Top 10 Smartest Decisions in Zombie Movies

[@WatchMojo]

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[@Jefferson_2255]

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[@shadowdragonlord2295]

Top 10/20 Worst Decisions Disney has ever made.

[@RonSpina]

Cool 👍🏼😎

[@Kid_kizzo]

“World War Z”, is possibly the smartest and “ Little Monsters”, is the most epic and wholesome. I finished the video and I love it ❣️💖 sending love from Kansas 💛🌻🌾

[@keynanmartinez]

Use long range guns to kill them all.

[@tana5038]

That “Hello” at the end of 28 Days Later is my favorite instead of help showing they need aid and rescue they use a greeting showing they’ve survived and are well.

[@abramsullivan7764]

Brilliant

[@JRKonungrinn]

"hi" would have been so much less fabric.

[@setcheck67]

@OneHairyGuy Because SOS would also imply they are in a fucked up situation. Hello is just them saying "We're over here and want to leave now."

[@masonthomas2583]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices that. In a zombie apocalypse when people hunker down, they're on the clock. What most would do is immediately put up "Help" or "SOS", implying they are on the brink of being compromised, which can make the very rescuers they need AVOID them, because it wouldn't be safe to risk manpower saving people who've probably already run out of time. If you are able to tell any rescuers you are completely safe, they may be more willing to spend the resources & manpower to save you & your supplies. Of course this logic can backfire, but it kinda seems like it would be more likely to work, when you think about it.

[@alynwilliams1548]

@@JRKonungrinn "Hello" would have been spotted easier

[@Will-mk5pj]

Rules for zombie survival: Pairs are always better than going solo, modesty doesn’t matter when life and death is on the line. Second rule: Don’t use fully automatic weapons! Use either melee or semi-automatic!

[@erinthedemonhog2090]

I absolutely agree with you

[@XJIcequeen]

Good rules of thumb

[@mt8956]

I would try and get flash bang grenades from police departments, just in case zombies follow sound

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

semi automatic. If you don't have the guts to approach them.

[@renancavalcante3660]

Third rule: They are not your family anymore. Kill it!

[@traytonvanderecken3311]

Zombieland has best rules for zombie apocalypse.

[@ArmaTomicx]

The Double tap is my favorite one always make sure the monster or Slasher killer is very dead

[@Ivlogz_]

I love the kill of the year

[@not_henry1619]

Yea

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Don't be a hero.

[@whyisgamora5435]

@@AbrahamLincoln4 best one

[@teresacarbajal5012]

28 days later has to be one of the only zombie films where the survivors act like rational people

[@girbaudespayos8276]

Asian zombie series and movies: Are we a joke to you?

[@charlieb592]

@@girbaudespayos8276 have you actually seen 28 days later?

[@girbaudespayos8276]

@@charlieb592 have you seen zombie shows other than 28 days later?

[@Gillan1220]

28 Days Later was way ahead of its time

[@tristansolso1920]

@@girbaudespayos8276 some acted like idiots in Train to Busan

[@obi-wankenobi5179]

#1: Have the high ground.

[@kinwagumapac7770]

Indeed

[@FlatOnHisFace]

Guys holed up in bunkers: Aw!

[@obi-wankenobi5179]

@David Lawrence Abing WWZ sucks

[@dishansinghmehta8891]

Ahh General Kenobi

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

Well I have the LAVA GROUND!!!!

[@AnarkeeSoundVibes]

Anyone ever noticed nearly 70% of zombie movies are based in some rural area far from the city, but yet the whole world is infected?

[@dafilmqueen556]

True, those circumstances wouldn't work for an apocalypse. Actually, realistically, because their bodies are rotting flesh, they wouldn't last a day in the zombie afterlife cause they would mostly be eaten up before an apocalypse could even exist.

[@PrinceIsot]

A lot of zombie flicks are low budget in nature like most horror films, it's easier for them to film those areas as there's less money put in closing down roads and taking over businesses to film at locations. Also during a zombie apocalypse I wouldn't want to be NEAR THE CITY AT ALL. Lol

[@kendalldalton3111]

@@dafilmqueen556 well in some zombie films the infected aren't even corpses they're physically still humans like 28 days later

[@erincoco612]

And somehow despite clearing out most of them in these rural areas more just keep coming and coming....yeah no. Also I especially love that these are rotting corpses so after so long that "brain" is going to be liquid mush. But somehow....they keep on going....uh huh.

