Back in the day when the rock looked liked a human being instead of a genetically modified hulk embryo

i was a Corpsman with the Marines for 4 years. that's not an action movie staple...that's a marines staple. we once spent 2 hours waiting in a parking lot and took turns throwing rocks over vehicles at each other. The new guy showing up just before a battalion goes on leave happens all the time. new marines (boots) do stupid things all the time. no amount of training can change the fight or flight response. Other than that your criticisms are correct

How seamlessly the roles of Sarge and Reaper interchanged was I think one of the best parts of the movie.

"Samantha is trying to reason with the guy who is eating AN ARM!" haha made my laugh big time.

I love when Sarge says "I'm not supposed to die" because I was like "yeah, you're not?!" It was a nice way to keep me watching and make the movie interesting!

Karl Urban vs. The Rock What more could you ask for.

Doom totally works for what it is, and your review shows that. Thanks for all the hard work that you put into all of these, lots of us appreciate it.

I can't believe dwayne got to keep both bfg's that's such a good work bonus.

Finally someone who likes the movie as I do, it isn't great but it is fun and nonsense and does its own thing but the Hell part should have been in there.

Spot on review. Yes the film wasn't perfect but it was enjoyable, and it is much better than the Resident Evil films.

The best thing about this movie to me is how Karl Urban manages to look like the Doom guy face at the bottom of the screen in the game. I swear he's doing exaggerated expressions to look more like the grimaces that game face makes as you take damage.

I kind of wish they did the whole movie in first-person.

I was in high school when the Doom movie was in development hell (I graduated in the year 2000), and I remember having a discussion with a friend of mine about this film, to which he said, "It would be stupid if the Doom movie was just an FPS film, like in the game." Fast-forward to 2005, and they did exactly that. Likewise for Hardcore Henry. I also remember being disappointed because I was a fan of the '95-'96 Pocket Book series, and was hoping the film would be based on the first novel. Now that Doom 2016 is here, I can say we have a more satisfying Doom story than what could have been captured on film.

I remember seeing this in the theater and thinking the first-person bit was hands down the best part of the movie. It was a solid action movie, but honestly I kind of hope it gets a reboot. I played the first Doom game a bunch growing up and would have loved to see this done properly, especially the BFG actually killing something.

"It's 2026 and this guy is still playing a game from 1981?!", I can relate, I still play Double Dragon on a 90's gameboy when I'm on the subway. :P

I couldn't believe this movie got bad reviews it's one of my favorite movies of all time. I loved this movie!

Glad to see a level-headed review of a fun, passable sci-fi action flick. One of the biggest peeves I had with the film was that despite all the time the cast spent being trained by a member of the SAS, in order to improve their soldier image, something as basic (and critical) as muzzle awareness was ommitted from their performance. That, and a few other quirks aside, the film was pretty good. I still wish the film took a more "Event Horizon" approach instead of "Resident Evil at Mars."

I liked Doom for what it was. There were alot of neat references to the games.

I saw this in the cinema and loved it I laughed at the past where sarge is being dragged away he says something like "but I'm not supposed to die" great stuff.

1:16, uh well it's 2014 and I'm still playing a game from 1993.

Good review by the way :), your structure makes it always entertaining and the trivia regarding the production makes it even more enjoyable. Thanks for the hard work you put in these, they're always fun.

It's kinda funny that I really like this movie but none of my friends do. We've all played Doom games (some more than others), so that can't be the reason. There's still a lot of wasted potential (like leaving out Hell, as you already said), but it's still entertaining. The characters are likable (to an extent), the story is fairly good for a movie like this and the effects are great. And yeah, that FPS segment nailed it 100%. I really like this movie and it's a shame not many share my opinion...

The "doing something stupid" bit is actual truth with all the military i have worked with so far

I came across this site last Saturday and I have been watching everything I can. It has been very entertaining and a good change of pace from some other movie reviews I have seen. There is a growing list of movies I will be buying soon because of your opinions. Thank you!

I totally agree on the removal of Hell spoiling the film. The whole fact that it was demons in the games is what made it so interesting. Turning it into so weird virus just made it Resident Evil in space or at best a re-tread of 'Ghosts of mars'. Doom really should have been Evil Dead meets Aliens.

That part where Goat comes back and slams his head into the glass, and the sister lets out a ridiculously hilarious, cringeworthy scream each time... It's Amazing that more people don't pick up on this, and how she's still working🤣

Lol @ 4:25. BOOOOONESAAAAAAAWW!!!!!

Reaper: It was his first mission The Rock: And its not going to be my last. I need soldiers. I don't need anybody else, but soldiers!

The POV level clearing shot really was the best part of this movie, and saved the entire movie from being deleted from my memory. If they'd tried a bit harder, or a bit less hard, and had started with a really polished script, but kept that POV sequence, this movie really could have been something. But that's true of all bad movies. Still....that POV sequence though...

A rare recording of a time when the Rock was an actor, and willing to play a role that didn't conflict with his carefully crafted public image

Funny how when I watch the movie I didn't believe the part about you have to be bad to turn to a monster because to me the sergeant had a valid point. It was too risky to let the contagion spread to the populous and they had no way to tell who was or was not infected.

