28 Days Later - FIRST TIME WATCHING (2002) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

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[@OHB666]

28 days later and Dog soldiers two of the best British horrors ever created No cgi just amazing make up and costumes and filming 🔥🔥🔥

[@Tray45489]

Hell is REAL. Repent of your sins and turn to God. He loves you. Believe in his Son Jesus and be saved. KZbin: 30 Days Touring HELL

[@reservoirdude92]

I swear the cinematography and editing in this makes this feel like an art film disguised as a genre flick. Such a unique film.

[@potterj09]

Very well said. It's a favorite of mine. And Jim went on as an actor to roles in many movies including Batman & (I can't wait) the Oppenheimer movie :) Cillian Murphy is brilliant !

[@Tray45489]

Hell is REAL. Repent of your sins and turn to God. He loves you. Believe in his Son Jesus and be saved. KZbin: 30 Days Touring HELL

[@Tray45489]

​@@potterj09Hell is REAL. Repent of your sins and turn to God. He loves you. Believe in his Son Jesus and be saved. KZbin: 30 Days Touring HELL

[@chadwickvon8019]

Technically they're not zombies, they're people that are alive but they're infected with a virus called rage. If you listen closely to when Jim offs the little boy, the little boy says "I hate you".

[@gettimabodybag6213]

Saw your comment, went back to check for myself & i had never noticed that before until now & i've seen the movie many times. Good looking out or listening out rather lol.

[@traceyreid4585]

I think the soldiers at the gate were assessing them, the ratio of two blokes (one who looked like he could take care himself) and two girls was not what they wanted. They were waiting for an opportunity to make the group more vulnerable

[@heatherdale5571]

It's my belief they waited for the dad to get taken out so they could take the females much more easily.

[@jbooker7099]

Yes... but this was the FIRST movie where zombies ran. That's probably why this one sticks in people's brains so much.

[@leighkeane7770]

Dude seriously you need to watch The Fly (80s remake) by David Cronenberg !!!! If you say you're a horror movie fan then this is the film to watch. Jeff Goldblum deserved an Oscar for his performance. Won an Oscar for makeup and several other awards for best sci-fi horror and best actor. Absolutely brilliant film. I will definitely become a patron to watch your full reaction when you eventually watch it 😊

[@Hauns91]

Love 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later is way too underrated.

[@scottharper6593]

You should check out Danny Boyle as a director, Trainspotting is a must!

[@smokeyverton7981]

That baby on the ceiling left me traumatized

[@larindanomikos]

I agree completely with your assessment of the film. The infected are just that, sick and unable to stop themselves. The real monsters are the soldiers.

[@brucelee5620]

You must check out the sequel 28 weeks later from 2007 A intro that you never forget 😱

[@p0ppyfarr95]

21:45 Because he’s SCARECROW!!!!

[@heatherdale5571]

It's always monkeys because those are the animals they do a lot of scientific experiments on. Also, becuase they are human-like, we empathize more with them...which is good for plucking heart strings and terror in movies. That being said...I love this movie. It's brilliant as hell. Great casting, atmosphere and writing.

[@Ajay-xb8ti]

This zombies flick was something else, the ambience, shady cam,acting gave me chills 🙌

[@peterengelen2794]

They're not Zombies, 'cause they're not the Undead, they're infected, and they can die like humans, Zombies can't die, unless you shoot them in the brain.

[@potterj09]

Even 28 Weeks Later Got it right to a degree with that opening situation. People in a farm house with the windows covered, trying to make their food last. Pretty sure that inspired season 1 & 2 of The Walking Dead a few years later, when that show was cool & not completely stupid.

[@peterengelen2794]

''Selena'' (Naomi Harris) is actually ''Miss Moneypenny'' in Daniel Craig's James Bond movies. The first time I really noticed Naomi Harris was in the excellent four part mini-series ''White Teeth'' (2002) from Channel 4.

