To put it bluntly, almost every movie now wants a PG-13 rating, The MPAA has effectively turned PG-13 into a defacto R-minus. enabling them to get away with a boatload of stuff while still enjoying the sweet, sweet teenage cash. The fact, (as Mr Bowie notes) they don't give a clear delineation about where these boundaries are (excepting for the absurdity of language that made Planes, Trains, And Automobiles an R solely because of a single scene). So films that should really be R rated become PG-13 because of some minor tweak, which boosts the bottom line tremendously (and gives a false sense of security to parents).
What I'd like to see (but will never see) is a truly independent board judge these movies. The legendary story about how Trey Parker and Matt Stone put all sorts of stuff into the South Park film, only to watch some of the most vulgar get a pass while milder stuff was redlined, pretty much showed 15 years ago that the MPAA is a pathetic joke. Nothing's changed since then. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
