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In the action-packed new thriller from writer/director Neil Marshall ("The Descent"), authorities brutally quarantine a country as it succumbs to fear and chaos when a virus strikes. The literal walli...( read more  read more... )ng-off works for three decades – until the dreaded Reaper virus violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists, captained by Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra), is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

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Directed by: Neil Marshall

Release Date: March 14, 2008

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  • garyX
    October 22, 2009
    garyX
    A plague epidemic breaks out in Scotland, which is promptly quarantined and abandoned to its own fate. Three decades later a military unit is sent in to investigate the possibility of a cure when the virus reappears in the ghettos of London. After the hugely enjoyable Dog Soldier...( read more)s, I held high hopes for Neil Marshall. Although it was clearly inspired by Predator, it was done with enough wit, homour and invention to make me think we may have found Britain's answer to Sam Raimi. Unfortunately after the tepid The Descent and now this dismal mess my hopes have been thoroughly crushed. The opening of the film is a pure rip off of Escape From New York, down to the retro computer graphics and synth soundtrack, and he even uses the same on screen type face for the subtitling. It then turns into a made for TV standard regurgitation of Aliens that steals plot devices, lines and even shots, returns to raping Escape before a climax that is EXACTLY the same as The Road Warrior. The dialogue is nothing more than glib soundbites and mockney swearing and although Rhona Mitra looks good in a catsuit, the cast are all rubbish. Not to mention cuts that are so fast (I'm talking FRACTIONS of seconds) that they become seizure inducing. This film is nothing more than an incoherent cover version of all Marshall's 80s favourites that transcends fanboy masturbation to become outright plagiarism and is enough to convince me that he is actually Britains answer to Paul W S Anderson. "Bollocks", as they say in 2035 Scotland.
  • AgentLexi2132
    October 7, 2009
    AgentLexi2132
    ''This is our city! Whoever they send here, we're gonna catch them, we're gonna cook them, and we're gonna eat them!''

    A futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.

    Rhona Mitra: Maj. Eden...( read more) Sinclair

    After Dog Soldiers (2002) and The Descent (2005), director Neil Marshall seemed like the new maestro of British horror cinema. His latest, Doomsday, is a markedly different film from his earlier work, most clearly in it's inability to choose which genre it belongs to. Dog Soldiers clearly aimed in the direction of comedy while The Descent was a masterful lesson in claustrophobic horror, marred only slightly by a number of over the top action scenes in its final act. Doomsday has funny moments, horrible moments, thrilling moments and, more often, scenes filled with levels of absurdity which would not feel out of touch, in a full-blown spoof.

    The year is 2033. A quarter of a century has passed since the outbreak of a fatal disease in northern Britain. Scotland has been cut off - segregated behind a barrier closely following the lines of Hadrian's wall. But the disease has returned, the south is threatened and a crack military team (led by Rhona Mitra) is sent into the contaminated zone to find survivors, and a cure. Throw in Marshall's proved abilities to create tension and a little offbeat humour and it sounds like the making of a minor classic, right? Well yes and no. The films' greatest strength is also its biggest liability, namely nostalgia.

    Some films execute nostalgia extremely well. A random example being Superman Returns. The slow, majestic sweep of the title sequence served as a starter course, to reintroduce us to the universe of Superman (literally and figuratively). John Ottman's marginal reworking of John William's superb score was so evocative that it, in conjunction with the familiar (though now CG enhanced) starscapes created a near instant sense of comfort. Superman Returns is grateful homage, Doomsday is chaotic random hysteria.

    Doomsday is Neil Marshall doing whatever he wishes, having a crazy laugh and mixing genres together. After only 2 features, Neil Marshall's track record was simply not strong enough to be allowed this kind of free reign. The result is a mess; the bastard child of a dozen or so 70's and 80's films â?? from The Warriors to Mad Max via Escape from New York. It also moves schizophrenically from one genre to the next: near future vistas give way to post-apocalyptic deserted cities (a la 28 Days Later) before moving on to psychedelic dancing cannibals, mobs of bikers and an extended, somewhat unnecessary, car chase. Did I mention there's a medieval section as well that comes off as a nice mixture of Robin Hood and Gladiator? As a knowing and self-referential piece of cinematic shlock this would be perfectly enjoyable but the fact is that Doomsday takes itself far too seriously,then at times, it does not.
    This works, to a point, but it is missing that vital cue for the audience, how are we supposed to take this? In Dog Soldiers there was a healthy sense of the ridiculous, both on the part of the characters and the audience. Likewise in The Descent, we know from the outset that the film will not be lighthearted. Doomsday refuses to make that choice, veering from an overlong dance sequence which looks like the gag reel from a Prodigy music video to the genuinely shocking roasting of a live human being. The contrast of different styles can work within the structure of a film to make the relief of the comedy or the shock of the horror more powerful but when it vacillates this often and this wildly any such affect is lost.

