DOOM the Movie

[GabrielleWP]

Yeah saw a preview for this today. Huh, anyone going to go see it?

Frankly I'd see that Kiwi Karl Urban in anything..

But that'd be the only reason.
I'd rather see a Bruce Campbell Duke Nukem.


GWP

[SnowTrooper]

I plan on seeing DOOM, and yes I agree with you that Karl Urban is a hot piece of ass, lol.

[Donald Stone]

It has Eomer, the Rock, and a chainsaw.

Thats all I really need in a popcorn movie.

[K'Nort]

What they showed us in San Diego was nifty.

[BlairH]

The Daemons aren't daemons.
It's not based on Doom.
Why is it using the good Doom name?

[Captain Sarcasm]

The Daemons aren't daemons.
It's not based on Doom.
Why is it using the good Doom name?

Mars? Check.
Demons? Check.
Zombies? Check.
UAC? Check.
Chainsaws? Check.
BFG? Check.

How exactly is this not based on Doom?

[BlairH]

Mars? Check.
Demons? Check.
Zombies? Check.
UAC? Check.
Chainsaws? Check.
BFG? Check.

How exactly is this not based on Doom?

There are no hell demons.

[Xero Kaiser]

There are no hell demons.

um.....oh no?

who the cares where they came from? that one difference means that the movie suddenly isn't based off Doom? they act the same and look the same. if they aren't teleporting in directly from hell, big deal.

[Convoy]

So can we expect a Quake movie next if this does well?

[Erik Lehnsherr]

It's my next movie to see.

[BlairH]

So can we expect a Quake movie next if this does well?

Yes, but the Quake film will feature Renegade Russian gangsters from the planet Communism as opposed to the Strogg.

I'm definately going to see the Doom movie by the way. Looks like a good popcorn fest.

[Convoy]

Yes, but the Quake film will feature Renegade Russian gangsters from the planet Communism as opposed to the Strogg.

I'm definately going to see the Doom movie by the way. Looks like a good popcorn fest.

Sounds great for Dolph Lungren's career resurrection.

[Captain Sarcasm]

There are no hell demons.

According to most recent rumors, the demons are, in fact from hell, their origin is in some way similar to Doom 3, and four types of demons from the games are confirmed to show up.

[Captain Sarcasm]

Yes, but the Quake film will feature Renegade Russian gangsters from the planet Communism as opposed to the Strogg.

Tell me... have you actually seen the Doom movie?

[BlairH]

Sounds great for Dolph Lungren's career resurrection.

I agree. He can be the "lost marine". Except in the film he will not actually be a lost marine. He'll be a renegade cop at the end of his tether with nothing to loose!

And he's not actually lost and alone at all! No! He has Eddie Murphy as his wisecracking sidekick!

[Convoy]

I agree. He can be the "lost marine". Except in the film he will not actually be a lost marine. He'll be a renegade cop at the end of his tether with nothing to loose!

And he's not actually lost and alone at all! No! He has Eddie Murphy as his wisecracking sidekick!

Cool!!

*cue Axel F music while blasting monsters*

[Captain Sarcasm]

I agree. He can be the "lost marine". Except in the film he will not actually be a lost marine. He'll be a renegade cop at the end of his tether with nothing to loose!

And he's not actually lost and alone at all! No! He has Eddie Murphy as his wisecracking sidekick!

Dude... give it a rest. So far, your only argument is "They're not from hell." Big deal. It's on mars, there are zombies and demons, there's a BFG, the main character is a marine, and several scenes will be shot from Helmet-Cam. Except for one thing, one little plot detail irrelevant to the "One Marine left alive in a complext overrun by monsters," plot, it looks and sounds *exactly* like the the game.

I'm not saying your ideas aren't funny, just that they're only funny when you don't look at actual facts about the subject.

[StoneGold]

Doom had a plot?

[Xero Kaiser]

Doom 3 had a decent one. Made me want to find every PDA I could at least. I wanted to know more about the martians though :(

[BlairH]

Dude... give it a rest. So far, your only argument is "They're not from hell." Big deal. It's on mars, there are zombies and demons, there's a BFG, the main character is a marine, and several scenes will be shot from Helmet-Cam. Except for one thing, one little plot detail irrelevant to the "One Marine left alive in a complext overrun by monsters," plot, it looks and sounds *exactly* like the the game.


Let's not let the facts get in the way of a Doom fanboy's rant... ;)

[Phrozen]

As long as there is a Cyberdemon it will be good.

[matrix]

Doom had a plot? blowing shit up is not a plot? :D

[BlairH]

The plot in the original Doom was like the plot of a porno:
It's there, but not really essential for the enjoyment.

