Doomsday Reviews and Ratings



  • January 4, 2009
    nonsense, but a tattooed face is always cool.
    There were so many loop holes in this movie it was ridiculous.
  • January 3, 2009
    Looks like a stupid 28 Weeks Later rip-off. I like Rhona Mitra though.
  • January 3, 2009
    Doomsday is a great balls-out adventure flick. A cross between Road Warrior and Escape from New York, maybe with an ?Ellen Ripley? thrown in, this movie is enjoyable and entertaining. But come on, why do you go see a post-apocalyptic movie? This movie is pure entertainment, and I...( read more) was impressed with some of the acting, as the villain and characters were well drawn and well acted.
  • January 1, 2009
    Tienes buenos elementos como casi todas las películas de este tipo hechas en el Reino Unido, interesante lo de las e corrientes que se toman, pero no es tan bueno como hubiese podido llegar a serlo una verdadera lastima
  • January 1, 2009
    This is a real mans film with action and horror but the story line is a little whack and unrealistic
  • December 30, 2008
    Basically a not so subtle remake of the road warrior although Rhona Mitra I extremely beautiful and is a pleasure to watch. Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell do a more then adequate job in the film. Well worth watching when it comes to tv on skinemax jan. 3rd.
  • December 16, 2008
    Some pretty good comedy moments, but ultimately lacking compared with Dog Soldiers or even to an extent Mad Max.
  • December 15, 2008
    This movie takes no prisoners... Even though the whole of Scotland is imprisoned within itself! If you worry about getting bored in a movie... Well, you don't have a chance to in this one... It is phenomenal... I can even let slide that while one faction ends up being cannibalist...( read more)ic punks the other have reverted to medieval times, because this is an action movie tour de force with a hell of a lot of guts (literally!) and well worth a watch!
  • December 15, 2008
    This movie was great lots of gore and lots and lots of action. i loved it
  • December 14, 2008
    A very awesome mix of red-headed step-child genres, it takes some real balls to even make a movie like this but to also make it a good movie instead of a cheap splatter is nothing short of a miracle. Brutally violent, this film skates on the brink of several tropes and makes it l...( read more)ook good without the cheap popularity-fishing Planet Terror did left, right and center. Rhona Mitra does her greatest role, yet as a totally gorgeous ass-kicking heroine without any pathetic tugging of sympathy strings to make her "more human and likeable".
  • December 13, 2008
    Robin Williams becomes a robot who searches for a way to become a man. He develops artifically lungs, skin and eyes etc. so he can experience life as a human would and thankfully never stares at a flower to the rites of spring or asks 'what is...'love'?., but it still gets a bit ...( read more)mawkish.
  • December 11, 2008
    What a waste and what a mess. A couple of good action scenes, butnot worth the time.
  • December 11, 2008
    Mad Max + Escape form New York = Doomsday
  • December 9, 2008
    Set in the future, gruesome and gorey love it
  • December 8, 2008
    Ok...this is an action -oriented sci-fi mish-mosh, derivitave of many movies..including Mad Max, Escape from New York, 28 Days Later and Gladiator to name a few..although it lacks originality, in its entirety it does entertain for the most part. Rhona Mitra shines brightest as...( read more) the kickass heroine.....
  • December 8, 2008
    This movie sucks! How come an isolated area for more than 25 years still has a beer and gasoline supply. Besides, why the latest fashion-trend in there is punk and kingdom-warrior??? What a heck!
  • December 6, 2008
    I don't know what people complained about I thought this movie was pretty good. Sure there are better ones but this was not the worst, not by a long shot. And is there anyone hotter than Rhona Mitra? When is this girl going to be a HUGE star??
  • December 4, 2008
    Fun-filled ride going from post-apocalyptic future to medieval Scotland and back again for some Mad Max car battling.
  • December 1, 2008
    Alright so...
    This movie was pretty entertaining. Obviously, its filmed as an action, and that's what we get, which is really disappointing because its story has a lot of potential.
    It goes from England, with sadistic leaders trying to stop a virus that threatens mankind to Scot...( read more)land, where its evenly divided remainly population either moves forward into post apocalyptic punk status or backwards into old medieval territory. Oh, and the daughter/sister of the leaders of each of those territories is desperately trying to find her place, but disagrees with both.
    There's also the possibility of a cure, and the rest of the world turning its back on England/Scotland.
    Problem is, is that the story is a lot deeper than the movie makes it out to be. So instead of dwelling on the epic background it could have had, this short film uses each of these settings as pieces for a new action sequence.
    Which, are awesome.
    The blood/gore, driving parts, and shoot outs are all very well done. Above par, very little CGI shot action sequences are what the movies about.
    Which is cool, and everything, if the story didn't have a lot of potential.
    So to me it felt really rushed and jumbled, where it could have played off taking its time and being a bit more dramatic. I hate seeing a good wasted story, so that's why it loses points.
  • December 1, 2008
    It was the best film for me this year. Fed my WANT. I just love the leading lady in this one, reminds me of underworld for some reason, then the story.. it was surprising, and I like surprises... Ahh can't say anything more but that it's.. 5/5!
  • November 29, 2008
    wow...just wow... I was incredulous this film was made. the writer and director should retire. I gave it a full star's worth for "Escape From New York" styled badness entertainment value - but even then, been there, done that....
  • November 26, 2008
    I am a huge fan of Neil Marshall after Dog Soldiers and The Descent so I was looking forward to this big time.
    However it isn't as strong as his previous efforts as he tries to cram too many genres and concepts from past movies into teh running time.
    The reult is uneven as it wav...( read more)ers from brilliant to boring. One saving grace is Rhona Mitra, the best looking action hero seen for some time.
  • November 25, 2008
    This film rocked! It had guns, boobs, swords, blood and guts, more guns, blood, guts swords, boobs, strippers ooh and Bob Hoskins xD

