Jan 16 2008 'Doomsday' is a Stereotypical Post-Apocalyptic Prison World
It makes perfect sense that, presented with a contagious, deadly virus, mankind may be forced to take the inhumane route of quarantining those infected (and Scotland seems like as good a place as any). Where I start to question the plot to Doomsday is when it's revealed that, having apparently found a cure, the quarantined set about creating the most cliched post-apocalyptic society imaginable instead of, say, finding a way out of their pen. And when the virus shows up in the outside world, it again seems unlikely that a shapely young lady in gym spandex is the best candidate to enter the quarantined zone--its inhabitants now a violent tribe, equal parts Mad Max and Gwar tribute band--to bring back the cure. Will Rhona Mitra succeed, saving the world? If gratuitous ass shots are any indication, then yes.
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Jul 12 2007 Doomsday Photos
Lesbo-erotic swordplay is pretty much my favorite thing
With a headline like that, normally you'd get photos like this. But since I'm feeling extra literal today, they're actually photos from Neil Marshall's upcoming movie, Doomsday. Here's the rundown:
"In the action-packed new thriller from writer/director Neil Marshall ("The Descent"), authorities brutally quarantine a country as it succumbs to fear and chaos when a virus strikes. The literal walling-off works for three decades – until the dreaded Reaper virus violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists, captained by Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra), is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare."
Now, normally I'd say, "How clever, you've recycled the plot of 28 Days Later and District B13." But what made The Descent a pretty good watch was the fact that it was really schlocky and sort of tongue in cheek. If he can bring the same sensibility to this, who knows. Plus, you know, tits.
