Honestly don't be afraid of tv/film from other countries, as a reaction viewer, I can tell when a reactor is honestly trying to keep up with foreign (to those of us in the English speaking western world) names or terms. I really respect reactors who try, and you're one of my favorites and I don't think your supporters would give you shit. Keep up the good work.
I couldn't agree more with this comment. Do not be afraid to watch more foreign film/tv. I think you would love Squid Game...plus a second season is coming up. I have enjoyed so many things since I opened myself up to subtitled movies (Scandinavian/Polish/French/Belgian murder/mystery and Korean movies and shows). I also think you would love "The Intouchables" and absolutely wonderful french film.
7:43 "Mom said whoever says that is a bad person." Never were truer words spoken. I really appreciate the writers who can foreshadow later events, but not have us realize that without the benefit of hindsight.
Me sees title - "Oh cool Angela is going to watch one of my favourite zombie movies of all time" takes a second to remember the actual movie "Oh no there is no way she's ready for this"
This movie is a great example of the *essential* element needed for an iconic horror movie: making you care about the characters. It doesn’t matter how amazing the special effects are or how creepy the monster is, if you don’t give a fuck about the people under threat, it just doesn’t have a resonance that will keep a viewer fully locked in
As Dorothy J. Heydt said, there are 8 deadly words for any work of fiction: "I don't care what happens to these people". If the audience isn't invested in your characters, it's over. That doesn't mean they have to like the characters, hating a character and praying for their demise is also caring. But there has to be some sentiment there, something other than "eh, whatever". A lot of horror movies have characters that are so painfully dumb I'm like "oh now you're dead, who could've seen that coming huh?". But in Train to Busan you care about everyone, which is hard to pull off.
Respect to South Korea creatives! There seem to be millions of SK romance series on Netflix - but then, all the others, like Sweet Home, etc. Honestly, they show more imagination than a hell of a lot of western series.
@@funnylilgalreacts Can you please watch (free movie with available English subtitles on RUclips) = Soldier Boy. It's a Russian movie about a true story of the youngest soldier of world war 2 = The 6 year old Sergei.
I'm Asian and we don't get offended when people mispronounce words. Everybody speaks different languages with different pronunciations, so when you try to pronounce a foreign word, you tend to use your pronunciation because that's all you know. That's why Asians sound funny when they speak English, at the same time, westerners sound funny when they speak a language from Asia or anywhere else.
Oh my goodness, thank you so much for watching this movie! It’s genuinely one of it not the best zombie movies I’ve ever seen! The ending and when you see the characters that you want to survive get killed or turned to zombies never fails to make me cry, it’s so gut-wrenching. I love this movie so much, I sob my eyes out every time, no matter how many times I watch it, it’s beautifully heartbreaking 💔
Yes, Ma Dong-seok is a superhero. It is in fact his performance in this movie that had him cast as Gilgamesh in The Eternals. [And as with all the best zombie movies, it is also an excellent social commentary.]
All zombie movies/shows are supposed to be about people. The zombies are, at the end of the day, an unstoppable force of nature that WILL claim your life, so the question is, how do we react to that? Does it bring out the worst or the best in us? Do we lose our humanity? Do we live long enough to rebuild? If so, is it better than before, or is it a hell of our own making? A zombie movie that's just dumb fun action can be good but it's not memorable without good characters and/or social commentary.
I loved him as Gilgamesh. Wish the Eternals had been as good as all of the actors in it usually are. It's not unwatchable. It just isn't high on my list of things I will go out of my way to watch again.
Something that always breaks my heart and I didn't see it first time through...you can see it at 23:03....Mr. South Korea's phone background is his wife's ultrasound. He was so excited to be a dad that he made sure it was the first thing he saw every time he used his phone...😭
If you enjoyed this, you will absolutely fall in love with the Korean TV series "All Of Us Are Dead". It's on netflix, set in a high school during a zombie outbreak. Unmissable.
The main actor in this movie, Gong Yoo, also appears in Squid Game, a Netflix Series. Highly highly recommend that (in its original Korean language, not the ugly English dub) Since Season 2 is around the corner, you might want to add that to your list of things to watch ^^ (be prepared to bring lots of tissues though!)
The reason why this is THE best zombie movie (IMO) is it literally what would happen if a real zombie apocalypse would happen there's no hero army there's no theatrical ending or someone to save the day. Its just real raw in the moment movie.
The song that the little girl sings for her recital and that she sings at the end is called “Aloha ‘Oe”. Very famous farewell song written by Hawaii’s last Princess and it basically says “Until we meet again”. Hurts every time that song plays for funerals and goodbyes but this song was well placed for this movie. 😢
When a movie is so emotionally devastating that it makes you ugly cry, you know they did everything right. I’m not into zombie movies but I can easily say that Train to Busan is my absolute favorite. You should also check out the animated prequel Seoul Station.
Korean cinema is on a whole other level. Their shows too. As far as subtitles go, the more you watch subtitled things the easier it gets. I've been watched Kdramas for years and I don't even notice that I'm reading anymore. As far as recommendations go, there's so many! But for movies, try Parasite (it has Choi Woo Shik- the baseball player). For a show try Kingdom (it's historical zombies!)
I watched this movie when it came out. I'm a big zombie movie fan, and I was stationed in South Korea when I was in the Army. This movie hit me hard, and I felt the way you did watching it.
I've only scratched the surface but Korean movies and TV shows have some amazing ones that indelibly touch your heart and soul. I highly recommend watching some even if it is on your own time. You'll be amazed at how you will pick up on phrases and mannerisms.Squid Game is great and very much worth the watch. For zombie/horror there are tv shows like All of Us Are Dead, Sweet Home, Strangers From Hell, etc (even a historic zombie show in Kingdom). I personally am drawn to the rom-coms and some classics have just become a part of me like Secret Garden, Protect the Boss, Goblin, While You Were Sleeping, etc. Don't fear the subtitles. It is why you will still find that some people have still not watched Train to Busan. How much do we miss out on by not speaking the language & worrying about not reading quick enough.
