Doom

10/21/20051h 45m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ No one gets out alive. ~

Overview:

A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer purposefully injected with alien DNA, broke free and began killing people. Dr. Grimm, who is related to team member Reaper, informs them all that the chromosome can mutate humans into monsters -- and is highly infectious.

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$60,000,000.00

Revenue:

$58,100,000.00

Key words:

martial arts
monster
teleportation
fight
superhuman
creature
special forces
commando
blunt
based on video game
severed ear
future war
action hero
2040s
callous

Cast

Dwayne Johnson

~ as ~

Sarge

Karl Urban

~ as ~

John "Reaper" Grimm

Rosamund Pike

~ as ~

Samantha Grimm

Deobia Oparei

~ as ~

Destroyer

Razaaq Adoti

~ as ~

Duke

Al Weaver

~ as ~

The Kid

Ben Daniels

~ as ~

Goat

Richard Brake

~ as ~

Portman

Dexter Fletcher

~ as ~

Pinky

Doug Jones

~ as ~

Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp

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Reviews (3)

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tmdb47633491
Written 7 year(s) ago
5
I was 12 when this came out. At the time, Doom 3 was an obsession of mine that my parents could not break. They were semi-Christian, and when I got to the part in the game where pentagrams were spawning demons all over the place, I got nervous and told Mom. I was allowed to play any and all games, as long as they didn't involve demons or satanism. This was because, ostensibly, "the demons could come out and influence your life in bad ways, and you don't want that." So I had to return Doom 3.

By the end of that year, I had all kinds of posters and magazines and memorabilia of Doom 3 in my room. An obsession is the only thing you can call it. I had everything Doom related you can think of, except the actual game. So when I heard about this movie, 12 Year Old Me obviously was all over it. And when I found out about they changed the plot from satanic monsters to Experiment Gone Wrong, you bet your ass I got my dad to take me to the local opening midnight screening of DOOM. One of my happiest memories. We were the only ones in the theater.

Fun movie.
Gimly
Written 7 year(s) ago
4
Now you could watch this, I guess, I wouldn't stop you. But for a movie only a decade and change old, Doom has dated hard, and it's not just 'cause of that garbage CGI.

Weird like the videogame it's based on, but still fucks up the lore that I can't see it sitting well with that crowd either. Doom might genuinely have been made for no one.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Kamurai
Written 4 year(s) ago
8
Really good watch, will probably watch again, and can recommend.

Look, it's a movie based on a video game about shooting demons from hell. It is far from perfect, it's probably a horrible Doom movie, but apart from that, this is a lot of fun.

It follows most of the zombie rules for infection, but the learning curve is one of the things that keeps the movie interesting as it drip feeds information as the infection gets out of control.

As great as the cast is with this one, it seems pretty clear from the beginning that the big billers, Dwayne Johnson and Karl Urban, are going to go head to head, whether it be against or back to back against monsters.

The monsters are done with great practical effects, they're creepy looking, and competitive with the available technology. They're even used in creative ways.

When it comes down to it, the movie is fun, and a reliably good watch.