Movie age rating
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In the states, the movie ratings aren't quite so age-related. G - general audiences (ie anyone) PG - "parental guidance" is suggested for children under 10 PG-13 - parental guidance is suggested for children under 13 R - restricted; under 17 requires presence of parent or guardian NC-17 - No one under 17 is allowed The PG-13 rating came about because of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Given a choice between PG and R, the Movie Ratings Board chose PG. The religious right screamed about the violence, so a new rating was created to fill the perceived gap. NC-17 used to be X; it was replaced when X was adopted by the porn industry to mean "dirty movie." There actually were legitimate, mainstream movies released in the US with an X rating, including A Clockwork Orange and Last Tango In Paris.
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
PG - "parental guidance" is suggested for children under 10 PG-13 - parental guidance is suggested for children under 13
There isn't really an age associated with PG; these days it just means it's not exclusively targeted at little kids. PG-13 is more like R but with an age of 13 instead of 17: kids under 13 are supposed to only get in with a parent. Not that movie theaters enforce any of it. And NC-17 is still treated as poison by movie theaters, which was what they were trying to avoid when they changed it from X. Virtually nothing comes out as NC-17, and nothing that's mainstream, which is too bad.
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It's the american rating, right? semi-covered boobs: 17 shape nipples visible through semi-cover: R blood gore and violence: 12 anything else: who cares?
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Not long ago I was watching The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans[^]. The movie started with an age rating like most modern movies: "12". :wtf: 12 ! Did the person rating this movie even see it? Imdb (or Cara[^]) rates it "R", which is better, but even then. I still can't believe that in todays society they don't have a better and more objective rating system. What's your opinion on this?
V.
Based on the trailer, it looks suitable for "me when I was 12" to me. I wouldn't have liked it, but that's not what the ratings are for. Reasons: - no nudity as far as I can see - no horror - no excessive gore - violence/drugs/references to sex/etc aren't going to scare many 12 year olds Here's the best rating system: have the parents watch the trailer and judge what their kid can handle, not all kids are the same. edit: of course if there is more nudity in the film then the trailer shows it would instantly have to be 18+.
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Based on the trailer, it looks suitable for "me when I was 12" to me. I wouldn't have liked it, but that's not what the ratings are for. Reasons: - no nudity as far as I can see - no horror - no excessive gore - violence/drugs/references to sex/etc aren't going to scare many 12 year olds Here's the best rating system: have the parents watch the trailer and judge what their kid can handle, not all kids are the same. edit: of course if there is more nudity in the film then the trailer shows it would instantly have to be 18+.
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Not long ago I was watching The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans[^]. The movie started with an age rating like most modern movies: "12". :wtf: 12 ! Did the person rating this movie even see it? Imdb (or Cara[^]) rates it "R", which is better, but even then. I still can't believe that in todays society they don't have a better and more objective rating system. What's your opinion on this?
V.
*shrugs* I had parents who didn't even let me watch PG films. I wasn't allowed to watch titanic when I was something like 17. On the other hand nearly everyone I knew was allowed to watch whatever they wanted even at primary school.
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*shrugs* I had parents who didn't even let me watch PG films. I wasn't allowed to watch titanic when I was something like 17. On the other hand nearly everyone I knew was allowed to watch whatever they wanted even at primary school.
Our primary school principal approved and promoted the showing of The Blue Lagoon at the school's weekly Saturday afternoon movie. He did, however, send parents a circular first, explaining his motive that it was about love and not about nudity or sex.
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If I was 11 years old, I'd swap a dozen blood and gore movies for a 3 minute topless video. :-D
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For 11 year olds, I don't think a topless video even needs to be 3 minutes long. :)
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A bare bottom is an abomination against god, but it is ok to see 300 murders a day on TV. I don't get american censorship.
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Not long ago I was watching The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans[^]. The movie started with an age rating like most modern movies: "12". :wtf: 12 ! Did the person rating this movie even see it? Imdb (or Cara[^]) rates it "R", which is better, but even then. I still can't believe that in todays society they don't have a better and more objective rating system. What's your opinion on this?
V.
There were no ratings when I was growing up, at least until the movie "Bonnie and Clyde" hit the theaters. Parents then were expected to do this thing called "parenting." But as I recall, "B&C" was completely over the top, and led to the first ratings. I know my mom didn't make it through the first reel - she had to leave the theater to hurl in the lobby. :laugh:
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Based on the trailer, it looks suitable for "me when I was 12" to me. I wouldn't have liked it, but that's not what the ratings are for. Reasons: - no nudity as far as I can see - no horror - no excessive gore - violence/drugs/references to sex/etc aren't going to scare many 12 year olds Here's the best rating system: have the parents watch the trailer and judge what their kid can handle, not all kids are the same. edit: of course if there is more nudity in the film then the trailer shows it would instantly have to be 18+.
harold aptroot wrote:
Here's the best rating system: have the parents watch the trailer and judge what their kid can handle, not all kids are the same.
A lot of R movies have G or PG trailers; so I'm not sure how well that'd work.
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
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harold aptroot wrote:
Here's the best rating system: have the parents watch the trailer and judge what their kid can handle, not all kids are the same.
A lot of R movies have G or PG trailers; so I'm not sure how well that'd work.
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
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A bare bottom is an abomination against god, but it is ok to see 300 murders a day on TV. I don't get american censorship.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
A bare bottom is an abomination against god, but it is ok to see 300 murders a day on TV.
Probably has something to do with their creationist theory crap!
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