28 Days Later * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary

[@awkwardashleigh]

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[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Yeah these scammer accounts are absolutely running wild on KZbin >_>

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

I've been doing it for the past couple few years since they started going wild on KZbin. I've seen a dozen or so fake "Ashleigh" pages pop up in a reply to my comment on your channel already since I've subscribed to your channel. Also I may be from the South but I'm not dumb. I'm not going to fall for that fake junk.

[@MC-zr6gc]

6:30, I'm 42 and I've owned this movie on DVD since it came out and watched it maybe a bajillion times. That part where ole boy comes right through the window, gets me every time. lol

[@vincentsablan732]

Yup. There's one under my post!!!

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

@@vincentsablan732 yeah I just got a comment myself just now.

[@Antony_Oscar]

Fun fact, at the end of the movie the Jet is from the Finnish air forces, and the pilot says into the radio: "Send a helicopter" in Finnish. (I'm from Finland, so it was a surprise to me when I first saw the ending, haha!)

[@vandalfinnicus1507]

Probably that Finnish dude who was one of the activists in the beginning.

[@Terr-E]

Now that is a fun fact !

[@Cau_No]

As long as the helicopter crew is not Norwegian and hunting a dog …

[@m.p8917]

It was a fun surprise to me too (also a Finn). Torille!

[@gamerbear84]

I remember doing a double take when I first saw it on TV. lol

[@N8Maple01]

At the end, they went with "Hello" over "SOS" because it signifies that there are people left AND that they are in their right minds. SOS would mean that they are in need of help. And that could imply that they are still besieged by the infected.

[@Cau_No]

This is also what I thought of. However, it wasn't the best idea to roll out the "O" as the last latter, leaving the first ones already out in the open. That could have spelt disaster …

[@BlackavarWD]

​@@Cau_No They could have started with 'ELLO. 😅 Nice *British* accent 😂

[@ct5625]

It's also extremely convenient when you're a director who wants to have instances of "HELL" to display :) They've apparently done the same in 28 years. On set photos feature a Shell petrol station with the S missing.

[@tinastar1972]

Ashleigh: Poor monkeys, am I going to cry? Also Ashleigh: Throw them horses under the bus!!! 😂

[@ajivins1]

I like it when they're all sympathetic to the Husky at the beginning of The Thing, then it's "Kill it! Kill it!"

[@Shaw2184]

right! i was thinking, she'll get over it. 🤣🤣

[@tinastar1972]

@@ajivins1 that's how they get us, through our compassion. Like Jon Coffey said, they kill us with our love! 😆

[@ajivins1]

@@tinastar1972 I always preferred Mr T...

[@mot0rhe4d40]

It becomes blatantly clear that Ash doesn't know what natural chimps, will do to the chimps and humans they don't like. Having my face, fingers and genitals chewed off. Is not on my wish list. Chimps are demon monkeys 😆

[@reservoirdude92]

If there's one thing I adore about this film, it's the juxtaposition of gruesome horror and experimental filmmaking (the cinematography and editing in particular set this apart from most modern horror films). Truly unique stuff here. Danny Boyle is a dynamo.

[@MarkKnightSHG]

the early on shots with Cillian Murphy wandering round an empty London is spooky as hell - London is NEVER that quiet, and the filmmakers did a great job with those scenes...

[@sonofmoss]

What I love is that the vast majority of the movie then cinematography is digital and a bit gritty. But after the second ‘28 days later’ at the end the cinematography resembles more traditional film cinematography

[@Theomite]

@@MarkKnightSHG They found that London IS that quiet...for exactly 25-35 minutes in the very early morning which is when they shot that footage. It's also why the photography is so strange: they couldn't do guerilla filmmaking with 35mm so they went video and attached multiple cameras to the shooting area and editing the clips together and the results were based on where they could hang those cameras on location. Accidental genius.

[@MarkKnightSHG]

@@Theomite i thought that was done because the got the rare permission to close off individual streets here and there for very short periods?

[@Theomite]

@@MarkKnightSHG I think the low traffic is WHY they were able to get that permission. They still only had a short window to get the shots they needed and they needed several days.

[@Mohaa75]

I think they spelled out HELLO instead of SOS because it was a clearer way of saying "We're OK, we're not infected, please save us" because SOS could mean anything. That's my take.

[@dmwalker24]

Yes justice for Frank. He certainly didn't deserve that. The most amazing thing for me about this film is Jim, and how he develops throughout. In the end he shows that the greatest horror is unleashed rage with a fully functional human mind behind it. He turns his weaknesses into strengths. He exploits their regimented structure by being elusive, and using diversion. One guy ends up being more dangerous than the infected, or a platoon of infantry, and he does it without losing his humanity in the process.

