If you’re like me, you occasionally find yourself in the mood to watch more than one movie. Everything sounds good. You’d like a nice dose of action, some horror, some car chases, a few Medieval adventures, maybe some Tolkien-style fantasy, and a little sci-fi to boot. What can you do to scratch  that itch?

Apparently, that’s the question that director Neil Marshall was attempting to answer when he made Doomsday. I was sort of looking forward to it; although it was clearly a take on Escape from New York, I thought maybe Marshall would have something fun to add. After all, his previous effort, The Descent, was very good – I caught it on a double bill with Snakes on a Plane at my school’s second-run theater, and I can honestly say that it ended up being better than the main feature. I was surprised by some of the warm-hearted humor and character development that found its way into what was, essentially, a classic “trapped in a cave” horror movie. Not to mention that, unlike far too many “horror” movies nowadays, it was genuinely scary. Whether you’re afraid of the dark or the monsters who reside in it, The Descent will push your buttons.

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