Everything Great About 28 Weeks Later!

[00:06] count for 28 Weeks Later style opening credits? I think it does. The eyes. It miss Alice's heterochromia, but really I'm just immediately stressed out glass of wine. Oh, yeah, that'd be

[00:19] great. Truly amazing what lighting does to the appearance of food cuz gross. But apocalypse doesn't seem so bad. Opening the movie on these two alone mostly in the dark is a fantastic way to put us on edge. We don't know where they are, how

[00:33] is. And little moments like this of their kiss slipping into darkness is foreshadowing for their second kiss in the movie. Not interrupting, am I? Yes, fate. >> I get blackberries, vanilla, notes of

[00:49] autumn. I love wine and I can absolutely tell the difference between good and bad Tuscan, forget about it. But whenever anyone prattles off a bunch of specific they're pretending. Oh, you smell a season, do you? Yeah, well, I taste

[01:03] wine, red. It's been 5 days since your boyfriend run out on us. If he's still the pasta he's interested in. Jacob. It'd be your [ __ ] neck. >> Several realistic responses to intense trauma. Denial, anger, avoidance, and of

[01:17] everyone to get along. It's like Christmas at the Brzados, only way less scary and traumatic. Less weaponized cutlery, honestly. It's a boy. Wait wait wait. Don't worry, I'll say that. Don, it's a

[01:32] kid. Fair. Of all the missteps in this movie, the dynamic between these two is worried about her own kids, even though they're technically safer than she is. switch since these people are all alive, but it simply reminds Alice that her

[01:46] kids aren't with her. But Don just really isn't thinking about them. for the school trip. Can you imagine if we hadn't have done Don, I can't I can't he doesn't love his kids, I'm saying he's a survivor first. And Alice cares

[02:02] about kids. And love the reveal that it's daytime. Shows how truly boarded up the whole place is. Where have you come from? Speaking of lighting and sound design to make me never want to eat pasta again.

[02:14] don't really do the pull out your intestines thing the way Romero zombies elicit that feeling. Honestly, with the peaceful countryside, this is basically zombie jump scare video. Still the most frightening part of these zombies is the

[02:28] sequel stakes in the gore department, which is [music] interesting because apparently directed by Danny Boyle, and you can totally tell by the shaky cam. Actually, shaky feels like underselling it. The convulsing cam and sped up

[02:41] zombie movements. It's a zombie movie, so obviously peeps be getting munched, brutal and unforgiving this movie gets. Don! Help us. Speaking of which, the way this scene

[02:53] different from how it actually plays out, which is likely deliberate. Alice feels abandoned, and she is, but I'm not totally sure what Don should do. Like I know what I would do cuz I'd rather die than leave my wife or kids behind. For

[03:06] is meh living on knowing that you ran. But like I said earlier, Don is a survivor, and this is the survival move. God, why did that sound like AI? I swear I didn't use AI for this line. And it's easy to forget how much he tried to save

[03:18] chose the kid, he chose survival. I kid's fault for showing up in the first place. place. >> [cheering]

[03:33] separate is when my jam kicks in in the house in a heartbeat. Really, this is the issue and what makes him a coward. You can shut the door, but go back. Immensely horrific and sad moment. I hope that kid feels terrible.

[03:49] >> Still probably the best set piece in the film. The camera droning over Don and just so terrifying. And obviously what became the 28 theme/motif adds so much became the 28 theme/motif adds so much more emotion to it.

[04:07] coward. He tries to save Jacob, which makes him a more realistic character. But yeah, survivor. Sequels sequel it, and I'm all about it. It's not that the zombie gets wrecked by boat motor

[04:20] doesn't fit that film's vibe. Yeah, I made a video about that. How dare you leave that out? Absolute expectation subversion. To tell the in the zombie movie before the main title even shows is a fun move. It also

[04:36] clues us into how this won't just be a rehash of the first film. It's actually anachronistic for NATO forces to be wearing UCP, but I think the lighter urban colors rather than woodland works since, you know, gray buildings. Hey,

[04:48] tops of buildings. >> This is the worst combat I ever saw. Yeah, I hear you. Give me something to shoot. Too easy. Famous last words. Like famous start to the weekend that would lead to your last words.

