crazyflyingdonut Posted March 8, 2019 A while back, I watched the first Doom movie. I instantly regretted it. Should I just ignore the upcoming Doom movie despite the fact that I am a fan of Doom, like how I'm ignoring the upcoming Sonic movie even though I am also a fan of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise? I'm saying this with genuine concern because what if the Doom movie ends up being faithful to the games and I ended up missing out on a great opportunity? 0 Share this post Link to post
nue Posted March 8, 2019 Eh id skip it to be honest. Much better movies are available that fit the genre that are good. 0 Share this post Link to post
seed Posted March 8, 2019 I say "no". Watch it in your spare time to make your own opinion, and if you end up liking it, good, if not, well, shit happens I guess. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kira Posted March 8, 2019 You can't "miss out" on a direct-to-DVD release. Chances are, reviews will pop up and if someone who seems to think the same way as you says "hey, it was fun actually", then you can always risk it. If you regret watching it, remember that playing more Doom keeps the trauma at bay. 4 Share this post Link to post
SirJuicyLemon Posted March 8, 2019 Not trying to make prejudices but already the title "Doom: Annihilation" bothers me. Feels like a generic/typical edgy/"cool" word used as a marketing strategy to draw attention but utterly fails. Not a fan of videogames movies either. Most of them suck really bad. The first Doom movie was horrible. All that I can hope for the second one is that it's better than the first. Also I saw some pics of the movie being made and they are... meh, or weird. You can't tell anything from just the pictures obviously but there wasn't anything that got me interested either. Plus No Baron on the movie is a shame. So my simple call is no, don't watch it (at least don't pay the cinema entry to do so). I have many many good movies in my movies left to watch (because I suck at watching movies for some reason) and Doom will not have priority on the list. 2 Share this post Link to post
Doomkid Posted March 8, 2019 The first Doom movie actually had a budget and some talent and it still was pretty lame, so I’d say a version with substantially less budget is almost certainly going to be worse. Watching bad movies can be fun though, just keep that in mind. 4 Share this post Link to post
crazyflyingdonut Posted March 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Doomkid said: The first Doom movie actually had a budget and some talent and it still was pretty lame, so I’d say a version with substantially less budget is almost certainly going to be worse. Watching bad movies can be fun though, just keep that in mind. The only bad movie I liked was The Incredible Bulk. 2 Share this post Link to post
[McD] James Posted March 8, 2019 The Incredible Bulk isn't even so bad that it's good. It's just really, really awful and embarrassing. It's bad in all of the worst ways possible. 0 Share this post Link to post
JohnnyTheWolf Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Was the second live-action Mortal Kombat movie not also called "Annihilation"? Seeing how bad it turned out to be, I do not see it as a good omen. Also, the official pictures seem to be coming straight out of a Uwe Boll movie... Edited March 9, 2019 by JohnnyTheWolf 4 Share this post Link to post
geo Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) I will absolutely give it a chance. Even if the older I get, the more movies get their 15 minutes to interest me, before I shut them off. Just because the original Doom movie was bad and this new movie looks to be with a less budget with zero star power doesn't mean it can't be good, it just has a lot of things working against it. Perhaps they're going for the so bad it's good, which I think the original Doom was going for... but utterly missed its mark. I've seen other Universal made straight to DVD movies and they were fair, but devoid of star power except for a few here and there. I'd much rather watch a terrible Doom movie than a terrible movie without the Doom name. If it is some gem or true to the Doom name, or so bad it's good, I'll let you and the forum know. 0 Share this post Link to post
Shin Godzilla Posted March 9, 2019 It's been said already, but I'll add my voice to the chorus: if you're on the fence, wait for reviews from people you trust. I expect a middling affair, more remarkable for its brand association than its quality or content, but I plan to watch it as soon as I can. I've subjected myself to some absolute trash over the years, like Minotaur and Birdemic. I'm sure I can handle this movie if it's bad. And if it's not bad, I haven't wasted my time. 1 Share this post Link to post
Nevander Posted March 9, 2019 Just watch it. You can't know if it's good or bad if you never watch it. 2 Share this post Link to post
LadyVader1138 Posted March 9, 2019 I'm a horror fan and I can enjoy something stupid as long as it's entertaining. I mostly enjoyed the 2005 film (though I will never not complain about them not being demons) and Annihilation has to be spectacularly bad for me to truly hate it. The worst I'm expecting is simply mediocre. 1 Share this post Link to post
JohnnyTheWolf Posted March 9, 2019 Sometimes, mediocre can be more infuriating than outright bad, as the former is usually the result of the crew having the ability to make something good and even getting very close to that, but ultimately failing for whatever reason. 0 Share this post Link to post
[McD] James Posted March 9, 2019 8 hours ago, Nevander said: Just watch it. You can't know if it's good or bad if you never watch it. I don't agree with this sentiment. I don't need to ever watch the movies Tomcats, Norbit, Jack & Jill, Deuce Bigalow 2, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, That's My Boy, Monster in Law, or Son of the Mask to know that I'm going to hate every agonizing moment of them. 2 Share this post Link to post
Gunstar Green Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) I'll watch it and either like it or make fun of it or both and then move on. It's just a movie. I'm sure I've seen way stupider horror movies than whatever they've cooked up. 0 Share this post Link to post