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Doom Movie Update
WeAz writes "Dark Horizons has an update on the currently filming Doom Movie. The article sums up the history of the production thus far and also includes a cool tidbit that reveals 'a large number of sequences will be shot purely in "first-person" perspective of the leading character (Karl Urban).' Unfortunately, the article also reports that 'The monsters aren't from hell, but rather people mutated by some nasty super-virus although the monsters look very similar to those in the game.' Sounds like a version of 28 Days Later based on Mars to me."
Look at the possibilities. They can save lots of money without having actors on screen. But... we can take it further! If they just put this in a really dark setting or envoirment.. We'll simply pretend there's lots of pretty monsters and scenery everywhere.
I always thought 'BFG'[9000] was an acronym for something else ......
The monsters aren't from hell, but rather people mutated by some nasty super-virus
Good, because the idea of demons from Hell being on Mars is just too far-fetched. I mean, really...
Political. They don't want a movie about monsters from hell because it will upset the Christian lobby.
They don't want a movie about monsters from hell on Mars because it will upset the Martian lobby.
What? You didn't know?
My question is... if there's no hell, where will they stage the sequel? New Jersey?
Um, we're talking about Doom, right? What plot? From what I can recall the plot went something like "Demons. Bad. Kill them all."...
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At least, thats what my friend said oh so many years back when I first showed him Doom in all its pixelated glory.... he was on the receiving end of it :)
She's built like a steak house, but she handles like a bistro....
But dont get me wrong, it will be bad.
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Bah. Might as well just call it "Barbie in Space" and have done with.
That's ok, just make sure you set pm_walkbob "0" in the console.
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They are doing the whole thing in-game, the $70 million is for the GFX card.
Probably just a GeForce 6800 Ultra OC with a few letters tagged on the end like BG $$ VG LE SE $!
Also, the probable final twist:
Space marine discover Statue of Libert half-buried in sand, realizes the remote planet was actually Earth, and shouts "You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! God damn you all to nasty super-virus!"
It might still turn out to be a decent film, it won't be Doom though.
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--- "End Of Line" - MCP
The epic story of Doom paired with the higly original setting of a secret military-scientifix complex on earth. That has to be a hit.
Analogies don't equal equalities, they are merely somewhat analogous.
You forgot "mixed with all of the intelligence and wit that Hollywood can bring to the project."
deus does not exist but if he does
Which of these forthcoming game adaptations is going to be the worst:
Doom
Duke Nukem
Dungeons and Dragons 2
Vampire:The Masquerade
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Yeah, no surprise HollyWood dropped the hell reference, after all, THEY ARE ALL GOING TO SPEND AN ETERNITY THERE BURNING IN IT.
It's called Half-Life...
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In related news, the producers of the movie "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" said they wanted to keep the books' atmosphere, though there are some minor changes to the film's concept. The character Arthur Dent is an American drag queen, Ford Prefect's name will change to Dodge Vpier, Zaphod will not be a two-headed alien, but a purple dinosaur, and Marvin will become the comic relief. And instead of space, the story will take place on a luxury ocean cruiser. Other than that, they said, the movie will stay true to the books.
What are they going to do - at the end of the movie, print out the ending in text like the actual games do?
Yes, it's called "the credits". You see them in movies that don't have [CAM] or [TS] in the title.
...is that there will be fewer opportunities for Karl Urban to do an insane mad growl scream berzerker rush at the enemies, like he did as Eomer at the battle of the Pelennor. (Think reversing grip on spear while on horseback, if you forget the scene.) I had to admit, it's a pretty impressive charge.
OTOH, he's probably grateful for the same fact.
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