PAYBACK-STRAIGHT UP

PAYBACK- STRAIGHT UP – The Director’s Cut isn’t some minor adjustment to sell DVDs – it is a complete overhaul. No Kris Kristofferson, no kidnapped son sub-plot, no boxing match and not any pulled punches. This is a mean sucker punch, gutter dirty, pissed off piece of pulp art! Mel is not “the likable superstar” in this film. He beats the shit out of Deborah Kara Unger in this version, he is straight to the point, no cookie cutter bullshit. This is the way a Parker novel by Donald Westlake should be handled.The film is leaner and meaner. There are no explosions and needless tacked on gore. This is brutal and hard-nosed… Oh, and IMMENSELY SATISFYING!!!http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30466
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Spoiler Alert: DO NOT CLICK HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANY MORE OF THE CHANGES TO THE MOVIE!!!http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120784/board/nest/54677640
below an interview with director Brian Helgeland, it's very insightful: http://www.austinist.com/archives/aff/ (article is at the bottom of the page)