Directed by:
Andrzej BartkowiakCinematography:
Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer:
Clint MansellCast:
Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Dwayne Johnson, Ben Daniels, Razaaq Adoti, Dexter Fletcher, Barbara Nedeljáková, Brian Steele, Doug Jones, Richard Brake (more)VOD (5)
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A frantic call for help from a remote research station on Mars sends a team of mercenary Marines into action. Led by The Rock and Karl Urban, they descend into the Olduvai Research Station, where they find a legion of nightmarish creatures, lurking in the darkness, killing at will. Once there, the Marines must use an arsenal of firepower to carry out their mission: nothing gets out alive. Based on the hugely popular video game, Doom is an explosive action-packed thrill ride! (Universal Pictures UK)
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Even after watching it a second time, it just doesn't do it for me, and the film still doesn't entertain me. Besides being incredibly drawn out and having no real story to tell, it's boring in terms of action and completely unoriginal as a horror film. Sure, the monsters are nice, but the digital effects are average, and the POV shots are absolutely dreadful. It might look a little better today, but there's no reason to film this again. It's not anywhere near as good as the game.
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An action B-movie with Mansell’s great music and an excellent ending. Nothing more, nothing less. The beginning is too slow-moving to be much fun, although some brighter places crop up, in the shape of mysterious vestiges of the previous “inhabitants" of Mars, but they really are few and far between. The nearer it gets to the end, the better Doom gets. In the last half hour, Bartkowiak serves up some superb action with a flawless “old-school" fight at the end. The “first person" view really works well, with the part with the Pinky Monster leading hands down. And acting duo Karl Urban and The Rock squeeze whatever they can from their characters, so Doom really deserves a chance to prove itself.
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I used to play "Doom" back in the day and I have to say that the film adaptation is not as bad as I thought, but on the other hand it has significant untapped potential. On the plus side are great make-up effects, the "passable" performance by Karl Urban, enough suspenseful moments. The (major) downside is the plot and the acting planks around, hence I give it about 5 out of 10.
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Well, that was once again horrible. I like games, I even recently played the first and the second part again, but if it wasn't for the logo, Mars, UAC corporation and BFG weapon, I wouldn't even know that this creation has something in common with them. I don't even care about the story, it's reasonably video game-like and I didn't expect anything deeper. I'm talking about the wasted potential, the lack of use of so many different game monsters and demons, the zero atmosphere (Afraid? No chance!) and poor technical processing on the level of a mediocre TV or video film. In short, everything was bad. Even the much-vaunted first-person view was absolutely boring to the point of ridiculousness. I only liked Rosamund Pike, but that's definitely not a credit to the filmmakers.
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I can't think of a more useless 4/5 of a movie than the ones in Doom. It's the most generic action/horror hunting D-film with a couple of likeable guys, a couple of goons/slimeballs ripe for elimination, cliches along the lines of I go everywhere alone etc. The more than boyishly oversized satisfaction (especially for Doom players) comes in the finale by throwing in first-person POV, admittedly a bit warped (and nowadays worse looking), but sparing no carnage even with weapons so legendary in Doom mythology as the motorcycle. The charming mercenaries played by The Rock and Urban also add points to the film. While it doesn't make up for the hour of endless tedium, I'll gladly throw in an extra star for the ending.
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