R-rated movies: Is anyone actually against them?

[Addendum]

If being closed-minded means I don't have to see "Airbud 6: Airbud plays Basketball on the Sun", then I'm damn proud of being closed-minded

 

[Calvin]

If being closed-minded means I don't have to see "Airbud 6: Airbud plays Basketball on the Sun", then I'm damn proud of being closed-minded

That's like listing Gigli as a reason why all R-rated movies are worthless.

 

[Sam Fisher]

You see, I only watch R rated movies on DVD. I tend not to see them in the theatres.


However, I may see AVPR.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Is R in America 15 and over?

 

[Sam Fisher]

17.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Then what's NC-17?

 

[StrainedEyes]

Then what's NC-17?

I believe R you have to be 17 to get in alone but can take someone younger inside with you. But NC-17 does not allow anyone under 17 in. Not that there are enough NC-17 movies released for me to have any experience.

 

[terry78]

Lust, Caution was the only one as of late.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I believe R you have to be 17 to get in alone but can take someone younger inside with you. But NC-17 does not allow anyone under 17 in. Not that there are enough NC-17 movies released for me to have any experience.

You are kind of right. With and R-rating, you must be 17 to get in alone, but you can only purchase tickets for other people younger than 17 if you are 21 or older. However, I never see that enforced at theaters, as I bought tickets for my underage friend for R-rated movies when I was just 17...though they are not supposed to let me do that.

 

[Mr. Socko]

When it comes to R, I don't care about the rating, just what the rating is for, and the content.

If I see "blood and gore" under the rating than I will more than likely not see it.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I am morally opposed to PG-13 movies.
I believe in G, PG, R and NC-17.
PG-13 is trying to have it's cake and eat it too, so it must inevitably be a tainted form of PG, and a watered down version of R.

It's the stinky dishwater rating.

 

[Themanofbat]

Back in 2000, I had a great argument with a poster (that shall remain nameless) here at the Hype about "movie content", and her contention was that "Event Horizon" was porn because it showed a pair of boobies in it...

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Aaaahhhh... good times...

 

[musclesforsupes]

sadly a few people are against them

There worse than the Legion of Doom

 

[DV8]

I am morally opposed to PG-13 movies.
I believe in G, PG, R and NC-17.
PG-13 is trying to have it's cake and eat it too, so it must inevitably be a tainted form of PG, and a watered down version of R.

It's the stinky dishwater rating.

haha, you're totally right . . . and maybe it's just me but it seems they used to say the eff word more in the 80's PG-13 movies

 

[The Lizard]

I have several Mormon friends who won't go see R-rated movies at all, while others will pick and choose based on content.

Of course, in the typical American thought process, violence is more acceptable than sex.
I think the reason that a lot of religious people feel this way is because they know they won't run out and kill someone by watching violence, but watching a lot of sexual content might get them horny enough to do unchaste things.

 

[kainedamo]

Well this thread brings back memories...

Memories that I was right

Hahahaha! Well, to a certain extent at least.

 

[DV8]

^Lol at Lizard

 

[The Lizard]

maybe it's just me but it seems they used to say the eff word more in the 80's PG-13 movies

You're totally right.

Sixteen Candles was rated PG (right before the PG13 rating existed), and it had the f-word twice and a topless girl's shower scene.

I just recently watched the movie Dreamscape (1984) on DVD, and noticed that a few quick seconds of nudity and dry-humping were trimmed out of the original version, even though it's still PG13. Dreamscape was the second PG13 movie released, right after Red Dawn.

 

[AndThePickles]

Wow, I'd forgotten about this thread. Yay R movies!

 

[Elijya]

^yeah, this was quite a bump

I don't really see a need for the existence of PG movies. What, Gs are for 2-5 year olds and PGs are for 5-8 year olds or something? Whatever the difference in the content, I don't think anyone should really care. :: but then again, some parents take the rating system VERY seriously

 

[AndThePickles]

Hot damn, where have you been?!

 

[The Lizard]

Well, there is a notable difference between movies like The Little Mermaid (G), The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG), and Spider-Man (PG-13).

It's arguably easy to see the more "advanced" concepts that exist in TNBC vs The Little Mermaid (scarier material, jokes based on death, Santa Claus threatened). Similarly, Spider-Man has much more violence, danger and more "adult" dialog than TNBC.

So I don't think the PG-13 rating is useless, I just think it's not being used the way it should. It seems arbitrarily assigned based on the "type" of movie instead of it's actual content. It's all just become part of the marketing sceme.

 

[Warhammer]

Who the f*** cares about R-ratings? It is stupid to not see a film solely based on it's rating.

 

[Rac]

Back in 2000, I had a great argument with a poster (that shall remain nameless) here at the Hype about "movie content", and her contention was that "Event Horizon" was porn because it showed a pair of boobies in it...

t: t: t:

Hehe. t:

R is good. Me likes R.

 

[DieSmiling]

I prefer R rated movies because I'm a product of my generation and crave extreme entertainment. I like blood with my gunfire, thank you.