The Press Start cartoons are funny, but it is so hard to justify watching this movie to your friends when the actors look like this. #pressstart2continue
1. It wasn't twice the price of DVD equal, with little to show for it, except the occasional digital version of the movie I honestly don't want. Oh, and the useless features that I really don't want to have to pay for weather I want to or not. BD-Live? Really? I can record my own commentary? I'm sure someone might use it, but I don't want it, and don't want to have to pay for luxuries I wont use.
2. The downloadable alternatives weren't so appealing. I mean, why buy what I can rent?
3. This one means the most, my household has ONE blu-ray playing device, and ONE HDTV. So unless they drop to $50, I can't see my family investing in one till they're as afordable as DVD equal, or at least a little closer.
They have a 3:1 ratio in price, they better sell more! Heck, limited edition video games go upwards of 80 dollars. If I saw a DVD for 80 dollars I might consider Hari-Kari.
Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was starred
Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was unstarred
@Greenman: Yah, I think that's a fading stigma. Video games are crazy mainstream. They're everywhere. Big name titles like Gears of War 2 and Halo 3 probably cost as much as major movies to produce and finish. Video games have much longer development times, too. You can put a movie together in a year, but a physics engine takes a decade to perfect. DVDs are a thing of the past if you ask me. I can be far more entertained with Metal Gear Solid 4's cutscenes for 8 hours than actually watch a 2 hour DVD movie.
@chungking.espresso: There will always be someone out there that wants physical media.
Kinda like those of us who revel at our awesome vinyl collections that fill our walls, and a McIntosh rack to compliment it!
When you sit and think about it, it makes an iPod with a Docking station and speakers look very simple in comparison.
I imagine that audiophiles, videophiles and arcadeophiles alike would say the same. There is something about having a hardcopy that gives one a piece of mind, knowing that they can always come back to said game at a later time and play it.
Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was starred
Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was unstarred
@chungking.espresso: However, our vinyls do warp. There is a meticulous amount of conditioning to keep them in mint or near mint, and even the slightest blemish takes away from their pressing.
The thing about optic disks, and their 15 year deteriorate breakdown is that the results may vary. I know this because I have CDs that were about since the late 80s to present that still work in pretty good condition. That also includes my TurboGrafx/PC Engine CDs, as well as other optic discs in my collection. (Nevermind cartridges that still work good as new to this day from consoles that I've collected at various vintage shops, like Big Fun in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was starred
Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was unstarred
@Self_Destructo: Not with Atkinson in office that's for damn sure. If I remember correctly the last time there was discussion on a R18 rating all the Attorney Generals except for Atkinson voted yes, too bad its not a majority wins thing or else we would have seen a R18 rating a while ago now.
@CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: I second that, games are just so damn expensive in Aus, which is why I import but that itself has become expensive in the past oh say 3 - 4 months with the economy gone to shit.
@CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: I second that, games are just so damn expensive in Australia, which is why I import but that itself has become expensive in the last oh say 3 - 4 months, with the economy gone to shit.
@CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: I second that, games in Australia are just so damn expensive, which is why I import when I can but that itself has become expensive in the last oh say 3 - 4 months, with the economy gone to shit and all.
i LOVED the games, and when i used to play them i always thought to myself "damn this would make such a great movie" ... fact is it would.
i heard the movie was shit and i went into it with very very low expectations, just hoping for a decent action movie at the least.
i was so disappointed... if you haven't seen this movie yet, do yourself a big favour and DON'T, the movie is NOTHING like the game... they didn't take anything from the game that would have made a great movie! i was gutted after watching it, John Moore ruined Max Payne and deserves bad things to happen to him... he is a complete moron who must never have played the game, otherwise he would have known the change the entire cinematics and story of the film based on the original.. bringing back the comic strip story telling and monologues
sorry to rant, but i just find it so hard to believe that somebody could turn a great story from a great game, into a pathetic movie... if John Moore watches his film and thinks to himself "yes, i have achieved what i set out to, and this is a honour to the computer game" then he does not deserve to be a director, he should be disgusted with himself.
just to let you know i loved the Hitman games also, and i went into the Hitman movie with really low expecations also... but at least Hitman delivered an entertaining movie based on a game that didn't have a huge plot. not like Max Payne... damn you Moore, damn you! you moron!
I'm going to wager you guys are holding your tongues against saying anything beyond 'there will be plenty of copies'. I mean, its not like Max Payne is being advertised around these parts or anything...
