Movie age rating
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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
Regards, Nish
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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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Neither do we... :sigh:
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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:
Will Rogers never met me.
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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.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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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