Disney’s Zombies Shouldn't Exist 

I find it funny how zed was like “zombie’s have been oppressed and discriminated against for generations” and Addison is like “yeah well my blond hair is lighter than normal”.

I hate when a minority group is portrayed like this. The fact that they're literal flesh-eating zombies without this special wristband that makes them civilized actually validates all the racism coming from the humans. Zootopia has a similar problem, with the racism being based on the historical fact that predator animals used to be bloodthirsty monsters who couldn't help but kill and eat sentient prey, thus validating the prey animals' wariness of them. Real racism isn't justified, it's meaningless and arbitrary and it's based on practically nothing. There was a Star Trek episode where a race of aliens was introduced that had half of their face black and half of their face white, but there was racism based on *which* half was black or white, a distinction that is portrayed as meaningless and trivial, thus highlighting how stupid and pointless the racism is.

Lemme just remind everyone here that an unpopular hair color was supposed to be on the same level as racism.

I love how they say “Zombie phobic” like know in horror movies when a zombie is chasing someone if they run and scream it’s somehow the same level as systemic racism.

Addison about her hair is basically “ you think your life is hard, I’m a high school junior wearing size 13 Nikes.” “MENS size 13 Nikes”

I have albinism, which means I actually do have white hair. It’s hilarious to me that Disney made this whole movie combating “discrimination” and then they just throw this plotline out there about the girl having a different color hair and it being a really big deal. Like they never addressed the fact that actually people do have this condition and that it has caused marginalization in our lives, not to mention the fact that almost every person with albinism is legally blind and that makes our lives harder as well. All in all, as all the other comments are saying, they messed this up really bad just like everything else, including all of the “racial” groups they coded into this thing. Good music and aesthetic though. I’m definitely watching the third one just to see how bad it is.

A cool twist would've been that the zombie wristbands were actually completely unnecessary and zombies could live among humans without them, and that information was covered up by years of misinformation and paranoia. Being a 'zombie' could've just been akin to a harmless genetic mutation that freaked people out before proper study could ever happen.

So is no one going to talk about how Addison’s hair in the first movie was full on blinding white but in the second movie it was like platinum bleach-blond?

The moment you realize this is a movie about discrimination is the moment you realize it’s gonna be terrible.

The racism allegory falls apart for both of them bc the oppressed groups actually have a capacity to harm their oppressed beyond normal human means. The zombies could go beserk if the wristbands stop working and the werewolves are treated as almost animalistic savages. Minorities irl aren't oppressed because they could be dangerous, its because they're different

the thing which annoys me about these movies is that Maddison’s whole character arc is how she “doesn’t fit in” but she literally just has slightly lighter than blonde hair, and then you look at the zombies who have literally been discriminated their whole lives by humans it just makes Maddison seem ignorant and insensitive

This movie has always rubbed me the wrong way cause it does the fictional racism/otherwise discrimination all wrong; by making it so that the zombies are actual threats, it seems like the "normals" have a reason to be fearful. If you replaced the zombies in the story for bears that can be civil if theyre wearing a funky watch, you can see where the metaphor falls apart. It also uses the female lead as a sort of white savior stand-in where the minority couldnt succeed in the end without her standing with them.

Yeah, this movie does anti racism in the most racist way possible, by making the minority groups monster that are actual threats it just undermines the whole point of the anti-racism message. I'm Native American, and the entire werewolf thing is just horrible to me. Like... There is not reparation for the land that was taken, Addison uses the equivalent of, "My great-grandmother was a Cherokee princess" argument to claim her right to the werewolf-hood and just... AGHHHH Calling Indian Coded Characters Animals and Savages and teaching them to be "Civilized" is fucking stupid as shit and I am so scared of what the 3rd movie is going to do to whatever ethnic group they choose next. It mishandled segregation(which I didn't touch on cause every other comment did), mishandled Indian Removal, and I can just tell that they are going to be so unsubtle and horrible with their "Aliens" and immigration and just... AAAAAAAAHHHHHH. I would like to perish.

I really hate that they didn't make Addison a werewolf. She could have figured out her identity with the support of the pack! It was unnecessary for her to not be a werewolf. Now, since Zombies just _loves_ alliteration, it's almost definite she'll be an alien.