I'VE WORKED IT OUT! The Quake film will be the first porno filmed entirely from a first person "headcam" perspective! Upon climax the gruff protagonist says "QUAD DAMAGE!"

[VCreed32]

It's the touching storyof killing them all and letting God sort them out,
A true classic.

[matrix]

It's the touching storyof killing them all and letting God sort them out,
A true classic.
:D what's not to love

[Jared]

Ok, so are they demons or mutations? Whether they're said to be from Hell, by name, doesn't really matter to me, but it does irk me if the creatures are basically the same sort of thing as in Resident Evil.

[Captain Sarcasm]

Let's not let the facts get in the way of a Doom fanboy's rant... ;)

And let's not ingore that the facts are actually on my side.

[Captain Sarcasm]

Ok, so are they demons or mutations? Whether they're said to be from Hell, by name, doesn't really matter to me, but it does irk me if the creatures are basically the same sort of thing as in Resident Evil.

Well... it's been confirned that the Barons of Hell and the Imps are in the movie, Hell would be involved or referred to and that the origin is supposedly* similar to that of Doom 3.





*Meaning: Don't take my word for it.

[Convoy]

Are there characters from Doom 3 in it?

[Shellhead]

When I saw the Doom preview last night, half the audience laughed hysterically everytime there was a POV shot with a weapon held out in front of the character. This looks laughably bad.

[Captain Sarcasm]

Are there characters from Doom 3 in it?

The Rock's character is based on Seargent Kelly.

[Captain Sarcasm]

When I saw the Doom preview last night, half the audience laughed hysterically everytime there was a POV shot with a weapon held out in front of the character. This looks laughably bad.

Eh... could go either way. It looked funny, but if they do it right, it could provide a lot of atmosphere to the film.

...'sides, it's friggin' Doom. It's not the same without First-Person shots.

[xnef1025]

So they did some rewrites to make the movie's story closer to the game's story? Because last I'd heard it wasn't Mars and they weren't demons from Hell, and that was straight from the screenwriter.

[Donald Stone]

So they did some rewrites to make the movie's story closer to the game's story? Because last I'd heard it wasn't Mars and they weren't demons from Hell, and that was straight from the screenwriter.Apparently all that was false. Whether it was on purpose just to throw people off, who knows.

[xnef1025]

Apparently all that was false. Whether it was on purpose just to throw people off, who knows.
Hmm... plant false plot details that you know are gonna piss off the fanbase to get them talking about the movie and make publicity, then pull a "just kidding" at the last minute. Get the DOOM movie marketing guys some wheelbarrows to help them cart around thier huge brass balls.

[Captain Sarcasm]

Hmm... plant false plot details that you know are gonna piss off the fanbase to get them talking about the movie and make publicity, then pull a "just kidding" at the last minute. Get the DOOM movie marketing guys some wheelbarrows to help them cart around thier huge brass balls.

Nah, man. Scripts go through tons of rewrites during production. At some point, it probably was't set on Mars and didn't actually feature demons, but they seem to have changed that at some point.

[K'Nort]

So they did some rewrites to make the movie's story closer to the game's story? Because last I'd heard it wasn't Mars and they weren't demons from Hell, and that was straight from the screenwriter.

When I attended the session at San Diego Comic-Con, where the producers and Karl Urban and the Rock were all there talking to us about it and showing clips, it was on Mars and the demons were from Hell. And the first-person-shooter bits looked pretty cool. But they did look just like in the game. That was what made it cool. On its own, without that association, of course it looks lame. But it's made for the players.

[Avalanche]

I've always been a big fan of the DOOM series... but this movie looks like it is going to suck, but I'll see it anyways.

[Deathstroke]

I saw the trailer and thought it looked like complete crap.

[Donald M.]

I saw the trailer and thought it looked like complete crap.


Agreed. The "first person" bits look ultra-cheesy.

But then, it's not like I was ever looking forward to this.

Filmakers: the idea is to take a game and turn it into a movie, not the other way around. The fact I need to explain this goes to show why video game movies suck.

[Shellhead]

Doom 3 had a decent one. Made me want to find every PDA I could at least. I wanted to know more about the martians though :(

PDA?

Public Display of Affection?

[Spiff]

I thought the first person shots were pretty nifty. Cheesy, but in a good way, like Yoda whipping out a lightsaber.

Doubt I'd see it, but it looks like a fun popcorn flick. At the very least, it'd be a solid rental.

[Vaders shoeshine boy]

What? You mean that this is'nt about Victor von Doom's life story? :D

[Vaders shoeshine boy]

PDA?

