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Title: Doom: Unrated Extended Edition: Widescreen
Region:
One
Genre:
Sci-Fi Action Horror
Stars:
Karl Urban, The Rock, Rosamond Pike, DeObia Oparei, Ben Daniels, Raz Adoti, and
Richard Brake
Writers:
David Callaham and Wesley Strick
Based
On A Story By: David Callaham
Based
On The Videogame By: ID Software
Director:
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Feature
length: 1 hour and 53 minutes
Extras:
First Person Shooter Sequence Demonstration, Game On!: A Beginner’s Guide To
Doom, Basic Training Featurette, Rock Formation Featurette, Master Monster
Makers Featurette, Doom Nation Featurette, Doom 3 Xbox Demo
Languages:
English, French, and Spanish Language Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Subtitles:
English Subtitles For The Deaf And Hearing Impaired and French and Spanish
Language Subtitles
Packaging:
Amaray Keep Case
Chapter
Stops: 20
Sound:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Year
of Theatrical Release: 2005/DVD Release: 2006
Theatrical
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Home
Video Distributor: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
MPAA
Rating: Not Rated
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
I
am not sure which video game came first, but “Doom” as a feature film
suffers very much from the fact that other films based on videogames already
visited the same territory and did it better. The two “Resident Evil” films
in particular are what come to mind while watching the film and it is a shame
because the premise is intriguing. After a brief voiceover that tells the viewer
we are in the future, the film opens with a group of Marines assigned to
investigate a distress signal from a corporate research facility on Mars where
recent archeological discoveries have begun to answer questions related to the
origins of humanity on Earth as well as new genetic breakthroughs that could
revolutionize medicine. Upon arriving the Marines soon find themselves in a
situation where a contagion of extraterrestrial and possibly even metaphysical
origin has mutated much of the research staff, turning them into ravenous
zombies and freakish monsters and demons.
Having viewed the final product DVD, I can honestly say that while the film is generally a dark one, the transfer overall is very sharp and among the better pictures in terms of color saturation and solid tones that Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released on DVD-Video. The English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtrack seemed okay, though I felt it was a bit front heavy. French and Spanish Language Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtracks are encoded as options along with English Subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired and French and Spanish Language Subtitles.
In terms of
extra value materials. Available for both the Unrated Extended Edition and the
theatrical edition are a series of featurettes that detail the history and
development of the “Doom” videogame franchise and it’s effect upon the
gaming industry and popular culture in general (14:40). Next are featurettes
that explore the creature creations courtesy of Stan Winston Studios (10:55) as
well as the makeup used to change the Rock’s appearance in the film (5:38), a
featurette detailing the military training the actors went through to appear
more like a closely knit team of Marines for the film (10:33), and a playable
demo of “Doom 3” for Microsoft Xbox users is included too. Exclusive to the
extended edition is a demonstration of the first person shooter sequence used in
the film to mimic the game (5:57) as well as the unedited sequence from the film
(5:57) and a quick tips featurette on how to get the most out of playing “Doom
3” (6:47).
“Doom:
Unrated Extended Edition” is available on DVD-Video now courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
©
Copyright 2006 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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