Fun fact: the dance that the werewolves do with the two poles greatly resembles the traditional filipino folk dance called "tinikling" which makes you wonder why the fuck they included it in this movie

Here's the main reason I hate this movie: during all the promotions disney channel kept saying there'd be a special look at Infinity War during a commercial break. So I sat there waiting and waiting, and eventually we got the "special look" but it was actually just a shortened version of the teaser trailer. There was literally nothing new. So I had to sit through this terrible movie for old content, I will forever hold a grudge against this movie. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk

I saw a RU-vid comment once that Addison’s real hair should be green instead of white. It kind of stuck with me, because as green hair is associated with being a zombie, it would give an actual reason for her feeling like she needed to hide it. It would also make a genuine connecting factor between her and Zed.

The Teen beach movies would be good DCOMs to watch.

Zombies was actually supposed to be a tv show but the pilot didn’t get picked up. So all the weird missing parts make sense. They just needed more time.

i still cant stop laughing at the thought of someone screaming "SHE HAS WHITE HAIR AND PRONOUNCE" while they boo'd Addison for taking the wig off

The first Zombies movie is so weird because at its core you can tell there was actually a really fun and interesting storyline that we catch glimpses of throughout the movie (especially in that date scene and the scene where Zed's Zband stops working on the football field, there's actually some really interesting implications there) and then that core was ripped apart and buried under whatever the higher ups at disney thought would be better. This story had so much potential and instead we got this. Also Addison is annoying but wbk

If you want the "the oppressed are portrayed by the undead/monsters" actually done RIGHT, read the "Discworld" series by Terry Pratchett where the undead/monsters actually haven't done ANYTHING wrong and are discriminated against simply for being "unsettling". The "undead" revolutionary leader is Reg Shoe, one of the only two zombies in all of pop culture who doesn't terrify me because I have such a horrible fear of them. The other one is Billy from "Hocus Pocus". So yes. I am terrified of the zombies in this movie. Because they actually ARE dangerous and have been shown to actually HURT people. I don't care if they're just teenagers have white makeup and green hair, I fear them. So therefore, the racism message is bad.

What really bothers me is that the first movie implies that it needs a person from the majority to "rescue" the minorities.. Maybe I'm reading this into it but yeah.. It just feels weird

I know this isn't meant to be 100% literal, but the wrist bands are the only thing keeping zombies from eating people. Humans have every right to be afraid. I appreciate the message about acceptance though.

Weirdly there was a short zombies animated series that happened right after zombies 2. Which did introduced vampires into the World. While all we know about zombies three will be about Aliens. Get ready for the A names.

"If she was in camp rock she would be a DJ" truer words have never been said

The logic in this movie is so odd; we're reinstating monster laws, which include things like curfews for zombies and monsters not attending prawn, but our school, which a chunk of the first movie was segregated, will still be integrated and we'll let the new monsters enroll in the school too, even though the point of reinstating the law was to keep those people away

11:35 I get it, she has white hair, but why, WHY, did they have to make the wig style so horrible? 😭 Like they couldn’t have given her a like a pixie mullet or sumn

Seamus and Vegard need to write and film a DCOM parody now that they know the formula so well

Funny how they don't make the zombies look like... well zombies. They are just pale with green hair even when they are in zombie danger mode they don't look like zombies. Its odd to make a story with morals around loving those despite appearances or racism/xenophobia ect but then make all of those characters look "beautiful".

to answer your question - yes prom king and queen is 100% a popularity contest and high schools don’t even try to make up an excuse or fake reason

The after credits scene implies that Addison is actually an alien. I'm not even joking...

Can we all take a second to appreciate that with all the controversy about "react" content thats going on, how perfect an example of a good transformative react video that doesnt just outright play someone elses content this is?

i love that when the girl zombie was hacking with the computer, she wasn't even tapping the buttons. look at the keyboard and you won't even see any keys be pressed down.

Finally! My man is talking about this "masterpiece", cant belive theyre making a third one Edit: yes, thrid ones happening guys, i know its a shock, but get used to it

Zombies: : the movie with the misunderstood protagonist who falls in love with the cool girl and sings a song and everyone loves them and the bad guy says "we cool now"

13:03 to be fair, them actually winning is more of a cliche then them not winning

speaking of lore... if zombies were created 50 years ago at the time of the first film... Zed, Zoe and all the other zombie kids wouldn't have been alive at the time of the outbreak... so... either there's Twilight stuff happening where Zed and Zoe are stuck in their current states OR zombies be procreating...

“It’s just gas” Ignoring the part when addison’s dad said it’s colloidal silver seconds earlier

I love how most of their commentaries on the movie is basically just, - *Seamus* : “yeah.. it’s fine i guess. I don’t mind it.” - *Vegard* : “no.”

