Doomsday

Battlehymn Republic · Post by **Battlehymn Republic** » 2008-02-05 12:55pm

28 Days series meets Escape from L.A. for the Underworld/Ultraviolet/meaningless slick violence set.

What the fuck.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2008-02-05 01:08pm

Or, what would happen in Mad Max happened in Scotland?

I know Frankie Boyle is going to say this is what Glasgow always looks like when he next does stand-up.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2008-02-05 01:44pm

It has Bob Hoskins in, thus its automatically great

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2008-02-05 01:47pm

Just in case anyone is ruddy daft: The above is sarcasm.

Although it looks fairly decent for a popcorn flick.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2008-02-05 02:05pm

Wait, are you saying Bob Hoskins sucks?

Take that back!

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2008-02-05 02:25pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Wait, are you saying Bob Hoskins sucks?

Take that back!

*thumps Vald* I meant the bit about it being Automatically great. Don't be a Burk all your life.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2008-02-05 04:13pm

Dartzap wrote:
Admiral Valdemar wrote:Wait, are you saying Bob Hoskins sucks?

Take that back!
*thumps Vald* I meant the bit about it being Automatically great. Don't be a Burk all your life.

Hey, it worked for "Super Mario Bros."...

Post by **fgalkin** » 2008-02-05 04:28pm

BWAHAHA! Oh my god, the movie is hilarious.

Lemme see, it's Mad Max, Resident Evil, Escape from New York, 28 Days Later, and I am Legend all rolled into one. And it has Bob Hoskins in it. When you have Bob Hoskins playing the G-Man, you know you're in for tons of fun.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2008-02-05 06:22pm

What's the big ornate building in the wide shot, halfway through? I thought it was the City Chambers, but it's not; the City Chambers doesn't have those columns in the centre. I think I've seen the building before, but I can't quite put a name to it.

Lord Relvenous · Post by **Lord Relvenous** » 2008-02-05 09:30pm

The fail is strong with this one. That railer made me laugh out of sheer amazement at the drivel that filmakers try to shovel down our throats.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2008-02-05 10:27pm

It had me mildly interested until they shoved a car commercial down my throat.

The only thing that can save this is if Rhona Mitra gets inviso-raped by Kevin Bacon.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2008-02-06 01:06am

Why do they have to send people in? Don't we have satellites with cameras that could have fucking pinpointed where these people are to begin with?

Is it possible that this premise could be negated by Google Earth?

Post by **Vympel** » 2008-02-06 01:36am

I can just smell the Executive Meddling from here (thanks Television Tropes, you're an awesome Wiki).

"Needs more I Am Legend! Needs more Resident Evil! Needs more 28 Days Later!"

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2008-02-06 04:24am

Darth Fanboy wrote:Why do they have to send people in? Don't we have satellites with cameras that could have fucking pinpointed where these people are to begin with?

Is it possible that this premise could be negated by Google Earth?

The virus ate Google Earth. True story.

Vympel wrote:I can just smell the Executive Meddling from here (thanks Television Tropes, you're an awesome Wiki).

"Needs more I Am Legend! Needs more Resident Evil! Needs more 28 Days Later!"

Pfft. Surely logic dictates that combining elements from good movies makes one AWESOME movie. Duh.

I hope Marshall isn't selling out. Dog Soldiers and The Descent were brilliant and not lowest common denominator cliché bullshit, as is so common now.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2008-02-06 09:23am

Man I thought you guys were kidding.

It's not just so bad it's funny, it's hilarious. The Resident Evil part was hilarious, the Underworld part with the closeup shot of her ass was even better, but then Celine opens up the truck and what's there...

...BOND CAR.

I wonder if it comes with point defense shotgun.

speaker-to-trolls · Post by **speaker-to-trolls** » 2008-02-06 11:21am

*Cleveland* Oh, that's nasty *Cleveland*

Anyone newly arriving on this thread I advise you not to watch this trailer, it contains potentially dangerous levels of fail.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2008-02-06 05:34pm

Ahem.

Bentley GT. Bond doesn't drive that, never has. Though he did use Bentleys in the novels.

Otherwise, yes, this seems to be a mish-mash of various mindless action/horror movies lately.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2008-02-06 11:17pm

Looks silly, but possibly watchable.

Battlehymn Republic · Post by **Battlehymn Republic** » 2008-02-07 02:58am

It's like they tried to make an abominable Meet the Spartans mash-up parody film, then decided that comedy writers would cost too much, and opted to make a live-action crossover fanfic instead.

SilverWingedSeraph · Post by **SilverWingedSeraph** » 2008-02-07 03:24am

It's certainly not going to be a cinematic masterpiece, but it looks like, if nothing else, it will be good for a few laughs, and the action looks like it might be decent. Also, I like Rhona Mitra.

So I'll watch the movie just for her, and if it turns out that the movie isn't absolute crap, that'll just be a bonus.

Slacker · Post by **Slacker** » 2008-02-07 11:04am

This is going to be either epically bad, or awesomely epically bad. If it's the second, then it'll go down for future generations like ZARDOZ or Killer Condom as something to initiate newbies with.

darthbob88 · Post by **darthbob88** » 2008-02-07 03:23pm

Slacker wrote:This is going to be either epically bad, or awesomely epically bad. If it's the second, then it'll go down for future generations like ZARDOZ or Killer Condom as something to initiate newbies with.

I am unfamiliar with those; please enlighten me.

Zor · Post by **Zor** » 2008-02-07 03:44pm

darthbob88 wrote:
Slacker wrote:This is going to be either epically bad, or awesomely epically bad. If it's the second, then it'll go down for future generations like ZARDOZ or Killer Condom as something to initiate newbies with.
I am unfamiliar with those; please enlighten me.

ZARDOZ is an insane British movie movie staring Sean Connery about a post apocalyptic Earth in which Six Shooter armed men in speedos and Bandoliers who hate Penises and worshiping a giant floating stone head created by imortal people that go about shooting people.

Zor

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2008-02-07 03:55pm

Zor wrote:
darthbob88 wrote:
Slacker wrote:This is going to be either epically bad, or awesomely epically bad. If it's the second, then it'll go down for future generations like ZARDOZ or Killer Condom as something to initiate newbies with.
I am unfamiliar with those; please enlighten me.
ZARDOZ is an insane British movie movie staring Sean Connery about a post apocalyptic Earth in which Six Shooter armed men in speedos and Bandoliers who hate Penises and worshiping a giant floating stone head created by imortal people that go about shooting people.

Zor

The penis is evil. The penis shoots seeds, and makes new life, and poisons the earth with a plague of men, as once it was. But the gun shoots death, and purifies the earth of the filth of brutals. Go forth and kill!.

Androsphinx · Post by **Androsphinx** » 2008-02-07 04:25pm

The idea of quarantining the whole of Scotland fills me with mirth. Escape from Braveheart?