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How on Earth was this rated R?

posted 13 years ago by katiemonkey
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With no nudity, violence, or onscreen sex, how did this get an R rating? I guess there was cursing, but I didn't really notice an abundance of it...?
Can anyone explain?

[–] bleachweb14 13 years ago

Usually regardless of how bad the rest of the film is, 2 F words and you have a PG-13 but 3+ F words and you have an R.
It's pretty dumb because by the time someone's 14 or 15 usually they're hearing the F word at least 10 times almost every day, if not saying it themselves.
The system in itself really should by now be changed to:
G
PG
PG-13
MA-15+ (THIS)
R-17+
18

[–] Spider-Bickle 13 years ago

Yes thats what we have in Australia and it works

[–] hppg 13 years ago

Erm no we don't have a stricter 13 or a 17, we have a pretty good system in Australia though I reckon. Well, obviously there are a lot of things wrong with it, but in terms of swearing/sex, it's a lot more relaxed than America (which is ridiculous sometimes IMO, breasts in a non-sexual context should not be an automatic R which is apparently the case) but a bit tighter on violence which is good.

[–] kaishalouise 13 years ago

It's a 15 in England.

I don't know what you've got over there, but here, we have:

U (for everyone)
PG (about 7 + but still really... everyone.)
12
15
18

That's it.

[–] ticktickBOOOM 11 years ago

PG stands for Parental Guidance.

I have had it with these mother-fncking snakes on this mother-fncking plane

[–] jtp83 13 years ago

I have not seen it but in Denmark it is rated "7", i.e. approved for everyone, but discouraged for children below 7 years. And I could imagine that this is primarily due to the fact that it is in English so you have to be able to read the subtitles. Often I do not understand the "strict" ratings movies get in the States, e.g. Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain which is also R-rated in USA and 7-rated in DK.
BTW. The system in DK is
A: everyone
7: everyone but discouraged for children below 7
11: approved for children above 11
15: above 15

[–] Toke-11 13 years ago

Yeah but in Denmark we don't give a fig about swearing in movies and sex/nudity isn't very taboo either. The Danish ratings are pretty much solely based on the amount of violence and/or gore.

[–] video_game_freak82 12 years ago

In Canada I'm sure it's probably 14A or PG, but it's an interesting thing you bring up here. The film Clerks was originally given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA until it was appealed because there was, like you said, no nudity, violence or onscreen sex. It just seems the ratings board for America is very sensitive to foul language.

[–] DavidTL 12 years ago

F-words: typical F-word, *beep* *beep* off

References to sex and maybe the one use of "hand job" might be classed as a strong reference and move it up.

[–] epwnym 12 years ago

If you want to understand ratings in America, just watch "This Film Is Not Yet Rated".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493459/

[–] gustavn93 12 years ago

Wow, that is pretty insane. This movie has no restriction at all in Sweden. It is what is called "Barntillåten", which means that it is allowed for children of all ages. In our country we have the system of Barntillåten, Age 7, Age 11 and Age 15. That's it. You can't get anything higher than 15 if it is a normal movie at the cinema. And Sweden doesn't have any censorship at all so no matter what a movie maker decides to put in movie, it is available legally to everyone that is 15.

(Also, if you go with a parent you can see movies with Age 11 when you are 7.)

[–] jajceboy 12 years ago

Yes, it does have age restriction in Sweden. According to the DVD/Blu-Ray it is rated 11. I just noticed it myself when I rented the movie:)

I think it is a perfect restriction. 7-yearolds might not be mature enough to understand everything that's going on.

And I like our rating system, it is pretty fair and normal. A movie is only rated 15 if it contains excessively amount of violence. Unlike the US it is not automatically 15 if there is cursing in it, it depends on the context.

[–] Frodozhobbit 12 years ago

MPAA is a steaming pile of dung thats why