Doomsday isn't quite memorable or enthralling enough.
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03/16/08
Doomsday (2008)
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Reviews Counted:63
Fresh:30
Rotten:33
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: Doomsday is a pale imitation of previous futuristic thrillers, minus the cohesive narrative and charismatic leads.
Theatrical Release:09-05-2008
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester, Alexander Siddig
Director: Neil Marshall
Reviews for Doomsday
Marshall reveals himself to be a terrific showman of chaos and comic savagery. This is Baz Luhrmann's Mad Max.
03/16/08
The protag of this popcorn pastiche is modeled on Jovovich in Resident Evil, and one way to pass the time is to count the numerous actioners from which Marshall borrowed (lifted) for his saga: The Road Warrior, Escape from New York, 28 Days/Weeks Later.
03/16/08
Even the two fanboys behind me - who almost reached orgasm during the Speed Racer preview - laughed and yelled "What?!" when shown both a gimp and a medieval pit fight.
03/15/08
It feels at times that the only thing that hasn't been appropriated is the Filthiest Toilet in Scotland from "Trainspotting," though it is filled with the decidedly unpleasant substance found on, near and in said receptacle
03/15/08
Neil Marshall should be ashamed for foisting such a disappointing follow-up to The Descent on his fans.
03/15/08
Neil Marshall shamelessly rips off elements from so many other action-packed, post-apocalyptic fantasies that you feel you've seen all this mayhem before - and you have!
03/15/08
Dreadful stuff, aggressively silly and repulsively nasty.
03/15/08
Soulless, impersonal and shamelessly derivative, this dime-a-dozen sci-fi garbage is such a depressing step down for Neil Marshall that one can hardly believe it was made by the same guy responsible for the rightfully acclaimed The Descent.
03/15/08
Here's a gorefest that also includes a little story line.
03/14/08
Doomsday typifies the kind of movie that gets dumped into theaters during the late winter -- a regurgitated storyline, no big stars, and no real prospects at the box office.
03/14/08
Those with a taste for revved-up, splattery fantasy thrills won't be complaining.
03/14/08
Top CriticDoomsday plays more like a series of mini-remakes than a single, cohesive film.
03/14/08
can be a blast if you like the action, like the violence, endure the language and like watching Rhona Mitra strut around in tight, black spandex
03/14/08
You know all those referential spoofs we've been getting lately (Epic Movie, Scary Movie, Meet the Spartans, etc.)? Well, Doomsday is like one of those, except played completely straight.
03/14/08
Imagine the first serious competition to the Deutsche dummkopf Uwe Boll as "worst director" working today, thanks to this mad and maddening mash-up genre picture.
03/14/08
I can't support or defend Doomsday in the slightest. But it's also the most fun I've had at the movies in weeks. If you're in the mood for sheer sensation without the slightest bit of intelligence, this is the flick for you.
03/14/08
Marshall delivers what he promises and Mitri makes for a cool, kick-arse heroine in the Ellen Ripley mold.
03/14/08
As scattered as it is senseless.
03/14/08
The survivors have made it a priority -- as they have in so many post-apocalyptic action flicks -- to store up provisions of mascara and hair dye.
03/14/08
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