Doom
(2005)
Starring: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
U.S. Opening Date: August 5, 2005
Yup, this one just screams quality: a movie based on a
computer game starring The Rock directed by the
cinematographer-turned-director of Cradle 2 the Grave being filmed
in Prague. (Note my dripping sarcasm!)
Anyway, the game is of course that beloved 3-D shooter
Doom, which caused quite a splash back in the 1990s and was
recently successfully re-launched with a third version of the game.
Now to be honest, having wasted endless hours on the
first two games years ago (alas, my computer lacks the muscle required to
play the latest version), I think that Doom should make for a great movie
. . . if done properly, that is. (Think Aliens
meets Total Recall and you’ll see what I mean.)
Unfortunately the movie being filmed right now seems to
be irking fans by throwing away all the plot elements that made Doom,
well, Doom. For starters, the whole Hell being opened up thing is
out the window to make place for an infectious disease (no doubt the
writer saw 28 Days Later) and so is the
Mars setting. According to reports, the focus would be on horror instead
of action. See this open letter from one of the movie’s writers to fans of
the game.
Fine, but then just what the heck is
wrestler-turned-actor (ahem) The Rock doing in it then?
By the way, since The Rock quit wrestling he’s been a
busy guy. This year we’ll get to see him in about five, that’s right, FIVE
movies. They include Be Cool, Spy Hunter, Doom and
Johnny Bravo (!).
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