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I wish that were true, but it's all about the money. Why else remove the R rating, that could have been done beforehand. This opens up another audience. That opens up more purse strings in the dvd market.

And what's wrong with opening it up to another audience, especially when he was getting feedback from "truckloads" of letters, cards, ect...saying that some didn't take their family members to see it because of the violence?

He didn't do it in the first place, because he wanted to depict it as it was. Not sanitize it, as many others in the past did.

The movie's for everyone. He wanted everyone to see it. So if there was another way for him to introduce it to those who didn't see it the first time, why not cater to what was asked of him?

I fail to see your point on "it's all about the money." The judgement on that is between he and God. Not we who sit back in the rafters and can only speculate, usually without all of the facts.

And if it were, so what? He'll put it back into his company, charity, or whatever he choses. He's making a living. That's a problem?

Good answer. I'm more than grateful to have seen the film in its original, undedited version. That being said, I was unable to bring myself to see it a second time due to the graphic imagery. I also know at least one person who wouldn't go see the film because of its well-deserved "R" rating for violence.

It'll be a treat to see The Passion again in its new form, and I'll be pleased to purchase the DVD of the re-released version whenever it becomes available. Thank you, Mr. Gibson, for making your film available to those of us who are hyper-sensitive to graphic imagery.

It is not wrong to make money, it's the American way. Just some of his statements I am surprised at, as stated above; and the political response he gave when he did in fact seek out Rush early on. His awards' comments were not rational as well. Depends on the audience you are targeting at the moment, I guess; but I think he should be consistent if he is to knock one award and then praise another when both are not representative of "credible" voting practices.

I watched Passion opening night. Its not a movie you say you enjoy, but it is powerful. Would I watch it again? No..just like I would not watch a replay of victims being run over by a speeding train. Did it teach me anything? No. Was the timing orchestrated for election year? Was great timing no doubt about it.

I hope he goes on to make other films as well. The best to him.