Doom (2005)

Réalisateur:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Scénaristes (WGA):

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

Date de sortie:

21 octobre 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Horreur | Science-Fiction | Thriller

Accroche:

No one gets out alive.

Intrigue:

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 | Hell | Space Marine | Monster

Récompenses:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

To Doom or not to DooM?

Ensemble

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

Autre(s) titre(s):

Doom - Der Film (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore and language.

Durée:

100 min | USA:113 min (unrated version)

Pays:

UK | Czech Republic | Allemagne | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Japonais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

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

Lieux de tournage:

Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic

Société:

John Wells Productions

Anecdotes:

The film's setting is an archaeological dig at "Olduvai" on Mars. Earth's Olduvai Gorge contains some of the earliest human and hominid (pre-human) remains and artifacts. This was the setting for the opening scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).

Goofs:

Considéré à tort comme 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).

Guillemet:

[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.

Connexions De Film:

figure dans "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (#1.1)" (2009)

Bande son:

Struggle

To Doom or not to DooM?

Being a vivid DooM gamer from as early as circa 1993 and knowing that ID software was involved in this movie, I had high expectations.

But then the bad news started to appear... Rumours began emerging saying there would be no hell, no Mars and no teleports; all essential parts of the original games. "Ok, these are just rumours", I thought to myself, putting my faith in the games' development team, ID Software, which I thought would keep an eye on the production and keep it true to the games. Fortunately, later on it was confirmed that it would indeed be set on Mars and that kept my hopes up, even though they decided to go with B-rate actors.

After seeing the movie I felt disappointed, realizing ID Software had completely sold out itself. Nothing in this movie is worth the title "DooM", except for the props, the monsters and the weapons. The movie to me felt like a Resident Evil clone set on Mars and if you ask me this movie should have been titled "Resident Evil: In Mars... with Bigger Guns... and Bigger Monsters".

A major disappointment for me was that the producers decided to remove hell from the movie. The idea of the monsters originating from hell was an important aspect in the games. I'm guessing the producers decided to remove the hell part from the movie because of the large population of Christians in USA, thinking it would scare them away from the box office. Doing so, they completely betrayed the gamers, so their plan backfired badly.

Viruses, cheesy one-liners, untalented actors, and not staying true to the original games' themes compel me to give this movie 3 stars. One for the creative FPS scene, one for the monsters and one for the props.

If you ask me, this movie doesn't deserve to be called DooM!