“I’m going to make the Cheetah Girls the queen” AS YOU SHOULD

Staring at Seamus's leg hairs is about 50 times more interesting than these movies

I love the friendship Vegard and Seamus have

i think originally this was pitched as a tv show, they even filmed a pilot in 2011 or 2013 idk, the show was gonna be called zombies and cheerleaders, but it didn't get picled up, and eventually got reworked into the movies, i assume because of the sucess of decendants. we're all wondering what addison is, they're saying the third movie should answer questions about that,. i've only watched the movies once i think, but i do like the songs, i have them on my phone

my major issue for this movie is how DIRECTLY they just draw on past real-life discrimination. like. why are there references to border walls and school integration and colonizing traditional land. why. like I don’t mind the basic aesthetic/concept, but they really went all in on the racism allegories and it’s horrific

I think the reason it feels really fragmented story-wise is because the original script was written to be a TV series rather than a movie. :) I have a 4YO and she is in love with this series. The 4th wall break drew her right in. I think overall it has a good message with some bops. Also, I have a feeling you missed the last scene in 2 because I know there would've been a reaction to it. 😂

the way seamus’ trousers match the sofa in every dcom video

It took me way to long so realize that they weren’t trying to say “the names start with the name zed” vs “the names start with the letter z (zee)”

I have never seen the movie, but "Someday" is a certified banger

My first thought upon seeing this movie announced was "Maybe making an anti-segregation/anti-discrimination allegory involve undead creatures who EAT PEOPLE isn't a great idea". Did no one think to say that at any point during the pitch meeting or beyond. Did they and were they not listened to. This is like the implications of Zootopia's allegory but somehow even less subtle and so much worse because not only are the outcasts here dangerous but also NOT NATURAL. Cringe doesn't even begin to describe it.

are the zombies just pale and ashy kids with green hair? i’m not looking for like decaying, putrid flesh on a disney channel original movie but like maybe they can be a little more actually undead looking????? it makes me think of that one quote from Twisted: “she’s not evil, she’s just green!”

Oh boy! I was babysitting some kids one time (Ages 10, 7, and 5), and I let them watch a movie. They chose Zombies 2. It was terrible. I feel like I've seen a clip of the beginning scene of Zombies, and I hated it. I don't understand why the girl doesn't like her white hair. It's cute. Also, American here. I've never been to prom, but I looked it up, and found the history really interesting. It's too long to put here, but I recommend looking it up.

The fact you guys are so familiar with the DCOM formula by now is easily the most entertaining part of this series 😂

"I quickly became zombiephobic. Hating on zombies became a part of my life style" -Storybooth boy, probably

You missed the post credits scene where a meteor hits Earth and her hair becomes blue for a second.

I live in Toronto where these movies are filmed and honestly it's very strange walking around downtown, turning a corner, and then just suddenly seeing neon green and pink absolutely everywhere Also spoiler the next one is aliens lmao

Something I always find werid about this movie is how Addison in the beginning of the movie said that it was her freshman year. Meaning, ADDISON IS 14-15 YEARS OLD. HOW? WHY DID THEY CAST AN ACTRESS THAT LOOKS LIKE SHES 22?

honestly i feel like they're going to do zombies 3 and im not ready for this

Albert, Adolph, Abby, Ariel, Aaron, Ally, Alexandra, Alexander, Alina, Alvin, Ace, Ariana, April, Ava, just spit ballin for names for the Aliens in no. 3

Shoutout to Disney who saw racial segregation and said we're gonna make a comedy kids show about this

Seamus doesn't know what rabbit hole he's dug himself into. Now he has to watch the sequel and the third one when it comes out😬😬😬😬🤮

I love Seamus getting so invested into that intro and then seeing [ *Disney race metaphor* ] and the visual discomfort just immediately washes over... 17:30 this scene is going to become my screensaver background its just... so good...

This moovies are such a wierd thing. The sets are very well made, the world is criative and different, the songs are okay, some are very good... but the story is just so badly written

They actually got their roles because of their instant chemistry. They met during auditions and hit it off in the waiting room so they decided to try them out and they got the roles

*Tina Belcher:* This movie was made for me. *Louise Blecher:* Shoot me now.