I have a love hate relationship with this film. As a videogame adaptation, its terrible but if you look at it as just an action sci fi film, its great. I had a blast watching this movie in the theaters. Could it have been better? Of course, but its not nearly as horrible as people say it is

Doom Annihilation makes this look like a masterpiece

My favorite part of your videos is how they just end out of nowhere, no notes.

You'll be surprised how much DOOM has gone from the grandfather of FPS games to a FPS survival horror game and now it's a high octane demon slaughter game where you can quite literally rip demons and zombies apart with your bare hands

@GoodBadFlicks: since you mentioned the C24 injection, that was actually based on the Berserk power-up from the original games, where it heals you upon picking it up, but it also gives you superhuman strength in the process

Definitely one of my favorite bad movies. Almost always watch it when it comes on tv. Especially when it's near the final act.

Just watched the film and then saw this. I totally agree that it's a real shame that they didn't go with the original Hell storyline and there's no epic battle with the Cyberdemon, although it was good that some of the other monsters appeared being the Imp, the Hell Knight and of course the Pinky Demon. Overall despite not being quite like the games, I actually found it to be quite entertaining, Doom is definitely one of those "It's so bad it's good" movies.

I'm so glad you did this one! I discovered this movie through my love of Karl Urban born from Priest, Star Trek, and Almost Human, and I thought it was a fun little dark action film. I had no idea about the hell aspect having never played the game though, and now I kinda wish they had gone there.

The First Person segment is just so damned good man :D

the thing they did best (and this is often sadly missed) is adding the camera to the guns, explaining why the guns were always held in the middle of the screen in the game

Loved this review. It provided additionally information for me as well. I will definitely be watching more of your videos.

Doom was tons of fun to watch as a kid...it was always entertaining, and never had a dull moment....I used to go crazy over the UNIVERSAL LOGO being across Mars...that was too dope😄👍

This channel deserves at least 10x more subscribers

I was waiting so long for this thanks dude!

Near the end when sarge and reaper or whoever are fighting, there was a second where sarge jumps up over some railing and you can clearly see his bungie harness clear as day, no shaky cam or nothing just full frame Dwayne Johnson strapped between some bungie cords. It looked hilarious. They must have edited that part out for the dvd release because I hadn't seen it since.

the drastic change to pinky was to Easter Egg in the Doom3 version of the Pinky monster (most who played the game, knew exactly what he was going to look like/be the second you saw his "wheelchair" and heard he was called "Pinky")

Doom is on my list for most underrated movies. Thank you

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I thought this movie was good. I didn't think it was bad. But it wasn't the same as the games where it's literally about a hell invasion as opposed to a metaphorical hell. This was one good resident evil movie lol. I hope they make a sequel. I wanna see the cyberdemon do some pwnage.

Great review... and yeah, very underrated film. I enjoyed it in theaters for everything they got right, problems and all.

Love your channel, supported you on patreon, keep up the good work.

great video, im a bit sad you didn't mention the "I'm Not Supposed to Die!" part tho.

What a treat seeing this in my feed!

Your right about the fps section at the end, its really the reason to watch the movie.

You kinda sounded like cinema sins, but apart from that, best review ever

WOO HOOO! Another Video! Good Job Cecil on this one. Actually, all of your videos are awesome.

Absolutely love this film, I really don't understand why so many people hate this film!

The first person section from this and all of Hardcore Henry are great fun with a VR headset, for those with the option.

Dwayne is good in every thing he does. I saw this for him, but loved the movie afterwards!!

Finally some critic who agreed with me that Doom movie is awesome and a blast! They should do a sequel, this time with the Hell's element. I really like this movie when it first released, although turning The Rock into villain was a shocking and disappointing for me because I didn't knew who Karl Urban was at that time. And finally, THE FPS SECTION ROCKS!! THEY SHOULD MAKE THE SECTION LONGER!

I agree, the fps scene was awesome.

best quote in the movie: "I gotta take a dump"

i really liked doom. great movie. its funny when sarge gets pulled and yells im not supposed to die

"this thing looks like it's been seasoned" killed me

Having watched my brother play MOST of Doom 3 (he chickened out before the last Sarge fight and I SUCK at shooter games) I still have to say I LOVE Doom! I had no interest in seeing it at first (don't like horror/gore too much) and only got it because I'm a Karl Urban fan, I ended up really really liking the movie and i still watch it all the time.

A biology student who reviewed the film did speculate that the reason Sarge turns evil before full infection is because of the monkey's blood. The animal had been injected with the C24 earlier, and after Destroyer kills it and the blood drips from the ceiling, Sarge catches the drops for a closer look. That's when the C24 got absorbed through Sarge's skin, thus amplifying violent tendencies which made him eligible for infection

I loved this movie for what it was: a fun shoot them up action with creatures. I am always there for it.

this just made my day

I come from the future. here in 2016 the 4th Doom game has come out. it's kind of a reboot and it's fucking AMAZING. also, people are still laughing at this awful movie.

