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Can It Be?? MAX PAYNE Still Looks Cool, Even After This New Trailer!?!?

it' by welbrick	Aug 28th, 2008 11:30:45 PM

Not bad by originalmemflix	Aug 28th, 2008 11:30:55 PM
for a marilyn manson video
First by Briannicus	Aug 28th, 2008 11:31:07 PM
Lookin forward to this, could be decent
it's all very pretty by welbrick	Aug 28th, 2008 11:31:22 PM
but also very fake feeling (sorry for double post)
DAMMIT by Briannicus	Aug 28th, 2008 11:31:42 PM
in the 20 sexonds it took me to post first 2 other numbnuts posted before me :P
Crap by rsswope	Aug 28th, 2008 11:33:03 PM
Crap video game. Crap movie. WOW! C.R.A.P. Communists Really Are Persistent Georgia on my mind....
manson by originalmemflix	Aug 28th, 2008 11:33:32 PM
The last 30 seconds were so incomprehensible it just came off as neo-"goth," for the I-got-angst-in-my-pants-and-I- like_it" crowd. Also looks like a Constantine retread. But I've never played the game.
Crap video game? by TheMcflyFarm	Aug 28th, 2008 11:33:51 PM
are you mentally retardicapped?
well at least it looks like its actually following the plot of t by gwarwilleatyou	Aug 28th, 2008 11:34:22 PM
Not that that is always a good thing.
I would punch every child on earth... by Galva	Aug 28th, 2008 11:35:32 PM
... if Mila Kunis asked me to. If it would get me in her good graces, I would kick terminal cancer patients in the crotch. Just to be with her. Hey... that would make a neat song... Oh, and cool trailer. Never played the game, but I'll definitely hit the theater for this (unless the reviews are abysmal).
damn subject line plot of the video game by gwarwilleatyou	Aug 28th, 2008 11:35:39 PM

Not bad by Volstaff	Aug 28th, 2008 11:36:26 PM
Cautiously optimistic I guess. Looks a lot like Constantine though ( hopefully will be better than that). I don't remember much from the computer game except for the ultra cheesy dialogue and these weird,trippy dream sequences you played through.
Yeah. Looks like they nailed the tone as well. by fractureJonze	Aug 28th, 2008 11:36:39 PM
This looks like it hits all the points that made Max Payne what it was, without turning it into a cartoon. Hope it doesn't suck.
They should get rid of the Max by ghunz	Aug 28th, 2008 11:36:49 PM
And call it Constantine 2 That would be HOT
Cool by CloneWars	Aug 28th, 2008 11:37:31 PM
If only cool trailers = good movies
Hmm..a little misleading if you don't know by Just another useless chump with a microphone	Aug 28th, 2008 11:38:04 PM
If I hadn't played the games? I'd think this was a trailer for some supernatural thriller in the vein of say, Constantine. It looks amazing, don't get me wrong. But I can only guess (or more accurately, FUCKING HOPE) That all the scenes with the Valkyries and swirling fiery sky and dissolving building, etc....are when someone, maybe even Max, is completely tripping balls off of Valkyr, the drug that the games center around. Also, I really hope they keep the dark, noir-ish poetry voiceovers from the game, even possibly some of the comic book style of exposition. But that MIGHT not work with the way they're doing this.
FUCK YEAH by Jack_Bauer	Aug 28th, 2008 11:42:50 PM
I'm hoping this lives up to that trailer because as a fan of the games, it just owned my ass.
Marky Mark got a movie right for once! by BatPsycho	Aug 28th, 2008 11:48:06 PM
looking pretty sweet. I'll go see it now.
The Pantene commercial was better by GeekySciFiAnimeFreak	Aug 28th, 2008 11:51:26 PM
mmm hmm
Never really played this game, is this what was going on? by Stormwatcher	Aug 28th, 2008 11:52:58 PM
Cuz that was not what I pegged the game to be about from reading the backcover. VERN should review this trailer. This will be DTV for me no matter what after seeing SHooter in theatre.
Oh and wtf about that tapon commercial at the start? by Stormwatcher	Aug 28th, 2008 11:53:46 PM
Was this sold right? What demographic is on this fern site?
A question by Phategod2	Aug 28th, 2008 11:58:36 PM
I watched the trailer a few weeks ago and I have not wtched the one herer I never played the game But I'm well versed in Videogames as far as I know there is no Supernatural aspect to Max Payne but in trailer I saw a bunch of skeletal Angel what the F was up with that was that? Is that in the game?
sorry for the poor grammer by Phategod2	Aug 29th, 2008 12:02:10 AM
I'm about to leave and in a rush.