Public Display of Affection?


Any "PDA's" involving imps or demons will be answered by my "BFG". :D

[Dennis K]

I don't go to movies based on video games.

[Chuckg]

Since I wish to support the Rock's and Karl Urban's careers, I plan to buy a ticket...

... and then go see 'Serenity' again.

[Vaders shoeshine boy]

Since I wish to support the Rock's and Karl Urban's careers, I plan to buy a ticket...

... and then go see 'Serenity' again.


In the style of "Parker Lewis can't lose"...

Whoa...

[Forefinger]

I'll see it.....after it comes out on DVD and I can get it from Netflix....Does that still support The Rock? Well, I don't give a damn! He doesn't support me by coming back to RAW or Smackdown! Bastard! I don't want to see him fighting aliens with a BFG, I want to see him lay the Smackdown on some candy asses with The Rock Bottom!

[Joseph Sun]

the rock hasnt been in a bad action flick yet (he's never been in a classic action flick) so it should turn out ok. I never layed the game, so Im not too concerned about the plot. it looks ok.

[Hiromi]

And let's not ingore that the facts are actually on my side.

Cap I think he was referring to himself when he said Doom fanboy


I plan on seeing it, the FPS perspective looks new as far as cinema.

[Shellhead]

I never layed the game, so Im not too concerned about the plot.

What? Does Doom require a joystick these days?

[Chuckg]

the rock hasnt been in a bad action flick yet [snip]

Two words -- Scorpion King. Man, that thing bit.

And the sad thing is, with the cast they had, they /could/ have made something better than the original Conan movie(*). It's just, director sucked, writer sucked fantastically.





(*) Hell, you could have shot L. Sprague de Camp's "Conan the Liberator" using just the cast from that movie... all I'd have to do is swap actors around to different characters! Although you might have to drop Michael Clarke-Duncan to get somebody else to play Thulundra Thuu...

[VCreed32]

Scorpion King doesn't count... cause of...

space zombies.

[Erik Lehnsherr]

I'll see it.....after it comes out on DVD and I can get it from Netflix....Does that still support The Rock? Well, I don't give a damn! He doesn't support me by coming back to RAW or Smackdown! Bastard! I don't want to see him fighting aliens with a BFG, I want to see him lay the Smackdown on some candy asses with The Rock Bottom!

If you want that so bad, get his WWE run from 1998-2003. That's when it happened. Until he chooses to come back...get over it. After all, EVERYONE here can rely on HHH to "carry" the show every week, right? Just like the IWC always wanted back in 2001-02. It's finally a HHH show and I bet it's everything YOU all wanted. :mad:

[Trystenn]

There are no hell demons.
Its based off of Doom 3, not the originol one with actual Demons and shizzy.

[Donald Stone]

Its based off of Doom 3, not the originol one with actual Demons and shizzy.Uh, their were actual demon in Doom 3, and there will be demons in the movie.

[Captain Sarcasm]

I plan on seeing it, the FPS perspective looks new as far as cinema.

It's not all that new. They've been doing it for years. They were doing it at least as far back as 1980, when we saw the Horny Teens from Jason's POV. And I just now saw a POV sequence on Battlestar Galactica. It didn't look stupid. It looked freaking awesome.

[Captain Sarcasm]

Uh, their were actual demon in Doom 3, and there will be demons in the movie.

Yup. That 4-legged thing they were chainsawing up looked like a demon to me.

[Arune Singh]

I used to love playing the game and I despise most horror movies.... and I MUST see this movie. It looks like a ton of fun and with the charisma of Urban & The Rock, how can it suck?

[Jared]

It's not all that new. They've been doing it for years. They were doing it at least as far back as 1980, when we saw the Horny Teens from Jason's POV. And I just now saw a POV sequence on Battlestar Galactica. It didn't look stupid. It looked freaking awesome.

But here though, it looks as if the POV shots are modeled directly after what the game screen looks like. Which is pretty silly-looking. Hold something that's suppossed to be a weapon, and walk/run/pretend to fight. The view just doesn't look like that.

[Captain Sarcasm]

But here though, it looks as if the POV shots are modeled directly after what the game screen looks like. Which is pretty silly-looking. Hold something that's suppossed to be a weapon, and walk/run/pretend to fight. The view just doesn't look like that.

What exactly do you mean by "The view just doesn't look like that?"

[Ontir]

I never cared about the game, so that may have something to do with my reaction to that horrible trailer. I wouldn't watch this film if my eyes were stapled open on a trans-Pacific flight!

