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First Max Payne Trailer Released

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the shiny-bits dept.

Kotaku has pointed out the first official Max Payne trailer for the movie based on Remedy Entertainment's third-person shooter. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, and should be hitting the streets this coming October.

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  1. Verdict by ilovegeorgebush · · Score: 2, Informative

    Looks great to me: dark, stylish and remnants of Frank Miller (thinking Sin City). Can't see Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne though.

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    1. Re:Verdict by conteXXt · · Score: 2, Funny

      but he knows karate (boogie nights) besides, didn't you hear the tracks? It's that good.

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  2. High-res by Rinisari · · Score: 4, Informative

    Higher resolution video available at FirstShowing.net:

    http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/07/10/must-watch-first-international-trailer-for-max-payne/

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  3. Wow by AccUser · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually looks like they have captured the nature of Max Payne (or at least that's how it seems from this brief trailer). The Hitman film was good, but not great, and the two Lara Croft offerings were pretty poor, but this looks promising.

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    1. Re:Wow by essh10151 · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I heard Wahlberg say in an interview that it (Max Payne) "blows the Matrix away" so, yeah, I think they are going to abuse bullet time.

  4. Better Choices by anarkavre · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I always thought this guy from this one soap opera reminded me of Max Payne. I always said if they make a movie he should play the part of Max Payne.

    http://www.cbs.com/daytime/guiding_light/bio/robert_bogue/bio.php

    Maybe him or possibly Bruce Campbell.

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    1. Re:Better Choices by morari · · Score: 2, Funny

      I can assure you that he would do a better job than Mark Wahlberg. ;)

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  5. Re:didn't play it by AceCaseOR · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I suspect that it's probably drug-related hallucinations from Valkyr. One of my friends suggested that it was a visual metaphor for internal demons (possibly related to Valkyr as well - in the game Max gets dosed a couple times unintentionally).

    Anyway, as plusses:

    • Mark's got Max's tone of voice down pat.
    • Mona Sax looks good, though it looks like they exchanged her red outfit from the first game for the black outfit from the second (which I have a minor quibble with, because it made for a nice visual metaphor, but I digress).
    • The snowstorm looks alright, though I wonder if it will have the same sort of "character" as it had in the game.
    • We only get a glimpse of Jack Lupino briefly, but he looks good.
    • Gunfight in the Valkyr building.

    Minuses on the other hand:

    • No Two-Fisted Gunplay from Max.
    • No sign of Max's slightly-over-the-top metaphors in his dialog.

    It bears noting that the positives outnumber the negatives.

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  6. very good looking so far by DragonTHC · · Score: 3, Informative

    almost everything I saw reminded me of the first game.

    the checkered floor, the candles, the crib and bedroom fading to unsaturated darkness, the bullet time!

    This looks like someone might actually have gotten the source material right.

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  7. Good Vibrations by ezwip · · Score: 2, Funny

    Isn't that the same Marky Mark from the Funky Bunch and the underwear comercials?

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  8. Looking surprisingly good by HertzaHaeon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    They've seemed to have capture the dark edge of Max Payne. Now let's see how they handle the strong, humorous archetypes from the games without making them silly stereotypes. The Italian mobsters were caricatures in the games, but lovable caricatures that were as fun to shoot at as to listen to. Also, there's a hint of bullet time in the trailer, but I wonder how much of it is needed for the film to feel like a true Max Payne. If used right it could be just right, but it's another thing that easily becomes stereotypical.

  9. Huh? by denzacar · · Score: 3, Funny

    How can you make a Max Payne movie WITHOUT abusing the bullet time?

    Its like saying about the Superman movie "I hope they don't abuse flying effects... cause.. you know... its unrealistic that a man can fly."

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  10. The Hitman film good? by denzacar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You have either not seen the movie, or have not played the game.
    Which one is it?

    But yes... Mark Wahlberg "Max Payne" movie does seem to be targeted at just that kind of audience you represent.
    People that think that Timothy Olyphant "Hitman" movie was a good movie based on the "Hitman" games.

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  11. Re:didn't play it by mikkelm · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He's got his voice down? Not by a long shot. It sounded completely forced, way too deep, and way too aggressive. I'm playing through the game at the moment, so the memory is pretty fresh, and he's nowhere near the voice of Max Payne.

    Other than that, the dialogue in the trailer sounded bad. Too dramatic, and sympathetic as well. What made Max Payne great was the idea that you're a good guy, but the good guys think you're a bad guy. No sympathy, no drama, just cold, hard killing, witty commentary, and a can full of badassery. Doesn't look like they'll be sticking to that.

  12. That's not bullet time by doug141 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Remember the game? In bullet time, you were slowed a little, and the enemies and bullets were slowed far more... you could dodge the bullets.

    In this trailer, all we have is standard slow-mo, with all actors slowed the same amount, and firing blanks (not dodgable bullets like in Max Payne). The hero dodges not a single bullet in the trailer. The game is about entering bullet time and dodging bullets in just about every other firefight.

  13. Re:Not so fast! by crossmr · · Score: 4, Funny

    The shawshank redemption came out in September. Pulp Fiction came out in October. Do you want to play this game all day long or admit this was a stupid generalization?