[@PocketZombi]

@@erincoco612 There's an explanation for that, it's been covered in a few things. We rot for two reasons, environment and microorganisms. Animals and nature tend to avoid anything that's sick so the microorganisms don't break the zombies down...so they're just left to the elements. Hence the slower rate of decay. World War Z book explains that

[@GuitarsandBacon]

I thought Jerry taping magazines as armor/arm guards was genius too. I always remembered that tidbit from World War Z.

[@ebutuoytikcus4352]

Yeah, except that's not that unique. A LOT of Zombie Media does that.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@ebutuoytikcus4352 a lot of them use tank tops as armour ...

[@ebutuoytikcus4352]

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[@Blei1986]

i always wondered, why not just wear like 2 thick leatherjackets and 3 pants + faceprotection to avoid even get bitten i mean, there's no way to bite through that. ...

[@ebutuoytikcus4352]

@@Blei1986 In a word? Heatstroke.

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

In each TV/movie franchise, zombies may be terrifying but sometimes you can't trust some human beings who are obviously insane.

[@boiledegggaming8424]

An apocalypse is the best place for psychopaths because there are no rules so they can do whatever the hell they want

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

@@boiledegggaming8424 And get away with it. SMH

[@Senadeer]

Hi!

[@joshuavillagomez8369]

Except for Pablo The Cameraman in rec. But everyone else is just fine!

[@forsho7123]

Exactly XD, this creature is the fastest

[@voidpope]

Is that a frank west reference I smell

[@RobertEdits]

The camera man from VHS

[@zbennalley]

Unless you're in the films "What We Do In The Shadows" or "Cloverfield"

[@dasanpramuditha1546]

Best way to survive is playing THRILLER by Michael Jackson at full bass

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

Oh, that's a good one. LOL

[@redearth8969]

Smart move they can't kill you if they're dancing 😂

[@spoonbendingspacemonkey]

Ah the 80s, when problems could be solved by really good choreography ❤️👍

[@Yangborder]

Was "by Michael Jackson" really necessary? lol

[@DracolegacyOfficial]

did you mean full blast? because full bass doesn't really mean anything

[@Fitzpatrick65]

The smartest move to survive a zombie apocalypse is to always aim for the head.

[@kinapooh9275]

Told my husband this and he's like "are you sure?" I'm like ok you do your other thing and let me know how that goes lol

[@finohangouts228]

or the neck if you are using melee instead of guns

[@Blei1986]

not if you're facing the ones in 28DaysLater or WWZ

[@peterpanda4296]

7:22 *people covering up the windows* Zombies : "where tf did they go?!"

[@batotit]

2:34 I remember thinking that the chainsaw idea was a bad decision even before I saw the final chase scene. lol

[@spikeshepard1897]

Pretty sure.there was a video about how many dumb desicions the characters in that movie made, the truck was among them

[@JJ-zr1wf]

Character: Makes a smart move Zombies: *"Wait, that's illegal"*

[@TheCommenterDragon]

And to think a lot of these decisions were made in some of the most iconic Zombie movies!

[@TheFikri136]

I never watch this this movie. But "Little Monster" on number 3 is gotta be my favorite smart decision. I always hated kids in zombie apocalypse because they always ruin and attract zombies by screaming or whatever, but this movie blew my mind. The movie seems fun.

[@Alrucards]

Flashback to that 1 kid in the Walking Dead?

[@noctisocculta4820]

Eurgh, that reminds me of the little girl in Jurassic Park. Even when the T. rex is right in front of them, she keeps complaining and squealing. I'm glad the film adaptation removed that crap.

[@CortexNewsService]

I have. It is a great movie. Lupita Nyongo is always great and Josh Gad is hilarious.

[@FlatOnHisFace]

Everything bad that happened in 28 Weeks Later was because of two stupid kids. Tragically, they survive after getting a lot of people killed.

[@tabelaskade4888]

The movie was amazing!!

[@I_Cause_ConFLICKt]

Best decision is to have a couple slow people with you in your group. You don't have to outrun the zombies, you just have to outrun the slow people.

[@mynameispaul718]

So what if the zombies are Jamaicans!

[@leomichaelsons.lising3223]

@@mynameispaul718 grab your belts, they'll run away screaming.

