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  1. Aaron Silverman

    MPAA - Time to Retire the G Rating

    That doesn't mean ratings are pointless; it means that you attended a movie with a sorry excuse for a parent.
  2. Aaron Silverman

    MPAA - Time to Retire the G Rating

    We watched the recent comedy The Internship last night. It was PG-13 in its theatrical run, but the "Unrated" edition on the DVD was far raunchier than any PG-13 film I've seen. There were at least a dozen F-bombs, and it featured an extended sequence (it had to be over 10 minutes long) in a...
  3. Aaron Silverman

    MPAA - Time to Retire the G Rating

    IIRC, Grease was actually toned down from the original Broadway musical.
  4. Aaron Silverman

    MPAA - Time to Retire the G Rating

    There was a documentary about schoolyard bullying a couple of years ago that was supposedly a must-see for parents and kids, but it got slapped with an 'R' rating. There was a huge outcry, but the MPAA didn't budge. Eventually they reduced it to PG-13 when the director agreed to remove a handful...
  5. Aaron Silverman

    MPAA - Time to Retire the G Rating

    The Kids In Mind website does a great job of describing the specific content of films without being too spoilery.
  6. Aaron Silverman

    MPAA - Time to Retire the G Rating

    And the level of sex and nudity in the PG films of the '80s frequently surpassed that of today's PG-13 films! ;)
  7. Aaron Silverman

    MPAA - Time to Retire the G Rating

    Sure, as long as http://www.kids-in-mind.com stays up to date! ;)
  8. Aaron Silverman

    MPAA - Time to Retire the G Rating

    Personally, I'd like to see them kill PG-13. The range of material that it covers is completely ridiculous. It has no value anymore. I would also like to ask the MPAA what they were thinking when they gave the notably violent Cars 2 a 'G' rating.
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