[Totoro Man]

When I saw the Doom preview last night, half the audience laughed hysterically everytime there was a POV shot with a weapon held out in front of the character. This looks laughably bad.

and THIS is EXACTLY WHY I want to see this film! :D :D :D

[Jared]

What exactly do you mean by "The view just doesn't look like that?"

I'm not sure how better to explain it, but the POV shots I've seen in the previews just don't look real at all to me. And I'm not talking about the nasty creature on screen.

[Donald Stone]

I'm not sure how better to explain it, but the POV shots I've seen in the previews just don't look real at all to me. And I'm not talking about the nasty creature on screen.Really?

Cause if you carry a rifle at ready like the marines seem to, it looks pretty much like that to me.

[Captain Sarcasm]

I'm not sure how better to explain it, but the POV shots I've seen in the previews just don't look real at all to me. And I'm not talking about the nasty creature on screen.

Yeah, that's what I thought you meant. And I pretty much agree with Donald Stone on this.

[eJm]

I used to love playing the game and I despise most horror movies.... and I MUST see this movie. It looks like a ton of fun and with the charisma of Urban & The Rock, how can it suck?
Because Resident Evil, House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark all sucked?

Well, that's my only good reason.

Anyway, expect me to be part of the 'Getting/Renting on DVD' section

[Shellhead]

I'm not sure how better to explain it, but the POV shots I've seen in the previews just don't look real at all to me. And I'm not talking about the nasty creature on screen.

I know what you mean. In those POV shots, it looks like the weapon is being held out unnaturally far in front of the wielder. Try that in real life for a while, and your arms are going to get very tired, making it more likely that your weapon might get knocked out of your hands by an ambushing attacker.

[Jared]

I know what you mean. In those POV shots, it looks like the weapon is being held out unnaturally far in front of the wielder. Try that in real life for a while, and your arms are going to get very tired, making it more likely that your weapon might get knocked out of your hands by an ambushing attacker.

Yes! Especially with the chainsaw clips they keep showing in the commercial. Also, it almost looks (but granted, it my not look this way on the big screen) as if the chainsaw was actually inserted into the frame later.

[Erik Lehnsherr]

The movie got progressively better step by step. Rocky was ON FIRE in the second half of the movie. I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it but it was funny to see the shift in "Sarge". The first person shooter part of the movie was something I've never seen before and that was a entertaining piece as well. But the relationship between Sarge and his team was intriguing all the way through. Sarge's "turn" at the end was exactly what I wanted to see and just like Rocky promised in interviews, he was kicking ass on ALL fronts. Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! :evilsmile

[Nate Grey]

Saw it at 5:20pm. Not bad. It was basically Resident Evil (the movies) in space, but it still worked for the plot. The end fight was cliche, but still enjoyable. I'd definately see it again.

[Royal]

I just got done writing my review.

In short: Nice try. Better luck next time.

I also go John Madden on this biznitch

[Murrocko]

Spoilers please.

[Donald M.]

I have no interest in this film, I just wanna ask people who've seen it: are there demons in this film? Because the reviews I've read suggest the monsters are the result of Martians who have mutated into big dumb creatures because they have an extra chromosome. Alien retards, in other words.

Please tell me this movie is not about shooting alien retards.

[Michael P]

I have no interest in this film, I just wanna ask people who've seen it: are there demons in this film? Because the reviews I've read suggest the monsters are the result of Martians who have mutated into big dumb creatures because they have an extra chromosome. Alien retards, in other words.

Please tell me this movie is not about shooting alien retards.
I haven't seen it and won't, but Ebert's review did say that, and I see no reason why he'd lie.

[Nate Grey]

No, there weren't any demons in the movie. Once scientists discovered the ark, which was basically a Stargate to and from Earth to Mars, they set up a base on Mars. Once on Mars, they discovered skeletal remains and was able to create a genetic cocktail from it. The reason why: the skeletal remains had a 24th chromosome, whereas we humans only have 23. They figured the 24th chromosome would give you superpowers, and decided to test this theory on condemmed prisoners. Now, there may have been more remains, but the only one we saw was the skeletons of a woman protecting her baby...

Anyway, the genetic cocktail, called C24, mutated the prisoner (according to the flashback), and once it got loose, it started infecting everyone it could. Things got out of control, obviously, the part of the lab where the creatures were running loose got quarantined, call in the marines.

Here's the twist, though: C24 DOES give you superpowers (double your strength, greater resistance, fast healing)...if you're a good person. Yep. If you're deep down a good person it'll do all that, if you're deep down a bad person, you'll basically become a hulking, grotesque DOOM monster. That meant that C24 would work on roughly half of the people on the station, and "not work" on the other half. The hero's sister discovers this, and so it basically comes down to the hero fighting an infected Sarge (guess he's a bad person) so he won't kill all the people who show no signs of becoming a monster.