WTF- Pantene Shampoo by Rubiks Doob	Aug 29th, 2008 12:03:22 AM
What does that have to do with Max Payne?
Now that looks fucking cool! by Turd Furgeson	Aug 29th, 2008 12:05:16 AM
When does that come out? Whatever Marilyn Manson song that was just totally made the trailer! Perfect! I'm excited to see this.
I really should hate this by wash	Aug 29th, 2008 12:08:32 AM
It looks corny as FUCK. But damn if it doesn't make me want to take along a 19 YO Hot Topic betty and and kill some brain cells for a hour and a half.
Crow feeling to it in parts. by medicinaluser	Aug 29th, 2008 12:08:55 AM

Marky Mark aint been the same by medicinaluser	Aug 29th, 2008 12:10:46 AM
Since Clooney dumped him for Pitt.He isnt right for this they should have gone for someone like....oh I dunno ......Pitt
I'm The Dude's BROTHER! by SpanksterOfLove	Aug 29th, 2008 12:14:51 AM
Beau Bridges is in a movie that doesn't have the Lifetime or Hallmark stamp of approval? I'm so there. and I would like to have relations with Maria Menudo and her Pantene flavored hair.
All I know... by TheWacoKid	Aug 29th, 2008 12:15:32 AM
Is that I need Pantene Pro-V right now! Also, this movie looks a lot better then I have thought it would look. So for now at least, the trailers look great, however trailers have done me wrong on many an occasion in the past.
About the game... by TheWacoKid	Aug 29th, 2008 12:17:27 AM
I played the game years ago, and I all I remember that those angelic demons were a big part of the game, and there was a major demonic aspect. It started out as just a cop and the game became more and more supernatural, so yes it was definitely part of the game. The game also had many playable levels inside his dreams, which were amazing, I'm hoping there are some sweet parts in his dreams.
It's the best thing about Babylon A.D. by fofo	Aug 29th, 2008 12:20:51 AM
This trailer being in front of that movie helped. God, Babylon was hilariously bad..NO wonder the director is pissed.
at the end, payne lands in washington, and donkey kong is prez! by ironic_name	Aug 29th, 2008 12:24:50 AM

mila kunis' voice... by dingus khan	Aug 29th, 2008 12:25:15 AM
...makes my asshole clench so tightly, my underwear has bite marks in them. "but, dude, she's hot." great, she should do print porn. also, she is a TERRIBLE actress. TERRIBLE. TERRIBLE.
Max Payne 3? by ribbitking	Aug 29th, 2008 12:36:42 AM
I'm not very in tune with the gaming world, but i freaking love this series. Any word on another sequel?
Based on a game which is a classic due to its storyline. by indianstallion	Aug 29th, 2008 12:39:20 AM
Max Payne is a classic for two reasons. First was the introduction of bullet-time mode which was super cool, and secondly for its engrossing storyline that was unlike the other games at the time. And as someone mentioned the game also includes levels where he is hallucinating, which accounts for some of the fantasy elements, but yeah I can't remember the angels, it was eons ago since I played it. I can't wait for the movie.
looks cool by BrightEyes	Aug 29th, 2008 12:43:09 AM
not sure about kunis, she's very hot and adorable I just don't know if she works as Mona sax?
looks by boomeryap	Aug 29th, 2008 12:53:43 AM
its got the tone, the grit...but the constantine like hell angels dont really fit the bill. not to say constantine wasn't great to watch, but wouldve preferred a crime drama better.
regarding the game by boomeryap	Aug 29th, 2008 12:55:52 AM
the game was awesome to play...both max payne 1 and 2...spent nights on my pc digging the graphic novel style story telling. looking forward to what mila will bring too. :)
I liked that trailer... by ebonic_plague	Aug 29th, 2008 12:58:48 AM
...I still have no idea what this movie/game is even about, though. I thought Max Payne was like a GTA knock off. And I think that was Jamaican Marlo Stanfield doing the trailer exposition narration.
i don't remember flying demons from the game by briantag	Aug 29th, 2008 01:01:03 AM
looks like Constantine
I travel wide, and I travel far... by DavidDuchovneys_wandering_cock	Aug 29th, 2008 01:04:25 AM
but rarely have I ever seen anything this cool.
Looks nice, but old. by La Frog	Aug 29th, 2008 01:05:06 AM
A bit too 90s no? a slice of John Woo, the pseudo dark style à la The Crow (at least without the brooding mime)? But it certainly looks quite nice. Of course it would be even better if the morons in charge of those movies didn't always believe that their demographic targets imply that we have to suffer the same ugly noisy crappy music on all of their trailers.
