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| I SAY: STILL, in America teenagers are restricted by the R rating, if they're under 17 they can't see the film. Isn't that a mandated rating? |
No. It's advisory. As long as they attend the film with a parent, any age can see an "R" film.
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| I SAY: I've checked the ScreenIt.com website and frankly it's FAR too detailed. Even to the point of ruining the film. |
It was only an example of one such service. Regardless, it does it far better job of informing parents about content and is far less restrictive (and thus holds none of the pressure of an MPAA or BFCC)
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| I'LL SAY: I admit NO rating system is the best and you've made very good counterpoints. But the truth is I started this thread because I really wanted to complain that films were being compromised by the Studios' demand to stay within certain ratings and how the MPAA/Studios have cultivated an kind of fear/sceptism around the NC-17 and R rating. |
This I can certainly agree with. The problem is that human nature dictates that the most restrictive rating will hold a certain stigma about it, legitimate or not. The "NC-17" rating exists because the "X" had such a stigma. Now the "NC-17" rating holds the same stigma. The vast majority films rated NC-17 are either cut down for the "R" or released unrated and shown only in the arthouse venues.
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| I'll be honest with you. I just want to see more ACTION MOVIES and THRILLERS again like we used to get in the late '80s and '90s. They're the most exciting thing in the cinema for me. They'll always be a place for animation like Shrek 2, comic book movies like Spider-Man and adventure like Van Helsing (or maybe not...), but I just miss the buddy-buddy cops, the tough mavericks, smart-a$$ wisecracks, saying something funny before you punch them , car chases, shoot outs, BIG explosions, etc... |
As do I. My feeling is that these things run in cycles. The current generation of parents grew up with
too much freedom, and so are opressive on their own children. The next generation with have grown up under opressive parenting, and so will be far less constrictive with their own children. On the other hand, parents' groups like the PTC and their ilk now have unprecedented access to communication and media attention. I don't know if that trend can be overturned. My ultimate feeling is that once this latest battle of morality vs. majority has run its course, we will see a return to less striped-down entertainment.
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| I don't even go to the cinema that much anymore , I only go to see the BIG-budget blockbusters and many of them are so bland! Maybe it's too much test-screening and execs chipping in THEIR IDEAS (too many cooks syndrome...). I prefer to watch (the last?) truly great movies like The Rock, True Lies, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Scarface and Bad Boys (but NOT #2) on DVD. |
There are still violent movies made. I know that the UK is more uptight about violence than the US (as opposed to our fixation on open sexuality). Perhaps that is part of the problem as well? I see shows on television now that are far more violent than most modern action flicks (though there are exceptions).
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| then it's only right that proof of age should should be requested so that only ADULTS get in to see these movies without annoying underage teenagers. |
While I agree that there are plenty of teenagers that are annoying theatergoers (I'm friends with some), there are plenty of teenage theatergoers who are quiet and respectful as well. And these days, atleast around here, the loud obnoxious asshole with the cellphone is more likely to be an adult than a teenager.
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