Ok late to the party but was waiting for it to be available on Amazon to rent.
I think I liked it. The 2 hours went quickly which is normally a sign that a film has been entertaining and thought provoking.
It was not what I expected. I thought it might follow on from the 2nd film where we see the carrier getting airlifted out of the country. So I was a bit miffed that they didn't follow that up and show the rest of europe getting infected.
That said the film I think was quite clever. For example the ending was 'what the hell' but with hindsight I think they were showing what would happen to young children who probably watched Telly Tubbies etc and then had no further guidance or normal life. How would they turn out without school, adults, houses and with the killer virus running about. I bit like how in the film Threads they showed that when the baby was born she could barely speak and was like an animal and saying 'Ruth, work, Ruth work' (to her mum). She had likely had very little affection or teaching or normality and so had grown up half human, half animal almost. Okay Danny Boyle's take on this was a bit wacky and out there with a hint of comedy because you know it's Danny Boyle. However I think this is what the message is.
Like another poster said I'm pretty sure the baby taken to the island will turn out to be a carrier and infect them all so a good opening for the next film. Or perhaps it will pick up in Europe and show what happened when the carrier got airlifted in film.
I love RF in pretty much anything so for me he was definately the icing on the cake and I was wondering when he was going to make an appearance. Was glad to see he did have quite alot of lines as he took so long to appear I thought he was going to have some tiny part. Yes the stacking of skulls was weird but then who's to say how you would react living alone in a world full of death and horror. I think most of us would turn to some kind of spirtual weirdness to make sense of it. Also a lesson - death comes to all of us and a good death is a peaceful death.
Small appearance from CM was a nice touch.
The kid actor was excellent.
Yes okay some of the infected were a bit silly but you have to go with the flow of a made up film.
Also did anyone notice how the guy that they found hanging up side down with the bag on his head. The said barbarians must have done it. However I think at the end it was shown that Jimmy and his weird gang had done it. Again showing the effect of living in a violent, lawless society on a young boy with no protection.
I felt like the film had bits like the first film (the start for example was exciting with the kids watching Teletubbies while an attack started). It also sort of gave a nod to the 2nd film with the swedish guy who was working on a ship patrolling our coast line to stop the infected getting out. I think what was good was it took elements of the first and the 2nd and added it's own dimension and thought provoking elements. Even a bit of comedy at the very end. I think it tried to show a 'life goes on' with the dad having an affair, mum getting cancer and the kid being a kid and pushing back against authority (his parents, his community).
Wasn't hugely taken with the alpha's or the pregnancy story line but I guess if they were now trained to kill the regular infected, the needed a more worthwhile enemy to give chase. Also they needed to explain the pregnancy which did seem kind of silly to me but I am guessing we might see more of the baby and what happens to it. I'm wondering if the baby will actually be the 'cure'. Showing my age now but does anyone remember the TV show 'V' and the little girl that was born from the human and alien. She and the green alien twin that dies turned out to give them a way to end what was going on. Will this baby be the same?
I'm going to watch it again tonight (48 hour rental so getting my money's worth). I wonder if I will notice more things I didn't notice the first time round.