[05:07] variation. Do one of your parents have the same? My mother. She did. Making heterochromia the reason they're immune is a fun little detail mutation. What I mean is checkoff zombie cure. Definitely not a perfect match

[05:21] cut, but the winding river is the iris. Hey, kind of works. I do think it'd be the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. No again. Just everyone attempting to move on and deal with the minutia of everyday

[05:33] life post zombie outbreak. Kind of like Threads, but you know, maybe less psyche destroying. You will be joining 15,000 civilians who are already resident in District 1. FYI for my Yanks, that's like the size of Nantucket,

[05:46] Massachusetts. But probably fewer yachts. We have hot and cold running water, 24-hour [music] electricity, and even a pub. Priorities, transition. >> I am the chief medical officer. I have

[05:59] not even established the protocol for minors. What are you afraid of? What if >> won't come back. What if it does? >> If it comes back, we kill it. Well, the spot-on. To be fair, I wouldn't argue with Idris Elba. I might just relax into

[06:13] the warm comfort of his strong arms. Tragic that even as society in this film is slowly being rebuilt, a child is forced to wear a Real Madrid kit. Truly trash bags as that would be a better shirt. I'm sorry, I'm just getting

[06:25] shirt. I'm sorry, I'm just getting madristas. Access triple A. Access all areas. I basically run the place, you know. Dallas Multipass. I was doing okay for a while. Then they were attacked.

[06:40] >> [screaming] >> Flashback jump scare. he sees in his mind when he talks about that day, whether it's the specific >> I tried to go back. She was already gone. He's obviously

[06:56] but honestly, what would be the point of saying, "Your mom tried to save a stupid dead, too. And really it's that kid's fault. Did I tell you about how he eats pasta? So while I'm just overflowing with self-loathing and guilt, you're

[07:09] with self-loathing and guilt, you're welcome." I'm sorry. wouldn't be haunted by it. Loving these wide shots of the Isle of Dogs showing the safe zone all lit up contrasted against the dark unsafe zone.

[07:28] but the song "Bullet from a Gun" is actually from the 2002 film City by the Sea, which Murphy also wrote the score for. That's a pretty believable jump scare. Even kind of got the sounds right. Eyes.

[07:41] face under the face. Looks like Andy's. I don't even have a picture of her. That is pretty rough, and as insane of a reason to go quarantine gallivanting as reason to go quarantine gallivanting as it sounds, I get it.

[07:58] as sneaky as they think they're sneaking, they are not. Since these two missed the 28 Days Later of it all, they're gleefully running by trash bags detritus. And this is the first time that Tammy has actually come into

[08:10] contact with the fallout, and it's a nice touch that she assumes that smell rotting food. Nope. This will be the first and last time she doesn't recognize that smell. Even here, she's horrified by the body, but only because

[08:22] getting the keys. Let's go. putting that no brain bucket on her head. Hey, Brits, rivers aren't supposed to look like that. I kid, I kid. I looked it up since that's my job, and

[08:37] cleanest [music] in the world. It's It's just muddy. It's not poop anymore. perfect. We all do it. We all know we all do it, and we all still hide a key

[08:52] under something up front. Type poster for a super underrated No FX album. favorite kicks in the box to them bouncing on the trampoline.

[09:05] did it in the first movie, and it was the coolest thing anyone has ever done, son to death. Still a fun twist. But then the minor twist that she ain't exactly herself. Watching me. Have you come into direct contact with the

[09:21] to the trailer, which was a real banger. Muse was in it. >> We found your kids. Oh, thank god. Thank you. Thank you so much. We found your wife, too. Bom bom bom

[09:34] claimed. But in all seriousness, Robert Carlyle's frozen response is so spot-on. Just in case this felt too easy, Don made a point of telling us his past was carrier. Are you saying she has the ability to infect others? Yes, sir.

