Max Payne: The Movie

[DickfaceChillah]

The international trailer leaked:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u4CrzX_NjU

Don't know how long it'll be up for, but it looks fucking sweet. Saw some signature Max Payne poses from Marky Mark already. All in all, I'm excited. It feels a bit different to me, but it has that dark noir feel. I just think it feels like there's a lot more sunlight and a lot less snow in this, which gives it a totally different mood cause the snow was basically another character. This is my favorite game and I think this flick will be pretty good.

[Burning Star IV]

Marky Mark!

[secretsociety92]

Looks good, can't remember much about the game but what I do remember is that I didn't like it.

[AshesAshes]

Looks bad ass

[airik625]

Holy shit, that looks badass. When is that supposed to come out this year?

[itsmesean0630]

Sexy, kinda. I thoroughly enjoyed that.

[DickfaceChillah]

Holy shit, that looks badass. When is that supposed to come out this year?

October 17th!

[unwritten]

Looks promising.

[Deadwomb88]

The only thing that sucks is that i beat that game so long ago that i dont even remember the story

[FondestMemory]

looks pretty solid.

but then again, hitman's trailer made it look solid.

i'm keeping my expectations low.

[Kif]

Already said this in the VG thread, but I am looking forward to this. What the fuck is up with the hawk-guy at the end though?

[Throwback]

The only thing that sucks is that i beat that game so long ago that i dont even remember the story
Same. Though I remember being in love with the whole thing. I never got the sequel though.

[Broken Parachute]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[TMS2787]

This was my favorite video game back in the day, I never played the second one though. When I heard they were making a movie out of it I was skeptical about it but I really like the trailer and I can not wait for this!

[PDon11]

Is there supernatural stuff in this movie or are those angel/demons metaphoric?

[a speedo model]

They better not fuck this up.

[sputniksignals]

Dude this game was made to not only be a tight ass game, but it's so movie like. I like Wahlberg as Max Payne. I dont know why. But I think the Hawk dude thing is just supposed to be like artsy in the trailer. Otherwise I dont really know but it looks badass as fuck.

[June_Bug]

This is gonna kick ass.

[Stupendous_Man]

This looks amazing. As long as they capture that film noir feeling from the game I have a feeling this movie is going to be a hit. But what was with the angels and stuff? I don't remember that ever being in Max Payne.

[WakingTheMisery]

They made two sequels to the Punisher?

[Chris Fallon]

Goddamn, that looks tight!

[CstSnow]

This looks AMAZING, both were great games, they were hands down the best games Ive ever played in terms of setting moods, and the environment being lifelike, almost its own character like somebody else said earlier. The dream and hallucination sequences in the games are mindblowingly good. And this looks like its going to capture that perfectly.

[popdisaster00]

stoked

[WakingTheMisery]

I feel like this is going to be really gimmicky. I can see them throwing in the bullet time just because. I don't have hope for this film.

[Jared Kaufman]

As I said when this was posted in the TDK thread, this to me is about 3 years too late. The underwater segment seems to be a blatant Bourne Ultimatum rip-off too. Either way, I like Whalberg and this looks like it has potential and could be decent.

[Batman138]

The trailer looks pretty cool and Mark Wahlberg is perfect for the role but does anyone else think that this being rated PG 13 will make the movie not nearly as good as it could be?

[mht]

NEED TO KNOW THE SONG RIGHT NOW


sounds very trendy.

[IAmNietzche]

looks pretty solid.

but then again, hitman's trailer made it look solid.

i'm keeping my expectations low.
Hitman didn't have Mark Whalberg in it.

[drudo182]

Looks like it could end up being pretty entertaining. Loved the games and Wahlberg is good.

[airik625]

Looks like it could end up being pretty entertaining. Loved the games and Wahlberg is good.

Yeah. I'll just try to forget about Mark Wahlberg in The Happening.

[Until The Bombs]

Looks like it could be rad. I'm wondering about Mila Kunis as an assassin though.

