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Doom (2005)
Weak shoot'em up
DOOM is basically a ripoff and/or poor man's version of ALIENS, DEEP RISING, PREDATOR, and various others of similar genre. Armed men battle a number of mutated creatures with the usual results. I enjoy a mindless action-flick as much as the next guy from time-to-time but this one was a waste of my time and I admit I was bored enough to watch it in the first place. It was that or clean the kitty litter box. I should've cleaned the litter box. I might've enjoyed it more.
I wasn't expecting much as I read another's review first, a recommended idea btw. But DOOM was boring even for a bored person. Weak plot, weak acting, poor directing, weak script, everything is in near darkness (of course), no laughs, etc. You can tell PRECISELY what is going to happen next in virtually every scene, so very little real suspense either.
I'm middle-aged so I will acknowledge that my tastes *may* differ significantly than young men in their teens or early 20's who also enjoy action flicks. But for comparison, I rate the aforementioned films in the 7 to 8 out of 10 category, but this one only gets a 3...maybe a 4 if I have absolutely NOTHING else I could be doing...
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
Awful
I saw this when it first came out many years ago. What I can remember about it are two things:
1/ I was NOT amused,
2/ it remains to this day (in my 50 years) the ONLY film in which I thought it was so AWFUL I walked out (after just 30 minutes or so) and angry that I wasted good money on it.
I enjoyed films like Young Frankenstein and similar genre comedy like Blazing Saddles. But this film was just stupid and not funny like the above two in any way whatsoever. Sorry, but "STUPID comedy" just doesn't tickle my funny bone. It may however appeal to those who find "Terrence & Phillip" to be funny.