But how, how, HOW could they mess up one of the only games that was pretty much already a movie? Goddamn you Hollywood directors, stop trying to 'improve' things. You fucking suck, fish crackers.
@Gyaruson: hahahaahaha i have no idea what MST3K is, nor have I seen The Happening, but I read spoilers online ages ago from some advance screening reviews and god is it ridiculous. Those guys get the point across wonderfully :)
You... you dont know what MST3K is? And you use the internet?
You, sir, need to do a little bit of reading and downloading. Try searching for 'Mystery Science Theatre 3000'. Don't watch the movie until after you've seen a bunch of eps and get the premise (they basically watch and make fun of really, really bad movies).
10/19/09
The Press Start cartoons are funny, but it is so hard to justify watching this movie to your friends when the actors look like this. #pressstart2continue
10/19/09
You kidding? When the actors look like that, it's hard to convince my friends to watch anything else. #pressstart2continue
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10/19/09
And yes, that is the greatest sequel title in history. #pressstart2continue
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Was Lana worth watching at least? Small thighs aside?
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01/27/09
1. It wasn't twice the price of DVD equal, with little to show for it, except the occasional digital version of the movie I honestly don't want. Oh, and the useless features that I really don't want to have to pay for weather I want to or not. BD-Live? Really? I can record my own commentary? I'm sure someone might use it, but I don't want it, and don't want to have to pay for luxuries I wont use.
2. The downloadable alternatives weren't so appealing. I mean, why buy what I can rent?
3. This one means the most, my household has ONE blu-ray playing device, and ONE HDTV. So unless they drop to $50, I can't see my family investing in one till they're as afordable as DVD equal, or at least a little closer.
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01/27/09
I wonder if Cavs owner Dan Gilbert would consider buying them?
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Kinda like those of us who revel at our awesome vinyl collections that fill our walls, and a McIntosh rack to compliment it!
When you sit and think about it, it makes an iPod with a Docking station and speakers look very simple in comparison.
I imagine that audiophiles, videophiles and arcadeophiles alike would say the same. There is something about having a hardcopy that gives one a piece of mind, knowing that they can always come back to said game at a later time and play it.
01/27/09
01/27/09
The thing about optic disks, and their 15 year deteriorate breakdown is that the results may vary. I know this because I have CDs that were about since the late 80s to present that still work in pretty good condition. That also includes my TurboGrafx/PC Engine CDs, as well as other optic discs in my collection. (Nevermind cartridges that still work good as new to this day from consoles that I've collected at various vintage shops, like Big Fun in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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Don't. It's not worth the bandwidth.
01/19/09
i heard the movie was shit and i went into it with very very low expectations, just hoping for a decent action movie at the least.
i was so disappointed... if you haven't seen this movie yet, do yourself a big favour and DON'T, the movie is NOTHING like the game... they didn't take anything from the game that would have made a great movie! i was gutted after watching it, John Moore ruined Max Payne and deserves bad things to happen to him... he is a complete moron who must never have played the game, otherwise he would have known the change the entire cinematics and story of the film based on the original.. bringing back the comic strip story telling and monologues
sorry to rant, but i just find it so hard to believe that somebody could turn a great story from a great game, into a pathetic movie... if John Moore watches his film and thinks to himself "yes, i have achieved what i set out to, and this is a honour to the computer game" then he does not deserve to be a director, he should be disgusted with himself.
just to let you know i loved the Hitman games also, and i went into the Hitman movie with really low expecations also... but at least Hitman delivered an entertaining movie based on a game that didn't have a huge plot. not like Max Payne... damn you Moore, damn you! you moron!
right rant over... don't buy this movie
01/19/09
Exactly my state of my mind when I started watching the movie...
So here's a Public Service Announcement: no matter how low your expectations are, lower them some more and... they still won't be low enough.
01/19/09
But how, how, HOW could they mess up one of the only games that was pretty much already a movie? Goddamn you Hollywood directors, stop trying to 'improve' things. You fucking suck, fish crackers.
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01/19/09
You... you dont know what MST3K is? And you use the internet?
You, sir, need to do a little bit of reading and downloading. Try searching for 'Mystery Science Theatre 3000'. Don't watch the movie until after you've seen a bunch of eps and get the premise (they basically watch and make fun of really, really bad movies).