@Rudy Sanchez In a zombie apocalypse, you should try to keep your family alive, but not die protecting them, especially if they are going to die anyways.
The best opening scene in cinema horror history for me. Immediately sets the tone of no one being safe and our protagonist being a survivor, not a hero.
That scene reminds me at that moment. Your humanity for survival is basically out the door. They should have never let the kid in. For so many reasons. And Alice, what did you want John to do. Help you how?
@@admirosmanovic1368 not at all, this movie is a 1000% better then scream especially for an opening (scream was a typical slasher flick we all knew she was going to get Hitchcock', were this is pure adrenaline and terror but shows the reality of life & death, he leaves his wife to die )
28 Weeks Later and the Dawn of the Dead 2004 remake have absolutely brilliant opening scenes. The rest of those movies aren’t at all bad, but kind of a let down compared to how they start.
I agree. But in my opinion this scene is best when it starts with the kid being let in the cabin and ending with him on the boat. It really shows that when shit hits the fan, it happens FAST and you have to be ready to make some gut wrenchingly hard decisions at a moment's notice. Not just for the zombie apocalypse, in general.
That's what fucked me up so much with this movie- I've never been scared of zombie movies before, but 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later were two of the most terrifying movies I've ever seen. They made their zombies so effective and terrifying and the closest imagery I have to how horrifying the idea of a zombie could be. I remember being so anxious even after I finished the movie lmao.
@@alfredoangel2359 Indeed. But that makes it scarier. A zombie is a dead back to life. Those are fully living beings infected with a virus but that's what makes it even scarier as some branch of the rage virus could some day evolve and give something like that... Or not and I'm just dumb but I'm sure ya get it. The zombie is unrealistic. The infected IS realistic. Maybe not to that extent but anyway.
@@astra3391 Yes They are infected with rage virus, they are still alive, but the virus controls them, They suffer and may die if any point in their body is hit as hard as the normal human body, but Zombies are moving corpses after death and they don't feel pain, they only die if you hit them in the head.
... but to chicken out when its your beloved wife calling for help ... its a contrast to the earlier scene where the old man sacrificed himself to let his wife have time to run away ... This is a very underrated movie focusing on the drama of betrayal during apocalypse, its unique in that all other zombie movies always portrays the loving husband as a self sacrificing hero ...
He really tried his best poor dude. He tried to fight off zombies til the last second running up the ladder. He tried to help the old lady up but she got caught. He went back to the house to save his wife and she was dumb and wouldn’t run. When he got to the boat he tried to help Jacob when he fell in the water but couldn’t save him either. He really tried.
Agreed. It really sells the horrific nightmare of what it would be like to be woefully outnumbered, near-completely surrounded and with (almost) no hope of escape.
Tasha Elle it’s great cause it’s so against what we usually see in these types of movies. Not a dark building. A bright, open and sunny field but under the most horrific circumstances.
I like how we have zombies set in a bright, open area, unlike crowded places like streets or buildings. It just gives off this eery and scary realization that monsters can be anywhere - Even in the brightest places.
Most people paint Don as a coward, but he did the best anyone could do in that situation. He held the infected back to buy time for the others, he tried to save lives as long as it wasn’t suicide, and knew when to cut his losses.
@Sleptanimations there's gonna be a third and probably the last movie, to complete the trilogy. And it is confirmed to release in 2025. It's name is "28 years later"
Left 4 dead 2 I disbanded many xbox live groups because of this one thing...or get smoked pulled by safe room "sorry cant come out , hunter might be nearby "
Love how real this is. Don is not a bad man. When the zombies start bursting through he immediately begins fighting them off. Jacob does for a quick second and then flees. Everyone else runs as well. Don is the last person to start running for his life. Even then, he doesn't run out of the house to escape; his first instinct is to find and protect his wife Alice. The point here is that Don is not a selfish man. His instincts were to protect, at risk to himself. Running upstairs is not exactly a bright idea when zombies are bursting through the walls, but that's where he heard Alice's voice so he ran up the stairs. Don's courage in the bedroom is overtaken by his survival instincts. He could have tried to hold the door while Alice grabbed the boy and got into the bathroom. When the zombies burst through he would have likely died. He would have been a selfless hero, a martyr sacrificing everything to save his wife and that boy. But he'd also be dead. Fear took over and he closed the door on Alice and the boy. We can't judge too harshly. Don was only in a position to fail Alice because he ran to her screams in the first place. He is a regular man, and discovered his limits in this scene.
Beautifully said man! I read a lot of comments on specific horror movie scenes ( zombie movies )for the most part like this one and people are so quick to call anyone who flees/runs away a 'coward' without understanding the complexicity of human emotions and one's own limit. Your balanced it out well in your explanation.
@@loserlemby7273 you just ignored how his initial Bravery is what got him in this situation. I don't know how you can call a man who did everything possible in a fucked situation evil, he didnt purposely feed those people to the zombies, these are such overwhelming circumstances and you to easily classify what he did as evil isn't just naive, its retarded
There are 3 dumb women in the house on the opening scene: 1. The woman who looked at the window too long. 2. The Granny who wasted her husband's sacrifice for her. 3. Don's wife who insisted on saving the kid she barely knew when the zombies were already smashing the door. I was like: damn, your husband fought off some of the undead for you and you can't even listen.
#1 rule in a zombie apocolypse: You don't need to be fast enough to outrun the zombies, you just need to be fast enough to outrun the people next to you
Rule #2 in a zombie apocalypse: You do need to be faster than the zombies because one day there wont be any people left to outrun as they are all dead and now its just you and the zombies so now you have to outrun them everytime.
Calvin Litt at that point I think I would just end it all there’s no point of humanity if your the last one left, go ahead and go out with one last hurrah but make it count cause if your the last one then everything is humanity last from action to words make it count
1:09 this part is realistically unsettling to me, when he jumps out of the house his ankle is DEFINITELY hurting but his fear is telling him to run, I know what that feels like.
Idk we have stories about gunfight on the front lines, basically one of my dad's friends got shot in the arm and he did not felt that nor he saw wound, it was his comrades that saved him since he could bleed out. That is the power of adrenaline
Don’s wife is the reason why they all died, 1st - she let a child in their house even when Don told her not to. 2nd - Don trying to convince her to leave the child but she decided to risk it and find the kid. She fr stupid for asking Don to help them in the end
@@creaturetransylvania8943 I don't think it'd be realistic if he had stayed in this scenario unless he had decided he wanted to die with his family. This was obviously a hopeless situation. Then again, even if he wanted to die with his family, that wouldn't have been possible either judging from the fact the zombies would get him before he reached his family if he changed his course. He was on "flight" mode and nothing could stop that unless he could make his death useful, aka sacrifice himself; which wasn't possible. He didn't have the chance to even make a decision if you think about it. He probably realized what happened after andrenaline wore off. A great scene, overall. I love that they give us a picture of him trying to save someone who he thought he could save just to not let the viewer think he's a piece of sh*t.
No kidding, the question still wonders in my head. "How in the world did Jacob got to the boat that fast without attracting so much attention from the infected?" I'm sure he didn't just teleport there. Lol.
Literally the married one knowing shit was untenable. At least he was telling his wife to escape knowing everything was fucked while Don's asshole wife put him in a situation where he either had to save himself or die. Pretty much basically the worst scenario I could picture besides having my dick cut off. What the fuck?
I am shaking and my mind was watching my part and then not my mind i dont wanna watch the part of the old couple i hope that doesnt happen in real life
@@gray740p Funny thing is that this whole film happens because of kids. The first kid leads the infected to Don's safe house killing everyone and Don's own kids cause a second outbreak in London due to sneaking into the red zone.
@@jackojock101 Well i'd argue that it was more the military's fault for not having the wife propperly guarded like they should & would have in real life. The kids did some stupid fuckin' shit but they military also didn't stop them from going into the "RED" zone
The director was a genius speeding up the camera frame rate on the zombies, it made them jittery and terrifying. Very well done, it's amazing how small these small tricks in film making can really make a huge difference.
First time it terrified me as a kid, but now it looks kind of funny how fast they move with the clear speed up compared to the ones coming down the hill. Goddamn that was a good one, how they first seem very far and only takes a few seconds to be so close to Don.
agreed, alot of zed movies or tv shows tend to leave the camera on a zombie a little too long giving the viewers a chance to look close and pick out flaws or realize "oh yeah thats just an extra with some makeup".
This is the stuff of nightmares. Nothing is more horrible for me than the moment when I am running in full daylight, as fast as my body can, while I can sense a lot of zombies (or infected) running close behind me! The music just makes it more horrible!
@@Syron96 Honest answer. i don't think i would be able to live with myself if that were say my mom, wife or kids. Dying together would be easier for me than just selfishly running but not without a fight of course.
@@Syron96 Call me a coward, but I wouldn't. She knew they were fucked, but instead, she decided to play the hero which caused her to get bit. Being a hero is not always a good idea. Our brain gives us this "fight or flight" mode and she called to him for help when his brain was already in flight mode. He ran because he knew it would be pointless to stay. He was smart. Sure, their deaths would be hard, but I knew it wasn't an easy decisions. And my brain's telling me I wouldn't last a single second in there if I stayed behind
Don sticking his hand out for Jacob shows he isn’t a coward. Him not saving the wife and child was because he knew that situation couldn’t end well, but he went out of his way to try and save Jacob because that situation wasn’t hopeless like the other one was.
@@pilotnanobots2677 "honey, we need to go right now" "no, there's a kid over there" "honey we have to go" "no i want to save the kid first" "i'm unarmed against the zombie, i am going to close this door so that i can live" "DON HELP US!" i know it's just a movie but how could the wife really think that it was smart to save the kid and then immediately ask Don to help her after she doomed them? Great scene though
1:31 as someone who isn't in the best shape, this scene terrifies the living crap out of me, imagine running for your life and seeing them chasing you, full sprint, with 0 stamina
For me the most traumatic scene is when that elderly couple died.can you imagine seeing someone you have loved for over 80 years(probably) got ripped apart
@@opendoubloon9667 The infected use everything they can to kill you, which includes: Punches, Kicks, Scratches (which can get you infected), bites (which can also get you infected) and not to mention that they spit blood all over your face (which also infects you).
It’s terrifying because what can you do your in the countryside with average stamina and no cover against a horde of feral creatures who don’t get tired if it weren’t for the boat he would have been screwed
@@oliviaredito3437 I don't think they meant in a theater. You can see any movie at any age if someone at your house is watching it or has the DVD or something.
Fun fact in the 28 days later sequel these people are only infected with rage virus no one is intentionally eaten. the infected purposely infect others by munching on a body part for approximately 8 seconds then moves on to someone else
That's something I love about this film. Everyone always believes they would be some sort of hero in this scenario but in reality, you would be like Don too. Terrified for your life and the infected (I don't like to call them zombies) in this film are the scariest I've ever seen. Robert Carlyle is a top actor and it shows in this scene. I'm still waiting for 28 Months Later!
I agree. No point in calling them zombies. I actually like that the movie pushes this by having the initial outbreak quickly die down due to the infected dropping from starvation.
I'd rather blow my own brains out than deal with this type of infected/zombie. Better dead than spending every moment of your life hiding from the hordes of PCP cannibals.
@@jaydoesfirst-person6773 Like you say, at some point the number of infected would peak, vastly outnumbering those still surviving in some way or another. Some survivors would be killed outright, while most would end up in the ranks of Rage infected. I've always been interested in seeing something like a line chart, or histogram, estimating the numbers, rise and fall, the numbers of infected and survivors. But, by the time a NATO emergency force arrives, there certainly won't be many of the latter to greet them! And most Brits 'reintroduced' were out of the country at the time when the virus escalated - as with Don's kids who were abroad on a school trip. I also wondered what the news reports would have looked like for people watching news broadcasts (until even the media ceased to exist). I loved both the '28' films. And the game Days Gone also has infected in the form of Freakers - about the nearest we'll ever get to a 28 Days Later style of game - as the result of a worldwide man-made virus. Fighting and fleeing a Freaker horde has a similar terrifying shock effect as the chase scene in this video! I too would like to see a 28 Months Later. But there are so many 'stories' and angles from which to approach this franchise universe.
I don't see how people say he's a coward, he tried saving his wife she pulled HERSELF out of his hands and got surround no hope. Peace. My lad tried saving jacob when he goofed and fell into the water being within reach and seemingly possible to save, and it almost cost him his life.
