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See The Surprisingly Alright MAX PAYNE Trailer Before It Gets Pulled Down!! Moments Evoke Vintage Woo!!

seen it by jonnyschanny	Jul 10th, 2008 09:19:11 AM
seen it
It actually looks pretty damn good... by memento108	Jul 10th, 2008 09:19:50 AM
If they stay true to the story of the game, and it plays as good as it looks...this might be one of the best videogame adaptations yet. Lots of cool imagery in there.
It Is Surprisingly All Right by kevinwillis.net	Jul 10th, 2008 09:22:36 AM
Needs more Mila Kunis, tho.
max payne by jonnyschanny	Jul 10th, 2008 09:22:38 AM
And first. And i was just going to let you all know that it was up. Thats funny. I don't know what the link above is, but here is one i found. http://www.gaminator.pl/video/ 2518,Max-Payne-Trailer-Filmu.h tml
That looks awesome by manikman	Jul 10th, 2008 09:24:57 AM
Haven't been liking wahlberg recently, but that does look great.
Yeah,it looks allright..... by travis-dane	Jul 10th, 2008 09:25:05 AM
lets hope the movie delivers.
Still undecided by MrPopular	Jul 10th, 2008 09:25:12 AM
I only played a little bit of the game. I like all the action sequences. but the weird big crows that kept appering didn't make sense.. kinda cheesy
Wow, I'm impressed by notgeorgekaplan	Jul 10th, 2008 09:25:57 AM
Watching the trailer actually felt a bit like playing the game...which is good.
I think that it looks like a bad mix of Sin City & Woo by beastie	Jul 10th, 2008 09:27:27 AM
But ambitious which is more than most video game adaptations can claim. I would not be too surprised to see it either suck or be bad ass. Based on the trailer, though, I'm leaning "suck".
Rated PG-13 by johnyaztec	Jul 10th, 2008 09:27:36 AM
no thanks
I don't mean Woo - the Jada Pinkett Smith flick by beastie	Jul 10th, 2008 09:29:05 AM
That would be funny, though.
THis will be shit, by ingloriousjedi	Jul 10th, 2008 09:29:17 AM
Because the characters wont be three dimensional. And thats the fact of why this film will 'most probably' suck...(Unless Nolan developed the script and directed it)
Does Walberg read his lines like he did in HAPPENING by Lenny8	Jul 10th, 2008 09:29:24 AM
Or does he actually ACT?
WOW by listo65	Jul 10th, 2008 09:31:50 AM
that sucked
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Jul 10th, 2008 09:32:53 AM
Damn You Michael Bay
Moore doesn't have to atone by random dude	Jul 10th, 2008 09:34:23 AM
...for one of the best movies of 2006
hey Little-Larry by listo65	Jul 10th, 2008 09:34:29 AM
if you sucked a dick then you might just be as cool as tis trailer..
doesnt appear to suck. by palewook	Jul 10th, 2008 09:34:38 AM
which game movies tend to do (see: doom, hitman, etc). might actually see this if the buzz is good.
DAMN YOU M. NIGHT. SHYAMALAN! by --- Emperor ---	Jul 10th, 2008 09:35:19 AM
Damn you to hell!
Looks like a John Moore trailer: full of nice money shots by SpencerTrilby	Jul 10th, 2008 09:35:45 AM
The only question with Moore (except for the name of the next classic he'll remake) is: will his somewhat cool but highly derivative visuals seem lost in a maelstrom of shit, like ALL his previous films? Since it's a Fox movie, I won't pay to know anyway, but I wish the fans of the game won't be screwed again (Hitman, anyone?)
Marky fucking Mark? by listo65	Jul 10th, 2008 09:35:54 AM
why the fuck do people consider him such a bad ass??
Lords and Ladies! by Ultron ver 2.0	Jul 10th, 2008 09:38:15 AM
They better have that, m'Lady.
zom-bot.com ... thanks for the new verb. by beastie	Jul 10th, 2008 09:40:05 AM
I'm always looking for newly verbed words.
We can get Max Payne, Silent Hill, etc. by terry1978	Jul 10th, 2008 09:40:58 AM
Yet no one can seem to get Metroid or Zelda off the ground.
is that by HANSOLOS_CARBONITEFROZENPENIS	Jul 10th, 2008 09:42:54 AM
Ja Rule
As Eddie Vedder said... by djmusicK	Jul 10th, 2008 09:43:54 AM
"I want everybody in New York to give Marky Mark the fuckin' finger!" Seriously though, this looks like it might be, dare I say, ok.
What the Punisher Should Have Been by cowboyone	Jul 10th, 2008 09:44:23 AM
I'm not a fan of game adapts, but I'll give props where props are due. Max Payne was a damn good game, and this looks cool. Reminds me of the look of the Crow. I smell franchise?
Still too early to tell... by Raymar	Jul 10th, 2008 09:48:17 AM
But Mona Sax looked
Is the aiming system fucked up on this too? by Baron Karza	Jul 10th, 2008 09:49:11 AM
That game drove me nuts.
Not in my town... by Thrillho77	Jul 10th, 2008 09:49:41 AM
Not in ANY of my five towns...
That doesn't look bad. by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 10th, 2008 09:51:45 AM
Yet.
looks pretty good really by mmaddox3	Jul 10th, 2008 09:53:53 AM
i mean itll prob suck, but good trailer.