We can only assume playing with the stocks, making that bio company got bankrupt that somehow lead to lesser security, and the virus got out. Amazing movie, acting. I LOVE South Korean movies, and series. Especially historical themed dramas. The quality of scripts, acting, directing, camerawork is always so extremely amazing and professional... Thanks for the reaction!
The budget for the movie "Train to Busan" was 11.5 billion won, which is equivalent to 8.33 million dollars. It is a low-budget movie compared to American movies.
A stunning film, in any genre / category. Beautifully paced, visually stunning and packing an emotional gut-punch. So glad you checked it out, hope to see more foreign language works on the channel.
Your names for the characters were hilarious - I did the same thing (Main Dad, Hero Dad, Hero Pregnant Lady, Baseball Kid, Asshole Businessman, etc.) I think Mr. Super South Korea's wife was a hero, too - while he was beating up zombies, she was running around scooping up the most vulnerable and getting them to safety. I just loved their whole relationship, the joking & teasing, the shared values (protect everyone!)
I realize it's "just" a zombie movie, but holy shit, no movie has ever destroyed me the way the last 15 minutes of this movie destroy me. Last time I watched it, I needed a full hour to recover because I was just so emotionally spent.
A good film, I enjoyed your reaction to this film including you crying. The best korean film is Oldboy (2003), you should definately watch that if you're going to watch another korean film.
If you can get used to subtitles (which is surprisingly easy), a whole new world of excellent cinema opens up. There's so much great stuff coming out of Korea, Germany, France, Norway and lots of other countries around the globe. Every country has it's own unique way of telling a story, and it's so interesting to learn about different cultures and customs. I never realized how 'cookie cutter' a lot of US tv and movies were until I started watching a lot of foreign content. ...and yes SQUID GAME next!!! It is the most watched show in netflix history for many reasons
6:08 -- "I don't know what that was about" -- In Asian cultures, when one wishes to date a person, they make a "confession" to that person of their intent. The person who receives the confession then has the choice of accepting or rejecting it. In the scene, from the context clues, she confessed to him and he rejected her, but she is rejecting the rejection, and the teammates are supporting her, thus their chant that he should accept her.
@@MagsonDare That's an Asian thing? I thought it was just logic. If someone tells you they're interested, you can either accept it or reject it. Isn't that universal?
@@msl1689 I agree with you that it makes complete sense, but yeah, it's not something done "before dating" in American culture (and I daresay Western cultures in general). We tend to go on a few dates with someone and then as the relationship gets established the particiapnts start saying "Well.. .what are we to each other?" Teh interwebz are full of stories and videos of apparent couples being asked "how long have you been together?" and one or the other will say something like "8 months" while the other will simultaneously say "we aren't together!" In the written stories (usually seeking advice from others) the one who said "we're together" usually indicates feelings of betrayal by the other and the advice given them is invariably to have a conversation to establish just who and what they are to each other, while in videos the interviewer usually just tries to move past the awkward moment. The 1st time I saw a romcom kdrama (IIRC it was "Cinderella and the 4 Knights") and a guy said he wanted to make a confession to the MC girl and everyone around them went "Whoa! No way!" I was very confused becuz I didn't know of the Asian 'confession thing' so I thought he was talking about going to a priest to gain absolution, but didn't see how him saying he'd confess his sins to the girl he'd been crushing on for a while was going to help him with that. It was only later that I learned about "confession" meaning something completely different there.
@@msl1689 The "formal confession" is asking the person to date exclusively. For Americans (and Westerners in general?) this usually happens several months down the line after many dates. For Asians it's the beginning of the relationship.
@@msl1689 basically the confession is also the beginning of courting so they confess that they like you, they'll start courting you, and the two of you are in courtship, with one being the courter and one being the courtee. It's not even a full blown relationship 😅
Don't worry about pronouncing names correctly. You did fine in this reaction. Like Bong Joon-ho, director of "Parasite" said, "Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films". I hope this is the start of your journey of discovering more amazing foreign films, especially South Korean ones. They are at the top of their game, right now. I would absolutely recommend "Squid Game" if you haven't yet watched it. Use the regular (non-cc) version of the subtitles, if you do choose to watch it.
The director of this film had been doing animated films before this. Train to Busan was his first live action film, but you can see how much of it has an animated movie feel with the action sequences. How many of the zombie scenes, especially the one towards the end with the last survivors, they just feel like the zombies are flowing like water at them. Like a force of nature.
This shows nothing beats a great story and character development. I remember thinking before I saw this there can't be anything new in this genre of film. I was completely wrong. Never cried at the zombie film...before this one.
@Angela This was a treat :) please keep doing movies as often as you can/want to :). You have a wonderful amazing heart. Looking forward to watching Xmen 97 season 2 with you. The best movies movie us emotionally:)
It is one of my favourite Films; it is so Great - I feel like it rips my heart every time I watch it because it has so much heart, and I love the characters. Angela, You did a fantastic job, and I'm glad you watched and reacted to it. Please do more. There are many great non-English films I know you would love to see.
For a fantastic Korean action movie, I recommend The Host from 2006. Director Bong Joon-Ho, who would later do Snowpiercer and win Oscars for Parasite, basically tries to outdo Spielberg in a fantastic creature feature. I also have a soft spot for The Man from Nowhere, a brutal action movie from 2010. You know how 80s action films had that unmistakable edge, almost nastiness, to them? The Korean film industry in the new millennium felt like the second coming of the 80s action movie.
This is one of my all time favorite reaction channels and when I saw the title for this video, I immediately thought "Oh no, Angela is not ready for this film." I certainly wasn't, but overall it was a really good zombie film.
