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- ViRaZ, on 01/03/2008, -4/+100What about stopping those a-hole parents from bringing a kid(s) into an R rated movie? Also, for anyone in my area, I missed out on some movies this year because I didn't want to bring my son to the theater. I didn't want him to cry through the entire movie ......... your welcome.
- spritom, on 01/03/2008, -6/+97Whatever rating gets Kiera Knightly out of those clothes will work.
- Superperson, on 01/03/2008, -1/+89The other day when I saw Juno ( an amazing film that happens to be about teen pregnancy, involves a sex scene, graphic descriptions of male anatomy, and a constant stream of curses), there was a middle-aged lady there with her two kids who couldn't have been older than 10. The movie is rated PG-13, and the bitch left halfway through with her kids, huffing and puffing all the way. Ratings mean nothing in the context of the movie, and it means that artistry is stifled for economic appeal.
- PistolSO, on 01/03/2008, -5/+91Obligatory ***** The MPAA comment
- FatLoser, on 01/03/2008, -0/+84Maybe the father wanted to teach his son about zombies so that he'll be prepared for the coming apocalypse? Ever think of that, Mr. smarty genius?
- roguedragon, on 01/03/2008, -0/+67The MPAA is broken, period. The problems in the ratings system is just further proof of that.
- inactive, on 01/03/2008, -0/+45A kid started crying during I Am Legend....wtf, who brings a little kid to I Am Legend?
- maggiemerc, on 01/03/2008, -0/+37Yeah that article just continues to prove the MPAA is a broken ratings system.
I'll throw out one from a few years ago, Imagine Me & You, a fantastic British romantic comedy about a woman going gay after meeting Lena Headey at her own wedding. The film is funny, smart and a really damn solid romatic comedy no matter your sexual persuasion. Yet it gets an R rating. Why? TWO LADIES KISS.
So full on CGI nipple and body dismemberment is PG-13 material but two women kissing (and it isn't porno kissing) isn't?
I also find it interesting that they'll greenlight every single Saw poster. Bloody teeth, leg stumps and strips of raw flesh are okay but a poster of a man with a bag over his head as viewed from the rear is unacceptable?
***** the MPAA.
As for babies in the theater. Move to Austin and go to the Alamo Drafthouse. No one under 18 at all EVER and you get to drink alcohol, and they'll boot people for taking calls or talking too loud. - sevenalive, on 01/03/2008, -2/+37Its PG-13 and the kids were no older than 10. So the ratings worked in that point. I am 20, when i was 15 i curse, i still curse. Everybody curses, every kid 15 and up knows about sex and *****. And for that mother who took her kids to see a movie about sex (teen pregnacy), well she is a dumbass.
- bdbr, on 01/03/2008, -1/+33I've always thought it was odd that violence is perfectly acceptable, but people making love is not. And swearing is fine even on TV as long as its in the Bible. Who makes these rules?
- gasin, on 01/03/2008, -0/+31Call me a nerd but the poster for Taxi to Dark Side is really really nicely executed. oohh....(drooling)
- bmystry, on 01/03/2008, -5/+35A kid crying during I Am Legend? What a pansy
- ravage86, on 01/03/2008, -0/+28You truely are a wonderful person.
- CrimsonBlur, on 01/03/2008, -1/+28Well considering The Matrix was rated R, I'd say it could be argued Pirates should be also if they are using equal standards (they aren't). I honestly never understood why The Matrix wasn't PG-13. There are no swear words, no sex scenes, no nudity at all actually, and for an action movie there is very little blood, even in the famous lobby scene. There are many more people killed on screen in the Pirates movies or even, say, the latest Die hard, then there were in any of the Matrix films except maybe the climax fight at the end of Revolutions.
- mdavis, on 01/03/2008, -1/+26I remember seeing 28 Days Later in the theater and someone brought their 3 year old son. Really? Seriously? You couldn't get a sitter.
- stillasleep00, on 01/03/2008, -0/+24I remember there being almost an entire day-care in Lord of the Rings, then hearing ignorant mothers bitch IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ***** MOVIE about the gruesome depictions of the orcs.
