HTF Blu Ray Review: Doomsday - Unrated. Recommended! (1 Viewer)

[Sam Posten]

 

[RickER]

I heard of it. I knew it was made by the same director of Dog Soldiers, and The Decent. I love both of those movies, but i heard this wasnt any good. So i didnt see it. But i sure will rent to, so i can make up my mind! I like what i read from your review Sam. Thanks!

 

[Nick Graham]

This movie is like a love letter to John Carpenter, George Miller, and Sam Raimi in their primes. If that sounds like the type of movie you would like, you will love this movie.

 

[Sam Posten]

Agreed completely. It's kinda like how the guys who made Sean of the Dead approached their influences.

 

[bases1616]

Nice review for Doomsday. I am looking forward to this one to take full use of my surround system. I disagreed with your low audio rating for The Mummy Returns, but I would have to say this is right on.

 

[Paul Arnette]

I was a little worried about this movie because a lot of the reviews essentially said it blatantly ripped off the above director's films that served as its influences. Reading some of the comments in this thread makes me rest a little easier. This film is kind of straddling the line of what I would and wouldn't normally blind-buy. I try to make my blind-buys 'safe bets'. The 'influences' it wears on its sleeve and the strength of 'The Descent' pushed me over to the buy side. Here's hoping for the best.

 

[MattFini]

Thanks for the review of this disc, Sam.

I loved Doomsday. Saw it twice in theatres. This Blu-Ray is my most anticiapted release of the summer and I can't wait to get my hands on it.

 

[Sam Posten]

If you liked it in the theaters Matt I am sure you will be blown away by this home release!

 

[Yumbo]

It is good.
Dialog a bit low, but switching to ES was better and coded.

What impressed me was speed of loading, AND access - IMMEDIATE.

Picture was ok, sound was kicking.

 

[Ron-P]

Really? It looks like a Road Warrior rip-off.

 

[Yumbo]

More like Thunderdome, but with a female warrior.

Faster, better music and locales.

 

[Ron-P]

How does this Unrated version stack up against the R?

 

[Yumbo]

More gore I assume.

 

[Sam Posten]

And there is no R rated BD I dont think.

 

[Ron-P]

No, there's not. I'm just wondering what was changed from the theatrical version.

 

[Yumbo]

Better than Descent.

 

[Sam Posten]

I havent seen either but am looking into them for sure now.

 

[Jeff Swindoll]

I didnt see it in theaters, but the unrated version has several peoples heads getting squashed like watermelons that I would assumed could push the R envelope. Maybe not.

I thought the movie was okay and if it was in theaters in 1979/80 would've done gangbusters, but I really didn't go away thinking it fantastic (2.5-3 stars maybe).

 

[TonyD]

what i was thinking whle i watched.
accept it was more like a movie ripping
Road Warrior by way of WaterWorld.
movie was just meh for me.
Saw it all before, didnt need to see it again.

audio was great but seemed too loud.

after it was over i thought i would check out the special features so i
opened up the menu to look for them and oh, there are none.

Wait a minute, there they are but i have to watch the entire movie again to access the special features.

no thanks.
as far as i'm concerned this means, too me there are no special features.

movie 2/5
video 4.5/5
sound 4.5/5
features - incomplete

 

[Ron-P]

This was a fun, fun film to watch. Just finished it up. Great, non-stop action, great soundtrack and some good laughs. Severals films ripped off to make this one but it was fun. All of us really enjoyed it. Loved all the 80's music.