@@Chilly_1 yeah that scene was pretty dumb ngl. I guess they wanted to do a more artistic approach where the main character dies in the sequel and becomes the source of another zombie outbreak
Exactly. It’s his wife’s fault. If she never would have opened the door to let the boy in, the infected wouldn’t of been attracted. I know it’s easy to say rather than do, but I would have let that kid get eaten if it meant me and my groups survival. That kid attracted the horde and led to that guy’s group to suffer the consequences because HIS wife chose to ignore him and let that boy in.
I love that there are 2 side of people 1 say they will run and i respected that And the other say they will be the hero of the day no matter what people tell them how bad the situation is Only when you actually facing death or alive situation then you will show what kind of person you really are
This scene is perfect because it immediately puts the audience in Don's shoes, it forces them to think what they would do in that situation and the answer is always a regrettable "Exactly the same thing", as a result the audience feels the same unavoidable guilt that Don does.
@@islixxn It's not though. Some people will stand and fight, regardless of the odds. They don't usually win.. but that's what heroes do. The thing is.. this is what MOST people do, in panic situations. Especially the people who've never experienced any high stress situation.
I remember seeing this scene at 1am when I was probably 10-13 and had barely explored the zombie apocalypse concept of games or movies. This scared me shitless all the way to dawn. Best. Night. Ever.
For me it was the Dawn of the Dead remake. I only made it to the part with the little zombie girl with a bitten face and i was like "nope" and turned it off.
Bro I remember my friend showed me this when we were like 12 in my basement. I've been so scared to watch this movie. I'm 21 and finally watching it for the second time.
Kris I watched this movie called are you scared when I was like 8. It was a pretty bad movie but it was definitely really scary and eerie especially being how old I was and I had nightmares for awhile but after that no movie scared me.
This intro is beautiful. A true masterpiece. The intensity and horror is so raw. The directing, music and even the actors were spot on. Best horror movie intro ever made. hands down.
There are two types of men in this world. One who will barricade the door with his own life (old man) and the other who will prioritize his own life even over a loved one. Really enjoyed all the characters decision making in the heat of the moment, every character that decided to help one another ended up dying. There are no heroes in this universe, just survivors.
This is a perfect demonstration of how you would realistically survive in a zombie apocalypse. You can't be the hero. The only way to survive is to worry about yourself, even if that means leaving people behind. You might want to save those you care about, but if you wanna live to see another day, just turn and run. Masterpiece of a scene.
Thank you. Im so tired of these Keyboard warriors claiming that they'd would have died to save the wife and kid. Like bro, you would have already been out the door yelling "f that bit**
@@martyscurllisinnocent4324 depends on who the person is that's in trouble... If it was my mom and or grandma I'd do whatever the fuck I could going into my own rage mode... But yeah if it's someone you don't know it's hard to say you'd jump into the fray, but then again I live in the US and have plenty of good ol Gs and A and wouldn't find myself in this situation to begin with
@@jthomas5o158 Oh. In that case it was smart to use her as bait. I guess. Everyone know how demonic wives are. But if it was my sister in danger I don't care if I knew I would die in the process. I'd do everything in my power to save her. My own life is only worth so much.
@@justinheriot649 sure I'd also try to save "my child" not a random child and also when the chances of survival are high but in this case I'd have done the same thing as don because it was a hopeless and lost cause
The sad part is the in an actual apocalypse most people wont know how to handle extreme levels of stress and sense of urgency when dealing with situations like this one.
Yeah, I’m willing to bet that everyone who says that Don is a bitch or a coward would probably be the first to run away screaming if a zombie came into their house.
Nah mang, I be chilling in my ball pit, having a sneaky wee when I sit down. My heart rate so low the zombies will just pass me by like "this one pissed himself when he died," nah mean? For real.
The unspeakable horror of being chased by dozens of 'people' driven completely insane by the darkest, most twisted hate-filled brutal cruelty imaginable
I love how realistic this scene is. He is not a "coward", he did what everyone would do in such situation in real life. Survival instinct kicks in and there's nothing you can do about it. Best scene from the entire movie.
yeah, he is not a coward, he just left innocent people to die. Only how brave you are will decide the outcome of such rush situations, and he just flew. Thats why i never build friendship neither with cowards, nor with liers.
@@arathortizs28445 When fear takes over especially in a situation as screwed up as these movies, cowardice and bravery become moot. It's about survival, they shouldn't have let the boy in the house in the first place, he obviously was running from the crazies, they are now all in danger, at least if the kid couldn't get in and kept running the crazies might've avoided the house entirely.
Left innocent people to die? He was fighting the infected off with a crowbar by himself right before this scene. His wife didn't want to leave and slapped his hands away. She also had no plan on how to coax that boy out of hiding, despite the fact they all heard the infected pounding on the door. Don did what he had to do. You can't save everyone, especially if they don't want to be saved.
I love how when he sees the zombies coming over the hill he tries to run faster, but all he can is give a tiny burst of energy. He just couldn’t run any faster then he already was, even with a twisted ankle
@brycepeddicord6763 adrenaline does that to you after falling AND the fact theres hungry meat bags on your tail, yeah i would want to run like hell too
@@PRDM93 oh, and if you want a faster starting version that includes the guitar strumming a lot more, there's also "Don abandons Alice-John Murphy," if you really liked the guitar aspect of the music. It's the exact same song, the guitar strings are just more noticeable in this one.
This opening scene has to be one of the best in the history of film making. The camera shots that flow seemlessly into other, the fantastic music that makes the scene extra intense. The acting from the protaganist looking like he's actuay terrified. The zombies makeup and sounds are incredible. Its a masterpeice
Bro, isn't this music in one of the black ops games? Like, this just screams Black Ops to me. i thought it was when Woods shoots Mason, but then I checked and it was different. Thought I'd ask you cause of the username
The blood they used for the infected was tomato juice or tomatoes and they use makeup to sell it. They used cgi in some parts but all of it were practical.
The worst part about this scene is that Don surviving *was* the best case scenario. Nothing else could be done. Parents: Too slow. Wife and kids: Liability. Best friend: Made a costly mistake. Each of his choices, while regrettable, saved his life. It’s heart wrenching, intense, and performed brilliantly. If only the rest of the movie was that good… Edit: Sorry, my mistake. The elderly couple and kids weren’t his own but I believe the idea still stands if they *were.*
It was die or maybe live. Even through the window he barely escaped. If his wife cant run as fast or jump down the roof, they wouldnt have made it to the boat scene. As heart wrenching this is, cant blame the guy. At the time thought too he was a coward for not soloing a horde of fast crazed zombies with his fists alone like a super hero. That wouldve been silly.
Naw man, you're children aren't a liability. You live FOR them, you die for them, or you're no man. Everyone else, sure, abandon them. But you stay with your kids no matter your fate.
Could imagine how heavy footed you would be out of fear! Everything weighs a thousand pounds and your heart is beating out of your chest but you keep going. To survive a horrific ordeal is as primal as it gets
Maybe, but when I was a teenager I was chased by 2 adults who wanted to kill me and I ran extremely fast 😂 I was super scared and I felt the opposite of heavy, I was flying and I stopped long after I couldn't see them behind me
@@ddwfwman! One time I was approached by a pitbull that wanted to kill my dog. I had my daughter with me, too. I was sooooo scared but I stood my ground. I gave my daughter our dog to hightail it home while I fought off the dog. Talk about being terrified! I couldn’t breathe and i couldn’t feel anything
@@JacobJohnson-lh4gx basically, he's saying it cannot be classified as a zombie film, as a zombie is described to be a person who has died and reanimated into a flesh eating monster. The "zombies" in 28 days and 28 weeks later are simply people who have been infected with a virus originating from monkeys, making them extremely aggressive, just like rabies. There muscles, lungs, heart, and everything still work normally, and can even break/collapse/tear from the extreme abuse the infected put onto themselves
can we talk about the actress who plays the mother? she did so fucking good with the mixture of pure fear, desperate to escape, and rage at don for leaving them behind. her face and voice gives me chills every time. truly amazing acting
In that situation I'd be begging my partner to escape and save themselves. It was obvious that the chances of her survival were tiny. The selfish cow 😂
This is seriously one of the best beginnings to a horror movie ever . The shot of them running after him over the hill is fucking terrifying along with the music , I’ll never forget the first time I saw this in theaters. Saw it opening day and it was just me and like 3 or 4 other ppl in the theater . My whole family went to see Shrek 3 and me being underage, my dad actually bought my ticket for this and I went alone xD totally worth it .
i had my volume down to 1% still everytime a zombie appears they ram it up to 1000% , terrible viewing experience. It’s like those weak ass horror movies when they try too hard on the jumpscares just for the lack of scariness. The movie seemed great, too bad the directors couldn’t hold onto their hard-ons without ear-raping us every 5-10secs.
Hate to be that guy, but Shrek 2 came out in 2004. This movie came out in 2007. Your family must've went to go see Shrek 3 which came out the same year.
1:28 I don't think I've ever heard a music that enstills terror and panic as perfectly as this music does. It captures that hopeless feeling of not making it out of a scary situation unharmed.
What people forget is that Don actually fought the infected individually in the very scene prior to this one, he held them back with a crowbar so everyone could have a chance of escaping.When he noticed there were just too many coming in and there was no way in hell to hold them back any longer, he made the only reasonable decision left: run to his wife and get the fuck away. That's why when it came down to it he didnt jump right in to save her, he knew the overwhelming amount of infected in the house, and if they broke into the room there was no fighting to be done. Not a coward, he tried his damnest to save her.
He left because his crowbar fell into a pool of infected blood, if it didn't fell he would've stayed there until he gets swarmed from all sides. He was also unaware that several infected were already inside the house.
@@appletizer8415 besides, even IF he decided he was going to help. How exactly? Best case scenario the infected just go after him then his wife but regardless there's no way for anyone who isn't Heavy from TF2 to kill or distract all those infected at once.
I love how the “zombies” aren’t really your standard typical zombies per se. The rage virus makes the host do one thing. rage. So the zombies first instinct isn’t to eat people, but to kill. Kill, kill, kill anything that moves. Tear you apart until nothing remains. That’s terrifying than any of the other standard zombie movies.
Also more realistic, if a zombie infection was to happen it'd be like this or the last of us. Something that infects the mind and makes people go feral
I've met people who have similar amounts of rage in them. I looked into their eyes and saw absolute brutal bloodthirsty hatred And they live normal lives 😱 Given the chance, they would have torn me apart right in the street with everyone watching
Kind of like the L4D virus, the Green-Flu doesn't make you bite survivors, it makes you swarm and beat them to death. The only difference is zombies with the Green-Flu often beat each other and the Green-Flu causes mutations.
If you can be a hero, be a hero. If you can't, don't throw your life away. Robert Carlyle's character giving us a realistic version of how most practical people would handle such a scenario is part of what makes this film so good. If you can get past the part where almost the entire population are infected by some sort of super-rabies on speed, then everything else is pretty believable imo.
@@josephhamilton962 not everyone thinks that way. And also many think that way but when shit hits the fan they tuck tail and run. You don’t really know who you are until you’re tested
@@josephhamilton962 What if there was the possibility for a cure but you got infected trying to save your family when you could look for a cure for them instead.
I love this opening scene the protagonist is actually a living being and acts like one, he can’t save everyone and puts himself first as everyone else would
I don't know, some people have that extreme sense of survival and rationality. But most people would be more like the wife, I doubt the average human could abandon their wife and child even if it were the only rational decision.
The shot at 1:48 is just so perfect in showing people how terrifying the zombies are with how fast they can be. You first think they’re not that close but then you realize they’re only meters away from grabbing him.
Shit i would die there Im little fat and get really easy tired Walking dead zombie are easy but not in a horde and plus war world z or 28 week later zombie then we are FUCKED!
