Discuss: Movies That Deserved a Different Rating
Discuss: Movies That Deserved a Different Rating
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Petes1234567 119 days ago
Over the past few weeks, movie ratings have been a popular topic for discussion. While Kevin Smith's upcoming Zack and Miri Make a Porno appealed an NC-17 rating (and won), The Dark Knight was enjoying a record-setting box office take and a pretty controversial PG-13 rating. Once again, we ask: Why is sex more inappropriate than violence? Should raunchy language and a few "thrusts" be condemned while a dude with half his face falling off and a psychopathic, murderous clown get off practically unscathed? And are there other issues at work here? Does a film with a giant budget and an all-star cast get it "easier" than a smaller film with a lesser-known cast and a director who chain smokes profanity?
No doubt there are shady politics at play here (as is all over this fine country of ours), and over the years there have been a number of films that deserved a different rating. Over on OMG Lists, they currently have up a list of six wrongly rated movies; films that, for one reason or another, deserved either a lower or a higher rating. It's a weird system, for sure -- these days, if you're a comedy, you kinda want that 'R' rating because your box office take will most likely be higher. However, if you're a horror flick, you want to try for a PG-13. Strange world we live in ...
But anyway, among the films featured on their list are Planes, Trains and Automobiles, which, at the time, received an R-rating because of a few profanity-laced scenes, but totally could've gotten away with a PG-13. Or what about Jaws ... with its PG rating! Hey, it's a film about a giant shark that devours people -- bring the whole family!
And hey, did Showgirls really deserve an NC-17 rating? Is there like a naked breast count that, if passed, automatically puts you in NC-17 territory? Heck, two naked breasts is like seeing 150 naked breasts, in my opinion. Look at Can't Buy Me Love -- that has a few naked breasts in it, and it's rated PG-13. Or what about the original Bad News Bears (rated PG)? No naked breasts, but the racism is ridiculous and you've got little kids drinking alcohol! I don't get it. I don't think we'll ever get it.
Which films do you think deserved different ratings?
No doubt there are shady politics at play here (as is all over this fine country of ours), and over the years there have been a number of films that deserved a different rating. Over on OMG Lists, they currently have up a list of six wrongly rated movies; films that, for one reason or another, deserved either a lower or a higher rating. It's a weird system, for sure -- these days, if you're a comedy, you kinda want that 'R' rating because your box office take will most likely be higher. However, if you're a horror flick, you want to try for a PG-13. Strange world we live in ...
But anyway, among the films featured on their list are Planes, Trains and Automobiles, which, at the time, received an R-rating because of a few profanity-laced scenes, but totally could've gotten away with a PG-13. Or what about Jaws ... with its PG rating! Hey, it's a film about a giant shark that devours people -- bring the whole family!
And hey, did Showgirls really deserve an NC-17 rating? Is there like a naked breast count that, if passed, automatically puts you in NC-17 territory? Heck, two naked breasts is like seeing 150 naked breasts, in my opinion. Look at Can't Buy Me Love -- that has a few naked breasts in it, and it's rated PG-13. Or what about the original Bad News Bears (rated PG)? No naked breasts, but the racism is ridiculous and you've got little kids drinking alcohol! I don't get it. I don't think we'll ever get it.
Which films do you think deserved different ratings?
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