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Doom Movie Might Not Be Terrible

Posted by Zonk on from the we-can-hope dept.

Like many upcoming nerdly pieces of media, the Doom movie had a showing at this year's Comic-Con. Gamecloud reports on the related panel and footage shown, and posits that against all odds the Doom movie might not suck. From the article: "Everyone on the panel said that every effort was being made to make the movie faithful to the game and that it will be a R rated film. While there will be some CGI, the Doom monsters like the Baron, the Imp and the Pinky Demon will mostly be real monsters created by the Stan Winston Studios (who created the creatures in all the Terminator movies, Aliens, Predator and many more)."

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  1. Backhanded compliment by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny


    It's pretty sad when the phrase 'might not suck' is actually a positive review.

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  2. Computers not good enough for them now? by Webmonger · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If there's one franchise that deserves all-CGI monsters, it's Doom. I mean, the first two outings featured sprite graphics-- how high can the standard be?

    I say we start a petition now for the monsters to be all CGI. Maybe we can get Carmack to whip up an engine for them.

  3. Real Monsters!!? by Quarters · · Score: 4, Funny
    While there will be some CGI, the Doom monsters like the Baron, the Imp and the Pinky Demon will mostly be real monsters created by the Stan Winston Studios

    I had no idea that Stan Winston had gotten into genetic engineering and Frankensteinian experimentation.

  4. Use CGI by centauri · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Granted, I haven't actually seen Fantastic Four yet, but The Thing appears to be one glaring example of when it's better to suck it up and use CGI instead of a costume. Yes, I know, CGI has just been getting more and more out of control, but the answer to this is not to go back to the "good old days" of Terminator, or even Aliens and Predator. The gaps in the effects in those movies are horribly glaring at times, when a mouth is clearly pulled open by wires, or when a tail sways bonelessly, or when a face is clearly a model.

    Let's allow old "physical" effects pass on, and focus more effort on making the CGI better and using it with moderation.

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    1. Re:Use CGI by daeley · · Score: 3, Informative

      One modern example (The Thing) does not a conclusion make. I would point out the difference between the old-school Yoda muppet and the new shiny Yoda. The old one has the unmistakeable look of reality and life. The new CGI Yoda, not so much.

      You do have a point when it comes to Terminator, where the transitions (particularly in the first one) are horribly jarring. But Aliens is a much different experience.

      It's funny about Predator -- I happened across the end of Predator 2 over the weekend. There was a scene where a bunch of Predators materialize in a foggy room. I swear, even for 1990 the transition was awful. A hard thing to animate, but something that would be undoubtedly handled by a fully CGI scene these days.

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  5. Re:Wait... by Meagermanx · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's going to be exactly like the Resident Evil movie, except he'll spend the entire movie switching between holding his gun and wielding the flashlight.

  6. Simulated Sprites by Meagermanx · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm petitioning them to use cardboard cutouts. It would be more faithful to the original.

  7. Re:close as possible? by vertinox · · Score: 3, Funny

    Personally, I thought 'portal to hell' would have more mass appeal than alien virus, but I think perhaps the Hollywood execs didn't think 'portal to hell' would bring that much hype because they already lived there, owned the rights for it, and felt it was rather boring.

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  8. Oh no! by MobyDisk · · Score: 4, Funny
    From the write-up:
    ...the Doom monsters like the Baron, the Imp and the Pinky Demon will mostly be real monsters...
    Oh no! Didn't these people learn anything from the first Doom?!?! If they create real monsters, it will be Hell on Earth! I know Hollywood is going for realism, but it's just not worth it. Oh the humanity! I just hope the portal's aren't real too...
  9. No Penny Arcade Reference? by MiceHead · · Score: 3, Funny

    32 comments, and not one reference to the Doom and Metroid movies at PA?

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  10. Not what I heard... by rlbond86 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    On the Daily Show, the Rock said that in the movie, BFG stood for Bio Force Gun. It's gonna suck.