Strange by I_Snake_Plissken	Jul 10th, 2008 10:02:59 AM
Did Alex Proyas change his name to John Moore? Either that or the guy who cut the music for the trailer must be a big fan of The Crow.
Hmmmm SO THATS HOW IT WORKS! by Series7	Jul 10th, 2008 10:03:07 AM
You turn a bad game into a good movie? Hopefully, this looks a lot better then Hitman did. I was already to poo poo all over this but for now it looks pretty good.
Yeah by Series7	Jul 10th, 2008 10:03:48 AM
It looks like the Crow meets Constitine in Sin City.
Also by Series7	Jul 10th, 2008 10:05:36 AM
Everyone go IMDB John Moore, doesn't he look like Harry's Twin? Or brother.
Looks pretty cool by Rev. Artemis Prime	Jul 10th, 2008 10:09:19 AM
Looks like they got the tone of the game down well. Which is definitely a good thing. PG-13 worries the hell out of me, and I hope they don't play up the bullet time/shoot dodge stuff too much. Here's hopin'
Could it be? by CBWolf	Jul 10th, 2008 10:16:10 AM
Could it be that we will get our first good video game adaptation?
Looks pretty good by aversiontherapy2	Jul 10th, 2008 10:17:28 AM
I hadn't expected much of this but now I'm interested.
Where's the love for Jamie Hector? by Supreme Hustle	Jul 10th, 2008 10:18:42 AM
AKA the Wire's Marlo.
Didn't know it was PG-13 by VXXXJesterXXXV	Jul 10th, 2008 10:24:04 AM
Now that I know this has went into "fuck that" territory. I am sick of studios, mainly Fox, deciding that an R rated source should be a PG-13 rated movie.
At least Mark did the voice changing thing, haha. It looks alrig by Mike_D	Jul 10th, 2008 10:24:52 AM
I'll see it.
looks like there's at least one really good action scene by theneonsamurai	Jul 10th, 2008 10:30:53 AM
of course i thought the same thing when i saw the underworld trailer
damn by cloud_86	Jul 10th, 2008 10:32:41 AM
looks pretty good Mona Sax (for the brief second we see her) looks fantasic. oh and its not ja rule it was ludacris.
I like this little trailer.. by Aeghast	Jul 10th, 2008 10:40:07 AM
..though it looks nothing like the game BUT let's see, let's see what they can do with it. I think I'll see it in theaters, why not.. also, I'd like to play the game again, heh
What is MAX PAYNE? by Charlie Murphy	Jul 10th, 2008 10:40:34 AM
that looked... interesting. This is based off of a video game, no? Cool music. What up with the flying dudes?
Shirtless Wahlberg... by The Alienist	Jul 10th, 2008 10:42:35 AM
That IS some nice imagery..
When will we get to see by Series7	Jul 10th, 2008 10:43:06 AM
First pics of pixars Mario Brothers movie?
Music in the trailer by kenjinattix	Jul 10th, 2008 10:45:26 AM
I love it. Could someone please tell me the name of that song and who does it?
Marlo Stansfield by Screwbini	Jul 10th, 2008 10:46:28 AM
The clip of Jaime Hector using a Jamaican accent caught my eye, too. Good to see The Wire actors getting more work. I thought Hector was outstanding on The Wire.
Interesting... by photoboy	Jul 10th, 2008 10:49:21 AM
I'm not sure if it makes me more keen or less to see the film. Wahlberg's attempts to match the Max Payne voice overs don't quite work. I think he needs to smoke a few thousand more cigarettes for that. I'll still probably check it out. I don't know what that winged thing pulling a guy out the window was about though, that's not in the games. Perhaps it's a drug induced dream (Valkyr?)
Love the games, hate Wahlberg by theycallmemrglass	Jul 10th, 2008 10:53:31 AM
Well, I dont hate him but he has no star quality about him. He is boring as fuck. As a character actor like in Departed, he is ok and can be funny. Otherwise, I dont know what the fuck others see in him as a lead actor. Max Payne needs to be played by someone with more gruff, grit and limited range of acting skills because this is a fucking video game adaption so we want a fun movie. Sin City was a similar setting and done well with Rouke and Willis showing how its done (even Clive Owen who I normally cant stand). Fuck, I wish Bronson was alive and 45 years old....
Noirish bullet time blood orgy by kenjinattix	Jul 10th, 2008 10:55:51 AM
That was the game in a nutshell. How you make that PG-13 I don't know. Bourne trilogy is the only action packed trilogy gave you thrills upon thrills while staying PG 13. (Casino Royale as well but thats a Bourne retread. Dark Knight poised to do so as well) Do you think Max Payne(who I love) can get as dark as the source material(Valkyrie drug induced hallucinations and subway bloodbath shoot outs) while holding up PG 13? God I hope they reconsider or at least release a uncut dvd. HOLLYWOOD STOP BEING AFRAID OF R movies. DID 300 TEACH YOU NOTHING!?!
Source Material by xwoof	Jul 10th, 2008 11:05:53 AM
Hmmm . . . . hard to tell from a trailer, but that appears to bear no resemblance to the source material whatsoever. Shame, because the game was a hard-boild OTT revenge shooter which could have translated smoothly to the big screen. If it's not Max Payne, why bother calling it Max Payne?
