A fan of Virus Outbreak movies?
Check these 8 films out
Always remember that whenever you end up catching a cold, there are
plenty of things you can contract that are far far worse.
Especially if you
live within a horror movie.
So today I thought I'd cover films which plots
that revolve around viral outbreaks.
Where an outbreak is a sudden occurrence of a disease within a particular
place and time frame.
In which it can affect a small town or an entire
continent.
Within the movie universe it's usually super lethal & highly contagious, or it
just turns you into some form of zombie, so for the sake of simplicity- I'm
going to focus on a mix of both types..
But I'm saving most of the zombie
ones for another video.
Director Wolfgang Petersen's Action Drama, Outbreak 1995
Follows Virologist Col Sam Daniels' whose job within the military is to
investigate nasty diseases.
When a deadly airborne virus finds its way into
a small town within the USA, it rapidly starts killing off the local
population.
where it's now up to Col Daniels and his team, to try and
control this viral outbreak.
The reason why most millennia's are afraid of monkeys, Outbreak is a
cheesy film with an all-star cast filled with all the stereotypes and clich�s
you would expect from a 90's movie.
This film will definitely require your suspension of disbelief at times, with
its unnecessary yet fun action scenes and unintentionally funny parts.
But
overall outbreak is a good popcorn movie, that should entertain and hold
your attention throughout.
Directors Balagureo & Plaza's, Mystery Horror, [Rec] 2007
Set in Barcelona, where a television reporter and her cameraman are
following a local fire crew for their Tv Show.
Whilst filming the fire-fighters
they receive a distress call from a local apartment building.
When they
arrive everything seems normal, until they go inside.
Shot as found footage, and absolutely terrifying- [REC] is a Spanish horror
that is done exceptionally well.
and as I'm personally not a fan of this sub-
genre it came as quite a surprise how much I liked it.
While I wouldn't say that it adds anything new, that doesn't take away from
the fact that this film is a solid benchmark for what found footage
movies�should attempt to achieve.
If you're a fan of the Blair Witch Project
or Cloverfield then give [Rec] a go.
Director Breck Eisner's, Horror Thriller, The Crazies 2010
Set in a small Iowa town where everything is pretty normal.
Until one day a
man burns down his own house, while another walks onto a school baseball
game with a loaded shotgun.
With all these crazy events happening, it
doesn't take the Sherriff long to figure out that something is definitely
affecting the people in his town.
Well shot with plenty of jumps scares and gore, The Crazies is a pretty
good remake with solid acting and a surprisingly engaging story.
While I
wouldn't say it's particularly scary, I'd say the movies strength lies with
how unsettling it is, where it makes you feel tense for the whole of the
third act.
Technically it's not a true zombie movie, but it does have an
original twist on the survival horror genre, that's fairly unique.
Director, Bruce McDonald's, Fantasy Horror, Pontypool 2008
Follows�radio announcer�Grant Mazzy, who has a new job in the small town
of Pontypool.
Whilst listening to their reporter describing a rather strange
sounding riot, the call gets abruptly cut off.
When the reporter calls back,
Grant & his team, become aware that something horrible is occurring just a
few miles away from them.
An intelligent horror that delivers more, than the usual cheap jump scares
Pontypool is a tension filled movie clearly inspired by Orson Wells' the war
of the worlds.
It's supported by top notch acting, combined with some of
the best suspense I've ever experienced within film.
Pontypool is completely different to your standard virus outbreak movies,
mainly due to it taking place entirely within a radio station- where it's
completely down to your imagination to fuel the fear.
Director, David Cronenberg's, Horror sci-fi, Shivers 1975
Set in a luxury apartment building, where there appears to be a bizarre
murder-suicide, in which a misguided biology researcher kills his mistress to
assure funding for his project.
But when the residents of the building start
getting sexually assaulted by their fellow tenants, it becomes clear there
was something more to that suicide.
Where this is more of a parasite based movie, than a straight forward virus
film, Shivers actually has a pretty disturbing premise, where nobody really
wants to be sexually violated in order to pass on a parasite!
While the picture and sound quality are fairly poor, and the acting n effects
are OK it won't matter if you're a fan of low budget horror or David
Cronenberg.
But if you're expecting more, then it might disappoint you.
Director Sung-su Kim's, Drama Thriller, Flu 2013
After smuggling illegal immigrants into South Korea, a smuggler catches an
unknown virus from one of their prisoners.
Soon after, the same symptoms
start to plague the residents within the suburbs of the city of Seoul.�Where
this new kind of deadly disease can kill a person within 36 hours.
An impressive disaster movie with a rather tense premise, Flu�really
delivers on suspense and action, with characters that are very engaging.
But it does have some tonal issues in regards to a few over-sentimental
scenes.
But Despite its flaws and it's over the top moments, Flu is a pretty
entertaining film.
It's just a pity that if the story had stuck to a darker tone
this could have been a very powerful movie.
Director Fernando Meirelles, Mystery sci-fi, Blindness 2008
Where a city is devastated by a mysterious epidemic of instant white
blindness.
Among the first infected is an ophthalmologist and his wife who
become quarantined by the government.
Sent to an abandoned mental
asylum, and without any medical supplies or visual aide, hundreds of
infected are left to their own means to survive.
With an awesome cast, solid cinematography, and great direction Blindness
is a gritty film which has a very different take on the outbreak genre.
While some people will see this as letdown in comparison to the novel it's
based on.
I think it succeeds at what it tries to accomplish; demonstrating
the human experience under terrible circumstances.
Blindness is a tough film to watch, and definitely not for everyone, but if
you're curious- then give it a try.
Director Danny Boyle's, Sci-fi Horror, 28 days later 2002
Follows Jim, who wakes up from a short term coma to see that the world
has drastically changed.
London has become like something from a post
apocalyptic movie and no-one can be found.
Unknown to Jim there are
plenty of people about, it's just that they've all become blood-crazed
psychopaths.
The low budget instant classic that redefined the zombie genre,�28 Days
later has loads of horror & terror with just about the right amount of
realism.
The characters are well developed, the plot is straight forward and
haunting and the pacing is tight.
28 days later, is very thought-provoking,
with a focus on survival and what it means to be human.�I honestly don't
really have anything bad to say about this movie, so if you haven't seen it
yet, check it out.
A fan of Virus Outbreak movies?
Check these 8 films out