Al Weaver, Ben Daniels, Dexter Fletcher

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak

Release Date: October 21, 2005

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DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006

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  • November 7, 2009
    Good Acting ok movie
  • September 16, 2009
    A unit of crack marines are sent to investigate a security breach on a Martian research base to find it infested with bloodthirsty monsters. The original Doom game was a straight shoot-em up and it evolved over the years into atmospheric survival horror; the film falling somewher...( read more)e between the two stools. In fact the story and atmosphere of the game is rather more interesting and suspenseful than the ham-fisted gung-ho nonsense you have here. The characters are all obnoxious meatheads with big guns, the production value TV standard and the script frankly inept. Some of the action sequences are competently staged and the first person section at least shows some attempt at invention when it came to translating the concept to film, but even at its best it's little more than a weak rip off of Aliens. One of those films only a teenage boy could love, it's just another half-hearted cash in that passes the time on first viewing, but after that its general shoddiness becomes more and more apparent.
  • April 11, 2009
    A fun, if very ordinary "marines off to exterminate things" movie. If you enjoy manly characters, big guns and action then you'll find plenty in Doom. It should also be commended for avoiding CGI and giving us some pretty cool looking monsters. Each of the cast have a 2D characte...( read more)r to work with. Johnson is great as the bad ass Sarge, and it was cool to see a leader that isn't the nice/honorable guy. What I didn't like towards the end was the typical "killing people is bad" message. Even if it could save the world? What a load of predictable wank. Luckily it then picked up with what everybody was waiting for, whether it fit the film or not. The first person shooting scene. It was great as a stand alone scene and is better than the actual movie. Should have been a trailer or teaser though, as a scene it's a bit odd.
  • April 9, 2009
    OK, we are all hearing how Doom the movie is a complete sellout etc, but still this is an enjoyable movie. The Rock as Sarge is absolutely perfect! i just couldn't imagine Karl Urban doing a better job then The Rock when it comes to Sarge. Although many have branded this film "Re...( read more)sident Evil in Space" and yeah it is but that doesn't subtract from the film at all. The 1st person scene was especially pulled off well and will give you some giggles (c'mon who didn't laugh?).The Score is absolutely awesome and sets the atmosphere perfectly! too me this film had an old school 80's horror feel to it which i felt made it that more enjoyable (we got lots of uncensored over the top gore which now we don't get enough of). Overall don't judge this movie till you see it because it is a lot better then people rate it unless your looking to find something thats a 100% identical too its source material (Doom 3) then i'd advise you to not watch this film because some of it has been completely rewritten from its original context hence no hell. Overall a lot better then what i was expecting too see
  • December 18, 2008
    It's an awsome and explosive action-packed thrill-ride. The best action/horror film since Resident Evil. The Rock gives a dominate and intiminating action hero presence. Karl Urban is teriffic. The Rock and Karl Urban are perfectly cast. It will thrill and chill you. An edge of y...( read more)our seat pulse-pounding and adreniline pumping ride. A Mind-blowing and kick-ass rollar-coaster ride that you cant get enough of. Great speacial effects and explosive action. It brings on the terror at every corner when you would not expect it.
  • October 22, 2009
    im pretty sure this is the movie that keeps switching into
  • October 20, 2009
    disappointed,playe d the game expexted much more
  • October 15, 2009
    Decent for an action flic. The scene where Reaper takes first person perspective is utterly ridiculous. The Rock does what he does best - act like Steven Segal and get his ass kicked.
  • September 19, 2009
    only part of the movie i8 liked was the first person shooter bit the rest was boring
  • September 17, 2009
    For those of us that know, Doom was an excellent game that scared the crap out of people when it first came out on DOS. The only thing that really meant a lot to us as well was the fact that the creatures were demons. Now...the movie is a different story. An alien infection? Not ...( read more)scary? No fireball throwing demons? Only one freaking action cut scene?! Enough said. This movie was a failed attempt to recreate the Doom experience every Doom fan wanted. The only thing that saved this movie from a one star was the short five minute FPS sequence.

Critic Reviews


October 21, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Doom is like some kid came over and is using your computer and won't let you play. full review

October 20, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Too often Doom is mindless entertainment minus the entertainment. full review

October 19, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

The predictably heavy metal-scored film's primary directive is to recreate the mindless mayhem of its joystick-controlled roots. full review

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Comments


  • neelvparmar
    July 31, 2008
    i can see these movie and thus i am going to buy this movie's DVD and game for better experiance oh, god!thank's for this my beautiful actor and actress(Karl Urban)and very intelegent girl(Rosamund Pike) but much better i like is this mascular gay(Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson ) very good all's acting i like.:)))
  • WrellikW
    July 9, 2008
    I used to play the game, back in the day and they translated the game into a pretty good movie. It had some pretty cool technology, which now, some is reality.

    Take care all,
    William
    Zzzzzzoooooooommmmmmmmmm!
  • WinstonSmith6079
    November 16, 2007
    It's a bastardization of the great video-game of the same name! I think this movie must have been made by n00bs, for n00bs.

    If you really want Doom, just play the game itself and avoid this movie, as the game is MUCH more entertaining anyway.
  • lilwilli0
    August 25, 2007
    The FPS scene fuckin' OWNED! FUCKING RAGE MAN!
  • undeadfeature
    July 8, 2007
    Would have been a good movie if it wasn`t called "Doom"
  • redroan07
    June 17, 2007
    one of my favorites. good job wit the creatures.
  • maul2491
    May 8, 2007
    awesome film and awesome creatures
  • rockinmexican666
    February 16, 2007
    FPS scene owned. the movie wasn't all that good though
  • wez07
    January 23, 2007
    First person part is serious
  • iherbie
    October 27, 2006
    Hellsdady, get a clue you n00b. I've been playing Doom longer than you've known how to walk, and this “movie” didn't stick to ANY story line, except for the UAC's involvement and being on Mars. Doom is about DEMONS AND HELL - this CRAP MOVIE was about adding a 25th chromosome to our genome, which, btw, is so ludicrous even a GOOD movie couldn't have pulled it off.

    And the first person thing they did... WTF... Seriously... If I wanted to watch someone play Doom (which I wouldn't anyway), I'd sit at home with my roommate.

    Also, learn to grammar, plz.

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