Kunis by Wogga Wogga	Aug 29th, 2008 01:08:19 AM
is no Mona Sax. Hollywood Miscasts Yet Another Female Lead Award #3371. It looks good, but then cutting a decent trailer is easy. Don't mind Marky Mark, but I still don't understand HOW he manages to land these movies. He giving good head to execs?
okay, im the target (larger) audience. by soup74	Aug 29th, 2008 01:12:12 AM
im a gamer, who never played max payne, therefore im in the target audience. (these movies have to be made for fans, as well as non-fans.) so as someone who doesnt know what each character is 'supposed' to look like, i have to say this looks pretty cool. i dont care if the angels were in the game or not, they look pretty cool.
i will not see this until Fox withdraws their suit by slder78	Aug 29th, 2008 01:24:47 AM
against WB/Watchmen. That's right Rothman fuck you and your PG-13 world.
Hmmmmmmmm by Viewer 3	Aug 29th, 2008 01:29:36 AM
As a huge fan of the game, I can't help but actually like this trailer. But I can't quite separate the fan in me from the movie critic, so I'm not sure if it only looks good to me because it does a good job at nailing the game, or if I'd think it was just some garbage high-school-demographic flick. The fact that the "supernatural" stuff has to just be a drug induced side effect has been beaten to death, but I'll agree that it's pretty much the only option since the game has nothing to do with the supernatural, thus there's no way at all they could even remotely work it into the story for the film without utterly butchering everything else. So that, I've decided, is a plus. I wasn't thrilled about Mark, he's never really given me anything that I've been too impressed with. But then again, I can't really see too many people playing the role of Max Payne, so after seeing him in action I'll let it pass for now. As far as the narration goes, I definitely hope they keep it. That's one of the things that made the game, for me at least. Some call it cheesy, but that's like calling the dialog in comic book bubbles "corny"; it's not supposed to be Shakespeare. But even thought it was at times needlessly and overly poetic, it still gave the character a dimension beyond just some stereotypical cop out for vengeance. So I hope they can work the narration in somehow, though I'm not sure how good it'll turn out (even the opening narration for the trailer doesn't quite hit the same notes as the game version.) It's going to be hard to do the "man with nothing left to lose" thing after it's been done so many times. The game pulled it off well but it was a video game; film is obviously a different stage. This movie needs lots of seriousness, lots of inner mourning and self-reflection, and intensity to really pull it off. I'd much rather it be more about the man and less about his bullets. Speaking of bullets, there's no way around using the Woo stuff simply because it made the game famous. It may get a few eye-rolls from people who have seen the Matrix one too many times, but if somehow done tastefully and sparsely, it could work. All in all, not much hope for this movie, simply because it's Hollywood, and a video game property. It's easy to cut a good trailer, so from the trailer alone I see a lot of potential. But I fear it'll all just end up as wishful thinking.
Sigh by Viewer 3	Aug 29th, 2008 01:30:09 AM
Totally forgot my line breaks there. I won't bother reposting.
Played both games... the film appears pretty spot on. by Kampbell-Kid	Aug 29th, 2008 01:30:14 AM
The only part that threw me off in the trailers have been the heavy use of Valkyries, but in the game narrative the drug Valkyr produces these hallucinations of Valkyries. So I guess it's the films way of elevating this plot point. I just hope it doesn't distract the greater story being told.
slder78 by sloanist	Aug 29th, 2008 01:32:10 AM
you're like a child. you have no power. rothman is indeed a fuck, but you are delusional to think that you or any other fanboy can do anything to fox. are you going to boycott cameron next year, too? Uh, that would be a no.
There's got to be a family guy joke by gotilk	Aug 29th, 2008 01:52:03 AM
in there somewhere. Remember the time Meg played a vampire hunter?
Fucking Commercial BEFORE a Commercial???? by Hovitos2k	Aug 29th, 2008 02:11:41 AM
WTF???? Based off the trailer, I might actually like a Marky Mark movie. Very WOO'ish, and I love old school Woo. Don't mind the supernatural aspects if it's a good story with some good action. Hope it's as dark and gritty as the trailer makes it out to be. I'll be there when it comes out.
Shut up Meg by thinboyslim.	Aug 29th, 2008 02:23:14 AM
i love the kunis!
Michael Madsen by conniebrean1	Aug 29th, 2008 02:44:11 AM
...would have made a pretty great Max Payne. Marky Mark looks like he'll do a decent job here, but I always pictured Payne a little older and a lot gruffer. Mickey Rourke might have been good too, a few years back. I'm just glad they didn't go with Ben Affleck, who actually looks the part. That said, this trailer looks pretty sweet. I don't remember as many drug hallucinations in the game as appear to be in the movie, but maybe the trailer's just a bit misleading. Remember when that Drug Lord is tripping and he says "I have tasted the flesh of fallen angels?" That was fucked up. The first game was fantastic, a real underrated gem. The second game was good, but there was this point where you had to jump from one fire escape to the other, and I just couldn't do it. Not under duress, not under some sort of time limit. Just jump from point A to point B. And I couldn't do it, so I said "fuck this game" and never went back. Same thing happened with the first Tomb Raider. Damn jumps. The world's a twisted place.
