Max Payne

[The Squirrel]

An R rating does not automatically equal a good movie.

 

[Doctor Jones]

An R rating does not automatically equal a good movie.

I agree, but its Tom Rothman's fault! He thinks a 90 minute, PG-13 movie that can be in more theaters means its a success. What he doesn't know is taking away a good movie. Who knows? This movie will probably suck, but when the unrated or Director's Cut comes out, it will be good.

 

[Symbiote666]

The director fully supports the PG-13 rating, each version of the movie will be PG-13.

Fair enough it originally got an R, but he barely cut anything and got a PG-13 so it's not a massive change.

 

[Doctor Jones]

The director fully supports the PG-13 rating, each version of the movie will be PG-13.

Fair enough it originally got an R, but he barely cut anything and got a PG-13 so it's not a massive change.

Hurm...

 

[Dark Victory]

I'm a huge fan of the games, and when I heard this was being made I was really excited, but now afte seeing the trailers and the tv spots, all jope is lost. It doesn't even look like the game.

 

[dude stannis]

An R rating does not automatically equal a good movie.

No point in making a movie about drug overdoses, hookers and a one man army mowing down gangsters and junkies left and right when those things happen off screen.

Before anyone says Bourne, Batman or Bond, remember the source material for Bourne, Batman and Bond is PG-13 friendly. The source material for Max Payne is not.

 

[zanos]

What source material? Is this film really going to cater to Max Payne gamers? They can just make it everything up to make it kid and family friendly.

 

[nocomics]

I wasn't a big fan of the games,I"ve played the first one and that was a long time ago. I'm more a fan of these type of movies,and I'm a fan of Mark Wahlbergs as well.
I think the trailers,and the music they are using to pump it up is also makes me get in to it. Will this movie be any good,not sure,but it does look entertaining,and if its as good or better than Hitman then I'll be happy.
Just going by the commercials I keep thinking of Constentine for some reason,it just has that vibe about it imo..

 

[Doctor Jones]

Does anyone else find it funny that The Discovery Channel is sponsering this movie?

 

[thejon93]

Does anyone else find it funny that The Discovery Channel is sponsering this movie?

They love Mark Walhberg, 'Planet of the Apes' finally opened their eyes to believing that the world will someday be ruled by monkeys.

 

[dude stannis]

What source material? Is this film really going to cater to Max Payne gamers? They can just make it everything up to make it kid and family friendly.

No, this film should really be catered to the crowds that went and saw 300, Wanted, Shooter and Hitman. All which made a lot of coin. Which are the same crowds the Max Payne game was made for. I'm not sure what the second part of your post is trying to say.

 

[Project862006]

yeah zanos have you seen the trailers lol nothing kid or family friendly there

 

[Symbiotic]

Has there been anything to suggest that the director's preffered version of the final cut has been screwed with by FOX?

 

[Symbiote666]

Nope. They wanted a PG-13 movie, he obliged. The MPAA gave it an R because of the tone, not the content, which they're not supposed to do.

Moore was pissed and, in his own words, said they only cut "a few frames" to get the PG-13 rating. Fox have basically stayed out of this from what we have heard because the director did what they wanted from the start. The opposite happened with Hitman, hence the big re-shoots and re-editing that they did with that.

 

[thejon93]

Nope. They wanted a PG-13 movie, he obliged. The MPAA gave it an R because of the tone, not the content, which they're not supposed to do.

Moore was pissed and, in his own words, said they only cut "a few frames" to get the PG-13 rating. Fox have basically stayed out of this from what we have heard because the director did what they wanted from the start. The opposite happened with Hitman, hence the big re-shoots and re-editing that they did with that.

Wow... what a bunch of bull$#&% Always has to be about the box-office, doesn't it?... To hell with it, I guarentee this film is gonna be garbage. Won't catch me watchin' this, considered they're so damn worried about the rating. However, maybe I'll wait for the "Unrated" version, because a movie based off of 'Max Payne', SHOULD be "Rated R".

 

[Symbiote666]

Aussie empire review:

http://www.empireonline.com.au/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=11237

Empire Review

Come on. It's too easy to review the latest videogame movie blowout by just repeating its title in a sarcastic yet kinda funny way. Surely you can put more thought into summing up how dreary and dopey this revenge rubbish is, although that might be more mental energy expended than was used in the making of a payne-ful (sorry) picture.