[@ronaldowens5025]

Great points, to add to it the infected at the end don't seem to chase him as much as follow him. It's like he is the alpha of the pack and the can sense it somehow.

[@raggarbergman]

As he fought to save the woman and the girl, it was kind of his humanity that fueled his rage and plan making.

[@alanscott6005]

though it was really weird to let loose a infected when there was 50 chance he could attack girls he was trying to save

[@JeffKelly03]

This movie is so good, and was so unexpected. Great cast, obviously, with Cillian Murphy and Brendan Gleeson, in particular, being two of our best working actors. Ashleigh, there was a sequel called 28 Weeks Later, which also had an amazing cast including Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Robert Carlyle (if you haven't seen The Full Monty, you absolutely should), and Idris Elba. There was originally going to be a third one called 28 Months Later, if I recall correctly, but obviously that never happened. It's funny though, I think it was when he was doing the junkets for Oppenheimer, Cillian said he'd be open to doing 28 Years Later, which shockingly... this movie actually IS getting close to being 28 years old. Also: it's time for someone to send Ashleigh down the Danny Boyle rabbit hole. One of the best directors in the world.

[@sorscha1308]

Can you imagine... with the 'worst toilet in Scotland' scene from Trainspotting - hahaha.

[@ragtimeraver]

Alex Garland is working on a script for the third film (tentatively titled 28 Years Later) in collaboration with Danny Boyle who said he'd direct if Garland doesn't. Both Cillian Murphy and Imogen Poots have both said they're willing to reprise their respective roles too.

[@JeffKelly03]

@@chrisbergsten1429 Same. Hard same.

[@djoscartj]

I've been asking for this (28 Years Late) for a while now. Both Cillian and Naomi have aged really well and could do it!

[@docorrea]

The main actor is the same that did Scarecrow in Batman Begins, this was one of his first movies that showed him to the mass audiences

[@Clownboy15]

And it showed AAALLLL of him!😂

[@BileDuctBalderdash]

Yes he has performed many roles, the role he performed in peaky blinders was his top

[@Clownboy15]

@@BileDuctBalderdash I really thought he was still too young to play Jonathan Crane in Batman but I so loved his performance! Katie Holmes on the other hand…

[@Crazyivan777]

Frank's death is always so heartbreaking. If you get a chance, however, check out the alternate endings, including one that breaks differently from the moment of Frank's infection. Really good stuff.

[@Morris1581]

Franks death makes me cry everytime! He is such a good dad 😢

[@jakehoule8105]

Yay, love this! Ashleigh, you should consider adding Train to Busan to your Hallowbeans lineup. It’s a fantastic S. Korean zombie apocalypse movie from 2016. Another great infection movie is Contagion.

[@esidhe]

Awesome movie!

[@prichicardos]

Yes, please...

[@Cave_Monster]

Definitely!!!

[@jimballard1186]

I need to see Ashleigh watch Train to Busan; preferably while wearing a lot of eye makeup.

[@pitmatix1457]

Train to Busan is brilliant!

[@LiirThropp2687]

This movie was so scary when it first came out. How fast the infection takes over someone is what freaked me out. You have about 10 seconds before they turn. In other movies like this it's usually a few hours or even days for someone to fully change. Here, it's mere seconds. You have ten seconds to put down your mom or husband or best friend or child. That's a horrendous scenario to imagine.

[@nataliedunn5239]

I think many of us felt the same with Frank. I know myself and my sister cried out "noooo" when we saw it for the first time. I get not wanting to watch it again tomorrow, it was an intense film. That doesn't necessarily make it bad, just draining, most people need a bit of time to recover from this film the first time they watch it. In fact it means the film was effective and did its job. Great reaction.

[@colinwhitfield8627]

I think its also the first movie where the undead werent classic, slow-moving zombie types. Generally zombies could be avoided with a brisk power walk, but this changed all that. When we first saw them tear after him, we realied the stakes had just gone up exponentially, and that the genre its self was being reinvented. Terrific.

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

If you enjoyed this, I'd recommend "Dog Soldiers", it's another UK made horror which has a very similar vibe.

[@GrubStLodger]

Good call, and a little funnier.

[@rallyking13]

I would love to see this reaction. I can’t see it happening, but we can live in hope.

[@MrTone71]

I second that. Or third it. Whatever.

[@johnw8578]

I fourth it! Dog Soldiers!!!!!!!!

[@Otokichi786]

When I saw "Dog Soldiers," I recalled "Last of the Dogmen" (1995), about a very different "danger in the woods." Note: This movie has a very different feel without Wilford Brimley's opening narration. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX3Ekn5mmJJ3oqc

[@bujin1977]

The fact that it only takes 10-20 seconds for the virus to take effect is probably why only Britain was affected. One of the handy things about being an island.

