A few days ago, head honcho here at TMB, John Campea posted a story about how the movie ‘Hitman‘ was being tamed down from an R rating to a friendly PG-13 rating when it’s released in theatres. Although everybody can relax, (for now) because it looks like things have changed and ‘Hitman’ will indeed be an “R” rated film. (YES!)
Thompson on Hollywood Gives Us This:
A source close to the project and a Fox rep both confirmed that director Xavier Gens is still on board, and the movie will absolutely come out with an R rating. Sources say it will most likely be a “hard R,” in fact. Which makes sense, since turning intense action game Hitman into a PG-13 movie would be like making a PG-13 biopic about Paris Hilton: What’s the point?
I’m one of those people who hate when movies that deserve to be rated R are rated PG-13. It’s usually only cut that way to attract more viewers and more money. (Jesus, if I wanted to watch an R rated movie get butchered, I’d watch it on TBS or FOX television) The movie is entitled ‘Hitman’ for god’s sakes! Anyone who has played the game knows how VIOLENT it is, so why tone down the VIOLENCE when the audience expects the brutality, the gore, and the blood in the first place?
So people under 18 without a guardian can’t see it. Big whoop! The games are rated M (for Mature) anyways! (I don’t think all gamers are teenagers anymore anyways) Besides tons of R rated movies make large money in the box office, so I never understood the whole “let’s make the movie PG-13 to make more money” issue. I for one am I happy that they are keeping the film in its original state. What’s your thoughts on this issue?