    One major point to remember is that the movies which Doomsday references are themselves a mixed bag. That's the thing with nostalgia, its better felt than examined. The original Superman comes across, to me, as strangely elitist these days and Escape from New York is an extremely uneven, dated film. So, in trying to bring these kinds of films together, Marshall has doubly handicapped himself: Firstly, by being limited to sources of varying quality. Secondly, by trying to reference so many other films, the continuity of Doomsday suffers. So much so that each scene begins to resemble a discrete entity, rather than part of the whole.

    Doomsday is, however, a difficult film to truly dislike. There is a kind of manic energy to it, an undercurrent of gleeful nastiness that allows it to bulldoze through the cliches, plot holes and bloated editing. The action is generally well shot and presented and the whole film has a technical polish which we are not used to seeing in British cinema. The acting is generally good and Mitra makes an impressive leading lady, hopefully this will be a breakthrough role for her. As for Neil Marshall, this is without a doubt his craziest film to date, and alot of fun albeit lacking originality. Doomsday is a big mix of other inspirations.

    ''The hounds are hungry! It's feeding time at the fucking zoo!''
  • Deano78
    May 19, 2009
    Deano78
    A very good, violent, gory action film with an eclectic mix of ideas from 28 weeks later, Mad Max and the Escape from NY/L.A. films. The plot is a kinda mix of those three films as well. Not original by any means but it has plenty of action all right and some bloody battles along...( read more) the way. From the same director as the Descent and Dog Soldiers! If you like any of the films mentioned you'll enjoy this.
  • F1Ferrari
    April 17, 2009
    F1Ferrari
    Ok film, i guess belivable in some sences, but when all is said and done, its just a copy of multiple films with there own spin on it.
  • phubbs1
    April 7, 2009
    phubbs1
    Where to begin with this haha
    first of, you have a 28 Days/Weeks later clone with almost the same flippin story line. Killer virus, England is screwed, Scotland used as quaratine zone, survivors discovered, go in and get the cure. Very predictable and with alittle Escape from New...( read more) York throw into the bargain. Now so far its an eerie and quite decent horror/sci-fi flick, but things start to go wrong, first of, Scotland has all been left for dead and everyone has suppose to have been dead for along time (30yrs) from the killer virus, but then all of a sudden, people are found roaming around via sat shots....hmmmmm

    OK, send in the elite team lead by a sexy female (Kate Beckinsale wannabe) ala Aliens to get the cure from these people. Hence the now Aliens rip, a team go in being watched by a team on cam and end up in a admittedly very good shoot out with a never ending supply of nasty Scottish weirdos. The team is killed of one by one till the last few are captured, very exciting but very Aliens haha one question that does stand out though is how on earth all theses hundreds of people managed to live n survive in a community like the film shows without being detected for so long?????? and how come so many are immune to the virus??? it was suppose to be a KILLER.

    Anywho, from then we get a very odd Matrix style city of Zion setup with all the locals raving away to the Fine Young Cannibals (80's gold hehe) and eating the captured soldiers, all in a very Mad Max/Rocky Horror costume setup within a concert or arena. The leader of the Scottish cannibals is a direct Mad Max rip of right down to his hair style. He also seems to have a 28 Days Later or Resident Evil style tat on his back which is rather similar to the toxic logo they both use......AND he has his very own gimp in rubber, much like Mad Max 2's Vernon Wells character.

    NOW...from there lots happen (wont spoil) but we now end up in another part of Scotland where the locals are living back in Medival times with horses, knights and Malcolm Macdowell leading them. We now end up with Gladiator style fights and gun battles, oh and a Bentley turns up to.
    lol still with me?
    From there, in the escape form of the Bentley we end the film with a HUGE TOTAL MASSIVE rip of Mad Max 2, quite a gloriously bloody and spot on rip I must say. Its actually a very cool sequence with great cars and fighting but I just cant understand how they got away with it haha its such a copy its untrue. Also, you may wonder how all these crappy cars can keep up with a modern day super Bentley haha it should wipe the floor with the cannibal carriers. After all this the film tends to end on a rather unexplained note, the heroine stays in disease infested Scotland and returns to the cannibal camp to proclaim their leader dead..why?? no sense atall.

