Doom

  • Theatrical - Wide 2005-10-21
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JoBlo's Rating

7/10

Synopsis

Millions of devoted fans worldwide have been spellbound by the dark invention of its adventures . . . have awaited its every incarnation with urgent anticipation . . . and have devoted countless hours, days and weeks to conquering its hidden... See more mysteries: Doom.

When the home-computer game “Doom” was first launched in 1993, no one could have foreseen the legion of fans it would create and the mania surrounding its every new permutation. “Doom” and its successive installments have transfixed gamers worldwide for over a decade and have sold millions of copies (while chalking up an unprecedented tens of millions of downloads as shareware). It is, simply, the most explosive home-computer game franchise phenomenon in history.

Now, the game that made history is jumping from computer screens to the motion picture screen: get ready for Doom. Set countless years in the future and told in the hyper- kinetic, kamikaze style that made its gaming predecessor a global phenomenon, the science fiction action adventure Doom takes the viewer to the far corners of the galaxy with a fully-realized vision of a dark and disturbing future.

Top Stories

There are several Doom video games, the first released in 1993 and the latest in 2018. The new episode of Playing with Fear revisits them allThere are several Doom video games, the first released in 1993 and the latest in 2018. The new episode of Playing with Fear revisits them all

JoBlo Originals

Doom video games Revisited – Horror Game Review

A new episode of our video series Playing with the Fear is now online, and this is a big one. In this episode we’re looking back not just at the original Doom video game or one of its follow-ups, we’re...
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Reviews

Doom Unrated Extended Cut (Arrow Recommends)

"Arrow Recommends is a column that has my sorry ass advise older movies to your royal asses. I will be flexible in terms of genres i.e. I will cover whatever the bleep I want. For now, it will be the...

Doom

Review Date: Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Writer: David Callaham, Wesley Strick Producers: John Wells Actors: The Rock as Sarge Karl Urban as John Grimm Rosamund Pike as Samantha Plot: A troupe of heavy-duty Marines are sent to Mars to check on...

Movie Posters

Doom: Annihilation comes to DVD/Blu in October

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment had been saying that they plan to release DOOM: ANNIHILATION, a new film based on the popular DOOM video game franchise, sometime this fall. Now it has been revealed that this movie about unleashing the forces...

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First Look – New Doom movie Doom: Annihilation

As I think we all know by this point in time, Universal is hard at work crafting an all-new movie based on the popular video game series DOOM. And today we have an update on the new film via our buddies...

Doom Unrated Extended Cut (Arrow Recommends)

"Arrow Recommends is a column that has my sorry ass advise older movies to your royal asses. I will be flexible in terms of genres i.e. I will cover whatever the bleep I want. For now, it will be the...

New Doom a low-budget, direct-to-DVD sequel?

It was just last week we that we passed along the killer news that Universal is currently working on a new film based on the classic POV shooter video game DOOM. But today's news is a bit disheartening as it seems...

New Doom movie announced!

I don't know about you but I played the hell out of DOOM when I was a kid. Yes, I saw the 2005 movie adaptation starring The Rock and Karl Urban just like the rest of you and yes I...
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