World Famous Comics: Doom (Unrated Extended Edition) [HD DVD]
Doom (Unrated Extended Edition) [HD DVD]
Starring: Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Ben Daniels, Razaaq Adoti, Richard Brake Directed By: Andrzej Bartkowiak Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: HD DVD Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Number of Items: 1 Release Date: April 25, 2006 Running Time: 113 minutes Theatrical Release Date: October 21, 2005
Amazon.com: Grab your BFG and get ready to kick some Martian-demon butt in Doom, another entry in the increasingly crowded videogame-to-movie genre. The Rock plays Sarge, the commander of a squad of Marines sent to investigate a disturbance at a scientific research facility on Mars. Among the squad is John Grimm (Karl Urban, who played Eomer in The Lord of the Rings), who turns out to have had a previous relationship with Samantha (Rosamund Pike, Die Another Day), the scientist who's accompanying the Marines in order to retrieve some vital data from the facility. Based on id Software's legendary first-person shooter, Doom tries its best to look like a game, with dark, angled corridors, ferocious creatures appearing out of nowhere, and a variety of lethal weapons that will, like the aforementioned BFG, warm the cockles of a gamer's heart. There's also one memorable sequence that actually turns the movie into a first-person shooter; the good news is that in the context of the whole film, it's not quite as goofy as it might have been. And that's not a bad frame of reference for the film in general. Considering the game-to-movie field includes such duds as Wing Commander, if you go into Doom with low expectations, you'll probably find it a surprisingly respectable horror/sci-fi thriller in the Resident Evil vein (including its somewhat obligatory subplot of corporate wrongdoing). Also in its favor is that it's unabashedly R-rated, for the extreme gore that is a trademark of the game. After all, the purpose of the movie is to pack scares and thrills into a setting that gamers will quickly recognize. In that sense, it qualifies as a success. --David Horiuchi
Product Description: Universal Doom (Unrated Extended Edition) - HD-DVD 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 Marinesmust 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!
Doomed to Failure The Good Things *Good special effects. *The last 13 minutes or so were great. The movie's finale includes a fantastic sequence designed to look just like a FPS game. Not to mention, having the Rock turn into a villian and the other guy become a hero was a great twist. *The music score/soundtrack is awesome.
The Bad Things *A very weak adaptation of the computer game. The story line is totally different. There are no scary demons and there is no Hell, just a bunch of ugly zombies on a martian base (albiet, the movie tried to keep up with the demonology by having people turn into demons; it is somewhat interesting). *The movie itself has a weak filming style. It is very forgetable (save for the last 13 minutes) and indistinctive. I found much of it dull and boring.
Overall, this is like a B-rated flick with good special effects and it just happens to share the title of the computer game. I believed that "Doom" could have been promising as a movie, but this film falls short with its dull photography and uninteresting story. Only the ending is worthwhile (and the soundtrack, if you like metal).
The video and audio quality are good, and the disc has a few featurettes. The unrated version has one or two extra featurettes as well (I'm not sure what makes it unrated, though).
Karl Urban versus Dwayne Johnson! Action packed sci fi is one of the best I'v ever seen! Karl Urban and Dwayne Johnson have a fight seen that adds suspense to the movie. I rate Doom with 5 stars-
Swat team on Mars A transgenetic human with 24 chromosomes ( like Down's syndrome) hunts the search and destroy team sent from Earth. The acting isn't the best and the idea is pretty much like a lot of other ancient civilization archways to other planets( you don't need a spaceship set or time getting there). The reanimating zombie idea of an infectious gene transmutation virus isn't very pleasant either. Not the best sci fi movie...
Action-packed Punch! This movie was full of great action and suspense! The Rock and Karl Urban are great actors and overall, this was a fun, action-packed thrill ride!
Very Good Experience Doom Full Screen Unrated Extended Edition product offers so many materials and behind scene parts are very exciting. Doom fans should have this product.
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