[@bencatzilla]

good fmj reference

[@michaelcremeans]

Here's some more tips, stay out of large cities,if you are using melee weapons get rid of the katana because unless you're a samurai or been going to kendo classes since you were six you're more apt to cut you're throat pick up a nice sharp carbon steel machete instead it requires little skill to use one and is very effective another tip is if you do use distance weapons pick up a bow or cross bow instead if you have to use a gun use one you can attach a silencer to it is still kind of loud but it doesn't carry nearly as far as a non silenced weapon lastly don't go investigate every little sound when where its coming from has no bearing on what your goal is

[@davidfoster5787]

Zulu spear, assengi ? Air rifles and pistols.

[@michaelcremeans]

@@davidfoster5787 while a good idea you would still have to have the skill to not only throw it accurately but also have the strength to throw it hard enough for it to pierce the skull of the zombie as far as air or compressed air powered weapons you would need to be relatively close to your target negating somewhat the advantage of distance for it to do significant damage that or be so accurate that you can get the zombie in the eye and that I would believe would be much more difficult than it sounds

[@davidfoster5787]

@@michaelcremeans the spear I mentioned is used for thrusting and used with a shield usually. Similar to the Romans using the glacis short sword. I agree with you. Also some of the spears had a weight on the end for balance and could be used to smash body parts.

[@davidfoster5787]

I hate auto correct. Gladius, sorry.

[@michaelcremeans]

@@davidfoster5787 that's okay I am very familiar with the sheer ridiculousness that is auto correct I once texted a friend to don't forget the beer for a super bowl party and what he got was bear to which I received 🤔 as a reply. Anyway a shield and spear or short blade would be good you would however have to be familiar with using a staff since it's similar to a spear while a short blade would be almost the same thing as a machete so you're good to go there 😊

[@maxwellmoore9593]

Wow I didn’t realize Rick grimes telling the prisoners he finds in the prison “there’s no police no government” etc was a call back to 28 days later

[@aakashsaini2184]

When asked to reveal details abt a potential 3rd 28 Day Later movie, Danny Boyle even joked that he wouldn't reveal anything out of fear of Walking Dead using it instead.

[@justacoffeemug1504]

Warm bodies was probably the first zombie movie ive ever watched when i was little, still love it such a cute story tbh

[@aga3852]

Literally. I bought it just because it is such an adorable movie. I always said that IF, and I still don't hope for it but still, there is a zombie apocalypse, to be like exactly like Warm Bodies. With a happy ending, even with the 'alive' infected turning into humans back again. It is just so wholesome.

[@justacoffeemug1504]

@@aga3852 righttt I discovered it because my cousin who was like the cool big sister that i wanted to be like was watching it on her laptop and i was like ouuu lemme see 😂😭

[@JohnSmith-rw2yn]

28 days later and Train to Busan are peak Zombie films.

[@everlenaoliver6912]

World War Z is brilliant. With the most unique way of avoiding Zombies I've seen. 😊

[@vicentec4779]

Read the book, the movie is horrible compared to it.

[@tamrielexplorer1912]

@@vicentec4779 who fuckin cares that is the case with mostly every movie that's adapted from a book

[@Nugire]

@@tamrielexplorer1912 The most absurd part is: It's not based on the book. They named it after the book, but didn't use any of it's story besides "global zombie outbreak"

[@Nugire]

And the "I infect myself with a deadly disease" is a stupid move. It was still a theory at the point he infected himself, he didn't knew what he was infecting himself with, and as Cinema Sins pointed out, there should have been thousends of people in the USA alone, who would provide proof that ill people are safe, way before Jackass MC gets to do anything.

[@samuelaraujomedeiros6682]

The book is even better.

[@cherrybledsoe3638]

Shawn of the dead was funny af especially zombie ed was playing video games with Shawn

[@LeszczynskiDavid]

You know, The CDC released a post about zombies coming in the near future and the first entry on this list really have me worried

[@some.randomdudeonYT]

I thought you were tripping, so I looked it up on Google and saw the CDC website. You weren't kidding, they really do have a Zombie Apocalypse Protocol thing, latest updated back in February of 2021. I wonder if this COVID thing might just turn into something else entirely, I hope not.

[@skaterpulse6746]

REC in my opinion is the only zombie movie where survival of the humans is impossible. Due to the zombies being possessed aswell as infected they're impossible to kill. They only go down for sometime before getting up again

[@jeremyblackmouth3323]

Saw a list about the dumbest decisions in a zombie movie. Now this list, just like the other, proves those people are smarter than anyone in reality because their worlds don't have multitude of people thinking that eating a Tide Pod is a challenge or putting Gorilla Glue in their hair is a good thing or banning fictional cartoon characters solves society problems. In short, Zombie Apocalypse World is better than reality.

