Max Payne film rated PG-13, DVD to include "Gamer" cut
by Xav de Matos 
{ Sep 26th 2008 at 1:30AM }
Originally rated R by the MPAA, the director of the violent video game adaptation starring Marky Mark Wahlberg called the MPAA out saying the film was as intense as other summer blockbusters. Moore compared the situation to The Dark Knight, accusing the MPAA of sucking up to Warner Bros. when rating the comic adaptation, although Moore's choice of words were far more colorful. Of course the fight was based on dollars as Moore fought the R rating to secure a more financially viable PG-13 mark on the film which hits theatres on October 17.
Fans of the game will be happy to know that the original uncut vision will eventually see life on DVD in what Moore calls, the "Gamer Dedicated Cut."
But don't expect sunshine and rainbows now that Max Payne landed a PG-13 rating. "The movie you see in the theaters will be an intense experience and the movie you see on DVD will be as intense an experience with some extra sensibilities for people who really adore the game," Moore told GameDaily.
[via Shack News]
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VOS @ Sep 26th 2008 2:47AM
Great, another game movie thats gonna suck due to its rating.
RSHammerhand @ Sep 26th 2008 2:48AM
really liked the first game. the trailer for this that i've seen lokks very good. very intense.
Studley @ Sep 26th 2008 4:02AM
Hmm, methinks Wahlberg won't be crawling around medicine cabinets looking for pills to replenish his health...
zero @ Sep 26th 2008 7:44AM
Not seeing this now in the theater. I told you rated R = no sale. Sorry Max :-(
Andrew @ Sep 26th 2008 10:19AM
Ive seen the trailer and this movie actually looks great, and it wasn't because it was rated R. Who cares what the movie is rated, if the actors/actresses/director do a good job at telling a story why does it matter what it is rated? Makes me wonder if you are only going to see it so you can brag to your friends about going to an R rated movie or because you like to watch good cinema.
NeoK-182 @ Sep 26th 2008 10:59AM
guys it looks good. go see it.
To get it PC-13 all they probably did was cut out a lot of cursing and edited some scenes so you don't see as much blood/gore. it'll still be good. and it'll make more money this way.
And then when in the gamers edition we get the more gory version of the movie. i'm happy with this.
Zack @ Sep 26th 2008 11:02AM
I don't think the director actually removed much at all from the original film in order to make it PG-13. What he really did was fight the rating that was already placed on the footage he had decided on. As of late, a PG-13 movie is stretched very, very far. It's certainly not the same that it used to be. As was mentioned in the article, look at Dark Knight! I mean, burn victims aside, it was a really dark (no pun intended), intense film. I enjoyed it as much as any rated-R movie, and from what I've seen from the Max Payne trailers, it'll definitely offer more than enough to satisfy most fans of the series. So what if there's no blood -- so long as people are getting shot, that's well and good enough to satisfy my bloodthirst. ;-)
bugatti23007 @ Sep 26th 2008 11:37AM
What I want to know is will there ever be another Max Payne game?Its one of the greatest games I've ever played its tied with Rainbow Six Vegas and COD4.I read an article online that said Max Payne could have sold more copies but it was ahead of its time.
refinedsugar @ Sep 26th 2008 10:31PM
Anyone who complains about those people concerned about the PG-13 rating clearly never understand. When the source material is dark, mature and violent, of course there's going to be some level of uneasiness. No fan wants to see a dumbed down pedestrian hack job.