These days (hopefully not forever) game movies suck. That's stating the obvious of course, but I feel it still has to be said. This movie isn't really much different. I didn't think it was as bad as it was made out to be by a lot of people, but still hardly worth paying to see. The simple fact of the matter is that they fiddle too much with the source material which in most cases is very good, as with Doom 3. Here, rather than the demons of hell being unleashed on Mars, we have a convoluted "Resident Evil" style plot focusing on people changing into things rather than demons that already existed.
There were some interesting moments in the movie however, such as the C-24 based beings choosing the bad people to infect - I think this could have been expanded on a bit - as well as The Rock having some pretty cool lines to deliver and Richard Brake putting in a good performance as Portman. Unfortunately the crap seems to outweigh the good stuff. Rosamund Pike had the same wide eyed po-faced expression throughout and delivered her lines with no expression whatsoever, Karl Urban's accent was a little dodgy, a big pseudo- Matrix style fight at the end which made zero sense...the list goes on.
Overall I'd say it's not awful, but I can't recommend it for anyone other than those looking for a cheap gory thrill that is instantly forgettable. I could say that it's "Aliens" done wrong, but I wouldn't want to disgrace the good name of Cameron's great piece of work by making any sort of comparison - positive or negative - to this movie.
There were some interesting moments in the movie however, such as the C-24 based beings choosing the bad people to infect - I think this could have been expanded on a bit - as well as The Rock having some pretty cool lines to deliver and Richard Brake putting in a good performance as Portman. Unfortunately the crap seems to outweigh the good stuff. Rosamund Pike had the same wide eyed po-faced expression throughout and delivered her lines with no expression whatsoever, Karl Urban's accent was a little dodgy, a big pseudo- Matrix style fight at the end which made zero sense...the list goes on.
Overall I'd say it's not awful, but I can't recommend it for anyone other than those looking for a cheap gory thrill that is instantly forgettable. I could say that it's "Aliens" done wrong, but I wouldn't want to disgrace the good name of Cameron's great piece of work by making any sort of comparison - positive or negative - to this movie.