Video game movies are very difficult to make because gamers have their vision of what the movie should be like, while the audience has their expectations. Unfortunately in this movie both groups needs end up being unfulfilled.
The 1st major problem with doom i would say is the story. Granted it was a video game, so creating a story around a game could be difficult...but NOT that difficult.
1. The pace of the movie is a problem. Let's face it, watching a bunch of guys around dark environments with guns drawn is pretty boring for an hour and 50 minutes when the environments to dark, can't really see any enemies and when you seem them their already dead. (see Aliens for correctness).
2. The plot was completely misadvertising. From the first initial moments you think that mars base is completely under monster infested control. WRONG. Really awkward to see other people there and going about their business when there is a major threat that's happening literally down the door way.
Plot holes
a. The mission. There supposed to go there to find out what happened to 6 scientist. You would think after finding some deranged mad man and a severed arm that a special ops force would set up a perimeter plan, ultimate object, gather data information etc. WRONG. (see Aliens for correctness).
b. Speaking of threats, it seemed VERY pointless for the rock to continue to ask Sam what is going on. Finally after an hour and a half of killing she gives him the information. One of those "idiot" moments. You would think a scientist would have told them the situation right up front and what they were working on instead of having a special ops team walk into a trap.
c. Why would you keep other people around the complex when there is a major threat that just occurred? Why not just send them through the arc initially?
d. Why did sarge never want back up? He wasn't trying to "steal" a monster's blood/research.
e. OK so there's this whole 24 chromosome thing. So what? It's never explained how one becomes a "super human" and a "monster".
f. How did Sam know her brother wouldn't be a monster? Oh right, i guess saying "your my brother i know you" is enough. Yeesh.
g. Why have a open top area containment field for an experiment?
h. A duh moment is when the rock says "they weren't trying to stop something from getting in, they were killed trying to get out" DUH.
i. Why did sarge want to kill non monsters? A soldiers knows that protection of civilians is first priority. Unrealstic.
j. Why didn't rock become a zombie monster? why didn't john become a monster? no explanation
k. Never solved issue of whether condition was "reversible" so why even leave the audience wondering? ex. "it may be reversible" "it's irreversible" then rock shoots monster dead.
l. Why shoot a team member when you could just do it yourself?
2nd problem is cast
1. The rock-every movie needs a wild card in the group to add that needed "he needs to die/ creep" aspect, but it shouldn't have been the rock. Asking a lead character/ actor to play the bad guy while leaving a supporting actor to take the glory is terrible. The audience naturally wants to follow and side with the lead and not a support. Having the rock become a double cross makes the audience feel they've been cheated of a good character. A double cross needs to a supporting actor. NEVER the lead.
2. Sam-for some reason she didn't seem right for this movie. The most irritating thing of this movie is she doesn't accomplish anything with her research. The only thing that solves the "mystery" is the data she downloaded, which makes her research pointless.
3. Duke-the "I'm hitting on your sister" angle died very quick. Especially the flirt scene. Yeesh
4. Portman/Frontman-is it just me or does this guy look creepy and too much like a drugged up junkie then a special ops soldier? Another idiot scene is the reaching for the clip scene in the bathroom. Wouldn't a soldier be prepared at all times? I would think reloading your gun would be first priority before being put in a position of vulnerability.
5. Mac-terrible character who could have been much more. He was put in there for 5 minutes total. Here i am at the arc. Here i am dead later.
6. Pinky-this guy is strange. He looked and sounded weird, whiny and irritating through the entire movie. Nuff said.
7. John/ Karl urban-probably the only solid character in the movie but not really that much star quality power to be a lead.
8. The kid-I'm going to use the line front man said "i asked sarge for some pussy. Then you showed up". That sums up his character in a nutshell.
3rd-was all the cussing/ profanity really necessary? I guess the director wanted to show they were "bad ass" grunts or something but actions speak louder then words. Secondly, a special ops marine soldier use of profanity would be almost none.
Overall this movie does not do justice to Doom with the exception of the first person shooter view point. One can only hope Halo doesn't end up like this....
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