Doomsday Reviews and Ratings


  • cannon5021
    November 14, 2009
    cannon5021
    Very enjoyable. One can see where the inspirations were from
  • lanba
    November 14, 2009
    lanba
    Una buena pelicula de accion. A primera vista es una mas de muertos vivientes pero mas allá vemos una historia donde una chica lucha por encontrar su lugar en el mundo y por salvar una ciudad, obviamente esta es la mision q ella deberá cumplir y en su trayecto encontrara como lo...( read more)s pocos sobrevivientes ya no son tan civilizados, puesto q al perderlo casi todo, no quedaran mas q deseos vanos y una sed de seguir alguna especie de lider
  • HarleenQuinzel
    November 1, 2009
    HarleenQuinzel
    Quite literally anyone I've spoken to about this movie have had nothing but terrible things to say about it. It's not a masterpiece by any means, but Doomsday is a fun dystopia/post-apocalyptic action film that harkens back to Mad Max and The Running Man sort of films from the 80...( read more)s. It's a fun ride. Don't expect much more than that and you'll be all right.
  • 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.
  • nuttyscotsman
    October 20, 2009
    nuttyscotsman
    good movies but strange to think how ppl would react and deal with surviving
  • Maeliki
    October 19, 2009
    Maeliki
    This movie was awesome.....action packed and straight to the point..... people eat each other for survival......and Rhona Mitra gets into some serious ass whooping with the removable eye.....she made them drink it hands down......
  • JimG944
    October 8, 2009
    JimG944
    4 of 5 stars for this dirty gritty violent sci-fi movie. So a virus strikes forcing the world to enclose the entire country to prevent spread to the rest of the world. Ultimately a modern day great wall of China is built to secure the quarantine. It is assumed the whole populatio...( read more)n dies from the virus. Wrong! Many survive (hummm, natural immunity). After many years of stability, the virus spreads to England where the authorites decide they need to capture one of those immune people to create a cure. So, a para-military task force goes beyond the wall. They first go to a large city where they encounter a large collection of people who have gone "primative native" and attack the force. During their escape, they get linked to a different set of people who have gone "knights and castles".

    This movie is very dirty and gritty. The most graphic violence that I've seen since some of those movies in the 70's. Plenty of blood, guts, bullets, body parts and dead people. Good action, good special effects, interesting plot. Worth watching, but, be warned, it is graphic!
  • 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!''
  • ElCochran90
    September 24, 2009
    ElCochran90
    Neil Marshall has finally lost it. The worst thing is that the first 30 utopian, apocalyptic minutes of the film drastically raised my expectations to the second chapter of Doomsday: a retarded show of the 16th Century with nonsense action-packed sequences. I almost turned the th...( read more)ing off. Extreme disappointment.

