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2001 Certificate 18
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BONES features rapper Snoop Dogg in his first starring role as the benevolent neighbourhood kingpin, Jimmy Bones, who is betrayed and murdered in 1979, and returns to get his horrific revenge 20 years later. Patrick (Khalil Kain), the son of one of the witnesses to the murder, Jeremiah (Clifton Powell), decides to turn the .. Read more

Starring Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss, Ricky Harris
Director Ernest R. Dickerson
Genres Horror

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BONES features rapper Snoop Dogg in his first starring role as the benevolent neighbourhood kingpin, Jimmy Bones, who is betrayed and murdered in 1979, and returns to get his horrific revenge 20 years later. Patrick (Khalil Kain), the son of one of the witnesses to the murder, Jeremiah (Clifton Powell), decides to turn the creepy abandoned brownstone where Bones once lived into a nightclub. He and his crew move into the building, where a terrifying presence makes itself known. Patrick also meets the beautiful Cinnabar (Bianca Lawson), the daughter of Bones' old flame, Pearl (Pam Grier). But the vengeful spirit released from the old house jeopardises their newfound love, and their lives. Drenched in stage blood and sprinkled with sex, BONES delivers its gory chills in the style of Italian horror masters like Mario Bava and Dario Argento, with a touch of Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name thrown in. Director Ernest Dickerson proved his skill at horror with the entertaining TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT. Here, he puts a hip-hop spin on a classic horror narrative. The updated motif gives the film a sociopolitical edge, and Snoop's performance harkens back to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s.

Starring Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss, Ricky Harris, Bianca Lawson, Clifton Powell
Director Ernest R. Dickerson
Studio ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 36 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Horror
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 25 Mar 2002
Production year: 2001
Format DVD

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Bad Dogg...

    Hey Snoop Dogg - nice try, but um, next time (if there is one) why not pick a film that works as a whole, and not just one with a couple of cool scenes...

    I've seen a lot worse, but this really needed more budget to put it on the map.

    I have to admit that 'Bones' as a super baddie would probably get his butt kicked if he ever pitched up against another horror icon (a la Jason vs Freddy) - that would be worth seeing though!!

      • Cleric from Herts
      • Posted 29 Oct 2003 13:53

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    Rated - 2 stars

    Predictable yet enjoyable ghost story

    'Bones' sees Snoop Dogg as the eponymous gangster who is killed when a deal goes wrong. Many years later, a group of ambitious youths buy the house that he was killed in to start a club. They adopt a dog and they name him 'Bones'. Bones' girlfriend, played by Pam Grier, still lives in the neighbourhood with her daughter. As the film progresses towards its inevitable end, Bones exacts his bloody revenge on the people who killed him.

    It's a good thing that the cast is young and attractive, or established and charismatic, as in the case of Grier. The plot has few surprises: the romance is predictable (and predictably there); the young ones are positive and fearless; the old woman is psychic; the police is bent; the dog eats people and the man who escaped the 'hood has a nasty secret in his past.

    Snoop's performance and look is a foreshadowing of his role in 'Starsky and Hutch'. He plays cool without stretching himself. None of the actors stretch themselves: the script isn't that challenging.

    Visually, the film is slick but unimpressive. 'Bones' borrows visual beats from 'Bram Stoker's Dracula', 'Angel Heart', 'Hellraiser' and other films. There is nothing wrong with this, especially when nothing suggests that 'Bones' is intended to be an inventive film. The film is strictly meal-ticket.

    Strangely, this workmanlike approach to film making kind of works. 'Bones' is enjoyable, unless you watch it closely: it is a light distraction, not a main event.

      • carolinevon from West Lothian
      • Posted 16 Jun 2004 15:15

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    Production on hit U.S. TV forensics drama Bones came to a halt on Monday (05Oct09) after David Boreanaz was hit with a bout of influenza. The actor was due to film a number of scenes, but was struck down with the flu and was unable to make it onto the set. A spokesperson for the show says, David is out with the flu and the show shut down today since he was in every scene. We hope to resume production tomorrow." In a post on his Twitter.com page, show creator Hart Hanson has reassured fans... Read more

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