Now i usually will be the first to admit that video games turned to movieshave always sucked (putting it lightly) and I am patiently waiting for the one to alter this trend. October will see the release of the latest one to give it a go in the form of Max Payne, unfortunately they are stepping into my territory of games that I love and will feel the wrath of me if it is yet another poor conversion.

Things that could make it a good film are 1.) the lead actor is Mark Wahlberg - may not be the biggest thing since sliced bread but has proven that he can act through films like the Departed, and while he is not my first choice for the lead role I still think he could make a very good Max Payne. 2.) the world of Max Payne itself, inspired by action movies as it is it should not really struggle on the action front; and the story is actually very well written and if stuck to this could actually have a great little character development angle to it. 3.) the teaser trailer was very cool and at the end of this blog there are some links to all the available trailers. Finally 4.) the director John Moore is not a newcomer and has directed action in the past (behind enemy lines) and judging by the trailers he has plenty of idea's.

Things that are looking bad are 1.) The second trailer released today was not as promising, showing off more but none of it really giving you that sense of wow, 2.) the valkryie demons better be a hallucination because they will not work in the real world of Max Payne. 3.) Mila Kunis (that 70's show) will always be a pretty face for me and cannot pull of the badass action chic in my eyes! 4.) we have always had a good feeling about games to movies and been let-down every time, and finally 5.) I can almost gaurantee it will be toned down for the nowadays teen friendly 15 rating, meaning that the controversial drug created nightmares will not be nearly as scary as they was in the games.

So what are you hoping for? please find below the trailers and comment on if you are looking forward to this one or not!

New trailer released today (includes teaser trailer afterwards)

Apple quick time teaser trailer

Thanks all - Hellboyx