[@spongeyspikes09]

Correction ANY world is better than reality... Except the 40k universe that place is terrifying

[@tamrielexplorer1912]

@@spongeyspikes09 what is the 40k universe 😂

[@spongeyspikes09]

@@tamrielexplorer1912 Warhammer 40,000

[@izzfitri6888]

@@spongeyspikes09 That and cannibalism is normal, the world like idiocracy and literal world like Rage video games series where society is fuck up beyond return which literally make their barbarian ancestors look like little bullies in the park.

[@mattnerdy7236]

I have watched a lot of zombie movies in my time. But there is something so special about Dawn of the Dead, love that movie.

[@-dsp-masterkarazardnate1733]

To me it not on this list, but shown in the movie "Train of busan" that you didn't mention; they using magazine to make armor to prevent zombie to bite. If you wrapped yourself whole body with magazine/duct tape. You got yourself anti zombie suit :D

[@A.Mack1o2]

Wwz done it as well

[@edschramm6757]

WW Z did similar, using more or less anything that could potentially buffer a bite. but yea, improvised armor is ALWAYS useful in a scenario like that. not as good as dedicated armor. i'm a little disappointed of the zombie movies i've seen so far, none of them have raided a sports store or something like that

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

Dozens or hundreds of fictional humans must use their intelligence, skills, and courage to survive a zombie apocalypse.

[@LucienSabre]

“Fictional” being the key word - most real-life humans (especially those in charge) tend to lack all those traits. 👍

[@Parthuhax]

gotta admit the scene in world war z where brad pitt tapes magazines to his arms to avoid getting bit was a pretty smart idea

[@FalcoMerc]

World War Z had great ideas. The most effective for me is using magazines and duck tape to make armor for your forearms and lower legs that way you can easily defend block the bite and kill the zombie. Someone also pointed the same thing happens in Train to Busan.

[@brandontrammel4581]

Facts

[@FromDkWithLove]

Leave out the magasines, cloth and other ideas and just go for the industrial duct tape. Those magasines are weak points, that can be easily damaged or torn of in a close quarter struggle. Industrial duct tape is near mpossible to bite or tear through. Use a couple of layers to provide maximum stability and mobility and use extra care and maybe an extra layer when applying in joint areas.

[@kelhorton5977]

Whenever we get the 2021 Zombie Expansion DLC, I can happily say Zombieland prepared me💪🏽

[@the11382]

We got a pandemic, soon economic depression, possible war with China, riots, crime, protests, what more dlc do you need?

[@tamrielexplorer1912]

😂😂

[@kelhorton5977]

@@the11382 if God got other expansion packs, he can keep pumping them out💀

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

Sadly, covid was a major let down. No breakdown of society, no zombies... No parties, no fun allowed... Just boring, boring, boring...

[@staciestudies4177]

Alive and Train to Busan are top tier Zombie Movies.

[@bobbydelacroix1515]

Just started it, Dawn of The Dead, building a fake wall over the entrance to their living quarters and using air ducts to access it

[@uriwuzhere]

Smartest: the guy finds a cure in I am Legend Dumbest: blowing himself up

[@lolgoteem5372]

He gave the cure to the girl do she can find people to do something with it because they were gonna get him regardless. The original ending however has him showing them that he can help and the alpha calms down showing that things can be okay between them despite the violence and they all leave together.

[@Eluzian86]

The dark seekers new he was in there, and would have hung around to get them all if he went inside the chamber with the other two people. However, they find him and many get blown up in the process, they think nobody else is there and then leave, allowing the other two to escape.

[@tacticaltoad5258]

How was that dumb?

[@uriwuzhere]

@@tacticaltoad5258 coulda just dropped the grenade, went in the hole then left with the lady

[@tacticaltoad5258]

@@uriwuzhere Then the vampires inevitably followed them.

[@T0KEtheSM0KE]

How about in Train to Busan when they duct tape towels and shirts to their forearms as a sort of makeshift armor?

[@FalcoMerc]

I was going to point that out but I saw it first in World War Z. Jerry asks the family in the apartment for magazines and duck tape to cover his lower legs and forearms and just before the helicopter arrives you can see that a zombie bites him in his forearm and armor works. It's very simple and efective way to defend against zombie bites.

