Barbaraaaa! Bwaaahh Haaaa! #NewYorkGenXBikerLady
@@christinegelabert1651 I seen night, dawn and day. Those are the quintessential zombie movies. The true classics. Without those we wouldn't have the 28 films, return of the living dead or train to Busan. Also 😂😂 thanks for the huge fun fact 👍🏿👍🏿
Weeks has probably the most brutal intro to a film ever. Makes the beginning of this one look like child’s play.
The actor who played Frank is the real life father of actor Domhnall Gleeson, who starred in About Time.
Nice, I was looking through to see if someone had commented about this! Yes, that's Brendan Gleeson, who Cassie has seen in several other movies, including Braveheart. Also, I think it's pretty cool that the writer of 28 Days Later, Alex Garland, was the writer/director of Ex Machina, which Domhnall was in, as well.
31:49 "What would I do? How would I feel?"
Wait until you see the opening sequence to '28 Weeks Later.' It will really make you consider whether what most people hope they would do, or say they would do is strong enough to overcome the instinct for self preservation. When confronted with a stressful situation, most people will succumb to the fight, flight, or fright (freeze) response. Until you are actually tested, it is hard to predict how exactly you would react. You get to see that scenario on full display in the opening of the sequel.
"They didn't...they didn't want to give him a sheet?" Hahahahahaha 😂😂
Loving this reaction!! Danny Boyle film’s are great, please consider some others after the Halloween season. The Beach, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave & 127 hours the list goes on! An amazing director of our generation! ✌️🫶🏻 & respect as always Cassie.
Shallow grave!! Such a good one.
Also, Sunshine! Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, and Chris Evans.
Millions is a heartwarming comedy drama that Cassie would probably love.
Love The Beach. Leo turned down some big roles for that one.
@@ct6852 Yes, the book is incredible too. Alex Garland (DREDD, Sunshine, and Annihilation) wrote both the novel and screenplay. Danny Boyle and Alex Garland together are a dream team.
It's essentially a 20yr old low-budget British indie film that has become a cult classic. 28 Days Later is largely responsible for the modern zombie genre kicking off. I have so much nostalgia for this film. I was 11 when it came out so I didn't see it at the time but knew about it. It wasn't until I studied film production in 2007 that I saw it & whenever I've seen about it since it just takes me back to those great times in 2007.
Amen!!! 👏🙏
@ProudOfYourRoots yeah.. I don't think you know what cult classic is neither.
@ProudOfYourRoots So modern classic? It ain't a zombie movie but so similar people don't know what else to call the infected. They all little enraged outbreak monkeys. Blood vomit showers too. Just nasty.
When jims in the church and the infected are just staring at him mouth agape and frozen that hinestly gave me nightmares
Yes, this movie was a "low" budget film made for $8 million. It was a huge financial success grossing $85 million worldwide. I think it was exclusively shot with digital camera's back in 2002. Digital film cameras are far better now. That's how they shot those scenes in Pickadelly Square by setting digital cameras high up and triggering them remotely (I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere when the movie came out). They also received permission to stop traffic for short intervals (3 min I think) so they could get him wandering the abandoned streets of downtown London. This felt like a bit of a genre exercise for Danny Boyle but I agree that the movie worked as a whole...and it launched Cillian Murphy's career.
absolutely love every single movie experience shared with you! You are an absolute delight and watching you go through all of these movies reminds me I need to rewatch a lot of them myself! ❤️
Good job PIB! That went better than expected. Excellent reaction. Thank you.
Train to Busan is a zombie movie you have to watch. It's a Korean film, so it has subtitles, but it has some of the best character development in a zombie film I have seen. A must watch for sure
You know she will be crying watching "Train to Busan" because of the little girl.
Great movie
@@joebombero1 100% and some other reasons. The fact that it isn't really scary, but fleshes out multiple characters as they go through a full arc throughout the movie.
also great movie!!!
When I first saw this film in the theater when it came out, I had the same feeling about that last third of the movie where they link up with the military. I understood the story and theme they were trying to convey about the regression of humanity. However, it just wasn't what I was wanting to see in a 'zombie' film.
The person who directed this film also directed a film called Sunshine which also stars Cillian Murphy. Sunshine and 28 Days Later has a similar style in terms of plot beats and division of acts in the film.
your reactions are (honestly, how could anyone fake 'em) adorable.
Citizen X ~ true story of USSR '80's serial killer
I was shocked when I saw you reacting to this one! lolol I kind of find this movie to be a little more sad than scary (JIm's parents' s**cide note is devastating and always makes me tear up) but it certainly has its disturbing and gory scenes.
Fun fact: the "real footage" of violent events that are shown in the very beginning of the movie are staged. Danny Boyle didn't want to exploit real-world tragedies and the worst moments of people's lives for that part even though it would have been much easier and cheaper to just... do that.
It was also one of the first mainstream movies to be shot entirely digitally, hence the lovely grainy quality.
Your fans are cruel Cassie... I didn't vote for this one 😅
That having been said, Danny Boyle is one of my favorite filmmakers. Don't judge his work by however this one upsets you. Please check out his other films - Millions (it's a kids movie, I promise), The Beach (with DiCaprio), Sunshine (with Chris Evans), and Trance (with James McAvoy). Normally I would also rec Trainspotting (with Ewan McGregor), but it may be too much for you.
I think the same thing when I watch these kinds of movies. I need more life (survival) skills.
P.S. Danny Boyle is one of my favorite directors. After spooky season is over I think you would really love the movie Slumdog Millionaire 🤗
Mostly, we see two classes of zombies:
•Romero (a la George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead)- slow, lumbering, moaning
•Rage-fast, agile, screaming
Neither class is usually more that instinct-capable ie they can’t do basic math, figure out weaponry, or read signs that might say “The north tower is safe” and head for that one by choice.
This movie, by coincidence, has the Rage Virus which creates “rage zombies.”
The best part of zombie movies that people tend to overlook (not you in the case of this movie) is that the zombies are more of an environmental antagonist-something that exists and you must outsmart to survive-while a select group of despairing and sociopathic humans are the monsters. (Even Sean of the Dead did this.). The relationships put people in the most danger of succumbing to the environment.
Love your channel, btw
This movie ranked at #100 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo, cool reaction as always Cassie, you take care and Happy Halloween sweetie 🥰