Movies that best their source material. The splat pack. Neil Marshall. What does Doomsday steal from? The cannibal dance. Rhona Mitra Major Eden Sinclair. Craig Conway as Sol (not Saul). Shifts in setting. Sacrificing signature for wider acceptance. Weird things directors do that make them stand out. A twist on roadsploitation. Stealing John Murphy’s 28 Weeks Later score. Norman Borlaug has saved over one billion human lives. Google him. The two reasons population control is a silly cliche. Equilibirum and 1984. Sean Bean. Taye Diggs refill. Emily Watson. William Fichtner’s own story. Creating action without action. Blended split focus. Alternatives to Meat Cart! Gun Kata. Making violence more violent – with glass! Playing the comedy straight. Just a formally.
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Also referenced: Dog Soldiers, The Descent, P2, The Hills Have Eyes, Hostel, Cabin Fever, Inside, Escape from New York, Mad Max, Religulous, Expelled, Underworld, Lost, Alien, Jurassic Park, Lawnmower Man, Small Soldiers, Lord of the Rings, Centurian, George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead), Joss Whedon (Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog), Dead Alive, Mythbusters, 28 Weeks Later, 1984, The Dark Knight, Ultraviolet, The Amateurs, One Tough Bastard, Salt, Animal Farm, Brazil, Year Zero, THX 1138, Total Recall, Big Brother, Wanted, A Scanner Darkly, Blade Runner, Look, Pecker
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Doomsday
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Director: Neil Marshall
Writer: Neil Marshall
Starring: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig, Craig Conway, Malcolm McDowell
A futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.
Equilibrium
IMDB | Wikipedia
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Starring: Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Emily Watson, William Fichtner, Taye Diggs
In a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
