burningman

I soo want this to be a good movie but i am soo nervous about it sucking and having nothing to do with the game.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810007086/video/9486308

GottaHaveIt

Wow I think I like it by the trailer and some of the actors already , although I've never heard of Max Payne before. I'll def go see it.

Scothew

Ed it was one hell of a PC game. Doug, trailer looks good, im acctually looking forward to see it

Scothew

Aight Doug, you seen it yet? I went opening night. Ill wait for you to reply before I go further

burningman

Nah man I haven'tr seen it but let the opinions rip I'm interested.
Mybe rename the thread with a spoiler tag for those that don't want to know.

2k7gtcs

I remember seeing the game, but I never played it. Movie trailer looks kick **** though. Makes me wish I had played the game.

Scothew

Ill post em in white so you can highlight to read my opinion.







*highlight below*

It didnt so much as follow the game, but it kept with the theme overall. Dark, cold, and pretty violent. Walbergs attitude fit Payne's perfect in my opinion, he played hte part extremely well. The cold hearted person you just basically do not want to get in the way of. its been so long since I played the game, I didnt remember the whole premis, just the basics, but I know it was different from the film.

The effects were great, although I was highly dissapointed in the "Bullet Time" or lack of. The one time it was truely apperent they tried to pull it off, was very "matrixy" and just could have been soooo much more spectacular, like what the game was. The valkeries in the movie were pretty sick looking and the effects of fire in the sky and such to me were great. When Max took the chemical enhance to become like the others (thoughtfully invincible), the ashes coming out of the sky around was prob one of the coolest scenes to me.

Oh and the chick from "that 70's show".. she's in it, but while hot, she doesnt belong in my opinion. Now her sister that was in it was definitely drool worthy and the fact that max kicked her out of bed without touching her was beyond me.

The tattoo the people had was sweet however, if I were really into tat's i'd prob get it on each arm. I was depressed with the main initial bad guy (cant remember his name, big dude, bald head, with a huge f'n machete), his role when he and Max acctually tangled was short as hell and I was rather saddened by it.

Overall since I was a big fan of the game, I am glad I saw it in theatres, if you werent a fan of the game, you prob wouldnt enjoy it as much as I did, but I still think there was aspects of the movie that could have been done much better and incorporated hte game better.

Starfleet007

the game was so cool!!!! I hope the movie is just a cool. I know it may not follow the game totally, most games to movies don't, but still looks good.

burningman

Sweet thanx for the info Scott.
I think it will be ok I'm not sure how much it will wow me though..There are some thjings I really wanted to be in the movie and am gettig the impression that they aren't

I'm assuming there is no comic book connection like the game? Does max do alot of voice over stuff?
I'm a sucker for a voice over

Knight

You perfer the original theateracal release of Blade Runner i guess?

Scothew

**answers to dougs questitions in white.**

No on the comic book connection, as far as voice over, there was quiet a bit, maybe not as much as the game. honestly it didnt even dawn on me untill you asked to even think about that aspect of it.

GT5088

I saw the trailer for Max Payne, is it just me or were there fictional creatures such as the ones in the trailer....I remember the game being more realistic....?

Knight

I have the same question since i have not seen the movie. I hope that valkary thing in in his mind only and not a actual occurance.

Scothew

**Spoiler to give you the answer on that**

Yes they are imagined. The drug they take that was developed as a soldier enhancement had this side effect that made them "see" demons and such. That also explained teh tattoo of the valkery wings on thier arms, they were what protected the soldiers in battle. Great explanation of it is given in the movie by the guy in the tattoo shop.

Knight

good deal!

08VistablueGT

My sister saw it. She said it was good, but not amazing (and she has pretty good taste in these type of movies). None the less, I'll still see it after being a fan of the game years ago.

2k7gtcs

I don't have anything to add to the discussion,

But I made you look! lol

GT5088

[QUOTE=Scothew;5664729]**Spoiler to give you the answer on that**


Thanks for the clarification, solves that dispute haha!