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09-05-2002, 02:54 AM
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How the MPAA really works. (Read this article!)
I was directed to this article by the fine folks at Dark Horizons.
It starts out describing the troubles that Roger Avary has had with the MPAA regarding his latest flick The Rules of Attraction, and covers a whole LOT of fascinating MPAA stuff.
It's one of the best articles I've read in a while. Have a look:
http://www.calendarlive.com/printedi...=cl%2Dcalendar
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09-05-2002, 08:41 AM
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Great article, if not really eye-opening. The MPAA is a sad dinosaur with far too much power. I live in a country where:
Goldmember gets a PG-13 with limitless dirty jokes...
Violence without blood is worth a PG-13...
and Almost Famous gets an R...
It's nice to hear someone besides Ebert pound these folks for their hypocrisy and greed.
Thanks for the link, Scott!
Take care,
Chuck
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09-05-2002, 08:46 AM
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RIDICULOUS!!!!!
Chuck, Your absolutely correct,I'll never understand why Almost Famous (the perfect teen date movie) got a R rating but its ok for kids to go see a Austin powers movie without a adult.
Theres been lots of discussion on this so I wont rant, but this aggravates me as this was on film I was looking foward to in the Fall.
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09-05-2002, 09:47 AM
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The MPAA needs to die. It essentially allows the major studios to act as an oligopoly - not to set prices, but to control entry into the market.
They should be sued, they should be investigated by the federal government, and they should be shut down.
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09-05-2002, 11:50 AM
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I'm still totally flummoxed by Orgazmo's NC17
I would have given it a PG, low-end PG-13 tops
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09-05-2002, 11:56 AM
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I thought I was going to fall on the floor when I read Valenti's quote about studio heads having no more power than a lowly Lion's Gate intern. What a riot! This man has supplied no dearth of insane quotes, but I think this tops them for all time. It's nothing new, but pretty much solidifies how stupid he must think everyone else is. I've never been fond of the MPAA, but I guess no matter how jacked-up it is, it's still better than a bunch of religious groups hacking away at films. In that scenario, there would be no market for those stupid, prude-marketed devices that digitally "purify" films.
Regardless, I don't care what Valenti says. The MPAA is biased against independents and actively goes after certain films based on whatever is a thorn to them at the time(example: slasher films during the 80's). They're much a litter box that hasn't been changed in months: they've tried covering up their shit, but it always surfaces. Furthermore, it stinks.
In addition to Almost Famous, they slapped an R on Billy Elliott, another terrific film that's surely a more rewarding experience for the younger set than Goldmember. Geez.
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09-05-2002, 12:30 PM
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Why should adults who do not have dependent children care about the movie ratings? The ratings do not affect or prevent them from watching any film they want.
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09-05-2002, 12:31 PM
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Eh, s**t never changes.
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09-05-2002, 12:37 PM
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Why should adults who do not have dependent children care about the movie ratings
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Because I remember how annoying it was to be locked out of seeing a film just because they drop the F bomb 4 times
If we don't fight for minor's rights, who will? |
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09-05-2002, 12:54 PM
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Why should adults who do not have dependent children care about the movie ratings? The ratings do not affect or prevent them from watching any film they want.
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Because the politics surrounding them plays a part in - what films get made
- whether or not they play in one's community
- what compromises must be made for the movie to get released
- whether or not the movie is successful, ultimately determining what kind of films get made in the future.
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09-05-2002, 01:01 PM
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The base of the problem is the NC-17 rating itself. There shouldn't be any such rating. It's censorship in a free country. There should be no body (especially one that isn't elected freely by the citizens) that can tell me what I can and cannot take my child to. If I have a very mature 16 year old that I think would like "Rules of Attraction" and it could spark some good talk between them and I, that's my right as a parent. The highest rating should be "R" and anything above a certain content level should just be put there, a good rating that warns me as a parent to do my homework -- but the final decision is left to me.
This should especially be considered when the advent of video is taken into account and no such restrictions can be placed on me, so why do it at a theater and cut the theater owners off from that potential business?
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