Doomsday
Saturday, May 31, 2008
“The End Is Nigh.”
I think the week we went to see Doomsday, there was nothing out in the theaters we felt like seeing and we had absolutely NO expectations for this movie. I really didn’t know much about it, but I knew Rhona Mitra was in it and I LOVE her. I remembered her from the Marky Mark movie Shooter. She had a bit part, but she had a presence that, to me, said ‘future movie star’… I can’t explain it. Anyway… so we went to see Doomsday and other that the crazy old guy sitting behind us that wouldn’t shut the f-up during the entire time the previews were playing, this movie was a fun ride.
The premise is similar to Resident Evil, but on a smaller scale. They manage to keep a man-made viral epidemic contained in Scotland, essentially sealing the people on the island via a giant wall they construct. Three years later they send a team of special forces in when they realize there’s human movement in the latest satellite images taken of Scotland – but everyone SHOULD be dead. And now England is in trouble because signs of the virus are showing up again. If there are people who lived through it in Scotland, maybe someone over there managed to come up with a cure. So the movie is about Rhona Mitra’s character and her team trying to find out if there’s a cure, and then they come across this new breed of… people. And that’s all I’ll tell you.
It was fun to watch visually. And the action and fight sequences were well done. Rhona did a good job making her character, Eden, believable in such an unbelievable circumstances. She’s badass. It was a fun ride, and because of the old psycho sitting behind us, taking us out of the movie every time he laughed creepily at inappropriate times, we contemplated seeing it again, but just never made it back to the theater. We’ll definitely watch this one again on DVD. In fact, I wouldnt’ be surprised if my Mr. bought it. It’s mindless fun action with some great eye candy and a kickass car chase [though completely UNbelievable, but at that point in the movie, who cares...]. And, a bonus was seeing an old Rover 3500 in there. My first car… I loved that dang car. I’ll have to see if I can find a pic of it. lol
So… as far as action flicks go, I think this one is a solid 3 out of 5. Not the best, but certainly not the worst, and it’s fun enough to give it a go. There are some pretty gory parts once the the team is captured that I’ll warn you about if you’re squeemish like I can be. But it’s not too bad.
~ HELENA
PS – This was the car I was talking about. I had a 1980 Rover 3500. It was a beast… 5-speed, V8. They used them as cop cars in England in the 80s and into the early 90s. My dad bought it used in Toronto in ‘86 and the thing always started. Even when it was on blocks for 3 years. The engine would not die and it purred… I’ll never forget the sound of that engine… Everything else in it died, but it always started up. Awesome car… every car I’ve bought since has been judged by it in handling and power. [I'm a car freak... can you tell?]
Add’l Info: Released: Mar 14, 2008 • Runtime: 113 minutes [uncut] • Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity
