Doom - I'm So Manly That I Kiss My Gun

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Gammy legs, getting older, men in rubber suits, first-person shooter sections, Semper-Fi, testosteroni (and whether that should be a pizza topping), and guns that make the uwu face. Obviously, this means that we talked about the 2005 movie Doom for our 2022 Spooptober episode.

psst. we've actually done a bunch of these "goes to the movies" episodes. Check this page to see all of the released specials.

Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out.

Content Warning

As this is both our Spootober episode and an episode which covers the 2005 action horror movie Doom, this episode contains discussions of things, and words, which are not safe for work or the ears of the innocent.

Please listen responsibly.

Show Notes

Spooptober is upon us once again. This year we wanted to tackle a spoopy video game movie for our Waffling Taylors Goes To The Movies series. But what to choose, what to choose? We've already covered The House of the Dead, and the first two Resident Evil movies - psst. there are three links there for the Resident Evil movies, because our exploration of the second movie took that long that we split it into two parts - because of that, we decided to cover the 2005 action horror movie version of Doom!

As with our House of the Dead episode - do check that out, if you want to hear the boys talking smack about an Uwe Boll movie - we decided to change up the format of our "goes to the movies" episodes. Instead of working through the plot, we decided that it would be much more fun to focus on a handful of scenes from the movie. This serves the double purpose of:

• Simplifying our episodes, and getting to the gags quicker
• Not having to discuss the plot - the one thing we're not here for

Basic Info on the Movie

Jay dropped some key facts on this movie before we could get to our discussion on it:

This is a movie that was released in 2005.
It had a budget of 60-70 million dollars, but only took 58 million dollars at the box office. So it was kind of a flop, but not as much as Final Fantasy: The Sprits Within.
Although it's based on Doom, I feel like it's more based on Doom 3 due to the design of the BFG and the dark corridors.
- Jay

Initial Thoughts

Squidge started the conversation off with a very relevant question:

But why did they make Doom into a stealth movie?
- Squidge

And he's not wrong, a large part of the first hour of the movie is mostly the Marines stalking about in the darkness.

This is just Doom, but set in the Red Dwarf universe
- Squidge

... another thing that everyone agreed with, too.

Then Jay dropped the ultimate piece of trivia for this movie:

Apparently, Rosamund Pike turned down the role of Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to be in this movie
- Jay

Was that a misstep? Well, Lulu thought so:

Fool! She would have been fantastic as Rita Skeeter
- Lulu

And the big twist - if you want to call it that - that "The Rock" didn't play the good guy in the movie was a breath of fresh air.

They actually hint at it early on in the movie, too. So if you're not just turning your brain off and watching along, there are hints to pick up on.
- Lulu

And thank goodness that ol' Rocky Maivia had started taking acting lessons after this movie, otherwise he may not have made it in Hollywood.

He was doing a lot of "smell the fart acting", too
- Lulu

Then again, there are a lot of bad actors who are incredibly highly paid by Hollywood.

Full Show Notes

Make sure to check out the full show notes for more discussion on the points we raise, some extra meta-analysis, some out-of-context screen grabs from the movie, and some links to related things.

Are you a fan of the Doom games? What about this movie? Did the first-person section of the movie grab you and take you back to the games?

psst. we've actually done a bunch of these "goes to the movies" episodes. Check this page to see all of the released specials.

What other movies would you like us to cover? Let us know on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, or try our brand-new contact page.

Links

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• Doom
• Red Dwarf
• Rita Skeeter
• Doom Annihilation is Doomed (A Rant)
• Big Fat Tacos - Ruby Weapon's theme misheard lyrics

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