[DickfaceChillah]

Is there supernatural stuff in this movie or are those angel/demons metaphoric?

I'm thinking metaphoric. They wouldn't add supernatural to this, I don't think. When you see them, it's always involving a death, like at the end where Max shoots the dude out the window, the angel catches him and pulls him away...

[airik625]

Looks like it could be rad. I'm wondering about Mila Kunis as an assassin though.

Mila Kunis is going to be in this movie?

[Until The Bombs]

Mila Kunis is going to be in this movie?

Yep. As Mona Sax.

[MyNameIsRoss]

I think it looks cool. Hopefully he walks like a video game character. That was like the only thing I liked about Hitman.

[zizou1790]

this looks tight

[-Aaron-]

As I said when this was posted in the TDK thread, this to me is about 3 years too late. The underwater segment seems to be a blatant Bourne Ultimatum rip-off too. Either way, I like Whalberg and this looks like it has potential and could be decent.

There was a segment in the video game from 2001, where he was in a pool drowning from being knocked out and discussing his life if I remember correctly. Not to even mention that entire scene has been done tons of times in previous films, Bourne Ultimatum wasn't the first.

and the people talking about having bullet-time just to have it; well that was the single main focus of the video game. Plus throughout the game he suffers from allusions about Norse mythos and Ragnarok, along with other demons. I hope they actually use the games storyline because it was highly entertaining in my opinion.

[WordzandDreamz]

I never played this game, but my roommates did and they really loved that shit. Even the ones who didn't really like video games.

[demondays524]

NEED TO KNOW THE SONG RIGHT NOW


sounds very trendy.

It's an instrumental version of "If I Was Your Vampire" by Marilyn Manson. (Great song)
The movie looks good. But video game inspired movies usually don't turn out so great.

[FondestMemory]

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00016980.html

some badass promo shots featuring marky mark.

[LillieDesigns]

Hitman didn't have Mark Whalberg in it.

Yea, but The Happening did and we saw how that went. I really loved everything from MKS up until The Happening and the same goes for Whalberg's past 5 years or so. I just hope Max Payne is good (which it really does look decent) because I don't want to see him decline in popularity because of a string of mediocre movie selections.

On a side note I remember Max Payne and another game came out around the same time with the slow motion shootout feature...anyone remember what the other one was called? I remember LOVING that game.

[Classic]

Marlo

[Ailite]

I wasn't expecting much, but this looks pretty good.

[FondestMemory]

Yea, but The Happening did and we saw how that went. I really loved everything from MKS up until The Happening and the same goes for Whalberg's past 5 years or so. I just hope Max Payne is good (which it really does look decent) because I don't want to see him decline in popularity because of a string of mediocre movie selections.

On a side note I remember Max Payne and another game came out around the same time with the slow motion shootout feature...anyone remember what the other one was called? I remember LOVING that game.

dead to rights?

[lew_1987]

I'm always skeptical about video game to film adaptations, and this is no exception.

[cryates]

dude, i used to love the first video game.

[LillieDesigns]

dead to rights?

YES! That game was the shit haha

[Hamlet]

This actually shows some promise.

Please don't suck!

[williek311]

This looks pretty sweet.

[airik625]

Yep. As Mona Sax.

Badass. I have a huge crush on that girl.

shhhh

[Until The Bombs]

Badass. I have a huge crush on that girl.

shhhh

Who doesn't? But I can't picture her working well in this role/film. Hopefully I'm wrong.

[drudo182]

New trailer up at Yahoo! right now. Looks much better.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810007086/video/9486308

[demondays524]

That looks pretty fucking good.

[drudo182]

I think the visuals look awesome.

[colorlesscliche]

MANSON.


x

[dissident]

oh man, this looks so sexy.

[drudo182]

The thing that might turn people off is that it's set in the cold so Wahlberg probably won't take his shirt off as much.

[OdeToTheSun]

Yea, but The Happening did and we saw how that went. I really loved everything from MKS up until The Happening and the same goes for Whalberg's past 5 years or so.
yes. god did that movie ever suck.