Reaper is injected with the C24 by his sister cause he's mortally injured in battle against the DOOM monsters...he tells her if he turns into one of them put a bullet in his heart and in his head. She says that won't happen cause she knows he's a good person. He blacks out...and when he comes to, that's when its first person. He walks to the mirror and sees his wounds are healed, then its like 10 minutes of the Doom game, only the audience has no controls. :D Now, I've only seen people play the game, I've never played it myself, but it looked pretty cool.

[ChaosBurnFlame]

I'm posting a transcript of my chat with VCReed ...

in Spoiler mode of course...

[16:48] ChaosBurnFlame: do NOT see DOOM
[16:51] VCreed33: reading the spoiler now
[16:51] ChaosBurnFlame: the spoiler doens't do it justice
[16:51] ChaosBurnFlame: I'll tell you exactly what it was
[16:51] VCreed33: already read what Nate Grey posted
[16:51] VCreed33: aside from faithfulness, how was it on its own?
[16:52] ChaosBurnFlame: it could've been just a regular sci fi thiller without the DOOM name
[16:52] VCreed33: so on a scale from 1-10?
[16:52] ChaosBurnFlame: 3
[16:52] ChaosBurnFlame: It wasn't Wing Commander movie bad
[16:52] VCreed33: without it being Doom it gets 3?
[16:52] ChaosBurnFlame: that's right
[16:53] ChaosBurnFlame: the FPS scene was the only thing saving the entire thing from a 2
[16:54] ChaosBurnFlame: Ok, let me give you... DOOM... the CBF Special Edition
[16:55] ChaosBurnFlame: the movie starts on Mars
[16:55] ChaosBurnFlame: because it takes place on mars, right? Ok, well, there's a big scary thing chasing scientists and the lead scientist sends a call for help
[16:55] ChaosBurnFlame: okay, with me so far/
[16:56] VCreed33: yeah
[16:57] ChaosBurnFlame: alright, cuts to on Earth, in a marines barracks, its their leave, they're supposed to be a crack respojnse team, but one greasy looking guy is a complete pediphile and pervert, you instantly dislike him, he's wearing a hawaiian shirt.
[16:57] ChaosBurnFlame: alright, and also on this team's a loud obnoxious black guy
[16:57] ChaosBurnFlame: and a cool and professional black guy
[16:57] ChaosBurnFlame: the professional blakc guy's called "Destroyer" he carries around a big chaingun
[16:58] ChaosBurnFlame: the obnoxious one is the "Aw hell Naw!" kinda black guy that's usually in flicks like this
[16:58] ChaosBurnFlame: following still?
[16:58] VCreed33: uh huh
[16:58] ChaosBurnFlame: also on this team's a religious Mr.Zrzarra(sp?). Every time he says the lord's name in vain, he cuts a cross in his arm
[16:58] ChaosBurnFlame: and Sgt. "Reaper" Grimm
[16:58] ChaosBurnFlame: oh, and The Rock as the commander
[17:00] ChaosBurnFlame: Oh! And some kid that's real nervous they call "Kid"
[17:00] ChaosBurnFlame: ok, so they all get onto the copter and head to 'The Arc', a teleporter to Mars
[17:00] ChaosBurnFlame: ok, and then they go to MARS
[17:01] ChaosBurnFlame: and at MARS they're greeted by a guy with no ass...
[17:01] ChaosBurnFlame: I'm serously
[17:01] ChaosBurnFlame: his entire lower body is GONE
[17:01] VCreed33: yeah
[17:01] ChaosBurnFlame: and is on like one of those two wheel things those yuppies use
[17:02] VCreed33: segway
[17:02] ChaosBurnFlame: Yes, a segway
[17:02] ChaosBurnFlame: ok, anyways, they go inside the place, find a few zombies, shoot a few zombies
[17:02] ChaosBurnFlame: and then Grimm and his siter, who's a scientist, talk about the 24th Chromosome, which gives up SUPERPOWERS(tm)
[17:03] ChaosBurnFlame: alright, anyways, then all the weird shit happens. The Preacher gets killed, and then turns int oa zombie that kills himself
[17:03] ChaosBurnFlame: and then 'imp' start showing up
[17:03] ChaosBurnFlame: and see, the Rocks;' still a good guy so far
[17:03] ChaosBurnFlame: the problem comes when the scientist, she figures out the demons ARE the people
[17:04] ChaosBurnFlame: and what created them is the 24th Chromosome
[17:04] ChaosBurnFlame: everyone else starts dying quickly, they all head back onj Earth, the Rock suddenly turns evil, killing any civilian to ensure no one infected gets out
[17:04] ChaosBurnFlame: oh, and he also got the BFG
[17:05] ChaosBurnFlame: And Grimm is the good guy now. Back on Earth, he gets mortally wounded, and to save him, his siter injects him with the 24th Chromosome
[17:05] ChaosBurnFlame: he wakes up, and the camera is in 3rd person mode......
[17:05] VCreed33: 1st
[17:05] ChaosBurnFlame: Now on DVD or video.... the next 10 minutes would be corny as hell... yes yes...
[17:05] VCreed33: lol
[17:05] ChaosBurnFlame: but in a big theatre, it was prertty cool
[17:06] ChaosBurnFlame: and the Segway scientist was infected and turned into that dog demon from the previews
[17:06] ChaosBurnFlame: so it was actually a dog demon with a segway for hind legs
[17:06] ChaosBurnFlame: AN d then it was the final show down, Grimm vs The Rock...
[17:06] ChaosBurnFlame: now they're both have the 24th Chromosome, but because Grimm is good, he's not changing and is basically Ultimate Cap
[17:07] ChaosBurnFlame: while the Rock's turning into a demon as they fight
[17:07] ChaosBurnFlame: Grimm shoves him into the Arc back on Mars and wins
[17:07] ChaosBurnFlame: The End

