30-Day Horror Movie Challenge: Favorite Zombie Film...28 Days Later

Tagline: Day 1: Exposure - Day 3: Infection - Day 8: Epidemic - Day 15: Evacuation - Day 20: Devastation

Synopsis: A group of misguided animal rights activists free a caged chimp infected with the "Rage" virus from a medical research lab. When London bike courier Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma a month after, he finds his city all but deserted. On the run from the zombie-like victims of the Rage, Jim stumbles upon a group of survivors, including Selena (Naomie Harris) and cab driver Frank (Brendan Gleeson), and joins them on a perilous journey to what he hopes will be safety. (Google)

We were confident. Zombies were slow...until this movie came along. Suddenly the game had changed. Holy shit. This movie came out of nowhere and I was pleasantly surprised. The movie that is said to have kick started Cillian Murphy's career (thank you!), and sparked whole new possibilities in the zombie genre. The film has a great cast, and there isn't a dull moment. It truly is an edge-of-seat watch. The sequel, 28 Weeks Later, was pretty good too, and I just read that a third movie is in the works. Yay!

What is your favorite zombie film?