Doom (film): Difference between revisions

* Distant Planet Productions Ltd.<ref name="studios">{{cite web|url=https://www.dneg.com/show/doom/|title=Doom|first=|last=|work=DNEG.com|date=|access-date=April 3, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=AprilMarch 319, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319073502/https://www.dneg.com/show/doom/}}</ref>

| budget = $60–70 million<ref name=BOM>{{cite Box Office Mojo|id= 0419706 |title= Doom (2005)|accessdate= November 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NUM"/>

| gross = $58.7 million<ref name="NUM">{{cite the numbers|id=Doom |title=Doom (2005)|access-date= November 24, 2021}}</ref>

In 2026, a [[wormhole]] portal, the Ark, to an ancient city on [[Mars]] is discovered deep below the [[Nevada desert]]. Twenty years later, the 85 personnel at the Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) research facility on Mars are attacked by an unknown assailant. Following a distress call sent by Dr. Carmack, a squad of eight [[United States Marine Corps|marines]] are sent to the research facility. The team includes [[squad leader]] Sgt. Asher "Sarge" Mahonin, "Duke", "Goat", "Destroyer", Portman, "Mac", a rookie ("Kid"), and John "Reaper" Grimm. They are sent on a search-and-destroy mission to Mars, with UAC only concerned with the retrieval of computer data from their anthropology, archeology, and [[Genetic engineering|genetics experiments]].

The team uses the Ark to reach Mars, ordering the Earth site on lockdown. Arriving on Mars, they are met by UAC employee "Pinky". Reaper finds his twin sister, Dr. Sam Grimm, and escorts her to retrieve the data. He learns that a dig site, where their parents were accidentally killed years earlier, was reopened and ancient skeletons of a [[humanoid]] race genetically enhanced with an artificial [[Chromosome abnormality|24th chromosome pair]] were discovered.

While searching for survivors in the facility, the marines find a traumatized and injured Dr. Carmack and escort him to the medical lab for treatment, but he later disappears. The marines shoot at an unknown creature in the genetics lab that leads them down into the facility's sewer, where it attacks and kills Goat. They kill the creature and take it to the medical lab, where Sam performs an [[autopsy]] and discovers that its organs are human. She and Duke witness Goat resurrecting and killing himself by smashing his head against a reinforced window. The two are attacked by a creature, trapwhich it, andthey soon deduce that it is a mutated Dr. Carmack.

Some creatures use the Ark to reach Earth, where they slaughter or mutate the research staff. The marines, Sam, and Pinky follow, and Sarge orders the squad to sanitize the entire facility. When Kid informs Sarge that he found, but refuses to kill, a group of survivors, Sarge executes Kid for insubordination, leading to a standoff with an armed Pinky. The group is suddenly attacked by creatures who kill Duke and drag Sarge and Pinky away. Reaper is wounded by a ricocheting bullet. To prevent him from bleeding to death, Sam injects her brother with the C24 serum, despite his concern that his violent past predisposes him to transform into a creature.

Reaper regains consciousness and finds his wounds have healed and that Sam has gone missing. Using his new C24 superhuman abilities, he fights his way through the facility, even battling a mutated and monstrous Pinky before finding an unconscious Sam with Sarge, who has become infected and has murderedkilled the group of survivors Kid had previously found. Reaper and Sarge battle, both of them enhanced with superhuman powers. Reaper is able to gain the upper hand and throws Sarge through the Ark back to Mars along with a grenade, which destroys Sarge and the Mars facility. Reaper then carries his unconscious sister into the elevator and rides back up to the ground level in Nevada.