[@drewzeller3376]

I always thought if a mindless creature can break through my flesh tendons and muscles that they could possibly crush the bones in ur wrist with a big enough chomp; like you can wear a bullet proof vest but if you get attacked by a hippo its splitting you in two ya meannn?

[@freddycrewger]

After watching World War Z, I always wondered if that would work for every apocalypse

[@TfuckyoutubeC]

I can't imagine how giving yourself AIDs would help you survive Waterworld

[@Wonzling0815]

@@TfuckyoutubeC Sick guy falls overboard and plummets 500 meters to the bottom because the water won't touch him

[@lukedaley17]

Loved that “Hello” from 28 days later.

[@Spiran_SphereHunter]

Little monsters is undeservedly maligned, Really enjoyed that movie

[@cyborgparrot1996]

Yeah it's pretty hillarious.

[@aceorace]

Totally forgot PHIL DUNPHY was in dawn of the dead.

[@alexarredondojr]

And Black Hawk Down

[@BRYONMU]

Taping magazines to yourself as armor was a good idea.

[@jimb.7523]

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[@Gillan1220]

For drones, I already knew they would be useful since zombies would not attack them but merely follow them.

[@GeneraIKurt]

The Vehicle into Tank Solution is actually more smarter when giving a horde nothing to grab on, no grids, no barbed wire. Even try soap and stuff so the zombies have no chance of holding onto the vehicle.

[@Trxfxlgxr]

I think the smartest thing they did in Train to Busan was wrap their wrists with hard plastic tape

[@kerryshepherd3964]

This guy gets it

[@doublewidesuprise5208]

I was gonna comment about the walking dead, the cover yourself with guts scene but I remember that it isn't a movie but a series

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Zombie apocalypse movies are literally the only horror movies where people are smart and not dumb af in causing unnecessary deaths.

[@cool.8254]

Hey Abraham your alive cool

[@alisoncircus]

Sometimes.

[@timothymarzili8725]

That's debatable

[@jdblue989]

I love these kinds of lists. They all revolve around the following words: ingenuity, cleverness, cunning, strategy, resourcefulness, & any other words like these. I have a great interest in the concept of said words.

[@WatchMojo]

Love the feedback and well said!

[@jdblue989]

@@WatchMojo Thanks. For the past ~decade, I have always had a high interest & curiosity on the concept of all these words, particularly ingenuity. I have always tried to live part of my life based on these words & these lists have shown me teachable moments & have taught me to pay close attention to whenever being ingenious is used in a character &/or a scene. Now do "Top 10 Smartest Decisions In Video Games."

[@bette7125]

I loved Warm Bodies, and Zombieland is amazing.

[@LucienSabre]

“World War Z” is one of those movies who imo should never get a sequel or a spin-off (or, worst case scenario, a reboot) as it’s already awesome enough on its own. 🙂

[@marcussinclaire4890]

If they did do a reboot, I'd like it if they did it more like the book. And I think it would have to be a mini series.

[@LucienSabre]

@@marcussinclaire4890 I haven’t read the book (but I’ll certainly pick it up and read), so I don’t know what the movie changed. But I agree on the mini-series, it is the definitely the only way to properly adapt a book - as it won’t force the makers to leave something out for the sake of trying to not make it too long as it happens with movies.

[@juliannjohnson1162]

@@LucienSabre The book and movie are completely different. The book is more of a series of stories of how it spread and how the world's militaries handled it. It talks about various battles and years it took to gain back certain territories/countries.

[@LucienSabre]

@@juliannjohnson1162 Then Jerry is the protagonist of one of the stories, I gather? Then I understand why the screenplay writer changed things, an "episodes" movie would have almost certainly not worked. I probably won't like the book, as I don't really enjoy books structured like that.

[@juliannjohnson1162]

@@LucienSabre I don't remember seeing a character by that name, but it's been a while since I've read it. The movie could potentially be a story that maybe was planned be in the book initially or could have fit, but ultimately did not. That's how I think about it, just for fun. I don't think they ever talk about a viral camouflage in the book, but again it's been a while since I've read it.

[@abucket14]

I would argue that adding thousands of handles to your transportation through the hoard is a bad idea. That being said, the idea of reinforcing your vehicle and having countermeasures against them holding on (such as giant flat surfaces and sharp edges they can't grip) is still worthy of being on this list, and I did love their take on Dawn Of The Dead just as much as the original (though maybe not as iconic as)

[@mlggamer5296]

I've known about that Zombieland rules thing for some time despite having not watched it yet. I am so gonna watch it soon

[@victorschinstock5887]

Video List Idea: Greatest Phone Booth Scenes. They used to be everywhere, but we won't see many phone booth scenes anymore unless they're movies set in the past.

