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Doom (2005)
Australian Preview - just got home!
Having just got home from the Melbourne preview (thanks Triple M!) I just had to put down a line or two about this movie. The most important thing to remember is that it is A MOVIE. This is not the game but a thoroughly separate entity and as such needs to be treated as such. The plot is sound, the usual send-in-the-tough-hombres to sort out the bad guys which in this case are genetically modified humans who turn into monsters suggestive of game based creatures. The actors really seem to be having a ball - especially the underrated twosome of Karl Urban and The Rock.The support did exactly that-which was to support the main characters and combined with a kick ass sound track,great cgi effects and a good dose of menace and thrills meant that the film,for me was a treat. The audience laughed out loud more than once to the cheesy one-liners which is always a good sign and no-one left early! Sadly some pretty juvenile 'game geeks' rated the movie as a game and gave it just 1 or 2 stars which is a shame for had they rated this just as a movie then it should have scored much higher than it is. Doom is a great way to spend an evening and is highly recommended!
Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! (1998)
My kids loved this!!
You know a movie is bad,I mean really,really bad when your 11 yr old tells you that they want it on DVD - because its the funniest film they have ever seen. No criticism ever written can truly describe this wonderfully botched attempt at a horror film.The actors even look embarrassed as they run around empty buildings dodging the CGI "ants" that in the finished product appear absolutely nowhere near them! What was Mitch 'X-files' Pileggi thinking when he took a role in this Turkey? My only guess that appearing in this was better than doing the 'convention' round between jobs (ala just about anyone from Star trek!). Maybe it is SO truly bad that as a comedy it's great! G'day from Melbourne!