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As an adaptation, the Max Payne film is very different from the game in pretty much every aspect besides the tone and the characterizations.

I found it to be the dark and effective thriller that the game was.

A brooding performance from Wahlberg and a matching score only add to the film.

Stunning visuals, engineered by the fictional hallucinogenic drug in the film, in addition to the dark cinematography, steal attention away from the fact that the film’s editing is … eh well .

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent (Wahlberg) whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin (Kunis) out to avenge her sister’s death.

The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

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Director
John Moore

Writers
Beau Thorne
Sam Lake

Release Date
14 November 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Wanted tells the story of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice.

In 2008 - the world will be introduced to a hero for a new generation.

Wesley Gibson,  25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known.

Wesley discovers the  Fraternity a secret society lives by an ancient, unbreakable code. “carry out the death orders given by fate itself”.

With wickedly brilliant tutors—including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman)

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Director
Timur Bekmambetov

Writers
Michael Brandt
Derek Haas

Release Date
25 June 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Drama | Thriller 

Tagline
Choose your destiny.

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He has a knack for these adventure movies as he has in the Mummy movies, and the kid who plays his nephew Sean link up for family time to uncover some of the mysteries of the notes Seans father left in his journey to find a Lost land.

They decipher the notes and their adventure takes them to Iceland where they meet the other member of this trilogy a mountain climber who has the energy and smile to melt any glacier and keep up with the boys.

During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth.

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Director
Eric Brevig

Writers
Michael D. Weiss
Jennifer Flackett

Release Date
11 July 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller 

Tagline
Same Planet. Different World.

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Russel Crowe may have packed on 50 pounds for his part, yet his performance feels extremely blah.

He speaks everything in the same meandering drawl, which may have been the point, but his character disappears for such lengthy bits, we tend to forget about him.

The promised pairing of him and Dicaprio is weightless; their scenes have no fire or bite.

Roger Ferris, Leonardo DiCaprio, is a CIA covert operative working in Jordan searching for terrorists who have been bombing civilian targets.

Ferris uncovers information on the Islamist mastermind Al-Saleem (Alon Aboutboul).

He devises a plan to infiltrate Al-Saleem’s terrorist network with the help of his boss back in Langley, Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe).

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Director
Ridley Scott

Writers
William Monahan
David Ignatius

Release Date
21 November 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Drama | Thriller 

Tagline
Trust no one. Deceive everyone.

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There are some good laughs in “Get Smart”, but what surprised me is how well-done the action is .

The exhilarating freefall sequence that was probably designed as a homage to the opening of “Moonraker” to Carell’s and Hathaway’s quick, efficient fight scenes.

The explosions at the “bakery” factory to the incredibly kinetic final chase sequence involving various means of transportation, the action in this movie probably surpasses the recent James Bond pictures, helped by the fact that a lot of it seems to have been done by the actors themselves, willing to take some risks.

So people who are more into action than into comedy should still get some satisfaction out of this.

Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS.

When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote… Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS.

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Director
Peter Segal

Writers
Tom J. Astle
Matt Ember

Release Date
22 August 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Comedy | Thriller 

Tagline
Saving The World. And Loving It.

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 Hancock is not the generic superhero film and is probably one of the more ingenious ideas to come across a producer’s desk in quite some time.

What it seems like is that the writers of the film loved the idea, started off extremely strong, and then began to realize that how hard it is to sustain a simplistic idea over the course of a full length motion picture (and it is because of this that Hancock is relatively short).

The lack of a central villain also hurts the movie a lot.

This is an action movie, so it should come as no surprise to see well done and original action in the movie. However, I felt the effects could have used a few more weeks of polishing in the editing room.

John Hancock (Will Smith) is an unhappy and reluctant superhero who is living in his own world.

For some unknown reason, Hancock is depressed and has started drinking very heavily.

He has saved many lives in Los Angeles over the years, but in doing so, he has no regards for damaging buildings, trains, roads, cars, or anything that gets in his way of getting the job done.

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Director
Peter Berg

Writers
Vincent Ngo
Vince Gilligan

Release Date
2 July 2008 (UK)

Genre
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller 

Tagline
There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there’s…

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Eagle Eye is a well-paced, action-packed popcorn movie up at the same level as most of Shia LeBouf’s other movies.

It had just enough mystery to keep a intellectual interest throughout the explosions, horrific deaths (though, of course, the rating meant they were off-screen), and originally awkward interaction between the two main characters.

While an attentive viewer will guess most of the “surprises” before they are revealed, the question as to how the movie will ultimately end makes up for any disappointment.

The acting was better than expected, the storyline as original as it could hope to be, and, all in all, it is certainly a movie I suggest to fans of action, Shia, or government conspiracies.

Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) returns home after the mysterious death of his successful twin brother.

He and a single mother, Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan), find out that they have been framed as terrorists, and they are threatened into becoming members of a cell tasked to assassinate a politician.

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Director
D.J. Caruso

Writers
John Glenn
Travis Wright

Release Date
17 October 2008 (UK)

Genre
Action | Mystery | Thriller 

Tagline
If you want to live you will obey

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Ultimate Avengers 2 picks right up where the first movie left off.

Again, It’s simply a magic rendition of Marvel’s (and Earth’s) Mightiest Heroes.

What surprised me is the fact that this second film establishes the characters better and has substantial character development.

Some serious Ultimates fans (not me ) wanted this movie to be an exact reenactment of the comic book.

Marvel instead made a conscious decision to infuse the old school Avengers in to the Ultimates mix.

It’s still a good call and a masterful decision.

The combination works very well.

Gone are the overblown and, quite frankly, juvenile elements of the Ultimates.

Having a horny Hulk or an outrageously abusive Henry Pym may work to capture the teenage comic crowd (which is exactly why the Ultimate Universe was created) but it doesn’t play with main stream audiences.

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The film is making zillions all over the world so what does it matter that it’s just a mediocre attempt to recapture the energy, the youthfulness and the innocence of the previous installments?

Love of cinema, that’s what made me react the way I did.

How can it possibly be that the most powerful people in the film world could agree that this was the script that everyone was waiting for?

Shallow, opportunistic, over long, over crowded and implausible in a way the other films weren’t regardless of their own implausibilities because one was connected tho the soul of the enterprise.

During the Cold War, Soviet agents watch Professor Henry Jones when a young man brings him a coded message from an aged, demented colleague, Henry Oxley. Led by the brilliant Irina Spalko, the Soviets tail Jones and the young man, Mutt, to Peru.

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Director
Steven Spielberg

Writers
David Koepp
George Lucas

Release Date
22 May 2008 (UK)

Genre
Action | Adventure 

Tagline
In May, the adventure continues.

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The cartoon is something along the lines of the Marvel Action hour cartoons from the 90’s, just with a better script and much better animation.

In fact, having seen the cartoon, (just don’t tell anyone! ) I would be more than willing to watch it as a cartoon series.

Keep in mind, it is intended for a younger audience, but I think most Marvel fans will enjoy it.

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Director
Jay Oliva

Writer
Christopher Yost (writer)

Release Date
2 September 2008 (USA) 

Genre
Animation | Action

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