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Doom 2: The Awakening

Reviewed by Jason Meckes

Alrighty, JP stuns us with another spectacular addition to the his highly acclaimed repertoire.

Let's get this show on the road, shall we?

Direction: Some of the best direction in a 3d movie to date. If not, THE best. JP knows his stuff, and he doesn't mind flaunting it. Competence is not a question here, every scene is filmed in a lively, yet dark setting throughout. Awesome stuff, yup yup! 9/10

Animation: Believe it or not, I think that this is where Doom 2 is set highest! The quality and subtlety of the animation is so well done that you rarely notice follies or jumps in the movement. JP rivals any director's animation with ease, it's magic! 9.5/10

Music/Sound/Voices: JP has always had good taste in cinematic music, and this is no exception. While some might not approve of the 'One Man Army' bit, I think that it proves to make for one of the most enjoyable scenes in 3dmm history! Sound effects were very well done, most exceptional indeed. Only a few voices were a bit lacking, but seeing as I had a part, I won't complain 8.5/10

Plot/Story: Well scripted and executed. Some nice twists here and there, The Awakening I found to be much more pleasing story wise than it's predecessor. Heh, that's probably because I could follow this one (Okay.. so it took 2 watches to get the ENTIRE jist, but what the hey). Good stuff! 8/10

Scenery: The scenery is what gave Doom 1 as well as Doom 2 high animation marks. Brilliant construction, and extremely fitting for the mood. I believe that JP is the greatest scene builder this community has yet seen, and, you guessed it, it shows! 10/10

Enjoyment: If you didn't enjoy this, you must be mentally insane, or just plain retarded. A great movie with an intriguing plot to go along with it's amazing visuals. To put it simply, I loved this movie! A+

OVERALL: Definitely a movie that will go down in 3dmm history. For those of you who had your doubts when I said that JP would be this community's future... well, you can put those doubts to rest. One of the greatest movies ever released, and I'd say that it's probably #2 on my favorites list. Not quite up to Bodily Functions, but being a totally different genre, it gets a little lee-way, heh heh.

9/10
 

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