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

Colour:

Colour

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:

Alexander Siddig, playing the British PM, is the real-life nephew of Malcolm McDowell, playing a leading figure among the Scots in this picture.

Goofs:

Factual errors: No lift will fall down just because of its suspension cable being cut - all lifts have safety devices that will hold its downward motion in case of such an emergency.

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 The Last Boy Scout (1991)

Soundtrack:

The Can Can

ridiculously retarded B movie that is fun fun fun!

OK, like before DOOMSDAY, Neil Marshall made two great films, DOG SOILDERS and THE DESCENT, so going into this, i had high expectations. then i heard all of the negative buzz on the internet for months and months. so then i had low expectations. and the trailer sucked. basically, if you go into this film expecting anything serious at all, then yeah, you're going to be disappointed, because this is in no way a serious movie sci-fi action future apocalypse thriller. what it is - a tongue in cheek splatter fest homage to the great John Carpenter movies of the 80s and with a bunch of mad max thrown in. if you loved PLANET TERROR, then you will dig on this. really this flick reminded me of the vibe of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA or CRANK. i'm not sure why more people weren't laughing, cause this film is simply hilarious. it just gets more and more over the top! cannibalistic punks BBQ one of our heroes to Siouxsie and the Banshees "Spellbound." and they have a GIMP!! little furry bunnies get blown up, and cows are squashed via tanks! oh yeah, look at you now, all covered in virus infected blood prime minister. what did you say, who is that guy? oh yeah! it's Dr Bashir from Star Trek Deep Space Nine, yes!!!

the gore is consistently excessive and top notch. then out of nowhere, it's a knight on a horse, hey there's Malcom McDowell collecting a paycheck!! boy does his nose crazy silly for some reason! this film is totally intentionally funny and camp. the thing is, i think it has a bit too much of a British sensibility for an American audience, cause there is a certain dryness to the humor, but it's pretty clear that Neil Marshall set out to make a big dumb retarded and fun Hollywood movie, and that ironically Hollywood is too stupid to know how to market it. this will find an audience on video, cause while parts of it are derivative of it's influences, it's too much fun not to like. you just gotta keep drinking and/or smoking! there are only a couple of aspects that keep it from being great - the editing is terrible pretty much throughout, and some of the action is hard to follow. then there is the dialogue that is really poorly staged. like they were working so fast to get the shots and come in under budget (especially at what is supposed to be a climatic scene between our heroine and one of the villains) that they just staged it, shot it once, and the actors were like, hurry up lets be done with this, we're ready to hit up that catered food. but regardless, i had a blast, don't know why my roommate asked the theater management for his money back, what a loser.