[09:48] key to a vaccine, even a cure. >> And why isn't she guarded? Because we're in a locked room, and Stone is legit about to go execute her because Scarlet >> We need to run some tests. >> Run tests on a corpse, major. Before

[10:03] that, she just seemed lucky, possibly immune. I love you. The most hateful I love you ever and I cannot blame her. It makes sense, but aren't usually trying to smooch people. Interestingly, Don killing her suggests

[10:16] she never realized he would see her as human, so maybe the infected mostly left her alone or she just hates him so much she didn't care or didn't entirely think one that might explain the alphas in 28 Years Later, his infection is different,

[10:29] contracting it through saliva rather than blood, but most likely because the she kept the vast majority of her cognitive function and when spread, he It explains the rest of the movie as

[10:43] having much sound makes it all the more brutal. And like, sure, she did a messed up thing, but dang dang, guys. Truly and uniquely that makes everyone feel bads. Well done. This is really my biggest

[10:57] explanation, but guys, come on. He just mows through that this second one we see has his gun lowered and just doesn't know what Don much footage of how these infected act and the humans had one, so there was no

[11:12] strolling around the inside of the medical center. Also, as much as movies permitted or trained to just willy-nilly like they're in distress. This isn't exactly a POV shot, more like an over

[11:24] the shoulder snorricam that makes Don seem more like an animal, way more seem more like an animal, way more disturbing. zombie outbreak music you expect because the resulting chain of events is a real

[11:39] Everything's fine. Don't worry. We'll be back in a moment. Classic setup. >> [laughter] >> Explosion. All around great horror beats, solid jump scare, trapped kids, zombie brain splatter, this is why we're

[11:52] here. We are lowering the red saturation for YouTube's filters here, but the best Robert Carlyle for this part cuz no one has ever made a better this this this guy. And this is just a picture-perfect horror sequence. The

[12:05] it's implied. Honestly, pretty genius move. Crowd is so packed nobody can hardcore fans do to the vent. I can confirm only target infected. It all fast turn is one of the benefits of the rage zombies. No need to guess if they

[12:20] they're probably good. Oh man, this is FUBAR. Dang, I don't I don't know what FUBAR stands for. Given the context, probably something like flattened until unstable, basically all rubbish. Actually, I've got it. Forgotten under

[12:34] Dang, he cut her hair. >> Abandon selective targeting, shoot everything. That sucks. Not that I have a better plan. But then again, I take comfort in knowing I would have been dead in the first wave.

[12:51] are just huge fans of the first like me, which is why they do not hold back on Heartbeat. It just makes everything better. It's funny, while watching 28 this is rough. How could it get any bleaker? But gunmen indiscriminately

[13:04] doing it to save the fate of the world is, in fact, bleaker. while Doyle does eventually do the honorable thing, he did shoot a few

[13:17] innocents at first, but ultimately he has a bad time. Why aren't you at your It's like the Spider-Man meme, but for the members of the military who realize all is lost and it's time to escape this dystopian hellscape. Okay, guys, do what

[13:29] I'm going to get the [ __ ] out of here. Petition to make this a meme. Need you guys to look at me and only me, okay? You run and I'll run. Be my shadow, kids, honestly for anyone. Direct, but not aggressive with no condescension,

[13:43] zombie movies when we're with a group and 42% of the members are nameless, they have a shot in hell at surviving their orders. They firebomb all of district one.

[13:55] That was fast. Perfect reaction. When 33% of the group is nameless, lineless 33% of the group is nameless, lineless when 20% of the group tentative location and that he's not a trained sniper. You want me to be bait?

