Azeem wrote:
> Hmm, that may be true, though I have another, less admirable recollection
of
> the certification of Jurassic Park. A lot of people noted that it was a
> pretty scary film given that it was rated PG in this country. Turns out
that
> the British Board of Film Certification had decided on a 12 rating, and
> Spielberg (or his "people") persuaded them to change it to a PG and add an
> extra warning for parents that it "may be unsuitable for young children"
or
> words to that effect. Basically, they bent the rules because it was the
most
> powerful man in Hollywood. I thought it sucked. I also thought the film
> sucked. Still, my view clearly didn't prevail...
Well, I didn't know about that. This was an interview I saw with him ages
ago on 20/20, I think (maybe 60 Minutes). He was fairly forthcoming about
his views on the rating of movies, but did say that by the time a movie gets
to other countries, etc. he doesn't have any influence over what kind of
rating it gets. I don't know what it had in the US - maybe it was PG there
as well - but I know his kids didn't get to see it!
> BTW, I had a look at the NBL site - great pics!
Glad you liked it. Some of the photos should probably have a "R" rating as
well. There are a couple of team photos that leave little to the
imagination. But bear in mind that these were taken shortly after the "John
Hopoate" incident in Australia. The Aussies/Kiwis on-list will know what
this is about, but for the others, I'll try and explain it so that this post
doesn't need an R rating. He is rugby league player who was banned from
playing because he was a little over-enthusiastic in his tackling, and was
inserting a particular part of his hand into an area that his opposition
found a little painful.....
The very "young" minds in the NBLs thought this was very funny. Very
childish.
Hell
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