    The only thing that let it down was the ending.. That sucked
  • November 24, 2008
    This was a disappointment,i'm a fan of Neil Marshall and this really isn't up to the high standard i was used to. Its a mishmash of many movies,including Mad Max,Escape from New York,28 Days Later to name but a few. It's not that its a bad movie,it's very polished,it looks great,...( read more)it has plenty of splatter. my expectations were just too high i guess. Saying that,it's clear Marshall was having a ball making it,and i hope he will be back to his normal reliable self with Sacrilege,and this was something he just had to get out of his system.
  • November 23, 2008
    When it started as Mad Max meets Escape from New York, I was totally cool with it. When it put on its Gladiator sandals and Braveheart facepaint, it let it's ridiculousness spin out of control. All in all, it's a few really cool things stuck on top of something kinda average.
  • November 22, 2008
    omg do not watch this heap of crap the film sucks
  • November 13, 2008
    I quite like post apocalyptic movies, and this is as good as any Mad Max or Resident Evil. With fighting, decapitations and even cannabalism it's Bloody good fun. And Rhona Mitra is a Foxy bitch.
  • November 13, 2008
    And i love zombie movies but wow what a suckfest.
  • November 13, 2008
    Loved Doomsday! I made me proud to see that it is still possible to make a film like this, still have a modern feel to it, but kind of old school to it, all the while being an actually good film. I would describe Doomsday as If to blend Resident Evil and Underworld with the like...( read more) sof the classics like Mad Max and The Road Warrior.
  • November 12, 2008
    A disappointing pastiche of other genre films without an identity of its own. You say 'homage' I say 'out of ideas.'
  • November 9, 2008
    Its Mad Max, 28 Days Later and Underworld in a violent blender. An ultra fast, ultra violennt, ultra nutcase blender.

    Rohna Mitra's character is essentially just "Selene" from underworld in a slightly different outfit and minues the vampire powers, but has a cool electronic ey...( read more)e. Bob Hoskins character is like a reformed "Uncle Bart" from the Jet Li movie 'Unleashed'.

    Neil Marshall directed Dog Soldiers, one of my most treasured movies ever, and like Dog Soldiers, Doomsday is a brilliantly thoughtless escapade of madness. Just imagine clips of Mad Max, Underworld and 28 days later cut together with the Disturbed song "Down With the Sickness". You get the idea.

    Also like Dog Soldiers, the film has a seedy comic undertone that makes the movie seem all the more ridiculous, but all the more fun, and creates a very distinct feeling that you can recognize the cast and filmmakers by.

    Its just bucketloads of awesome fun and dont let anyone tell you otherwise.

    Justins Best Bit: Theres loads, being burnt alive, the massive climactic death race, take your pick.
  • November 8, 2008
    Disppointing film with it quite blatantly copying large chunks of the Mad Max films and also Escape from New York.Even found it hard not to fall asleep during it.
  • November 8, 2008
    The following is the plot summary for my favorite kids tv show The Tribe........



    'Where the virus came from, no-one knew... from deepest space, bacterial warfare or some nation's scientific experiments gone horrifically wrong? All the Adults are gone... All the teach...( read more)ers are gone... All peace and regular meals are gone... Just tribal instincts and war paint survive. If survival depends on not getting caught by the evil Locusts or rival cyber gang Demon Dogs or just finding your next meal... then the only option is to start your own Tribe.'



    ........so when i saw Doomsday advertised earlier this year i could not wait to watch it because it reminded me of my favorite show. I thought wow an adult version,what can we expect? I never got chance to see it on the cinema and over the last few months i became less and less excited because of all the bad reviews i had heard about it.