[Gedarov]

im cautiously optimistic.

marky mark turned out to be a much better actor than anyone expected, and he looks good in the promos as payne. not sure about Kunis, maybe if she doesnt talk much, heh.

if nothing else, they've got the 'film noir'-style down pat - the cinematography should be excellent.

oh, and don't dismiss ludacris just yet - mos def actually made a pretty damn good actor. its a 50/50 shot.

[colorlesscliche]

I love that they showed one (of the hopefully many) slow-mo action dives.

[dissident]

this role is perfect for mark and he really just needs to stick to things like this, just like shcwarzenegger.

[Chemical Love]

The trailer looks sick.

[SomedayTheFire]

I wonder does Mark have to keep a constipated face for the whole movie?

[demondays524]

MANSON.


x

that song fits amazingly into the trailer.
i hate how it's edited in the middle of the song though, how they obviously take a part of it out.

[sweetforever]

Looks pretty good

[drudo182]

I did like the use of Manson in that trailer. Not a big fan of his but it worked well.

[colorlesscliche]

I loved it, it went very well. So does that MGMT song with Choke.

[dissident]

I wonder does Mark have to keep a constipated face for the whole movie?

well he looks constipated through every movie he's ever been in so i think the chances are good.

[drudo182]

Wahlberg is outstanding in I Heart Huckabees.

[dissident]

i really do think he's one of the worst dramatic actors around, he lucked out by playing a little bitch in boogie nights pretty well but when he really goes for the drama it's embarrassingly bad. please stick to movies like max payne and four brothers, he's only good at playing tough guys 'cause that's all he really is.

[drudo182]

See, I loved him Boogie Nights as well. He broke my heart.

I will always stand by this. Boogie Nights is PT Anderson's masterpiece.

[dissident]

he was great in we own the night, although phoenix rightfully overshadowed him.

[drudo182]

Still haven't seen that one yet.

I think he's a bit overrated in The Departed myself. How did he get nominated???

[colorlesscliche]

That's like Willis taking the roll of Cusack.

[dissident]

Still haven't seen that one yet.

I think he's a bit overrated in The Departed myself. How did he get nominated???

i agree, he plays the same character he always plays in that movie and he's only in it for 20-25 minutes max. plus his character is such a tool.

[drudo182]

Yeah, he basically just said fuck a ton of times and got an Oscar nom.

[dissident]

i didn't even know he was nominated. did matt and/or leo get noms?

[drudo182]

Nope. Jack did.

EDIT: Nevermind, he didn't. Just Mark.

[dissident]

jesus, that's ridiculous. every other actor in that movie outperformed him. and leo especially deserved at least a best octar nom.

[drudo182]

Leo deserves one every time he gets on film. I love him.

[dissident]

agreed. he was amazing in blood diamond.

[MADSTA]

Holy crap, I saw the trailer for this last night. Looks pretty bad ass.

[drudo182]

I saw that it's officially PG-13. Guess the director got what he wanted.

[lew_1987]

I saw that it's officially PG-13. Guess the director got what he wanted.

Stupid.

[fadedmemories]

never cared about the game, still curious about the movie though

[drudo182]

Stupid.

Well, if they were aiming for PG-13 it probably won't be so bad but you never know. I always figured it would be R.

[colorlesscliche]

PG-13 doesn't bother me. I like blood, but I can live without it.

[a speedo model]

I just pray this doesn't get turned into a shitty PG-13 action flick. They have to do it right.

[lew_1987]

Well, if they were aiming for PG-13 it probably won't be so bad but you never know. I always figured it would be R.

PG-13 doesn't bother me. I like blood, but I can live without it.

I just pray this doesn't get turned into a shitty PG-13 action flick. They have to do it right.

Agree with all of these. I don't mind PG-13 as long as they don't miss out some crucial bit or whatever to avoid gore.

[dissident]

if they made this movie with the intent of pg-13 in mind that's fine, i still think it's lame though. the max payne universe is dark, violent, and explicit i think an r rating would be a better fit.

