Funniest/dumbest MPAA ratings

[hammerhedd11]

I think Seven's rating was pretty funny.
Rated R for grisly afterviews of horrific and bizzare killings and for strong language.

 

[Hush]

How did this become a thread on religion?

Anyway, I always thought the PG rating for "non-stop frenentic cartoon violence", for the Powerpuff Girls movie was funny.

You stole mine you bastard, lol. Dumb and Dumber is rated PG-13 for Off Color Humor, not language and sexual innuendo but "off color" humor.

 

[Moviefan2k4]

The MPAA does not simply cater to the needs of Christians. As such, taking the Lord’s name in vain won’t merit a general R rating simply because it offends the sensibilities of one particular religion.

And yet Christianity is the professed "religion" of more than 2/3 of this country's population; you'd think they would've considered that by now.

 

[Penismightier]

And yet Christianity is the professed "religion" of more than 2/3 of this country's population; you'd think they would've considered that by now.

But, you see, in the United States we don't have a state religion. It's the Motion Picture Association of America. It's not the Christian Movie Rating Board. Along those lines, if such a Christian organization were to start up, they could do that and devise their own ratings based on their faith.

 

[BMM]

And yet Christianity is the professed "religion" of more than 2/3 of this country's population; you'd think they would've considered that by now.

...and yet there doesn't appear to be much of a public outcry from those professed two thirds. Anyway, I think we've gone on about your self-proclaimed wild tangent long enough. Save for the fact that it addresses the MPAA ratings system, it has little to do with dumb/funny ratings.

 

[Symbiotic]

...and yet there doesn't appear to be much of a public outcry from those professed two thirds. Anyway, I think we've gone on about your self-proclaimed wild tangent long enough. Save for the fact that it addresses the MPAA ratings system, it has little to do with dumb/funny ratings.

Agreed.

 

[MaskedManJRK]

When people use The Lord's name in vain in films, it doesn't bother me, at least not much. It's for acting purposes. They're not actually cursing out God because of feelings in their own heart (which is when it becomes a sin).

Heck, Mel Gibson is supposedly a devout Catholic and he blasphemies more than a few times in the Lethal Weapon series. And Jules from Pulp Fiction is portrayed as a Bible believing Christian, and he certainly blasphemies a bunch.

Well, that's Samuel L. Jackson. He's a diety all to his own.

EDIT: I was also wondering, does anyone know how "Titanic" managed to pull off its PG-13 rating? I mean with scene with Rose is almost full frontal nudity for a brief second, and we get more than just a glimpse of her bare breasts and butt. I was just curious how this film squeaked by with a mere PG-13 when many films that show even a flash of a woman's breasts can merit an R rating.

I know why:

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

rated R- "because the mpaa said so"

Rated PG- "because spielberg has more power than us "

Exactly.

And I got a question for Moviefan2k4: ...You're the guy that runs CAP Alert, aren't you?

 

[cryptic name]

Not to get off on much of a wild tangent here, but I think the MPAA's rating restrictions have become too relaxed in the last 15 years or so. Films that would've once recieved an R rating without question, are now sneaking by with PG-13s, and even a few are being rated PG! Take Rush Hour for example. It was Rated PG-13 for action, violence, shootouts, and language. Well, in my opinion the film should have been rated R, mainly because of Chris Tucker's mouth. I lost count after the third use of God's name as a swear word, not to mention every other saying that popped up in the film. I understand the use of swearing to an extent, but IMO any use of God's name as a profane term should earn any film an automatic R rating, similar to how the "F-bomb" usually boosts a film's rating from PG to PG-13, or R if its more than once. In the case of Rush Hour, the shootouts should have pushed it towards an R rating even further.

are you kidding or are you actually this out of touch with reality?

 

[cryptic name]

That's simply your individual opinion though on what the rating should be. For most people, saying the lords name in vain does not constitue an R rating. That is pretty laughable. R ratings are only used for swearing were the words are considered bad all the time. You can use the word God in a good way as opposed to the F word.

i can think of a few good ways the F word could be used.

 

[Sam Fisher]

How about we get back to the point of this thread instead of aruging over how "God" is used in Rush Hour....

 

[Penismightier]

How about we get back to the point of this thread instead of aruging over how "God" is used in Rush Hour....

I haven't seen the movie. Please tell me the use you are referring to is that Chris Tucker gets smited. That would be sweet.

 

[Sam Fisher]

 

[Speedball]

Oh, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off is not PG. I'm pretty sure it's always been PG-13.

I've got the box in my hand and it says "PG-13".
I don't see why V for Vendetta was rated R.
The violence in the film is no worse than it is in LOTR

 

[murdock_matt]

Here's what has always baffled me about the MPAA and filmmakers who have a problem with it's ratings...