Just play the games. by Reelheed	Aug 29th, 2008 02:50:37 AM
This looks like it might be a good film. But. It cannot possibly be as amazing and as immersive as the games are.
They nailed the look but by aversiontherapy2	Aug 29th, 2008 02:54:21 AM
the weak link could be Kunis, cute as she is she just doesn't look convincing as a bad ass. Maybe it will work, I hope so, but doubt it.
Beau Bridges by mighty boosh	Aug 29th, 2008 02:56:10 AM
Nice to see him working.
More like 'miss/miss director John Moore.' by MaxTheSilent	Aug 29th, 2008 03:05:55 AM
That guy has NEVER made anything remotely watchable since that fabled PS2 ad. And anything that casts Mila Kunis is not worth taking seriously. I imagine she'd give a 'performance' on par with the utter vacuousness of whatsername in JUMPER. This movie will suck like few things have sucked before, but if it has some nice gore it MIGHT be worth a rental.
A few shots in a trailer by kwisatzhaderach	Aug 29th, 2008 03:10:54 AM
may look 'cool' yet still produce a terrible film.
John Moore's 'The Omen' by kwisatzhaderach	Aug 29th, 2008 03:13:54 AM
neatly encapsulates everything that is wrong in mainstream American filmmaking today.
Looks wicked!! by Marxeffect	Aug 29th, 2008 03:17:31 AM
Im impressed! Please break the curse of the shitty video games adaptations. Then do a new proper Resident Evil and maybe an Uncharted: Drakes Fortune!
I just bust my fucking nut... by shaneo632	Aug 29th, 2008 03:19:28 AM
That was an awesome trailer.
Wow, i can say it, they don't make games like this anymore by antonphd	Aug 29th, 2008 03:26:55 AM
Max Payne, Red Faction, AVP2, Rune, Deus Ex, Unreal. There just are not any games like this being made anymore. These games were innovative and they were cinematic. Then they went and made so much money that games caught the attention of the big money and that spoiled everything. Now... what great action games are there? There aren't any. Wait... there was one... Prey... from the creators of Rune. That game was a solid ass kicking. Otherwise... it's all a bunch of 3 level games stretched out into 30 levels of pointless repetitive $60 boredom. - this movie looks promising.
looks like constantine by thedottedlion	Aug 29th, 2008 03:33:23 AM

Uh, Bioshock? by Lord John Whorfin	Aug 29th, 2008 03:38:36 AM
Grand Theft Auto? Mass Effect? Prey was the shit, bring on Prey 2. Orange Box? Resident Evil 4? Hello? Fucking Portal? Those are all more instant-classic than some on your list, anton. Fucking Eternal Darkness?
ebonic_plague by TheNorthlander	Aug 29th, 2008 04:07:27 AM
Max Payne is not a GTA ripoff. It was only released a month and a half after GTA 3, and they're both Rockstar games.
Laughably pad game, painfully bad director... by Stalin vs Predator	Aug 29th, 2008 04:18:32 AM
That usually results in Uwe-quality films. See: "Hitman" - or any other film based on any other computer game.
That Looks Like A Big Budget Mess!!! by Media Messiah	Aug 29th, 2008 04:41:29 AM
Man what I could have done with the money they spent on this masterpiece of garbage!!! I will be very surprised if this is actually a good movie, but from the trailer, I think it is going to bomb, and big. Just a lot of noise and guns and no direction, all drowning in a orgy of CGI much like Spawn and Constantine!!!
Can't stand Mr. Funky Bunch. by Dingbatty	Aug 29th, 2008 04:42:41 AM

Constantine 2 by Lashlarue	Aug 29th, 2008 05:02:22 AM
right?
I liked the game by kafka07	Aug 29th, 2008 05:11:03 AM
it's a gritty crime game with shootouts, how can one not like it? And the movie, looks like it could be good.
TheAllSeeingEye by TheAllSeeingEye	Aug 29th, 2008 05:30:39 AM
The Valkyries and the weird burning sky are all part of the trips that Max Payne has. They were in the game. The movie will probably also feature a weird scene where he wanders down a dark coridor towards the sounds of a screaming baby. It looks like they've took every single element of Max Payne and put it in here. Love it!! Infact, in the game, one of his hallucinations was "You're in a computer game, Max" - so no doubt he'll hallucinate he's in a movie :)
Have people completely lost their senses? by enzobot24	Aug 29th, 2008 06:27:52 AM
I'll admit the movie is sort of pretty. But other than that, this film is a perfect example of "an R-rated storyline being cut to PG-13." Seriously, his wife is shot and there isn't an ounce of blood on their bed? All-in-all, the movie looks mediocre. I loved the game - but the changes from the game aren't what make it bad - it's the acting, the overuse of special effects, and the crappy dialogue.
I would do things to Mila Kunis by I Dunno	Aug 29th, 2008 06:33:20 AM
that are illegal within the Republic. I'd have to take her to the Outer Rim. And now I'm going to change tampon brands. Thanks, ad within an ad!
I was about to say, all that mystical stuff didn't actually... by rbatty024	Aug 29th, 2008 06:50:58 AM
happen in the game, did it? I haven't played that game in a long time. In fact, video games have gotten so rote that I don't really play them anymore.
Hitman was awesome by Skankardly	Aug 29th, 2008 06:51:42 AM

I played too fast by Underdogthe3rd	Aug 29th, 2008 06:51:58 AM
What angels?
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Aug 29th, 2008 06:52:19 AM
Damn You Michael Bay
just kidding...it sucked balls by Skankardly	Aug 29th, 2008 06:53:14 AM
I just "ROTE" that
Embedded adverts by Sebilrazen	Aug 29th, 2008 06:56:47 AM
need work, this demographic hasn't seen, let alone have, vaginae (that's the accepted plural, I shit you not) that would necessitate the tampons that were being hocked.
I really, REALLY loved the games... by CountdeCeredigion	Aug 29th, 2008 06:59:12 AM
... and so far gotta say this looks cool. I'm cautiously optimistic..!
anybody else feel fresher? by Skankardly	Aug 29th, 2008 06:59:56 AM

what is by broken ear	Aug 29th, 2008 07:03:50 AM
the fucking point! they might as well be ripping up $100,000 bills in the shower.
Will The Whole Thing Be In Slo-Mo? by Aquatarkusman	Aug 29th, 2008 07:23:18 AM
Looks like Marky Mark caught mumblitis in The Happening and hasn't shaken it yet!
P,S, by Aquatarkusman	Aug 29th, 2008 07:23:51 AM
Was that Stephen A. Smith or Eddie Griffin as the police detective about 1/3rd of the way in?
Garbage by Abominable Snowcone	Aug 29th, 2008 07:26:27 AM
and Manson is crap, too
THE DEPARTED is more like MAX PAYNE by The Chosen	Aug 29th, 2008 07:27:45 AM
Not CONSTANTINE, like this trailer looks like.
That looks BADASS by Judge Briggs	Aug 29th, 2008 07:32:07 AM
Don't hate- it looks great.
I always thought that Payback captured the noir by Kizeesh	Aug 29th, 2008 07:58:54 AM
perfectly, and This looks like a cross between Payback and The Crow. I'm officially interested in this production.
PLEASE be rated R by scrivener	Aug 29th, 2008 08:34:05 AM
This looks amazing. I just hope to god they don't ruin it by releasing a PG-13 movie.
for those of you who have played the first game. by name818	Aug 29th, 2008 08:37:22 AM
they are showing the end of the movie there when marky mark is on that helipad. you know what i'm talkin about. i dont like the angels
Hmmm...not sure by I_Snake_Plissken	Aug 29th, 2008 08:58:56 AM
I get the whole slow-mo bullet-time game tie in, but a lot of slow motion and a decent soundtrack can be used to make just about anything (almost) look compelling. When is Half-life going to make it to the big screen?
Looks good by Gezoes	Aug 29th, 2008 09:20:06 AM
And thank the Lord for no Uwe Boll. He even managed to f*** up Postal, how is that even possible LOL! Yep, a careful thumbs up, Mark looks good as well. (I played both MP games)
Looks Fucking Retarded by hatespeech	Aug 29th, 2008 09:22:44 AM
Corky from Life Goes On retarded.
Valkyries? by WillsDad	Aug 29th, 2008 09:23:55 AM
I wonder if this is a metaphor for people that are hooked on the valkyr drug. Which would sorta be in line with the supernatural theme of the game when Max has those hallucinations. I'm excited!
Dark... by Lost4Words	Aug 29th, 2008 09:28:52 AM
This had better be as dark and violent as the games. Hopefully they won't try to make the death/revenge of his wife a family experience...
AVATAR - fucking our eyeballs in 2009 !!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Aug 29th, 2008 09:35:54 AM
nothing else matters
Timothy Olyphant should've played him... by Burgundy82	Aug 29th, 2008 09:56:06 AM
...instead of Agent 47. What a colossal display of miscasting that was. Anyway, I have faith that Wahlberg can pull this off, but if you go back and look at the character as he is modeled in the game, Sheriff Bullock would'a been fucking perfect for it.
And if this is rated fucking PG-13... by Motoko Kusanagi	Aug 29th, 2008 10:01:30 AM
...I will fucking kick Tom Rothman in his fucking nuts. FUCK FOX AND THEIR FUCKING PG-13 BULLSHIT AGENDA!!! FUCK THEM TO HELL!!!
hard to say with it being fox. by palewook	Aug 29th, 2008 10:22:14 AM
might be ok, might not.
The song and the cop by Slappy san	Aug 29th, 2008 10:45:52 AM
What's the title of the song playing? That's Ludacris as the cop.
The song by Slappy san	Aug 29th, 2008 10:49:37 AM
"If I Was Your Vampire" - Marilyn Manson
This looks awesome... by allykatD	Aug 29th, 2008 11:06:34 AM
I've never played the game, but I'm definitely there on opening day. I love the tone, music, and the action seems well blended with drama. I love that song. I recognize the singer's voice. I'm sure someone here has probably already posted the name.
Oh DUH by allykatD	Aug 29th, 2008 11:11:15 AM
That's Marilyn Manson. face palm
"You'd find that Lady Luck was really a hooker... by SkinJob69	Aug 29th, 2008 11:17:29 AM
and you were fresh out of cash"- May Payne Just one example of great noir-style dialogue in the game. Hope they keep that intact, along with the "Lords & Ladies" stuff.
"Valkyr was supposed to be a maiden that would lift you... by SkinJob69	Aug 29th, 2008 11:22:37 AM
...to a warrior's heaven. Instead, it had turned out to be a one-way demon ride to hell."- Max Payne
You got me at "There's an army of bodies..." by quentintarantado	Aug 29th, 2008 12:05:03 PM
Maybe John Moore is doing his penitence by shooting Max Payne the way The Omen should have been shot. Yes, looks like a Constantine retread but we'll never know till it's out, right?
Music by zebramaynard	Aug 29th, 2008 12:19:42 PM
Any movie looks good w/ a dark Marilyn Manson song playing through the whole thing.
This will be "Hitman" bad by skimn	Aug 29th, 2008 12:19:43 PM
but Ebert will like it cuz it looks purdy. He gave Hitman a 3 star review I recall.
Man by Aeghast	Aug 29th, 2008 12:53:22 PM
Yahoo video STINKS
brace for terrible dialogue by ArcadianDS	Aug 29th, 2008 01:03:23 PM
Max Payne tried way too hard to be Sin City, and it wound up being a bloody and juvenile remake of seventeen Bogart movies. "The sun went down with practiced bravado. Twilight crawled across the sky, laden with foreboding. " lots of crap narration like that. The only thing that made the game worth playing was it was the first game to innovate what we refer to now as "bullet time" where time almost comes to a stand-still and gunfire plays out in extreme slow motion.
by Jonny_boba	Aug 29th, 2008 01:12:03 PM
this looks fucking awesome
oh and those who think this is a "constantine" film by ArcadianDS	Aug 29th, 2008 01:13:58 PM
its not. Its a movie about drug pushing mafia crime syndicates. All those scenes that look supernatural are depictions of drugged-up halucinations. This trailer is trying REALLY HARD to make you think its a Constantine flick, but its not.
Looks kind of phony by drewlicious	Aug 29th, 2008 01:44:32 PM
What really bugs me about movies that are shot like this is that everything looks really sanitized. As much as I liked Sin City, the digital backgrounds and stylized sets killed the illusion of making environments look like they're inhabited. I see the same problem here. I really hope this isn't the case with Watchmen.
sloanist by slder78	Aug 29th, 2008 02:08:10 PM
fanboys have no power? just look at the actual movie "Fanboys" if a bunch of Star Wars nerds can get 2 juggernauts of the industry (i mean that litterally and figuratively)the Weinstein Bros. to cave, I think Tom "Giant Robots in movies will never work so forget about seeing the Sentinels in X-Men" Rothman will fold. I'll see Avatar, I'll just pay for another movie and sneak in. Or just sneak in period, like it's that hard.
yup still looks sick by SpawnofAchilles	Aug 29th, 2008 02:34:06 PM
color me pleasantly surprised...again! badassery
Looks like the truth by toxicbuddha	Aug 29th, 2008 02:35:13 PM
Halfway thru the trailer I realized it's Kunis, and damn she grew up nice. Don't remember Valkyries in the game. Unless the reviews trash it, I'm all in. And is it just me or does this thing remind anyone else of the Crow??
