Should Jaws have been rated R?

[Sam Fisher]

Well, the movie is pretty gory for PG

 

[enterthemadness]

Well, the movie is pretty gory for PG

I say it is PG in name only. If it was remade today, it would be R.

Onto the topic, yes, it should have been R.

 

[CConn]

It should've been PG-13, but PG-13 didn't exist when Jaws was made.

Or, at least, I think that's how the story goes.

 

[Speedball]

Hell yes.
I always thought it was.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Yes, it should.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Yeah the R rating wasn't established around the time. If the same movie were released to today it would likely be PG-13.

 

[zanos]

Any appearance of blood usually will mean an R rating. No blood = PG13.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Any appearance of blood usually will mean an R rating. No blood = PG13.

Jaws has blood, dismembered limbs, people being eaten alive and, worst of all, smoking.

 

[livrule]

I think in movies like this the term 'fantasy horror' makes a difference.

Jurassic Park is a good example ... ripped limbs, horrific moments ... but because its cgi Dinosaurs doing the killing the rating is kept low.

Same with Jaws .... I've seen very young children watch it with no problem, I myself was allowed to watch it when I was about 7/8 years old.

 

[Rez]

Quint's final scene would have gotten it an R, easy.

I hate today, I wish 4 year olds could get to watch Se7en.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I think in movies like this the term 'fantasy horror' makes a difference.

Jurassic Park is a good example ... ripped limbs, horrific moments ... but because its cgi Dinosaurs doing the killing the rating is kept low.

Same with Jaws .... I've seen very young children watch it with no problem, I myself was allowed to watch it when I was about 7/8 years old.

If you watch Jurasic Park, there are no ripped limbs. The nasty stuff is always implied but never actually shown.

 

[The Chairman]

Absolutely.

 

[Cinemaman]

Yep.

 

[Flexo]

If you watch Jurasic Park, there are no ripped limbs. The nasty stuff is always implied but never actually shown.

Except for Samuel L. Jackson's severed arm.

 

[Rez]

Which looks really fake.

 

[Flexo]

Which looks really fake.

Eh, seems to scare little kids all the same.

 

[terry78]

They could pull it off with a PG-13...a hard one, but PG-13 nonetheless.

 

[Addendum]

No.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Except for Samuel L. Jackson's severed arm.

Ah, but Spielberg deliberately does that in a comedy fashion.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Don't forget ET used the term "penis breath"

 

[Shifty]

Temple of Doom in 1984 helped create a PG-13 rating.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

Any appearance of blood usually will mean an R rating. No blood = PG13.

ummm no,temple of doom and gremlins was the fore runner films in the creation of the pg-13 rating and trhere is plenty of blood and violence in them

 

[Mr. Socko]

No, not at all. PG-13 didn't exist back then and in the 70s and 80s, PG actually meant that parents are strongly cautioned to make sure it's appropriate for their children.

Now, PG means it's for kids.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Could Saving Private Ryan have been NC-17?

 

[Brian Braddock]

What cert was 'Lake Placid'? - That'd me a good reference to go by considering the similiarities between the two films.