Doomsday (2008)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Neil Marshall

Writer:

Neil Marshall (writer)

Release Date:

14 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The End Is Nigh.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Wall | Quarantine | Major | Future

Cast

Caryn Peterson	...	Vagrant Girl
Adeola Ariyo	...	Nurse
Emma Cleasby	...	Katherine Sinclair
Christine Tomlinson	...	Young Eden Sinclair
Vernon Willemse	...	David / Gimp
Paul Hyett	...	Hot Dog Victim
Daniel Read	...	Sergeant #1
Karl Thaning	...	Pilot
Stephen Hughes	...	Soldier #1 / Johnson
Jason Cope	...	Wall Guard
Ryan Kruger	...	Soldier
Nathan Wheatley	...	Patient "X"
Cecil Carter	...	DDS Assault Trooper
Jeremy Crutchley	...	Richter
Rhona Mitra	...	Maj. Eden Sinclair

Also Known As:

Doomsday - Tag der Rache (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.

Runtime:

USA:105 min | USA:113 min (uncut version)

Country:

UK | USA | South Africa | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #44107) | Ireland:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Hong Kong:III | Norway:18 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 | South Korea:18 | Germany:18 (cut) | Sweden:15 | Taiwan:R-18 | Australia:R | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | Japan:R15+

Filming Locations:

Blackness Castle, Blackness, Falkirk, Scotland, UK

Company:

Rogue Pictures

Trivia:

Two DDS soldiers sent into Scotland are named "Miller" and "Carpenter". George Miller directed the "Mad Max" trilogy and John Carpenter directed Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996), all heavily influential to this film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Apparently the Bentley was stored for over 30 years. It is extremely unlikely it would run after this much time. Petrol is good for about six months (volatile compounds destabilize), the battery would be dead, and the tires would likely become harder/brittle.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kane: Like so many epidemics before, the loss of so many lives began with a single microscopic organism. It's human nature to seek even the smallest comfort in reason, or logic for events as catastrophic as these. But a virus doesn't choose a time or place. It doesn't hate or even care. It just happens.

Movie Connections:

References Escape from New York (1981)

Soundtrack:

The Can Can

Towards The End I Even Started Cheering! What A Guilty Pleasure!

I usually avoid blood and guts type films like the plague, but Doomsday is a movie that makes the effort not to take its self too seriously! There are so many hysterically campy moments in this film I was practically jumping up and down in my seat at one point! In Doomsday, you really want the bad guys to lose in a very big way!

This is obviously a Mad Max remake. I think it's much better with a woman playing the role as hero. Doomsday also has more complexity. There's three sets of different types of bad guys. And a lot more is at stake this time, its not just the main characters' lives!

Sure, I could do without some of the gruesome violence, the reason for 9 stars instead of 10. But I have quick reflexes, and I don't hesitate to close my eyes when the need arises. A good habit to have these days when going to the movies! But unlike so many, many movies, the violence does not ruin the story! You really end-up caring about the good guys! You don't have any mixed feelings. This is a black and white world! Stupid, cruel and narrow minded villains - get the hell out of the way!