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A Payne in my Max
Sep. 4th, 2008 02:57 pmSo, yeah, Monday Cynra & I sacrificed some brain cells on the altar of Vin Diesel (he used to be a movie star, back in the '00s. Man, the AV Club can be cruel). Babylon AD was not a good movie. It was OK at best. Seriously, if I'd paid to see it, I might be a little upset. I read a review where the reviewer stated that they found the ending so disjointed they expected a "missing reel" screen, and I agree. Seriously, it made NO sense whatsoever, and the most interesting twist at the end was given away in the trailer. All the dull as shit/confusing twists they kept secret.
A few action scenes and and appearance by the David Belle Parkour and Catering Team* give it a little interest (Plus: Michelle Yeoh!) but overall, I've had better times in a dark room with my wife.
There was a trailer for Max Payne before the film and it looked significantly more interesting than I'd think a film based on a video game would be.
Of course, I think the trailer is for a different film than the one coming to theatres. The trailer looked like it was for some kind of supernatural cops n' robbers film. The descriptions of the film and the game it's based on seem to indicate an awareness of basic mythology, but no actual supernatural elements.
And I don't think it's just a case of cute edits and stuff. This looked like actual shit flying around the screen type of stuff. Ghostbusters with .45s instead of proton packs.
And does everyone else agree that asking Ghostbusters cosplayers "What are you supposed to be, some kinda cosmonaut?" will never get old?
But everything else about Max Payne indicates it's a bog standard, mundane, revenge tale; if you take out bullet time (which is almost ten years old! Count the grays, kids!) it's pretty much been done to death back when talkies were innovative.
*Not actual name.
A few action scenes and and appearance by the David Belle Parkour and Catering Team* give it a little interest (Plus: Michelle Yeoh!) but overall, I've had better times in a dark room with my wife.
There was a trailer for Max Payne before the film and it looked significantly more interesting than I'd think a film based on a video game would be.
Of course, I think the trailer is for a different film than the one coming to theatres. The trailer looked like it was for some kind of supernatural cops n' robbers film. The descriptions of the film and the game it's based on seem to indicate an awareness of basic mythology, but no actual supernatural elements.
And I don't think it's just a case of cute edits and stuff. This looked like actual shit flying around the screen type of stuff. Ghostbusters with .45s instead of proton packs.
And does everyone else agree that asking Ghostbusters cosplayers "What are you supposed to be, some kinda cosmonaut?" will never get old?
But everything else about Max Payne indicates it's a bog standard, mundane, revenge tale; if you take out bullet time (which is almost ten years old! Count the grays, kids!) it's pretty much been done to death back when talkies were innovative.
*Not actual name.