@@trudellwbird3814 YES about TWD zombies being EASY AF to handle & survive! They literally cannot do anything other than stumble around, moan & aimlessly chase after humans/noise, with zero ability to think or plan or even open doors on their own! Only in hordes can they ever pose a threat! Oh, the South Korean & Japanese zombies are BEYOND FABULOUS -- Y'all should checkout "Train to Busan" and "I Am Hero"🧟♀️❣🧟♂️
I heard if you only last about a minute full sprinting and pretty much exhausted and out you’d be surprised how far, long and fast you can run while terrified and full of adrenaline. Your body is putting you on overdrive to survive which mean your strength and stamina and speed are at there peak. Depending on how healthy you are you could run for miles at best when escaping death. Fight or flight is the best tool for survival if your backed into a corner Edit. (Dam 2k likes, but still run like wind when death 🏃♂️ 💨
@@AlexGreat87 yeah I remember going to sleep instantly as everything blacked out one time i had been full of adrenaline for like 50 min straight or more
Don got adrenaline which he ignores his leg cramp. Even though as Don try his very best with a good distance , The Zombies keeping the close distance. Weather the Adrenaline last run for Mile's or not , It doesn't matter cause these type of sprinting Zombies faster than you even with adrenaline.
Jesus, even in just a 3 minuet clip I've seen before, my heart is racing. The editing, the music, the unsteady view of what's happening. Its still terrifying.
When I was younger I used to think Don was a coward, but in retrospect you realise there was literally nothing he could have done except die horribly and his wife should have known that. He even tried saving Jacob because there was a chance he could have pulled him up in time, but the infected are too quick even for that. I don't know if he intentionally ended him with the propeller either, but it was a decent act of mercy if he did.
Man, I felt so bad for the old couple, he held those infected on his own while telling his wife to go, in the end, they both died, such a sad ending for them
Okay so after all these years and comments I decide to rewatch the movie and Don did NOT abandon anyone, 1. The kid lead the zombies there 2. At best the guy at the boat did the abandoning and even he was circumstantial cuz in his eyes everyone probably died 3. When the zombies first broke in Don stayed behind and almost sacrificed himself to make sure everyone got away while he fought of zombies 4. His wife was in a no way she’s being saved situation, she didn’t want to abandon the boy that got them all killed, good for her, she’s a good person, but she was basically asking him to die with her
This is an edit. For a couple weeks I argued in this comment section that he could have saved her. Very shortly after I admitted I was wrong. That was 5 months ago and I have gotten dozens of comments correcting me because they were too lazy to scroll a little further and see I already admitted I was wrong. Please stop replying to me, I get it
Very good point and if the wife or the child was not my own, I would have done the same thing Jacob did. Getting to the boat as fast as I could. Very sad that Don lead the infected horde towards Jacob.
Came straight to see this again after hearing about the imminent 28 Years Later. This is one of the greatest opening scenes in cinema history. My two favourite moments are the wife being wrenched suddenly from the window, and the profile of Don running, and the flanking wave of zombies washing down the hill towards him. Unreal.
You'd be surprised how many people who say that they would've reacted differently to Don wouldn't have even made it out of the cottage, fear is a hell of thing.
Just your subconscious mind soothing the wound this movie made on you when it made you ask yourself the question "would I have done the same?" Of course no one wants to but it should be ingrained in your mind that you "have to" or live without your "soul". As Don did in the later parts of the movie.
@@JA-ru3il Never did I once say that it was a personal anecdote on my feelings, I'd almost say that what you said was a deflection upon how you'd really react in that situation but then again I don't make assumptions about people over TH-cam videos.
These movies are the only zombie films in the entire genre that actually terrified me. The fact that they're so fast is absolutely disturbing, one wrong step and you're done. And also they're not stupid..Like in the first movie they showed a captured zombie on a chained leash attempt to play on the main characters emotions and make him feel sorry for it just so he would get close enough to lash out at him. That takes consideration, planning and manipulation to accomplish which it had no problem doing.
He was getting her out. She pulled away from him "let go!". Ran into harm's way and yelled " Don save us!" You stupid he was saving you! You know how many doors the busted through really quickly. He know he had only seconds.
@@I_AM_BAYTOR if it was me In that situation, I'd be like: "Bitch, I TRIED to fuckin help you! But you keep making dumbass decisions!! You're on your own!!!" And BOLT outta there like my life depends on it (Cause it quite literally does 😂😂) Of course, I wouldn't have time to say all that, considering I have only seconds to make a decision, so I'd just run. 😂
The irony behind this scene for me is that if his wife had just left with him through the bathroom, the kid I think would have actually survived longer since he would have remained hidden in the closet and might have a chance to escape later. By going back for the kid, she had unknowingly doomed both of of themselves.
Been a while since I've seen this movie (I should remedy that soon), so I forget exactly how smart these infected are. Would they be smart enough to search a room or open a large closet door on their own? Or are they more the mindless 'if we don't see people, we don't do shit' kind of infected?
@@Xylarxcode No, the infected aren't smart enough to search, even when they should know a person is hiding nearby. Seen in the climax of the first movie (link below). So yeah, kid had a reasonable chance of surviving if the wife didn't reveal him in the closet. th-cam.com/video/JbcuK8WBKE8/w-d-xo.html
THIS is how you make an impact which lasts with the audience forever. THIS is how you make an opening scene in your zombie movie. No heroes with big guns, no "man to save the day." just the knitty gritty, harsh reality of what other people will do to survive. Even if it means, in some cases leaving those they love the most being left behind. Sometimes, you have to make choices you'll never know are the right ones as long as you live. That powerful mantra of life and death... we just don't see a deep scene like this anymore in what now is covered in absolute schlock. Amazing scene. One of my top 10 best, easily. In any genre. 28 years later...
They cut it too soon in this clip. The music builds the whole scene then right after this the music cuts out. Now that he is safe it is just the sound of the motor with nothing but time to reflect on what just happened and what he just did.
@@thundabird yeah, you know that the "oh shit"s turn into uncontrollable weeping and sobbing about 5m down the river. all that adrenaline dumping, the fear, the loss, the relief of living.... yep... that's a cyclone of emotions not even the most stoic of men could ride without sobbing.
How was Don supposed to “help” in this situation? He didn’t have a firearm or a long range weapon, what just throw himself into the infected and hope for the best?
@William Braddell Well my stand is Don is indeed a coward, BUT he is a smart coward, he knows it's dangerous to try to rescue his wife and not-his-kid in the same room as zombies are. If Don wanted to survive, he made the right choice, and his wife made the wrong choice. Wasn't Don and his wife trying to survive so they can see their kids, and she fucking left Don just to rescue a kid she barely knows, she put that kid over their kids and it's a disgrace.
@@panther7584 I still wouldn't even put the term coward on Don, even if he made the smartest choice possible that guarantees his survival. He helped and helped as much as he possibly could, just to have no one he helped survive except himself. Yeah, he didn't fight, but not fighting doesn't automatically make you a coward, it means you're smart. Sure, putting his wife and the boy into the picture, maybe you can call it cold-hearted and fucked up, but not cowardly. I would go as far as to say not shutting that door would've been cowardly if he would have frozen or thought about it for too long, both he and the wife and boy would've died, and that would've been a shame, and his own fault for his own death. The wife made the mistake of going after the child, who very well could have hidden from the Infected if he stayed quiet, but doubtful since his screaming brought them here anyway. She instead tried to be a hero, and both she and the boy paid the price. Don tried to stop her, but she made her choice, and scream at him for help seconds before they perish is unfair to Don, and even more unfair to call him cowardly because of something he tried to stop, and couldn't help. I know this is a massive wall of text probably telling you things you already know, but I already wrote this much before realizing it, and I don't wanna rewrite anything, so yeah- he's not a coward or a smart coward. He's just a man who made the hard choice in a split second to live and not die
@@xenoz3038 I said he's a smart coward because it's not bullshit. Coward means someone lacks the will in dangerous situation. He was willing to drag his wife to get out, but his wife didn't want to abandon that kid therefore she is not a coward but, like you said, she expected Don, who tried to help her escape, to help them. Being brave doesn't mean you have to help everyone you see, it's practically free for all situation. You are right it is not fair to call him a coward because who the fuck would fight off 3 or 4 infected in a room to save your wife who abandoned you just to help someone she barely knows? I'm still calling him a smart coward anyways because it's true. Still, I'm glad he made it out to be with his kids. ...Atleast for like HOURS before the fucking kids fucked everything up, stupid dumb fucking kids goddamn it all man. What a short family reunion :/
@@panther7584 he is a coward. Bravery is to face fear and endure it with courage. It was die a hero or live a coward, and he chose to live as a coward, however, it was the smartest choice.
I will never understand why Don was supposed to be a bad guy for this. There's absolutely nothing he could've done that would save them, especially not cause the dumb wife kept making the wrong decisions.
alexhortdog95 in his defence he would have died if he tried to save his wife and even if he did he would not have made to the boat then (and I don't think the kid could run fast enough for that long and his wife would have gone back for the kid again and would still die) and you can see by his face before he runs away he wants to help.
To be fair to Don, there was no way he could help them, the infected are simply too strong for the average person and there were so many of them to handle while unarmed.
16 years later and i STILL can't think of a straight-up zombie movie that's better than the 28-duo. This scene so heartbreaking because everything that happens in this scene is equally matched with the lingering fact that we are watching the best-case scenario of how it could play out; this was the only way it didn't end with ALL of them dying.
@@johnaustin2836 I like them both , but the first have that (considering the low budget) feel of pure horror movie , the second movie is still great , but maybe too predictable , hollywood style.
Exactly, he literally got to the boat with seconds to spare. There was no time for anything other than getting out of there, and she shoved his hands away from her. He tried to save her, and she denied it. One of the first things you learn in these things: You can't save everyone.
Никто и не обязывает спасать всех. Постоянно геройствовать и спасать свою семью, своих любимых это абсолютно разные вещи, не удивительно что вы их путаете. Да, в этом моменте, в этой сцене жена поступила очень глупо со стороны, но это стрессовая ситуация и у неё сработал материнский инстинкт, она хотела сберечь своего ребёнка, а не трусливо сбежать не попытавшись спасти его как поступил главный герой, он бросил не всех, он бросил своих людей, свою семью и вы этим восхищаетесь 🚬🗿
The interesting thing about this scene is that Don actually tried to help everyone before he continued on with his own survival. He even tried to help that guy back on the boat. It’s just unfortunate that he was absolutely no position to help his wife. She put herself in a bad position where there was nothing that he could do. And people still label him a coward…..
I was playing State of Decay once and I destroyed my car while alerting 2 hordes and ended up sprinting all the way back to base while being chased. I immediately thought of this scene.
I haven't seen many horror movies that give me chills but at 1:51 that realization of how screwed he probably is when he looks at the infected cresting the hill and he tries to kick it into high gear for a split second but he can't because cardio and his ankle is busted that one always sends chills through me
Reasons why don is not a coward: 1. He has been trying to save his wife and told her the kid would be safe in the closet which they don’t even know, but she slapped don’s hand away and went to save the kid they don’t know, then when the infected came in then she was asking for help while before she had the chance but it’s to late 2.don did not have any weapons against very agile and strong infected people with rage, like don locked the door and the infected still broke it down like come on! 3.don had no time to think straight because he only had seconds before he would be torn a part with his wife and the kid so without thinking straight he leaves his wife, you can’t think straight if you only have seconds left and your in stress and dread 4. He tried to help the boat guy - @swag master 5.Don had his own kids to think about to get back to and keep them safe. Had his wife left with him, it wouldn’t have led to Don getting infected unintentionally when they reunited, leading to putting their kids in even more danger. - @Sebastian Emond 6. It was the kid who brought all the infected there in the 1st place, by screaming his lungs off, and his dumbass wife decide to let him in with all the infected on his tail, so thanks to this kid and Don's wife all the other people died or turned into infected, the kid wasn't even theirs, also when the infected busted in Don killed 2 or 3 before having to fall back, thats far from being a coward. - @Armor King
Agreed. His wife made the bad call here. There was no time to physically go for the kid. Really the only thing that could have been done for the kid was yelling at them to follow. There was no time. Their own kids could have just been orphaned because of her
5. Don had his own kids to think about; to get back to and keep them safe. Had his wife left with him, it wouldn't have led to Don getting infected unintentionally when they reunited, leading to putting their kids in even more danger.
