Max Payne

[Balthus Dire]

Every time I see that pic I laugh because someone mentioned he's looking right into the camera.

 

[Dark Victory]

judging by the trailer and the fact it's based off a video game. It looks pretty good. But then again I said the same for Hitman.

 

[Poetic Chaos]

I've been playing through the game again because of the trailer...and these damn Drugged out, follow the bloody trail, and crying baby, chapters are pissing me off

so good though.

 

[Darkfly]

indeed^^ but its all worth it in the end, I play through the first Max Payne nowadays & think how did we ever think it had good graphics back then.

 

[Hunter Rider]

From Entertainment Weekly.

 

[Darkfly]

awesome poster, only a few months now

 

[ttotheusher]

October, I believe.

 

[Darkfly]

October, I believe.

17th of October for UK & USA

 

[Jennifer Walters]

This is going to blow hard. Mark "Can't Act Unless it's The Departed" Wahlberg in a video game movie? You just know it's gonna blow.

 

[Mr. Credible]

that looked pretty good, surprisingly... but i'm not holding my breath.

what was with the angel and demon things though? that seemed a little out of place.

 

[AlteredEgo]

Every time I see that pic I laugh because someone mentioned he's looking right into the camera.

haha, i know, thats what got me too. he's looking right in the camera and he's shooting off in this totally different direction.

 

[Darkfly]

that looked pretty good, surprisingly... but i'm not holding my breath.

what was with the angel and demon things though? that seemed a little out of place.

When you get to certain parts in the script its actually Valkryies (Norse Mythology winged beast things) which are actually hallucinations caused by the drug thus why the name of the drug, Valkyr. Hope that clears it up.

In the game there are brief references to Norse Mythology:
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Max Payne takes place at night during aseemingly endless snowstorm, and contains many references to Ragnarok, the Norse end of the world, during which the world is swallowed by snow and darkness. One of the levels takes place in a night club called Ragna Rock. While inside of Ragna Rock, Max comes across a book entitled The Age of Murder and Storm, which mentions "Norse mythos and Ragnarok". Max himself wears a Sun crossOdin, known for his prowess in battle. pendant, the symbol of the chief Norse god
Many of the characters and objects in the game are named after Norse gods; the drug that forms the basis of the plot is called Valkyr, after the goddesses who brings slain heroes to Valhalla, a name given to another location in the game.

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=47118

 

[The Dude]

The 2nd poster is amazing.

 

[cerealkiller182]

The second poster is awesome for marketing but the first is totally badass but kind of misleading (as far as tone and genre). Obviously it will all make sense in the end but I say skip it for now.

 

[Mister Sinister]

Both cool, is that Chris O'Donnell in the first?

 

[fu manchu]

i agree the 2nd poster is awesome.

 

[Gotham]

The second poster is very cool. Almost like a game cover.

 

[Symbiote666]

You have to hand it to Fox.

They may very well be one of the worst studios in Hollywood, but they sure as hell know how to advertise.

 

[Balthus Dire]

That second poster friggin rocks.

 

[Fanticon]

still haven't seen this preview...what's it attached with? I've seen the video link but it was crappy.

 

[Cmill216]

This is going to blow hard. Mark "Can't Act Unless it's The Departed" Wahlberg

I'll never understand why he was nomimated for The Departed.

What the hell was so great about the performance? He was just Mark Wahlberg acting badass.

A stretch? No.

 

[Mr. Credible]

When you get to certain parts in the script its actually Valkryies (Norse Mythology winged beast things) which are actually hallucinations caused by the drug thus why the name of the drug, Valkyr. Hope that clears it up.

In the game there are brief references to Norse Mythology:
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very cool, thank you.i haven't played the game in years, but that little tid bit is making it all come back to me.on another note, i hope that they keep that dream sequence in the movie, where you're

Spoiler

following that trail of blood in the pich black, and you can hear the screams of your family... that was an amazing level.

 

[Mr. Credible]

don't get me wrong, i don't have terribly high hopes for this movie, i'm sure it'll end up being in the same range as hitman (which wasn't bad, but nothing special)...

but that second poster? that's seriously one of the better posters i've seen in a long time. better than any of the other big summer release posters this summer, by far.

 

[Sawyer]

I'm not really a game guy, and never played this, so I can represent the General Audience for this thread. And, I REALLY liked that trailer. It has very cool visual style that I find appealing aesthetically, and the movie looks like it's going to be good, and I'm a fan of Wahlberg's so this is going on my must see list.

Same. I'm not a gamer, but that trailer looked pretty badass.