Re: Constantine by Viewer 3	Aug 29th, 2008 02:36:20 PM
So let me get this straight... 2 or 3 shots in a trailer that somewhat resemble the same imagery and color schemes used in another movie, and suddenly it's "LOOKS WAY TOO MUCH LIKE CONSTANTINE, SO UNORIGINAL, SUCKS"...? Are you kidding? You should just say "Oh wait, he's running from a bunch of bullets with glass shattering all around him just like that other movie, WOW so unoriginal." Yes, those few shots in the trailer may resemble that other movie. But any idiot here who is completely overblowing that connection should just spare us from their stupidity and be silent.
Wow. I actually LIKE the idea of Mila Kunis as an action star by DOGSOUP	Aug 29th, 2008 02:38:10 PM
From Jackie to Meg to Kicking ass. It seems a natural transition...
asshats by SpawnofAchilles	Aug 29th, 2008 02:54:27 PM
read the fucking talkback morons, if I see one more person ask what's up with those angel things I dont remember them from the game this is constantine 1.5 durrr THE ANGELS AND DEMONS ARE DRUG HALLUCINATIONS and I think they look really cool actually and I'm really sick of overused CGI too, the games are gritty, noir crime/revenge dramas that are well plotted for video games with some really cool and some cheesey voiceover dialogue. the shots that are super slo mo (gun firing with snow flicking off of it and some others) were shot using a special camera that shoots at 120 frames a second I believe
i agree by SpawnofAchilles	Aug 29th, 2008 02:55:43 PM
Kunis doesn't really fit in there, she's pretty nice to look at but it should be someone else, wahlberg is appropriate
Too bad by Bob Dobbs	Aug 29th, 2008 03:09:11 PM
the Yahoo video player is such a piece of shit.
Managed to see it by Aeghast	Aug 29th, 2008 03:14:53 PM
Looks good. Totally un-Max Payne-ish but still, looks good. Kunis AIN'T hot at all. Deal with it.
Anyone saying this doesn't look awesome is a douche.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Aug 29th, 2008 03:36:29 PM
...and most likely a Tarantino, Rodriguez and/or Frank Miller fan. So fuck off. I'll enjoy it. Eat my dick.
haters can suck my dick by Ultron ver 2.0	Aug 29th, 2008 04:02:58 PM
Max Payne is a killer game. Throw in "Lords and Ladies", and you got yourself boxoffice GOLD.
Yay, Mark! by viola123	Aug 29th, 2008 04:12:25 PM
I hope this is good. Not because I'll see it, but because I don't want him to have to poorly-received movies in one year. You can do it, Mark! You look awesome. :)
no PG-13 by fartedinthefaceofhollywood	Aug 29th, 2008 04:16:48 PM
they won't do PG-13, no fucking way that would work considering the violence, sex, and gritty nature of the videogames being translated faithfully to film. im not STOKED about this movie by any means....HITMAN was decent but butchered by most critics (FUCK Ebert....inconsistent prick)and the best videogame-to-movie film has been Silent Hill in my opinion, not so much from the acting but they kept the style very close to the games. ill probably see this out of curiousity AND im a fan of the games (all 2 of them), we'll see.
Vince! by p0llk4t	Aug 29th, 2008 04:57:46 PM
I hope this one works out for you bro. Ari Gold and E have really let you down with the movie role picks since The Departed. If this one flops, please fire those hacks and come get some real representation Word, Josh Weinstein
Did he spend the whole game tripping by Phategod2	Aug 29th, 2008 08:41:47 PM
I had no Idea the game was so far out does he spend the whole game Hallucinating Seeing wierd shit.
Looks cool... by jansberg	Aug 29th, 2008 11:18:29 PM
but I'm still not liking Kunis as Mona. They should have cast someone a foot taller and 10 years older. She's supposed to be Max's equal, not fucking jailbait.
Valkyrie by uVa	Aug 30th, 2008 12:01:08 AM
I like that they've taken the metaphor further and actually have these scary fuckers flying around in the film. If they combine this with the drug references and nail the tone (which it looks like they have from this trailer) it might just be the B-movie experience to watch!
Re: Silent Hill by Viewer 3	Aug 30th, 2008 12:24:47 AM
I was this close to making the Silent Hill reference earlier. I thought Silent Hill did a decent job at capturing the look of the game, but the "mood" was still completely lost. The only way you're going to capture the mood of Silent Hill is to have an unarmed character with one flashlight in complete darkness hearing disturbing sounds and seeing some messed up things in the dark. Not running around a well-lit set with plenty of fill lights and background lights just put there to "set the environmental mood". But the real reason I was going to compare this to SH is the trailer. When I saw the initial Silent Hill teaser (not the full trailer that came later), I was completely blown away. But the finished product looked nothing like that teaser. The trailer was cut at a disturbing pace with distorted imagery straight from the game, with one of those pulse-raising "running from something unknown and inhuman in complete darkness and panic" industrial music tracks also from the game. But of course the movie didn't capture the same spirit as the trailer by far. Which leads me to believe this may be more of the same.