[@OmegaSoypreme]

28 Weeks Later is worth a watch I think, if only for the incredible opening scene. But it's a very different film. Much more Hollywood, bigger budget, mid-2000s zombie action. Although with a surprising number of now big name actors popping up.

[@IMold363]

I always thought of this film as less of a zombie film and more of an exploration of the meaning of life set during a zombie pandemic

[@killinglonliness88]

If it's a "zombie pandemic" then it's a zombie film........

[@IMold363]

@@killinglonliness88 yeah there’s zombies in it but they weren’t the main focus eh? Compare it to Walking Dead, World War Z, Evil Dead… The characters were more the focus and what survival meant to each of them

[@A_Drift...]

One of my favorite horror films! Excellent film. Period.

[@relin6770]

Love this movie, but I find it funny that the soldiers broke after less than 4 weeks 😂😂

[@digitaldazzle5836]

At 12:20 you can actually hear the infected talk. The boy says, "I hate you!"

[@hideshiseyes2804]

One of my favourite films. Seen it about ten times and from the first time I was just captivated by the atmosphere of it. That scene of empty London with the music is so haunting. They apparently shut down a whole section of central London for like two hours to shoot it, which is crazy. 28 Weeks Later is not as good imo but worth a watch. If you haven’t watched it yet you should see Shaun of the Dead, another British take on the zombie genre which is absolutely hilarious.

[@markrobinson3714]

The second one is brilliant and great reaction

[@kimmjohnston4744]

Jim behaved like a zombie when he attacked the soldiers. He learned from zombies. He figured out pretty quick almost no one could deal with a zombie 1v1.

[@potterj09]

Hmm I had an decent smokable ice habit for 18months. I somewhat be to differ ? *grinds teeth* haha

[@JH-lo9ut]

It's when he has that 1 on 1 talk with the commander, and the commander says "all I see is people killing people" Jim realizes that he can be just as dangerous as the infected. Jim has fought them with a baseball bat, but the soldiers have only shot at the infected with assault rifles, protected behind barbed wire.

[@oddish3022]

As some who did joint operations with Brits yea pretty accurate 😂

[@exploringwithasmr]

Love this movie. One of my favorites. 28 weeks later rules too.

[@STARGUN8687]

Your ASMR vids are also top quality. 👌

[@exploringwithasmr]

@@STARGUN8687 Thanks! I hope to start back up again soon.

[@ravennafariea6359]

28 Weeks Later is great also. The first movie is better but both are great! I love how both movies examine the human condition during extremes times in different but amazing ways in each film.

[@sinister0077]

28 Weeks Later has one of the best openings ive ever seen.

[@julianaFinn]

I loved this film. The cinematography, the music, the script... you said it best, with the humans being the monsters. Close to how I'd imagine a crisis to play out....

[@ilteschio8244]

Remember renting this movie out of pure coincidence, It Blow my mind

[@Esther-Pesta]

There is an alternative ending to this movie but Danny Boyle felt it was way too depressing, after putting the audience through the rest of the film. Great choice though. Although they are technically infected and not zombies, it did reboot the genre. Do check out 28 Weeks Later. A different feel to 28 Days but still a great movie ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@gettimabodybag6213]

The actress who played Selena went on to play Tia Dolma/Calypso in Pirates of the Caribbean.

[@marievjing]

You should react to 28 weeks later too. It's a great sequel !

[@honeybeastie1]

I would love to see you review "30 Days of Night".....real twist on the vampire genre.

[@zackoleson6766]

This movie invented the new zombie era with fast raging "infected", I freakin love this film

[@zackoleson6766]

oh also since you have watched this you should def react to REC! Another great "infected" film

[@gabriellee235]

They’re not zombies in this movie. They just get infected with “rage” and become rabid monsters. They’re alive, not the undead.

[@playfulpanthress]

They also aren’t reanimated with African magic. Which is what makes them a zombie. Almost everything you consider a “zombie” is NOT a zombie. So considering all the bullshit gatekeepers like you try to put up, there are NO modern zombie movies. There’s a couple from the fifties and maybe a blackspoitation movie or two. That’s it.

