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Ok, who is excited about this one? Be honest.
the mongoose
10-19-2005, 11:47 AM
I'm excited that it's rated R and that the Rock is sometimes "badass". I also want to see that 4 minute FPS part that is supposed to kick all kinds of ass.
Honestly, it'll probably suck.:D
But hey, some of the worst films are still very entertaining for the action/fx/etc....:cool:
Honestly, it'll probably suck.:D
Oh of course.
This reminds me of when Starship Troopers came out. I had read the book and was so excited for the movie, and was so horribly disappointed. In the book (besides the socio-military commentary) they jump around in huge combat power suits and kick all sorts of ass, whereas in the movie they run around in tin-foil helmets with cap guns. But with Doom, I know what to expect. Pure shotgun monster blasting awesomeness.
I've been unexcited since I found the plot went to hell (or didn't).
I read that the IGN review was ridiculously OTT, all the other reviews are meant to slate it, including the FPS bit. Ho hum. I'm thinking it'll be between major suckage and lame... Which is a shame, and why there should NEVER be a film of HL2. Gabe said they've been approached umpteen times but he won't do it til someone proves they can do it justice. Even then it would probably get fucked up like all the others.
Yeah, the plot change is disappointing. Opening portals to hell is far better than science projects gone awry. Event Horizon had it right with the "spaceship traveling to a dimension of pure evil" plot.
I expect it to be bad, I just hope it's entertaining.
Event Horizon = teh roxx0rz
viddy
10-19-2005, 02:13 PM
...and why there should NEVER be a film of HL2. Gabe said they've been approached umpteen times but he won't do it til someone proves they can do it justice. Even then it would probably get fucked up like all the others.
I agree with Gabe totally. I know I use this example a lot, but someone would need to do with a Half Life film, as James Cameron did with Aliens. Cameron being a true fan on the first Alien film, did justice to the Alien 'franchise' and made an amazing film. I can envision a Half Life movie that's done with heart and soul, hopefully someone out there will treat it with the respect it deserves at some point.
I also want to see that 4 minute FPS part that is supposed to kick all kinds of ass.
It's only four minutes!? Shit just watch the trailer for it, there's a few min of FPS footage in there...
Anybody watched this yet?
viddy
10-25-2005, 08:06 AM
Saw it on Saturday.
WORST MOVIE EVER.
Going into it, I obviously wasn't expecting anything good about the writing, the story, and the acting. I was expecting some wicked visual effects, cool weapons, cool sets, and some rockin sound design.
I was let down on all these. Nothing made me go "wow that was kinda cool". The whole movie I was thinking to myself and waiting "ok, when is the action really going to start?" but it just never seemed to come.
And I wasn't really impressed with the 1st person perspective sequence either, the hallways were too cramped and the movement not quite realistic. I was excited to see this part but it just bored me.
I knew the movie would turn out this way, but I went to see it anyway because I'm a helpless Doom fanboy.
In conclusion, you're far better off not spending any money and downloading the demo of Doom 3 to play.
b.miller
10-25-2005, 11:01 AM
I was let down on all these. Nothing made me go "wow that was kinda cool". The whole movie I was thinking to myself and waiting "ok, when is the action really going to start?" but it just never seemed to come.
And I wasn't really impressed with the 1st person perspective sequence either, the hallways were too cramped and the movement not quite realistic. I was excited to see this part but it just bored me.
wow, sounds like my feelings on the game as well :P
bklyndv
10-25-2005, 11:22 AM
Saw The Rock interviewed on The Daily Show and, after all the spoilers he let fly, and considering how entertaining the interview was, I figured that's as close as I'd need to get to seeing the actual movie. Funny to see what a gaming geek Stewart is.
It's a shame it's such a disappointment, but then again, it's not like there's a lot of material to work with.
Kennrr
10-25-2005, 01:23 PM
don't really care about doom or the rock or seeing doom starring the rock, but i just want to add Starship Troopers is a great film.
borline
10-25-2005, 01:34 PM
i don't get why they went the route of a virus attack when invading demons from hell would've made a perfectly good story, plus they wouldn't have had to skimp on the monsters. they could've made them completely bad ass AND have added the cyberdemon, cacodemons, real pinkies, imps, the works!
b.miller
10-25-2005, 02:30 PM
i think they shyed away from the Hell angle because they didn't want any problems with the religious right... which seems to be driving this country nowadays...
viddy
10-25-2005, 06:48 PM
i think they shyed away from the Hell angle because they didn't want any problems with the religious right... which seems to be driving this country nowadays...
not necessarily this, but that including themes of hell and demons would shrink the size of the potential audience quite a bit, meaning less profits for the studio. Thus a virus story was chosen because it has a wider audience.
i think they shyed away from the Hell angle because they didn't want any problems with the religious right... which seems to be driving this country nowadays...
not necessarily this, but that including themes of hell and demons would shrink the size of the potential audience quite a bit, meaning less profits for the studio. Thus a virus story was chosen because it has a wider audience.
These answers both dismay me in equal measure...
bklyndv
10-26-2005, 06:37 AM
i think they shyed away from the Hell angle because they didn't want any problems with the religious right... which seems to be driving this country nowadays...
... into the ground.
Hmm... hadn't thought of it that way before, but you may be on to something.
I saw this movie, and it was exactly what I expected. Low expectations, and you will not be disappointed. To be fair, I can't say that I'd recommend this movie.
I don't know much about Doom3, but I think that's what the movie followed the most, at least visually. It had all the par plot twists for a shitty sci-fi movie, plus the ambiguous ending. The FPS scene was alright, since it was the closest to the feeling of the video game. I think most people who wanted to see this really wanted it to resemble classic Doom. Yeah it would be sweet to see the original monsters and hell plot. But honestly, would you want to see a movie all about weapons upgrade and pixelated fireballs? Maybe.
bklyndv
10-28-2005, 10:08 AM
I'm kind of stumped as to why there's an FPS sequence in a movie. Maybe it's just me, but given that the game looks pretty close to "cinematic realism" already, why I'd want to have less interraction while pretending to be playing the game...
grady
11-01-2005, 11:48 PM
I knew what I was in for, but I wasn't expecting it to get that bad. About an hour into the film I got up to pace around the lobby for about 15 minutes and then came back to film, and found myself just as bored as I was before I was dozing off. It would've been better for me to just stay in my seat and fall asleep.
At least the film was free.
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