Re: What Did You Watch? 2025-06-14 (Saturday)

On 6/15/25 1:18 PM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:

This is a multiday catch up. I watched:
  Doomsday (4K disc) 2008 movie written and directed by Neil Marshall. The movie opens in Scotland following the escape of the Rage, I mean Reaper virus.  To protect the population, England orders Scotland to be completed isolated and walled off, leaving everyone inside to die.  Then 27 years later (not 28, but 27) the Rage, I mean Reaper virus pops up again in England.  The British prime minister (Alexander Siddig) orders an elite unit lead by Rhona Mitra to sneak into Scotland and locate a cure for the virus since they've recently discovered there are still people alive in Scotland.  They assume if people are still alive after 28, I mean 27 years, they must have a cure.  Once inside Mitra must track down a scene chewing Malcolm McDowell and then Escape From New York, I mean Escape from Scotland, with the cure.  I haven't watched this since it first came out.  It was OK I guess, as long as you don't start to wonder what does living in a post apocalyptic society have to do with growing a mohawk and dying your hair.  And definitely don't ask how the existence of people still alive in Scottland could be kept secret given the number of satellites in orbit that England has no control over.

I actually enjoy this movie - I think it's underrated, if you like brainless sci-fi actioners!

And some other stuff I don't feel like summarizing.

Was it DOOL?!!  ;p