The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.
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- TriviaBased on a current BBC TV series in production, it uses four of the regulars from the show though largely sidelines them in featured rôles, favouring new character Del Shaw (played by Ian Bannen, whom director Peter Sasdy knew socially) as the lead alongside Judy Geeson's local schoolteacher, who aids him on Balfe Island.
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Dr. John Ridge: Can we stop playing games? These cannisters were yours. They've been dumped in the sea. And something very like pituitary growth hormone is escaping from them.
Sir Henry Leyton: It shouldn't do much harm. Be neutralised by the seawater in a couple of hours. Old Mother Nature has a way of dealing with these things, Dr. Ridge. That's what you doom and disaster fellas ought to realise!
Dr. John Ridge: Unfortunately Old Mother Nature's been nobbled in this case, as you well know!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Judy Geeson: Inseminoid Girl (2004)
Overall, this is a reasonably absorbing story, but pay no attention to false advertising. This is NOT a horror film, but more of a drama that tries to play things in a somewhat realistic manner. Thrills and suspense are minimal. The makeup effects are decent, but you don't see much of them until the end. The story is pretty simple, and straightforward, with clear cut villains and heroes. Actually, it tends to work better when Bannen's not around. The supporting characters are fine, but Del is a rather ridiculous guy, and Bannens' performance is not one of his better ones. He tends to shout his lines, and overreact.
Geeson has some appeal as a schoolteacher who is something of an outsider herself, and wants to maintain her relations with these superstitious and religious islanders. John Paul (Dr. Quist), Simon Oates (Dr. Ridge), and Joby Blanshard (Bradley) all come from the series, and they do alright. George Sanders is the special guest star, with Percy Herbert ("One Million Years B.C."), Shelagh Fraser ("Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope"), Geoffrey Keen (who appeared in four of the James Bond adventures), Norman Bird ("Cash on Demand"), and James Cosmo ("Trainspotting") all providing solid support.
"Doomwatch" scores some marks for good intentions, and for ending in a believable enough manner.
Six out of 10.
- Hey_Sweden
- May 7, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1