6. It was the kid who brought all the infected there in the 1st place, by screaming his lungs off, and his dumbass wife decide to let him in with all the infected on his tail, so thanks to this kid and Don's wife all the other people died or turned into infected, the kid wasn't even theirs, he got what he deserved, also when the infected busted in Don killed 2 or 3 before having to fall back, thats far from being a coward.
whats great about this whole sequence of events is it can be summed up with one sentence- theres nothing he couldve done. he tried saving his family but he couldnt as they were seperated. he tried saving jacob but he got taken. he survived because he knew what had to be done not because he was malicious or evil or a coward. you can see the pain on his face when he left his wife and kid and jacob. there was nothing. nothing. he couldve done to stop that. and watching this i never wanted a character to survive more than him and i had SUCH anxiety watching this
I agree with the sentiment, but one correction l. The kid is not his, or his wife's. It was a strange kid who ran from the horde, who unintentionally lead them to that house.
And then during the movie, he found his wife alive and she doesn’t look infected but she was and he didn’t even know it. He just kissed her on the lips then he got infected. 😑
@@luciuscrusan5141it's a stupid unrealistic plot, if the military possessed a special specimen, a carrier of the virus and was immune to it. They should have increased their security level in that area so no one can access it. The director just make it no guards so don can enter the room and kissed his wife to get infected and bring chaos to the safe haven... Just so they can add more horror. Still minus points cuz of lack of guards guarding a special room that contains antidote or hope, that can also brings chaos if breached...
@youtube is full of double standard retards That ship has sailed. Today's writers would turn into a marxist soap opera and ruin it like they did with The Walking Dead.
This is one of the most iconic intros in cinema history I literally remember bringing this home from Blockbuster in 07 and watching it my little 11 year old ass was stunned.
Here we can see two of the "Zombieland" rules in action: - Don't be a hero
- Cardio
Oh yeah
Badass movie 😭
@Rudy Sanchez
In a zombie apocalypse, you should try to keep your family alive, but not die protecting them, especially if they are going to die anyways.
i watched zombie land and zombieland double tap
lmao yeah
The best opening scene in cinema horror history for me. Immediately sets the tone of no one being safe and our protagonist being a survivor, not a hero.
2nd best...the best opening horror scene belongs to scream respectfully
That scene reminds me at that moment. Your humanity for survival is basically out the door. They should have never let the kid in. For so many reasons. And Alice, what did you want John to do. Help you how?
@@admirosmanovic1368 not at all, this movie is a 1000% better then scream especially for an opening (scream was a typical slasher flick we all knew she was going to get Hitchcock', were this is pure adrenaline and terror but shows the reality of life & death, he leaves his wife to die )
28 Weeks Later and the Dawn of the Dead 2004 remake have absolutely brilliant opening scenes. The rest of those movies aren’t at all bad, but kind of a let down compared to how they start.
I agree. But in my opinion this scene is best when it starts with the kid being let in the cabin and ending with him on the boat. It really shows that when shit hits the fan, it happens FAST and you have to be ready to make some gut wrenchingly hard decisions at a moment's notice. Not just for the zombie apocalypse, in general.
Let's be honest, fast zombies are the most terrifying thing ever.
That's what fucked me up so much with this movie- I've never been scared of zombie movies before, but 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later were two of the most terrifying movies I've ever seen. They made their zombies so effective and terrifying and the closest imagery I have to how horrifying the idea of a zombie could be. I remember being so anxious even after I finished the movie lmao.
@@boxeom13 same for me especially world war z I couldn't sleep for days after watching that everytime I heard a noise at night I would be so scared
Not zombies btw
@@alfredoangel2359 Indeed. But that makes it scarier. A zombie is a dead back to life. Those are fully living beings infected with a virus but that's what makes it even scarier as some branch of the rage virus could some day evolve and give something like that... Or not and I'm just dumb but I'm sure ya get it.
The zombie is unrealistic. The infected IS realistic. Maybe not to that extent but anyway.
@@astra3391 Yes
They are infected with rage virus, they are still alive, but the virus controls them, They suffer and may die if any point in their body is hit as hard as the normal human body, but
Zombies are moving corpses after death and they don't feel pain, they only die if you hit them in the head.
One of the most convincing survival scenes: no matter how virtuous you are or what values you stand for, you run to escape the visceral fear of death.
I agree I would've dkn booked it as well
Or worse. Becoming one of THEM (zombies)
Coward kkkkkk
... but to chicken out when its your beloved wife calling for help ... its a contrast to the earlier scene where the old man sacrificed himself to let his wife have time to run away ...
This is a very underrated movie focusing on the drama of betrayal during apocalypse, its unique in that all other zombie movies always portrays the loving husband as a self sacrificing hero ...
@@88fejihell nah. There was nothing he could do. They would've all died
What Alice said: “Don, Help Us!”
What Don heard: “Don’t Help Us!”
Lmao
Reminds me of that scene from Madagascar where the lion tells them to rescue them but the chimps translate it to him wanting to destroy the dam.😂
rey Alexis • 1 year ago ‘ XD
I thought it was John all this efng time...
He really tried his best poor dude. He tried to fight off zombies til the last second running up the ladder. He tried to help the old lady up but she got caught. He went back to the house to save his wife and she was dumb and wouldn’t run. When he got to the boat he tried to help Jacob when he fell in the water but couldn’t save him either. He really tried.
That shot of the zombies running down the hill towards him... what a beautiful, intense, horrifying scene.
Agreed. It really sells the horrific nightmare of what it would be like to be woefully outnumbered, near-completely surrounded and with (almost) no hope of escape.
Tasha Elle it’s great cause it’s so against what we usually see in these types of movies. Not a dark building. A bright, open and sunny field but under the most horrific circumstances.
Definitely. I loved the part when the zombies came into focus
I like how we have zombies set in a bright, open area, unlike crowded places like streets or buildings. It just gives off this eery and scary realization that monsters can be anywhere - Even in the brightest places.
Nick Suazo Yeah it really shows you how bad it’d be. Even in the brightest of days the terror never ends.
Jacob: (finds a way to stealthily get to the boat without any infected knowing)
Don:
haha too funny
shit am exploding🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When your tank pulls the entire instance.
got Jacob killed poor guy
It’s not Dons fault he completely missed his jump and fell into the water😭😭😂
Most people paint Don as a coward, but he did the best anyone could do in that situation. He held the infected back to buy time for the others, he tried to save lives as long as it wasn’t suicide, and knew when to cut his losses.
I just want another movie in this series.. that's all.. I can't wait for June, 2025th..
@@ibraheemhashmi352...what
@Sleptanimations there's gonna be a third and probably the last movie, to complete the trilogy. And it is confirmed to release in 2025. It's name is "28 years later"
Also his dumbass wife caused this
@@ibraheemhashmi352Source please?
When your friend does not revive you but tries to survive till next level
😂😂
"You will get automatically revived after the level is over"
The level:
I’m weak af 😭
Is this left 4 dead? Lol
Left 4 dead 2 I disbanded many xbox live groups because of this one thing...or get smoked pulled by safe room "sorry cant come out , hunter might be nearby "
For me, one of the greatest introductions to a horror movie I have seen.
Watching this whole scene still makes me tense up haha
So beautifully done and the music is perfect
This is literally one of the greatest horror scenes of all time.. seeing this in the theater gave me chills
I have to agree... when hes running its hard for me not to think of how shaky my legs would be trying to do a 500m dash for your life.
4crazy kids couldn’t of said it better. And nobody was prepared for it. I think my mouth was open the entire time like did I just watch this?
Coronavirus ( Co- Vid 19).
The music fits. Feels like the only way to survive is to let others die
"I don't need to be faster than the bear
I just need to be faster than you"
-without a paddle quote
Yes
And that's the sad truth
Remind me not to pick you for my group
@@elishmuel1976 better off picking slow people
The way this was shot was incredible I hope they do more scenes like this in 28 years later.
No, they didn't do 28 months later yet
"28 years later" lol all the zombies are overweight and divorced.
@@ThePopeOfCats lmao
Well, we're in luck because Danny Boyle directed that opening and he's back for 28 Years Later
@@badrrharri 28 years later is confirmed
The most terrifying part about this scene, is that he did what 99% of us would’ve done
Exactly none of us would be able to handle hundreds of zombies i know my body is going to react on survival so i know i am going to end up running
Depends on if you live near water. That's the only reason he survived
i personally wouldnt let the zombies do that to me
It started with her it ended with her
Speak for yourself VexSean.
I love how she still manage to get into another Room with a Window, and instead of using it as Escape, she chooses to angrily Scream and Bang on it.
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
@Daniel AYYYYY
Probably a locked one
@@bruhguy1636 then smash it open
Love how real this is. Don is not a bad man. When the zombies start bursting through he immediately begins fighting them off. Jacob does for a quick second and then flees. Everyone else runs as well. Don is the last person to start running for his life. Even then, he doesn't run out of the house to escape; his first instinct is to find and protect his wife Alice.
The point here is that Don is not a selfish man. His instincts were to protect, at risk to himself. Running upstairs is not exactly a bright idea when zombies are bursting through the walls, but that's where he heard Alice's voice so he ran up the stairs.
Don's courage in the bedroom is overtaken by his survival instincts. He could have tried to hold the door while Alice grabbed the boy and got into the bathroom. When the zombies burst through he would have likely died. He would have been a selfless hero, a martyr sacrificing everything to save his wife and that boy. But he'd also be dead.
Fear took over and he closed the door on Alice and the boy. We can't judge too harshly. Don was only in a position to fail Alice because he ran to her screams in the first place. He is a regular man, and discovered his limits in this scene.
Don is my favourite character in all of zombie media (along with Jim).
Beautifully said man! I read a lot of comments on specific horror movie scenes ( zombie movies )for the most part like this one and people are so quick to call anyone who flees/runs away a 'coward' without understanding the complexicity of human emotions and one's own limit. Your balanced it out well in your explanation.
That's what we in the business call... a coward. Just based on this scene, he's one of the most evil people I've seen in media.
@@loserlemby7273 you just ignored how his initial Bravery is what got him in this situation. I don't know how you can call a man who did everything possible in a fucked situation evil, he didnt purposely feed those people to the zombies, these are such overwhelming circumstances and you to easily classify what he did as evil isn't just naive, its retarded
There are 3 dumb women in the house on the opening scene:
1. The woman who looked at the window too long.
2. The Granny who wasted her husband's sacrifice for her.
3. Don's wife who insisted on saving the kid she barely knew when the zombies were already smashing the door. I was like: damn, your husband fought off some of the undead for you and you can't even listen.
This one opening scene alone beats many other zombie films in their entirety
Yeah, problem is that whole movie after it sucks.
@@mikolakazak1797 it wasn't bad just dumb how the dad chases them the whole movie as main antagonist even tho he's just as infected as anyone else 🙄
@@garrosh9215 The idea of his wife being immune was interesting, and it should have led to something... but eh just kill her off
@@garrosh9215это можно объяснить тем что он частично сохранил разум, потому что у их семьи особые иммунные гены
Don: Smartest horror movie charcter ever.
kaleol ll until he decided to make out with his infected wife.
@@AncientCityMusic fr that part pissed me the fuck off what a dumb fuck
Did you guys watch the movie, he kissed his wife knowing he'll be infected out of guilt
@@AC-iz7eh yes but he still pulled the smartest move and dipped tf out that hoe. I was pretty pissed he kissed her tho
TH-camr Number 99 holy shit you couldn’t be more wrong.
#1 rule in a zombie apocolypse:
You don't need to be fast enough to outrun the zombies, you just need to be fast enough to outrun the people next to you
What if the people next to you are zombies?
Rude Dude exactly. if you could outrun the person next to you, you could outrun them as a zombie.
These weren’t zombies anyway.
Rule #2 in a zombie apocalypse:
You do need to be faster than the zombies because one day there wont be any people left to outrun as they are all dead and now its just you and the zombies so now you have to outrun them everytime.
Calvin Litt at that point I think I would just end it all there’s no point of humanity if your the last one left, go ahead and go out with one last hurrah but make it count cause if your the last one then everything is humanity last from action to words make it count
1:09 this part is realistically unsettling to me, when he jumps out of the house his ankle is DEFINITELY hurting but his fear is telling him to run, I know what that feels like.
Idk we have stories about gunfight on the front lines, basically one of my dad's friends got shot in the arm and he did not felt that nor he saw wound, it was his comrades that saved him since he could bleed out.
That is the power of adrenaline
Adrenaline does wonders
You could lift a fridge while escaping a fire
do you feel powerful
Why were you chased by dogs?
Same, it's weird how it really does stop hurting when you're at full sprint and then comes back when you stop. Adrenaline is pretty cool.