- TheNik, on 01/03/2008, -0/+21Why are people digging him down? Saying that _NO KIDS WHATSOEVER_ should be allowed into these movies is grossly generalizing what is considered a child. When I was under 18 I saw R-rated movies with sex and violence and there was nothing wrong with it. I didn't cry and from like age 13 and on I understood that talking or making loud noises during a movie was poor etiquette.
It's all based around if parents know their kids or not. - Hermiod, on 01/03/2008, -5/+25Very good article. Reminds me of when some local councils in Britain allowed local cinemas to reduce Spider-Man's 12 rating to a PG because so many parents complained that they couldn't take their children to see what was, apparently, a "kid's film". Thanks to that debacle we're now stuck with the 12A certificate which every blockbuster released in the UK now strives to achieve, regardless of the fact that it makes films unwatchable in the cinema because of all the far too young children in attendance.
- EvanVolm, on 01/03/2008, -0/+20I encourage everyone to watch 'This Film is not yet Rated'(not a family movie, though). It gives you a hint as to who's running the MPAA...
- moo113, on 01/03/2008, -3/+22I prefer the Canadian Film Board. Up north of the border we're not as afraid of sex and swearing, more so the violence. A great example would be the original Amityville Horror, rated R in the states and PG up here. Cute.
- beanage, on 01/03/2008, -0/+19Movies don't influence ***** with the right parenting, and yes I am criticizing today's parenting. I've seen many mature movies and I'm growing up fine. I saw the South Park movie when I was very young, in fact my mom took me to see it and I turned out just fine. Doing well in school, not addicted to drugs, and I haven't shot up a mall. parents shield their kids as if it'll help them in the real world, instead we're raising a bunch of kids that'll get jumped and robbed on the street because they turned out naive. Parents, ignore the ratings and use some common sense. Dump ratings, embrace the conditioning of young minds.
- Slipknotic, on 01/03/2008, -0/+19We live in a society where sex is taboo and violence and gore accepted. I greatly disagree with this and think that talk or depictions of contextually safe and 'loving' sex should not earn a movie an R rating. Sex and the human body is a beautiful part of life, nothing that should be censored or forbidden, however the violence and gore we except in movies is neither beautiful nor should it be a part of life. I think we need to re-think our way of parenting, and censorship.
- polymyxin, on 01/03/2008, -1/+20Yes it does... the MPAA rejected promotional material for the film as unsuitable for all audiences. It has everything to do with the MPAA.
- Grommy, on 01/03/2008, -1/+17I am digging the ***** out of this article.
- jstohler, on 01/03/2008, -0/+15The fact that Beowulf can be cut into a restricted trailer is proof that the movie itself should have been restricted.
- DigTheDoug, on 01/03/2008, -1/+14"The Hole" (2001) with her and Thora Birch is what you want then. It's quick, but a full flashing boob shot. You're welcome.
- nreynolds, on 01/03/2008, -0/+12there aren't. ratings aren't law and theaters can choose not to abide by them. I don't know why more theaters don't just say "***** it" and let anyone into any movie (except NC-17. i think that one might be law).
- inactive, on 01/03/2008, -1/+13Not to mention, two guys kissing with no tongue = full on straight people *****. Both apparently warrant an "R" rating equally by the MPAA.
- ravage86, on 01/03/2008, -0/+10James Bond was PG!
- autoacat, on 01/03/2008, -0/+9wow, are you sure we even saw the same movie? there was barely a sex scene in Juno as all you really saw were close up glimpses of Ellen Page and Michael Cera and only really got a hint of what actually went on. This was played as a flashback most of the time. A constant stream of cursing? I know they said "*****" a handful of times (according to a parental review it was only 9, which is next to nothing), there was a token non-sexual "*****" and maybe used the term "gay" in a demeaning manner but I wouldn't really say that accounts for a constant stream either, seemed pretty par for the course. And graphic descriptions of the male anatomy? other than occasional phrases like "junk" and "balls" there wasn't anything "graphic" about it.