Sitting here shaking my head and sighing by EightiesBaby	Jul 10th, 2008 11:13:38 AM
at Little-Larry's comment
..and the music was alright too! by Aeghast	Jul 10th, 2008 11:21:22 AM
cool sounding bits.. what is it? where is it from..?
Looks very game accurate by TheMcflyFarm	Jul 10th, 2008 11:23:22 AM
Big time fan of the games and am glad that it seems to do Max Payne justice.
Music: Marilyn Manson by squeeba	Jul 10th, 2008 11:25:43 AM
It was off last years CD, Eat ME Drink Me. The song is "If I was your Vampire".
All I need by Ladonite	Jul 10th, 2008 11:31:38 AM
is Max to be all 'MONA!!!!' and do some bullet time dives and I'm sold. Mona's in the trailer, along with some bullet time dives, so I'm in. It was a cheesy as hell game, and it was absolutely awesome. Although the mods made it even better... wonder if you can mod the movie to make it into The Matrix or Star Wars... or The Crow, always loved that mod.
Visually it looks good by Rat Fink	Jul 10th, 2008 11:42:09 AM
but it's still only as good as Marky Mark
It looks good but....Max needs a gun in each hand. by Neo Zeed	Jul 10th, 2008 11:43:25 AM
One gun ain't enough to deliver the "Payne" Also, it better be rated R.
The music... by Grando	Jul 10th, 2008 11:47:39 AM
... is from the games. Or at least a re-altered version.
Wanted is pushing the 100 million mark by skimn	Jul 10th, 2008 11:55:08 AM
so an R rated gunfest can pull in an audience and the money. And I think Timur raised the bar on action visuals, which will be hard to beat. We've seen the slo-mo squib filled gun battle to death. Mr. Moore will have to have a kick ass script to make it compelling.
That didn't look too bad... by Dragon Man	Jul 10th, 2008 12:00:56 PM
Definitely maybe.
Hell... by digitalcos	Jul 10th, 2008 12:06:53 PM
I'll go see it.
The Angel Guys are... by Dreamseller	Jul 10th, 2008 12:11:39 PM
...I think some visions/hallucinations that people get when using the valkyrie drug (first game!!!). In the game they said its like "the flesh of fallen ANGELS".
that looks pretty cool. by mr.brownstone	Jul 10th, 2008 12:12:32 PM
Hope it lives up to the moodiness of that trailer. Looks kinda like the crow but with a meat head irish bastard instead of a half asian goth.
I love the games by Novaman5000	Jul 10th, 2008 12:16:34 PM
and I feel like that trailer fucking NAILED the tone of them. I went from skeptical of this project to pretty damn excited.
MARLO!!!!!! by PR1C3Y	Jul 10th, 2008 12:17:50 PM
Jamie Hectors in the house! Lets get Wood Harris a role now.
Rated pg-13? by spectrebeeyatch	Jul 10th, 2008 12:20:07 PM
Fox sucks dick. They seem like the studio that pushes this the most. God do I hate them. This trailer did look good but if in theaters its rated pg-13 I'll wait for the "unrated" dvd thanks.
It looks very true to the game by ThrowMeTheIdol	Jul 10th, 2008 12:38:37 PM
But will it tell an interesting story and not just action scenes and great atmosphere? That'll be the next test. I hope they really make this a movie and not just a game come to life.
The music by mithrandir16	Jul 10th, 2008 12:42:54 PM
The music goes well with the trailer, but doesn't have the pay off of Manson screaming "If I was your vampire!" Need to listen to the whole album now.
Looks like it captured the spirit of the game. by antonphd	Jul 10th, 2008 12:46:28 PM
If any game was a no brainer to be made into an action movie it's Max Payne. It is the Sin City of video games. Yeah, I know, but games are a lot younger than comics.
Manson on a trailer? by Zerath	Jul 10th, 2008 12:48:38 PM
Interesting push there. Haven't heard one of his tracks on a trailer for quite some time. Movie itself - we'll see...
Looks better than I expected. by hank henshaw	Jul 10th, 2008 01:02:19 PM
I remember that one of the main criticisms of both, Max Payne 1 & 2, was that the games were too short and were basically interactive movies. So it makes sense that they made a movie out of them. I also hope the movie has a non-linear storytelling. The other complaint some game reviewers had was the over-the-top noirish voice-over, which I thought were very funny.
Not John Woo. The Matrix by SquirrelPhister	Jul 10th, 2008 01:23:35 PM
Remember that this was the first videogame to feature "bullet time" after the Matrix came out. So it only makes sense that slo-mo will be a big part of the visual vocabulary of this flick
AWESOME!!!!! by brassai2003	Jul 10th, 2008 01:24:20 PM
A Constantine reboot...no...wait..what the fuck was that shit?
And one more thing... by brassai2003	Jul 10th, 2008 01:25:09 PM
Where the FUCK is my Duke Nukem movie? Fuck Max Payne.
Holy shit...it might not suck!! by Conans Sword	Jul 10th, 2008 01:28:37 PM
this might not be a complete train wreck. first good videogame movie??
Bit of Bourne, Dash of Die Hard... by FILMFUNK	Jul 10th, 2008 01:33:19 PM
and a giant Harpie thing!? WTF?
Guns, Guns, Guuuns! by Pawprint	Jul 10th, 2008 01:37:38 PM
Robocop - one of my fave lines from that film. Never known why. Going by the trailer for this; count me in as interested.
