Doom
Doom

Doom

2005Movie105 minEnglish

A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer purposefully injected with alien DNA, broke free and began killing people. Dr. Grimm, who is related to team member Reaper, informs them all that the chromosome can mutate humans into monsters -- and is highly infectious.

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IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes19%
Metacritic37/100
Google Users58%
Director: Andrzej BartkowiakGenres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Plot Summary

In the distant future, humanity has established colonies across space. When a distress signal is received from a research facility on Mars, a team of elite Marines is dispatched to investigate. Upon arrival, they discover that the facility has been overrun by a terrifying and rapidly evolving life form. The Marines must fight for survival against these monstrous creatures while uncovering the dark secrets hidden beneath the Martian surface.

Critical Reception

Doom received largely negative reviews from critics, who often criticized its generic plot, excessive violence, and deviation from the source material's tone. Audience reception was also lukewarm, with many fans of the video game expressing disappointment.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its action sequences and visual effects, though often seen as a generic and uninspired adaptation.
  • Criticized for its muddled plot, weak character development, and failure to capture the spirit of the video game.
  • Despite some intense moments, the film ultimately falls flat as a compelling horror or action movie.

Google audience: Audiences were divided, with some appreciating the action and creature effects, while others found the plot predictable and the characters underdeveloped. Many felt it didn't live up to the hype of its video game origins.

Fun Fact

The film's now-famous first-person shooter sequence, which lasts for several minutes, was a deliberate homage to the video game's gameplay style and was one of the most heavily anticipated aspects of the movie.

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3 reviews
Kamurai

Kamurai

Really good watch, will probably watch again, and can recommend. Look, it's a movie based on a video game about shooting demons from hell. It is far from perfect, it's probably a horrible Doom movie, but apart from that, this is a lot o...
Gimly

Gimly

Now you could watch this, I guess, I wouldn't stop you. But for a movie only a decade and change old, _Doom_ has dated **hard**, and it's not just 'cause of that garbage CGI. Weird like the videogame it's based on, but still fucks up the...
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tmdb47633491

I was 12 when this came out. At the time, Doom 3 was an obsession of mine that my parents could not break. They were semi-Christian, and when I got to the part in the game where pentagrams were spawning demons all over the place, I got nerv...