(Way OT) WOOOOT DOOM THE MOVIE!

Instar · #1 March 3rd, 2005, 11:02 PM

From what I can tell, its not going to be Doom like at all.
Instead of demons from hell, its mutants from a virus.
Instead of lone marine, its a swat team.
Gee, its Resident Evil, the movie!

Atrocities · #2 March 3rd, 2005, 11:11 PM

Original DOOM, not the new one as it sucked horribly.

Aris_Sung · #3 March 4th, 2005, 02:24 AM

hmmm..
seems the Rock is trying to get into as many movies as he can these days.
Hopefully BeCool will be better than his earlier attempts at movies. (ie. Scorpion King)

Starhawk · #4 March 4th, 2005, 03:41 AM

Scorpian King wasn't all that bad, granted it wasn't what they made it out to be, and I wouldn't have wanted to pay to see it (which I didn't) but uhm, well I'm really not making a case for it here am I?

Anyway he's a pretty good actor, and everyone gets those crappy movies that they're in so I won't judge anyone by their past works unless it's Kevin Cosner (SP?) who really needs to learn to end his movies 3.2 hours earlier then he does, oh yeah, and actually throw in some good acting/plot you know yadda yadda.

Randallw · #5 March 4th, 2005, 08:50 AM

I think the Rock is the replacement for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Eventually the Rock will get to old and they will replace him with a new bodybuilder/Wrestler.

Will · #6 March 4th, 2005, 01:25 PM

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Randallw said:
I think the Rock is the replacement for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Eventually the Rock will get to old and they will replace him with a new bodybuilder/Wrestler.

Ah, so now we know who the next Terminator is.

As far as a Doom movie, it can't be better than Resident Evil (either of them). That means, at best, I'll laugh at some of the insanely stupid stuff in the movie; at worst, I'll want to claw my eyes out and chew off an arm, in the hopes it will get me out of the theatre. I just don't see any way to make this a really good movie. And, when you think about it, has there EVER been a videogame -> film adaptation that has been GOOD? All that I've seen range from very sub-par to outright horrible...

Caduceus · #7 March 4th, 2005, 03:22 PM

I think that most people on the forum would agree that "Super Mario Brothers" and "Street Fighter" were probably overlooked in their respective years by the Oscars.

Seriously, videogame - movie conversions are an attempt to strike while the iron is hot and cash in on a successful series (book, game, toy). Hey, if I could, I would too.

Instar · #8 March 4th, 2005, 07:56 PM

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Atrocities said:
Original DOOM, not the new one as it sucked horribly.

I will strangle you with a cat if you dare say that Doom3 isn't an amazing game.

Captain Kwok · #9 March 4th, 2005, 08:01 PM

Wow, yet another movie based on a video game. Should be an excellent movie.

Azselendor · #10 March 4th, 2005, 09:48 PM

From what i've read on the Doom movie early last year, they've scaled it back due to threats from christian conservative groups and anti-game violence groups. Since the game was tied to the Columbine fiasco, and features a ton of satanic overtones, no studio was willing to touch the first couple of scripts until it was 'cleaned up' and 'sanitized' for more moral audiences.

What I find humorous about the whole thing is that even if they kept the satanic and violence, most of the people objecting to it wouldn't see it. And even now, most still won't see it.