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Why the R rating???

posted 12 years ago by rocker_from_the_moon
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This is rated R for violence and language but the violence here is not enough for an R rating. The most violent scene here is probably the scene where Manni got hit by an ambulance and that's even unrealistically mild (his body should have a trajectory ) and there's barely any crude language here.

Why are MPAA so strict on independent and foreign films?

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[–] nocakeforyou 11 years ago

They could have made it with a PG-13 if they cut two F-words.

[–] ktowny 10 years ago

They could have left the words in German (if f--- is different in German) and just changed the subtitles to say 'damn'. The MPAA probably wouldn't have known.

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[–] Spiny_Norman 10 years ago

Because Americans are puritanical? (It's rated '15' here in the UK).

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[–] MrBullo 10 years ago

If she had have taken her gear off it probably would have been banned in the USA.

[–] sillyhat (15) 7 years ago

The UK rating is actually stricter; Americans under 17 can see an R-rated movie if they're with an adult.

[–] SamoanJoes 10 years ago

USA are more harsh on movies. Look at the ratings for various countries:

Argentina:13, Brazil:12, Canada:PG, Germany:16, Sweden:11, Switzerland:12.