Who would have thought that watching a zombie movie could make you cry? This is what makes the film Train To Busan the best zombie film I have ever watched😊😊😊
I waited a couple days to watch your reaction to this one because I *knew* it was an emotional film (although it's one of my favorites in the genre) ... it still tears me up at the end. I had to be in a good place to watch it again ... and I knew it would hit HARD because of your heart/nature. Thank you for the watch-along. Thank you for sharing your feelings so openly. South Korea has gotten itself quite a bit of recognition lately as a place that's putting out some really good films (including a recent Academy Award nominee (winner?)) ... I hope movies like this bring more awareness to good story-telling from all parts of the world.
A note about the door operation: train doors usually have a lever than when pulled, an automated system will open the door and close it after a few seconds. The red mechanism that the main guy turns is to shut that automated mechanism off, so only applying physical and continous push/pull would make the door slide, so even if the zombies accidentally touched and pushed the lever, nothing would happen
This is why I watch this channel. The 1st time I watched this movie, I was moved and I thought it was a good movie. But Angela's empathy is so strong, that I actually got emotional with her.
Thank you for watching this amazing movie Angela. It's one of my favorites and no matter how many times I've seen it and how many reactors I've watched I still end up in tears several times. I think the one that gets me the most is the song at the end, it just breaks my heart. As for Squid Games, it is a must for you even if you don't watch it for the channel just watch it for yourself (but we would all love for you to watch it with us) Also, in the zombie genre All.of Us are Dead is very good. Other Korean films you might want to give a shot are I Saw The Devil, The Man From Nowhere, Host of course Parasite, and one of the best but one hard watch Oldboy.(stay away from the Spike Lee remake, its like a Walmart painting compared to a Picasso). Finally, I hope you had a lovely Halloween and I do love the new hair. 😊
I was so exhausted after watching this movie for the first time, just 2.5 hours of nonstop STRESS and heartbreak. I had been spoiled about what happens to the dad and it still wrecked me Also, if you do consider doing more Korean media on the channel, definitely recommend Squid Game, as well as Vincenzo, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, The Glory, and Crash Landing on You, among others. They are all available on netflix, i believe
As a Korean, PLEASE don’t be scared of subtitles and foreign tv/film! Train to Busan is an amazing, wonderfully made, brilliant movie and even if you don’t know names or locations or how to pronounce stuff, you still understand the storyline and the emotion, which is important! I LOVE seeing people get into Korean film for the first time and it’s so great! Squid Game is wonderful, and The Glory is probably one of the best series I’ve watched. It’s INCREDIBLY dark and f’ed up so I’d watch with caution, cause there’s a lot of things happening that are just mind-blowingly horrible, but the acting is AMAZING and if you’re someone who can mentally and emotionally handle darker themes, I highly suggest it. Thank you for your reaction to this, one of my favorite K-Films of all time. Not understanding the language or knowing names is just part of the process! Heck, I speak Korean already (conversationally) and even I barely know their characters names 😂 so please don’t be scared, we WANT to bring more people in and introduce the media form to more people!
Recommended Korean shows to watch: Goblin aka Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Crash Landing on You Squid Game The Glory Something in the Rain Hi Bye, Mama My Love from the Star My Mister Signal Movies to watch: Sunny Moonlit Winter Parasite The Handmaiden Mother (The next three are a trilogy in exploring a theme and not your usual Part 1, 2, and 3 kind of trilogy) - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance - Oldboy (most famous of the three) - Lady Vengeance (personal favorite of the three) I Saw the Devil Burning
I love that you watched this - Squid Game has some of the same great qualities as this one. It makes you care about the characters, and wrenches your heart. It's definitely worth watching. Don't worry about the names too much - we understand it's tough to keep track and tough to say them right. It is so worth reacting to.
In South Korea people don't use "names" as much as in other countries in their daily lives. Yes they do it of course but it depends on "rank", status, age etc. At work for example, u don't call your boss by your name but by "title" even between co-workers depending on how your relation is with each other. In life itself, there are "titles" u use to address people older than u even by one or two years. U call people "sis", "bro", "uncle" "aunt" "grandma" "grandpa" etc even if u are not related. U might add their names to the titles but u always use honorifics unless u are of the same age or something. U also address people by their work, for example u would address a bus driver as "Mr Driver", a lawyer as "lawyer xxx" etc
So all the zombie actors that have to do all the contortionist stuff are basically members of South Korea's equivalent of Cirque du Soleil, no CGI just all top tier gymnasts with great makeup.
when i first watched this one...i was expecting a zombie movie on a train...that's it...nothing more...what i wasn't expecting was a drama that drew me in because of the amazing cast of characters. then the movie broke me. this is the my favorite zombie movie. Korea makes some really great movies. we're out of spooky season now but check out a movie called The Wailing. fantastic movie
This was the first movie to make me ugly cry. Just absolutely lost it. Being a single dad I could relate to doing everything in your power to protect your babies, and having that real fear of leaving them behind if anything ever happened to you... Needless to say, my face gets messed up every single time I watch this film. Great reaction as always, and please don't be afraid to watch Squid Game in subtitles. It's an abolute masterpiece you don't wanna miss.
Would love to see more foreign movie/show reactions from you! South Korea puts out some absolute bangers, I would love to see you watch Squid Game or Parasite
What makes zombies so ferocious, to me, is the fact that they don't feel pain. So like, it's pulled a hammy, but it doesn't care. Bones are broken? Doesn't care. It just keeps going until it's physically incapable of doing so...
The actor, Kim Eui-Sung, who played the bad guy (Stallion Express CEO), is the real hero in the kdrama 'W Two Worlds.' This show makes anyone who watches it 2x emotional than the reactions of people to Train to Busan.
