Hitman

[badgonegood]

The last HALF DECENT video game adaption was what?...... Mortal Kombat? There has not been one video game movie since then that even meets HALF DECENT standards. Hitman is no exception.

I've never played the games and from the trailers I really wanted to enjoy this movie, but the acting was so off and the movie didn't really make you care about the characters. When my friend told me this was based off a video game after I was like wtf, no wonder its so horrible.

However the action was pretty good, but as it went on it seemed to get sloppy with the whole shaking camera thing, where you can't see whats going on. Kinda like Bourne and Batman Begins which is really annoying because you want to be able to see the punches and the hits clearly.

They should have just made "Dark Angel: The Movie", at least Alba would have been more eye candy.

[pastor_ice43]

I still plan to see it.

[Knight]

Won't waste my money, time or bandwidth on this crap.

[ASoron0424]

I haven't heard a single positive review for it; on its opening day Rotten Tomatoes already had a shitlist of negative reviews.

[badgonegood]

So I'm just gonna go ahead and post my official review.




HITMAN REVIEW

It's a shame when a TV show starring Jessica Alba has you beat. Studios should have just called this film "Dark Angel: The Movie". At least Jessica Alba would have been easier on the eyes.

I've never played the Hitman games, and that's exactly the problem with video game movies. Viewers should not have to play the games in order to understand the plot of the movie. A film should be able to stand on its own merits. That's what video game fans are trying to tell Hollywood, but I guess they just don't get it.

The movie starts off with some flashback sequences, or more like deleted scenes from "Dark Angel", of kids training, which there's no story background on, in what we are supposed to assume is some government operation.

The Russian Government is looking for Hitman 47, a number that is not even mentioned until ¾ into the movie. Why are they after 47? Who does 47 work for? Why is the girl that he protects so important? Do we get answers? No. Of course not.

Supposedly the operation 47 works for "doesn't exist", so this is an excuse for the movie to overlook story and character development. People walk in and out of scenes for 30 seconds and we're supposed to remember their names. Throw in some nudity and mindless action and you have a 2 hour gold mine by today's standards. I'll admit it's a cool get rich quick device that has been tricking people for years into thinking they've seen a good movie.

Even the action is mediocre, following in this recent trend of Bourne Identity & Batman Begins styled fighting. You know where they shake the camera really fast? Get in real close and viewers pretend they can see what's going on? Yeah that.

5/10

[Driden]

I knew it was going to suck when I saw Agent 47. This movie could have been so good. I think Kane & Lynch would be a badass movie as well

[choptop2]

Olyphant looks like a goober with that shaved head. Not familiar with the games, but the movie looks like shit.

Goober: They didn't give us names, they gave us numbers.
Teary eyed doe: What was your number?
Goober: 47!

None of us will live to see a decent video game movie adaption.

[Wax Zombie]

The movie wasn't that bad. I kinda enjoy the action scenes more in this movie. I thought it was entertaining.

7/10

[pastor_ice43]

Movie looks great to me. The games are undoubtebly some of the best out.

[badgonegood]

The movie wasn't that bad. I kinda enjoy the action scenes more in this movie. I thought it was entertaining.

7/10

I'm not sure how you could have "seen" the action... most of it was shot so close in and edited so sloppy with that 90 degree shutter speed crap.

[dead breed]

The movie wasn't that bad. I kinda enjoy the action scenes more in this movie. I thought it was entertaining.

7/10

The lowest you give any movie is a 7. :D ... so whatever :D

[Glasseye]

I don't expect much from this one. I do like the games but movies based on games don't have a real good track record. Its just impossible to cram all the backstory and cool bits into a 90 minute movie. People are always going to be disappointed

[Chief Falling Rock]

does Agent 47 speak a lot? He didn't much in the games.

[Wax Zombie]

does Agent 47 speak a lot? He didn't much in the games.

Yeah he speak alot of course.

[Gilly]

Looks shit, but i'm seeing it on Friday.

Jason Stratham should be playing 47.

[hackerslacker]

Jason Stratham would have been my choice for this role...the guy in the trailer looks like a turd.

[Gilly]

He sounds like a turd too.

[Glasseye]

Yeah, he looks wierd with no hair. I thought Jason Stratham would have been a natural choice

[badgonegood]

Wasnt he the killer in scream 2?

[koolmike]

Movie was a waste. Reminded me of The Bourne Identity...a far superior film IMO.

[Wrathborne]

Its just impossible to cram all the backstory and cool bits into a 90 minute movie. People are always going to be disappointed


actually my friends its entirely possible to do so. Hollywood just choose snot too as it requires a little extra work. they prefer to make up their own shit and keep the label.

[Gilly]

Saw it last night. It's crap.

The guy that played 47 is useless, it should have been Jason Stratham, 47 having emotions towards that foreign chick doesn't work. It's just a complete mess. It was bloodier than I had expected though.

[slimeisacharacter]

Wait... you think Mortal Kombat was a decent game-to-flick transition?

Hahahahahaha...

[ASoron0424]

Mortal Kombat was beyond horrible.

[pastor_ice43]

Annihilation was crap...the first was a very enjoyable action flick.

[Gilly]

The Punisher was the best game to movie attempt. It could have been a little better, but it was a good ride.

[choptop2]

The Punisher was the best game to movie attempt. It could have been a little better, but it was a good ride.

that was comicbook to movie. though there are some punisher games out there.

[hackerslacker]

http://www.cjshoppingmall.com/images/dvdpunisher1.jpg


yes, yes it was.