| | Doomsday Blu-ray (2 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Action Videos, Thriller, England, Scotland | | Starring | Bob Hoskins, Rhona Mitra, Alexander Siddig, Adrian Lester, Malcolm McDowell, Sean Pertwee, David O'Hara, Nora-Jane Noone, MyAnna Buring | | Director | Neil Marshall | | Composer | Tyler Bates | | Director of Photography | Sam McCurdy | | Executive Producer | Jeff Abberley, Julia Blackman, Marc D. Evans, Trevor Macy, Peter McAleese | | Producer | Steven Paul, Benedict Carver | | Screenwriter | Neil Marshall |
In this $11 million-grossing movie, a team must work to prevent a disaster that threatens the human race. Bonuses: featurettes, commentary, Reaper files, tech specs, picture-in-picture. 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. Doomsday Reviews: 3 stars out of 5 -- "In terms of scale this is unlike any British action film you've seen before....DOOMSDAY emerges kicking and screaming from its bloodlust."-- Jonathan Dean, Total Film "Frequent, well-staged action scenes typically combine high-speed chases, shootouts, hand-to-hand combat, squishy gore effects and James Bond gadgetry..."-- Michael Brooke, Sight and Sound Doomsday | List Price | $39.98 (You save $7.49) | | Studio | Universal Studios Home Video | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank |  77398  | | CD Universe Part number | 7680557 | | Catalog number | 62104869 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 29, 2008 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled; DTS Sound; Unrated | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Subtitled; DTS Sound; Unrated |
Doomsday Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   A 2008 remake of "Waterworld"
This film takes cues from several others. The opening scene borrows from germ movies like "28 Days Later" and "Resident Evil" the quarantine zone scene reminded me of "Children of Men" and "I Am Legend" and the fantastic imaginative new life beyond the wall brought to mind "Mad Max" and "Waterworld." With those comparisons in mind, I think that the film pays homage mostly to "Waterworld" because of the similarities in the villains. Both villains have ridiculous hair and post-apocalyptic overcoats and were partial to monologues through a microphone to followers who are loyal to the death but are too ignorant to realize their leaders don't care about them.
That being said, I found the film immensely entertaining. Without holding the plot to the limelight and observing it on its own, "Doomsday" isn't that bad of a film. The medieval castle and gladiator fight sequence featuring the great Malcolm McDowell was both out of place and left me scratching my head asking "WHY?" and is why I didn't give the movie 4 stars. The electrifying Rhona Mitra proves in this movie that she can hold her own and deserves the move to leading actress, and is perhaps why the movie seems to work. Since this is a Universal Pictures release, the Blu-ray disc is presented in perfect 1080i video transfer, and blessed with Universal's trademark DTS-HD Master Audio, something that Sony and especially Warner should start doing, since they "invented" high-definition Video. If you're in the mood for a fun hour and 50 minutes for an action movie involving campy post-apocalyptic characters, "Doomsday" is far better than 1995's "Waterworld." Did I mention that Rhona Mitra is easier to look at for nearly two hours than Kevin Costner with webbed feet?
Submitted by Invincible_Irvine (Mission Viejo, CA)
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 Neil Marshall do it again
This movie is not for people who doesn't like blood, speed action or area looking for a emotional, deep ideas film. This movie is for every people who likes action, gore, blood, fun. I hope to see in the future new films made by this excellent director
Submitted by jguateque (Bogot, Colombia)
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Great Movie!
I know the idea has been played out by other movies, but I think overall this was movie was well done!
Submitted by zachgay (Southbury, CT) 
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This review is for a different format.  TERRIBLE!!!!!
I bought this movie because I saw the first 10 minutes of it in theaters and I was pretty sure it was gonna be good. However after watching it I have literally thrown this movie into the trash. Because that's what it is.
The main character in this movie is a simple one dimensional wanna be action hero. The plot is so retarded and the execution of everything is terrible. There is too much senseless violence in here. Like violence for the sake of violence that accomplishes nothing.
Please people do yourselves a favor and stay away from this trash. I feel bad that I had to throw away 23 dollars. But hey that's life. Rent stuff you buy it.
Submitted by EZE (PHX, AZ)
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 NOT GOOD
THE FEMALE LEAD AND THE GADGETS ARE GOOD.EVERYTHING ELSE PRETTY MUCH SUCKS.
Submitted by tim (winchester, VA)
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Doomsday DVD To save humanity from an epidemic, an elite fighting unit must battle to find a cure in a post-apocalyptic zone controlled by a society of murderous renegades.
Source: Universal Studios Home Video
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Neil Marshall - Director; Sean Pertwee, Darren Morfitt, Rick Warden, Les Simpson - Cast
Picture in Picture Video
Featurette:
1. REAPER FILES
2. TECH SPECS
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