Also, please dont let subtitles stop you. Honestly, diving into foreign content is the best way to expose yourself to new things. People will be VERY charitable when it comes to pronunciation etc. Trust me. You'd also be suprised how fast you can pick up on new words and such when you watch enough content in another language. As long as you are trying, people will totally understand its new to you :] (Please watch Squid Game with subtitles)
Being from Hawaii I would never in a million years have imagined the song Aloha 'Oe being in the end credits to a zombie movie, but somehow it works beautifully
I recommend watching Miracle in Cell No. 7 it came out in 2013 but still holds up to this day. It’s so popular that there are 4 remakes of the film from different countries and they say that Spain and the US will also be remaking the film at some point. It’s categorized as a Korean comedy drama. You will not regret watching it but have plenty of tissues handy it’s a bonafide tear jerker!
Great reaction, Angela! I think everyone is surprised at how emotional Train to Busan is, since they go into it thinking it's just a standard zombie movie. You should definitely watch Squid Game. You'll even see a familiar face from Train to Busan. If you do watch Squid Game, go with the original audio and choose English subtitles and not English captions. The captions paraphrase a lot of things so you'll miss a couple of important points, and the English audio dub is probably the worst thing I've ever heard in my life. There is absolutely no emotion from any of the English actors at all. I swear they were just handed the script and the only direction they were given was "read this".
"He's a superhero" Yes, yes he is. He was in The Eternals as the super strong one (I forget the name of the character) and I believe he got the role specifically because of this movie. He's one of the best parts of the movie, and it's heartbreaking what happens. As is the rest of the characters you care about. But the "asshole father" really hits hard. Character redemption is always great to see (even if he wasn't evil or anything of course) but his is just, the amount of water coming out of my eyes during that scene on the locomotive/engine car at the end, is always unreal. And I knew going into this reaction, by that point watching you watch this was going to destroy all of us. It's SO emotional and no one thought this would be coming from a "stupid zombie" movie. Incredibly well made, SUPER well acting and great well-done action that doesn't outshine the amazing acting and personal stories. Terrific stuff.
This movie has me in tears every time I see it. There is an animated prequel called Soule Station, and a sequel called Peninsula. This is the best one, though.
I didn't expect you to cry harder than any other movie you've watched before But to be fair.. I cried just as hard.. South Korean shit really hits different.
Your facial expressions are so good, very animated. I’m at the start of the video so ehmm let’s just say I’m terrified with this one because I myself already can’t keep it dry and if someone else go,s, I’ll go to🤣 And yes, nice is it to have characters that are smart haha As a horror lover, outside of the classics, I choose Korean and Japanese over Hollywood any day of the week lol I couldn’t name a Hollywood movie where I have felt all of these feelings this one does. And i don’t want kinds but me and super south-Korea man ((i know his name but i had to 🤣) definitely could practice a lot😏🤣 I seriously have my tissues ready next to me😂 Jup I ugly cried again.
Don't worry about getting into subtitles and looking awkward. It's a thing to practice like all other things. Don't worry about getting names wrong either. It's to be expected if you're not familiar with the culture or language. It's not like you're intentionally mispronouncing them. A whole world of cinema is waiting for you. :)
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Best child acting I have literally ever seen.
She's absolutely amazing.
the kid was adorable.
They were incredible! But go watch the mega-famous film "The Witch" (2015) for a child performance that i think tops this
The VVich? Excellent flick.. The kid that puked up the apple did an amazing job. I was captivated by the performances.
@@jackransom. Indeed!
Honestly don't be afraid of tv/film from other countries, as a reaction viewer, I can tell when a reactor is honestly trying to keep up with foreign (to those of us in the English speaking western world) names or terms. I really respect reactors who try, and you're one of my favorites and I don't think your supporters would give you shit. Keep up the good work.
And some of the best shows are in different languages
I couldn't agree more with this comment. Do not be afraid to watch more foreign film/tv. I think you would love Squid Game...plus a second season is coming up. I have enjoyed so many things since I opened myself up to subtitled movies (Scandinavian/Polish/French/Belgian murder/mystery and Korean movies and shows). I also think you would love "The Intouchables" and absolutely wonderful french film.
@@StephenRae-u1t Korean movies in particular have been so up recently. So many bangers.
+1
Hope you had your tissues ready.
Alright, who knew Angela was highly empathetic and yet STILL made her watch this?!?
All of us?
I've been begging her to react to this since the early days
I literally can't watch this without bawling my eyes out of my face.
For next movie ? All of us are dead ? 😅😂@@billhutchinson6318
It’s a canon event. We all must experience the emotions
7:43 "Mom said whoever says that is a bad person."
Never were truer words spoken.
I really appreciate the writers who can foreshadow later events, but not have us realize that without the benefit of hindsight.
Me sees title - "Oh cool Angela is going to watch one of my favourite zombie movies of all time"
takes a second to remember the actual movie
"Oh no there is no way she's ready for this"
I was in fact not ready 😭😭😭
*Blank stare with a smile that turns into a frown*..........uh oh
Legit my thought my process too lmfao
Just a lil note. Superkorean actually plays a superhero in the MCU. 😊
@@juliobarrientos4045 He was the best thing about that movie too
This movie is a great example of the *essential* element needed for an iconic horror movie: making you care about the characters. It doesn’t matter how amazing the special effects are or how creepy the monster is, if you don’t give a fuck about the people under threat, it just doesn’t have a resonance that will keep a viewer fully locked in
As Dorothy J. Heydt said, there are 8 deadly words for any work of fiction: "I don't care what happens to these people". If the audience isn't invested in your characters, it's over. That doesn't mean they have to like the characters, hating a character and praying for their demise is also caring. But there has to be some sentiment there, something other than "eh, whatever". A lot of horror movies have characters that are so painfully dumb I'm like "oh now you're dead, who could've seen that coming huh?". But in Train to Busan you care about everyone, which is hard to pull off.
This movie should really be called "Emotional Rollercoaster to Busan."
Emotional Damage
😂😂😂 Exactly
"if my husband looked like that, we'd be having lotsa kids!" 😂
Love it!!
