DISQUS

Chris · 1 year ago

Damn. Looks like I've been scared away from another theatrical viewing (this isn't the only negative review I've read). Guess it's a rental for me.

Trace · 1 year ago

Dammit, I was planning on a going out and seeing this with a group of people from work. Screw that - I don't want fourteen people kicking my ass cuz the movie sucked.

That Guy · 1 year ago

Look, if I've learned anything from reading reviews it's that nine times out of ten the guy giving the review is either some critic who is so high on himself that to give a decent review would kill him or the reviewer is some random guy who's opinion matters very little and is either A) living in a basement and is so shocked by the outside world when venturing out to see the movie they have been bitching about on the boards for so long they are two overwhelmed by there negative expectations they refuse to see the good and potential that a movie has or B) they work for some website were they think there opinion matters and that people should listen because they wrote an article on a page on some website when in reality there just as bad as the people on the boards and in the basements.

Now, after saying my piece, yes I did see Max Payne. No it wasn't an amazing movie that is going to get alot of awards and recognition but it was a fun movie to watch with lots of really cool actors in small parts like Donal Logue and Chris O'Donell. It was one of those movies where when it did pick up on the action it was damn good. The story was a little weak in some parts but at no point did Mark Wahlberg become a wandering emo. He lost his family, sacrificed his job, and basically risked his life to bring the people who did this to justice and the plot goes deeper than he could ever imagine. So yes, it was good. Give it a chance. I doubt fourteen people will kick your ass because by the time it's over all your gonna really remember if you didn't dig it were a lot of cool explosions. Also, a slightly relevant scene at the end of the credits. Oh, and to the people who didn't like it or tried to bashed it, go out and do it better yourself and then come complain to the masses.

That-Guy

Sam · 1 year ago

Uh Oh, Neil! Your opinion differed from someone else's who saw the same movie! You are a social reject and degenerate. I don't know if I can read your reviews any more.

I'm so disenchanted with society.

On topic, I'll see this one, and now my expectations are lower, I will probably enjoy it more than if I went in with "that trailer was awesome, this movie is going to be awesome, I'm awesome" expectations.

D Train · 1 year ago

That Guy: Nine times out of ten I've learned that people who get upset over others differing opinions are insecure douchebags. The thought of someone disagreeing with you is such a blow to your ego that you go as far to claim that any person who dislikes a movie that you like is a fat guy living in his mothers basement, nine times out of ten. Whered you find that statistic, anyway? So you stalk fat guys that live in their mothers basements, huh? SWEET. Keep on living the dream, That Guy.

Sam · 1 year ago

if fat guys living in parents basements start showing up dead, i know where to point the police

That Guy · 1 year ago

Ya i guess i did sound over opinionated huh? Well I personally thought the flick wasn't bad and yes thats my opinion and the fact that Neil gave it a D kind of annoyed me but that was his opinion and everyone is entitled to there opinions. What i was trying to say was that message boards don't help movies before they are released and critics
usually have really high expectations for movies these days. I didn't mean to piss anyone off so I apologize if I came off as a dick. Oh and Sam, thanks for the laugh.

That Guy

Cole Abaius · 1 year ago

Actually, That Guy has a point. I, for one, am an egomaniac. I'm so high on myself that giving a decent review would kill me. Because I'm awesome.

And speaking of basements, I have to admit that I don't live in one, but it would be really cool to. I grew up in South Texas where there aren't any basements, and after being in DC for a few years and getting used to them - wow! How rad. Cool, secure, like the War Room in Dr. Strangelove. How incredible it would be to have the privilege of living in one. If it was under my parent's house - even better.

Even better.

Also - hallucinogen that makes me see winged-creatures? Count me in.

Robert Fure · 1 year ago

See, I'm different, because I am so high on myself that I only give two reviews - worst movie ever and greatest of all time. My word is law. I bury films or elect them to the Oscar nomination.

meh, this joke is tired.

Aleric · 1 year ago

Hmm, looks like I am going to see this on Sunday instead of tonight just in case it isn't worth the price of a full admission.

The Death Knell for me is any movie that portryas itself as an action flick then takes 90% of the movie to get to "said" action. Perhaps I should stock up on toddlers and punching gloves beofre I hit the theater.

Sam · 1 year ago

The way Neil described it makes it sound a lot like the last Punisher movie to me, which was my biggest complaint about that film. What I thought was a long build up with sort of interspersed with action that was meh, and then suddenly a bunch of violence at the end.

Maybe, just maybe, its a set up for a sequel and we get full on action in the second.

Maybe I'm just being too optimistic.

d0x · 1 year ago

Interesting review but it in no way is going to keep me from seeing the movie. If you have played the games you know its suppose to be somewhat slow moving. The game was very Noir (sp?) with a very slow deliberate pace.

It sounds like the movie follows the game pretty close which isnt a bad thing. Its just too bad they didnt give the lead to James Mcaffery who played Max Payne in the game. He is a screen actor and also has the look for the part...plus he's the voice.

Adam Sweeney · 1 year ago

The comment section begs the question I once heard uttered from a brilliant man once: Who's more foolish: the fool or the fool who follows him? Not that Neil or That Guy are fools, don't take as in a literal interpretation. I just have never understood why someone reads a review and then proceeds to blast the critic for having an opinion. Is their assessment of the film any less valued than yours?

Here's my advice to anyone who wants to see Max Payne. Make up your own mind. Yes, there are times critics' reviews have steered me away from a film, but that almost always happens when dealing with a film that I was skeptical of to begin with. But if you want to see it, by all means, don't let a review one of us Rejects gives stop you. Just don't be pissed if it sucks. And yeah, this film might.

One more thing, if a cameo by Chris O'Donnell, the Boy Blunder, is how you defend Max Payne in your rebuttal to Neil Miller's review, well, then you're fighting an uphill battle my friend. In no way am I trying to blast you, That Guy. There are enough sets of internet muscles around the web as it is. I just think when laying out blanket statements about critics you should realize that you're in a way defeating your argument by saying their opinions mean little to nothing when yours should have inherent value. Now, if you don't mind, I am going to go back to my corner of the basement. Mom's cooking Spaghetti-0s tonight. My fave. :)

Gray · 1 year ago

I'm just wondering why they didn't have the game's original story writers develop the
screenplay. Anyone who's played the videogame will remember the superb comicbook
aesthetic, the tongue-in-cheek humour and the cracking plotline. Were it not for the
superb story, Max Payne would simply have been a tedious exercise in dispatching
multitudes of baddies in slo-mo.