Well by Viewer 3	Aug 30th, 2008 12:27:15 AM
By "The trailer was cut at a disturbing pace with distorted imagery straight from the game" I mean the look and feel of the imagery, not actual clips from the game... incase anyone was like "wtf".
Viewer 3 by uVa	Aug 30th, 2008 12:40:16 AM
Agreed on the Silent Hill trailer point, But you couldn't make an entire film of those crazy images / sharp edits. You need some pacing and narrative, and while arguably the film got a few things wrong, I enjoyed it thoroughly, and it did stay true to the game In my opinion. Repeat viewings help too!
Why so slow? by jackofhearts29	Aug 30th, 2008 01:04:59 AM
Not bad... but I can do without the ubiquitous emo slo-mo. What the fuck.. why can't they make an action movie nowadays that doesn't feel like a quaalude-doused slow motion nightmare? Also, good to see Luda (ATL!) in a role he can chew on like a piece of fried chicken and beer.
uVa by Viewer 3	Aug 30th, 2008 12:56:42 PM
I'm not suggesting the entire film should've been shot erratic and disorienting, but it would've been better to throw in some of those types of shots to capture the proper feeling of panic, instead of "Oh look, she's running from CGI stuff and people in makeup." Repeat viewings didn't help my opinion of Silent Hill unfortunately, and as I said, I feel they got the LOOK of the game right, and maybe the "feel" if you only count certain imagery and short seconds of scenes. But taken as a whole the mood was lost, though I can completely agree that it made the best attempt of any video game-based film outside of Mortal Kombat. But taking a fighting game and expanding upon it is probably easier than retranslating a game with a lengthy and complex story, so I'm not sure how many people really take MK into the equation.
Re: Slo mo by Viewer 3	Aug 30th, 2008 01:07:11 PM
I completely agree that slo-mo is used way too much in action films. Seeing the utterly asinine trailer for Wanted made me, for a split second, want to just stop watching movies altogether. That being said, the slo-mo shots in this trailer are actually satisfying to me... no doubt because of my love for the game. But I can see that to anyone unfamiliar with the game it would be another eye-rolling shooting-while-diving-in-slow- motion action film. And I guess saying "it's only cool if you've played the game" won't change their minds, and rightfully so (it sure as hell wouldn't change mine if someone told me Wanted was based on a video game where people did dumbass, needless slow-motion spins and actions.) I don't expect the trailer or movie to be too well received by the general public (already apparent by this talkback), but once the reviews hit I might actually see it.
invisi-smokes by bmumtw4	Aug 30th, 2008 04:19:27 PM
they must be damn handy in bars these days, i wonder where you can get them.
nice cinematography by Rupee88	Aug 30th, 2008 06:26:03 PM
that's about all I can say for it
Shyamalan's 'WTF' advice to Wahlberg: by SkinJob69	Aug 30th, 2008 06:44:14 PM
"MTV has a curious quote from Mark Wahlberg recounting a bit of advice give to him from The Happening director M. Night Shyamalan. "[Night] gave me the worst advice he could have ever given me. He said, 'After [The Happening], you can never hold a gun again. You know that, right?' I said, 'Are you crazy?' He said, 'I'm serious, don't ever hold a gun again.' And I said, 'I don't know about that, man.'" Ironically enough that advice is quickly out the window as Wahlberg's gun laden follow-up to The Happening, Max Payne, hits theaters on October 17."- from IMDB
Wow, this looks brilliant! Just spray and go shhhhhh by theycallmemrglass	Aug 31st, 2008 03:39:34 AM
It will make my hair look healthy and shiny. Pantene Pro V is gonna rock!
Obviously MrSaxon by TheAllSeeingEye	Aug 31st, 2008 05:03:34 PM
The asshat who wrote that "synopsis" has simply watched the trailer and never played the games.
Take away Mila and Manson... by Stormshadow4life	Aug 31st, 2008 07:29:15 PM
and I'm not sure what I think about it.
Viewer 3 by uVa	Sep 1st, 2008 04:25:35 AM
Mortal Kombat is an interesting one. I remember quite liking when it came out all those years ago, but it hasn't aged very well. It's also quite tongue-in-cheek at times. One thing I admired about Silent Hill was that it took the source material seriously. Too many VG-to-film adaptations go for a more humourous / self aware tone. Max Payne looks like it stays true to the feel of the game, which I think is a good thing.

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