''Doom'' received negative reviews from critics.<ref name="negative reviews">{{cite web |url= https://geekculture.co/the-new-doom-annihilation-is-not-a-game-but-a-straight-to-video-reboot/ |title= The New Doom: Annihilation Is Not A Game But A Straight-To-Video Reboot |author= Germaine Wong |work= Geek Culture |date= March 12, 2019 |access-date= February 5, 2020 |url-status= live|archive-date=February 5, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200205235842/https://geekculture.co/the-new-doom-annihilation-is-not-a-game-but-a-straight-to-video-reboot/ }}</ref> On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}, based on {{RT data|count}}137 reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus states: "The FPS sections are sure to please fans of the video game, but lacking in plot and originality to please other moviegoers."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/doom|title=Doom (2005)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average rating of 34 out of 100, based on reviews from 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.metacritic.com/movie/doom |title= Doom Reviews |work= [[Metacritic]] |publisher= [[CBS Interactive]] |access-date= June 28, 2018 }}</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade B− on scale of A to F.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= DOOM (2005) B- |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] said, "''Doom'' is like some kid came over and is using your computer and won't let you play."<ref name="Ebert">{{cite news |urllast= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/doom-2005 |newspaper= [[Chicago Sun-Times]]Ebert |first= Roger |last= Ebert |author-link= Roger Ebert |date= October 20, 2005 |title= Doom |publisherurl= [[Chicago Sunhttps://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/doom-Times]]2005 |access-date= June 28, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322081724/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/doom-2005 |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |access-date=June 28, 2018 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |publisher=}}</ref> Rob Gonsalves gave it two stars, citing incoherent action sequences, flat and humorless characters, and poor acting: "Only Richard Brake, as the sleazy and duplicitous grunt Portman, gives a performance of any interest, and even that's on the level of caricature."<ref>{{cite web |last= Gonsalves |first= Rob |title= Movie Review: Doom|url= http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=13269&reviewer=416 |website= eFilmCritic |date= January 3, 2007 |publisher= HBS Entertainment |access-date= November 22, 2015 }}</ref> [[Kim Newman]] of [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'' magazine]] called it "Not quite as dreadful as ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'', but that's hardly a major achievement."<ref>{{cite web |date= 1 January 2000 |author= Kim Newman |author-link= Kim Newman |title= Doom |url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/doom-review/ |website= Empire }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date= 21 October 2005 |last= Martel |first= Ned |title= Life, and Lots of Death, on Mars |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/movies/life-and-lots-of-death-on-mars.html |website= [[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529190523/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/movies/life-and-lots-of-death-on-mars.html |archive-date= 2015-05-29 |url-access= registration }}</ref> [[Justin Chang]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the film a mixed review and was critical of Johnson’s performance but positive about the "tongue-in-cheek sensibility" and the faithful display of weapons from the game. In summary: "It's really not all that bad. Ultra-derivative bigscreen transplant of one of the most successful (and controversial) games ever made plays like a mutant cross between a biotech thriller and a zombie movie, with all the alien autopsies, blood-gushing protuberances and meaningless scientific jargon that come with the territory."<ref>{{cite web |date= 21 October 2005 |last= Chang |first= Justin |author-link= Justin Chang |title= Doom |url= https://variety.com/review/VE1117928623 |website= Variety |access-date= 21 June 2020 }}</ref>

====Other responses====

[[John Carmack]] (co-founder of id Software and co-creator of ''Doom'') spoke favorably of the film, stating, "I liked it. Nobody expects a video game movie to be Oscar material, but I thought it was a solid action movie with lots of fun nods to the gaming community."<ref>{{cite web |date= January 3, 2006 |author= Kikizo Staff |title= Kikizo {{!}} John Carmack Interview January 2006 |url= http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/features/id_johncarmack_interview_jan05.asp |website= archive.videogamesdaily.com }}</ref> [[John Romero]] declined to comment on the film in a 2018 WeAreDevelopers [[Q&A]] session.<ref>{{cite web |last1=WeAreDevelopers |title=DOOM’s Development: A Year of Madness |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBU34NZhW7I&t=38m02s |website=YouTube |access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref> In 2009, [[Dwayne Johnson]] described the film as an example of "trying and failing" to do a good video game adaptation, and that it was a cautionary tale of what "not to do".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/2459007/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-honestly-discusses-infamous-doom-movie/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160417122911/http://www.mtv.com/news/2459007/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-honestly-discusses-infamous-doom-movie/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= April 17, 2016 |first=Stephen |last=Totilo |title=Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Honestly Discusses Infamous 'Doom' Movie |website=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]] |date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=February 3, 2018}}</ref>

''Doom'' was released on [[VHS]], [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]], and [[DVD]] on February 7, 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/509524-are_you_buying_psp_movies|title=Are You Buying PSP Movies?|first= Brad|last=Brevet|work=Comingsoon.net|date=February 17, 2006|access-date=June 7, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124204803/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/509524-are_you_buying_psp_movies}}</ref><ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/20049/doom/|title=Doom|first=Ian|last=Jane|work=DVD Talk|date=February 6, 2006|access-date=June 7, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607075423/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/20049/doom/}}</ref> [[HD DVD]] on April 26, 2006,<ref name="HD DVD">{{cite web|url= https://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/61/doom.html|title=Doom HD DVD Review|first=Peter|last=Bracke|work=High-Def Digest|date=April 25, 2006|access-date=June 7, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200607080842/https://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/61/doom.html}}</ref> and on [[Blu-ray Disc]] on February 10, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Universal/Disc_Announcements/Universal_to_Bring_Doom_to_Blu-ray_this_February/2289 |title=Universal to Bring "Doom" to Blu-ray this February |date=November 26, 2008 |website=High Def Digest |access-date=November 30, 2008|first=Peter|last=Bracke|publisher=Internet Brands}}</ref> The DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray releases only feature the unrated extended cut, with no options for the theatrical cut.<ref name="DVD"/><ref name="HD DVD"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/10/doom-blu-ray-review |title= Doom Blu-ray Review |first=R.L.|last=Shaffer|work= [[IGN]] |date=February 10, 2009|access-date=June 7, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200607081524/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/10/doom-blu-ray-review}}</ref> The extended cut runs 113 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Doom-Blu-ray/3157/|title=Doom Blu-ray (Unrated Extended Edition)|first=|last=|date=|access-date=August 14, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=August 1415, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815000832/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Doom-Blu-ray/3157/}}</ref> In the United States and Canada, the DVD earned $29.2 million in domestic video sales.<ref name="NUM"/> The extended cut was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Blu-ray]] on August 9, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Doom-4K-Blu-ray/317124/|title=Doom 4K Blu-ray (Unrated Extended Edition)|first=|last=|work=Bluray.com|date=|access-date=June 23, 2022}}</ref>

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