Lmao when I heard I was like what but same 😭😂
Omg you did not! Train to Busan will wreck everyone with the top tier child acting. I'm already looking forward to seeing the tears flow
Bro when that old lady died I cried
As a Korean, it’s ok if you mispronounce names, don’t mind at all! Love this movie, don’t worry about subtitles, your reaction was great!
Respect to South Korea creatives! There seem to be millions of SK romance series on Netflix - but then, all the others, like Sweet Home, etc. Honestly, they show more imagination than a hell of a lot of western series.
“That baby is so lucky to have him for a dad!”…. That hurt my soul😢
That bite shattered my heart. He was an amazing dad 🥲
and unlucky to never know him
@@funnylilgalreacts Can you please watch (free movie with available English subtitles on RUclips) = Soldier Boy. It's a Russian movie about a true story of the youngest soldier of world war 2 = The 6 year old Sergei.
I'm Asian and we don't get offended when people mispronounce words. Everybody speaks different languages with different pronunciations, so when you try to pronounce a foreign word, you tend to use your pronunciation because that's all you know. That's why Asians sound funny when they speak English, at the same time, westerners sound funny when they speak a language from Asia or anywhere else.
"I hate that man with the fire of a thousand suns"
Welcome to the club girl!
26:40biggest coward and control freak on that train
Oh my goodness, thank you so much for watching this movie! It’s genuinely one of it not the best zombie movies I’ve ever seen! The ending and when you see the characters that you want to survive get killed or turned to zombies never fails to make me cry, it’s so gut-wrenching. I love this movie so much, I sob my eyes out every time, no matter how many times I watch it, it’s beautifully heartbreaking 💔
The single best child performance I've ever seen in my life. That kid went to a real place to get that performance.
Agreed
Yes, Ma Dong-seok is a superhero. It is in fact his performance in this movie that had him cast as Gilgamesh in The Eternals.
[And as with all the best zombie movies, it is also an excellent social commentary.]
There is another hood movie where he plays a mob guy teamed up with a cop that is worth a watch
All zombie movies/shows are supposed to be about people. The zombies are, at the end of the day, an unstoppable force of nature that WILL claim your life, so the question is, how do we react to that? Does it bring out the worst or the best in us? Do we lose our humanity? Do we live long enough to rebuild? If so, is it better than before, or is it a hell of our own making? A zombie movie that's just dumb fun action can be good but it's not memorable without good characters and/or social commentary.
We dont talk about Eternals. Its beyond naff.
I loved him as Gilgamesh. Wish the Eternals had been as good as all of the actors in it usually are. It's not unwatchable. It just isn't high on my list of things I will go out of my way to watch again.
Something that always breaks my heart and I didn't see it first time through...you can see it at 23:03....Mr. South Korea's phone background is his wife's ultrasound. He was so excited to be a dad that he made sure it was the first thing he saw every time he used his phone...😭
@@peppypaladin8842 so that's it.
If you enjoyed this, you will absolutely fall in love with the Korean TV series "All Of Us Are Dead". It's on netflix, set in a high school during a zombie outbreak. Unmissable.
The main actor in this movie, Gong Yoo, also appears in Squid Game, a Netflix Series. Highly highly recommend that (in its original Korean language, not the ugly English dub)
Since Season 2 is around the corner, you might want to add that to your list of things to watch ^^ (be prepared to bring lots of tissues though!)
The studio: “So for this new movie, what genre are we going for?”
Writers: “Yes”
it started out as a horror movie, and ended up as a tear jerking movie.
I have seen this movie a dozen times and each time I am reduced to a puddle of tears.
The reason why this is THE best zombie movie (IMO) is it literally what would happen if a real zombie apocalypse would happen there's no hero army there's no theatrical ending or someone to save the day. Its just real raw in the moment movie.
The song that the little girl sings for her recital and that she sings at the end is called “Aloha ‘Oe”. Very famous farewell song written by Hawaii’s last Princess and it basically says “Until we meet again”. Hurts every time that song plays for funerals and goodbyes but this song was well placed for this movie. 😢
When a movie is so emotionally devastating that it makes you ugly cry, you know they did everything right. I’m not into zombie movies but I can easily say that Train to Busan is my absolute favorite. You should also check out the animated prequel Seoul Station.
Kingdom, Train to Busan, All of Us Dead. The top three zombie movies and dramas were all made in S.Korea.
Korean cinema is on a whole other level. Their shows too. As far as subtitles go, the more you watch subtitled things the easier it gets. I've been watched Kdramas for years and I don't even notice that I'm reading anymore. As far as recommendations go, there's so many! But for movies, try Parasite (it has Choi Woo Shik- the baseball player). For a show try Kingdom (it's historical zombies!)
After watching this movie Mr. Super South Korea became one of mine and my husbands favorite actors. We watch everything he is in now lol
He’s just so PHENOMENAL
Have you seen "The Gangster, the Cop, and the Devil"? He was really badass in that one.
@@eatsmylifeYT Yessss!!! It's so good!
I watched this movie when it came out. I'm a big zombie movie fan, and I was stationed in South Korea when I was in the Army. This movie hit me hard, and I felt the way you did watching it.
Did you see All of us are dead? Koreans do zombies and horror so well!
If I'm not mistaken, I think this is the highest grossing Korean movie of all time.
I've only scratched the surface but Korean movies and TV shows have some amazing ones that indelibly touch your heart and soul. I highly recommend watching some even if it is on your own time. You'll be amazed at how you will pick up on phrases and mannerisms.Squid Game is great and very much worth the watch. For zombie/horror there are tv shows like All of Us Are Dead, Sweet Home, Strangers From Hell, etc (even a historic zombie show in Kingdom). I personally am drawn to the rom-coms and some classics have just become a part of me like Secret Garden, Protect the Boss, Goblin, While You Were Sleeping, etc.