[zombie]

It was about as good as I was expecting, so not very. It wasn't horrible, but could've been a hell of a lot better.

The first person scene was so stupid, until the part at the end of it, which was kind of intense. But just running around corridors in first person, popping guys that jump out from behind things, ugh, I could've done without that.

[Nate Grey]

...I didn't give a review. I've more or less given up trying to give a review around here, since I wind up getting into "you like/dislike something I DIDN'T like/dislike so you must be stupid" arguments. I was simply explaining what the monsters were to someone who asked as objectively as possible. That's it. The only "review" was my initial post (which was pretty barebones) and that I thought the first person segment was pretty cool.

[Arune Singh]

Had a ton of fun with it.

The whole "I'm not supposed to die!" line made me laugh.

[Donald M.]

Spoiler, I guess . . .








How is a magic chromosome capable of detecting a person's level of morality not dumber than demons from Hell?

What was wrong with demons from Hell?

[Captain Sarcasm]

Spoiler, I guess . . .








How is a magic chromosome capable of detecting a person's level of morality not dumber than demons from Hell?

What was wrong with demons from Hell?

How do we know that the Martians didn't learn of that magic chromosome by studying demons from hell? Might be trying to leave the door open for a sequel.

[GabrielleWP]

So how did Karl Urban do in the film? (Hail Ceaser!) ;)
Is it worth the 7 bucks to see or wait for Vid?


GWP

[Birdcat]

He was awesome. I liked him for the role he did here.











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And it wasn' t a 'magic chromosone' (wtf?), it affected peeps with psychotic tendancies.

[Deathlok]

SO how much did DOOM make opening weekend



is it enough for a quake movie

[VCreed32]

It's still the weekend.

[Expletive Deleted]

Yeah, but there are already estimates available based on Friday and Saturday.

According to BoxOfficeMojo.com (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/), DOOM will be the number one movie of the weekend, with around fifteen million dollars.

[Erik Lehnsherr]

So how did Karl Urban do in the film? (Hail Ceaser!) ;)
Is it worth the 7 bucks to see or wait for Vid?


GWP

I knew I reconized him somewhere! From Hercules and Xena, huh? He did a good job but the Rock pretty much stole the show at the end. He had a REALLY intense scene where he pretty much does a VERY villianous action against one of his own. Of course I was LAUGHING my ass off as he did it. :evilsmile

[deadcheeze]

I thought the movie was just above decent. I would have liked hell demons and not transformed people as the villian though. That has been done to death lately. The Cave, Resident Evil, every zombie movie ever. A little research on what a 24th chromosone does would have been good too. It's called Down Syndrome. I liked the first person scene. That's what Doom is, so it has to be in there somewhere. Lots of improbable science, plot holes,unnecesarry drug use that doesn't amount to anything, but overall not a bad waste of 2 hours.

[VCreed32]

Yeah, but there are already estimates available based on Friday and Saturday.

According to BoxOfficeMojo.com (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/), DOOM will be the number one movie of the weekend, with around fifteen million dollars.
And wasn't The Rundown, at #1 with 18 mil, considered not good?