[lew_1987]

if they made this movie with the intent of pg-13 in mind that's fine, i still think it's lame though. the max payne universe is dark, violent, and explicit i think an r rating would be a better fit.

Those were my thoughts exactly.

[demondays524]

I read that they edited the film from an R rating to PG-13 with very few minor changes. Hopefully it doesn't take away from the violence of the movie much.

[dissident]

unrated dvd is a lock.

[MovieManCorey]

I hope that this is as good as Four Brothers. I am seeing it on Wednesday.

[Batman138]

I hope that this is as good as Four Brothers. I am seeing it on Wednesday.

No way that this movie could be better then 4 Brothers, especially since its rated PG 13. That movie was awesome. Max Payne looks like it could be pretty good though, I still wish it was rated R.

[drudo182]

I never even saw Four Brothers but I have to assume it's garbage from what this guy likes.

[popdisaster00]

pg13 = fail

[popdisaster00]

I never even saw Four Brothers but I have to assume it's garbage from what this guy likes.
it's....okay

[Batman138]

I never even saw Four Brothers but I have to assume it's garbage from what this guy likes.

I have to say its pretty good and worth watching, the first 30 mins are kinda boring but after that it is pretty good. It was that movie that actually got me liking Mark Wahlberg.

[MovieManCorey]

i got a chance to see this early a couple days ago and it had some pretty intense action scenes. not sure how it made the pg13 rating but it did. some of the best action scenes ive ever seen. what i really liked was that it was set at night for most of it so it made it look cool and stuff.

b+

i'll try and finish up my review for it and have it up by tonight.

- the movie man -

[lew_1987]

Haha, I call fake account.

[-Aaron-]

Dude loves shitty movies. He is the poster boy for Hollywood, always giving the big movies excellent reviews. Thanks man can't wait to read your pos review.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

I hope that this is as good as Four Brothers. I am seeing it on Wednesday.
Posted on 9/29

i got a chance to see this early a couple days ago and it had some pretty intense action scenes. not sure how it made the pg13 rating but it did. some of the best action scenes ive ever seen. what i really liked was that it was set at night for most of it so it made it look cool and stuff.

b+

i'll try and finish up my review for it and have it up by tonight.

- the movie man -
Posted on 9/30.

You fail.

[drudo182]

Ha. Well maybe. If he said he was seeing it in a couple days it could have been bumped up but I honestly doubt he is seeing any of these movies early, if at all.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Ha. Well maybe. If he said he was seeing it in a couple days it could have been bumped up but I honestly doubt he is seeing any of these movies early, if at all.
Maybe...but what really didn't make sense to me was that he said on Sunday, "I'm going to see this on Wednesday," and then the very next day he says, "So I saw this a couple days ago..." Huh? Haha....

[drudo182]

Maybe...but what really didn't make sense to me was that he said on Sunday, "I'm going to see this on Wednesday," and then the very next day he says, "So I saw this a couple days ago..." Huh? Haha....

Oh, now I see what you were saying. Yah, this guys a liar for sure.

[lew_1987]

He's the Movie Man, he needs to explain nothing.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Oh, now I see what you were saying. Yah, this guys a liar for sure.
Unless...

He's the Movie Man, he needs to explain nothing.
...time is irrelevant to the Movie Man (Corey).

[drudo182]

Yeah, Movie Man can travel in time to watch movies early. It all makes sense now. You solved it.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Unfortunately despite this unfounded discovery, I think he still needs to go.....he likes Spider-Man 3 and that is offensive.

[drudo182]

Is his bad opinions in film and life in general really trolling though? I kept reading that and I felt bad for the guy cause I think he just sucks at what he likes and isn't trying to be obnoxious or anything.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Well you have a point...and that is fair. I guess I can tolerate bad taste.

He's still a liar though.

[popdisaster00]

Posted on 9/29


Posted on 9/30.

You fail.
lol

[lew_1987]

...time is irrelevant to the Movie Man (Corey).

