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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. 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.

  3. 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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  4. 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.

  5. 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...
  6. 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.