[@gamerbear84]

Yeah, with a certain pandemic we went though, being able to be a carrier for days, even weeks without any signs of infection was actually a major factor of how effectively it spread.

[@PetrifiedLog]

I think it’s “Hello” mainly because it’s a callback to the beginning of the movie where Jim had a motif of shouting “Hello”. 🤓

[@christopherobrien8105]

This is one of my fav horror movies and a great example of how music can amplify the tension in a scene - "East Hastings" during the opening when Jim is walking around London and "In The House, A Heartbeat' during the climax in the mansion.

[@AbsoluteApril]

100% love the way they used music in this, it's so effective here

[@sorscha1308]

Danny Boyle always uses music so effectively. Right back to Shallow Grave, i remember watching it at the cinema and thinking, i want to own this soundtrack. During the 90s his films and QT's films were always worth buying the soundtracks on CD.

[@Harv72b]

John Murphy. Such a great composer.

[@meghanmonroe]

Agreed. Fabulous soundtrack and something I like to listen to from time to time anyway.

[@gaudentius]

I drove 20 miles to Pacific Grove to watch it with my 13 yo brother (I was 29 then). You can guess what kind of an impact this movie made. To this day, he has a love/hate for this movie. This was the closest place showing it and we watched at night. The drive home was really freaky driving down 68. VERY little traffic that late and a couple of dead deer on the side of the road. I didn't sleep well that night. I can imagine my baby brother didn't either.

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

21:38 - The pilot in the fighter jet is speaking finnish (my native language). I didn't actually catch it when seeing this in the theater back in the day, was just wondering what everyone was chuckling around me.

[@KandiStomper]

You basically guessed it right from the beginning. It is exactly an infection movie. Usually people think its a zombie (undead) movie. Even though it tells you what it is in the first scene. 😂

[@RMBittner]

I really enjoy this movie. For a different, documentary-like take on an infection, I highly recommend “Contagion,” which almost nobody reacts to. It’s not a *great* movie-for various reasons-but it has an amazing cast and I find it very entertaining to watch.

[@kilbycralke]

Came to comments to recommend Contagion too :)

[@k_t18]

I would assume the logic with the Hello vs SOS was hello is friendly sos is distress so they wanted whoever flying over to know they weren’t infected.

[@Junior6288]

I freaking love this movie so much! I am so thrilled that you’re reacting to it. Never pressed play so fast. It’ll be interesting to see how you react to running zombies, because I personally found them super freaking scary when this came out.

[@kitcorpse]

In 28 Days Later, it's not about being the fastest runner, it's about who you can trip as a sacrifice, to get away from the infected.

[@teksnotdead902]

Jim’s rage during the climax is so fun. I love watching him stalk the army guys.

[@SweetZombiJesus]

The hospital waking scenes for both 28 Days Later and The Walking Dead, where the protagonist wakes to a different world, are likely inspired by The Day of the Triffids.

[@ScattershotOG]

For 28 days later it was a reference to The Day of the Triffids. I remember the movie creator saying so in an interview.

[@thedeepfriar745]

Uh the walking pulls their scene straight from the comic book of the same name.

[@jerodast]

@@thedeepfriar745 Uh the walking dead comics were published 52 years after _Day of the Triffids._ A year before the comics, _Resident Evil_ film also did the "waking up in a hospital" scene. It's a classic post-apocalyptic story trope.

[@tonyfix8739]

No spoilers here, I promise! Ashleigh, something you need to know about The Crow. No spoilers for the movie itself, but it's important to know, the lead actor, Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, died during the filming of The Crow in a tragic prop gun accident. They had almost finished making the movie, held it for some time, then decided to complete it and release it. It is especially chilling considering, another movie released about the same time, Dragon: the Bruce Lee Story, included a scene where Bruce is fighting off a deadly family curse and trying to prevent it from getting to his son, a young Brandon Lee. He succeeds in the movie, but it makes Brandon's death during The Crow even more sorrowful.

[@panowa8319]

What a coincident, you saw Christopher Eccleston in "The Others" last Friday. The Doctor has been around.

[@gingerdoll]

How I love the ninth doctor

[@valaport]

Don't skip 9!

[@mattperiolat]

“Nice to meet you! Run for your life!”

[@robbmartinez7815]

Haven't seen this movie in years. I remember loving how fast paced it is and in your face. Now, I'm going to go re-vist this movie & it's sequel. Secret Phrase - "SOS"

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

Robert Kirkman (Walking Dead creator) insisted that the similarities especially with 28 Days Later was coincidental. "I saw 28 Days Later shortly before the first issue of Walking Dead was released," he stated. "That first issue came out in October of 2003 and 28 Days Later was released in the States in June of 2003.

[@Johnny_Socko]

Thank you, I've always wondered about that. I thought TWD was a ripoff, but it was just a crazy coincidence.