Corey is just an alias... Movie Man is his given birth name.

[drudo182]

Ha. Just lol'ed.

[Mike78098C]

I actually just started playing this game again. I hope the movie can translate that comic/gameplay/imagery into the movie.
And if there isn't any snow, I'm going to be pissed.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Corey is just an alias... Movie Man is his given birth name.
This is why I put Corey in parentheses. I wasn't sure of how it ranked in comparison.

What is it an alias for pray tell?

[drudo182]

I bet he's a movie producer hiding his identity sent here to see what kids like us like.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

I bet he's a movie producer hiding his identity sent here to see what kids like us like.
MovieMan: I told them I didn't like Benjamin Button and they got pretty upset.

Round Table of Movie Producers (rubbing their chins): Hmm....

[lew_1987]

This is why I put Corey in parentheses. I wasn't sure of how it ranked in comparison.

What is it an alias for pray tell?

This:

I bet he's a movie producer hiding his identity sent here to see what kids like us like.

He's gathering information so that he can make the unltimate film, that will appeal to each and everyone on the planet. He's already exhausted all other forms of research, which is why he's resorted to ap.net.

[ZeitGeist]

Are you sure Max Payne isn't already the ultimate film :P

[demondays524]

I just got back from seeing this. It wasn't bad. It was a little confusing though.

[Brent_S]

Just got back from it.

Essentially it's Sin City meets Constantine meets Iron Man (friend's betrayel) meets every other comic book/video game movie. But I loved it.

[jnnlopez]

I saw Friday night. It was a bit confusing but it kept interested.

[popdisaster00]

Uhm, I didn't think this was that good. Maybe that's because I was a HUGE fan of the video game, but also because the acting was shit for the most part. They left a lot of stuff out that should have been included.

Also, I really thought there was too much talk and the editing was weak as hell.

Great visuals and the actual action scenes were good...just few and far between.

6/10

[dissident]

18% on rottentomatoes. this has to be garbage.

[a speedo model]

I saw it, dunno how I feel about it. It's good, but had potential to be amazing like the games.

Problems with it:
1. The dreams that were the shitty levels in the game were nowhere to be seen.
2. Narration, except for beginning which I loved.
3. They fucked up the actual story, taking out most of the stuff that made it interesting and leaving "a cop goes looking for the killer of his wife and baby" which is, let's face it, not too original.
4. The director should have never been let near this film, what a joke.
5. The idea with the illusions of the birds was a good idea, but was taken way too far. The end where he screams at the ceiling which becomes a sky on fire and so on was laughable. I think I laughed all through it.
6. I would've liked more characters from the game that they didn't twist. Where was all the gangsters and so on from the games?!

I just wish someone else had written, I enjoyed the movie but this could have been amazing. It didn't feel like Max Payne. They need a different writer and director if they do another.

[3eb23]

i just got back from seeing it. i have to say i enjoyed it. the dark atmosphere and visuals kept me reeled in. that and the fact that i was happy to see that marky mark was back to being a badass again.

oh and having jackie and sucre in the movie was awesome too.

[eraserhead]

Hahaha my roommate wants to see this, he's a fucking retard

[popdisaster00]

I saw it, dunno how I feel about it. It's good, but had potential to be amazing like the games.

Problems with it:
1. The dreams that were the shitty levels in the game were nowhere to be seen.
2. Narration, except for beginning which I loved.
3. They fucked up the actual story, taking out most of the stuff that made it interesting and leaving "a cop goes looking for the killer of his wife and baby" which is, let's face it, not too original.
4. The director should have never been let near this film, what a joke.
5. The idea with the illusions of the birds was a good idea, but was taken way too far. The end where he screams at the ceiling which becomes a sky on fire and so on was laughable. I think I laughed all through it.
6. I would've liked more characters from the game that they didn't twist. Where was all the gangsters and so on from the games?!

I just wish someone else had written, I enjoyed the movie but this could have been amazing. It didn't feel like Max Payne. They need a different writer and director if they do another.
Basically how I felt. If I had never played Max Payne, this would have been better. But knowing the video game like I do, this was lame.

