http://commentarytrack.com/2007/12/20/review-hitman-2007/ movie reviews, news and discussion Sun, 20 May 2012 05:18:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://commentarytrack.com/2007/12/20/review-hitman-2007/#comment-332 Doc Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:31:25 +0000 http://commentarytrack.com/2007/12/20/review-hitman-2007/#comment-332 When you want us to think your hero is in St. Petersberg, the architectural gem of all the Russias, but you can only afford to shoot in Bulgaria, your filmmaker's backers are sending you a message. When you want us to think your hero is in St. Petersberg, the architectural gem of all the Russias, but you can only afford to shoot in Bulgaria, your filmmaker’s backers are sending you a message.

]]> http://commentarytrack.com/2007/12/20/review-hitman-2007/#comment-331 Liz Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:23:23 +0000 http://commentarytrack.com/2007/12/20/review-hitman-2007/#comment-331 At some point, someone must have decided that it was a good idea to turn pretty much any video game into a movie (and vice versa, for that matter). There really shouldn't be so much crossover between the two genres, which are fundamentally different. Many of the things that make a good movie - such as character development, or things that make sense - just detract from a fun game. I saw a trailer for Hitman and was completely underwhelmed. Somehow I'm not surprised it turned out badly... At some point, someone must have decided that it was a good idea to turn pretty much any video game into a movie (and vice versa, for that matter). There really shouldn’t be so much crossover between the two genres, which are fundamentally different. Many of the things that make a good movie – such as character development, or things that make sense – just detract from a fun game. I saw a trailer for Hitman and was completely underwhelmed. Somehow I’m not surprised it turned out badly…

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