Don’s wife is the reason why they all died,
1st - she let a child in their house even when Don told her not to.
2nd - Don trying to convince her to leave the child but she decided to risk it and find the kid.
She fr stupid for asking Don to help them in the end
Agreed
EXACTLY FUCK DAT LIL BOY..HE THE REASON WHOLE FAMILY DEAD
Wait that wasn't their child?
@@seanarmstrong3788no, it was a random kid that they let in. ( the kid accidentally led the infected to them )
@@conradgarrod117ahhh i see!
The realism of this scene is untouchable, so human , so raw
It would also be realistic if he has stayed.
As such is humanity,our variety of what each individual may or may not do.
@@creaturetransylvania8943 absolutely
@@creaturetransylvania8943 Nah
@@creaturetransylvania8943 I don't think it'd be realistic if he had stayed in this scenario unless he had decided he wanted to die with his family. This was obviously a hopeless situation. Then again, even if he wanted to die with his family, that wouldn't have been possible either judging from the fact the zombies would get him before he reached his family if he changed his course.
He was on "flight" mode and nothing could stop that unless he could make his death useful, aka sacrifice himself; which wasn't possible. He didn't have the chance to even make a decision if you think about it. He probably realized what happened after andrenaline wore off.
A great scene, overall. I love that they give us a picture of him trying to save someone who he thought he could save just to not let the viewer think he's a piece of sh*t.
@@creaturetransylvania8943 he still had his 2 kids to think about
Imagine sprinting through a field in broad daylight and you turn and see dozens of infected over the hill chasing you.
Yeah man. I imagine they promised those extra actors a bounce if they could catch him
No kidding, the question still wonders in my head. "How in the world did Jacob got to the boat that fast without attracting so much attention from the infected?" I'm sure he didn't just teleport there. Lol.
I’ve seen it in my dreams
@@FalconEye3600 high school track star
@@TheVagabond627 same! I’ve had nightmares of it dude, no joke
The shittiest thing about the zombie apocalypse is how much more it would require you to run.
Oh, and abandoning your wife.
That would get so annoying
Alec Siglin Usain bolt has been getting prepared his whole life
Alec Siglin it won’t matter with adrenaline
@@yenh1144 adrenaline doesn't last forever. It's not a God mode lmao
I always randomly think about this scene. It’s crazy how he just made all the right decisions. One of the best opening scenes ever.
Such an incredible scene
Yes
You gonna go and spoil it now?
@@SadeghiAmoe46 are you special? How is commenting on this 3 minute clip spoiling anything?
dogshit movie great scene
@@Punkalunka the original comment is from a pretty big TH-cam personality that runs a show called Heavy Spoilers. Dope channel
The saddest part for me was the old couple dying, especially the old man trying to hold back the door to save his wife
Literally the married one knowing shit was untenable. At least he was telling his wife to escape knowing everything was fucked while Don's asshole wife put him in a situation where he either had to save himself or die. Pretty much basically the worst scenario I could picture besides having my dick cut off. What the fuck?
I am shaking and my mind was watching my part and then not my mind i dont wanna watch the part of the old couple i hope that doesnt happen in real life
@@tondiosa *Godzilla had a stroke trying to read that*
@@gray740p Funny thing is that this whole film happens because of kids. The first kid leads the infected to Don's safe house killing everyone and Don's own kids cause a second outbreak in London due to sneaking into the red zone.
@@jackojock101 Well i'd argue that it was more the military's fault for not having the wife propperly guarded like they should & would have in real life. The kids did some stupid fuckin' shit but they military also didn't stop them from going into the "RED" zone
The director was a genius speeding up the camera frame rate on the zombies, it made them jittery and terrifying. Very well done, it's amazing how small these small tricks in film making can really make a huge difference.
First time it terrified me as a kid, but now it looks kind of funny how fast they move with the clear speed up compared to the ones coming down the hill. Goddamn that was a good one, how they first seem very far and only takes a few seconds to be so close to Don.
@@zalabit927 if I watched that movie as a kid I wouldn't have slept for 28 days
agreed, alot of zed movies or tv shows tend to leave the camera on a zombie a little too long giving the viewers a chance to look close and pick out flaws or realize "oh yeah thats just an extra with some makeup".
Technically he reduced the frame rate
Holy shittt i couldn't put my finger on what the visual effect was. Brilliant
Finally... we are getting 28 years later... finally! Had to come back to watch this masterful scene to hype myself.
Yes plus the original actor from the first movie is coming back too.
@@Grimmjow19872Cillian Murphy
I've never been so happy for a sequel announcement
@@Grimmjow19872 ?!? daym to hype!
@@OMGITSGB yes it’s been confirmed
This is the definition “when you gotta go you gotta go”
In that sense, that may as well be Goldblum’s wisest words of wisdom..
Thanks, guess I gotta go to the bathroom now.
@@maxferguson9050 Im in the bathroom while watching lol
Lmaoo
@@TheRandomRager shit… me too right know
This is the stuff of nightmares.
Nothing is more horrible for me than the moment when I am running in full daylight, as fast as my body can, while I can sense a lot of zombies (or infected) running close behind me!
The music just makes it more horrible!
The most horrifying part was the fact that he ran and left them to be killed.
@@dcafboxingnoob7445 Honest question, would you have stayed under certain death?
@@Syron96
Honest answer. i don't think i would be able to live with myself if that were say my mom, wife or kids. Dying together would be easier for me than just selfishly running but not without a fight of course.
@@Syron96 Call me a coward, but I wouldn't. She knew they were fucked, but instead, she decided to play the hero which caused her to get bit. Being a hero is not always a good idea. Our brain gives us this "fight or flight" mode and she called to him for help when his brain was already in flight mode. He ran because he knew it would be pointless to stay. He was smart. Sure, their deaths would be hard, but I knew it wasn't an easy decisions. And my brain's telling me I wouldn't last a single second in there if I stayed behind
@@dcafboxingnoob7445 They also had kids, if he stayed, their kids wouldn't have neither a mother or father.
Don sticking his hand out for Jacob shows he isn’t a coward. Him not saving the wife and child was because he knew that situation couldn’t end well, but he went out of his way to try and save Jacob because that situation wasn’t hopeless like the other one was.
agree
And it’s his wife fault for going back when he said not to, but I can’t blame her because it’s her child
@@imadeyoureadthis1500 Not her child, just a stranger that they met literally minutes ago.
@@pilotnanobots2677 "honey, we need to go right now" "no, there's a kid over there" "honey we have to go" "no i want to save the kid first" "i'm unarmed against the zombie, i am going to close this door so that i can live" "DON HELP US!"
i know it's just a movie but how could the wife really think that it was smart to save the kid and then immediately ask Don to help her after she doomed them? Great scene though
@@Wat450
Facts.
All these many years later, that music has really stuck with me. It's such a perfect choice to invoke urgency and fear.
Agree
Agree
1:31 as someone who isn't in the best shape, this scene terrifies the living crap out of me, imagine running for your life and seeing them chasing you, full sprint, with 0 stamina
That’s just horrifying 😳
And by all of them yelling and growling you can tell they are filled with pure rage..at 1:56
Agreed
Broski just go gym
@@metro-v8lol
You'd be surprised how much stamina you have when your life is on the line
For me the most traumatic scene is when that elderly couple died.can you imagine seeing someone you have loved for over 80 years(probably) got ripped apart
I wouldn’t say they were ripped apart as soon as they bite you you turn and become one of them.
@@RulerOfYore Correction: The Infected don't bite normal people. They just kill them.
@@opendoubloon9667 Correction: his wife did become infected. Like an idiot, he kissed her. Remember?
@@opendoubloon9667 The infected use everything they can to kill you, which includes: Punches, Kicks, Scratches (which can get you infected), bites (which can also get you infected) and not to mention that they spit blood all over your face (which also infects you).
Yea...me 2.
1:47 that scene where there are zombies going at him vertically as he is running horizontally always gives me chills. It looks crazy
It’s terrifying because what can you do your in the countryside with average stamina and no cover against a horde of feral creatures who don’t get tired if it weren’t for the boat he would have been screwed
This was super utmost disturbing. Saw this movie as a toddler and still today this is horrifying chased by dead people. Fictional, but disturbing.
@@Armann_how did you see this movie as a toddler? lol what country are you from?
@@oliviaredito3437 I don't think they meant in a theater. You can see any movie at any age if someone at your house is watching it or has the DVD or something.
I tried watching this on LSD, it was like I was there😆💀
0:45 They’re not mindless zombies look how it goes for the person with the most chance of escaping
Its a rage virus
@@Sam5D I’m aware I was pointing out the difference to other zombie movies
Fun fact in the 28 days later sequel these people are only infected with rage virus no one is intentionally eaten. the infected purposely infect others by munching on a body part for approximately 8 seconds then moves on to someone else
That's something I love about this film. Everyone always believes they would be some sort of hero in this scenario but in reality, you would be like Don too. Terrified for your life and the infected (I don't like to call them zombies) in this film are the scariest I've ever seen. Robert Carlyle is a top actor and it shows in this scene. I'm still waiting for 28 Months Later!
I agree. No point in calling them zombies. I actually like that the movie pushes this by having the initial outbreak quickly die down due to the infected dropping from starvation.
I'd rather blow my own brains out than deal with this type of infected/zombie. Better dead than spending every moment of your life hiding from the hordes of PCP cannibals.
@@jaydoesfirst-person6773 Like you say, at some point the number of infected would peak, vastly outnumbering those still surviving in some way or another. Some survivors would be killed outright, while most would end up in the ranks of Rage infected. I've always been interested in seeing something like a line chart, or histogram, estimating the numbers, rise and fall, the numbers of infected and survivors. But, by the time a NATO emergency force arrives, there certainly won't be many of the latter to greet them! And most Brits 'reintroduced' were out of the country at the time when the virus escalated - as with Don's kids who were abroad on a school trip. I also wondered what the news reports would have looked like for people watching news broadcasts (until even the media ceased to exist). I loved both the '28' films. And the game Days Gone also has infected in the form of Freakers - about the nearest we'll ever get to a 28 Days Later style of game - as the result of a worldwide man-made virus. Fighting and fleeing a Freaker horde has a similar terrifying shock effect as the chase scene in this video! I too would like to see a 28 Months Later. But there are so many 'stories' and angles from which to approach this franchise universe.
i wouldn't be a hero if the motherfucker is sprinting at me, have you seen dawn of the dead? same thing
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Yo I feel bad for jacob dude was about to escape until his boy led 50 infected right to him 😂
If he didn't slipped in the boat he could've survived
Fr fam
Don fucked up for that fr💀 i would’ve done the same.
ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS BE QUIET FOR 5 MINUTES, CJ.
Infected breached the house, mission fail.
@@noelle3929 Kinda what I'm thinking, sometimes it's just bad luck. Hell that's 100% true for modern combat
I don't see how people say he's a coward, he tried saving his wife she pulled HERSELF out of his hands and got surround no hope. Peace. My lad tried saving jacob when he goofed and fell into the water being within reach and seemingly possible to save, and it almost cost him his life.
Agreed
Sadly he later died a stupid death, yeah his wife survived but there was risk she was infected so kissing her wasnt a good idea
@@Chilly_1 I'll just pretend only this beginning part of the movie exists
@@Chilly_1 yeah that scene was pretty dumb ngl. I guess they wanted to do a more artistic approach where the main character dies in the sequel and becomes the source of another zombie outbreak
Exactly. It’s his wife’s fault. If she never would have opened the door to let the boy in, the infected wouldn’t of been attracted. I know it’s easy to say rather than do, but I would have let that kid get eaten if it meant me and my groups survival. That kid attracted the horde and led to that guy’s group to suffer the consequences because HIS wife chose to ignore him and let that boy in.
I love that there are 2 side of people
1 say they will run and i respected that
And the other say they will be the hero of the day no matter what people tell them how bad the situation is
Only when you actually facing death or alive situation then you will show what kind of person you really are
This scene is perfect because it immediately puts the audience in Don's shoes, it forces them to think what they would do in that situation and the answer is always a regrettable "Exactly the same thing", as a result the audience feels the same unavoidable guilt that Don does.
What's ironic is I'd of been saying
*Aw shit, aw shit, aw shit, aw shit*
Repeatedly just as Don had done.
