Doomsday (2015) User Reviews

While the film shows some promise, it just isn't good enough to recommend.

[planktonrules · 3/10 · 6 September 2015]

In recent years, I've seen quite a few very impressive sci-fi films which were created on shoestring budgets. Using various computer programs, modern low-budget filmmakers are able to create effects which would have cost many millions just a few years before. Films can now make realistic looking space ships, explosions and outer space scenes that look very impressive. Because of this, I often enjoy low-budget sci-fi films and was really looking forward to Doomsday. Unfortunately, while I did generally like the look of the film, the script just seemed confusing, sometimes made little sense and was just too talky.

When the film begins, a man fleeing a repressive apocalyptic future society lands his space craft on Earth. A couple see him crash land and immediately help the guy--even when he gets them involved with a weird battle between him and something like a Terminator. Think about it...they don't go to the police or contact the military...all because this guy Achilles tells them not to! What follows is a whole lotta killing and mayhem....all during which his female accomplice realizes that Achilles cannot be trusted but she helps him anyways! In the end, much like "Terminator 2", Achilles must give his life in order to save the future.

So what he have is a film that is, at times, too much like a Terminator film but which also features some characters whose actions seldom make sense. Combine that with some choppy editing and you have a movie that isn't quite ready. On the other hand, I do see some promise with the film and at times it worked well enough that I want to see more from the people who made it--provided they perfect their craft and take the time to work out the rough patches.

NORWEGIAN, I SHOULD HAVE GUESSED.

[nogodnomasters · 4/10 · 9 May 2018]

The film starts in 2410 with narration about two factions. After 90% of the planet was destroyed, the Norwegians did genetic engineering and created "homo-superiors" a race that are "bio-machine" because if we called the cyborgs everyone would think of "Terminator". The bio-machines are after human Achilles (Alain Terzoli) who returns to our past and is followed back in time by a cyborg, er ah bio-machine. John Connor, aka Achilles meets with some humans who assist him against the machine as London becomes a battle ground.

The film is low budget and tries. The special effects reminded me of low end 1980s. The plot could have used some tightening up. Alain Terzoli whose vocabulary consisted mostly of nouns spoken one at a time was a bit boring. You would think for a guy who is 60 he wouldn't get so worked up over a bit of cleavage, especially being from Norway.

This is another Neil Johnson film of "Alien Dawn" series fame. He takes pride in making films on a budget, unfortunately he writes his own scripts.

Guide: F-bomb. Sex. No nudity.

Nifty sci-fi flick

[Woodyanders · 8/10 · 20 January 2022]

2410. Human machine hybrids known the the Erebus rule the Earth. However, ordinary guy Achilles (a solid performance by Alain Terzoli) is infected with a disease that threatens to wipe out the Erebus. Naturally, the Erebus hunt Achilles down after he goes back in time to save mankind.

Writer/director Neil Johnson relates the enjoyable and engrossing story at a constant pace, maintains a serious tone throughout, and stages the exciting action with flair. Amy Louise Pemberton, Darren Jacobs, and Helen Soraya are all quite good as various folks who assist Achilles with his desperate mission. The CGI effects are pretty impressive considering the modest budget. A cool little flick.

My Review Of "Doomsday"

[ASouthernHorrorFan · 6/10 · 17 September 2015]

Johnson's story has a familiar trope that builds on a world where humanity is nearing a total genocide at the hands of a superior race. A race that in actuality is an evolution kickstarted by the events triggered by a time travel whose intentions are to make sure the resistance is allowed to be kickstarted. All part of that time travel continuum thingy that can give lay persons such as myself a headache thinking about it.

"Doomsday" doesn't quite reach the level of awesomeness that other British sci-fi films reach. The characters and plot fall on the lower side of writing-as far as substance and character building. The dialog at times doesn't quite feel natural to the events taking place, the moments often do not seem as how a human in this profound situation would really act. The events and subject matter are slightly "been there, done that" in sci-fi/time travel films. However the last third of the film does seem to capture heart, emotion, and real substance with tying all the people and events together.

The special effects used in "Doomsday" fall in between 'Dr. Who' and 'Metal Hurlant' . They are on the cheaper side but the blend into the natural background of the film actually works to the advantage of Neil Johnson's movie, the CGI contrast gives the scenes and actions some character and entertainment value. Maybe not for all sci-fi, or more importantly British sci-fi fans, but I liked it. The special effects are stripped down more and the action is on a milder scale than some of the bigger budgeted films, but the settings, and design of it all is pretty cool and creative enough.Overall "Doomsday" is a pretty decent sci-fi story, true it gets caught up in the quagmires of familiarity and played out theories, but what hasn't in cinema these days. Check it out but just know that "Doomsday" is not some overstuffed, popcorn action thriller flick.

Fun adventure

[graham-harvey · 7/10 · 27 October 2020]

Dont treat this film as anything too significant & it will be a good 90 minute watch. There is a lot of scholck out there & a lot of blockbusters that have gone so far into the world of cgi that there is no heart, but this is not like that. Its very simple, but that gives it the enjoyment. Special effects are basic but fine & the film relies on other components as a result. Story, acting, characters, scenery. This is not brilliant but I did enjoy it, far more than a lot of the muck that the masses are flocking to.