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...
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...
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.