Will it have the game's intro? by UMAGA	Jul 10th, 2008 01:53:31 PM
It's fucking disturbing.
Vintage Woo! by Napoleon Park	Jul 10th, 2008 01:53:44 PM
See, I glanced and read that as Vintage Wood! Now a flick that evoked vintage Ed Wood would be cool news indeed.
Ludacris as Bravura? by Oski	Jul 10th, 2008 01:55:04 PM
WTF That is some of the worst casting ever. Bravura was like the deputy Chief, he should be in his 50s. If they wanted to make him black, why couldn't they get somebody like Charles Dutton? I hope IMDB is just wrong on this.
Interested now by krushjudgement	Jul 10th, 2008 02:08:37 PM
Is this a similar story to The Spirit?
Looks like the Punisher movie we all wanted in the first place by drewlicious	Jul 10th, 2008 02:16:30 PM
Never played the game but I'm assuming the idea is the same. Guy avenges the death of his family, brings unholy destruction to all those in his path. Am I getting warmer?
FUCKING AWESOME! by Pixelsmack	Jul 10th, 2008 02:30:55 PM
I can't believe how much it looks like the game! SWEET!
The pills will help ease the 'payne'... by Johnno	Jul 10th, 2008 02:31:29 PM
Holy shit! I enjoyed the first game a lot! But all Ive heard about the movie couldn't get me interested in it and I thought they'd change it too much and fuck it all up... but this trailer has changed my mind completely! That looks awesome! I think all the weird angelic shit is probably due to the Valhalla drugs or something... Anyway this movie has shot way the fuck up on my list of things to keep an eye on. I hope it delivers all that and more! Sure it looks like a mix of Matrix/Sin City/Constantine, but you say that like it's a bad thing... Now give me that trailer in glorious quicktime HD!
Constantine + Punisher = by Hoots Mon	Jul 10th, 2008 02:44:14 PM
Hope it's more Constantine than Punisher.
Shoot Em' Up by Flipao	Jul 10th, 2008 03:27:42 PM
Shoot Em' Up Shoot Em' Up Shoot Em' Up It was a perfectly fine movie, some people don't "get it" and that's ok, you didn't like it: It doesn't make it crap, learn to apreciate art, asshole. The trailer looks great, nails the visual style of the game, loved all the debris flying around. It's a shame people always bring up The Matrix when they talk about Max Payne but nobody ever mentions Bound... that film was all over the game.
dude by hulkbuster	Jul 10th, 2008 04:03:55 PM
that was pretty sweet music. if the movie is any good it might turn out to be memorable
The Man With No Name Is Not Three-Dimensional by Baked	Jul 10th, 2008 04:07:49 PM
But you liked 3 hours of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Half of those shots look outstanding by mefrog	Jul 10th, 2008 04:38:38 PM
and the other half look questionable, particularly Whalberg doing a ballet with his gun in the office... but I'll keep my eye on it, I'm slightly intrigued now.
Okay, So will Goldblum by dvdhound79	Jul 10th, 2008 04:46:40 PM
Looks like they're going for the film noir meets John Woo imagery. Could be successful, could be shit. We'll have to wait and see.
Obviously going to be one of the best video game movies by THT3000	Jul 10th, 2008 04:51:48 PM
Although that doesn't say much.
And now, back to ADDRESS UNKNOWN... by Zeke25:17	Jul 10th, 2008 04:58:40 PM
The trailer does look surprisingly non-sucky...much as I loved the Max Payne games (especially the sequel), I wasn't thrilled with the casting of Wahlberg as Max or Mila Kunis as Mona--much better would've been James McCafferey (who actually voiced Max in the game and looks the grizzled veteran part) and Angelina Jolie (she could've nailed Mona Sax with no effort at all). But, again, what is shown here looks promising. Go for the "R" rating, throw in a sequence that takes place in an abandoned amusement park based entirely on a Twin Peaks knockoff, and I'm THERE.
To: Tards Re: "Angels" by slugbat	Jul 10th, 2008 05:02:18 PM
Those "angels" are either drug-induced hallucinations or post-modern cinematic impressionism; ie it's visual translation of a feeling or action, not a representation of reality. You know, kind of like Snatch, when Brad Pitt is punched to the mat and is shown to be drowning underwater. There was no swimming pool in that boxing ring. Its meant to be a visual analogue. Duh.
Funny by Die_Hardest	Jul 10th, 2008 05:02:22 PM
I don't remember any demons or archangels in the video game. Hmm...
Oh and is it just me by slugbat	Jul 10th, 2008 05:04:48 PM
Or is Angelina Jolie about as sexy as Jon Voight? Am I losing my mind here? She just doesn't do it for me at all.
Oh well by Die_Hardest	Jul 10th, 2008 05:05:53 PM
I don't remember any cinematic impressionist visual analogies of demons or archangels in the video games.
VIntage Woo? CLASSIC SHEEN! by Cletus Van Damme	Jul 10th, 2008 05:07:36 PM
Anyone remember that line and where it's from?
LOVED Shoot 'em Up by slone13	Jul 10th, 2008 05:09:04 PM
Was way better than Max Payne's gonna be, that's for damn sure.
PG-13? by otm shank	Jul 10th, 2008 05:20:36 PM
Have they even played the game?