[@kennyhogg5820]

Not sure what you mean by Walking Dead coming in 2003. It began airing in 2010. Was there an early pilot or something in 2003 that didn't get picked up or comic book thing? PS I think I finally found it was a comic book. Yeah I heard somewhere the idea for walking dead was already drawn up before 28 days got released.

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

Thats the Walking Dead's creator's way of dodging the fact that he completely ripped off this movie. Duh

[@thedeepfriar745]

@@user-wr9ej6xe4jthere’s enough differences to completely dispel that accusation. The walking dead comic is excellent

[@thetragicschoolbuspodcast]

and technically, (If were arguing who ripped off who?) Neither. Both openings rip off works of John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, published in 1951. Protagonist wakes from a hospital, eyes bandaged, discovered that society as he knew it has collapsed. and now he has to survive in this post apocalyptic era and try to find out how to fix it (This novel is about Aliens tho NOT zombies or an infected hoard)

[@1805movie]

A lot of people watched these kind of movies during the Pandemic. They felt relevant and cathartic knowing the characters are going through the exact same things we were at that time. That's the beauty of the horror genre. It's confrontational, and it forces the viewer to question, "What would I do in this situation?". There's a sense of reevaluation when it comes to dealing with our fears, and overcoming them. It tells the audience, in a way, that if the characters can get through it, so can you. Which is pretty comforting when you think about it. That's how I see it anyway.

[@kingfield99]

The waking up in a hospital in an empty London is a direct 'borrow' from a 60's sci fi story called 'The Day of The Triffids', they've never really made a great film of it, but it's a good read.

[@misschieflolz1301]

YAY! I love this film, it's kinda one of those things that really got me into horror. Hope you get around to 28 weeks later too.

[@bereal666]

I know its a movie and it does not have to be hyperrealistic. But i was in a coma for 2 weeks and let me tell you, after waking up i was not even able to hold a spoon to eat some soup cause my muscles were totaly degenerated from not moving. It took me weeks and a lot of help to get up my own feet again.

[@Theomite]

In only 2 weeks?!

[@mkroupa4040]

@@Theomite I believe it. I was hospitalized for a couple weeks back in June and despite being in pretty good shape beforehand, I could barely walk around the ward for more than five minutes before being absolutely exhausted and needing to sit down and rest. And that was a situation far less serious than a coma.

[@barbara832001]

I watched this when it came out in theaters and people were more surprised by the full frontal nudity in the beginning than all the bloody scenes. It's one of the better infection movies out there, it doesn't need a lot of jump scares which I always find to be a bit of a cop out in horror movies. I don't want my startle response to be what makes me scared. SOS wasn't used because Hello would indicate that they weren't infected instead of just needing help.

[@EnglishVirgo]

I actually think that a movie that leaves you with an unsettled feeling after you watch it, is far more impactful than one that just disgusts and overwhelms you in the moment, but that is easy to move on from.

[@the-wordplay-dojo]

The thing I remember about this movie being made, was how much disruption it caused around London Bridge. That's one of the busiest streets in London. They only got permission to close it for very short periods of time. It was a whole military operation to set up and get their shot before they had to open it back up to the public. People who are familiar with that part of London, watching this movie is even more unsettling BECAUSE of a deserted London Bridge.

[@TroyGreen717]

And i love how such a dark, disturbing, downer movie actually has a happy ending.

[@andreaislandgirl720]

There's an alternate ending for this movie, I'm guessing the one she watched didn't include both.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

One of my favorite horrors and favorite zombie films. I like it because its a realistic version of zombies of something that could actually happen. Phenomenal production

[@bignumbers]

I wouldn't call it realistic. Viruses take time to incubate. That period is realistically measured in days, not seconds.

[@Adrianne519]

Same! I like that in this one they are technically not zombies, they didn't die and come back to life, they are living people who have been infected and now are rabid. At least for me I still see a slight human in them with the zombie they caged, the way he looked at Jim when he shot the chain off showed that to me, almost like he was saying thank you in a way. I don't think I have seen another zombie film where the zombies can die without eating for too long, they can die like anyone else. And I always feel can of bad for the zombies that starved to death, lol. It is so scary how just a little drop of blood that goes into your mouth or eyeball can infect you, it's not just bites.

[@lelic29]

JEREMY RENNER ❤

[@lucianaromulus1408]

@Adrianne519 exactly, it feels plausible. Infection is a little quick but I'll let that go lol its basically hyper rabies. It's why I like the movie Quarantine, another more realistic take on the subject.

[@gregory3499]

This is not a zombie film.

