Official Discussion - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple [SPOILERS]
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Summary
In a post-apocalyptic Britain ravaged by the Rage Virus, Spike — now a young survivor — is drawn into the lawless world beyond the quarantined island sanctuary. When he’s captured by a violent cult loyal to the enigmatic Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, Spike must rely on instincts and fractured loyalties to survive. Meanwhile, Dr. Ian Kelson’s relentless quest for understanding leads him to shocking discoveries about the nature of the infected and humanity itself, forcing both men to confront the horrors of loss, belief, and what it means to endure.Director
Nia DaCostaWriter
Alex GarlandCast
- Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Ian Kelson
- Jack O’Connell as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal
- Alfie Williams as Spike
- Erin Kellyman as Jimmy Ink
- Chi Lewis-Parry as Samson
- Emma Laird as Jimmima
- Sam Locke as Jimmy Fox
- Robert Rhodes as Jimmy Jimmy
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
Metacritic: 80
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Summary
In a post-apocalyptic Britain ravaged by the Rage Virus, Spike — now a young survivor — is drawn into the lawless world beyond the quarantined island sanctuary. When he’s captured by a violent cult loyal to the enigmatic Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, Spike must rely on instincts and fractured loyalties to survive. Meanwhile, Dr. Ian Kelson’s relentless quest for understanding leads him to shocking discoveries about the nature of the infected and humanity itself, forcing both men to confront the horrors of loss, belief, and what it means to endure.Director
Nia DaCostaWriter
Alex GarlandCast
- Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Ian Kelson
- Jack O’Connell as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal
- Alfie Williams as Spike
- Erin Kellyman as Jimmy Ink
- Chi Lewis-Parry as Samson
- Emma Laird as Jimmima
- Sam Locke as Jimmy Fox
- Robert Rhodes as Jimmy Jimmy
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
Metacritic: 80
I really enjoyed the first two movies. The story, the filming style, the music and everything came together in a kind of way that seemed real. I still think they are pretty good zombie apocalypse movies.
The third movie for me was less believable in every single element. Just slightly. But the whole movie took on a faint whiff of Wes Anderson's eccentricity or some magic realism - from the island, to the the social structure, to the story, and on and on. Everything seemed unrealistic and uncanny. I guess none of that makes the movie a bad movie, but it was definitely an unequal sequel of the series.
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I really enjoyed the first two movies. The story, the filming style, the music and everything came together in a kind of way that seemed real. I still think they are pretty good zombie apocalypse movies.
The third movie for me was less believable in every single element. Just slightly. But the whole movie took on a faint whiff of Wes Anderson's eccentricity or some magic realism - from the island, to the the social structure, to the story, and on and on. Everything seemed unrealistic and uncanny. I guess none of that makes the movie a bad movie, but it was definitely an unequal sequel of the series.
So what did you think of the fourth movie that this thread is about?
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Summary
In a post-apocalyptic Britain ravaged by the Rage Virus, Spike — now a young survivor — is drawn into the lawless world beyond the quarantined island sanctuary. When he’s captured by a violent cult loyal to the enigmatic Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, Spike must rely on instincts and fractured loyalties to survive. Meanwhile, Dr. Ian Kelson’s relentless quest for understanding leads him to shocking discoveries about the nature of the infected and humanity itself, forcing both men to confront the horrors of loss, belief, and what it means to endure.Director
Nia DaCostaWriter
Alex GarlandCast
- Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Ian Kelson
- Jack O’Connell as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal
- Alfie Williams as Spike
- Erin Kellyman as Jimmy Ink
- Chi Lewis-Parry as Samson
- Emma Laird as Jimmima
- Sam Locke as Jimmy Fox
- Robert Rhodes as Jimmy Jimmy
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
Metacritic: 80
I just saw this. I really enjoyed it. The previous film surprised me after I had seen the trailers and this was the same, my expectations were subverted in a pleasing way. It's uncompromisingly gory and frequently very funny.
Really recommend it if you are interested and have a strong CON stat!
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So what did you think of the fourth movie that this thread is about?
So, if you take a look at the departure that the 3rd movie 28yrs took moving away from the first two movies, the 4th movie felt like the same size step taken again from the 3rd. We are now untethered to anything that has ever happened in the real world or the lunatic world of #3. You just have to let the movie wash over you without trying to believe anything at all. Just surrender.
You cant even call it "unrealistic" or "unbelievable", its just like dream logic nonsense.
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Everything with Dr. Kelson in first movie seemed like an Homage to Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
Now he's back and he discovers that Samson likes getting high on opiates. They become getting high together buddies and enter a truce where Samson doesn't rip out Kelsons spine. Getting high with a greasy naked zombie is fun.
Naked zombie starts to recover some of his pre-zombie memories when hes high on drugs.
The gang of Jimmy's are really really mean and violent.
The Jimmy's worship Satan. They think Kelson is Satan. Kelson does a Karaoke and pretends to be Satan.
The kid playing spike is now acting these completely outlandish situations. He is hamming it up with his facial expressiona compared to the other actors who are playing with a very minimalist tone.
At one point a lethal fast zombie rushes at Jimmy Ink, who effortlesly slashes the zombiea throat and doesn't even look at the zombie and doesn't break a stride and just walks on.
A bunch of stuff happens including a crucifixion.
Kelson dies and all his knowledge of how you reverse the zombification dies with him.
Then we jump to a scene where Cillian Murphy is playing tutor in this remote mountain cottage. His student has superpower hearing and hears zombies coming through the wall. They go outside and need a telescope to even see the zombies.
The zombies are chasing Spike and Jimmy Ink. For some reason these fast zombies can be outrun, and also Jimmy Ink doesn't just kill any of them without looking.
The contrast between the completely possible scene inside the cottage with 9/impossible things makes you get a logical whiplash, but you just start thinking about how much you're looking forward to the next sequel.
Hopefully they film the next movie on cell phone cameras. Having a video image that's technically in focus where you can see stuff is so bourgeois.****
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