Should the MPAA make a "PG-15" rating?

[Lencho01]

The different between G and PG I never fully understood.

I think it may be violence and language. For example, Speed Racer had ass, ****, a kid giving someone the finger, and violence with a PG rating. Before seeing it, it never occurred to me those were ok in a PG film.

 

[terry78]

The problem is that somebody is gonna be tempted to go overboard and then we'll have like 50 different ratings, that's my thing.

 

[Warhammer]

The problem is that somebody is gonna be tempted to go overboard and then we'll have like 50 different ratings, that's my thing.

That's the thing I said a few pages back. They can make a PG-15 rating (which makes perfect sense), then there's going to be somebody who wants a PG-14 and a PG-16, then a PG-10, etc.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

That's the thing I said a few pages back. They can make a PG-15 rating (which makes perfect sense), then there's going to be somebody who wants a PG-14 and a PG-16, then a PG-10, etc.

Exactly. Things are overly complicated now, and the G and NC-17 ratings are pretty much entirely useless. PG-15 would just make things worse.

 

[terry78]

The TV ratings I get to an extent, but most shows are rated between G and TV-MA, while the cartoons range from preschool TV-Y to TV-14 on network tv. I still never got how TV-Y7 managed to get away with basically being PG back in the day.

 

[Bruce Malone]

I also noticed how TV-14 seems to get away with more violence than in pg-13 movies when you'd think they'd be pretty 1:1? Most of walking dead's gore would be rated R and I believe Breaking Bad is rated 14 and there was this one throat slitting scene that was just gruesome.

The thing is these shows are actually way more accessible to kids than the movies.

 

[warhorse78]

I also noticed how TV-14 seems to get away with more violence than in pg-13 movies when you'd think they'd be pretty 1:1? Most of walking dead's gore would be rated R and I believe Breaking Bad is rated 14 and there was this one throat slitting scene that was just gruesome.

The thing is these shows are actually way more accessible to kids than the movies.

Law and Order, SVU, has some very strong content in it. One episode has a guy getting stabbed in the throat, and he pulls out the scissors and they had no problem showing blood spurting from his wound.

 

[Spade]

It's PG that needs to be revamped. The difference between G and PG is the difference between what's right for an infant or a toddler. If PG applied to films that actually require some parental guidance, we'd have a better answer to "what's right for a PG-13 movie" than we do now.

The TV ratings are even worse. It's hilarious how pointlessly complex the Monitoring Board makes them.

 

[Thundarr]

wtf? Yeah I didnt know you get carded for PG13. Isnt PG13 Parental Guidance Suggested? It's not no kids under 13 without an adult right? That's really strange

I believe you're right. If I remember correctly, when the ratings come up at the beginning of a movie, when it's PG or PG13 it says something like "Due to violence, course language, and adult situations, this film may not be appropriate for some children. Parental guidance is advised." The PG13 movies add the term "children under 13 years of age," and "Parental Guidance is strongly advised." The PG ratings are more parental guidelines than actual restrictions. Movies that are rated R or NC17 are the ones that are actually restricted to certain ages.

That being said, some theatres might err on the side of caution and consider PG ratings restrictions as well. But that would be the decision of the theatre's management.

 

[Spade]

R requires at minimum a companion over 18. Everyone who goes into an NC-17 needs an ID.

 

[MadVillainy]

R requires at minimum a companion over 18. Everyone who goes into an NC-17 needs an ID.

I think the R rating thing mightve changed because I remember I went to see an R rated movie with my brother when he was 18 (and he had ID) and I was younger, but they needed to see my mom and she had to buy a ticket.

I also noticed how TV-14 seems to get away with more violence than in pg-13 movies when you'd think they'd be pretty 1:1? Most of walking dead's gore would be rated R and I believe Breaking Bad is rated 14 and there was this one throat slitting scene that was just gruesome.

The thing is these shows are actually way more accessible to kids than the movies.

I've always wondered why TV rating are so much more lenient.

 

[Thundarr]

R requires at minimum a companion over 18. Everyone who goes into an NC-17 needs an ID.

Actually an R rating requires that the person be 18 years of age or older. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by parent or a legal guardian.

 

[Thundarr]

It's PG that needs to be revamped. The difference between G and PG is the difference between what's right for an infant or a toddler. If PG applied to films that actually require some parental guidance, we'd have a better answer to "what's right for a PG-13 movie" than we do now.

The TV ratings are even worse. It's hilarious how pointlessly complex the Monitoring Board makes them.

Actually it's the whole damned system that needs to be revamped. Read my earlier posts, you'll see what I mean.