I had fairly low expectations, and there were even some plans in palce to guide me away from any press after the premier if I didn't like the movie, so I wouldn't say something "unproductive", but I was pleasantly surprised.
No, it isn't an oscar movie, but it definitely isn't Super Mario Brothers / Street Fighter / Double Dragon.
I do wish they had kept the true satanic / hellish theme, but I think they did a credible job with their alternate direction.
It's ok that a licensed product of your company would have "low expectations" from it's founder? I understand that game developers probably don't have the same kind of influence over movies as say Rowlings, Grisham etc... but it almost sounds like id have very little quality control.
Is this simply the result of the licensing parent just not having enough muscle power to influence direction?
I have to agree with your opinion. After watching "Sin City", then this weekend going and catching "A History of Violence" I was saddened. While "Sin City" was great, "A History of Violence" was pathetic. Hollywood can't figure it out that each person putting their own spin on a story isn't really wanted or needed. Look at the previous Batman movies compared to the more recent one.
Hollywood is in a tailspin as it is, all they can do is old TV show to movies that bomb (Dukes of Hazard, Bewitched, Star
My question really is, why did they remove the hell theme? Was it related to budget? It just seems like such a drastic change between the original doom concept, and extremely unneccessary and hurtful in my opinion. How many movies have we already seen that focus on an experiment lab gone bad and created some genetic mutation? Zillions. How many movies have focus on actual hell beings entering our realm and the heroes having to fight them back? Not nearly enough in my opinion. I don't understand why a
I can't come up with a good reason why they strayed from the hellish theme. Political correctness comes to mind, but for some reason I doubt the target audience would be offended by the presence of Hell in the film. I'll be seeing Doom tomorrow, so I can't comment on the actual movie yet.
MercyKiller
it was a good movie, but without the elements of the game, it didn't seem like doom. the plot ended up a lot like Resident Evil, which isn't supposed to be a red hot poker in the eye, but I'm just saying we've seen it all before. as said, there haven't been enough movies that has that plot.
However, the reason for not having the hellish theme is valid enough. It's a risky world out there, you make one wrong move and you're gonna get sued. Too many lawyers in this world.
We're living in a golden age. All you need is gold.
-- D.W. Robertson.
I liked it. (Score:5, Interesting)
No, it isn't an oscar movie, but it definitely isn't Super Mario Brothers / Street Fighter / Double Dragon.
I do wish they had kept the true satanic / hellish theme, but I think they did a credible job with their alternate direction.
John Carmack
Re:I liked it. (Score:3, Insightful)
Is this simply the result of the licensing parent just not having enough muscle power to influence direction?
Re:I liked it. (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:I liked it. (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:I liked it. (Score:1)
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Re:I liked it. (Score:2)
He was probably referring to Exorcist: The Beginning. [imdb.com]
Re:I liked it. (Score:1)
Re:I liked it. (Score:1)
Re:I liked it. (Score:1)
it was a good movie, but without the elements of the game, it didn't seem like doom. the plot ended up a lot like Resident Evil, which isn't supposed to be a red hot poker in the eye, but I'm just saying we've seen it all before. as said, there haven't been enough movies that has that plot.
However, the reason for not having the hellish theme is valid enough. It's a risky world out there, you make one wrong move and you're gonna get sued. Too many lawyers in this world.