Boyle and Garland have, in their dotage, outdone themselves. The first film was good, the second almost entirely forgettable, but this third act, wow, fucking fantastic. “28 Swinging Cocks”, “28 Inch Cock” or “28 Dicks Later”, any could have been apt titles, but that’s too easy. This is the movie in which the anatomy is riotous, the intellect unashamed, the heart unexpectedly exposed.

  • zero@fek.xyzOP
    1·
    6 days ago

    The zombie “titties” and naked women are there too, absolutely, but there’s something uniquely ludicrous about the film’s focus on swinging, sprinting masculinity, a kind of visual punchline to apocalypse. And we don’t see this in movies very often. I actually thought the Alpha was Jason Mamoa for some reason, had to pause to Google it as I was pretty sure he wasn’t in this movie.

    • shads@lemy.lolEnglish
      6·
      6 days ago

      I guess I just saw it as fairly naturalistic, the whole naked infected kinda made sense to me and after a moment or two it stopped registering with me. I guess I watched the movie on an 85 inch TV, maybe it was more evident watching it on the big screen at a cinema.

      Also the series has been fairly judicious with its use of femininity throughout I think the way that the female characters were put in jeopardy in the first film made it clear that the apocalypse held additional threat and danger for the girls and women after society had collapsed. I can see how given that framework this primal embodiment of masculine power and virility might hit some people hard.

      I’d be curious how it landed with Europeans as opposed to Americans/English/Australians I wonder if the more puritanical views on nudity would show differences in audience reactions.

        • shads@lemy.lolEnglish
          1·
          6 days ago

          Oh yeah Eccleston knows how to play an absolute monster.

          For this though:

          spoiler

          The Jimmy Saville Power Rangers were a bit of a trip, I am almost nervous about The Bone Temple, I hope it doesn’t derail the atmosphere they have built up over the existing 3 movies. Not without a bloody good narrative reason anyway.

      • Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        85 inch tv you could probably count all the pubes. Joking people just are not used to seeing penis running around

        • shads@lemy.lolEnglish
          3·
          6 days ago

          You know what its like, it seems big at first. I remember right after I first mounted it I wasn’t sure I would be able to take it all in. After a while though you get used to it, it doesnt seem so unmanagable. Hell I could probably handle something a bit bigger when the time comes to upgrade.

          • zero@fek.xyzOP
            2·
            6 days ago

            Wait, TV or penis? Jk!

            I have a 65 and I’m thinking of getting a 75 or into the 80’s.

            • shads@lemy.lolEnglish
              3·
              6 days ago

              I read my comment out to my wife after I posted it. She gave me a smirk and asked if I had any good responses yet.

              As far as the TV is concerned, it has been a bit of a nuisance in terms of finding the right space for it, but it does make going back to smaller TVs super noticeable. It was actually my wife who demanded we get the 85 over the 75, pricing was good on both. Can recommend getting the best tech you can afford though, our blacks are not super uniform and that shows up quite a bit on better quality Dolby Vision content.

            • scytale@piefed.zipEnglish
              1·
              6 days ago

              I too have a 65 and was thinking of getting a 75. I figured if I was gonna upgrade anyway (which I rarely do), I might as well get an 85 at the minimum.