Looks sort of cheesy BUT by BurgerKing	Jul 10th, 2008 05:24:34 PM
It looks and feels a lot like the game, I didn't think they could capture the game's feel without looking like a Direct to Video movie, but they did a pretty awesome job here. The bloodsplatters and bathroom stall blastings give me hope, but PG-13? What the fuck? It better have an Unrated DVD, I might just wait until then to see it so I don't see it's pussied down version.
DIRK DIGGLERS THE FUCKIN MANNN by PR1C3Y	Jul 10th, 2008 05:53:05 PM
That's right drink it in
Lookin's free by slugbat	Jul 10th, 2008 05:59:19 PM
But touchin' gonna cost ya.
At first I thought it was Bourne 4 by TheNorthlander	Jul 10th, 2008 06:04:18 PM
although this really does look and feel like Max Payne - which is good. Also, it felt a lot like The Crow, but in a good way.
be good.. pretty please? by El Borak	Jul 10th, 2008 06:12:48 PM
love love love the 2 games and hoping for a 3rd with sam lake writing. i hope they don't ruin this for me. ghost rider forcibly raped my teenage comic years hard.
the angels are awesome by El Borak	Jul 10th, 2008 06:16:50 PM
that is just the drug hallucinations i'm guessing. if you look on imdb the shirtless dude drinking the drug is JACK LUPINO! "i'm the wolf yeah!!! i don't need the words! i"m beyond the words!!" and mila in the elevator is straight from the damn game! sweet!
It might.... just might by Randall_Flagg	Jul 10th, 2008 06:32:19 PM
Buck the trend that all movies based on videogames are generally arse. Looks prety damned good from the trailer. But, I have to add that I have always thought Christian Slater would make a great Max Payne
As a huge fan of the game... by TheAllSeeingEye	Jul 10th, 2008 06:36:43 PM
I thought that kinda looked alright. Obviously i'm cautious about full on endorsing it but alot of the elements seem in place. Hallucinations, Flashbacks, Hot Babe, Jack Lupino, Gun Acrobatics...I wanna go play the game now... "You can't just kill me in cold blood!" "You just keep telling yourself that"
ChoclateReign by Randall_Flagg	Jul 10th, 2008 06:36:59 PM
It takes a special kind of fuckwit to completely balls up a movie based on source material as good as the punisher. I am a huge fan and been reading the books since '85 so imagine my dismay when confronted by that abortion. None of which was Thomas Jane's fault. God help the sequel
wow- that was badass! by Judge Briggs	Jul 10th, 2008 07:02:32 PM
seriously want to see that!
looks awsome by chipps	Jul 10th, 2008 07:03:46 PM
not a fan of marky but it looks good
the matrix meets linkin park? by BadMrWonka	Jul 10th, 2008 07:07:39 PM
vomit...
Little too serious though by Volstaff	Jul 10th, 2008 07:43:45 PM
The fun of the game was the over the top cheesy hardboiled narrative. This might actually be good, but I have to go with history of all other videogame movies. It'll most likely dissapoint.
This will blow giant ass chunks by NiceGuyEddie19	Jul 10th, 2008 07:57:36 PM
As sure as they completely fucked up a concept as cinematic as Hitman, they'll fuck this one up too.
Very disspaointing by Proman1984	Jul 10th, 2008 07:59:22 PM
This looked teerible. Only the girl was cute.
Will the video game's Max Payne cameo? by Bill Clay	Jul 10th, 2008 08:07:52 PM
They better have a small part for the original Max, Sami Jarvi AKA Sam Lake!
Wahlberg doesn't look constipated enough... by BurnHollywood	Jul 10th, 2008 08:26:32 PM
http://tinyurl.com/6e7ndj
I'm willing to give it a shot by Gozu	Jul 10th, 2008 08:55:46 PM
Although it does have a slight "Hitman" vibe.
Punisher by Tyler_Turden	Jul 10th, 2008 08:56:38 PM
How fucking good are Ennis' books! let him and Steve Dillion direct punisher 3!
The Amazing G by StickOfMight	Jul 10th, 2008 08:59:13 PM
Yeah, I think those black angels flying around are the "flesh of the fallen angels" mentioned in Address Unknown.
That's a lot of blood splatter for PG-13 by Gozu	Jul 10th, 2008 09:05:10 PM
I guess if there's no nudity it's okay. AMERICA!
I Played Max Payne 1 and 2 Both Very Closely by Autodidact	Jul 10th, 2008 09:47:22 PM
... and this looks great! The early shots with snow reminded me of the opening of the first game. That final money shot of the "angel of death" plucking up Max's opponents in the firefight was too cool. Assuming it's metaphorical of course.
Fascist Conservatives get wood over this movie by Reload	Jul 10th, 2008 10:19:29 PM
Guns for everyone! Guns for you, Guns for me. Guns for Mark Wahlberg. The far right is looooooooovin' this one. Hey, maybe Payne will shoot up a bus full of nuns in this flick. I wonder if Max Payne will take out some whiny liberals with his pistol? You never know. Oh,and the game had the most annoying level where you had to follow a maze while Payne was hallucinating. It was annoying. I kept falling off the path into the abyss. Took me a while to finally beat that level.
I was into it until 1:14 by smackfu	Jul 10th, 2008 10:56:32 PM
when Max Payne rears back and does the T-Rex roar.