Where was the hotel scene?!?

[colorlesscliche]

I'll wait for it on DVD.

[a speedo model]

Basically how I felt. If I had never played Max Payne, this would have been better. But knowing the video game like I do, this was lame.

Where was the hotel scene?!?
Amen. My friend, who never played the games liked it more than I did.

I wanted the gangsters and the subway part. They had so much they could've done. Who the fuck let this man write it? Haha.

[ZeitGeist]

Just got back from it.

Essentially it's Sin City meets Constantine meets Iron Man (friend's betrayel) meets every other comic book/video game movie. But I loved it.
Well, that's the story from the game, and the game was a pretty good original idea.

[Mike78098C]

I heard that the Punchinello's aren't even in the movie. Wtf?
No ragnarok either?

[Red Lion]

I haven't seen the movie yet, but i was thinking of picking it up on Blu-Ray. I think it'll look really sick visually? any think it'll be a good buy?

[colorlesscliche]

Not a very visually pleasing movie.

[Red Lion]

Not a very visually pleasing movie.

Really? my friend sent me a link to www.theworldofpayne.com (http://www.theworldofmaxpayne.com). The movie looks pretty cool IMO, in the same vain of Sin City and i really dug the movie. I don't really know a lot about the plot though. What's it like?

[colorlesscliche]

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

[Red Lion]

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

Sounds like it could be really good. I never have high expectations for Mark Wahlberg movies and that's why I always enjoy them.

[drudo182]

MovieMan: I told them I didn't like Benjamin Button and they got pretty upset.

Round Table of Movie Producers (rubbing their chins): Hmm....

This:



He's gathering information so that he can make the unltimate film, that will appeal to each and everyone on the planet. He's already exhausted all other forms of research, which is why he's resorted to ap.net.

LOL. Just read these for the first time and laughed out loud.

Also, got this in my Netflix today. Going to watch it in a bit.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

LOL. Just read these for the first time and laughed out loud.

Also, got this in my Netflix today. Going to watch it in a bit.
Have his antics stopped? Any time I see him post around here anymore it's in a somewhat normal context so I'm left thinking he's become a normal poster now. Except for the Bernie mac thing (which, apparently, was legit).

[3eb23]

you know what movie is better than max payne?...major payne. "i am two seconds from being on you like white on rice in a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snow storm."

[drudo182]

Have his antics stopped? Any time I see him post around here anymore it's in a somewhat normal context so I'm left thinking he's become a normal poster now. Except for the Bernie mac thing (which, apparently, was legit).

No idea. Not sure what the Bernie Mac thing is either.

And this wasn't too bad I guess. The cinematography was well done.

3 / 5

[kaycey]

hated it.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

No idea. Not sure what the Bernie Mac thing is either.

And this wasn't too bad I guess. The cinematography was well done.

3 / 5
It was this (http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=34130422#post34130 422)

[drudo182]

LOL. Not sure if I believe that one or not.

[ilovemae07]

i prolly won't be seeing this.
i just can't watch anything with mark wahlberg in it and take it serious.
thank you andy samberg.

[Justin_stacy]

Went to redbox the day this came out, mindless violence and walhberg. But boy did this movie suck. The filming was half assed, it was edited by an idiot, most of the violence was off screen, and that bitch from that 70's show was in it. Yuck. Easily one of the worst movies I saw all year.

[drudo182]

So you don't like that 70s chick either? I thought I was the only one.

[Justin_stacy]

She's typecast. Jackie she is and Jackie she shall die. Who the fuck would cast her in a tough guy role? The whole time I just pictured her worring about her nails.

[dissident]

So you don't like that 70s chick either? I thought I was the only one.

she was charming and cute as hell in sarah marshall

[PaulsRightNut]

She's typecast. Jackie she is and Jackie she shall die. Who the fuck would cast her in a tough guy role? The whole time I just pictured her worring about her nails.

came here to say this.

casting was really silly.