[@keynanmartinez]

Return of the Living Dead zombies are hard to outsmart yet dismemberment is you're best bet.

[@abramsullivan7764]

Well don't disintegrate them because it'll be worse with the toxic rain.

[@Irish381]

Dismemberment is only a temporary fix, the cure is a thermoberic bomb! Or any furnace able to incinerate them at temperature Above 5000°C

[@keynanmartinez]

@@abramsullivan7764 Electricity is not easy to use as a weapon if out numbered.

[@FlatOnHisFace]

One of the best ideas didn't make the list. It comes from Zombieland but is not on Columbus' rules. Make a lot of noise intentionally. When entering a supermarket or souvenir shop on a lonely country road, pluck a guitar or knock over a display case. If you get the attention of the zeds while your back is to the door, you have options. One or two come your way, take 'em down. If a dozen rush you, you can nope out in time. If you tried sneaking around the whole time, you might be deep in the shop when a sneakier bastard gets you. In more urban settings, set off car alarms -- which can be done from a couple blocks away -- if zombs respond to that kind of thing (Left 4 Dead). Set up a Bluetooth speaker and play some audio that they do respond to, if they've learned to tune out noises that don't sound like food. And don't stay too nearby. Calling a bunch of undead to the area and sticking around is a bad idea. But trying to run silently away with no cover noise is fatal.

[@psykohamster]

Turning the zombie outbreak into a game could have been extremely stupid too if one of the kids didn’t go along with it. In another version of the movie I could see a kid running up to a zombie, thinking they are a performer, to ask them a question and getting eaten.

[@AlexTommo]

Just clocked the Phil Dunphy is in Dawn of the Dead (2004)

[@FlatOnHisFace]

"Which one of these solutions would you use in a zombie apocalypse?" First entry: "Using zombies to stimulate the economy." Cool. I'll do that.

[@biig_silva]

HOLD ON! I have a question... For World War Z.. If Lane injected himself with a deadly illness, is he logically going to die from this illness? 🤔

[@batslayer9577]

No as it was a curable illness by luck

[@TinyGreyOwl]

@@batslayer9577 not by luck. He spent time and effort while picking illness with good chances of curing.

[@fritz6600]

Maybe there's a cure...

[@Neopolitan_Illusion]

Lowkey kinda worried for world war z survivors, what if they get terminal illness like cancer but then they get infected via bodily fluids still, that can create special infected variants

[@4inchFury]

28 Days Later wasn't a zombie movie. It was a movie where people were infected by a rage virus.

[@c.d.rstudios4691]

But in essence it's a zombie film

[@tonyday8767]

I love how they credit the idea to the original movie rec. and not the movie quarantine which pretty much ripped off the while idea.

[@youemayare]

Bruh I wonder who woke up one day and thought "hmmmmn i wonder what the top 10 smartest decisions in zombie movies are..."

[@dafilmqueen556]

Ryan did, clearly. You can hear his voice narrating this video throughout. Who else could be responsible?

[@KitoveSN]

It was a dumbest decision about Shaun and his group goes to bar for a Winchester, and only two of them survived. But Shaun didn't leave his best friend even he's dead hungry. (The movie I was talking about: Shaun of the Dead)

[@tyreeharris2276]

That other chick also survives.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Well, to be fair, Shaun is a dumbass and his family is in the same ballpark. What was clever and smart and competent was that the government contained the outbreak.

[@grimmkim.6010]

FOR ME TRAIN TO BUSAN IS THE BEST SAD ENDING

[@srizasutradhar2532]

I know right?😢

[@deathdefying1472]

The smartest choice in a zombie movie is not making a stupid one

[@Hik4rol]

28 days later is probably one of the best zombie movies out there. It so realistic and raw, and despite being a horror film, it has a lot of wholesome moments. We don't talk about the sequels tho. Does ones doesn't exist.

[@rickie3041]

The only good thing of the sequel was the opening and that sniper scene. That’s it.

[@Hik4rol]

@@rickie3041 I wholeheartedly agree!

[@appleandaria6947]

They ruined the happy ending of the original, right? The original had a relatively happy ending?

[@johncontreras2327]

For me, if your gonna set up a buyout bag you need three major things first. First aid, a source of fire and a way of getting clean water.