More on the "Angels" by slugbat	Jul 10th, 2008 11:37:17 PM
Yeah, I think the visual metaphor of the Angel of Death really takes this trailer into another level of something approaching originality. We've all seen windows shot out in an office before (not that it ever really gets old). Lord knows they need all the help they can get after casting that piece of wood Mark Wahlberg. What the hell do you people see in that talentless bastard? Forgive my n00bness, but I thought Max Payne works alone? Is the perfunctory, too-powerful PC sidekick broad (she's equal to men and more -- and hot!) part of the original story or did Hollywood just shoehorn her in to appease the libs like Mr. Gun Control up there? (As for guns...Only a fascist would want the government to have 'em all. Not to get a Rush L. up in here...that was the philosophy of the Founding Fathers and shit.)
Looks pretty kick ass... by Laza-rus	Jul 11th, 2008 12:04:43 AM
Loved the games - the trailer is faithful to all that was great about them, which had borrowed heavily from John Woo films... hmm... Still - I'll be checking it out
Reload - fuck off ya commie whore by Lamerz	Jul 11th, 2008 12:40:43 AM
What happens when the people have no means to defend themselves from tyranny, asshole?
Haven't I seen this already....? by Nuking the Fridge	Jul 11th, 2008 12:43:52 AM
I know very little about Max Payne, but this looks very familiar. What sets it apart from every other revenge shoot-em up? Bullet Time....please.
Nuking the Fridge - seriously? by Lamerz	Jul 11th, 2008 12:46:54 AM
You based your name on that stupid fuckin wannabe catch phrase? Retarded. What sets it apart is that it kicks major ass.
octagonproplex - Man on Fire was the shit by Lamerz	Jul 11th, 2008 12:48:04 AM
Damn skippy.
Looks surprisingly good by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 12:48:45 AM
I like Wahlberg though I don't see that he is Max Payne. And it's too bad they didn't use the original Max Payne theme. I hope this flick will be a hard R and that it won't feature too much shaky cam shit. Then this may be the first decent game-to-movie adaptation. keepsfingerscrossed Btw, the game trailers for the two games were much, MUCH more impressive than this one (music, editing, etc.). I hope that's not a bad sign.
His Omen remake was a total failure by smackfu	Jul 11th, 2008 01:21:07 AM
The kid in the original was 1000x creepier. That kid just looked geniunely creepy, where as the kid in the remake just kind of makes this dumb, purposeful evil scowl in every shot. The remake looked 'newer' but was not in any way scary or even creepy. The original one may be dated but at least it has a palpable atmosphere to it.
Very cool visuals by NoHubris	Jul 11th, 2008 01:29:48 AM
The trailer also reminds me of Alex Proyas' THE CROW.
meant to say by NoHubris	Jul 11th, 2008 01:31:24 AM
Reminds me of THE CROW "too" since other TBers have said the same.
What the fuck are these crow thingies?!? by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 01:53:08 AM
I mean, those weren't in the games, were they?
I lied to myself that it was over... by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 02:26:20 AM
...it wasn't over. And it would get worse before the end.
They were all dead. by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 02:28:23 AM
The final gunshot was an exclamation mark on everything that had led to this point. I released my finger from the trigger, and it was over.
I don't know about angels... by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 02:29:05 AM
...but it's fear that gives men wings.
When you're looking down the barrel of a gun... by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 05:21:56 AM
...time slows down.
There's no "us" in this. by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 05:23:18 AM

Maybe Ludacris plays Dick Justice by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 05:24:17 AM
that would be more his part.
The things that I want by Max Payne. by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 05:26:32 AM
Unlimited ammo and a license to kill. Man, the two MAX PAYNE games must be two of the most quotable ones ever! I mean, try to quote ASTEROIDS or SUPER MARIO BROS.
Mona, I know this sounds crazy, but... by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 11th, 2008 05:28:00 AM
...I need you to go and call the cops. I need them here.
Wow, it actually looks like the game by Stollentroll	Jul 11th, 2008 08:33:38 AM
Lots of cool bits from the actual game...this doesn't look as retarded as Hitman.
Very impressed with by twisted_lullaby	Jul 11th, 2008 08:35:01 AM
the overall feel of the trailer - brings back a lot of good memories! The music really suits as well. However, even though I'm hoping that the black-winged deamons/angels are metaphorical hallucinations or whatever, the plot synopsis from the official website leans more to these things actually being real... "Based on the legendary hard hitting video game...blah blah...obsesive investigation..yadda yadda...Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal" Oh dear.
I don't get Marky Mark by TVguy4566	Jul 11th, 2008 10:10:13 AM
How is this guy getting work in Hollywood? The guy is the most wooden actor out there. He only shows any acting range when he is playing someone from Boston (the Departed) or blue collar (Invincible). He is the most unappealing action star out there. Just because he has muscles doesn't make him a good action star. For what he has in muscles, he lacks in charisma.
Looks good by rogueleader66	Jul 11th, 2008 10:10:56 AM
As far as trailers go. I am a John Woo fan, so I am hoping and expexting a good film. Looks stylish, I recognized some stuff from the game which is kinda cool as well. Hope it will be good, I will see it.
Omen remake by rogueleader66	Jul 11th, 2008 10:15:58 AM
Better than the original? God no, not by a long shot. It was not as moody or scary as the original, the music was not as good, god it was inferior on so many levels. Mia Farrow was ok as Mrs Baylock, but nobody tops Billie Whitelaw in the original. I have never heard, until now, of anyone who thought the remake was good. Now I have seen it all, LOL.
