Enjoying the JourneySpotlight Post: Doomsday has all the right ingredients
March 22nd 2009 18:00
Sgt-Pembry wrote on his Movie Odyssey. . .
Doomsday has all the right ingredients
Neil Marshall’s Doomsday could be likened to a good stew. What he’s done is got a big pot and thrown in large amounts of Escape from New York and the Mad Max sequels The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome, before topping it off with dashes of 28 Days Later, Resident Evil, Aliens and The Warriors.
Oh, and there’s a hint of the medieval film genre as well for good measure.
With the gas on high, the up and coming British writer-director turned chef lets the concoction bubble away before serving up a pretty tasty meal, one that’s more satisfying than downright delicious.
It is just a plain old stew after all - even if it does have some outstanding ingredients.
The point is, borrowing heavily from the aforementioned films - and not trying to hide it - Marshall has created a high-octane, adrenaline-filled movie experience that’s as big on action as it is on blood and guts.
But, at the same time, while paying homage to some of these much-loved rugged futuristic adventures, Doomsday also doesn’t bring a lot of new elements to the table.
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Doomsday has all the right ingredients
Neil Marshall’s Doomsday could be likened to a good stew. What he’s done is got a big pot and thrown in large amounts of Escape from New York and the Mad Max sequels The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome, before topping it off with dashes of 28 Days Later, Resident Evil, Aliens and The Warriors.
Oh, and there’s a hint of the medieval film genre as well for good measure.
With the gas on high, the up and coming British writer-director turned chef lets the concoction bubble away before serving up a pretty tasty meal, one that’s more satisfying than downright delicious.
It is just a plain old stew after all - even if it does have some outstanding ingredients.
The point is, borrowing heavily from the aforementioned films - and not trying to hide it - Marshall has created a high-octane, adrenaline-filled movie experience that’s as big on action as it is on blood and guts.
But, at the same time, while paying homage to some of these much-loved rugged futuristic adventures, Doomsday also doesn’t bring a lot of new elements to the table.
Click here to read this post in its entirety.
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