Dat FPS Scene and music was cool haha

Love your reviews!

To be fair, the movie did provide some music for the Brutal Doom Starter Pack, so that adds points to its redemption.

Honestly, my opinion, this is one of my all time favorite films. I was a little disappointed because they removed the Hell theme but it didn't ruin the movie for me. First half is a successful Horror/suspense/ thriller, while the second half (or perhaps last quarter) is a successful Action film. The dialogue is funny, the characters, I thought, were all *cliched* but pulled off nicely and enjoyable. Specifically, Portman. His douchebaggy attitude and perverted humor made him a fun character to watch. I find this review very accurate and very honest. People are all entitled to their own opinion, and can love it like others, including me, do, or hate it, like others do. Lastly, even though this film didn't have the Hell story they did make many mentions to it. Reaper: "We have to face our demons sometime." Bottom of the helicopter in the beginning, "R.R.T.S Hellfighters." Goat was a devout Christian character, and even in one scene Portman says, "There is a God." But only because he saw tits.

In case anyone was wondering about "how does this extra gene know if youre evil or good"? well. its more of a predisposition to psychopathy - Roanoake Gaming does a full comprehensive medical analysis on how this would theoretically work in real life

Finally, someone else but me that doesn't think this movie is complete dog shit. Honestly the biggest problem with this movie is the fact that it's an adaptation. If this movie was just a sci-fi action/horror set on mars, I really think that it would have been much more well received. But when you make an adaptation, fans of the original source material go in expecting a lot, and in my opinion, that's what really hurt this movie.

You forgot the music! While it was a traditional orchestral score for the most part, there were some killer heavy metal tracks during some of the action in line with the games. Clint Mansell did very good on that front.

Idk, the only monsters that looked like they were from the game, was the zombie type monsters and pinky. The hell nights didn't have any horns or hoofs so they had no resemblance to a demon and no revenants! Great video tho! Wish they would make a remake!

The main thing they did wrong was the demon thing. I remember how angry I got when the headlines told us this when this movie game first came out. IT WAS IN AN EARLY DRAFT. They removed it because they were cowards and scared of hurting someone's feelings. I guess religious zealots. Wait...the rock KEPT the BFGs??? I love the Rock more now... PS Liked this review, might subscribe. I'll check out some more. ^^

Great analysis of this movie. I couldn't agree more!

I thought Doom was pretty fun and entertaining, plus it has Karl Urban. What else do you need?

I think that Event Horizon is a better "Doom" film than this, heck, it even got the "hell on space" part right, but yeah, beyond that, I absolutely agree that the first person part was fantastic, especially with the Pinky section (notwithstanding massive plot holes), and to my understanding, the "good guy turns into a super soldier" part, and this is entirely a guess on my part, maybe was an analogy to the "invencibility" item from Doom that turns your eyes yellow, also known as "IDDQD". Or maybe the film just pulled that right out of it's arse to revive Reaper with a MacGuffin.

Its cool how they named one of the characters after John Carmack, the original creator of the videogame and also the creator of virtual reality.

Nice job on the video dude.

Great stuff as usual.

2:50 I dunno, when I went to Basic, the first thing they taught us was not to sexually harass anybody, which Porter immediately does like, 5 seconds later

loved the spiderman bit =D #1 childhood movie

The Bonesaw clip got you a sub from me. Love this movie as well.

You should do "Dude Where's My Car" it is one of my favorite movies of all time! :)

Dr. Carmack? You mean like John Carmack? (That's awesome)

May have been a bad movie but that ending might just be worth it! Such a great throwback to the game and they meshed it in thematically. It'll take a hefty dose of suspension of disbelief to get through this one!

I liked this movie. And I like that there was no forced romance. A guy saving his sister was grand. My criticism would have been more locations and screen time for the supporting cast. I was hoping for a sequel of some sort, but apparently it was a no go.

I'm a huge fan of the Doom series, am in the middle of watching the movie now. Sure, it's cheeseball as all hell, but I like it. Takes me back to old 80s cheese action/horror which are some of my all time favorite movies.

Should have used the story line from the Doom Comic, how ridiculously funny and awesome would It have been to hear the Rock Yell, RIP'N TEAR, RIP'N YA CUTS OUT!!!

If they based some of the action and the main character on the Doom comic, I think this movie would have been more funny than anything. "You are huge! You must have huge guts!" "I'm probably radioactive now! That can't be good!" Unveiling the BFG 9000 was also something they did wrong. They should have saved it for last and made it do more than jack all. Like in the comic, Karl Urban should have picked it up and been moved to tears by finding such a thing of beauty. :B

I loved the movie DOOM, I actually bought it twice! The Rock played that role so well.. It amazed me how vicious he was.

Ahh love the game haven't seen the movie though. Now I really want to play it again :)

Great review

It’s kind of a sad commentary that this remains among the most faithful videogame to movie adaptations of all time.

I remember that after me and my roommate watched this, we both agree that we would have liked this so much more if it had more scenes in the classic first-person-view (not even necessarily real action scenes).