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 DOOMSDAY
With
Rhona
Mitra,
Bob
Hoskins,
Malcolm
McDowell,
Craig
Conway,
MyAnna
Buring,
Adrian
Lester,
Nora-Jane
Noone,
Sean
Pertwee,
Darren
Morfitt
Written
&
Directed
by
Neil
Marshall
Shot
in
Cape
Town,
South
Africa,
I
covered
this
big
budget
violent
action
flick
for
Fangoria
Magazine
(incl.
the
cover
issue
in
#271
as
well
as
a
piece
on
special
make-up
FX
artist
Paul
Hyett
in
issue
#272,
as
well
as
on-line
Fango
articles).
It
took
a
while
for
the
final
product
to
get
back
here.
The
story
unfolds
after
a
deadly
virus
was
contained
by
cutting
England
off
from
Scotland.
The
Reaper
Virus
has
reared
its
ugly
head
decades
later
though,
and
a
cure
has
to
be
found.
Life
has
been
detected
in
Scotland
and
a
crack
team
of
experts
led
by
Eden
Sinclair
is
sent
in
to
find
the
cure.
With
a
vast
palette
ranging
from
futuristic
and
post
apocalyptic
to
medieval,
the
team
is
confronted
with
a
vast
gang
of
marauders
with
more
than
just
a
taste
for
violence.
Director
Neil
Marshall
has
admit
to
Doomsday
being
a
homage
to
movies
like
Mad
Max:The
Road
Warrior,
Escape
From
New
York
and
The
Warriors.
I
was
expecting
the
gore
factor
to
be
a
bit
higher,
and
I’m
wondering
if
it
was
toned
down
to
ensure
better
box
office?
Mitra
looks
good
and
handles
herself
well,
with
a
load
of
Marshall
regulars
filling
out
the
cast.
Being
a
native
Capetonian
and
visiting
three
of
the
sets
during
shooting,
I
think
some
of
the
fantasy
had
been
corrupted
to
truly
get
captivated
by
this
world,
as
I
could
not
help
but
recognize
familiar
locations
and
local
extras!
A
great
fun
ride
loaded
with
thrills
and
spills.
3
/
B
-
Paul
Blom
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4
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6
A
-
B
-
C
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