[14:10] you, all right? But he's going to miss. You're out of going out there. I mean, I get it. Sam's clearly the bait get shot. I'm not saying Sam isn't a name, I'm saying I thought his name was

[14:24] literally guy until seeing this scene for the fifth time this week. One shot, one hit, our boy Doyle is a marksman. It's so brief and in the background, but that's what makes it even more terrifying.

[14:37] terror from above shots. Shooting this at night was the right call and the way killer. No offense to the extras, who even knows if they were told what they were supposed to be looking at, but it is impressive how Idris Elba conveys so

[14:49] compared to everyone else. It's such a deliberate choice to show non-rage virus humans getting burned alive while Don being chased by zombies, then being bombed and thinking this literally

[15:02] zombie bites you and catches you on fire. And that's just the cherry on top. All that and it wasn't enough. Fun way of showing that they're entering Stone's space. So, their lives are far more valuable than mine.

[15:15] Or yours. Doyle has been protecting them simply because they're kids, which is actually even more altruistic than that. >> I can't save you. We will be shot out of if I try to land this thing. Plain is a complex dude. I understand why he

[15:30] for having extra people with him, but this might be a little cruel. But yeah, dramatic zombie spouse will murder and more helicopter zombie massacres. Hey,

[15:42] >> [sighs] >> He's tired, huh? Me, too. Doyle's like the kid whisperer, especially given the mayhem of their Let me get you there. The dude really is a hero. Love the quick insert of him

[15:54] self-sacrifice. And this is the first time I'm realizing that Doyle's wink is even watch the movies until it's my job. I swear I never second screen it. I'm obviously a zombie isn't driving the car and this isn't me defending the

[16:09] if you read anything written by Sy Hersh, this doesn't really surprise you. this scene and is also a big old nope for me. I'll just lie down here and die, thanks. Stop! Stop! Stop! Right now! I love her insistence to stop at the

[16:23] first body, but eventually it's just unavoidable. >> [screaming] >> I really, truly, deeply hate this. It the possibility that the transmission coming from Alice's mutated rage virus

[16:36] still firing stuck on his kids and he's entire time. >> [screaming] left for his wife, he literally gouged her eyes out so she couldn't judge him,

[16:49] is just accidentally spilling over onto his kids. Also, even if he's a zombie, That's a good girl. They have now fully experienced the 28 Days Later of it all. I'm one of them. And credit to Andy, he ran because he

[17:02] effect and it matches how his mother's left eye looked after she was infected, meaning their heterochromia is making them only half infected. It works. The & Whitney Stadium, but it's still a beauty.

[17:22] coming in. The legendary Cliffs of Dover. They're no Neepaug Reservoir, but Yeah, the world's cooked. It's fun that they flipped the kids got the cure trope on its head cuz it's actually the kids got the curse. I like Weeks, but that's

[17:35] of the Eiffel Tower before the full reveal. some extra thought to accept why Don is the way he is when infected with the character in a I'm not going to say in a satisfying way, but it definitely plays

[17:50] zombie, he's still a survivor and while I'm not entirely sure if Doyle recognizes 28 Weeks Later as canon for 28 Years Later, it's at least one evolution. But more on that in a few weeks. It's a zombie movie, so of course

[18:03] people die, even main characters, but there's something uniquely cynical about the fact that the only two US military personnel to take altruistic action die in horrific ways that the camera refuses to look away from. Maybe I'm reading too

[18:16] he could to save the kids because it was the right thing to do and Scarlet knew now that I think about it, Alice is also a victim of her benevolence who tried to being abandoned, bitten dozens of times and left to live in absolute terror for

[18:30] months, only to be found and tortured to death by that same husband. death with blunt force to the face is usually a no-no if you want your

[18:43] does it twice. My point is that it's punishing at every turn. But it's not surely feel their deaths were worth it knowing the kids made it out alive. Provided, you know, the they don't know the truth about Andy or what happened in

[18:57] say, who wants to live through this anyway? Not I. But since there's no rage virus, I'm alive and I'm back. And this is going to be next week's video.