Getting rated by the MPAA is OPTIONAL. From what I recall, you don't have to submit your film to the MPAA before it is released. HOWEVER most theaters and media outlets will not carry or advertise a film that has not been rated. So if these filmmakers were truly offended by the MPAA's suggestions, and if it really is an artistic endeavor, they would release the film unrated with all the material they wanted to include in their film. Box office receipts be damned.

But, of course, filmmaking is (for the most part) a money-making venture. And in order to ensure your future as a filmmaker, you have to put out films that will make money. So that's why they always feel oppressed by the MPAA.

Also, I could never get over how Star Wars: Attack of the Clones got a PG with MULTIPLE on-screen decapitations.

 

[MaskedManJRK]

I've got the box in my hand and it says "PG-13".
I don't see why V for Vendetta was rated R.
The violence in the film is no worse than it is in LOTR

My guess is that V's final fight was what got it to that point.

 

[Moviefan2k4]

Also, I could never get over how Star Wars: Attack of the Clones got a PG with MULTIPLE on-screen decapitations.

Probably because there was very little else in the film to warrant a higher rating. No profanity, no blatant sexuality, no mention of illegal drugs...plus, the mentioned "decaps" featured no blood, and one of the more severe was timed to match a transition wipe, so you don't see it unless it's freeze-framed. The only overt actions I recall from the film were Anakin's arm being cut off, Obi-Wan's injuries from Count Dooku, and the aforementioned "decaps". The MPAA likely figured since the violence was both limited and bloodless, a PG would suffice (compared to Revenge of the Sith, which got a PG-13 for, among other things, Anakin being burned to hell, Dooku's death, and the bodies at the Jedi Temple).

 

[Hush]

I dont see why The Matrix was rated R that made no sense there was hardly any blood.

 

[xwolverine2]

I don't see why V for Vendetta was rated R.

genocide.... and the final fight i guess lol

 

[xwolverine2]

I dont see why The Matrix was rated R that made no sense there was hardly any blood.

because all the guns + it came out near that colombine ****

 

[MaskedManJRK]

Probably because there was very little else in the film to warrant a higher rating. No profanity, no blatant sexuality, no mention of illegal drugs...plus, the mentioned "decaps" featured no blood, and one of the more severe was timed to match a transition wipe, so you don't see it unless it's freeze-framed. The only overt actions I recall from the film were Anakin's arm being cut off, Obi-Wan's injuries from Count Dooku, and the aforementioned "decaps". The MPAA likely figured since the violence was both limited and bloodless, a PG would suffice (compared to Revenge of the Sith, which got a PG-13 for, among other things, Anakin being burned to hell, Dooku's death, and the bodies at the Jedi Temple).

No blantant sexuality? I take you didn't notice the tension between Anakin and Obi-Won?

I dont see why The Matrix was rated R that made no sense there was hardly any blood.

One word: Columbine. The Matrix came out, like, a month after it happened.

 

[cryptic name]

I've got the box in my hand and it says "PG-13".
I don't see why V for Vendetta was rated R.
The violence in the film is no worse than it is in LOTR

they say f*** more than once in V, hence, R rating

 

[xwolverine2]

One word: Columbine. The Matrix came out, like, a month after it happened.

stupidass kids

 

[dark_b]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493459/
anyone watched THIS MOVIE IS NOT YET RATED?
i dont knwo if everything is true but i got me thinking. i thought that there are rules on the paper to rate a movie. but if it is true then people who are rating movie at the MPAA can do whatever they want to do.
plus they say that there are no names. the names can nto go public because this would influnce their ratings. the funny thing is that one guy is a screenwritter. plus they have meeting with studios.

from what i understand big movies (summerblockbuster) are different. because there is tons of money in the game.
and now it makes sense why TDK was PG-13 with this villain

Spoiler

after watching this DOC i also understand why max payne got an R for the ''tone''.

from what i understand Memoirs of a Geisha,LOTR would have to be R.

and the best part? you can do NOTHING about it. nothing. if they say no its NO.

 

[dark_b]

ohhhh and the MPAA has big problems with ''sex. even if you dont see anythign. the fact that there is a women having an orgasm is a problem. even if they show only her face. but they dont have a problem with violence.

 

[dark_b]

i understand this 20 years ago. but now? its 2009. its the era of the internet.
in 5 minutes you can on google find everything. little kids can at home when their parents are working watch hardcore porn. every fetish that exists.
for christ sake a 7 year old kid can on google find blueprints of bombs. a kid can learn how to build bombs.