Doom (2005)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writers (WGA):

Dave Callaham (screenplay) and
Wesley Strick (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

No one gets out alive.

Plot:

Space Marines are sent to investigate strange events at a research facility on a distant planet but find themselves at the mercy of genetically enhanced killing machines.

Plot Keywords:

Mars | Soldier | Monster | Space Marine | Hell

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Dwayne Johnson	...	Sarge (as The Rock)
Karl Urban	...	John Grimm
Rosamund Pike	...	Samantha Grimm
Ben Daniels	...	Goat
Razaaq Adoti	...	Duke (as Raz Adoti)
Richard Brake	...	Corporal Dean Portman
Al Weaver	...	The Kid
Dexter Fletcher	...	Pinky
Brian Steele	...	Hell Knight / Curtis Stahl
Deobia Oparei	...	Destroyer (as DeObia Oparei)
Yao Chin	...	Mac
Robert Russell	...	Dr. Carmack
Daniel York	...	Lt. Huengs
Ian Hughes	...	Sanford Crosby
Sara Houghton	...	Dr. Jenna Willits

Also Known As:

Doom - Der Film (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

100 min | USA:113 min (unrated version)

Country:

UK | Czech Republic | Germany | USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Philippines:R-13 | Taiwan:R-18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Indonesia:Dewasa | Argentina:13 | Argentina:16 | Norway:15 | Ireland:16 | Sweden:15 | France:-12 | Czech Republic:15 | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 (unrated extended edition) | Brazil:18 | Malaysia:18SG | Italy:VM14 | USA:R (certificate #42048) | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Japan:R-15 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

John Wells Productions

Trivia:

Dwayne Johnson was offered the lead role of John Grimm but chose the role of Sarge because he thought it was more interesting.

Goofs:

When Portman and Goat check the chemical levels in the airlock, Portman mentions magnesium, chromium, and lead. We see his "chemical detection" device, and in the order he stated, follow the symbols Mg, Cr, and Ld. The symbol for lead is not Ld, but Pb. However, this is not necessarily a goof, since the device is not labeled as a Periodic Table, and the display may be "dumbed down" for common usage by lay people. "Ld" is a reasonable abbreviation for Lead for people without a chemistry or Latin background (Latin for metallic lead: Plumbum).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Samantha Grimm: [narrating] In the year 2026 archaeologists working in the Nevada desert discovered a portal to an ancient city on Mars. They call this portal the Ark. Twenty years later, we're still struggling to understand why it was built and what happened to the civilization that built it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Rock Formation (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

You Know What You Are?

I didn't hate it...

I have to say for a movie based on a video game it was not bad. Acting is pretty much what you'd expect, special effects are a little better than the actual game :/ Surprisingly though they did manage to come up with some semblance of a plot, so it wasn't a complete waste of time. Interesting direction, and if you've played the game before you can't help but laugh at how well cast the main character is, the resemblance is undeniable. Whatever, any excuse to look at The Rock for awhile will do. The gore was not at all believable (what did I expect?)a good movie for younger teen boys though, as they kept the content appropriate for their target market. I wouldn't watch it again, but it was alright.