Don't fear the subtitles. It is why you will still find that some people have still not watched Train to Busan. How much do we miss out on by not speaking the language & worrying about not reading quick enough.
One of my all time fav movies! This movie gets me every time. Great reaction!!
We can only assume playing with the stocks, making that bio company got bankrupt that somehow lead to lesser security, and the virus got out.
Amazing movie, acting. I LOVE South Korean movies, and series. Especially historical themed dramas.
The quality of scripts, acting, directing, camerawork is always so extremely amazing and professional...
Thanks for the reaction!
The budget for the movie "Train to Busan" was 11.5 billion won, which is equivalent to 8.33 million dollars. It is a low-budget movie compared to American movies.
A stunning film, in any genre / category.
Beautifully paced, visually stunning and packing an emotional gut-punch.
So glad you checked it out, hope to see more foreign language works on the channel.
i love this movie, damn the kid scene in the train at the end really hit, the force, pain in her voice is a really good acting
Your names for the characters were hilarious - I did the same thing (Main Dad, Hero Dad, Hero Pregnant Lady, Baseball Kid, Asshole Businessman, etc.) I think Mr. Super South Korea's wife was a hero, too - while he was beating up zombies, she was running around scooping up the most vulnerable and getting them to safety. I just loved their whole relationship, the joking & teasing, the shared values (protect everyone!)
Asshole😂
Ma Dong Seok is such a great actor. If you want to see a great film the Gangster, the cop and the devil is a good film
Hoooo boy yup this is gonna be a good reaction lol
Korean cinema and television has so many great movies and tv shows
I realize it's "just" a zombie movie, but holy shit, no movie has ever destroyed me the way the last 15 minutes of this movie destroy me. Last time I watched it, I needed a full hour to recover because I was just so emotionally spent.
A good film, I enjoyed your reaction to this film including you crying. The best korean film is Oldboy (2003), you should definately watch that if you're going to watch another korean film.
If you can get used to subtitles (which is surprisingly easy), a whole new world of excellent cinema opens up. There's so much great stuff coming out of Korea, Germany, France, Norway and lots of other countries around the globe. Every country has it's own unique way of telling a story, and it's so interesting to learn about different cultures and customs. I never realized how 'cookie cutter' a lot of US tv and movies were until I started watching a lot of foreign content.
...and yes SQUID GAME next!!! It is the most watched show in netflix history for many reasons
What a spectacular review.!One of the best I’ve seen.
Thank you!
6:08 -- "I don't know what that was about" -- In Asian cultures, when one wishes to date a person, they make a "confession" to that person of their intent. The person who receives the confession then has the choice of accepting or rejecting it. In the scene, from the context clues, she confessed to him and he rejected her, but she is rejecting the rejection, and the teammates are supporting her, thus their chant that he should accept her.
@@MagsonDare That's an Asian thing? I thought it was just logic. If someone tells you they're interested, you can either accept it or reject it. Isn't that universal?
@@msl1689 I agree with you that it makes complete sense, but yeah, it's not something done "before dating" in American culture (and I daresay Western cultures in general). We tend to go on a few dates with someone and then as the relationship gets established the particiapnts start saying "Well.. .what are we to each other?" Teh interwebz are full of stories and videos of apparent couples being asked "how long have you been together?" and one or the other will say something like "8 months" while the other will simultaneously say "we aren't together!" In the written stories (usually seeking advice from others) the one who said "we're together" usually indicates feelings of betrayal by the other and the advice given them is invariably to have a conversation to establish just who and what they are to each other, while in videos the interviewer usually just tries to move past the awkward moment.
The 1st time I saw a romcom kdrama (IIRC it was "Cinderella and the 4 Knights") and a guy said he wanted to make a confession to the MC girl and everyone around them went "Whoa! No way!" I was very confused becuz I didn't know of the Asian 'confession thing' so I thought he was talking about going to a priest to gain absolution, but didn't see how him saying he'd confess his sins to the girl he'd been crushing on for a while was going to help him with that. It was only later that I learned about "confession" meaning something completely different there.
@@MagsonDare But isn't just asking someone out on a date a confession of interest in itself? Which people are free to accept or reject?
@@msl1689 The "formal confession" is asking the person to date exclusively. For Americans (and Westerners in general?) this usually happens several months down the line after many dates. For Asians it's the beginning of the relationship.
@@msl1689 basically the confession is also the beginning of courting so they confess that they like you, they'll start courting you, and the two of you are in courtship, with one being the courter and one being the courtee. It's not even a full blown relationship 😅
1. The baseball kid Choi Woo-shik plays in The Academy Award winning film "Parasite."
I came from *Instagram* to say:
*CONGRATULATIONS* on the engagement Angela😊👏
😍😍😍😍😍
This is excellent Angela, I needed to watch something at work, I couldn't believe it when you said this reaction was coming
Don't worry about pronouncing names correctly. You did fine in this reaction. Like Bong Joon-ho, director of "Parasite" said, "Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films". I hope this is the start of your journey of discovering more amazing foreign films, especially South Korean ones. They are at the top of their game, right now. I would absolutely recommend "Squid Game" if you haven't yet watched it. Use the regular (non-cc) version of the subtitles, if you do choose to watch it.
The director of this film had been doing animated films before this. Train to Busan was his first live action film, but you can see how much of it has an animated movie feel with the action sequences. How many of the zombie scenes, especially the one towards the end with the last survivors, they just feel like the zombies are flowing like water at them. Like a force of nature.
This shows nothing beats a great story and character development. I remember thinking before I saw this there can't be anything new in this genre of film. I was completely wrong. Never cried at the zombie film...before this one.
@Angela This was a treat :) please keep doing movies as often as you can/want to :). You have a wonderful amazing heart. Looking forward to watching Xmen 97 season 2 with you. The best movies movie us emotionally:)
It is one of my favourite Films; it is so Great - I feel like it rips my heart every time I watch it because it has so much heart, and I love the characters. Angela, You did a fantastic job, and I'm glad you watched and reacted to it. Please do more. There are many great non-English films I know you would love to see.
