Doom (film)

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Doom
Directed by	Jan De Bont
Produced by	Lorenzo di Bonaventura Laura Holstein John D. Schofield Jeremy Steckler John Wells (Executive Producer)
Written by	Dave Callaham Wesley Strick
Starring	Karl Urban The Rock Ben Daniels Rosamund Pike Yao Chin
Music by	Clint Mansell
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	October 21, 2005 (NA) December 2, 2005 (EU)
Running time	1 hour 38 minutes 1 hour 53 minutes (USA Unrated DVD)
Budget	$70,000,000
Language	English

Doom is a film adaptation of the popular computer and video game series. It is closer in style to the Doom 3 game rather than the original Doom and Doom II; it is likely that the success of Doom 3 played a part in moving the film into production.

The film stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Sarge, Karl Urban as John "Reaper" Grimm (the film's version of Doom's protagonist), and Rosamund Pike as Samantha Grimm, John's estranged sister, who is a scientist at the UAC facility. Other characters include Portman, Goat, Duke, Destroyer, Mac, and The Kid, who are other Marines, and Pinky, another UAC employee.

id Software was involved in the film's design to ensure that things looked "authentic". However, the finished product was widely criticized by gamers for omitting or downplaying many elements of the game universe, such as signature weapons, classic monsters, and Hell.

This film received mostly poor reviews, eventually settling at 20% on Rotten Tomatoes's Tomatometer, and grossed US$28 million at the box office. In a September 2005 interview, executive producer John Wells suggested that a second Doom movie could be created if the first was a box office success, but there is as yet no news of a sequel.

February 7, 2006 saw the film's release on DVD.

[edit] Plot summary

Olduvai Research Station on Mars has been shut down and placed under quarantine, for reasons that are unclear but ominous. No one is allowed in or out except the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, a heavily armed Marine special forces unit dispatched to handle the problem. The RRTS travels to Mars through a wormhole originally discovered by the Olduvai workers.

Upon entering the quarantined area, the Marines discover members of the science team who have changed into hostile zombie-like monsters. Some of them have even become creatures resembling Imps. Some of the creatures attempt to infect the remaining humans. After several Marines are killed, Sarge demands to know more about the research being conducted at the station. Samantha eventually reluctantly explains.

Excavations at an archaeological site have revealed the remains of an ancient race. Although human, they were technologically advanced, and apparently performed research into genetic manipulation. The result was a 24th chromosome. The Olduvai scientists experimented with the chromosome, injecting it into convicted murderers. The test subjects changed into superhuman monsters and the scientists lost control of the facility.

When the Marines fail to protect the wormhole, they must pursue the monsters back to the underground UAC facility on Earth, and find it overrun. Samantha discovers that the disease is selective about who it infects, preferring people with a genetic predisposition for psychotic tendencies.

Sarge decides that they must kill every last human on the base, as they could be infected by the disease. When The Kid refuses to kill a group of women and children who have survived and are obviously not infected, Sarge shoots him. One by one, members of the RRTS are killed by the infected humans. Sarge is dragged away while Reaper and Samantha escape.

Reaper is seriously injured by a ricocheting bullet and Samantha is forced to inject him with the 24th chromosome, knowing that the superhuman abilities it brings will heal his wounds. He awakens to find himself alone, and after battling various monsters (including a mutated Pinky, who has become a Demon), meets with Sarge, who has been infected. The two fight hand-to-hand, and Reaper defeats Sarge by throwing him through the wormhole followed by a grenade.

[edit] Sources

• Bartkowiak, Andrzej (Director). Doom (Unrated Extended Edition) [DVD]. USA: Universal Studios, 2005.
• IMDb page
• Rotten Tomatoes page
• IMDb Pro article about the Doom movie (requires registration)
• Doom The Doom movie at Box Office Prophets
• "Doom's day for Pike with Universal Pics" at hollywoodreporter.com (requires registration)

[edit] External links

• Official site at Universal
• Trailer at IGN.com

Doom Series
Doom - Doom II - Final Doom - Doom 64 - Doom 3 - Resurrection of Evil - Board game - Doom RPG - Doom Resurrection
Software
Doom engine | Doom 3 engine | Doom WAD
Literature
Doom comic - Doom Music - Reaper Miniatures - Masters of Doom - Doom film Novels: Knee-Deep in the Dead - Hell On Earth - Infernal Sky - Endgame - Worlds on Fire - Maelstrom

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