Doomsday

Doomsday (2008)

Following on from the success of The Descent, director Neil Marshall brings us a vision of the future that's inspired by the likes of Escape From New York and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

Doomsday takes place three decades after a lethal virus called the Reaper nearly wipes out Scotland and causes the rest of the world to wall off the country. When the Reaper begins to emerge in another country 30 years later, an elite team and their leader (Rhona Mitra) are sent to the contaminated landscape of the walled-off country to find a cure.

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OK, it's certainly not the most original idea, and the whole post-apocalyptic thing is very en vogue right now, we've even got an Escape from New York remake looming, so what makes this stand out? Well, it's Neil Marshall, and he's got a very good track record so far. The fact that it's a British production should set it apart from the Hollywood crowd.

Definitely a film I'll be looking out for.