This shouldn't have been a race thing. The zombies are literally humans with a health condition (that makes them a threat to other people) and need special devices to control the effects of this condition. Also, the condition is implied to be hereditary since zombies seem to be able to procreate to produce children with the same condition The conflict the movie could have gone for is the non-existant of an actual cure to turn zombies into regular humans causes parts of the society to try "cure" it through eugenics instead, as in preventing the zombies from having children so the zombie population will die off eventually. There's also a moral conflict because zombies are genuinely a threat to the safety and health to other people if their devices fail. There's also a possible conflict of a singular company monopolizing their devices. That company would single-handed determine if people with the zombie virus can have rational minds. So maybe the new CEO wants to monetize the hell out of it by making the devices a paid subscription and rig the device to kill a zombie if they don't pay up, because the device wouldn't function if it isn't paid for, making the zombies a threat to other people. There could be a generational difference between older zombies who got turned through the virus and younger zombies who are born as a zombie. Like, the ones that are turned misses being human and resents being a zombie, while the ones that are born are more proud of their characteristics as a zombie.

If Vegard is comfortable being on camera, you guys should be on camera together! Y'all have fantastic chemistry and watching your humor bounce off of each other is amazing

Her taking off her wig is like the Disney equivalent to her coming out

I really missed these videos! Now The videos are so much better with a mix of the old videos and the new style with Vegard. Love it.

This video has assured me that I do not need to see these movies. Thank you for suffering in our place. "Directed by Michael Bay," made me laugh so freakin' hard

I love how the cheerleaders are basically making their own team lose

zombies in other media: rotting flesh, hungry for brains, dead, may be able to be taken out with plants zombies in this movie: "you wanna know how i got these scars?"

I love how Seamus literally sang the opening song for zombies 2 while making fun of fired up

19:19 this song plays at my work all the time. I never actually listened to the lyrics until one busy evening. When I heard ‘She’s a cheerleader, not an alpha’ I literally almost fell out of my chair because I forgot alpha is like. A real word and not just terminally online lingo. Hearing it unexpectedly in this video gave me a heart attack.

Just found out that there’s an animated series where they introduce vampires into the Seabrook Universe…

I did a reaction to the 2 zombies too and made the same "its not a Phase mom" joke. Love it haha

I’m surprised no one in the comments or in the video pointed out that this is supposed to be a metaphor for racism mostly between Black people and white people (segregated schools, their neighborhood being worse off than humans etc.) but the metaphor really falls flat

I love this series of you and Vegard watching DCOMs. I think they are so funny!

9:01 Alright that laugh was incredible. And contagious

when I got to the end i noticed that you skipped watching the last cliffhanger scene when the confirmed that addison will be an alien in zombies 3

SEAMUS NOOOOO are you telling me you didn't see the CREDIT SCENE of the second movie?! Thanks for the video

HSM’s cheer song is “We’re all in this together” though

yay! i wanted this since the first video Seamus did in this format

The whole prom queen and king thing is so ridiculous first of all not everyone is straight and fits in the gender binary and some ppl might not have a date and then they wouldn't ever be in the running. Also it is so difficult to know who is dating who in high school bc sometimes ppl will break up and date someone else and then later on your like when did they break up but you figure out it was like last year

The first one was fine the second one was actively painful to watch.

Seamus posting 2 days in a row!?!? It feels like heaven😆😆😆

If you didn't hate this, just wait for Zombies 2 when they further develop the lore. I actually didn't hate this either when I watched it with my daughters. But I am happy that now that they're 10, they are developing better taste in films. EDIT: Oh... I commented too early.

I love this reaction series so much it makes my day better

“i’m going to make the queen cheetah girls” lmao facts

The plot of the second one confuses me a lot

Theory: Addison and Zed’s child is the prophecy werewolf

Ngl i liked zombies when it first came out (i was like 10 or something) and while this may be pretty shaky the second movie is atrocious Zed literally starts discriminating against the wolfs for not being normal which is what the first movie was literally about lmao Also the white hair thing not being excited is the most white girl prep thing ever, like how preppy are you people to care about that lmao

I think the fourth wall breaking is just the director's thing. He also made Geek Charming

Something i found weird about the ZOMBIES franchise is that every movie in the trilogy (so far) is built around Societally accepted characters meet new characters and then they have conflict. They meet a character who is unlike the stereotype, and oops! turns out it was just a feud or just some misunderstanding! They get together by the end and make up. repeat

Loved the vid!

seamus gorman, the most creative youtuber for video intros. we stan

ok but we own the night and all the other werewolves songs are bops

Please make more these videos are hilarious 😂

Love your new content! Keep it up❤️

Seamus you NEED to watch the cheetah girls trilogy because it's so ridiculous you're gonna love it