- inactive, on 01/03/2008, -1/+10comment
- stillasleep00, on 01/03/2008, -4/+13Obligatory Obligatory comment
- CrimsonBlur, on 01/03/2008, -1/+10I don't think you guys are getting the point of the article, or why he says Pirates should be rated R.
- zeptobyte, on 01/03/2008, -1/+9They need to not try to break down movies into just a few simplified age categories. It would be much better to eliminate the labels and instead state what objectionable material the movie contains. It ought to be more specific, so that parents will then make the decision based on what they do or do not want their own kids to see or think they can or cannot handle, rather than someone else's judgement.
- Totalchaos02, on 01/03/2008, -0/+8Same thing happened to me. 5 year old kid was crying, loudly, through the whole thing and the parents refused to leave. I would say the kid ruined the movie but the ending did a fine job of that already.
- Ajajadude, on 01/03/2008, -0/+8Some people just should not leave their family room to watch a movie. I saw National Treasure on Christmas and the family behind me did nothing but talk as if they were watching a movie at home. There son was the worse one out of the bunch: he found EVERYTHING hilarious. The little Pixar animation at the beginning? Apparently the funniest thing on earth. A Civil War soldier hobbling along with one leg? A comedy classic.
- idconvict, on 01/03/2008, -0/+7because they wouldn't have anything to play in the theaters once they get on the MPAA's bad side
- jazzboyrules, on 01/03/2008, -1/+8I think that parents should refer to sites like http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ instead of just depending on the ratings, before taking their kids to a movie theater.
- bejayel, on 01/03/2008, -0/+7thanks for the heads up. What library was that again?
- bejayel, on 01/03/2008, -0/+7This thread is now rated r. Be careful everyone who cant seem to make an educated decision about how the graphic the material is for your 13 year old child (of whom probably drops the f-bomb more than you do.)
- bmystry, on 01/03/2008, -0/+7A good comment that actually makes sense. Parents like to put blame on others when they are supposed to be responsible for whatever happens to their kids. My parents raised me the same way and I have yet to kill anybody.
- michaelb1, on 01/03/2008, -1/+8What's wrong with breastfeeding?
- SammyJr, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6So a breastfeeding mother shouldn't be allowed to enjoy a film?
- andre321, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6homophobics
- andykram, on 01/03/2008, -2/+8Hey _I_ almost cried during I Am Legend. I'm perfectly fine, humanity is dying and everything is hunky dorey, there's a weird zombie leader, blah, blah, blah. Then all of a sunden they killed his DOG!!! That's some heavy stuff right there...
- bustachops, on 01/03/2008, -1/+7what does reading the article have to do with liking Once - it was a ***** great movie
- jstohler, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6I saw a couple do that to their 7-year-old daughter. They'd dragged her to "We own the Night," (R-Rated of course) and she wanted to leave during one particularly brutal death. Of course, they forced her to stay.
- scripthead, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6It's pretty sad when the best scenes are left on the cutting floor just so that a movie can squeeze into a particular rating bracket. This is frequently very obvious from the "cut scenes" on DVDs.
- Ruqsaq, on 01/03/2008, -0/+5dugg for renting Barbarella... my dad rented this when I was like 10 and well...
- NathanielJ, on 01/03/2008, -2/+7While I agree that the MPAA is messed right up, this article has several problems with it. First off, Pirates 3 doesn't deserve an R rating in any world. They go through the list of all the violent things that happen in the movie "a 10-year-old boy is hung, etc", but so what? It's tone more than anything that determines what a movie's rating should be in regards to violence. Otherwise I could say that Aladdin should have an R rating because they tried to cut off princess Jasmine's hand, they tried to kill Aladdin repeatedly. And don't get me started on those ridiculously violent Lord of the Rings movies.
Also, what's with the complaint about Jolie being "pretty much naked" in Beowulf? Since when is showing someone "pretty much" naked in a non-sexual situation a reason for a rating to be steepened up to R?
The article should have just told people to watch 'This Film is Not Yet Rated', since it does a much better job. -
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