DOOM: The movie

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:49 am

Trailer here

Good idea?
I like how they've decided to shoot it like a FPS but I don't like how The Rock is in it.

Encountering Gremlins · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:32 am

DOOM was and probably still is one of my favorite computer games, but I can't see how it could be translated into a movie very effectively without coming off as one more lame and generic action flick. I heard awhile back that it doesn't seem to have all that much to do with the original game anyway, so what's the point?

Puphles · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:55 am

It seems interesting that it'll be entirely in the first person, and it has potential, so we'll have to see how it turns out.

Power Crunch · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:03 am

It could be cool... but video games made into movies usually aren't. I don't think this one will be that good... but hopefully it will prove me wrong.

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:50 am

At least it'll be original. And they have to get props for that right?

Didymus · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:14 am

Yeah, but who are they going to get him to fight? His main enemy is the Fantastic Four, and they just got done with that movie.

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:20 am

Didymus? Do you know what we're talking about?
The game, not the bad guy from Fantastic Four.

Didymus · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:21 am

In that case, still no. Movies should never be based on video games. Case in point: Super Mario Bros.

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:23 am

Didymus wrote:

Case in point: Super Mario Bros.

What about Tomb Raider? 'Twas good enough.
Movies based on action games are ok.

Didymus · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:33 am

Tomb Raider? Wasn't all that great. It was basically Indiana Jones but with the very hot but not terribly smart Angelina. I watched it with somebody on DVD. Glad I didn't pay to see it.

porplemontage · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:34 am

I think it looks cool. Probably the first trailor for a video game-based movie that actually makes me want to see it.

Shishu Hiwatari · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:46 am

I've never really played the game, but from what I've seen of it, and looking at that trailer, I think it looks pretty good. I'd definitely go see it.

Looks much better than Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, and of course, Super Mario Bros.

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:07 pm

I loved the game. I totally PWN3D at it. Ithink making a movie was a great idea, and I think The Rock was a great choice to be the lead.

The Noid · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:10 pm

I don't really care, but I'm hoping it's not a flop.

Like Metroid will be. I swear, everyone who works on that has never played a Metroid game in their life.

Obomaru · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:00 pm

I don't think it will be good. Probably some people will go crazy over it just because of it being about a game they like, but I bet some of them will be highly dissappointed.

Personally, I didn't like the game also, so I'm not one to judge and all...

breadtangle o' pizza · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:25 pm

Doom=best game ever
Doom=worst movie ever

Enough said.

soce,the elemental wizard · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:10 pm

I saw Mortal Kombat the movie, and I thought it was pretty awesome! I mean it was very silly and not that good, but for what it was, I liked it a lot! Plus it had that woman in it who was also in Billy Madison and showed him a thing or two!

StrongRad · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:29 pm

tangy wrote:

Doom=best game ever
Doom=worst movie ever

Enough said.

What are you basing that on, comic book guy? :mrgreen:

I don't know if it's gonna work or not.. As long as it is more to the story than Street Fighter was, it won't be HORRIBLE.

The problem I've noticed with most video games that were made into movies is that they either really didn't stick too closely to story of the game, or the people who made the game weren't brought in early or often enough in the movie process.

Videogame based movies usually DO work better than movie based videogames.
My neighbor said that he heard that someone was working on a screenplay for a Metal Gear movie... It'd either be awesome or horrible.

Dark Grapefruit · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:39 pm

Wait, what? the movie is in first person view? Wow, looks like it'll be about as entertaining as watching someone play the game :\

The Noid wrote:

I don't really care, but I'm hoping it's not a flop.

Like Metroid will be. I swear, everyone who works on that has never played a Metroid game in their life.

What have you heard about the Metroid movie? Because I haven't heard anything about it and I'm dying to know what they're doing to it.

iKipapa · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:44 pm

It's a good idea, but, I don't think it'll get good reviews. At all.
It'll probably scare the pants off of me anyways...

Puphles · **Posted:** Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:53 pm

iKipapa wrote:

It's a good idea, but, I don't think it'll get good reviews. At all.
It'll probably scare the pants off of me anyways...

You know those critics, though. Sometime a movie is wonderful, but it still gets bad reviews.

Shishu Hiwatari · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2005 12:12 am

Puphles wrote:

iKipapa wrote:

It's a good idea, but, I don't think it'll get good reviews. At all.
It'll probably scare the pants off of me anyways...

You know those critics, though. Sometime a movie is wonderful, but it still gets bad reviews.

Like The Nightmare Before Christmas. Grr.

The Noid · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:32 am

Dark Grapefruit wrote:

Wait, what? the movie is in first person view? Wow, looks like it'll be about as entertaining as watching someone play the game :\

The Noid wrote:

I don't really care, but I'm hoping it's not a flop.

Like Metroid will be. I swear, everyone who works on that has never played a Metroid game in their life.

What have you heard about the Metroid movie? Because I haven't heard anything about it and I'm dying to know what they're doing to it.

I've heard that it takes place on earth and Samus is blonde and she hunts weird aliens and other stuff.

I mean, EARTH?

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:10 am

I might still go and see it though, it may be crap, but I'll still see it.

King Nintendoid · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:26 am

I'm gonna say one thing:

No demons. No Mars. No UAC. No BFG. WHY DOES THE PRODUCER OF THIS MOVIE LIVE?

Dark Grapefruit · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:31 pm

The Noid wrote:

I've heard that it takes place on earth and Samus is blonde and she hunts weird aliens and other stuff.

I mean, EARTH?

Okay, the earth part is kinda weird (I want to see Tallon IV), but.... hunting weird aliens is what Samus does. And she is blonde.

Acekirby · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:37 pm

I don't like movies based off games. But ask yourself this: What's worse? A movie based off a game, or a game based off a movie? I'm going with the second one.

I actually thought Super Mario Bros was good. Guess I'm in the minority. (It was really bad Toad got turned into a Goombah, though)

The Noid · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:12 am

Dark Grapefruit wrote:

The Noid wrote:

I've heard that it takes place on earth and Samus is blonde and she hunts weird aliens and other stuff.

I mean, EARTH?

Okay, the earth part is kinda weird (I want to see Tallon IV), but.... hunting weird aliens is what Samus does. And she is blonde.

Oh yeah, forgot that. But I still stand.

DESTROY US ALL! · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:27 am

all movies based on videro games are doomed to suckage.
Final Fantasy Movie: Sucked
Tomb Raider Movie: (other than the view) Sucked
Resident Evil Movie: Sucked

I mean how much of a plot can you take from a game that already doesn't have a good plot, since cross-media projects normally REDUCE the quality of entertainment. Unless your theater has joysticks and keyboards, you cant make a good video game movie.

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:53 am

Acekirby wrote:

I actually thought Super Mario Bros was good. Guess I'm in the minority.

WHAAAAA?!!??!!?!?!?!!? *head explodes*

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