[@dude5089]

yah yah yah. We know. We know lol Seen this comment before several times on different channels for this movie by different folks. At the end of the day, it's goin in my "zombie" movie section of my collection man. That's just how it is

[@playfulpanthress]

@@dude5089 And there’s nothing wrong with that. But OP is trying to decide what is and what isn’t a zombie movie while they don’t even know what a zombie is. My issue is with the gate keeping. Perhaps instead of butting into conversation you weren’t involved in, you don’t.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

This movie ranked at #100 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo, cool reaction as always C.I., Peace

[@herb2078]

Cillian Murphy recently said he would commit to doing a follow up movie to this

[@smittmasterflex]

When this came out we didn't have a MASS of Zombie movies and TV shows. We had the Zombie classics like Romero and that was about it. This was a FUCKING AMAZING when it came out and was so groundbreaking. I remember seeing it in the theatre and it blew my socks off. 20 years ago! *sob* If you haven't checked them out you should watch the OG Romero zombie flicks in order. Dawn of the Dead is my all time favourite.

[@tpndgo2061]

Spearmint rhino ? 😂 If i remember correctly , that name it's shown in this movie and in one of the resident evil ones.

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome Work Bro, Thanks 👍👍👍 Halloween Greetings 🎃🎃🎃 from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

[@willynilly2545]

I watched this in the theater when it came out and I remember it gave me so much anxiety.... and I loved it!

[@StaffiesAreKing]

Ur so lucky it's my favourite movie and I wasn't even on earth when it was in theatres

[@willynilly2545]

@@StaffiesAreKing I went 3 times!

[@intheory32]

Def should be more views for this

[@g00dguyshoez99]

3:58 Is still my favorite part of the movie I think it's the eerie music that does it. Glad you liked the movie. The second is OK in my opinion I love the first one

[@MasterDirox]

Thanks for the reaction There are many reactions to 28 Days Later, but no one seems to watch Dawn of the Dead (2004) 😭 That's my undisputed favorite zombie film.

[@PrismaticController]

Dawn Of The Dead 04' is pretty fantastic as well.

[@prettyokandy230]

yes it is! pretty sure that was my first zombie movie ever.

[@campeonboxeo84]

28 weeks later is a great sequel. You should definitely check it out next. The Rage Virus definitely gave a new view and take on the zombie genre even though the infected weren’t really zombies, just ppl locked in a murderous state with their only purpose was to kill and infect others. You should watch The Girl with all the gifts (2016). It’s a UK horror film about a zombie apocalypse. Great horror film with a great cast. And if you want a cheesy great 80’s zombie film, you should watch The Return of the Living Dead (1985), directed by Dan O’Bannon who worked on Alien with Ridley Scott.

[@potterj09]

First time I watched this it was a pirated copy so the graininess was even more amplified .. oh and I was high as balls. Damn it was gripping.

[@carajay1851]

Brilliant lols 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@potterj09]

@@carajay1851 True, I felt so bad for Jim, even when he hit that priest with a shopping bag full of soda cans. Like Mr Caped said it was terrifying to see one of the first modern zombie movies where they could run fast. In 2002/3 I could run like Jim, but these days I'm 40 and I'd have to lock myself in an attick & do some pushups n eat soup for 3 months first. haha

[@prettyokandy230]

nice, i love this movie!

