Doomsday (2008)

Mad Max, Gladiator, Escape From New York, The Warriors, Lord Of The Rings, Death Proof, Apocalypse Now, Prince Of Thieves, 28 Days Later… Name a post-apocalyptic, diseased, last-humans-alive, living-in-scraggly-clothes film and it’s probably referenced in Neil Marshall’s Dog Soldiers/The Descent follow-up. Some nods are intentional (the director telling TF last month he has “taken ingredients from the films I absolutely loved in the late ’70s, early ’80s…”), some unfortunate (a stunt-heavy car chase was beaten to the punch by Tarantino’s latest), but there are lots here. That Doomsday emerges bullish and very much its own beast after over 108 minutes of carnage is not just unexpected, it’s admirable.

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