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Post by rra on Nov 25, 2007 7:50:23 GMT -5
HITMAN (2007) - **1/2Wouldn't you think an operative of a bald guy walking around an airport with a barcode slapped on the back of his head seem strange? There are so much in HITMAN that I just don't get. If three guys from the same organization are ordered to eliminate another, why would they agree with the title character to duel with blades instead of bullets? Should it really matter to these drone-assassins? This aint a ninja picture or Ring Of Honor wrestling. Hell, I didn't even understand why they were there in the first place. I had to ask my old man who went with me to the screening, and he explained how the same villain had contracted them to murder the hero, the baddie's original hired gun. How he understood this, I'll never know. Yet as the story, characters, and logic is thrown to the wayside (more like the dirty gutter) in favor of the action, HITMAN is still the best video game-film adaptation yet. That's right, you fanboys can quit being in denial about the MORTAL KOMBAT and RESIDENT EVIL movies sucking hard. Now I never played the popular HITMAN videogames, nor do I care if the movie is faithful or not. Considering that films based on video games always suck, I was surprised to find that I actually sorta enjoyed HITMAN. Mind you, I'm not saying that HITMAN is good, but its serviceable in a B-action movie sort of way. Maybe in a few years, Hollywood will produce a quality adaptation. If anything, HITMAN reminds me of really Andrew Davis' CHAIN REACTION. Both had nonsensical stories with events that occured simply to move the picture along, and yet was still was rendered watchable by the action scenes. Yet being compared to a Keanu Reeves dud, is that really a compliment? It also reminds me of Doug Liman's THE BOURNE IDENTITY, except if that picture was re-shot by jobbers as a direct-to-DVD action flick that somehow got released into theatres. Certainly the whole human angle of HITMAN is about this assassin-monk transforming from a mindless slave to that of an independent-thinking human being, and I just don't buy it. Why would the whore character make him change from what he was disciplined to be? That said, at least the filmmakers didn't make him screw her, which considering his character perfect sense, even if she did have very nice tits. I did notice quite late in the game that the Interpol cop character was played by Dougray Scott. He almost played James Bond, but both Brosnan and Craig beat him to the martini. He would have played Wolverine in X-MEN, except MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 went overschedule and he lost the part to Hugh Jackman, who became a movie star. He got screwed from many big roles by fate and is now relegated to working in television or movies like HITMAN. Then again, from what I've seen of his work, his career probably did deserve to get whacked by Agent 47.
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Post by Palatial Regalia on Nov 25, 2007 11:52:54 GMT -5
Dude, I dont even like Mortal Kombat (inferior in every way to Street Fighter 2) and can say that the Mortal Kombat movie wasnt that bad.
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Post by rra on Nov 25, 2007 12:01:18 GMT -5
Dude, I dont even like Mortal Kombat (inferior in every way to Street Fighter 2) and can say that the Mortal Kombat movie wasnt that bad. I think Paul W.S. Anderson's MORTAL KOMBAT is pretty mediocre, and considering that he's either produced or directed all those RESIDENT EVIL movies.... Coincidence that they are mediocre-ass too? I think not! Besides, HITMAN is still the best video game-adapted movie yet. What did you think of it?
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Post by Paul Servo on Nov 25, 2007 12:16:30 GMT -5
[quote author=rra board=offtopic thread=1195995023 post=1196010078 Besides, HITMAN is still the best video game-adapted movie yet. [/quote]What about SUPER MARIO BROTHERS? That was totally faithful to the game right down to the underground taxi cab chase and the princess carring guns
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Post by Jiren on Nov 25, 2007 12:18:09 GMT -5
I'm not a MK mark (Street fighter is my fave) but i liked the movie, it was fun and it had a solid cast.
that and "Event Horizon" are the only Paul Anderson movies i like (since he didn't write them).
Besides the best Video game adaption is "Street Fighter II: The animated movie"
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Post by rra on Nov 25, 2007 12:19:26 GMT -5
[quote author=rra board=offtopic thread=1195995023 post=1196010078 Besides, HITMAN is still the best video game-adapted movie yet. What about SUPER MARIO BROTHERS? That was totally faithful to the game right down to the underground taxi cab chase and the princess carring guns[/quote] I didn't play MARIO seriously as a kid so sadly, I missed that one.
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Post by rra on Nov 25, 2007 12:25:36 GMT -5
Besides the best Video game adaption is "Street Fighter II: The animated movie" I've never seen it. I'll track it down sometime. What, no one else saw HITMAN over the weekend?
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Nov 25, 2007 12:27:36 GMT -5
Street Fight 2 animated is awesome. Actually most of the animated game movies are pretty decent. Pretty sure Tekken was pretty good too, Can't recall if MK was. I know there were a few others too.
