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Rated R? Seriously?

posted 12 years ago by DeRo64
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This has barely enough risky content to warrant a PG-13, much less an R. Was the MPAA filled with uber-conservatives in 1996-1997?

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[–] jamesericmcgee 12 years ago

See the documentary This Movie Is Not Yet Rated, and all will be revealed about how meaningless ratings are.

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[–] DeRo64 12 years ago

I saw that documentary about two years ago after asking if homosexuality bumped up age-ratings in video games and movies.

So was it the dead baby?

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[–] jamesericmcgee 12 years ago

***SPOILER*** I reckon it may have been Claudia "Doing her wifely duties" as she put it, trying to conceive again with her husband sick, bed-ridden, and held captive. Rape should be rated R, I guess?

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[–] DeRo64 12 years ago

I just don't get it. The Messenger had more gore and profanity and it got a PG-13.
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Well, the version I saw was PG-13.

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[–] Leave_it_to_Weaver 12 years ago

I love your signature! I've seen MASH a zillion times and that line uttered by the underated Larry Linville is priceless.

[–] bthr 11 years ago

there is a rape attempt, but it was stopped in the before it started with a knife.
murders, animal killing(raven), dogs attacks and more.
they also probably rated it R because teen-adult relationship.

according to american rating, its an easy R but in europe it could get 13 or less.

[–] DeRo64 11 years ago

It's been a while since I've seen this topic, and longer still since I've seen the movie. I'll have to give it another go so I can see what you're referring to.

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[–] Rena_Mahone 10 years ago

It is a PG-13 to me, ok for ages 14 and up.
The R-Rating is too much, there is nothing so extreme or graphic in this movie.

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[–] mikebourkefan 10 years ago

this is a sad post. looks like your saying Monica Keena was not naked in this

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[–] psmithyyyyy 8 years ago

I don't know about you people, but damn I thought this movie was quite disturbing, it was very unsettling. ive never seen a fairy tale this dark and twisted before, and it was great so I can see why they have the R. wasn't this a tv movie though?

[–] rc1990 8 years ago

No it was meant to be released in theatre from the beginning. They changed their minds at the last minute.