And Liev Scrieber aint no Gregory Peck either by rogueleader66	Jul 11th, 2008 10:18:07 AM

This looks interesting, although I never finished the game... by Coughlins Laws	Jul 11th, 2008 11:56:38 AM
The game seemed all right, but I just was too caught up in time-consuming, better games on the XBOX. Anyway, I hope this does good. When was the last time there's been a good video game movie that made money? Mortal Kombat? I hope they get to GTA: Vice City with Ray Liotta. Or maybe a Metal Gear adaptation. Or, maybe they could make a movie based on The Godfather: The Game. That would be awesome...
The Godfather: The Game: The Movie... I can see it now... by Coughlins Laws	Jul 11th, 2008 11:57:47 AM
They could even use LIVE actors...
The synopsis on the website... by Johnno	Jul 11th, 2008 12:08:17 PM
Could be a bit misleading... I tihnk the original game and this movie will deal with some cultic freaks and those are probably the same fucked up druggies that killed Max's wife and child in some drug induced ritual. The original game also had an overtone of something apocalyptic written all over it from the start of the worst snowstorm to ever hit the city. So the film is really visually taking Max's narration and delivering a more visual edge. I'm guessing that 'beyond the natural world' is also methaphorical for Max to confront madmen the likes of these who are too far gone into their drug/satanic rituals to be reasoned with and are beyond help or the grasp of the law. Something just unexplainable and therefore Max has to resort to the methods that he does.
And Julia Stiles is no by skimn	Jul 11th, 2008 12:09:54 PM
Lee Remick, thats for damn sure. The only good in the remake is Pete Postelwaite as the priest, and a rather cool beheading scene. The rest is a wash...
M-O-M by rogueleader66	Jul 11th, 2008 12:35:17 PM
Agreed on the score bro, that is some of THE creepiest music ever to be in a movie. BTW, how's it going? Going to see any new films this weekend? Sadly im broke at the moment and cannot.
I loved Jerry Goldsmith from by skimn	Jul 11th, 2008 01:00:03 PM
Planet Of The Apes (the first time I appreciated a score as a whole) onward. I even liked Curtis Hansen's work because he regularly hired Goldsmith.
Ridley Scott...David Fincher... by skimn	Jul 11th, 2008 01:44:11 PM
It is quite difficult to name some great directors with a background in commercial and/or music videos. Mark Romenek perhaps..anyone else?
This looks like the inside of the colon. by IndianaJonestown	Jul 11th, 2008 02:00:45 PM
Compared to this, that "Shitman" movie looked fine. Then again, a bad movie is a good fit for a bad game.
octogon by skimn	Jul 11th, 2008 02:35:21 PM
Thanks for the list. There is quite a few I have overlooked ( sp Jonze and Gondry, Lyne and Parker). And I may quibble with some of your defined "talent". But back to the question of Moore's Omen. I think the most successful remakes ( Body Snatchers, The Thing, The Fly ) did more than slap on a fresh coat of paint of snazzier cinematography and modern special effects. Yes, it looks good, but it all seems a bit soulless, as though directed by a marketing commitee, than an artist with a vision. To a degree, maybe it was, since its sole existence had to do with its release date 06-06-06.
And it is amazing that by skimn	Jul 11th, 2008 02:44:07 PM
the original cost only 2 and a half million to make, which was cheap even by 1975 standards. Of course, horror was thought of as a drive-in, B-movie genre back then. This and The Exorcist helped change that.
M-o-M by skimn	Jul 11th, 2008 03:27:37 PM
Octagon was responding to my post about directors coming from the commercial or music video backgrounds.
Octagon by skimn	Jul 11th, 2008 04:51:33 PM
I know we've tread over this "'70s is overated" ground before, but given the state of Hollywood nowadays, I seriously doubt that Hal Ashby, Robert Altman, Robert Benton, Paul Mazursky, and many others would find it hard to find jobs nowadays.
Misdirected woo by OptimusCrime	Jul 11th, 2008 06:07:48 PM
"Which is pretty much any John Woo film."
But Feast Of Love by skimn	Jul 11th, 2008 06:29:33 PM
barely got released wide. And most of the other directors you stated ( you forgot the Coens )have to find their niche in the independent arm of the major studios, with the exception of Sam Mendes. I'm just stating that the studios will fund the eye candy, much more than the more unique artists, that for instance, you listed.
Octo by skimn	Jul 11th, 2008 06:34:07 PM
I guess we can just agree that M-o-M won't be watching the TNT double feature of Con Air and Stealth tonight.
Woah! by dr sauch	Jul 11th, 2008 09:03:14 PM
Srrsly? That doesnt look awful!! Whalberg is kind of the man, though.
Another video game movie....YAAAAWWWWNNN! by Jabroni	Jul 12th, 2008 04:25:52 AM
How many times can we go to the video game well and get burned by the vile scum settling at the bottom. There are about 1000 other more original movies that have come out in the past 20 years doing this same stuff, with stories that matter. Much like I did with The Hitman, I'll pass.
Just announced John Singleton to direct GTA by Jabroni	Jul 12th, 2008 04:32:07 AM
Not really, but I think that's where all this video game adaptation BS is headed.