[Expletive Deleted]

*shrug*

I dunno. Depends on the expectations, the budget, the time of year . . . I have no idea if it's good or not. I'm just saying what it's likely to be.

[VCreed32]

Didn't mean not good quality, meant at the box office.

[Expletive Deleted]

Yeah, so did I.

The numbers don't mean anything without context. A movie can top a hundred million and be a failure or barely hit ten and be a smash.

I have no idea if these are good or bad numbers where DOOM is concerned.

[bert]

From what I hear, it opened rather weakly. .

but then again, we saw it in an almost packed theatre on Sunday afternoon. . so maybe word of mouth is spreading that the film isn't awful.

Oh. . it wasn't GREAT, but I'd give it a solid 2 1/2 *'s

Keep in mind, I've never played the game in my life, so I had no preconcieved ideas about what creatures should be in there or not. . . .

the film had one or two great gags such as one of the creatures getting "stuck" between an energy door. . .

or Sarge using a scientist's amputated body part to get access to the armory -- the door required a DNA trigger

overall. . .it was much better than it had any right to be.

I went to see it -- and dragged along a friend -- based soley on the previews that I saw at SDCC. . and my friend liked it too.

That's two films in two weeks, that were better than I was expecting (the other was "the Fog").

If you're a fan of Alien-type stalker films, this one is a good one.

[SPAfreak]

A little research on what a 24th chromosone does would have been good too. It's called Down Syndrome.

No, no it isn't. Down Syndrome is the result of a 47th chromosome. Hell Demons are the result of 24th chromosome pair.

[Chuckg]

OK, I went to see it last night.

... what? I was really /really/ bored, OK?

Anyway, some of my thoughts, and some satire:

* Seldom have I seen a script so dedicated to making absolutely sure that the actors could not actually affect the movie. I mean, sheesh, talk about the Legion Of Action Movie Stereotypes. All the dialogue came from Cliche Central.

* The Rock really needs to kill his agent and get a new one. The man's got talent, but nobody will ever believe it if movies like this are all they see.

* Karl Urban, your chance of becoming the next big action star just took a big hit in the 'nads -- not because of anything you did, but because this movie didn't give you even the slightest chance to show whatever acting talent you possess. I mean, seriously, your lines blew. Not as bad as the Rock's, but still.

* Contrary to popular belief, big corporations don't get to rent the Marine Corps to go save their bottom lines. Even 'Resident Evil' had the grace to admit that their plot only worked if the goons with guns were mercenaries in the employ of the Evil Megacorporation, and not the US military.

And now, the satire bits:

The quarantine scene:

Sarge -- "We must enforce the quarantine against the biohazard! That is our mission!"

Reaper -- "OK, and so they sent us into a quarantine mission without any isolation suits or air masks? Boy, do I hope the audience is sleeping through /this/ part."

Sarge -- "To enforce the quarantine we must kill everyone in the base except ourselves!"

Reaper -- "Actually, logic would dictate that since we've been breathing the air in here too, your idea would require killing everyone in the base /including/ ourselves. Not that any of us are going to be in a big rush to remind you about that part."

Sarge -- "OK! You, the professional guy, go shoot all the already dead bodies in the face! You, the squad's most experienced killer and my right-hand man, do likewise! Me, the raving psycho, also! And you, the snot-nosed kid, you go frag the room full of innocent women and children!"

The Kid -- "... say what?"

Reaper -- "Assign one of the squad's /least/ hardcore members to do the /most/ amoral part of the job, instead of sending us to the other side of the base where we can't hear the gunshots and then fragging them your own psycho self? Sergeant, I remember when you /used/ to be intelligent. I remember it like it was yesterday... because it was."

The Kid -- "Sergeant, about this shooting the women and kids thing... do I really have to?"

Sarge -- "I fail to see why you would have a problem. You're a Marine, right? That means you kill people!"

The Kid -- "... I thought we only killed /enemy/ people. And stuff."

Sarge -- "If I say the women and babies are the enemy, THEN THEY ARE THE ENEMY! THE VOICES IN MY HEAD ARE NEVER WRONG! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MY MINDLESS SOLDIER ROBOTS! STOP THINKING AND JUST DO THE DUMB STUFF I TELL YOU TO DO!"

Reaper -- "Now that he's obviously gone bonkers, why the hell am I not just hitting Sarge over the back of the head while he's not looking? I mean, he *is* holding a loaded BFG and raving about massacreing the innocent..."

The Script -- "You're not doing it because I, in my omnpotent power, am forcing you to stand there paralyzed until your next scene."

Reaper -- "I hate you."