That isn't always the answer tho
@@carolinemikaelson1939 yea it is no one can fight 100 zombies
@@islixxn It's not though. Some people will stand and fight, regardless of the odds. They don't usually win.. but that's what heroes do. The thing is.. this is what MOST people do, in panic situations. Especially the people who've never experienced any high stress situation.
@@natedaniels3655 ok and that’s the wrong answer, personally I don’t prefer to be wrong when I know the right answer
I remember seeing this scene at 1am when I was probably 10-13 and had barely explored the zombie apocalypse concept of games or movies. This scared me shitless all the way to dawn. Best. Night. Ever.
For me it was the Dawn of the Dead remake. I only made it to the part with the little zombie girl with a bitten face and i was like "nope" and turned it off.
Bro I remember my friend showed me this when we were like 12 in my basement. I've been so scared to watch this movie. I'm 21 and finally watching it for the second time.
I was around the same age (More like 14-15 tho) watching the movie in theaters and I jumped cause of this scene.
I saw The Thing when I was 5 after that no movie scared me lol. On the downside that shit scared me and gave me nightmares for years.
Kris I watched this movie called are you scared when I was like 8. It was a pretty bad movie but it was definitely really scary and eerie especially being how old I was and I had nightmares for awhile but after that no movie scared me.
This intro is beautiful. A true masterpiece. The intensity and horror is so raw. The directing, music and even the actors were spot on. Best horror movie intro ever made. hands down.
I totally agree!!!
@@stephaniesky25 why does in every zombie movie. The military fails to take down crazy people
Completely different type of horror but I think Midsommar's intro packs an even harder punch
The rest of the movie sucks lol
@@pickleman40 true
There are two types of men in this world. One who will barricade the door with his own life (old man) and the other who will prioritize his own life even over a loved one. Really enjoyed all the characters decision making in the heat of the moment, every character that decided to help one another ended up dying. There are no heroes in this universe, just survivors.
One of the Zombieland rules: Don't be a Hero....
This is a perfect demonstration of how you would realistically survive in a zombie apocalypse. You can't be the hero. The only way to survive is to worry about yourself, even if that means leaving people behind. You might want to save those you care about, but if you wanna live to see another day, just turn and run. Masterpiece of a scene.
Thank you. Im so tired of these Keyboard warriors claiming that they'd would have died to save the wife and kid. Like bro, you would have already been out the door yelling "f that bit**
@@martyscurllisinnocent4324 depends on who the person is that's in trouble... If it was my mom and or grandma I'd do whatever the fuck I could going into my own rage mode... But yeah if it's someone you don't know it's hard to say you'd jump into the fray, but then again I live in the US and have plenty of good ol Gs and A and wouldn't find myself in this situation to begin with
@@shainshartershwate7421 it was his wife and child in trouble, and he made the right decision to save his own life. It's as simple as that.
@@jthomas5o158 it wasn't his child, or hers, just a stranger's
@@jthomas5o158
Oh. In that case it was smart to use her as bait. I guess. Everyone know how demonic wives are. But if it was my sister in danger I don't care if I knew I would die in the process. I'd do everything in my power to save her. My own life is only worth so much.
The scariest part about this scene is that Don did everything right.
In a zombie apocalypse, there are no heroes. Only survivors.
He ran from an absolutely hopeless situation, but tried to save Jacob because there was hope he could have saved someone. Didn't pan out though.
I don't agree.
I'd rather die protecting my family.
Besides, he could have blocked the bedroom door with bed+dresser
@@justinheriot649 that wasnt his child, his wife went back for the child of the random family they'd just met. He made the right call
@@justinheriot649 sure I'd also try to save "my child" not a random child and also when the chances of survival are high but in this case I'd have done the same thing as don because it was a hopeless and lost cause
The sad part is the in an actual apocalypse most people wont know how to handle extreme levels of stress and sense of urgency when dealing with situations like this one.
Yeah, I’m willing to bet that everyone who says that Don is a bitch or a coward would probably be the first to run away screaming if a zombie came into their house.
Nah mang, I be chilling in my ball pit, having a sneaky wee when I sit down. My heart rate so low the zombies will just pass me by like "this one pissed himself when he died," nah mean? For real.
Yeah like Jacob would be gone already
People scream when bus driver faints, sit and scream, even if the bus stopped
most of those people can even drive a fking car in a stressfull situation
The unspeakable horror of being chased by dozens of 'people' driven completely insane by the darkest, most twisted hate-filled brutal cruelty imaginable
I love how realistic this scene is. He is not a "coward", he did what everyone would do in such situation in real life. Survival instinct kicks in and there's nothing you can do about it. Best scene from the entire movie.
yeah, he is not a coward, he just left innocent people to die. Only how brave you are will decide the outcome of such rush situations, and he just flew. Thats why i never build friendship neither with cowards, nor with liers.
0:36
Don literally said "Leave him". But she didn't so it's not his fault.
Its her fault she's too dumb and innocent to understand in that situation
@@arathortizs28445 When fear takes over especially in a situation as screwed up as these movies, cowardice and bravery become moot. It's about survival, they shouldn't have let the boy in the house in the first place, he obviously was running from the crazies, they are now all in danger, at least if the kid couldn't get in and kept running the crazies might've avoided the house entirely.
Left innocent people to die? He was fighting the infected off with a crowbar by himself right before this scene. His wife didn't want to leave and slapped his hands away. She also had no plan on how to coax that boy out of hiding, despite the fact they all heard the infected pounding on the door.
Don did what he had to do. You can't save everyone, especially if they don't want to be saved.
I love how when he sees the zombies coming over the hill he tries to run faster, but all he can is give a tiny burst of energy. He just couldn’t run any faster then he already was, even with a twisted ankle
I was wondering if this was a hint of bad acting but I think you're right he was at 100% and tried to grimace his way to 101 lol
Btw the dad is a dumbass for kissing his infected wife, [ she was immune but still can infect ], and he spread the virus once more 💀
@brycepeddicord6763 adrenaline does that to you after falling AND the fact theres hungry meat bags on your tail, yeah i would want to run like hell too
I like that detail, shows that as much adrenaline we have in our body, ur body can't run forever, especially with a twisted ankle
Rage virus is fucking terrifying, it forces the host to run like hell. It doesn't care whether your ankle is busted or if you are too old.
I love this scene. It's not some fairy tale depiction. It's brutally real, all the way down to the fight or flight response.
There is no flight.
@@JA-ru3il I love this white knight kid on all the comments saying he'd die like a man. You'd die for nothing
@@letsgetentertainment 😂 all your comments are just fuel to my reasoning. You're all weak mean I get it, you don't have to keep repeating it
Ok there white knight. No women are watching this, it's ok, you ain't getting laid bro.
@@letsgetentertainment okay white guy, very typical of you to assume I'm trying to get laid.
the track in this scene deserves recognition on its own, somehow finding a way to build intensity with every repetition it fits so damn well!
The original soundtrack plays a big role on our emotion. It becomes so intense that I get more and more chills with the scene going!
Music adds so much to a scene. The music used here just builds from that simple menacing bass line into a crescendo of horror. Perfect.
@@dikbozo that guy only does one chord sequence for every single piece he writes but it's always great lol
John Murphy - In the house - In a heartbeat
@@PRDM93 oh, and if you want a faster starting version that includes the guitar strumming a lot more, there's also "Don abandons Alice-John Murphy," if you really liked the guitar aspect of the music. It's the exact same song, the guitar strings are just more noticeable in this one.
@@ghostslayer1981 yes thanks it is so much better, more frightning, that is really the end of the world...:)
This opening scene has to be one of the best in the history of film making. The camera shots that flow seemlessly into other, the fantastic music that makes the scene extra intense. The acting from the protaganist looking like he's actuay terrified. The zombies makeup and sounds are incredible. Its a masterpeice
Bro, isn't this music in one of the black ops games? Like, this just screams Black Ops to me. i thought it was when Woods shoots Mason, but then I checked and it was different. Thought I'd ask you cause of the username
@@lourencothomaz981 This song is from the first movie 28 Days later
The blood they used for the infected was tomato juice or tomatoes and they use makeup to sell it. They used cgi in some parts but all of it were practical.
@@lourencothomaz981 black ops aint shit bro
@@lourencothomaz981 black ops copied this franchise
The worst part about this scene is that Don surviving *was* the best case scenario. Nothing else could be done. Parents: Too slow. Wife and kids: Liability. Best friend: Made a costly mistake. Each of his choices, while regrettable, saved his life. It’s heart wrenching, intense, and performed brilliantly. If only the rest of the movie was that good…
Edit: Sorry, my mistake. The elderly couple and kids weren’t his own but I believe the idea still stands if they *were.*
He's not related to any of those people aside from his wife.
He tried to save Jacob.
It was die or maybe live. Even through the window he barely escaped. If his wife cant run as fast or jump down the roof, they wouldnt have made it to the boat scene. As heart wrenching this is, cant blame the guy. At the time thought too he was a coward for not soloing a horde of fast crazed zombies with his fists alone like a super hero. That wouldve been silly.
Naw man, you're children aren't a liability. You live FOR them, you die for them, or you're no man. Everyone else, sure, abandon them. But you stay with your kids no matter your fate.
@@eli3568 Wasnt their kid. A survivor they adopted probably months before, mostly by the wife. Bond not strong enough to die for.
Could imagine how heavy footed you would be out of fear! Everything weighs a thousand pounds and your heart is beating out of your chest but you keep going. To survive a horrific ordeal is as primal as it gets
Maybe, but when I was a teenager I was chased by 2 adults who wanted to kill me and I ran extremely fast 😂 I was super scared and I felt the opposite of heavy, I was flying and I stopped long after I couldn't see them behind me
@@ddwfwman! One time I was approached by a pitbull that wanted to kill my dog. I had my daughter with me, too. I was sooooo scared but I stood my ground. I gave my daughter our dog to hightail it home while I fought off the dog. Talk about being terrified! I couldn’t breathe and i couldn’t feel anything
@@kellyr5299 that's extremely brave of you, I'm so glad you and your loved ones came out safe
Years later this is still one of the best opening scene to a zombie film ever made. That shaky camera movement made me feel scared and dizzy.
Sorry, but this is no zombie film... the people are infected and not dead alive there is a big difference ;)
@@Labamba1998 can you elaborate further?
@@JacobJohnson-lh4gx basically, he's saying it cannot be classified as a zombie film, as a zombie is described to be a person who has died and reanimated into a flesh eating monster. The "zombies" in 28 days and 28 weeks later are simply people who have been infected with a virus originating from monkeys, making them extremely aggressive, just like rabies. There muscles, lungs, heart, and everything still work normally, and can even break/collapse/tear from the extreme abuse the infected put onto themselves
@@JacobJohnson-lh4gx i haven't watched it yet but i assume they're still conscious but just can't control themselves and their hunger
just a shame about the rest of the movie
can we talk about the actress who plays the mother? she did so fucking good with the mixture of pure fear, desperate to escape, and rage at don for leaving them behind. her face and voice gives me chills every time. truly amazing acting
Yes she was pretty sweet lady too
It's like she caught him wanking to the neighbours Facebook, but he keeps going because he just has to finish.
You forgot to add stupidity too. Women ☕
In that situation I'd be begging my partner to escape and save themselves. It was obvious that the chances of her survival were tiny. The selfish cow 😂
wtf are you talking about
This is seriously one of the best beginnings to a horror movie ever . The shot of them running after him over the hill is fucking terrifying along with the music , I’ll never forget the first time I saw this in theaters. Saw it opening day and it was just me and like 3 or 4 other ppl in the theater . My whole family went to see Shrek 3 and me being underage, my dad actually bought my ticket for this and I went alone xD totally worth it .
i had my volume down to 1% still everytime a zombie appears they ram it up to 1000% , terrible viewing experience. It’s like those weak ass horror movies when they try too hard on the jumpscares just for the lack of scariness. The movie seemed great, too bad the directors couldn’t hold onto their hard-ons without ear-raping us every 5-10secs.
If the rest of the movie was as good as this scene, I'd almost be willing to call it a horrifying and adrenaline pumping masterpiece
@@Literally-God yeah the rest of the film was just pretty generic, this really stood out, the first film was a masterpiece for sure
I hope you’ve seen Shrek 2 since then as well bc it’s also a great film! Hahaha
Hate to be that guy, but Shrek 2 came out in 2004. This movie came out in 2007. Your family must've went to go see Shrek 3 which came out the same year.