    46/100
  • alfonz30
    September 21, 2009
    alfonz30
    well...it's brutal action ...
    n it's kind of mixed combination..
    there's military action, a quarantine city by infected virus, n also a scene about britanian kingdom..
    quite good action though
  • ejlhen06
    September 20, 2009
    ejlhen06
    i really like rhona mitra's character here.
  • perseu
    September 19, 2009
    perseu
    Mindless and crazy fun. A bric-a-brac of styles, movies, and ideas from SF. Amazing action scenes.
  • kreeture76
    September 14, 2009
    kreeture76
    really liked it, a combination of mad max and 24 days
  • hannamaye1
    September 13, 2009
    hannamaye1
    the plot line was lousy, but i can't deny the movie got me exhilarated and nervous and excited...the action and gore kept me there watching...not bad...but never award winning
  • mudcore
    September 12, 2009
    mudcore
    I'm not really sure what's this film all about. I mean, on the first 10 minutes, you'll think about the virus then later there comes the gangsters/punk rockers then those knights and whatsoever. And I don't even think doomsday should be the appropriate title for this one. you'll ...( read more)just keep watching for the action scenes that came from nowhere.
  • andyrt14
    September 11, 2009
    andyrt14
    What was the story line? lol this was a mish mash of everyting and badly protrayed characters with gimps and dominatrixs riding horse and from mid evil to hi tech weaponary. It was crazy
  • XxAllxAlonexX
    September 10, 2009
    XxAllxAlonexX
    Best action movie ive seen and the story rlly drew me in!! I love this movie!! A total MUST SEE!!
  • fluffyvolkswagen
    September 9, 2009
    fluffyvolkswagen
    I couldn't believe how good this was!!! Very hard to like a strong female lead but Rhona Mitra does an excellent job!!! Great movie, really enjoyed it and I would watch it again.
  • cs127
    September 7, 2009
    cs127
    Fun, action packed movie with a spectacular heroine is a nice and enterntaining movie. Altough lacks the zombies or infected it has good moments. A good movie for a weekend indeed.
  • benzgl
    September 5, 2009
    benzgl
    ok na action.. brutal pa..
  • rabidwombat22
    August 28, 2009
    rabidwombat22
    Very much like escape from new york. Well made all around, pretty impressive. At first you think its going to be like 28 weeks later, then all of a sudden its escape from new york, then all of a sudden its king arthur, then a great road chase. The only loose end that was never...( read more) addressed was the fate of kain. He turned out to be a vicious villain that killed many of her friends and they were never avenged.
  • pmetal
    August 25, 2009
    pmetal
    A mix between Mad Max II and Resident Evil, but it mission its fulfilled, I mean amusing ! Good Movie, waiting for a sequel.
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    August 24, 2009
    phillip316
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  • danrml
    August 24, 2009
    danrml
    This sounds quite good although I would be wary of it. I watched Neil Marshall's "The Descent" and it was possibly one of the worst films I have ever seen. I can't be sure what to do with this.
  • incredibrad
    August 17, 2009
    incredibrad
    One's enjoyment of Doomsday might stem from how much one admires a blatant homage to the 1980s. A tribute to the early anarchy actioners The Road Warrior and Escape From New York, Neil Marshall's Doomsday also blends elements from 28 Days Later for a fun and ultra-violent action...( read more)-sci-fi-kinda-horror film. About 10 minutes into it I decided to pretend it was a long-lost mid-'80s film Marshall had dusted off and put his name on.

    A bit like a medley of greatest hits performed by a hot, young talent who brings a new vocal inflection to the tired, old standards. If Marshall's goal was to deliver a no-nonsense, tongue-in-cheek, mega-violent "throwback" action flick, I'd say he's done a fine job of it. Now for the bad. Doomsday isn't quite memorable as the grab bag bunch of movies he is pulling from. .
    This sort of rough-and-tumble B-movie Hollywood just doesn't know how to deal with. Just have fun and remember the old days.
  • chrislatourelle
    August 16, 2009
    chrislatourelle
    I love this movie and the concept and storyline attached to it. Aside from the story the action was non-stop from start to finish which was great. The lead character was hot to boot so no complaints for this one. If you like action this one is good.
  • kmansell1
    August 14, 2009
    kmansell1
    bit of a weak film really. the story doesn't hold up. the film feels like someone has taken some other films they like and stuck it in this film. the leading lady is smokin' though
  • myloveisrobotic
    August 14, 2009
    myloveisrobotic
    great mindless action film about a post-apocalyptic future. much fun if you grew up loving mad max.
  • nandainluph
    August 12, 2009
    nandainluph
    actionny lumayanlah, special effectnya jg bgs..
    cman syg endingny agak gantung gt..
  • emorgan6
    August 11, 2009
    emorgan6
    I love Rhona Mitra and it had the makings of a great movie, but for some reason didn't love it.
  • thebeasttaz
    August 4, 2009
    thebeasttaz
    It was alright I guess for a post apocalyptic type movie.
  • mattdonovan2004
    August 1, 2009
    mattdonovan2004
    Some great ideas (previews hinted at 28 Days/Weeks later crossed with Mad Max, with a dash of Resident Evil), but there's no cohesion here to bring them together. Well below the standard of Neil Marshall's previous offerings, the excellent The Descent and Dog Soldiers. Looks good...( read more), and has plenty of action, blood and guts, but could have been so much more
  • ragat
    July 30, 2009
    ragat
    It looked like a cross between Mad Max and Escape from New York.
  • xShayne
    July 28, 2009
    xShayne
    An action-packed movie with exploding scenes - and bodies (the latter at least in the unrated version). It is almost ridiculous how some of the bloody scenes are constructed, but even though they are there just for the sake of splattering blood all over the screen, it fits the ge...( read more)nerally cruel and raw atmosphere of "Doomsday".

