Malcolm, you can't even go "Unrated". Unrated films are treated pretty much like an NC-17 or an X. Regardless of the content. They have guidlines for such films. I love how the MPAA says their rating system is voluntary and not a requirement. BULLSHIT. If you choose to go Unrated, theaters will most likely not accept your film (unless its an art house), your limited on when and where you can advertise it, Various retail chains will not carry the DVD/VHS version. Its a huge financial risk to go beyond an R rating. And now, it looks like the R rating is in danger of becoming taboo. The MPAA's rating criteria is completely arbitrary and biased toward convervative views.
Parents should not go by the MPAA rating system at all. Throw it out the window. Instead, parents should find out actual information about by...wait for it...DOING RESEARCH ON A MOVIE YOUR CHILD IS ABOUT TO WATCH. Good lord, is that too much to ask?
It makes me sick to even think about the MPAA. The system is broken, plain and simple.
Parents should not go by the MPAA rating system at all. Throw it out the window. Instead, parents should find out actual information about by...wait for it...DOING RESEARCH ON A MOVIE YOUR CHILD IS ABOUT TO WATCH. Good lord, is that too much to ask?
It makes me sick to even think about the MPAA. The system is broken, plain and simple.