[@claudialomeli4048]

I watched this movie when it first came out in theaters, to say it was a game changer in the zombie genre it's an understatement. Fun fact, George A. Romero, director from Night of the Living Dead, and father of the zombie genre, liked the movie, but doesn't consider the infected zombies since technically they're not dead. Also he didn't like fast zombies.

[@LordRae]

It’s not for Halloween but Trainspotting is a fantastic movie and a case study into the mind of addicts. Another great movie from this director.

[@whitemageFFXI]

There have been so so so many zombie shows since this one, so its crazy to consider that this was like the first mainstream zombie movie to have fast zombies.

[@mass4552]

Except for Dawn of The Dead from 2004.

[@janniejan3550]

there is no zombies here.

[@JeffKelly03]

@@mass4552 Well, yes, Dawn of the Dead had fast zombies, though 28 Days Later came out two years before it. And as @janniejan3550 said they aren't *technically* zombies, but I think we're all using that as the shorthand here, so this is the first fast "zombie" movie I think was ever made. Also, it's wild how all of the zombie stuff seemed to hit at the same time. This in 2002, Dawn of the Dead remake and Shaun of the Dead in 2004, and The Walking Dead comics came out in 2003.

[@michaelmcfarland1716]

Many mention it, but Return of the living dead was first for fast zombies.

[@Theomite]

@@michaelmcfarland1716 In that case, you could argue in this century.

[@JaqueDark]

Oh honey, this is gonna make you jump. Cannot wait! ETA: That was an amazing reaction and yeah, it does leave you unsettled. When you announced that you were watching both 28 Days Later and The Conjuring, I got so excited to see your reactions to them. 28 Days Later is more of an underground ish 'zombie' movie, it stands up really well in the genre. The Conjuring is gonna big scare you though...

[@lumina1104]

Cillian Murphy is an amazing actor!

[@traceyreid4585]

The character development is great in this film. You know its true when the blood drops into the dads eye and your reaction is "Oh Frank, Noooo!" It's like you know him personally. Danny Boyle makes us care about his characters... Ps V For Vendetta

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

In case you haven't noticed: Frank was Mad-Eye Moody in the Harry Potter films. As for zombie movies in general: There's George Romero's Night of the living Dead, and sequels (and remakes). Then there's "Return of the Living Dead" (sorta related to Romero's stuff), and then "World War Z" withBrad Pitt, but it didn't do justice to the book (there are two zombie books: Zombie Survival Guide - faux survival guide written with the premise that zombies are real and coming to get you, and World War Z - a "chronicle" of the zombie apocalypse, from the initial outbreak to the end. And both were written by Max Brooks, son of Mel Brooks - you might want to pick them up, they are quite entertaining. And MOG YES! The Crow is an absolute must watch. RIP Brandon Lee.

[@TCM215]

This is one of the scariest movies ever made in my opinion

[@mrkelso]

"The Stand" was the infection movie that many of us were freaking a little about when the pandemic fired up. It's a little cheesy, but Lt. Dan is the main good guy and if you're at all religious, it'll mess you up some.

[@aschiavo80]

Exactly my thoughts too.

[@pheer246]

It is definitely an unsettling film. It's really well done. Danny Boyle is a master... Trainspotting is a favorite of mine.

[@dominusliminus]

Your character and personality shine through on all you do and make every reaction genuine, you have my loyalty through all 28 days lol, and thereafter with your channel. Stay amazing, love what you do, cheers from arkansas, no banjos lol.

[@emmalouise88]

This has just reminded me how long I've been in love with Cillian Murphy 😂

[@silentjay01]

The best thing about "28 Weeks Later" is the poster that says "Maintain the Quarantine". I have that on a shirt that I bought when it came out but would only wear it on days I knew I would be staying home in 2020.

[@EdSigma]

My brother saw one of the first preview screenings of this, back before it was known it was a zombie movie. (It was only known as a viral outbreak movie, not what sort of virus it was).

[@tonyschannel7438]

You may recognize the actor who played Jim (Cillian Murphy) as Dr. Crane aka "The Scarecrow" from Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises (he's also in a movie called "Red Eye" which i highly reccommend), and you may recognize the guy who plays Frank (Brendon Gleeson) as Mad-Eye Moody from Harry Potter movies.

[@Movieman538]

28 Days Later is one of my all time favourite horror films. An absolute masterpiece in filmmaking! Beautifully written, directed, shot and acted. Absolutely love it. 28 Weeks Later is really good. Not as good as this one. But still good. If you felt icky, 28 Weeks is much worse with brutality.

[@macmcgee5116]

Can't wait until next week for The Crow. One of my all time favorites!!!!