1:28
I don't think I've ever heard a music that enstills terror and panic as perfectly as this music does.
It captures that hopeless feeling of not making it out of a scary situation unharmed.
What people forget is that Don actually fought the infected individually in the very scene prior to this one, he held them back with a crowbar so everyone could have a chance of escaping.When he noticed there were just too many coming in and there was no way in hell to hold them back any longer, he made the only reasonable decision left: run to his wife and get the fuck away. That's why when it came down to it he didnt jump right in to save her, he knew the overwhelming amount of infected in the house, and if they broke into the room there was no fighting to be done. Not a coward, he tried his damnest to save her.
He left because his crowbar fell into a pool of infected blood, if it didn't fell he would've stayed there until he gets swarmed from all sides. He was also unaware that several infected were already inside the house.
Something he later answered to through karma which showed his decision was incorrect.
@@JA-ru3il You would run tf away instead of dying for them and you know it! You just don't want to agree with it cause its not moral
@@appletizer8415 besides, even IF he decided he was going to help. How exactly? Best case scenario the infected just go after him then his wife but regardless there's no way for anyone who isn't Heavy from TF2 to kill or distract all those infected at once.
@@JA-ru3il he didn't save her, she still lived. He simped and kissed her infected ass. Thus London feel again thanks to a woman.
I love how the “zombies” aren’t really your standard typical zombies per se. The rage virus makes the host do one thing. rage. So the zombies first instinct isn’t to eat people, but to kill. Kill, kill, kill anything that moves. Tear you apart until nothing remains. That’s terrifying than any of the other standard zombie movies.
Also more realistic, if a zombie infection was to happen it'd be like this or the last of us. Something that infects the mind and makes people go feral
yeah but doesnt it make you wonder why the zombies dont attack each other?
@egooidios5061 my only theory is the virus has some method of determining whether someone else is infected or not
I've met people who have similar amounts of rage in them. I looked into their eyes and saw absolute brutal bloodthirsty hatred
And they live normal lives 😱
Given the chance, they would have torn me apart right in the street with everyone watching
Kind of like the L4D virus, the Green-Flu doesn't make you bite survivors, it makes you swarm and beat them to death. The only difference is zombies with the Green-Flu often beat each other and the Green-Flu causes mutations.
If you can be a hero, be a hero.
If you can't, don't throw your life away.
Robert Carlyle's character giving us a realistic version of how most practical people would handle such a scenario is part of what makes this film so good.
If you can get past the part where almost the entire population are infected by some sort of super-rabies on speed, then everything else is pretty believable imo.
Id rather die than leave my family behind, whether its their fault or not
@@josephhamilton962 not everyone thinks that way. And also many think that way but when shit hits the fan they tuck tail and run.
You don’t really know who you are until you’re tested
He tried to save Jacob which shows he wants to help anyone he can, its just that in those scenarios he couldn't and so he had to run
@@josephhamilton962 What if there was the possibility for a cure but you got infected trying to save your family when you could look for a cure for them instead.
@@josephhamilton962 its literally only his wife, should he leave his 2 kids orphans?
The view of them coming over the hill as he running… sheesh…
I love this opening scene the protagonist is actually a living being and acts like one, he can’t save everyone and puts himself first as everyone else would
I don't know, some people have that extreme sense of survival and rationality.
But most people would be more like the wife, I doubt the average human could abandon their wife and child even if it were the only rational decision.
Isaiah Phillip yea I agree but even if it was my brother or sister I’m afraid I would run like hell and not look back.
Isaiah Phillip I would be able to abandon my wife if she acted as stupid as that one in the scene
@@isaiahphillip4112 yeah but wasn't the child not his? I think if it were his child he probably would have tried helping but who knows lol
@Tiev i might have to play that game
The shot at 1:48 is just so perfect in showing people how terrifying the zombies are with how fast they can be. You first think they’re not that close but then you realize they’re only meters away from grabbing him.
Yes agree
Shit i would die there
Im little fat and get really easy tired
Walking dead zombie are easy but not in a horde and plus war world z or 28 week later zombie then we are FUCKED!
@@trudellwbird3814 YES about TWD zombies being EASY AF to handle & survive! They literally cannot do anything other than stumble around, moan & aimlessly chase after humans/noise, with zero ability to think or plan or even open doors on their own! Only in hordes can they ever pose a threat! Oh, the South Korean & Japanese zombies are BEYOND FABULOUS -- Y'all should checkout "Train to Busan" and "I Am Hero"🧟♀️❣🧟♂️
@@marissasue319 what i love about I Am a Hero is how the zombies actually retain some of their mind and speak and say horrific things.
Usane bolt: hehe sped go brrrr teehee
I heard if you only last about a minute full sprinting and pretty much exhausted and out you’d be surprised how far, long and fast you can run while terrified and full of adrenaline. Your body is putting you on overdrive to survive which mean your strength and stamina and speed are at there peak. Depending on how healthy you are you could run for miles at best when escaping death. Fight or flight is the best tool for survival if your backed into a corner
Edit. (Dam 2k likes, but still run like wind when death 🏃♂️ 💨
I'm in cross country
you are right, and when the danger is over, you can almost instantly faint
@@AlexGreat87 yeah I remember going to sleep instantly as everything blacked out one time i had been full of adrenaline for like 50 min straight or more
Don got adrenaline which he ignores his leg cramp.
Even though as Don try his very best with a good distance , The Zombies keeping the close distance.
Weather the Adrenaline last run for Mile's or not , It doesn't matter cause these type of sprinting Zombies faster than you even with adrenaline.
@@okok9754 doesn't matter even with adrenaline, If the Zombies faster than you.
Jesus, even in just a 3 minuet clip I've seen before, my heart is racing. The editing, the music, the unsteady view of what's happening. Its still terrifying.
LORD Jesus
When I was younger I used to think Don was a coward, but in retrospect you realise there was literally nothing he could have done except die horribly and his wife should have known that. He even tried saving Jacob because there was a chance he could have pulled him up in time, but the infected are too quick even for that. I don't know if he intentionally ended him with the propeller either, but it was a decent act of mercy if he did.
He also managed to kill two infected with a crowbar before running
This scumbag shit died later like a dog...
He didn't. You could tell from the whimper that he makes when it happens.
@@brokenman58 He could also just be whimpering over the shock of what just happened and then brutally killing someone close with a boat propeller
@SuperiorBrick no if you look at his face it's because he knows he just killed his friend. He does the scene very well
Man, I felt so bad for the old couple, he held those infected on his own while telling his wife to go, in the end, they both died, such a sad ending for them
They were the ones that took them all in. Their kindness was repaid with the stupidity of a few people.
That old man's bravery surpassed everyone's instead of climbing out, he stayed last and held the door. Thats why everyone else made it up.
i feel bad for the infected.. what if deep down they still have human feelings and feel everything happening but cant overcome the rage :(
You wouldn't feel bad if they were biting you...
jjammmees O.o
This scene exactly is why I started started running. I may not be an athlete but I do love running.
Yeah but you can't run from yourself.
@@bhante1345
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The soundtrack is motivating for daily early morning run
@@bhante1345but you can run from the bloodthirsty horde of zombies
Zombie movies seem to make people realize some of their "dormant instincts" so to speak, probably a big part of why people find them so engrossing.
Okay so after all these years and comments I decide to rewatch the movie and Don did NOT abandon anyone,
1. The kid lead the zombies there
2. At best the guy at the boat did the abandoning and even he was circumstantial cuz in his eyes everyone probably died
3. When the zombies first broke in Don stayed behind and almost sacrificed himself to make sure everyone got away while he fought of zombies
4. His wife was in a no way she’s being saved situation, she didn’t want to abandon the boy that got them all killed, good for her, she’s a good person, but she was basically asking him to die with her
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
I love the part where the zombies are running down the hill. We can't see their faces but we know very well what they wanna do to Don.
Rip him apart or bite him.
Attack ,& (5)
week wall code ,& ( mute tape ) move Y ,& A 🇲🇦 ( LA)
they(the zombie)want invite don join evening tea party,is not like they bite
They've been trying to reach him about his cars extended warranty.
Looks like a mouse running from cats
People may call him a coward but let's be for real we would all do the same
It really put this on the wife for physically trying to grab the kid when there was zero time.
Bro when she screamed Don my body vibrated I feel so bad for her 😂💔
This is an edit. For a couple weeks I argued in this comment section that he could have saved her. Very shortly after I admitted I was wrong. That was 5 months ago and I have gotten dozens of comments correcting me because they were too lazy to scroll a little further and see I already admitted I was wrong. Please stop replying to me, I get it
@@0278fmoran maybe so
Very good point and if the wife or the child was not my own, I would have done the same thing Jacob did. Getting to the boat as fast as I could. Very sad that Don lead the infected horde towards Jacob.
That scene is UNFORGETTABLE all these years later.
I saw a post on Twitter asking what the best opening to a movie is and this is up there, at least for zombie/horror films
Its unforgettable because its a nightmare scenario.
What about when jim kill a soldier with his hands(Putting his fingers to his eyes)
Came straight to see this again after hearing about the imminent 28 Years Later. This is one of the greatest opening scenes in cinema history. My two favourite moments are the wife being wrenched suddenly from the window, and the profile of Don running, and the flanking wave of zombies washing down the hill towards him. Unreal.
You'd be surprised how many people who say that they would've reacted differently to Don wouldn't have even made it out of the cottage, fear is a hell of thing.
this.
Just your subconscious mind soothing the wound this movie made on you when it made you ask yourself the question "would I have done the same?" Of course no one wants to but it should be ingrained in your mind that you "have to" or live without your "soul". As Don did in the later parts of the movie.
@@JA-ru3il Never did I once say that it was a personal anecdote on my feelings, I'd almost say that what you said was a deflection upon how you'd really react in that situation but then again I don't make assumptions about people over TH-cam videos.
@@JA-ru3il so kill yourself because your family is dying?
@IronThreads youre right sometimes it depends on what kind of person but id say most would run in this situation and that includes me
The run on the field gives me goosebumps everytime
Whyy ?
@@bullymaguire6250 because it's satisfying
These movies are the only zombie films in the entire genre that actually terrified me. The fact that they're so fast is absolutely disturbing, one wrong step and you're done. And also they're not stupid..Like in the first movie they showed a captured zombie on a chained leash attempt to play on the main characters emotions and make him feel sorry for it just so he would get close enough to lash out at him. That takes consideration, planning and manipulation to accomplish which it had no problem doing.
yeah I thought he was 100% fooked
START THE ENGINES JOCK, START THE ENGINES.
He was getting her out. She pulled away from him "let go!". Ran into harm's way and yelled " Don save us!"
You stupid he was saving you! You know how many doors the busted through really quickly. He know he had only seconds.
she was trying to save the kid that's why
@@redadmiralofvalyria867 that's a given. You know what she apparently wasn't thinking about, her own two kids waiting for her.
Fuck that random kid he brought em all down on them. Save the ones you know, if you can. The rest are on their own.
@@I_AM_BAYTOR if it was me In that situation, I'd be like:
"Bitch, I TRIED to fuckin help you! But you keep making dumbass decisions!! You're on your own!!!"
And BOLT outta there like my life depends on it
(Cause it quite literally does 😂😂)
Of course, I wouldn't have time to say all that, considering I have only seconds to make a decision, so I'd just run. 😂
@@I_AM_BAYTOR to be honest, there was probably a high chance he could've just remained in the cupboard and remain undetected
I'm sure as hell that 0:05 was a "The Shining" reference.
I love Jacob's face when he sees Don, it's like "Dude why the fuck did you have to come here!?" Love this scene
Lmao 😂
Jacob got those worst luck
Jacob took 3 hours to start a boat. He deserved death.
@@orrissonpereira1070 facts should of already had the mfs running
@@emandummie yea homie tried to jump on the boat with don but slid off, if only he made it on the boat alive💪
When the rest of your team dies and you have to speed run the level :
Lol
I can just imagine the 28 weeks later them in left 4 dead while running to the safe room
@@jinjo2352 Bruh keep it up and you gonna give me flashbacks. XD
When you gotta go you gotta go
@Negan...great avatar and username ever!!!
The irony behind this scene for me is that if his wife had just left with him through the bathroom, the kid I think would have actually survived longer since he would have remained hidden in the closet and might have a chance to escape later. By going back for the kid, she had unknowingly doomed both of of themselves.