    I finally watched it this week and i loved it. I would describe it as an action-packed black comedy rather than a thriller,there are quite a few laugh out loud scenes and the dinner scene was thoroughly entertaining,it reminded me of the evening entertainment at the top UK heavy metal festival Download but i could not help thinking how is that one BBQ cooked man going to feed such a large crowd of cannibals.



    I would love to see a sequel!
  • November 4, 2008
    "If you're hungry, try a piece of your friend." Greatest line ever!
  • November 4, 2008
    This movie knows that it is ripping off about ten films and doesn't say sorry for it. Its as if someone woke up and said "well i like this from this and that from that..." and made a movie with witty one liners. i also like the appropraite use of the fine young canibals.
  • November 2, 2008
    nothing new...all the time i was thinking like -i'm watching a "resident evil" film...with a kate beckinsale lookalike with punks having british(gentle) accent & trying 2 be like mad max villains..

    & m becoming mesmerised by british beauties..the more i see 'em..the more i lu...( read more)v 'em..
  • November 1, 2008
    Another favorite of 2008. I really need to own this. No apocylptic collection should be without.
  • October 31, 2008
    at exactly what stage of production did this sound like a good idea?! a cheap mess, in both looks and thrills.
  • October 30, 2008
    Clearly a B-movie, but I usually like this type of virus-doom-zombie movies. But this was mostly a lousy mix of Mad Max, Escape from New York, The Warriors and some Knight's movie! A shame the director cannot deliever anything out of his obviously huge imagination and fantasy...
  • October 30, 2008
    A little bit of 28 Days Later... with some Mad Max 2. Oh, and throw in a touch of Gladiator! With those three films, and a few more, you end up with Neil Marshall's outrageously entertaining, Grindhouse-esquire action movie, Doomsday. And boy is it a lot of fun...and then some! S...( read more)ure, the plot is a tad ridiculous and the characters are barely developed, but Marshall makes up for this by providing ultra-gory, intense action sequences and fast pace to boot. The Reaper Virus decimates Scotland in 2008, and this ends up with Scotland being walled off from the world. Skip to 2035, and the virus has reached London, which causes the government to send a squad of specialists, led by Major Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) into Scotland to retrieve a cure from a crazed doctor, Kane (Malcolm McDowell). However, when they get through The Wall they find the survivors are unwelcoming, and what follows is a battle for survival against cannibalistic madmen.

    First and foremost, Doomsday is incredibly over the top. How, you may ask? Well, we witness a soldier barbecued and eaten, cows being squashed by tanks, a gladiator battle, many people crushed by cars and plenty of bodily mutilation including impalement and decapitation. Marshall, coming off of the successes of cult werewolf film Dog Soldiers and caving-gone-wrong movie The Descent, knows how to direct (writing...not so much). Unfortunately, I don't think people knew what to expect, so they just assumed it was another Descent. This may be why it was trashed by many critics and was not a huge box-office success. Obviously, the tone is very light-hearted and referential and he succeeds in doing this. Honestly, I got sucked in from the beginning and found myself intrigued and tense the whole way through.

    Of course, the film is not perfect. As mentioned previously, the story is not great (nor is the dialogue). The acting is passable, I actually think Mitra is a great heroine and a decent actor. Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell provide excellent support but none of the other actors are true standouts. Overall, I would recommend this film to people who want a thrilling and well-made post-apocalyptic action film that is almost a modern day Grindhouse flick.

    3˝/5
  • October 29, 2008
    this was surprising good!! i truely love it!
  • October 28, 2008
    Just because it's stupid does not mean it is not entertaining. I think it happened like this: In 1980, John Carpenter bought the rights to some unused Monty Python skits, only he took them seriously and worked them into a film treatment, which was rejected by every third-rate pr...( read more)oducer in town. Some years later, a video game company picked up the rights, but couldn't get it to work, so they sold it to Neil Marshall, who made this movie. Marshall made sure that the editor made cuts every half second throughout the movie.

    Oh, yeah. It's about the end of the world, sort of, but not really.

    Admirers of "Descent" (of which I am one) may or may not like this. Wait for the comic-book adaptation.
  • October 28, 2008
    IT WAS OKAY THAN IT WAS WEIRD
  • October 26, 2008
    Una delle peggiori sceneggiature di sempre.
  • October 25, 2008
    it was thriller movie! ever i saw it in way back to theather.this film is kinda reminded me of both "mad max road warriors" & "beyond thunderdome". and anyway this so awesome. this performed rhona mitra(of "the shooter")as maj. eden sinclair.

    director of neil marshall who dire...( read more)ct of 2005 horror movie "the descent".
  • October 25, 2008
    is was a pretty good movie!!!

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