[@mkay7163]

I don't know if they did this intentionally but I laughed when I saw the HELLO at the end because it seemed like every time Jim said "Hello" in the 1st half of the movie, something terrible happened or was happening. My friend who saw this in the cinema with me confirmed that she was also internally screaming "STOP SAYING HELLO!" throughout. 😂

[@ct5625]

On the "HELLO" thing, they also made it extremely neat when they really could have just used the fabric as it was. But, they did have another month to find things to do, so I think that's kind of indicative of them looking for things to keep busy. Some people think they would have needed to hunt to survive, but this was only 2 months after the outbreak, the country would still be thoroughly stocked with canned food and there would still be bottled water etc. The evacuation or death of an entire society would leave more than enough behind for the few survivors to live off of for another decade. There would be plenty of time to start agriculture and plenty of means to do it, just to to the nearest garden center lol

[@kieronball8962]

Awesome reactions from Ashleigh, for this superb British horror movie. I'm SO glad that the makers of this film went with the happy ending, too. They did make a sequel, but although impressive, in my opinion, it pales in comparison.

[@gingerdoll]

Robert Carlyle is the best part, but then, he's great in everything!

[@scottboswell6406]

I agree. This was something new, but the sequel follows lots of the usual tropes. Good on its own, but as a follow-up, disappointing.

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

Brits usually dont make any good movies so yeah

[@SmashAdams216]

SOS! Like you, I also used to work in radio. This was one of the movies I got to see in the theaters early with a sneak preview we did with a bunch of listeners and I LOVED IT.

[@Knight_Who_Says_Nee]

YOUR NEXT MOVIE SUGGESTION: The french 2001 film "Brotherhood of the Wolf," which is set in pre-revolutionary war colonial era France. It's a period horror action movie full of plenty of flintlock gunfire, big colonial boots and bad guys getting kung fu kicked across the jaw multiple times in every fight scene. lol It's actually VERY dark (not just story and theme-wise, but its aesthetic is colonial-age Euro-gothic). I won't majorly spoil everything for you, but I'll say that there's a mysterious beast and the ongoing hunt to kill it, there's a native american character who comes to France from the Americas along with the main character, and the film has an obvious colonial-age wilderness adventurer culture feel with a palpably gothic touch. This film is also a very deep whodunnit investigation-heavy film, and also one that reflects both the respect and the disrespect that some versus others had for wolves, which always have been and always will be as vital to every wilderness ecosystem as sharks are to their native oceans. You'll see what I mean if you ever take my advice and finally react to this movie. And oh by the way, Monica Belucci plays the most dark and brooding character in the whole film. You'll see what I mean on that note too. The film itself is set just before and leading into what I think was supposed to be what to them would be the coming French Revolution of 1789 to 1799 at the very end. Anyway, will you PLEASE for the love of god react to this film! You won't regret it. And if you do, I strongly recommend you watch the English-dubbed extended director's cut. So much of it is missing from the heavily shortened theatrical release version.

[@OmegaSoypreme]

Hell yeah, I remember that! That movie was cool!

[@chadfalardeau5396]

It's a loose version of the Beast of Geuvadan legend

[@tmptjohn88]

I thought about this with the “hello” at the end. It makes more sense to have that than sos or help, because a pilot would not be able to know if it was new, or left over from the beginning. Hello would indicate more of people currently alive than possibly an sos from the beginning of the outbreak where those people are now dead.

[@steveswafen2528]

Unedited Ashley reactions are the best 💯

[@Inconsistent-Dogwash]

I totally agree with the SOS instead of hello.

[@maximillianosaben]

And because of this movie, fast zombies became a thing.

[@bigoldjim4696]

Best quote from Breaking Bad: "Well, at least the zombies from 28 days later clock a respectable 40" (Skinny Pete)

[@Atrix83]

You never saw Return of the Living Dead, eh?

[@MarioCaez]

Exactly!!

[@markcastellanet9672]

​@@Atrix83exactly

[@reservoirdude92]

​@@Atrix83Umberto Lenzi did it in 1980 with Nightmare City!

[@trajan74]

Frank was Mad Eye from Harry Potter. Surprised she didn't catch that.

[@richieb7692]

This low budget, independent british horror film that was released with hardly any publicity, went on to change the rules for the whole horror genre... They filmed in inner city London around 5-6am. They had 40 minute windows. 10 minutes to set up scenes, tip the busses over, and everything. 20 minutes to film, and 10 minutes to tidy up . The motor way scenes were filmed by temporarily closing the roads in the mornings, and filming the empty tarmac. As CGI was just impossible, especially on their budgetv

[@Agent.Bob58]

I watched this when it was about 2 years old, and when the UK went into lockdown , at first, every time I went outside, I always thought it must be what this felt like in the film. Such a bizarre feeling. So I understand your feelings about this film and 'rona. Great reaction Ashleigh 👍

[@Rikrobat]

I watched this movie when it first came out, and I didn’t realize Cillian Murphy was the main character. That’s awesome! ❤

[@deadaccount7520]

It's got a 10 to 20 sec incubation period. It's not being snuck off an island. SOS isn't what you would say if you wanted them to break their quarantine. As any sense of urgency is likely to be misinterpreted.

