Review of Doom (2005) by James C — 13 Jan 2013
When a group of marines are sent to a Mars colony to rescue a group of trapped scientists, they soon discover that the base is overrun by vicious monsters.
This movie is very, very loosely based on some of the plot elements of the Doom video game, but it is really a brand new story. The plot is incredibly cheesy and you have seen all the elements in many other SF / horror movies, but this was never going to be a masterpiece. The production values are all quite high and the special effects are very well handled,with plenty of monsters and blood to keep everyone happy. The acting is pretty wooden, and all the characters are just there as cannon fodder and you really don't care if they live or die. All in all this is isn't actually a very good movie, and really has nothing to do with the source material that it is supposedly 'based on', but you gotta love the BFG and any movie that goes first person gets a thumbs up in my opinion.
This review of Doom (2005) was written by James C on 13 Jan 2013.
Doom has generally received mixed reviews.
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