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Doomsday [Blu-ray] | ![Doomsday [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61KjMtvpbAL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Neil Marshall
Actors: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig, Caryn Peterson, Adeola Ariyo
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  130 reviews
Sales Rank: 24096
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 025195040426
UPC: 025195040426
EAN: 0025195040426
ASIN: B00195FUDW
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: July 29, 2008
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Loud, violent, and proudly derivative, the post-apocalyptic action-thriller Doomsday is the latest from UK cult director Neil Marshall, who impressed horror fans with his previous efforts, Dog Soldiers and The Descent. Both pictures established Marshall as a director with a knack for reinventing well-worn genre pictures, but here, he seems more interested in stitching together favorite scenes and elements from established horror and science-fiction films. Escape from New York is the main source for Doomsday, though there are plenty of nods to The Road Warrior and its multitude of Italian-made carbon copies, as well as the zombie/plague subgenre; the lovely but impassive Rhona Mitra is the Snake Plissken-esque loner sent by police (represented by Bob Hoskins) to infiltrate Scotland, which has descended into anarchy following a viral outbreak. The disease has surfaced in London (now a walled city), and Mitra is dispatched to find a scientist who may possess a cure. Marshall's vision of Scotland in ruins brings together the punk/modern primitive costume design of George Miller's Mad Max trilogy with some eclectic homegrown elements (knights on horseback defending a gang leader's castle), and while these touches are novel, the picture as a whole should ring overly familiar to any viewer who's spent time in the exploitation trenches during the past 25 years. Younger and less discerning audience members will undoubtedly enjoy the plentiful violence and gore, as well as the unbridled performances of the supporting cast, especially stuntwoman/actress Lee-Ann Liebenberg as the heavily tattooed Viper. --Paul Gaita
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From the director of The Descent comes an action-packed thrill-ride through the beating heart of hell! 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. Loaded with ferocious fights and high-octane chases, Doomsday grabs you right from the start, and doesn't let go till its explosive end!
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 a melding of post-apocalyptic influences . . . August 20, 2010
trebe
The backstory of Doomsday (2005) is radical, pretentious, and farfetched, but if you put aside most of these grand trappings, the film is a bold, hard-hitting, action, adventure, that rarely slows down. Set in Great Britain in 2035, writer/director Neil Marshall's (The Decent, Dog Soldiers) film features conflict in a number of arenas, from urban warfare in the streets of Glasgow, to combat with medieval weaponry, to a mad chase on the country roads of Scotland.
Rhona Mitra delivers an impressive performance as Eden Sinclair, an agent of DDS (Department of Domestic Security) the Government's police force. Cool under pressure, she is a ferocious fighter, and a survivor of the Reaper virus outbreak that struck Scotland when she was a child. At that time, the Government erected a thirty foot high wall, stretching across the Scottish countryside, to prevent the infected from escaping. No cure was found, and those quarantined inside were basically left to die.
After decades of inactivity, signs of life are observed in the dead zone. The Government ignores them, until the Reaper virus surfaces on the "safe" side of the wall. In a panic, the Government authorizes a mission to enter the hot zone to try and find a cure. Dr. Marcus Kane (Malcom McDowell), trapped inside when the wall was built, is a possible lead. DDS Chief Bill Nelson (Bob Hoskins) selects Sinclair to lead the strike team, which has just 48 hours to complete its mission.
Based on what is supposed to have happened, the societies behind the wall don't seem very credible, as based on the age of some of the survivors, human life has clearly been flourishing for some time. The number of survivors is quite substantial, and they have electricity, and automobiles. Led by Sol (Craig Conway), the inhabitants of Glasgow are a fierce bunch, and make short work of the strike force, taking Sinclair and a few others prisoner. Having developed a taste for human flesh, they make the death of one of the invaders, a huge public spectacle.
After some fancy swordplay, Sinclair makes a miraculous escape, with the help of Kane's daughter Cally (MyAnna Burning). Riding a train that somehow still functions after two decades, the small party escapes into the country, eventually encountering Kane, who lives in a castle, and commands his followers like a feudal lord. Eden has a magnificent battle with a knight in full armor, and then with Cally and Dr. Stirling (Darren Morfitt), the last member of the strike force, makes another miraculous escape, taking her leave in an immaculate black Bentley. The film's final action sequence features vehicles streaking across the Scottish countryside. Whatever they are using for fuel, has the vehicles running at peak performance.
While the individual action-packed segments are powerful and quite exciting, the pieces do not fit together very logically. This may be a deal breaker for some, while others may find the brutal combat and breakneck action, satisfying enough. Rhona Mitra's performance is strong throughout, and becomes the central focus as other characters fall along the away. In writing Doomsday, Neil Marshall was apparently inspired by many films, including Excalibur, Escape From New York, and Mad Max. This approach seems to contribute to the disjointedness, of what is still a very solid and impressive action/adventure.
The DVD contains both the unrated, and theatrical versions of the film. There are also some production featurettes, and a commentary track with director Marshall, and members of the cast, but unfortunately Rhona Mitra is not among them, which is a huge miss, given her prominence in the film.
 Disappointing August 8, 2010
Booyah (Arlington, VA)
The first 15 minutes of the movie set up a good premise. Not an original premise, but a good enough premise to build a decent movie around. After that, the movie steadily gets worse and worse. It reminds me of a sloping line graph how steadily the movie gets worse at it goes on because each scene is weaker than the one before it. It gets progressively more terrible until finally culminating in one of the most awful chase scenes I've ever seen.
That climatic chase scene is just atrocious. Part of it is a car chase scene where you just want to tell the director that if he isn't going to take it seriously, he should do something else to end the movie. Lots of action movies are unrealistic. But the last 15 minutes of this movie crosses the line from unrealistic into something so absurd that it's almost insulting to the audience.
 Awesome movie, and how a blu-ray should be done! July 30, 2010
Dellamorte
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you've never seen Doomsday, it's great. Extremely violent, gory, post apocalypse movie packed with amazing action sequences that combine elements of other better known films such as Escape from New York, and The Road Warrior. Throw in graphic cannabalism, awesome 80's music, a strong female hero and Malcolm McDowell, and you've got pure mindless entertainment! A quick jab at all the critics of this movie - What did you expect out of a movie called 'Doomsday', anyways?
Aside from my opinion of the movie itself, this is a shining example of what blu-ray should be! The picture is consistently sharp, colors are vivid, and I did not see a SINGLE artifact or bit of digital noise. The audio is perfect - one of the better examples of dynamic surround sound I have experienced. And no matter how loud the background sound is, the speech is perfectly balanced. The only area lacking are the extras - they are ok, but it doesn't really matter when the picture and sound are this great.
This level of quality is what I expect from blu-ray. If you are looking for a disc to show off your tv and system, this is it. Kudos to Universal for setting the standard.
"Doomsday" of a movie, on DVD 2008. June 15, 2010
Dr. Feelgood (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This film just didn't work, the premise was cliche', the cast, uninspired, it resembled The Road Warrior, towards the end, becoming a waste of time.
Great movie but cheaper at best buy May 18, 2010
angelica112112 (New York City, United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this movie, but if you're like me, looking for the best deals, then you should know the blu-ray version of this film is on sale at Best Buy right now for $14.99.
Happy shopping!!
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