Stuck at the merge into the Lincoln tunnel on 37th street in NYC, I look hopelessly out the window, only to see a poster baring the familiar logo of Doom. Most horrifying, however, were the numbers inscribed below. "10/21/05"

Um..... they really made a movie about Doom? Will this rank right up there with Mortal Kombat (all of them), Wing Commander, and, um, the Super Mario Super Show? Yes, the movies of Final Fantasy and Toomb Raider, though not noteworthy, outclass the previous list.

(honestly, my dog is whining his throat out which prevented me from thinking of more sad sad movies, so I turned to wikipedia for inspiration. brilliant, as always.)

And it stars Dwayne Johnson ("The Rock") - who looks in fact quite similar to your avatar, thought not as cracker-white.

You did notice your avatar was displaying the "People's Eyebrow" right?

Bruno

Yeah, I saw a trailer for it before Serenity. Apparently there is a section of the movie, perhaps a long section from what it looks like, where you are seeing through the eyes of one of the characters, with only his weapon appearing at the bottom of the screen as he is walking around dark twisty industrial corridors. I found it extremely humorous. Yeah, it's going to suck, but I may have to rent or otherwise *cough* obtain it strictly for humor value.

Also saw the ads for Narnia and Harry Potter. Both look excellent.

Yah, I saw that traiolr too. At first I was leaning over to tell my wife this was the stupidest thing I'd ever heard (I mean, the plot for Doom isn't really anything to write home about), but I have to say that seeing some of the fp shots and the one with the chainsaw it does look like there will be some humor value and the writers were somewhat familiar with the game. Not that it will be good, but that it might be worth watching for, as you say, the humor value.

Hmmm.... You saw the trailer for Doom (which you think will probably suck) before Serenity... If the movie (Serenity) is anything like the cancelled TV show, then if your predictions are correct, it seems like the perfect movie to attach the trailer to.

Bruno

Yeah, this movie has been in the making for some time now. I'm suprised it hasn't been mentioned here yet.

At first it wasn't going to be set on mars, and the catastrophic event was going to be a rogue virus. That sure ticked off some geeks.

Frankly, I don't think it's going to suck nearly as much as other video game movies. I think it'll be on par with most action-horror films these days. That's not to say that this is an Academy Award-winning genre, but it could be fun. And I must admit that the first-person view, which I thought sounded stupid, looks like it could at least be an interesting experiment. Nobody here got excited when they saw the chainsaw?

Sometimes a moive is just a movie I plan on seeing it on opening weekened but I kind of like dumb no plot action movies I can over look the 1 man kills a whole division of Speical forces with only a SPORK and 2 popcicle sticks if it has good action and FX.

No, it's the Rock's "People's Eyebrow" without question. The only thing that's missing is the head's supposed to be tilted a little bit.

Bruno

You can now add Halo to that list, although I'm inclined to think that with Peter Jackson backing it, it might stand a better chance.

From the article:

Quote:
I'm still waiting for Tetris: The Movie
Starring Al Pacino as "L"

I heard about this years ago and it was supposed to star Arnold. I'm curious as to how many writers have had their hands on this. Another one of these movies "designed" by advertisers no doubt. Is id releasing a special edition of the game yet?

The real news is the one I read yesterday...

You know who's slated to make the Halo movie?

Peter Jackson.

I'm not kidding.

Three posts up

Gah.

"Hey, there's a hobbit! BLAST HIM!" >:)

-Zeke

He's only slated as producer.

Hrm. Just saw the trailer for Doom and I think this review actually sums it up pretty well. I get the feeling that this is one of those films where all the "good" bits are in the trailer...

It amazes me that anyone thought this movie was a good enough idea to bankroll. Fools, money, and all that.

[Napoleon_Dynamite]Idiot![/Napoleon_Dynamite]

-Zeke

I have to give them a single prop for the chainsaw bit in the trailer. But was the character attacking a Sound Hound (or whatever) from Half Life? That quickly reminds me how the genetic mutation plot is lame, and I take said prop right back.