Live action efforts weren't great by any stretch, but classics compared to Alone in the Dark, Double Dragon and House of the Dead.
Best move on before rant ensues about those miserable pieces of shit.
Doom (2005)
Andrzej Bartkowiak sends The Rock's team of space marines to investigate a security breach on Mars.
Mission is based on Doom 3, but reeks of Predator.
Also, running time slices cheese and all that's missing is a loaf of bread.
Sarge vs Master Sergeant Thomas Kelly
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| Dr. Todd Carmack |
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| Goat stumbles across Dr. Steve Willits (right) and quickly regrets doing so. |
Scientists are nods to Todd Hollenshead, John Carmack and Tim Willits.
Monsters
Pickings are slim, but whatever.
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| Zombie |
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| Imp |
Dexter Fletcher's Marcus 'Pinky' Pinzerowski becomes...
Oh yeah.
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| Semper Fi motherfucker. |
FPS
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| Reaper psyches himself up for a change in perspective. |
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| Chainsaw is briefly used against Pinky. |
Here's when shit gets stupid.
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| Bio Force Gun |
v3.14 is not only Pi, but 314 is the IQ of Commander Keen.
So displaying 'Big F***ing Gun' on computer monitor is apparently too vulgar, right?
But towards the end.
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| Sarge states 'Big Fucking Gun!' |
See the problem here?
I wouldn't mind if film didn't contain expletives, but...
All they had to do was give dialogue responsibility of humorous reveal.
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| Why is energy projectile BLUE and not green? |
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| Classic Doom |
Their choice of course, but still weird.
Miscellany
Beating heart vs id logo
Definitely rings a bell.
Just before Reaper and Sarge lock horns, a lit board is seen.
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| John Coates, Robert Sutherland, David Reeves, Ying Lee, Alfredo Alvarez, Alan Crow, Lawrence Feldman and Richard Swift. |
I haven't bothered going crazy over this, but at the time, David Reeves was the President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Richard Swift was a singer-songwriter.
Two more.
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| An imp (later revealed to be Carmack), gets trapped inside nano wall. |
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| This was either done for effect, or a nod to Doom 3's take on the Face of Mars. |
This is so random, it's probably coincidence.
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| A zombified Goat headbutts reinforced glass several times, eventually killing himself. |
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| During automated sequence, fat zombie does the same thing (but doesn't die). |
WHAT?
Doom: Annihilation (2019)
This gets a lot of hate, which I think is unfair.
Yes the acting in blatant Aliens knock-off is largely terrible, but direct-to-video reboot is not the load of Phobos people would have you believe.
Although id and Bethesda declined the offer to be involved, they wished the production team godspeed.
Filmmakers weren't allowed to use anything from Doom (2016) and instead of Union AeroSpace Corporation, UAC stands for United Aerospace Corporation.
However, Malcolm Betruger (in name only) was hijacked from Doom 3.
Rather predictably, actor looks fuck all like video game counterpart.
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| Heroine Joan Dark is a cross between Ripley and Vasquez. |
Ignoring Joan of Ark, name could be reffing Joanna Dark of Rare's Perfect Dark series.
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| Helmets HUD come complete with map. |
Carmack needn't worry about being human, because he's already past that.
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| Hmmm, who should I attack first before getting blown away? Oh shit... |
Unlike Hollywood adaptation, Imps throw fireballs (as per novel series and Doom 3).
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| HADOKEN! |
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| Anonymous Demon Overlord does absolutely nothing, but digital creation earns my respect. |
So did BFG 9000 piss me off?
No, because green is the colour.
Cool.
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| Chainsaw is given some love against zombies. |
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| While not explicitly stated, Captain Savage produces a Super Shotgun. |
Computer AI is called Daisy.
(Ahem).
I found this hilarious.
Dude defiantly exclaims "Fuck this, I'm too young to die."
HA HA HA!
Not as good, but...
"I'm the ultra nightmare motherfuckers."
If intentional, screenplay combines two difficulty levels.
Ultra-violence and Nightmare!
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| William J. Blazkowicz is the protagonist of Wolfenstein. |
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| Serial number of Flora Trellis R1-P11 is 0080MIXOM - BFG-657-JK. |
Tool manufacturer Mixom debuted in Doom 3 and other doesn't require explanation.
Finally.
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| This very cool shot in Hell pays homage to Don Ivan Punchatz's original cover art. |
Ending leaves gate open for another, but I'm not holding my breath.
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