[@danielperrino8361]

The zombieland rules are excellent. And they display the cardio one at the beginning with another *genius* move. When he drops the keys and *keeps running* instead of dropping down to grab them. That alone would save dozens of prominent victims over the years of horror films

[@pereiramariana35]

just get on a boat with at least one citrus tree in it and some basic fishing materials, if you get a yacht with a disselanatior you hit jackpot, stay in it offshore with ladders turned in, find a tinsy winsy island as a backup plan and park nearish it. finish your zombie apocalipse in tropical holiday

[@robk.6591]

Boarding up the hideout didn't work in NOTLD. The group would've been safer in the basement.

[@sirslickrock]

In the original (1960-70s..??) it did, in the early 90s remake with (Tony Todd) they did away with that.

[@BX138]

It was all of the hammering and yelling that did them in. If they had kept the house dark and quiet, they would have made it until morning.

[@moviesignsol]

The smart thing would to board up the windows from the outside and not the inside. Have two safe zones. 1st basement, 2nd upstairs. Put 2x4s or something to fortify the door from outside pushing. Scatter furniture so the zombies can't get up the stairs or easily push on the basement door. Have two teams, one head up and one head down. But before that happens they should have killed the zombies as they came to the house and not let them gather in too great a number. If I was by myself I'd probably pick the basement. If I was by myself, healthy and could jump out a 2nd story window I would have fortified the upstairs. First thing is to shoot Cooper, he is the Gilligan of the group. In real life I'd died of fright when I saw the dead walking about. lol

[@robertsaul234]

Original Dawn of the Dead: two news people partnering with two S.W.A.T. team members.

[@noctisocculta4820]

There's also the fake wall they build to hide themselves from zombies and gangsters.

[@memelean1938]

Top 10 stepmoms who got stuck

[@WatchMojo]

Go to your room

[@memelean1938]

@@WatchMojo NOOO WAY LOOOL

[@JoshSweetvale]

4:00 Rec reminds me of XKCD's take on the zombie apocalypse. Subject Zero was a scientist in a biolab who got infected by his own experiment. His colleagues locked him in and went to get a shotgun. *BOOM* 'The remaining 1 hour 30 minutes of this movie will be a romantic comedy.'

[@gabriellamcconnon3123]

Thank you for using the og rec and not the remake :) giving credit where its due

[@haney8010]

The remake wasn't as nice tbh

[@FlatOnHisFace]

Yeah. Shot-for-shot the same movie, but y'know, one is just a little bit better.

[@ibrahimy3689]

You missed the movie Wyrmwood where zombies were used as fuel to drive cars. It’s a big invention indeed

[@Biggest2]

Only if we had these type of characters on Horror movies💀

[@frozenfiredarknight3764]

instead we either have a couple, idiots, or a couple of idiots

[@Biggest2]

@Goofy ahh dingle 🤓

[@Biggest2]

@Goofy ahh dingle according to my calculations if you had the chance to strike the killer/monster you should finish it off not run and attack🤓🤓🤓🤓🥶🤓🥶🤓🥶🪦🤓💀🤓💀🪦🤓💀🤓🪦🤓💀🪦🤓💀🤓🪦🪦🤓🪦

[@ALiberalVeteran]

Train to Busan was one of the best zombie flicks ever

[@dmvbenz7536]

I love how “rec” is the Spanish version of the movie quarantine in America haha but they’re both good and “rec 2” where they escape and are on a big ass ship and it gets over run is good too

[@FlatOnHisFace]

I thought that was [Rec] 4...? Quarantine was bad-ass (and the remade version for English-speakers). They are almost identical, but the sequels are vastly different. And pretty much all good, surprisingly.

[@pundertalefan4391]

Those last three nominations are definitely the smartest. What a clever teacher.

[@M.W.K6996]

"Top 10 Survivors in Horror Movies".

[@johnnysays9629]

Didnt know barbed wire made things indestructible...

[@alisoncircus]

It was razor wire, not barbed, which means it slices things. Particularly hands and fingers. It's what it's designed for. If they can't get on the roof because their hands fall off, that makes the bus a whole lot less easily destroyed. smh.

[@captainspaulding5963]

Barbed wire was only one of the things mentioned

[@JohnnyBarton85]

Hey watchmojo y'all should do a countdown list of music that elevated a movie scene 👍

[@jimbo9208]

Did that

[@JohnnyBarton85]

@@jimbo9208 thanks for pointing that out 👏 🤷

[@WatchMojo]

Love it!

