20 Most Perfect Scenes In Recent Movies

7. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Iron Maiden

28 years later the bone temple
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Sadly, it's time to talk about yet another awesome film that tragically underperformed at the box office. Thankfully though, those who did go out to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple have generally given it the acclaim it absolutely deserves. 

It's an excellent horror sequel and easily the best 28 Days Later movie since 2002's original. A huge part of its success is the focus on the wise, heavy metal-loving Dr Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes), who confirms himself as one of the franchise's very best characters, and he's also responsible for one of its strongest scenes to date. 

When lead antagonist Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) orders Kelson to masquerade as Satan in order to consolidate his followers' cult-like faith in him, Kelson responds as only he would. He dons face paint, sets up some mad pyrotechnics in his enclosure of human bones and does an utterly unhinged dance to Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast. 

A glorious bit of craziness that's also delightfully British in its eccentricity, this is quite frankly the best movie moment of 2026 so far. It also shows that, as well as being a legendary actor, Ralph Fiennes is also one hell of a dancer. 

 
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