This week on The Commentary Booth, we kick off our run of Frightening Flashback episodes for Danny Boyle & Alex Garland’s 28 series, with a cult classic that redefined the zombie genre, the gritty apocalyptic thriller, 28 Days Later. With 28 Years Later hitting theatres soon, Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey revisit the groundbreaking zombie horror film, where a rage virus turns London into a wasteland, and survivors battle infected monsters and human depravity.

We dive deep into the impact and legacy of the film, from Cillian Murphy’s unforgettable hospital awakening to the eerie silence of an abandoned London. Corrina shares her mixed feelings on the film’s shaky cam style, grim tone, and underrated love story, while Jamie defends its raw authenticity and innovative storytelling. With real-world parallels to pandemics and bioterrorism, we explore how the film’s themes feel eerily relevant post-2020.

Highlights Breakdown:

- Revisiting Cillian Murphy’s breakout role and the film’s DIY production

- Controversial Influences: How Ebola, anthrax, and mad cow disease shaped the rage virus

- Love Story or Zombie Flick? Corrina argues it’s a romance; Jamie calls it a chilling pandemic allegory

- The rage virus vs. traditional undead tropes

- Why test audiences saved Jim’s life

- Filming in London post-9/11 & the movie’s cult classic status

- Sequel Hype: Will 28 Years Later redeem the franchise?

This episode is loaded with laughs, debates, and insider trivia that will have horror fans hooked!

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