Jay Beezy Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 There's a really nice documentary about the MPAA, it's called This Film Is Not Yet Rated. It shows a number of directors who had a really hard time cutting scenes from their movies in order to get a R rating, because a NC-17 just kills your marketing opportunities and most cinema chains won't even show it. There are other issues discussed in the movie: The MPAA members are anonymous, sometimes members of the church help deciding the ratings, gay sex scenes and female sexual depictions usually get higher ratings... Even Blue Valentine almost got a NC-17. And this part (Careful, NSFW http://youtu.be/ZT5l_mGIcTA?t=26s)of the movie shows different ratings given to movies with gay sex scenes. Also, the Fuck rule is retarded. The irony of the Blue Valentine situation was that Black Swan had a similar scene, which was between two girls no less, and it got away with an R rating just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 By the way, who rated my thread one star? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 A secret MPAA stooge 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I support the MPAA. It's a slippery slope. One nipple and the next thing is hard core porn in kids movies. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 What are you talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Beware the nipple people! It's your doom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I've never understood why they're so uptight about sex and so lax about violence. It's dumb.Coz we don't want 12 year olds getting pregnant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Why can men show nipples but women can't??? That's bullshit right there. They are beautiful puppies, let them out to play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I wish the MPAA could be changed. A rule I hate is you can be violent in a PG-13 all you want but if do not show blood then it gets a PG-13 rating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 What about ultra violence? The internet has the real kind with real people killed in wars with their body torn in half etc. the stuff you see in films is nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnY Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I wish the MPAA could be changed. A rule I hate is you can be violent in a PG-13 all you want but if do not show blood then it gets a PG-13 rating. Yeah, I don't get that. People bleed, get over it, the rating should be decided based on how violent the movie is, not on the amount of blood showed. I guess they do that because they think not showing blood make the movie supposedly less brutal for kids and young teens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Yeah, I don't get that. People bleed, get over it, the rating should be decided based on how violent the movie is, not on the amount of blood showed. I guess they do that because they think not showing blood make the movie supposedly less brutal for kids and young teens? Honestly, I'll defend the MPAA on that one. Violence does tend to be more disturbing if you see the bodily fluids expelled as a result. They're still ridiculously behind the times as far as their stances on sex and language go, though. Edited April 12, 2013 by tribefan695 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Honestly, I'll defend the MPAA on that one. Violence does tend to be more disturbing if you see the bodily fluids expelled as a result. They're still ridiculously behind the times as far as their stances on sex and language go, though. Fluids and organs. It's disturbing for me to see eye-gougings and emasculations. There ought to be a distinction between genuine passionate sensual lovemaking, hetero- and homo- alike, and the hard dirty sex of something like Shame. Edited April 12, 2013 by Jay Beezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 While I don't want to say UK all the way, I believe our rating system is far more level headed than the US. Show a load of tits? 15 year olds can go. Shout fuck 300 times and say C you next tuesday once? 15 year olds can go. Only stuff that gets 18 ratings here are stuff like Saw, Evil Dead and Shame when they go extreme with sex and gore. And they still show them in mainstream cinemas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 While I don't want to say UK all the way, I believe our rating system is far more level headed than the US. Show a load of tits? 15 year olds can go. Shout fuck 300 times and say C you next tuesday once? 15 year olds can go. Only stuff that gets 18 ratings here are stuff like Saw, Evil Dead and Shame when they go extreme with sex and gore. And they still show them in mainstream cinemas.They probably represent what the average American parent really thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 (edited) The internet has the real kind with real people killed in wars with their body torn in half etc. the stuff you see in films is nothing. Yeah, but I highly doubt people go on the internet to look up that kind of shit like the way horny teenagers look up porn. I definitely think the MPAA should be more relaxed on sex/nudity in films since its nothing anyone who has hit puberty hasn't already seen... especially since porn is real fucking. Edited April 13, 2013 by Shpongle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Yeah, but I highly doubt people go on the internet to look up that kind of shit like the way horny teenagers look up porn. I definitely think the MPAA should be more relaxed on sex/nudity in films since its nothing anyone who has hit puberty hasn't already seen... especially since porn is real fucking. An R-rated movie could show a sex scene with nudity, sans actual penetration, that represents genuine lovemaking, something parents could show their underage teen kids what sex should be like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/169608-the-50-most-bizarrely-funny-movie-ratings/My favorite is for 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up-Non stop Ninja action Edited April 14, 2013 by DAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 After reading this thread, I'm more worried that if the MPAA ever thought about this issue, they'd try to make it harder to have violent movies, as opposed to relaxing their attitudes towards sex in movies. I don't really need to see sex in movies, since I'm an adult male who can watch porn when he pleases. However, I do want to see violence in movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Yeah, but it certainly would be nice for filmmakers to be able to depict sex in a mature and tasteful manner that can be appreciated by teens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