[@JohnnyBarton85]

@@jimbo9208 they love the idea 🤷

[@jarrettowens6073]

#6 This isn't a zombie movie but I remember they did that I think twice in the series The Walking Dead.

[@prisonmike4971]

Leaving the mall in the first place in the dawn of the dead remake was a dumb idea. You know how much food and supplies were there? At least bleed the place dry first. Should have been reinforcing the mall first.

[@chrisberg2]

As far as I remember they had to leave because of the stupid gunshop rescure attempt

[@duobsed01]

Little Monsters is underrated

[@The3rdGunman]

Ugh I can't tell you how much I hated that movie

[@yosefvargasx]

What app

[@The3rdGunman]

@UCNhVGZqbnAMPc05gzQiEesA One I didn't find it funny at all. Two I don't like to see kids in movies involved in vulgar humor. Three the man character is supposed to be a major D Bag on purpose and dude acted it to 11. I was in a movie discussion group and someone chose it one week. I couldnt even finish it.

[@anaisnein]

Shaun of the Dead. I made my 17yr old watch that shhh. CLASSIC!!

[@Z-Mikes00]

Double tap kinda blew tbh. It had neat ideas that went nowhere

[@wr3cklessnerd]

Maybe but I appreciate that they still tried a decade later. Better than how Coming 2 America did.

[@Z-Mikes00]

@@wr3cklessnerd true

[@shademnasonline]

Yuh it sucks hard 😂

[@samuelaraujomedeiros6682]

I know a lot of people hate 28 Days Later for introducing fast zombies to the genre, but It's probably my favorite zombie movie of all time. The most iconic and recurrent trope in the zombie genre is probably when they try to expose the more animallistic and cruel side of humanity, but no other zombie film does it better than 28 Days Later. Like, in the final scenes of the movie, you see this skinny half-naked guy covered in dirt and with no weapons break into a soldier's base and kill all of them one by one by skulking in the shadows and using the zombies to his advantage. If you think about it, it's fucking terrifying. But turns out he's not a villain, he's the main character. And you were probably rooting for him the whole time.

[@Squirleypoo]

They're not exactly zombies. They're infected humans that have a heartbeat. Stop the heart and you stop the threat, that's why/how they can starve to death.

[@samuelaraujomedeiros6682]

@@Squirleypoo Yeah, the movie makes that pretty obvious.

[@dan_ariyaene_2005]

WatchMojo, please consider a humble offer. In lists like these since you need to explain the plot for what happens, you can list the movies for the lads who haven't watched them. I mean it's not like Top ten action movies of the 2010s, you can't list the movies in description or pinned comment for those sort of lists but you can for the love of God do it for these.

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

Why couldn't we have done #9 in a Dead Rising game? I know we can use other vehicles, but this it's ingenious to use a bus, or maybe even a backhoe.

[@yin-sin]

Best tip: you don’t have to be the fastest, you just need to be able to outrun the slowest runner

[@MacedoinaChoirs]

@2:03,In Dawn of the Dead they were better off at the Mall. #5, These rules make very good sense. Cardio would be very important in a Zombie and Walking Dead situations. #11. Stay away from all "Assholes".

[@dae9713]

World War was incredibly good

[@davidrobert4246]

As far as I remember, the busses in Dawn of the Dead didn't work out quite as well as this video makes out. 😂

[@kilo5869]

*zombie comes at you* "You're not real." Zombie: "Understandable have a nice day." *Zombie walks off*

[@kevinmoore8780]

The list is a mix of "serious" and comical. #1 - diseases is a foolish decision and only applies to one movie. Some, like your honourable mention of boarding up your house is a smart decision in many zombie movies (I Am Legend (original and remake), Omega Man, Dawn of the Dead (although it's a mall), 28 Days Later and many different less well known movies. It would have been nice to have a top 10 of practical smart decision like fortification; weapon selection, if gun selection then type or style, not leaving the group to change or go to the toilet, stay in groups etc.

[@jaimicottrill2831]

Oh my stars, I totally forgot about Little Monsters! What a cute, unexpectedly wholesome zombie movie that was.

[@mithilagrawal6444]

ZOMBIELAND IS MY ALL TIME FAV MOVIE

[@genkigirl4859]

If they were really smart in night of the living dead they would of went upstairs and blocked the staircase....if they get up there then you can head up to the attic or out the window on the 2nd floor 🤷‍♀️