[@JH-lo9ut]

So, what's up with the camerawork in this movie? This was the early 00's and digital video cameras had just become accessible, small and cheap. (relatively speaking) This opened up a lot of possibility to make low budget films. Not just because the camera itself is cheap, but you can cut out the cost of physical film and development, copying, distributing etc. Editing can be done on a home computer, instead of spending long hours with physical film in a cutting room. Working with a light handheld camera also made it very fast to set up and film scenes in an urban enviroment, where you otherwise couldn't film at all, or it would be a major project to do so. The camera used was not bad for it's time, but it has a very "digital" look. It doesn't even come close to your ordinary cell phone camera today. "Shaky cam" was a big thing back then, where the cameraman would run and jump with the actors in action-filled scenes. This style was very popular for a few years. In some films it was done really well, like in 28 days, but many filmmakers over-used the technique even when there were no point to it, and shaky cam seem very outdated today. I think the raw style of filming was also inspired by the avant-garde style of films of the "Dogma 95" movement in the late 90's, wich embraced low burget film making. (28 days is not a "dogma 95" film by any means, but they showed that you could make great films even outside of hollywood conventions)

[@GoodSteve123]

"Probably no mandates either." Eff yeah, brother.

[@pamelalee1508]

Oh !... To be clear..still loving your reactions to the films you select... When I generally react it's from emotional responses..(woman !)..but I always enjoy your thinking man's response...much respect..👍...🌿🌿🌿

[@phxboy3688]

Fast zombies are the best it's actually intimidating also with contagious blood

[@cyberpunkspacejams]

You should really check out SUNSHINE, also directed by Danny Boyle and written by the director of Ex-Machina and Annihilation. A great sci-fi thriller with a ton of suspense. I was white-knuckled the entire time.

[@guyfromthe80s92]

Now you got to do 28 weeks later!

[@marikodow4613]

Jim dies in the original ending. I'm glad they got their happy ending in this version, but sometimes I wonder if the dead Jim ending is the better one.

[@artpipe]

2 is a yes

[@joaosantos5503]

Watch Sunshine from the same director.

[@kimarhironso437]

I suspect the grainy hand held washed color camera look was done to be both artistic, and to cover up some visual effects that were suspect for a film that didn't have much of a budget. This was one of my favorite horror movies as a teen. The sequel is worth watching for the outstanding opening.

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

It looks like that because it was shot on fairly early gen digital cameras.

[@orangewarm1]

Selina is in Bond and Miami Vice. Big star now.

[@gggooding]

A lot of people call this a "zombie film." That's inaccurate... This was shot on digital video, not 35mm film. 🤗

[@OmegaSoypreme]

Wa-hey! Just five minutes late! Nice!

[@melissabrecosky6520]

Night of the Living Dead does that.

[@puddentame9475]

Sugar, I looked it up. Few and far between.

[@DreadfulAssassin3]

Have you 👀 Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels?

[@aldepal]

Check out the lovely Naomie Harris in NINJA ASSASSIN

[@larindanomikos]

You haven't seen this yet? It's the most intelligent "zombie" movie I have ever seen.

[@haakonjarl120]

Should watch a film called Possum 👍 if you like horror movie

[@barrythomson7115]

Watch sunshine next cillian is in that movie too. Same writer same director !!!

[@nathanchenery1075]

Remember when movies could have black and white lead characters and not be about race.

[@MsMelyjean]

The sequel is so-so.

[@princessmeek5632]

Somehow people think train to busan is a better movie

[@jauneork278]

The only thing I dislike in this movie is the main girl killing her friend at the beginning. He got into the room and had time to check his wound. The infection takes like 30 seconds on average so there was basically no chance at all he was infected. Then later when there like a 1000 times higher chance that the main guy is infected she hesitates, and then kisses him even though he probably has infected blood on him. She just seems thoroughly unintelligent and overly emotional to me. She could have turned and by process of elimination killed him and the girl in the process.

[@tricatel2015]

Seems better than in my memories but still wayyyy inferior to 28 Weeks Later.

[@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735]

It's an infection movie not a zombie movie. They aren't dead. They are infected. The second movie is not nearly as good.

[@davesunhammer4218]

I can't say I have any emotional investment in the argument, and people are going to call it what they will, but I will put out there that a zombie is a dead person reanimatred. Thats just the definition. 28 Days and World War Z are Infected movie not zombies because there is no "death stage" in the cycle. Directly from human to raging beast. Just sayin'. Peace.