Dr. Grimm -- "You know, I can actually test people to see who's infected and who's not... not to mention that anybody who isn't a monster already either was a) not exposed yet or b) not infectable. This means that enforcing the quarantine can be done only by killing the ones with fangs and claws, not the storeroom full of innocents."

Sarge -- "Shut up! You're one of the scientists I have to murder!"

The Script -- "Reaper, you didn't hear that part about him wanting to kill your sister yet! Because if you did, you'd just shoot Sarge in the back right now, and that'd ruin my end-movie fight!"

Reaper -- "I *really really* hate you."

The Script -- "I let you be a Marine and still able to talk intelligently about molecular biology with your PhD sister, so shut up, ya whiner. Besides, here's a spoiler -- you're going to win the boss villain fight."

Dr. Grimm -- "Despite the fact I am the only surviving person in the movie who actually understands wtf is going on, are any of you listening to me?"

Sarge -- "Please, it's the last half hour of the movie, I'm /totally/ off my meds by this time."

Other Marines -- "You use big words, us not understand, ugh."

Reaper -- "I'm too busy trying to figure out how I spent most of my career working with my buddy Sarge here without once noticing that he was actually a raving psychopathic idiot."

The Kid -- "Sarge, despite it being established earlier in the movie that I'm a pill-popping addict with the moral fiber of wet kleenex, I still have to take a stand here. I disobey your orders."

*BLAM* *Sarge shoots The Kid in the face*

Reaper -- "OK, you just shot one of our own guys in the head, and I'm still not moving..."

The Script -- "Must... maintain... control... agh! Curse these characters, it's like they want to be human beings instead of stupid drones! SUBMIT, you pawns! SUBMIT!"

Sarge -- "Yes! The power of The Script is mine! Kneel, bitches!"

Big Monster -- RAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!

Reaper -- "OK, Sarge, at last, I finally get an /intelligent/ reason not to shoot you. BECAUSE WE BOTH NEED ALL OUR AMMO TO KILL THAT THING!"

*Marines fight monster, monster rampages, everybody who isn't Sarge, Reaper, or Dr. Grimm dies*

Sarge *as the monster is dragging him away* -- "Hey, wtf? I'm the hero! I'm not supposed to die! I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE!"

The Script -- "Actually, you're the *villain*, and you *are* supposed to die -- but not until the final act. So chill, you still got about 15 minutes."

Dr. Grimm -- "Oh my god, brother, you're dying!"

Reaper -- "Damn straight I am, and my only dying wish is that the last scene was too confusing for the audience to notice that the reason I'm dying is because one of my own gunshots ricocheted off the door and hit me in the stomach!"

Dr. Grimm -- "You're dying because you shot YOURSELF?"

Reaper -- "Sssh! I was hoping they weren't looking closely, remember?"

Dr. Grimm -- "Anyway, I can save your life by injecting you with the same stuff that turned everybody into a monster!"

Reaper -- "... is Sarge's stupidity contagious now?"

Dr. Grimm -- "No, no, don't you see? It only turns people into monsters if they have the genetic markers for psychotic or amoral behavior! You don't, so you'll become a superhero instead!"

Reaper -- "... you only become a monster if you're already psycho? Gee, given how many people in this movie have already become zombies from this stuff, I guess that means that at least half my unit and 90% of your fellow employees were all serial killers in training!"

Dr. Grimm -- "Sssh! Most of our target audience is bad at math, and I don't want to call attention to our laughably poor grasp of demographics."

Reaper -- "Aw, hell with it, just shoot me up already, sis. Either I'll become a god and finish the movie as the big hero, or I'll go all Reaver-like and at least have the satisfaction of not being sentient enough to actually understand this craptacular excuse for a plot."

Dr. Grimm -- "OK, here's your shot. You go pass out for a while, I'm going to play a video game."

[ChaosBurnFlame]

Hey, I warned you Chuck....

[Jared]

No, no it isn't. Down Syndrome is the result of a 47th chromosome. Hell Demons are the result of 24th chromosome pair.

I never knew genetics could be so much fun.

[bigman45]

this movie was some trash :eek: i want my money back

[IamtheRock3]

Ok Got to admit Chuck review was both funny and TRUE


but hey I LOVED IT.

It was fun B movie

And like the heel turn at the end


It was a DOOM movie..so I all ready decided to let my mind go. He even did Rock moves

[Erik Lehnsherr]

Ok Got to admit Chuck review was both funny and TRUE


but hey I LOVED IT.

It was fun B movie

And like the heel turn at the end


It was a DOOM movie..so I all ready decided to let my mind go. He even did Rock moves

The Rock is God. :D