[@ceejay6553]

Funny you mentioned watching movies pre vs post "Rona".... when we all were going through the lockdowns I was reading the Shining. A book about being secluded and how you respond to it, minus the supernatural aspect. But the movie The Stand (tv version) was far too close to home in 2020. This movie was right on par with it though...It's a great watch and holds up!

[@JustAMagicDuck]

Funny that you mentioned The Walking Dead. Some people accused the comic of ripping off this movie since they both open with a character waking up from a coma in a hospital with no idea what has happened. The movie came out in the UK less than a year before the first issue of The Walking Dead was published and comic creator Robert Kirkman says he didn’t see the movie until after his book came out.

[@steveswafen2528]

Been waiting for this one for Ashleigh to react to since Hellowbeans begun 😉

[@ladygray6081]

Love getting ur vids three times a week, this is one of my fav horror movies, happy hallowbeans

[@StardustandMadness]

This was such a great reaction, and can I just say I ❤ YOUR HAIR in this video 😍😍 I don’t know if you’ve already seen it, or if anyone else has suggested it, but if you do want to watch a not-so-scary-but-pretty-okay virus movie, Outbreak is a good one. I rewatched it at the height of ‘Rona, lol. It’s easier to take now that we’ve lived through it.

[@mikedavis979]

I love that horses running scene...first time I've heard Arvo Part's music used in a film! Love it!

[@randomjunk1977]

This is probably my favorite zombie movie. Feels very much like a Romero classic brought up to more modern filmmaking, great performances and a killer soundtrack. Also, pretty sure this was the movie that first introduced me to Cillian Murphy and I've been a big fan ever since, and Naomi Harris is and always has been gorgeous.

[@sammybear7100]

Naomi Harris as Tia Dalma in pirates was perfection!!

[@VeryCherryCherry]

"I'm not ready for this." 😅😅 No, you're not. 😂 This movie is a workout for your nerves. Goes from zero to 100 several times.

[@preachercaine]

Technically not a zombie movie because there were no zombies, but it gets the honorary tag because it very much carries a zombie film tone. Definately a classic horror I am looking forward to you seeing the Crow on Wednesday, I love that film. Loving the hairstyle.

[@jerodast]

Saying this isn't a zombie movie is like the converse of saying Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie. Die Hard is technically set around Christmas time but brings a different tone; this is a classic zombie tone while not technically being zombies. I say if you're feeling it, count 'em both!

[@Momsbasement354]

I just wanted to tell you thanks again. My all time favorite reaction is your fried green tomatoes reaction. On days that I need a laugh and a good cry, like today, I can always count on you.

[@bigoldjim4696]

Zombie movies are a great illustration of the difference between the UK and the USA. 28 Days Later: Survivors are walking through London fighting zombies with baseball bats. I am Legend: Will Smith is driving a 500 HP Mustang through a zombie-filled New York City at 100 mph hunting deer out the window with an M16.

[@DavidGowers]

This didn't occur to me for the first few viewings, but I reckon the army guys didn't help at the barricade at first because they only wanted the girls. Like, if Frank hadn't gotten infected and they'd gone to leave, the army guys would have shot both Jim and Frank and taken the girls, but they probably panicked and had to act quickly and only kill Frank because he WAS infected and would have killed the girls before they could use them. As for the "Hello" sign, someone in another comment pointed out that "Hello" would give a better indication that they were there AND safe than "SOS" would have, but also "Hello" would have been a lot more visible because it used so much fabric. This movie was such a breath of fresh air (pun fully intended) when it came out, at least for me, because it was so different from all the usual zombie movies, and so different to almost any other movie I'd seen...the nature of the infection, the speed of it, the speed of the infected, the way the movie was shot and cut with all the frantic cuts thrown in during the big scenes towards the end. And of course having Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, and Chris Eccleston was a big plus to me. it's been a minute since I've seen it, but from memory the sequel is a very good movie in itself, it's just a very different monster, so to speak, from this one. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I recall it being substantially more action-oriented and not quite as tense.

[@jefferygracia7510]

You are on a roll with these horror flicks

[@davidallred2947]

"28 Weeks Later" (sequel) is also very good.

[@sdelong74]

Welcome to one of Cillian Murphy's first roles. Very underestimated actor until recently with Oppenheimer. Highly recommend Red Eye. His first American role after this movie. This movie was very innovative for its time with the fast zombies. Also one of the few recent European films to breakthrough here in the states. This movie became very relevant again during the pandemic. I love these types of movies that questions whose the real villain here. Most zombie films are an allegory. The grandfather of the zombie genre, George Romero made Night of the Living Dead as a social commentary on the 1960s. Nowadays the question is how far is too far with science and technology.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

I couldn't remember whether this or Sunshine was first.

