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Doom was bad@$$

posted 15 years ago by dinothunderblack
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Everytime I watch this I think "Man... Doom is bad@$$!". Julian plays sinister so well, and I like how they tied the Silver Surfer's cosmic effects on the planet into Doom being unfrozen, rather than him just coincidentally being unfrozen at the same time Silver Surfer shows up. The Spider-Man movies were guilty of some really unfathomable coincidences that make it hard to suspend my disbelief... but that's a whole other subject. Loved getting to see some of Castle Doom, loved how Doom was manipulating everyone to further his own diabolical plan, and LOVED his new costume. I think Doom was the best part of the movie, and I really wanted to see a third film that focused on him as a lead villain. F1 was more about his transition from businessman to super villain, it didn't really deliver the Doom experience. F2 kind of did, but the Surfer and Galactus were the main threats, Doom was more of a wild card. I was hoping F3 would finally give Doom his time to shine, but Hollywood has reboot fever sadly.

[–] gothor 15 years ago

Yeah I agree. Got to wonder what Doom's plan was. I mean he got the board right at the end of the world. Then you expect him to make some bargain with Galactis or something, but instead he literally just sort of stands around looking dumb until combo-Torch rolls up and beats him sideways.

He smashed a few buildings, sure. But it would have been nice if he'd scored the board a little sooner and actually did something before it was knocked out of his grasp.

Still, he was great, guy plays a natural bad guy, and I'd love to see him back for part 3.

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[–] johnnyz-2 15 years ago

Doom was not badass in this movie, he was pointless in this movie. They should've left him out, and saved him for a third installment.

[–] brando647 15 years ago

Yeah, I'm going to have to agree with johnnyz-2. Doom was a waste of space in this film, though I may be a bit biased because he was given the crappiest, corniest dialogue and I don't think Julian McMahon was a good fit for the role. I was hoping for a break from him in this film with the belief they could always bring him back later. It'd have been nice to have more time focused on the Surfer and Galactus.

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[–] el-ginge 15 years ago

I've got to agree with you there - it's just one of many awful castings in this film. I can only see him as the human ken doll from nip/tuck...

[–] twofacetoo 11 years ago

To be fair, in the first movie, they do say that Doom just craves power above all else. Maybe that was his whole plan
1. Get the board
2. Be a god
3. ????
4. Profit

With the board's power, he could have controlled the entire universe

[–] SteveResin 14 years ago

He wasn't bad@$$ in any way imaginable. He was overtly camp if anything.

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[–] ecorce02 14 years ago

Doom was pitiful and pathetic, nothing like the great archvillain he is in any comic.
Good thing they'll reboot it.

[–] Gustav_Fiers 14 years ago

Doom was pitiful and pathetic, nothing like the great archvillain he is in any comic.
Good thing they'll reboot it.

My sentiments exactly. They barely scratched the surface of how great Doom can be.

[–] dtraverso4123 14 years ago

Rebooting after a good movie like this that left a lot of story arcs open is dumbfounding. I think Doom is the best Marvel villain ever and FF3 should have had the Skrulls in a after credits scene with Galactus attacking their home planet

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[–] Gustav_Fiers 14 years ago

He was still Doom-lite. Dr Doom has not reached a quarter of the potential he could have in these movies.

[–] stillvendetta 13 years ago

I thought he was a complete bad ass.

[–] ThePhantomReporter 13 years ago

Doom was bad. And I mean baaaaaad.

[–] WhoopsieThree-D 13 years ago

"LET'S ALL GO FOR A SPINNNNN-UH!"
-you call that badass?

Logan, buddy. It's me, Deadpool! I shot youuuuuu....

[–] gayfbiagentsmecker 12 years ago

He was bad for sure and most definately ass but he was certainly not a combination of the two.

If i wanted all that cgi bullsh!t i've have gone home and stuck my dick in a nintendo.

[–] Darwinskid 12 years ago

Best. Quote. Ever. Perfectly sums up my feelings on the OP.

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