![]() ![]() The film's production budget was $60 million. 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. The Doom 3 version of the BFG9000 looks more like a Halo Assault Rifle. Pinky, however, has wheels for hind legs, instead of mechanical hind legs and the BFG9000 looks more like a real life gun. Every monster and weapon in the film is Doom 3 style. The film's design also featured the involvement of id Software, helping to ensure that things looked "authentic". It is likely that the success of Doom 3 played a part in prompting the eventual production of the film. The film is closer in style to the horror game Doom 3 rather than the original action games, Doom and Doom II: Hell on Earth. The DVD was released on February 7, 2006, and the Blu-Ray version was released on February 10, 2009. It was released on Octoin North America and Decemin the United Kingdom. It’s just not my thing.Doom is a 2005 science-fiction horror film based on the video game Doom 3. But his art still looks traced and weightless to me. ![]() If you’re a fan of his, or if you don’t know who he is, have at this issue. Like I said in my last review of Doctor Doom, I’m not a fan of Salvador Larroca’s art. Unchallenging way possible, no matter how many Virginia Woolf or Shakespeare quotes ![]() Understand traditional story structure dictates things should get more excitingĪs the story goes on in Act II, but this is “exciting” in the most predictable, “Screw it! This is boring! Let’s have him fight someĭemons and break out of a spaceship! He’s gotta go rogue and go on the run!” I But in #2 and now #3, Doom is back to kicking ass and taking names to indignantly save the world (despite Mistress Death telling him before he leaves: “You will become my greatest servant of all.”)Ĭantwell got bored of his initial idea to have Doom defend himself from the worldĪs a more measured tyrant. The first issue took its time to settle into Doom’s psyche and made it believable that when Doom was accused of mass murder-he let himself be captured, even though he didn’t do it. I can’t help but feel the author, Christopher Cantwell has gotten impatient with his own creation. Where the love says he should join her” that’s more groan-worthy than intriguing. Predicated on the cliché: “hero sees vision of his lost love in a nether realm Man didn’t evenĭoom was tortured mentally by seeing visions of his love, Valeria. Isn’t Mephisto and Hellīeyond the physical? And before Mephisto could even hypothetically put up aįight, Mistress Death comes up and says to let him go. Just beats up Mephisto with his bare, well, metal hands. In Hell, Doom is never in any real danger. So it’s unfortunate that these past two issues couldn’t follow-through with the great set-up. Encountering visions and having the world attacking him for something he didn’t do shed new light on a pompous character we all thought we knew. The first issue of Doctor Doom was really fantastic because it showed a more sensitive and thus, complex side to old chrome dome Doom. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast! ![]()
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