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Post by Palatial Regalia on Nov 25, 2007 12:29:42 GMT -5
Dude, I dont even like Mortal Kombat (inferior in every way to Street Fighter 2) and can say that the Mortal Kombat movie wasnt that bad. I think Paul W.S. Anderson's MORTAL KOMBAT is pretty mediocre, and considering that he's either produced or directed all those RESIDENT EVIL movies.... Coincidence that they are mediocre-ass too? I think not! Besides, HITMAN is still the best video game-adapted movie yet. What did you think of it? I havent been able to afford to see any movies since War I just wanted to comment on your MK comment as I'm as far as possible from being a MK fanboy. MK had decent fighting scenes and thats all that matters considering it is a fighting game adaptation. What made MK a better movie then RE was the fact there was little to no plot to butcher. It's the writers that make there video game adaptations so horrible. Event Horizon did rule btw.
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Post by Jiren on Nov 25, 2007 12:38:39 GMT -5
Street Fight 2 animated is awesome. Actually most of the animated game movies are pretty decent. Pretty sure Tekken was pretty good too, Can't recall if MK was. I know there were a few others too. I thought "Tekken" was OK, MK didn't have one. "Devil May Cry" does though (Well series) And We don't get "Hitman" till next week
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Post by rra on Nov 25, 2007 12:39:07 GMT -5
I think Paul W.S. Anderson's MORTAL KOMBAT is pretty mediocre, and considering that he's either produced or directed all those RESIDENT EVIL movies.... Coincidence that they are mediocre-ass too? I think not! Besides, HITMAN is still the best video game-adapted movie yet. What did you think of it? I havent been able to afford to see any movies since War I just wanted to comment on your MK comment as I'm as far as possible from being a MK fanboy. MK had decent fighting scenes and thats all that matters considering it is a fighting game adaptation. What made MK a better movie then RE was the fact there was little to no plot to butcher. It's the writers that make there video game adaptations so horrible. Event Horizon did rule btw. I think "little to no plot" is an understatement. The fights though were meh....maybe because they didn't matter at all. If the filmmakers (writers/director/choreographers) don't think they matter that much... ...then why should I care? Worse, there was alot of plot material from the video game thats fodder for an action movie, and just isn't used. Take Scorpion going after Sub-Zero, for "revenge." Good fodder. Instead, they're jobbers that disapear very quickly. Whatever. Hell, I think the fights themselves are too short. You have this whole thing of Sonya going after Kano, and boom that whole storyline is over, and she's a deadend for rest of the picture.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Nov 25, 2007 13:01:55 GMT -5
Uh, sorry RRA, but Silent Hill is still bar none, the best video game movie there is. Especially if what you say about the "plot" is true.
The Hitman series actually has an AMAZING storyline(that is also paired with amazing gameplay).
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Post by jcdenton on Nov 25, 2007 13:02:46 GMT -5
Uh, sorry RRA, but Silent Hill is still bar none, the best video game movie there is. Especially if what you say about the "plot" is true. *jaw hits floor*
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Post by rra on Nov 25, 2007 13:05:33 GMT -5
Uh, sorry RRA, but Silent Hill is still bar none, the best video game movie there is. Especially if what you say about the "plot" is true. The Hitman series actually has an AMAZING storyline(that is also paired with amazing gameplay). I haven't seen SILENT HILL, so I can't debate or agree with you. The video games may have a good story, but the movie....it doesn't, or its shoddily made. In a way, HITMAN feels cut up and choppy as did another movie that was majorly castrated in post-production, MR. & MRS SMITH from 2005. That wasn't a good movie. But HITMAN is still watchable. If it came ever to the Best Buy $5 Bargain bin, I would buy it.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Nov 25, 2007 13:07:53 GMT -5
Uh, sorry RRA, but Silent Hill is still bar none, the best video game movie there is. Especially if what you say about the "plot" is true. *jaw hits floor* What? I would like to know what you think is a better video game based movie. There isn't one.
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Post by jcdenton on Nov 25, 2007 13:10:16 GMT -5
What? I would like to know what you think is a better video game based movie. There isn't one. DOUBLE DRAGON was better then Silent hill IMO
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Post by rra on Nov 25, 2007 13:11:25 GMT -5
What? I would like to know what you think is a better video game based movie. There isn't one. Again, I haven't seen SILENT HILL. But of the many video game movies I've seen, from MORTAL KOMBAT to DOOM to SUPER MARIO BROS. to RESIDENT EVIL.....HITMEN is the best yet of that sub-genre.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Nov 25, 2007 13:23:27 GMT -5
What? I would like to know what you think is a better video game based movie. There isn't one. DOUBLE DRAGON was better then Silent hill IMO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *pauses for breath* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can't possibly be serious, can you? That is one of the WORST video game movies ever! It is down at the bottom of the ranks with Alone in the Dark, Bloodrayne, Bloodrayne II, House of the Dead, and Super Mario Brothers.
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Post by rra on Nov 25, 2007 13:25:50 GMT -5
DOUBLE DRAGON was pretty damn awful.
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Post by jcdenton on Nov 25, 2007 13:26:50 GMT -5
and yet, I still think its better then silent hill
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