News > John Moore is Pissed that TDK gets PG-13 and Max Payne gets R

Das Gamer recently had a chance to interview John Moore, the director of the film adaptation for the video game Max Payne, starring Mark Wahlberg. The MPAA gave Max Payne an R-rating, and John Moore is pissed to say the least. He even goes so far as to say the MPAA "sucked Warner Bros. cock" by giving TDK a PG-13. 

Das Gamer: How challenging has it been to get a PG-13 rating for Max Payne?
John Moore: It continues to be a challenge. We’re right in the middle of it now. We’re suffering from what I call Batman blowback. The Motion Picture Association of America gave The Dark Knight a PG-13 rating and basically sucked Warner Bros. cock. I have a serious amount of issues with the MPAA. Did you know it was made up of volunteers? As if that somehow excludes them from some type of wrongdoing. You can’t serve on it if you’re a homosexual or if you didn’t grow up in a shared parenthood home. Go to their website and read their charter about what gives a fair and balanced view for typical parents. We’re still strangled by an association that’s straight out of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

What did the MPAA tell you was the problem with Max Payne?
John Moore: They said to me, the movie feels R. And I said, “What the fuck is that, a group therapy session?” You can’t do that. They’re meant to judge content, not intent. They said the movie felt dark.

Darker than the Batman flick?
John Moore: They really hung themselves with The Dark Knight. Every other filmmaker in town is knocking on their door saying, “Please sir, may I have my PG-13 rating and be as fair to my movie as you were to The Dark Knight.”

The rest of the interview with John Moore is on Das Gamer.