얼마나 슬프게 우시는지 저까지 눈물이 났네요 😂
For a fantastic Korean action movie, I recommend The Host from 2006. Director Bong Joon-Ho, who would later do Snowpiercer and win Oscars for Parasite, basically tries to outdo Spielberg in a fantastic creature feature.
I also have a soft spot for The Man from Nowhere, a brutal action movie from 2010. You know how 80s action films had that unmistakable edge, almost nastiness, to them? The Korean film industry in the new millennium felt like the second coming of the 80s action movie.
This is one of my all time favorite reaction channels and when I saw the title for this video, I immediately thought "Oh no, Angela is not ready for this film." I certainly wasn't, but overall it was a really good zombie film.
i’ve seen this movie several times and STILL cried watching you watch this lol
This movies is all about real life scenario, pure survival instinct, no "save the world" thing
Who would have thought that watching a zombie movie could make you cry? This is what makes the film Train To Busan the best zombie film I have ever watched😊😊😊
I waited a couple days to watch your reaction to this one because I *knew* it was an emotional film (although it's one of my favorites in the genre) ... it still tears me up at the end. I had to be in a good place to watch it again ... and I knew it would hit HARD because of your heart/nature. Thank you for the watch-along. Thank you for sharing your feelings so openly.
South Korea has gotten itself quite a bit of recognition lately as a place that's putting out some really good films (including a recent Academy Award nominee (winner?)) ... I hope movies like this bring more awareness to good story-telling from all parts of the world.
I know I've been asking for this for a while, but I am so sorry. But there's a lot of Korean stuff you would absolutely love
A note about the door operation: train doors usually have a lever than when pulled, an automated system will open the door and close it after a few seconds. The red mechanism that the main guy turns is to shut that automated mechanism off, so only applying physical and continous push/pull would make the door slide, so even if the zombies accidentally touched and pushed the lever, nothing would happen
Angela: "I would watch zombie movie"
Viewers: "ok. What movie?"
Angela: "Train to Busan"
Viewers who knows: (John Wick) oh... 😮
Foreign films/tv shows
Amazing
This is why I watch this channel. The 1st time I watched this movie, I was moved and I thought it was a good movie. But Angela's empathy is so strong, that I actually got emotional with her.
Thank you for watching this amazing movie Angela. It's one of my favorites and no matter how many times I've seen it and how many reactors I've watched I still end up in tears several times. I think the one that gets me the most is the song at the end, it just breaks my heart.
As for Squid Games, it is a must for you even if you don't watch it for the channel just watch it for yourself (but we would all love for you to watch it with us) Also, in the zombie genre All.of Us are Dead is very good. Other Korean films you might want to give a shot are I Saw The Devil, The Man From Nowhere, Host of course Parasite, and one of the best but one hard watch Oldboy.(stay away from the Spike Lee remake, its like a Walmart painting compared to a Picasso).
Finally, I hope you had a lovely Halloween and I do love the new hair. 😊
this still make me cried koreans is so amazing making this films
I was so exhausted after watching this movie for the first time, just 2.5 hours of nonstop STRESS and heartbreak. I had been spoiled about what happens to the dad and it still wrecked me
Also, if you do consider doing more Korean media on the channel, definitely recommend Squid Game, as well as Vincenzo, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, The Glory, and Crash Landing on You, among others. They are all available on netflix, i believe
Train to Busan is fantastic. Another great movie you might enjoy is The Man from Nowhere.
As a Korean, PLEASE don’t be scared of subtitles and foreign tv/film! Train to Busan is an amazing, wonderfully made, brilliant movie and even if you don’t know names or locations or how to pronounce stuff, you still understand the storyline and the emotion, which is important! I LOVE seeing people get into Korean film for the first time and it’s so great! Squid Game is wonderful, and The Glory is probably one of the best series I’ve watched. It’s INCREDIBLY dark and f’ed up so I’d watch with caution, cause there’s a lot of things happening that are just mind-blowingly horrible, but the acting is AMAZING and if you’re someone who can mentally and emotionally handle darker themes, I highly suggest it. Thank you for your reaction to this, one of my favorite K-Films of all time. Not understanding the language or knowing names is just part of the process! Heck, I speak Korean already (conversationally) and even I barely know their characters names 😂 so please don’t be scared, we WANT to bring more people in and introduce the media form to more people!
Recommended Korean shows to watch:
Goblin aka Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Crash Landing on You
Squid Game
The Glory
Something in the Rain
Hi Bye, Mama
My Love from the Star
My Mister
Signal
Movies to watch:
Sunny
Moonlit Winter
Parasite
The Handmaiden
Mother
(The next three are a trilogy in exploring a theme and not your usual Part 1, 2, and 3 kind of trilogy)
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
- Oldboy (most famous of the three)
- Lady Vengeance (personal favorite of the three)
I Saw the Devil
Burning
I love that you watched this - Squid Game has some of the same great qualities as this one. It makes you care about the characters, and wrenches your heart. It's definitely worth watching. Don't worry about the names too much - we understand it's tough to keep track and tough to say them right. It is so worth reacting to.
In South Korea people don't use "names" as much as in other countries in their daily lives. Yes they do it of course but it depends on "rank", status, age etc. At work for example, u don't call your boss by your name but by "title" even between co-workers depending on how your relation is with each other. In life itself, there are "titles" u use to address people older than u even by one or two years. U call people "sis", "bro", "uncle" "aunt" "grandma" "grandpa" etc even if u are not related. U might add their names to the titles but u always use honorifics unless u are of the same age or something. U also address people by their work, for example u would address a bus driver as "Mr Driver", a lawyer as "lawyer xxx" etc
I love it when you do movie reactions.❤
So all the zombie actors that have to do all the contortionist stuff are basically members of South Korea's equivalent of Cirque du Soleil, no CGI just all top tier gymnasts with great makeup.
