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Doomsday
Doomsday works so well because it's a giant love-letter to groundbreaking 80s films.
Review by Dack
There's two reasons why I'm in love with movies. One is two be challenged, informed or shocked with deep movies that can be called forms of art. The other reason, which happens much less lately, is to be sucked into a two hour thrill ride, tossed around, then spit back out more excited than when I came in. Doomsday is exactly the latter, being incredibly entertaining and just pure awesome.
In 2008, Glasgow is overrun by a horrible disfiguring disease called the reaper disease. No, this isn't some crazy zombie disease like Rage or the T-Virus, when you get it, you simply die a horrible death; but you don't change into something zombie-like. To prevent the spread of the disease, Glasgow is quarantined and shut off from any outside conflict. No relief efforts are taken, and the sky over it becomes a no-fly zone.
With nowhere to turn, once civilized citizens resort to medieval ways to survive. Half of the survivors create a post-apocalyptic society much akin to Mad Max, while the other half become a medieval civilization.
A few decades later, the reaper disease breaks out in London. To try to handle the situation the most efficient way possible, the government decides to send in a team of people to try and find a survivor and a cure. Spearheaded by Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra), a team of soldiers and scientists travel into the city to seek out survivors. But, what they didn't expect, is that everyone would be out for their blood. Now, they have to fight their way through this post-apocalyptic world while still trying to carry out their mission.
Doomsday works so well because it's a giant love-letter to groundbreaking 80s films. It doesn't try to come off as a pretentious new action movie. Much of the movie obviously pays tribute to other films, but it also manages to create a unique world that is very interesting. The biggest films it pays tribute to are clearly Escape From New York, Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Excalibur and The Warriors. The fact that Rhona Mitra carries herself so much like Snake Plisskin in the first act – complete with eye patch – it's clear Neil Marshall has meticulously studied his 80s films. Even some of the characters are named after directors of the movies Doomsday is inspired by, seeing as one in the team is named “Carpenter”.
The events transpire through completely different settings and vibes, so much so that the movie could be called “Journey Through the Eighties”. We see the film go from being inspired by Escape From New York, to Mad Max to Excalibur and so on. But it never seems as if the movie is copying said films, or trying too hard to pay homage. It's more of a big nod to fans of the genre, as anyone who is not at all familiar with these movies will still completely understand Doomsday.
The entire experience is wholly entertaining, never giving the audience time to breathe. It manages to blend action and thriller elements quite seamlessly. Doomsday is the sort of fun you get from watching a so-bad-it's-good type of movie, but Doomsday is not at all bad. Parts of it can be campy, and the acting is not always the best, but it perfectly suits the movie. The film is smart enough to not insult the audience, but thankfully doesn't try to come off as a something its not. Doomsday is a thrill ride with the purpose of entertaining and exciting its audience.
One part of Doomsday that I was not predicting is that the incredibly sexy Rhona Mitra gives off a surprisingly good performance in Doomsday. Without doubt, she is going to be a big name in Hollywood.
The soundtrack is also a very strong feature of Doomsday. Much of the great orchestration (done by Tyler Bates of 300 fame) is laced with some synth to give it that 80s vibe. In addition, a few popular 80s rock songs are used to great effect, and the ending features one of my favorite songs of all time: “Club Foot” by Kasabian
Neil Marshal has officially gone three-for-three with Dog Soldiers, The Descent and Doomsday. Without hesitation, I predict that Neil Marshall will become this generation's John Carpenter. Doomsday is an incredibly entertaining movie that does a great job paying homage to 80s movies. Easily, any action or horror fan is sure to have a great time with Doomsday.
Doomsday works so well because it's a giant love-letter to groundbreaking 80s films.
Review by Dack
There's two reasons why I'm in love with movies. One is two be challenged, informed or shocked with deep movies that can be called forms of art. The other reason, which happens much less lately, is to be sucked into a two hour thrill ride, tossed around, then spit back out more excited than when I came in. Doomsday is exactly the latter, being incredibly entertaining and just pure awesome.
In 2008, Glasgow is overrun by a horrible disfiguring disease called the reaper disease. No, this isn't some crazy zombie disease like Rage or the T-Virus, when you get it, you simply die a horrible death; but you don't change into something zombie-like. To prevent the spread of the disease, Glasgow is quarantined and shut off from any outside conflict. No relief efforts are taken, and the sky over it becomes a no-fly zone.
With nowhere to turn, once civilized citizens resort to medieval ways to survive. Half of the survivors create a post-apocalyptic society much akin to Mad Max, while the other half become a medieval civilization.
A few decades later, the reaper disease breaks out in London. To try to handle the situation the most efficient way possible, the government decides to send in a team of people to try and find a survivor and a cure. Spearheaded by Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra), a team of soldiers and scientists travel into the city to seek out survivors. But, what they didn't expect, is that everyone would be out for their blood. Now, they have to fight their way through this post-apocalyptic world while still trying to carry out their mission.
Doomsday works so well because it's a giant love-letter to groundbreaking 80s films. It doesn't try to come off as a pretentious new action movie. Much of the movie obviously pays tribute to other films, but it also manages to create a unique world that is very interesting. The biggest films it pays tribute to are clearly Escape From New York, Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Excalibur and The Warriors. The fact that Rhona Mitra carries herself so much like Snake Plisskin in the first act – complete with eye patch – it's clear Neil Marshall has meticulously studied his 80s films. Even some of the characters are named after directors of the movies Doomsday is inspired by, seeing as one in the team is named “Carpenter”.
The events transpire through completely different settings and vibes, so much so that the movie could be called “Journey Through the Eighties”. We see the film go from being inspired by Escape From New York, to Mad Max to Excalibur and so on. But it never seems as if the movie is copying said films, or trying too hard to pay homage. It's more of a big nod to fans of the genre, as anyone who is not at all familiar with these movies will still completely understand Doomsday.
The entire experience is wholly entertaining, never giving the audience time to breathe. It manages to blend action and thriller elements quite seamlessly. Doomsday is the sort of fun you get from watching a so-bad-it's-good type of movie, but Doomsday is not at all bad. Parts of it can be campy, and the acting is not always the best, but it perfectly suits the movie. The film is smart enough to not insult the audience, but thankfully doesn't try to come off as a something its not. Doomsday is a thrill ride with the purpose of entertaining and exciting its audience.
One part of Doomsday that I was not predicting is that the incredibly sexy Rhona Mitra gives off a surprisingly good performance in Doomsday. Without doubt, she is going to be a big name in Hollywood.
The soundtrack is also a very strong feature of Doomsday. Much of the great orchestration (done by Tyler Bates of 300 fame) is laced with some synth to give it that 80s vibe. In addition, a few popular 80s rock songs are used to great effect, and the ending features one of my favorite songs of all time: “Club Foot” by Kasabian
Neil Marshal has officially gone three-for-three with Dog Soldiers, The Descent and Doomsday. Without hesitation, I predict that Neil Marshall will become this generation's John Carpenter. Doomsday is an incredibly entertaining movie that does a great job paying homage to 80s movies. Easily, any action or horror fan is sure to have a great time with Doomsday.
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