Yes, yes. That is all a bit harsh and glib, but giving Max Payne its due is a better deal than it gives viewers. Expecting nothing from a console-to-cinema concoction still leads to disappointment as director John Moore hands down a blank action movie which couldn’t find charisma or coolness at a George Clooney clone factory.

Making Hitman look inventive, or Doom explosive, Max Payne is a drab one-track tale about an automaton copper (stony Wahlberg) who wants to spill the blood of the dude who killed his wife and baby.

Art directed up the wazoo, the wannabe Sin City world of Payne would be stunning if it wasn't so starchy and full of self-importance. Feathery snow falls relentlessly, hardboiled sets hard bubble away, and everyone wears colour co-ordinated outfits trying for Bad Ass Chic. What Moore and his cohorts don’t put on is atmosphere, leaving the steadily worsening Payne to rock our world with, um, well, er, nothing.

Beau Thorne's 'script' dares to take itself seriously, allowing no self-aware zingers or knowing nods about how we all know this is derivative pixel pulp. Instead, with a backstory as complicated as a joystick, Payne is made to allude bullet hailstorms and character progression like a gamer with a shortcut to the next level. Oh, and Thorne also adds garish winged demons to his house of Payne, something the shooter source didn't waste its time with.

When slo-mo shotgunning backflips don't stir your pulse, it's game over. Same goes for Wahlber's cred if he persists with dodgy ventures (Shooter, The Happening) that denigrate his achievements. Perhaps knowing how Payne was going to play out, co-star Mila Kunis tries to stay out of sight although she still gets some of the choicest clunkers. Because being the Hitman hussy wasn't enough, upcoming Bond girl Olga Kurylenko is a moll in Max Payne. She might be prouder than Beau Bridges, whose rent-a-mentor is far from brother Jeff's similar duties in Iron Man.

Verdict

Shooting blanks, the latest videogame movie maintains the genre's consistent output.

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[Gallagher]

And there go my hopes of ever seeing the awesomness that is Max Payne truly adapted to the cinema screen

 

[LondonGirl]

I was gonna watch it but not anymore since the Dragonball trailer isnt previewing with it. That was probably the only reason. But i went on the website which is sick!! I havent seen a movie website like that. It made the movie look really but I'm still gonna go watch Mirrors instead...

 

[GhostPoet]

What I got from that review was...that the reviewer is clueless.
He was expecting something OTHER than a revenge flick?

 

[dark_b]

how can the movie be rated R for its tone.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

People need to realize that the Max Payne games aren't overly violent and don't have much blood to begin with. In reality the Max Payne games should be rated T and not M. Most of the mature material in Max Payne comes from some of the sexual overtones and profanity, other than that it's not much of a violent game.

As for the review? I'll see the film for myself to judge it. I have very low expectations anyways, so we'll see how it plays out.

 

[dude stannis]

What I got from that review was...that the reviewer is clueless.
He was expecting something OTHER than a revenge flick?

Actually, I've found Empire are the most reliable reviewers when it comes to action films. How many other reviewers give Doom and Ghost Rider ***/5 as long as you get really drunk before hand.

 

[thejon93]

Wow... what a bunch of bull$#&% Always has to be about the box-office, doesn't it?... To hell with it, I guarentee this film is gonna be garbage. Won't catch me watchin' this, considered they're so damn worried about the rating. However, maybe I'll wait for the "Unrated" version, because a movie based off of 'Max Payne', SHOULD be "Rated R".

Aussie empire review:

http://www.empireonline.com.au/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=11237

Home run for 'thejon93', I only hope you all will follow.

 

[thejon93]

What I got from that review was...that the reviewer is clueless.
He was expecting something OTHER than a revenge flick?

I love reading posts like this, people trying to deny a bad film for indeed being a "bad film". Of all the years I've been enduring bad films(16), I don't know how the rest of you can continue to think that mundaned crap like this is continually worth-watching, it's easy to be tricked by big-budget, big-summer flicks, but this, this you can just sense is bad.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

The reviewer did sound pretty clueless about the material. This film would be great and could be a piece of trash, but I won't know until this Friday when I see the film on opening night. My expectations are really low anyways so I have no real excitement going into the theater.

But I'm tired of this being ignored so I am going to say it again. Max Payne the game isn't one of those goretastic games where you see every bit of blood, bones, guts, and so forth. What made the game unique and interesting was the tone of it, the gritty nature, the story, and the characters. I played both Max Payne and Max Payne 2 last night, and I saw lots of head-shots and body shots with little to no blood.