Never thought you’d do this one cuz I thought someone would’ve warned you about the emotional toll this movie takes 😬
I absolutely loved your reaction to this". New sub..Thank you and have a great week..take care everyone..Xx
when i first watched this one...i was expecting a zombie movie on a train...that's it...nothing more...what i wasn't expecting was a drama that drew me in because of the amazing cast of characters. then the movie broke me. this is the my favorite zombie movie. Korea makes some really great movies. we're out of spooky season now but check out a movie called The Wailing. fantastic movie
This was the first movie to make me ugly cry. Just absolutely lost it. Being a single dad I could relate to doing everything in your power to protect your babies, and having that real fear of leaving them behind if anything ever happened to you... Needless to say, my face gets messed up every single time I watch this film. Great reaction as always, and please don't be afraid to watch Squid Game in subtitles. It's an abolute masterpiece you don't wanna miss.
This movie truly is a destroyer of hearts...
Would love to see more foreign movie/show reactions from you! South Korea puts out some absolute bangers, I would love to see you watch Squid Game or Parasite
What makes zombies so ferocious, to me, is the fact that they don't feel pain. So like, it's pulled a hammy, but it doesn't care. Bones are broken? Doesn't care. It just keeps going until it's physically incapable of doing so...
The actor, Kim Eui-Sung, who played the bad guy (Stallion Express CEO), is the real hero in the kdrama 'W Two Worlds.' This show makes anyone who watches it 2x emotional than the reactions of people to Train to Busan.
I watched this with no prior knowledge on what it was and it became my favourite film EVER
Also, please dont let subtitles stop you. Honestly, diving into foreign content is the best way to expose yourself to new things. People will be VERY charitable when it comes to pronunciation etc. Trust me. You'd also be suprised how fast you can pick up on new words and such when you watch enough content in another language. As long as you are trying, people will totally understand its new to you :] (Please watch Squid Game with subtitles)
The little girl in this movie deserves ALL the awards! She definitely has a bright career ahead of her.
And you definitely should watch Squid Games!
Don’t worry about mispronunciation; as long as you’re sincere and it seems that you are.❤
A woman who wears her emotions on her sleeves is about to watch Train to Busan. This should be interesting
Being from Hawaii I would never in a million years have imagined the song Aloha 'Oe being in the end credits to a zombie movie, but somehow it works beautifully
Well I had plans...then I saw you were jumping in to this. Plans change! This will be seared into your memory forever. 🤫
I recommend watching Miracle in Cell No. 7 it came out in 2013 but still holds up to this day. It’s so popular that there are 4 remakes of the film from different countries and they say that Spain and the US will also be remaking the film at some point. It’s categorized as a Korean comedy drama. You will not regret watching it but have plenty of tissues handy it’s a bonafide tear jerker!
6:49 Oh 28 Days later is nightmare. Watched that movie when I was a kid and couldn't watch horror for a long time
28 Years Later is just round the corner (2025) with Cillian Murphy making a return.
Great reaction, Angela! I think everyone is surprised at how emotional Train to Busan is, since they go into it thinking it's just a standard zombie movie.
You should definitely watch Squid Game. You'll even see a familiar face from Train to Busan. If you do watch Squid Game, go with the original audio and choose English subtitles and not English captions. The captions paraphrase a lot of things so you'll miss a couple of important points, and the English audio dub is probably the worst thing I've ever heard in my life. There is absolutely no emotion from any of the English actors at all. I swear they were just handed the script and the only direction they were given was "read this".
"He's a superhero" Yes, yes he is. He was in The Eternals as the super strong one (I forget the name of the character) and I believe he got the role specifically because of this movie. He's one of the best parts of the movie, and it's heartbreaking what happens. As is the rest of the characters you care about. But the "asshole father" really hits hard. Character redemption is always great to see (even if he wasn't evil or anything of course) but his is just, the amount of water coming out of my eyes during that scene on the locomotive/engine car at the end, is always unreal. And I knew going into this reaction, by that point watching you watch this was going to destroy all of us. It's SO emotional and no one thought this would be coming from a "stupid zombie" movie. Incredibly well made, SUPER well acting and great well-done action that doesn't outshine the amazing acting and personal stories. Terrific stuff.
Gilgamesh!
@@CarefulWithThatAx Yes, Gilgamesh! He was as the kids say, low key one of the best parts of that movie also. Go figure lol
This movie has me in tears every time I see it.
There is an animated prequel called Soule Station, and a sequel called Peninsula. This is the best one, though.
I didn't expect you to cry harder than any other movie you've watched before
But to be fair.. I cried just as hard.. South Korean shit really hits different.
Your facial expressions are so good, very animated.
I’m at the start of the video so ehmm let’s just say I’m terrified with this one because I myself already can’t keep it dry and if someone else go,s, I’ll go to🤣
And yes, nice is it to have characters that are smart haha
As a horror lover, outside of the classics, I choose Korean and Japanese over Hollywood any day of the week lol
I couldn’t name a Hollywood movie where I have felt all of these feelings this one does.
And i don’t want kinds but me and super south-Korea man ((i know his name but i had to 🤣) definitely could practice a lot😏🤣
I seriously have my tissues ready next to me😂
Jup I ugly cried again.
This is the absolute best zombie movie ever.
Don't worry about getting into subtitles and looking awkward. It's a thing to practice like all other things. Don't worry about getting names wrong either. It's to be expected if you're not familiar with the culture or language. It's not like you're intentionally mispronouncing them. A whole world of cinema is waiting for you. :)
You know a horror movie is gonna rip your heart apart if they have an old person, a pregnant lady and a little girl all in one movie.
speaking of trains, the movie (not the show) snowpiercer is pretty good and worth a watch