[@jimballard1186]

Does it really ask that question about science, though? Because everything is fine until the activists come in, break the quarantine, and ignore the scientist who warns them what will happen.

[@Tigermania]

The whole tunnel scene, the rats the fast moving shadows followed by sprinting infected, make this stick out as zombie/infected movie done different in a great way.

[@boomieboo]

For the music on top of everything else, this is my favorite horror of all time. It's one of only a handful of film scores I own along with Blade Runner, Braveheart, Dark Knight, October Sky, and Shawshank Redemption. I also love the grainy film look of this movie and the deeper meaning of rage being the virus they're trying to survive. In every way, this film far exceeds all others of the zombie genre that came before or after it.

[@timlarsson]

You're into "Godspeed You! Black Emperor"? 😃

[@boomieboo]

​@@timlarsson Great band. And I love their track on 28 Days. It doesn't sound similar but listen to Jacknife Lee's Ava Maria track on the 28 Days Later soundtrack. It's sick af. There are a bunch of songs on the soundtrack that are incredible and make you feel something. The entire album is available on YT. My favorites on that playlist are: - Taxi (track 8) - An Ending (track 11) - In Paradisum (track 14) - In The House (track 19) - The End (track 20) - Ave Maria Jacknife Lee Remix (track 23) Enjoy if you listen to them.

[@timlarsson]

@@boomieboo Thanks mate! Will definitely check it out!

[@gog583]

"Carriers" is really good too. Kinda the same vibe, but without the zombies. BUT, wouldn't really group it into the Halloween flicks.

[@neil_0]

I always thought I’d survive a zombie apocalypse until I watched this movie lmao. Now I can only hope to be one of the first to change without getting bitten haha

[@jonathanstempleton7864]

Director Danny Boyle was also responsible for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. You might have seen that 😀

[@justwatching6186]

Dr. Who, Thomas Shelby and MadEye Moody = great cast

[@thedeepfriar745]

And Ms Moneypenny

[@liche_pilot]

This movie was directed by Danny Boyle. Another Danny Boyle movie is "Sunshine" 2007. It has a great cast and you will recognize many of the actors "Jim " is in this one too...Here is the cast- Cliff Curtis Cillian Murphy= Jim in 28 days later Michelle Yeoh Hiroyuki Sanada= "The last samurai" Rose Byrne= "Knowing" Benedict Wong Chris Evans= "Captain America" Troy Garity Mark Strong

[@Taikomo]

The people in the plane at the end are talking Finnish, so at least mainland Europe is somewhat fine.

[@Taikomo]

They're saying "Would you send a helicopter, please" btw.

[@JaRyCu]

I found one thing you said oddly intriguing: You said that you were glad that you watched this in the post-Covid world. I watched this in 2003/4 when it first hit VHS, and have since seen it 50+ times. It's my all-time favorite zombie movie. I lived in Orlando when Covid started, in an apartment that overlooked the food court entrance to the Mall at Millenia. I remember the months before and how absolutely busy and jam packed that parking lot would be. It was bonkers how many people would go there for an over-priced lunch. Then Covid hit, and then the lockdowns, and I remember looking out of my bedroom window and seeing the entire parking lot empty at lunch for the first time. There were 2-3 people walking the parking lot, getting exercise, and all I could think of is that I'm now living in 28 Days Later or Dawn of the Dead, minus the zombies. I've blocked out some of the memories of then, but I remember being so disturbed that I almost cracked from it mentally. That's a mental image that I'll never forget. To me, it's up there (trauma-wise) with memories of 9/11 and the Challenger space shuttle explosion in the late 80s.

[@SaraBanartist]

I forgot how freaking YELLOW this movie is

[@aussierob3860]

28 weeks later is even better in my opinion. Need to watch it Ash.

[@songsayswhat]

I normally wouldn't suggest scary movies to Ashleigh, but she ought to watch Train To Buson for Hallowbeans.

[@jeovanneramos5066]

You remind me of a friend from High school, fun times she was hilarious and really great to hang out with.

[@Atogatog-j9v]

I hope she watches the sequel 28 Weeks later. It is pretty good.

[@QuayNemSorr]

Especially the first 10 minutes

[@MerseyBeers]

I wouldn't say 28 weeks after is really a direct sequel it's more of another story within the same movie universe.

[@yrenekurtz5268]

Eh, YMMV here. The intro scene for the sequel was great, but the rest of the movie I found to be infuriating and dumb.

[@oneearrabbit]

@@yrenekurtz5268 Agreed.

[@RabbitSix]

28 Weeks later is fantastic !!!