TRUE!
But they hadn't died
Been a while since I've seen this movie (I should remedy that soon), so I forget exactly how smart these infected are. Would they be smart enough to search a room or open a large closet door on their own? Or are they more the mindless 'if we don't see people, we don't do shit' kind of infected?
@@Xylarxcode No, the infected aren't smart enough to search, even when they should know a person is hiding nearby. Seen in the climax of the first movie (link below). So yeah, kid had a reasonable chance of surviving if the wife didn't reveal him in the closet.
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@@Nick1Nintendo Auch. That's fucked up. She did that kid dirty, then.
THIS is how you make an impact which lasts with the audience forever. THIS is how you make an opening scene in your zombie movie. No heroes with big guns, no "man to save the day." just the knitty gritty, harsh reality of what other people will do to survive. Even if it means, in some cases leaving those they love the most being left behind. Sometimes, you have to make choices you'll never know are the right ones as long as you live. That powerful mantra of life and death... we just don't see a deep scene like this anymore in what now is covered in absolute schlock.
Amazing scene. One of my top 10 best, easily. In any genre.
28 years later...
They cut it too soon in this clip. The music builds the whole scene then right after this the music cuts out. Now that he is safe it is just the sound of the motor with nothing but time to reflect on what just happened and what he just did.
oh shit.. oh shit... oh shit
"oh shit. oh shit. oh shit. oh shit." yeah i loved that ending to this intense scene.
Inttruders
Here you go!
th-cam.com/video/VVnz6hlC3pQ/w-d-xo.html
@@thundabird yeah, you know that the "oh shit"s turn into uncontrollable weeping and sobbing about 5m down the river. all that adrenaline dumping, the fear, the loss, the relief of living.... yep... that's a cyclone of emotions not even the most stoic of men could ride without sobbing.
@@thundabird Whenever I find myself in the aftermath of a very bad situation I repeat after him lol.
How was Don supposed to “help” in this situation? He didn’t have a firearm or a long range weapon, what just throw himself into the infected and hope for the best?
Magical zombie slaying powers of masculinity I guess? She was stupid.
@William Braddell Well my stand is Don is indeed a coward, BUT he is a smart coward, he knows it's dangerous to try to rescue his wife and not-his-kid in the same room as zombies are. If Don wanted to survive, he made the right choice, and his wife made the wrong choice. Wasn't Don and his wife trying to survive so they can see their kids, and she fucking left Don just to rescue a kid she barely knows, she put that kid over their kids and it's a disgrace.
@@panther7584 I still wouldn't even put the term coward on Don, even if he made the smartest choice possible that guarantees his survival. He helped and helped as much as he possibly could, just to have no one he helped survive except himself. Yeah, he didn't fight, but not fighting doesn't automatically make you a coward, it means you're smart. Sure, putting his wife and the boy into the picture, maybe you can call it cold-hearted and fucked up, but not cowardly. I would go as far as to say not shutting that door would've been cowardly if he would have frozen or thought about it for too long, both he and the wife and boy would've died, and that would've been a shame, and his own fault for his own death. The wife made the mistake of going after the child, who very well could have hidden from the Infected if he stayed quiet, but doubtful since his screaming brought them here anyway. She instead tried to be a hero, and both she and the boy paid the price. Don tried to stop her, but she made her choice, and scream at him for help seconds before they perish is unfair to Don, and even more unfair to call him cowardly because of something he tried to stop, and couldn't help. I know this is a massive wall of text probably telling you things you already know, but I already wrote this much before realizing it, and I don't wanna rewrite anything, so yeah- he's not a coward or a smart coward. He's just a man who made the hard choice in a split second to live and not die
@@xenoz3038 I said he's a smart coward because it's not bullshit. Coward means someone lacks the will in dangerous situation. He was willing to drag his wife to get out, but his wife didn't want to abandon that kid therefore she is not a coward but, like you said, she expected Don, who tried to help her escape, to help them. Being brave doesn't mean you have to help everyone you see, it's practically free for all situation. You are right it is not fair to call him a coward because who the fuck would fight off 3 or 4 infected in a room to save your wife who abandoned you just to help someone she barely knows? I'm still calling him a smart coward anyways because it's true. Still, I'm glad he made it out to be with his kids.
...Atleast for like HOURS before the fucking kids fucked everything up, stupid dumb fucking kids goddamn it all man. What a short family reunion :/
@@panther7584 he is a coward. Bravery is to face fear and endure it with courage. It was die a hero or live a coward, and he chose to live as a coward, however, it was the smartest choice.
"this is war, survival is your responsibility"- HUNK, resident evil 2
"God DAMN IT! - pilot
His name is Mr.Death
Jill sandwich-Barry
I will never understand why Don was supposed to be a bad guy for this. There's absolutely nothing he could've done that would save them, especially not cause the dumb wife kept making the wrong decisions.
Cowards. The whole lot of ya
Leaves wife. Tries to save Jacob. Can't say he was all bad in this scene...
alexhortdog95 in his defence he would have died if he tried to save his wife and even if he did he would not have made to the boat then (and I don't think the kid could run fast enough for that long and his wife would have gone back for the kid again and would still die) and you can see by his face before he runs away he wants to help.
@@ReMix-yq9gy Exactly.
@Alptraum Exactly.
He wasn't, he couldn't do nothing to save them
To be fair to Don, there was no way he could help them, the infected are simply too strong for the average person and there were so many of them to handle while unarmed.
16 years later and i STILL can't think of a straight-up zombie movie that's better than the 28-duo. This scene so heartbreaking because everything that happens in this scene is equally matched with the lingering fact that we are watching the best-case scenario of how it could play out; this was the only way it didn't end with ALL of them dying.
REC 1 and 2
@cjjk9142nah wwz was trash there’s even videos on it being a bad zombie movie
@@user-gv9kv6pp3ssee now that’s a goated series
@CJJK its not better its alright
Dawn of the dead is great movie, great intro too
This movie and 28 days later were made so fucking amazingly I can't describe it. No movie made me feel like that
So true
Why so many hating on 28 weeks ?
@@johnaustin2836 I like them both , but the first have that (considering the low budget) feel of pure horror movie , the second movie is still great , but maybe too predictable , hollywood style.
This movie pisses me in so many ways. That's how I know that this is probably one of the best films I've ever seen.
Yeah i think they’re highly underrated
I love how quickly the situation devolves into: “every man for himself” within a minute. Very real. Very scary
You gotta give respect to Don. You can try to be the hero, try to save everyone. But sometimes, it doesn't work. He made the right choice leaving.
Agreed. The wife screwed up by going back to the closet to get the kid that they shouldn't have let in to begin with.
@@johnbowman1076 100% it was her fault. She left him no choice
Him leaving is what got everyone killed 28 weeks later.
Exactly, he literally got to the boat with seconds to spare. There was no time for anything other than getting out of there, and she shoved his hands away from her. He tried to save her, and she denied it.
One of the first things you learn in these things: You can't save everyone.
Никто и не обязывает спасать всех. Постоянно геройствовать и спасать свою семью, своих любимых это абсолютно разные вещи, не удивительно что вы их путаете. Да, в этом моменте, в этой сцене жена поступила очень глупо со стороны, но это стрессовая ситуация и у неё сработал материнский инстинкт, она хотела сберечь своего ребёнка, а не трусливо сбежать не попытавшись спасти его как поступил главный герой, он бросил не всех, он бросил своих людей, свою семью и вы этим восхищаетесь 🚬🗿
The interesting thing about this scene is that Don actually tried to help everyone before he continued on with his own survival. He even tried to help that guy back on the boat.
It’s just unfortunate that he was absolutely no position to help his wife. She put herself in a bad position where there was nothing that he could do.
And people still label him a coward…..
Cause they're ahem...."slow"
@@godofdestructionFTW Struck by a touch of the 'tism.
I agree with u. The fact that he alone killed three raged, fast and strong infected is impressive
@@cynabrum
Grow up dude
@@cynabrumAs someone with autism, I can definitely agree that some of us are dumb as f*ck
I was playing State of Decay once and I destroyed my car while alerting 2 hordes and ended up sprinting all the way back to base while being chased. I immediately thought of this scene.
Same in Dying Light.
Cause small explosion or fart by accident 10 virals start chasing you 💀😂😭
If you were recording it i would totally watch that
holyshiet787
Remember that event on Dying Light where every single zombie was replaced by a viral? Yeah, all I could think of was this film.
I started a new territory on the setting above normal and omfg I DIED as soon as i walked outside the safe zone
@@MR.ICE. The Left 4 Dead event? That was a pain in the ass, super fun, and pants shittingly scary.
I haven't seen many horror movies that give me chills but at 1:51 that realization of how screwed he probably is when he looks at the infected cresting the hill and he tries to kick it into high gear for a split second but he can't because cardio and his ankle is busted that one always sends chills through me
Reasons why don is not a coward:
1. He has been trying to save his wife and told her the kid would be safe in the closet which they don’t even know, but she slapped don’s hand away and went to save the kid they don’t know, then when the infected came in then she was asking for help while before she had the chance but it’s to late
2.don did not have any weapons against very agile and strong infected people with rage, like don locked the door and the infected still broke it down like come on!
3.don had no time to think straight because he only had seconds before he would be torn a part with his wife and the kid so without thinking straight he leaves his wife, you can’t think straight if you only have seconds left and your in stress and dread
4. He tried to help the boat guy - @swag master
5.Don had his own kids to think about to get back to and keep them safe. Had his wife left with him, it wouldn’t have led to Don getting infected unintentionally when they reunited, leading to putting their kids in even more danger. - @Sebastian Emond
6. It was the kid who brought all the infected there in the 1st place, by screaming his lungs off, and his dumbass wife decide to let him in with all the infected on his tail, so thanks to this kid and Don's wife all the other people died or turned into infected, the kid wasn't even theirs, also when the infected busted in Don killed 2 or 3 before having to fall back, thats far from being a coward. - @Armor King
Agreed. His wife made the bad call here. There was no time to physically go for the kid. Really the only thing that could have been done for the kid was yelling at them to follow. There was no time. Their own kids could have just been orphaned because of her
Godzilla had a stroke trying to read this and fucking died.
4 he tried to help the boat guy
5. Don had his own kids to think about; to get back to and keep them safe. Had his wife left with him, it wouldn't have led to Don getting infected unintentionally when they reunited, leading to putting their kids in even more danger.
6. It was the kid who brought all the infected there in the 1st place, by screaming his lungs off, and his dumbass wife decide to let him in with all the infected on his tail, so thanks to this kid and Don's wife all the other people died or turned into infected, the kid wasn't even theirs, he got what he deserved, also when the infected busted in Don killed 2 or 3 before having to fall back, thats far from being a coward.
whats great about this whole sequence of events is it can be summed up with one sentence- theres nothing he couldve done. he tried saving his family but he couldnt as they were seperated. he tried saving jacob but he got taken. he survived because he knew what had to be done not because he was malicious or evil or a coward. you can see the pain on his face when he left his wife and kid and jacob. there was nothing.
nothing.
he couldve done to stop that.
and watching this i never wanted a character to survive more than him and i had SUCH anxiety watching this
I agree with the sentiment, but one correction l. The kid is not his, or his wife's. It was a strange kid who ran from the horde, who unintentionally lead them to that house.
I think he could have helped with Jacob with the cast off he just jumps in the boat and leaves him to do the hard work.
And then during the movie, he found his wife alive and she doesn’t look infected but she was and he didn’t even know it. He just kissed her on the lips then he got infected. 😑
@@luciuscrusan5141it's a stupid unrealistic plot, if the military possessed a special specimen, a carrier of the virus and was immune to it. They should have increased their security level in that area so no one can access it. The director just make it no guards so don can enter the room and kissed his wife to get infected and bring chaos to the safe haven... Just so they can add more horror. Still minus points cuz of lack of guards guarding a special room that contains antidote or hope, that can also brings chaos if breached...
No matter how many times I watch this it never gets any less intense.
@youtube is full of double standard retards That ship has sailed. Today's writers would turn into a marxist soap opera and ruin it like they did with The Walking Dead.
This is one of the most iconic intros in cinema history I literally remember bringing this home from Blockbuster in 07 and watching it my little 11 year old ass was stunned.