    The characters are given room to introduce themselves, and even though there isn't much growth in them, that isn't necessary since most of their screen time comes to an bloody end.

    As far as the plot goes, there are some things that worked, and other that should have been worked on some more. At times it is more about "explaining" than allowing people to figure it out for themselves. That does not make the movie a bad one, though, because the good aspects of the plot and story work well; the mission remains the same despite all the distractions and obstacles.

    The reasoning behind the main views of the movie are slightly shadowed, and in a way nothing unexpected. Still this seemed like a rather fresh take on an idea of people left stranded, abandoned by the rest of the world.
  • aikyu17
    July 28, 2009
    aikyu17
    pretty good, best british action muvi i've ever seen!
  • kaabooom
    July 27, 2009
    kaabooom
    I hope our world doesn't turn out like this.. or atleast I hope i'm dead before this happens :)
  • roughfeeargh
    July 27, 2009
    roughfeeargh
    the movie makes Bentley a disgrace for the Brit... among many other "what kind of movie is this" moments...
  • mattyentwy
    July 25, 2009
    mattyentwy
    An ok film, great action but basically loads of movies patched together.
  • jessor
    July 24, 2009
    jessor
    surprisingly better then i've thought.
  • nickymo89
    July 22, 2009
    nickymo89
    Escape from New York meets Mad Max in this obvious fanboy send up. Not up to the standard set by Neil Marshall's previous horror forages, Dog Soldiers and the outstanding The Decent but still fun with good gore, decent action, and starring a Kate Beckingsale look alike who even w...( read more)ears an eye patch ala Snake.
  • cbilly08
    July 20, 2009
    cbilly08
    the last 10 mins are amazing
  • shazou
    July 18, 2009
    shazou
    Evrything and nothing. Kind of funny though, timepass movie. Lots of beuuurk blood ^^
  • ffiiiz
    July 17, 2009
    ffiiiz
    Wouldn't normally go for this type of film, but it was really good!
  • boriserjavec
    July 16, 2009
    boriserjavec
    without the hot actress,the movie would not be interesting.the title is more promising.a deadly virus and isolation of scotland.
  • paulparsons2
    July 11, 2009
    paulparsons2
    As utterly purile as this film is, it has a strange charm and energy all of it's own and I have to say that I kinda liked what I saw.

    Borrowing liberally from Aliens, Mad Max, Escape from New York etc. the characters are either one note or totally extreme and very amusing to s...( read more)pend time with. The leaps of fiath expected by the film makers are pretty big (one section of the film is in an industrial wasteland and another in what seems like Medievil times) but the pace of the film and the casual brutality on show makes it worth it. I liked Rhona Mitra, she brought a nice phsycality to the screen and the bad guys were just so much fun to be around.

    Ultimately, if you think about what you are seeing, it will fall apart pretty rapidly but taken on face value this is a fun film that is well made, the crazy chase at the end was just hilarious and worth a watch on its own....
  • TheBeginningAndTheEnd
    July 8, 2009
    TheBeginningAndTheEnd
    Part Escape from New York, part Mad Max, part 28 Days Later, part 80's action flick, part Paul W.S. Anderson film, part Michael Bay film. The movie never knew what the hell is wanted to be. After The Descent, I expected a little more from Neil Marshall.
  • Sofino85
    July 5, 2009
    Sofino85
    notre monde ds l'avenir

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