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Doomsday (2008)

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Reviews Counted:63

Fresh:30

Rotten:33

Average Rating:5/10

Consensus: Doomsday is a pale imitation of previous futuristic thrillers, minus the cohesive narrative and charismatic leads.

Rated: R

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Mar 14, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $10,955,425

Synopsis: Writer/director Neil Marshall earned the respect of horror devotees with his first two features, DOG SOLDIERS and THE DESCENT, refreshing and scary twists on the werewolf and expedition-gone-wrong... Writer/director Neil Marshall earned the respect of horror devotees with his first two features, DOG SOLDIERS and THE DESCENT, refreshing and scary twists on the werewolf and expedition-gone-wrong genres. Where those works exemplified a respect for pure horror, devoid of the tension-spoiling comedy that infects most fright films, DOOMSDAY is Marshall's love letter to the post-apocalyptic action-exploitation films of the 1980s. Bubbling over with action, gore, and dark humor, his third film has all the bases covered for a fun, knowingly corny viewing experience. After a deadly plague results in the quarantine of the entire country of Scotland (in a scene reminiscent of I AM LEGEND), a wall is built around the country preventing anyone from going in or out. Thirty years later, the British government believes everyone within the wall to be dead, but when they find signs of life and learn of the possibility of a cure, a team of specially trained agents led by Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) become the first outsiders to venture inside the country since the epidemic. They discover that there are plenty of survivors who have splintered into fierce, warlike tribes, living in a lawless society where cannibalism and murder are the order of the day. Astute viewers will have a blast playing "spot the influence," with loving, obvious nods to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, ALIENS, 28 DAYS LATER, and the MAD MAX films. At the film's halfway point, Marshall switches gears, transforming the film from a punk-informed futuristic action film into a medieval-style chase film, utilizing Scotland's castles and sumptuous green landscapes to the fullest. Mitra is an exciting physical presence as Eden, a female version of NEW YORK's Snake Plissken, and the great supporting cast includes Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell. [More]

Starring: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester, Alexander Siddig

Starring: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester, Alexander Siddig, David O'Hara, Malcolm McDowell, Sean Pertwee, MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone

Director: Neil Marshall

Director: Neil Marshall
Screenwriter: Neil Marshall
Producer: Steven Paul, Benedict Carver
Composer: Tyler Bates
Studio: Rogue Pictures

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One's enjoyment of Doomsday might stem from how much one admires a blatant homage to the 1980s.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
08/06/08
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Doomsday might seem novel - if you've never seen "The Road Warrior," "Aliens," "Escape from New York" or any other post-apocalyptic flick before.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/02/08
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
Washington Times

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.

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
07/10/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

Doomsday possède définitivement toutes les caractéristiques d'un film culte en devenir, même si celles-ci nous laissent toujours en tête une curieuse impression de déjà vu.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
07/08/08
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

A tribute to the early 1980s 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-sci-fi-kinda-horror film.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
06/18/08
Lucius Gore
Lucius Gore
ESplatter

Get your Mad Max mutant-maniacs-in-monster-machines on.

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
06/12/08
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

The movie doesn't disguise the fact that this is a loving homage to early 80's science fiction cult classics.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/08
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

It's a mishmash of homages to writer/director Neil Marshall's favorite B movies. That doesn't make it bad at all, though; it ends up being quite entertaining.

Full Review Source: The Cinema Source | comment Comment
06/04/08
Michael Dance
Michael Dance
The Cinema Source

Brimming with exploitation antics, grindhouse sensibilities and, heh heh, exploding bunnies, Doomsday conjures a future thrown back to the dead-end styles and amoral excesses of the eighties - and no future could be bleaker than that.

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
05/09/08
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
musicOMH.com

spintati pseytokaltia, poy o,ti yposhetai sto dinei aplohera

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment 1 Comment
05/06/08
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

When the film's unspooling and we're watching Rhona Mitra drive a sports car through an exploding bus, we find ourselves in movie geek heaven.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/01/08
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

After they blow a bunny to smithereens (aiming straight through a plot hole), I knew all bets were off.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
03/29/08
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

The only thing that saves Doomsday from complete disgrace is that it knows it's trash.

Full Review Source: Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) | comment Comment
03/28/08
Thomas Peyser
Thomas Peyser
Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

...just the umpteenth killer-virus movie of the last few years...

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
03/25/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Likely to be the year's most entertaining film withheld from critics, Neil Marshall's latest finds him pigging out at a B-movie buffet of bangers and mash. His alchemy of anarchy in the U.K. is exhilarating and playfully perverse.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
03/24/08
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

A tongue in cheek action bonanza that I cheered on with fists in the air...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
03/23/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

About twenty minutes into it I decided to pretend it was a long-lost mid-'80s film Marshall had dusted off and put his name on.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/23/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

A series of loosely linked action scenes, Doomsday plays out more like a video game than a movie.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/21/08
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Delivers the exploitation goods and then some, but it's so utterly derivative it represents a depressing step backward for Marshall...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
03/21/08
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

If Doomsday was designed to be trash cinema, the filmmakers achieved their goal and then some.

Full Review Source: Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) | comment Comment
03/21/08
John Wirt
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
 
 
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