“Although I am not averse to wasting a few hours playing computer games, I have never tried my hand at Doom.”

Judging by sales figures and testimonials, playing the game has to be an infinitely preferable experience to watching this pathetic excuse for a movie.
Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=928 of Doom (2005).
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