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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Bloody and gory. Not for kids.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
  • Violence:

    Based on a first person shooter video game, the movie is primarily comprised of shooting, blowing up, and blood-letting.
  • Sex:

    With all the killing going on, sex is secondary, though one marine refers early on to a liaison with "she-males."
  • Language:

    Repeated f-word.
  • Consumerism:

    The film promotes the video game by its very existence.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Marines use drugs to enhance violent performance.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Doom

Parents need to know that the movie -- based on a first-person-shooter video game -- includes loads of shooting, which leads to frequent bloody wounds, dismemberments, and explosions. The marines curse repeatedly (they're especially fond of the f-word and "hell"), the monsters roar, attack, and generally look ugly. One marine anticipates going on leave, where he will have sex with "she-males." When a young marine takes a drug, a veteran rebukes him for being irresponsible. Monsters are dispatched horrifically. One marine is beheaded, another slammed against walls and ceiling, and still another turns into a monster and kills himself (being Christian, he crosses himself first) by slamming his head into an unbreakable window. One character in a wheelchair is missing his lower body, explained as the result of a molecular transportation accident.

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  • Families can talk about the value of following orders, even when they seem wrong: does the Kid do the right thing by refusing to kill civilians who might be infected? Is Sarge right to follow orders no matter what? And, though the sister resents her brother's choice to become a soldier, how does the film suggest her dedication to science might also be misplaced?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title off for age 15 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative role models

    great movie, very gory

    i have only seen the unrated version, it was very gory,had lots of language (mostly the f-word and the s-word),shows a woman naked, shows a marine take drugs, not very good role model.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    just live with it

    I watched this movie with my dad and he didn't even care. Fricken awesome movie though. WATCH IT!

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    dont buy it

    this movie is stupid and of one played the game it will be even more stupid. the acting is horrible and the violence is pretty graphic. this movie is filled with gore form beginning to end.some ladies hand gets chopped off as well as someones head, crazy idiot rips off his ear, there is the use of a chainsaw but on a animal thing, a monster gets owned when he lands on a mine and one can imagine when that happens, Guts everywhere. no one should buy this movie or rent it.

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 5.0

    i loved it

    i loved this movie but its not appropiate for kids not a little!this is the goriest movie i ever saw. if you like horror movies watch this one.

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in West Virginia
    I rate this title off for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Not like the game, still good

    The movie is a good, bloody, shooter flick. Good story,(the game was lacking) but the only first person sequance was five minutes. Not that long.

  6. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Alabama
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    AWSOME!!!!!!

    if you asked me to tell you about it in five words id say "THE COOLEST THING EVER MADE!". although it has excessive gore, and guts, and horrible words. it was still the coolest thing iv ever seen. i liked the game demo on the disk and i wish i had the game but...i still dont think kids my age should watch it lol.

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    sweet movie

    this is one of the best movies i have saw in along time the graphics are crazy first person at the end makes it even cooler espically when he fights with a chainsaw against a monstor movie has alot of strong pervasive language and some sences of violence other than that its great reccamend it for kids 13 and older

  10. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Good movie. Not for everyone.

    young kids below 13 may have nightmares. other than that, watch out 4 cursing. for 13 year old and up. contains small choking hazards. lol

  12. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 2.0

    If you forgot about all the swears it could had been PG-13

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 4.0

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    stupid

    Its a pointless stupid movie period...

  15. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Bloody and lots of swears!

    Not for Kids!

  16. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in South Dakota
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 2.0

  17. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Alabama
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    this movie scared me to death

    this movie scared me to death it made me feel DOOMED

  18. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 0.0

  19. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

    wow

    i thought it was amzingly awesome.

  20. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    This movie is flippin' sweet!

    I saw this with my dad, and I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOOOVED IT! I screamed at the sudden scary parts, though, I recommend this the video game fanatics, as one part is actually like a person playing the game. Zombie alien monsters popped up, but that wasn't a very big problem. One part, when a woman's getting chased by an alien, her arm is stuck through the elevator door and blood squirts out after her hand falls off. This is towards the beginning and is very very scary. Thank you, that is all.

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