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George Hutton
Do you like futuristic survival movies? Do you like movies with knights fighting it out on horseback? How about political behind the scenes maneuvering in order to maximize political power? Car chases? Well, if you like these, there's a movie that effectively blends all these seemingly distinct genres into one gigantic and satisfying punch. I'm talking about "Doomsday," directed by Neil Marshal. Our tale starts out in futuristic England. A disease has swept the planet and has wiped out most of the poor inhabitants. England, however has managed to survive, due to its strict control of the flow of people in and out of the city. Previous to the time period in which the movie takes place Northern England has been completely walled of, and it's inhabitants left to die. But then some secret military satellite photos show small pockets of what appears to be humans living north of the wall. It is believed that there is a highly regarded scientist that is living among them. Certain government figures decide that if they are still alive, then they must have some sort of vaccine. Of course, the want the vaccine for their own evil political purposes. The tap the skills of an advanced law enforcement agent, and charge her with assembling a skilled team to go north, and bring back the cure. This leads them to stunning adventure, and they find a society that has disintegrated beyond the realm of normal law. The first group they encounter are some crazed lunatics who enjoy eating people alive for entertainment. This is run by some crazy guy who has ties to this mythical scientist our group is after. After losing a couple of members to these cannibalistic savages, our group presses on toward where they think the doctor is. What they find is a complete 180 degree turn around from the Mad Max cannibals they left behind. They are shocked to find that the scientist has set up a medieval kingdom, with him as the king. When they discover the true nature of the cure, they must race against time in order to return the cure back home. As they struggle to find a cure, the politicians are busily trying to maximize their own political power, which may indeed undermine everything. In rare combination of every futuristic/horror/Mad Max style movie you can think of, this movie over delivers with shockingly fantastic entertainment.
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