The original game was really creepy and weird... by Ambush_Bug	Jul 12th, 2008 05:59:33 AM
...and it looks like they captured that, along with the action aspect. Max Payne is a really good story to do this type of movie with. Punisher II, however, will eat shit. I just can't see how Titus Pulo will be able to nail down the franchise for Marvel. Horrible choice of actor.
I dont have that much faith in this but.. by kendragon	Jul 12th, 2008 07:19:46 AM
The trailer appears to show a lot of respect for the source material so I might be surprised. It would be nice if Poets of the Fall got a chance to be on the soundtrack too.
Yoshi? by Harold-Sherbort	Jul 12th, 2008 11:15:30 AM
Where's the new Super Mario movie? Ya know, the one where he becomes a heroin addict after Yoshi is raped and murdered...by LUIGI!!
For those who Don't Know!! by ukmaxi	Jul 12th, 2008 12:31:48 PM
I have noticed on a lot of boards, that they don't know what the flying things are. Well For those who played the game they should realise that these are the "ANGELS", from the game when Max Payne has been drugged with the Valkyr Drug and hallucinates. With addicts to the drug mumbleing about "FALLEN ANGELS". Also many seem to compare the game to the Matrix, when it was infact in development way before the matrix. The bullet-Time and leaping sideways, is an influence from the john woo films, not the matrix.
Can't wait to see how they fumble this one by Subtlety	Jul 12th, 2008 12:49:31 PM
Max Payne's basically got a movie-worthy plot already. If they keep the tone of the game and just follow the story, this should be easy. It looks like they got the look of it right (although, I hope we see a bit more urban grit and a little less fantasy stuff in the final film) and I have to admit, Marky Mark does sound like he's got the voice right, but from the look of things I'm not convinced there will be a story worth following. Still, definitely not lookin like the hack job I expected... perhaps there's reason to hope someone actually cared about capturing what was cool about Max to begin with.
I've gone on many murderous rampages . . by Mundungus	Jul 12th, 2008 04:10:44 PM
as Max Payne. Fun Shoot em up game, with lots of fun hacks and a modern nior feel. The game had supernatural undertones but stopped short of introducing any actual dark angel things that the trailer sports. I'll wonder if like the game, Marky will eat a bunch of vicodin to get his strength back after a big fight. This film looks at least as cool as the game and I look forward to it.
When will Studios LEARN???! by WeskerLogan	Jul 12th, 2008 04:54:05 PM

When will studios LEARN???! by WeskerLogan	Jul 12th, 2008 04:57:28 PM
Im sick of this fascination with PG-13 movies. Some films, I can accept being PG-13, X-Men, Spider-Man, Etc. but Die Hard MOTHERFUCKING 4 PG-13??? Really? AVP PG-13?? REALLY?? Now, Im not saying if a film is R it's automatically good (See Hitman) but at least give this a shot...Max Payne was a very violent, bloody game with an extremely dark plot. Yay, let's kiddie it up. Now...maybe it can work and make $$ (see the Mask) but this will most likely fall into the Hitman catergory of 'awesome trailer/shitty movie' catergory. Yay, i really want to see the 'unrated' DVD..no thanks, the movie will sour on me by then. God I miss the old days of no bullshit action movies (Predator, Die Hard, Speed, hell even BAD BOYS). ACTION films are for adults!
WeskerLogan by WeskerLogan	Jul 12th, 2008 05:00:05 PM
add Blade 3 as another SHIT pg-13 movie when it's source material is clearly R-rated (see the superior Blade 2). If this is the case..I want my R-rated Toy Story!
I don't mean to go off on a rant here but... by WeskerLogan	Jul 12th, 2008 05:01:56 PM
The Matrix trilogy, 300, Wanted, Bad Boys 1 & 2, Die Hard 1-3, the list goes on ALL made money....I firmly believe if Die Hard 4 was rated R it would have grossed more than 130m or so..it's fucking Die Hard...i know me and ALOT of people I know didn't see it strictly because it was PG-13..Die Hard is one of my favorite movies of all-time and to not hear McClane say 'yippie ki-yay motherfucker' is an abomination!
It's not fear that gives men wings. by TheNorthlander	Jul 12th, 2008 05:25:02 PM
That would be Red Bull.
Studios and pg13 by ribbitking	Jul 13th, 2008 12:24:27 AM
So they are convinced that the only people who go see movies are 13, the only people who play videogames...13, and that the appropriate age for seeing a movie involving a man whose wife and baby were murdered who then goes on a killing spree against the foulmouthed goons who were behind it. Loved this trailer but hearing it's pg13 is a major major disappointment.
Well, atleast it looks better than that punisher remake. by Stalkeye	Jul 13th, 2008 12:52:37 PM
Rather have fox produce a metal gear solid movie, but after playing through MGS4, the story/cinema outdoes all videogame movie adaptations hands mtuhafuckin' down!
BEASTIE you're an idiot!!! by Napolean Solo	Jul 24th, 2008 11:49:08 AM
hahaha You got me slap bang in the eyeballs with that WOO line. lol. I think this movie looks interesting though.
Christian Slater? by Sappers Forward	Jul 24th, 2008 01:50:47 PM
Maybe I'm thinking of another game, but wasn't the character Max modeled after Christian Slater? Why didn't they just use him? Yea, I know his last video game adaptation movie was DTV and sucked balls, but I think this would have worked.

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