1. "Mark Wahlberg is a good choice for Max Payne...." In response to Reply # 0
It looks interesting enough for me to go see it. Visually, Max Payne looks like Sin City, Wanted and Fight Club rolled up into one. --------------------------------------- http://i31.tinypic.com/4iehdd.jpg
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This makes me nervous. I was hoping for just a kick ass cop seeking vengeance movie but this dungeons and dragons stuff has me wondering if they didn't screw it up.
15. "Looks better then I expected" In response to Reply # 0
I remember the heavy snow and that red billboard from the game. Seemed they got the tone down perfectly.
The angel/demons are rumored to be hallucinations of that drug the dealers were pushing in the game Valkyr(apparently in the voiceovers they said you see valkeries on it). Funny enough tho, they looked cool enough that off the trailer alone I wouldn't mind if they made it MaxPayne=Constantine Edition, lol.
But very cool looking movie, id be interested even if I didn't know anything about the game.
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20. "Worst Movie of the Year" In response to Reply # 0
I didn't think anyone could outdo Fool's Gold but this film did.
Worst Director Worst Screenplay Worst Score
Wahlberg almost eclipses his ridiculous performance in The Happening. Honestly, maybe he did because at least that was funny to watch.
Some of the early locations look like the video game and the new Bond girl is sexy as fuck in her small role but other than that this movie is horrible.
22. "i will not be tricked into seeing this movie. i will not be tricked into..." In response to Reply # 0
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25. "Well, it KIND of makes sense (but it's still lame)" In response to Reply # 24 Fri Oct-17-08 06:59 PM by SoulHonky
The Valkyries are hallucinations people have when on the drug. The movie isn't anything like Constantine with actual angels and demons. That being said, it's still stupid and adds nothing to the film.
They had a simple and effective revenge noir and fucked it up so they could add some more interesting CGI is basically what happened.
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26. "yeah, i saw it tonight" In response to Reply # 25
it wasnt THAT bad, but the Valkyries were completely unnecessary.
still, when the game is praised for an excellent story, its frustrating that Hollywood NEVER does a straight adaptation, and instead thinks they can make a better story using the same characters (and never succeeds)
32. "weakest movie to come out in a while...." In response to Reply # 31
2 hours of my life I could have spent doing something else... shit was weak as hell, Lt. Ludacris, dry ass dialogue and lame action scenes, I fell asleep out of boredom trying to follow a simple story of a drug that causes hallucinations...
On The Lookout 4: some new music. WTF is going on this year?
33. "damn, ya'll are really making me not wanna see this." In response to Reply # 0
i was supposed to go tomorrow. errr, i guess it would be later today. but all this talk about it having little to nothin to do with the game is devastating. & the bad acting to top it off. i aint tryin to waste the money on a whack movie yo.
38. "RE: Max Payne=Worst Movie Of The Year" In response to Reply # 0
Damn that shit sucked. It had no redeeming quality at all. Well maybe the hot Russian chick but other than that a total waste of an hour and 45 minutes.
39. "thank god for that SNL skit" In response to Reply # 0
because the memory of that skit was the only thing that kept me entertained during this sh*tbag of a movie, while seeing Mark Walberg throughout the movie.
and Ludacris? horrible actor.
only highlight of the movie, was that fine ass chick who gonna be in that next James Bond movie. b*tch was smoking hot.
his movie was horrible, i never played the game, the movie started off decent, your like ok this guy is out for revenge, they should of just dealt with that, i too wonder why Luda was cast, and thinking "did this guy spend anytime with actual detectives?"
they should revist this franchise, make a it a prequel and focus on him hunting down the wife's killer, that was far more interesting then this drug dealer/pharma consipracy.
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53. "RE: 2 Questions for everyone saying it was horrible" In response to Reply # 52
I played the game and it's a basic revenge story so I thought they couldn't fuck it up that bad. I was hoping for one of those trashy action movies that are entertaining but that critics don't usually like.
Instead the film is just horrible. Basic story points are botched. The action scenes were laughable. Just watching someone play the game would be more interesting. Take away Olga Kurylenko's small role in the beginning and it's unwatchable.
I went in not expecting much and thinking at best it would be Four Brothers and at worst it would be Shooter but ended up sitting through the worst film of the year.
55. "It's not a good movie. Don't go see it." In response to Reply # 54
If you haven't played the game, it's still a bad movie.
Unless you like every action film simply because guns are fired, there are pretty girls, and people utter emotionless lines every other scene, you probably won't like it.
At best, it's a rental although I wouldn't even recommend renting it.
58. "RE: didn't know anything about the game....and the movie sucked...." In response to Reply # 56
That chick that is gonna be in the next bond movie was fire! She needed more camera time. Maybe that would have made it not suck so much. Naah now that I think about it nothing could have saved this shitty movie.
57. "RE: 2 Questions for everyone saying it was horrible" In response to Reply # 52
I never played the game but from the ads that I saw I thought it would at least be somewhat entertaining. It LOOKS like it could be good. God was I wrong.
but not the worst film of the year....C'mon. Street kings W., I actually fell asleep during W, which was boring as shit. Roscoe Jenkins, Horrible Did anyone see First Sunday or Untraceable? I did not but I am quite sure MP, is better than them.
MP has a good premise but lacked really good action scenes (like wanted) but it was O.K. Yeah it could have been better but worst film of 2008, Naw.
63. "Both failed to capture what made the games work." In response to Reply # 62
Hitman turned into some action shoot 'em up (where the original game actually rewards you for choosing silent methods over guns), Max Payne was just a humorless pseudo-horror shitfest that had nothing to do with the game.
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