Doom (2005)

Space Marines are sent to investigate strange events at a research facility on Mars but find themselves at the mercy of genetically enhanced killing machines.

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writers:

Dave Callaham (screenplay), Wesley Strick (screenplay),

Stars:

Karl Urban, Deobia Oparei, Rosamund Pike

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karl Urban	...	John Grimm
Deobia Oparei	...	Destroyer (as DeObia Oparei)
Rosamund Pike	...	Samantha Grimm
Razaaq Adoti	...	Duke (as Raz Adoti)
Richard Brake	...	Portman
Al Weaver	...	The Kid
Dexter Fletcher	...	Pinky
Brian Steele	...	Hell Knight
Ben Daniels	...	Goat
Dwayne Johnson	...	Sarge (as The Rock)
Yao Chin	...	Mac
Robert Russell	...	Dr. Carmack
Daniel York	...	Lt. Huengs
Ian Hughes	...	Sanford Crosby
Sara Houghton	...	Dr. Jenna Willits

Storyline

Something has gone wrong at a remote scientific research station on Mars. All research has ceased. Communication has failed. And the messages that do get through are less than comforting. It's a level 5 quarantine and the only souls allowed in or out are the Rapid Response Tactical Squad - hardened Marines armed to the teeth with enough firepower to neutralize the enemy...or so they think.

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Plot Keywords:

quarantine | monster | soldier | space marine | hell | 

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Taglines:

Hell Breaks Loose

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence/gore and language

Details

Official Sites:

UIP [France] Universal [United States]

Country:

UK Czech Republic Germany USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

21 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doom: La puerta del infierno

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$564,770 (Spain) (30 December 2005)

Gross:

$7,537,418 (Europe) (30 December 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Doom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 113 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Sarge uses the severed hand to open the advanced weapons armory, the computer voice (and subtitles) say, "Welcome, Dr. Patricia Tallman." The character is named in the credits as Dr. Hillary Tallman. Much like the inclusion of John Carmack's name, this is a subtle insider reference, but one that is arguably more likely to be noticed than the name of ID Software's infamous co-founder Carmack.

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Goofs

Sarge being called Sarge implies that he is obviously ranked a Sergeant. During the film Reaper addresses Sarge as 'sir'. In all military services Sergeants are Non-commissioned officers and are only allowed to be addressed as sergeant not sir.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Samantha Grimm: [narrating] In the year 2026 archaeologists working in the Nevada desert discovered a portal to an ancient city on Mars. They call this portal the Ark. Twenty years later, we're still struggling to understand why it was built and what happened to the civilization that built it.

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Crazy Credits

The only opening credits are the Universal Logo and the name of the movie.

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Connections

Referenced in Rock Formation (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Struggle"
Written by Scott Thomas
Performed by Ringside
Courtesy of Flawless/Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Good...for a video game

Doom is not a masterpiece. However for what it is, a video game to movie franchise, it does a decent job. I was watching this film when suddenly my parents came in. They immediately sat down and watched the last 50 minutes with me. Surely that's an indication that the film itself wasn't too bad. My favourite part of the movie was the FPS scene. It showed a level of originality which has been absent in other Video game movies, such as the Resident Evil franchise. Another Pro was the casting of the Rock as Sarge and Karl Urban as Reaper. Both made decent performances in the movie.

The level of action was decent and I was happy that the film branched out a bit further than the 90 minute restriction. Furthermore I particularly enjoyed the fact that the makers decided to use models and suits, similar to Alien rather than rely on CGI. It again shows a level of originality that implies the makers wanted the film to stand out and was not there just to make money.

The cons were that overall the acting was not great. The other marines for example, other than The Rock and Urban, did not put in great performances and Rosamund Pike, I think was particularly bad. They seemed an ordinary group of guys thrust into battle. They just didn't seem to act like a group of elite, disciplined soldiers. It just didn't feel realistic.

Another con is that the film was not particularly scary. The actual game is deemed to be one of the scariest games out there to play. So it feels an opportunity missed that the film was not a terrifying roller-coaster ride filled with suspense and was more like a variety of action sequences containing grim monsters.

All in all Doom is a movie which is by no means perfect, is a decent film for what it is. A video game.