    Overall this film is really really good, very tense,exciting, bloody, gorey and has absolutely every element a film could need, they have packed in almost all sci-fi action genres into one film haha bizaare!!
    but it does work and its a good British film if you overlook the outrageous copying of many many classic movies.
    Worth a look for sure.
  • moviebuffgirl
    February 3, 2010
    moviebuffgirl
    What started out as a supposed zombie themed movie turns into a travel through a cannibalistic society, and finally, into a medevial-esque city. While it left me dazed for the first watch, I got the concept of having the survivors of the plague clumped in one walled city, while t...( read more)hose with the infection waiting hungrily for a chance to break through, and an isolated community which holds the cure to the infection. Mitra proves she can be a believable action star, as she is mainly responsible for maintaining the audience's attention to the screen. Not stellar, but not rubbish either. Watch if you want.
  • Jaymundo87
    January 25, 2010
    Jaymundo87
    An hour in and I'm still not truly entertained. The cannibals look like updated versions of Mad Max's gangs and the plot is a mix of Mad Max, Escape From New York and 28 Days Later.

    The script is dull and lacks creativity, it seems Neil Marshall basically made a movie scrapbook...( read more) of the best bits of the aforementioned films. The sets look fantastic however and the soundtrack is good but it's not enough to save the film overall. Milta's character seems based on Jill Valentine a little too much which again makes the movie seem to much of a rip off of others.

    The scene featuring the can can killed the film for me.
  • illage2
    January 25, 2010
    illage2
    This was surprising a very good film.

    It's nice to see something different than just the whole of the UK dying out. They let an original plot, but they seriously could have used better actors. Seeing the Scottish become cannibalistic gangsters. It really gives us an insight into...( read more) what might happens if a Virus does infect Scotland and the rest of the UK lock them out. I also like the plot twist where the rest of the world turns it's back on the UK.
  • kingismyworld1
    January 22, 2010
    kingismyworld1
    good action film that owes more to the classic 1981 flick "Escape From New York". Violent as heck but loaded with great action and adventure.
  • ninjabusiness
    January 21, 2010
    ninjabusiness
    The first 10 minutes are good. That's it. Grr.

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March 20, 2008
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine

Writer/Director Neil Marshall's entertaining, sorta-cheesy, if at times derivative homage to post-apocalyptic cinema delivers exactly what action fans of the genre crave. full review

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    September 16, 2008
    doulail
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  • victorgagan
    August 1, 2008
    victorgagan
    did not like it much...but the chase sequence in the climax was really grt...that more than covered up for the movie...wich was average...
  • TheMysteryLlama
    May 14, 2008
    TheMysteryLlama
    Neil Marshall, in his 3rd film (dog soldiers & the Decent being the others) goes down hill I'm afraid. seems like he wanted to make a film with all his favourite scenes & ideas from others & does not quite pull it off. The main two influences are Escape from New York (for the most part of the film) & the great car chase at the end of mad max 2 (so much as to name 1 character(John) Carpenter & (George) Miller & other references. on their own the action scenes (& gory deaths) & post apocalyptic Scotland & the action scenes & car chases are entertaining, but where it falls down hard is the script, almost as if a 13 year old wrote it,putting all his favourite bits of other films into one film & disregarded how to make sense of the plot & how to get from one scene to another.

    Anyone like me who has Enjoyed Mr Marshall's films previously, will enjoy spotting the actors from his previous movies & the subtle name references (such as Sterling for the lad who played Spoon in Dog soldiers etc)

    It's a film I really want to like, but due to the bad story used to wedge the good action scenes, It leaves you feeling not quite satisfied.
  • georgesk
    March 22, 2008
    georgesk
    This movie doesn't try to be more than what it is... A good old 80's style action movie ! You could say it's an hommage to movies like the Mad Max series and Escape from NY. It entertains and is fun !
  • GhostHunterGuy
    March 21, 2008
    GhostHunterGuy
    I don't understand why people have a problem with doomsday. I thought it was good. Yeah, it was lacking in a few things story wise but the rest of it was good. The guy who said that we had already seen car chases and arena death battles is right, we have. But that is kind of the point. The people we see in doomsday have been left there to die. They know absolutely nothing of the outside world and were determined to get out once people came back in. The car chase was inevitable and the arena battle was their form of entertainment. So I really don't understand the problem here.
  • DuncanRR
    March 15, 2008
    DuncanRR
    I caught a matinée, so I only had to pay $5.50 to see it. I wasn't expecting originality, I was expecting a good time...which I...kinda got?
  • GeorgeBailey88
    March 14, 2008
    GeorgeBailey88
    This is basically a rip-off of Mad Max/Road Warrior with a hint of 28 Days Later and maybe Escape from New York. If you had any decency you would rent one of these films instead of paying to see a horrible Hollywood rip-off.
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    March 13, 2008
    korefale
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  • kcchiefs56
    March 10, 2008
    kcchiefs56
    this was interesting when it first came out in the 80's..although then it was called escape from new york...hollywood and their "original" ideas...give me a break
  • aprilneo
    September 21, 2007
    aprilneo
    Here is a link for a first look...

    http://www.doomsdayiscoming.com/
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