Movie Ratings?

[CZAR]

I was wondering why ratings are so different now? I was watching films like Jaws etc...and those type of films were rated PG but showed nudity and such. Now for a movie like that it has to be rated R. PG movies nowadays are so kiddish! Did they just change what each rating meant or what took place. I was shocked when I watched jaws again last week and it said PG!! Anyone knows the situation? Got Em!!

[kpkelley]

The PG-13 rating didn't exist until around 1984. After that everything changed.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

The PG-13 rating didn't exist until around 1984. After that everything changed.

But the stuff that was just PG back in the 70's and early 80's was much more opened then even PG-13 stuff now! It seems like PG back then was like R these days. Got Em!!

[kpkelley]

The ratings have fluctuated over time.

Midnight Cowboy was an NC-17 film when it came out. Now it would be an R rated film with little controversy over the rating.

From what I've noticed, violence and language is more permissive under the newer ratings than they were before, but nudity and sexual content is more severly penalized.

I find it very funny that films like The Chronicles of Narnia are considered PG films because their action scenes are bloodless.

[Batman1980]

You know you love stylized violence, kpkelley! Best thing that ever happened to Hollywood!

[mikejet]

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[surfdude12]

i see it the complete opposite. TDK at PG-13?? that would be an easy R rating even in the late 80's after the PG-13 was released.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

i see it the complete opposite. TDK at PG-13?? that would be an easy R rating even in the late 80's after the PG-13 was released.

Maybe there are some exceptions. But if Jaws came out today what rating do u think it would get? Got Em!!

[seeweda]

I ordered the Bourne Trilogy and Mission Impossible trilogy recently from Amazon.UK and was surprised to see Bourne had a 12 rating and MI had a 15 rating. In the US both are rated PG-13 the only thing I could think of is that the MI series has a little more visible blood as both are about the same violence/action and language wise.

As for the difference in ratings is that yes PG was a broader ratings group then than it is today. So anything from slightly edgy kids movies to more teen level movies with minor language and brief nudity in them. Which is why the first 3 Star Wars movies received PG ratings and the newer ones received PG-13 ratings. The G rating is also harder to get now as it is basically reserved for very kid friendly animated movies from Disney and such. It's almost impossible for a live action movie to get a G rating.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Maybe there are some exceptions. But if Jaws came out today what rating do u think it would get? Got Em!!

I think to maximize ratings they would cut way back on the blood and float it in as a PG-13 movie.

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Maybe there are some exceptions. But if Jaws came out today what rating do u think it would get? Got Em!!

i'd have to see it again, its been too long. but yeah, nudity usually means R, unless its real quick or the context is not sexual.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

I think to maximize ratings they would cut way back on the blood and float it in as a PG-13 movie.

Originally Posted by surfdude12

i'd have to see it again, its been too long. but yeah, nudity usually means R, unless its real quick or the context is not sexual.

So what do u consider to call for a higher rating? Blood & gore, foul language and violence, or sex and nudity? Im sure they have a system but do yall know which is ranked higher based on whats included in the film? Got Em!!

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Maybe there are some exceptions. But if Jaws came out today what rating do u think it would get? Got Em!!

I remember when JAWS came out in the theatres-- it had the tagline "may be too intense for younger children" which was indicating that Universal was unsure of the PG rating. In the early to mid 70's the mpaa was still young--
just 5 years earlier there were no PG's or R's. 10 years before there was virtually no swearing or nudity. Today I think JAWS would get a pg-13

Spielbergs 80's summer flicks -- Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom and Gremlins were also interestingly enough the reason why the PG-13 rating came about....

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Maybe there are some exceptions. But if Jaws came out today what rating do u think it would get? Got Em!!

Still a PG, because Spielberg pays the MPAA off, a la Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. That steaming pile of excrement should have been rated R.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Still a PG, because Spielberg pays the MPAA off, a la Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. That steaming pile of excrement should have been rated R.

Got Em!!

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

I remember when JAWS came out in the theatres-- it had the tagline "may be too intense for younger children" which was indicating that Universal was unsure of the PG rating. In the early to mid 70's the mpaa was still young--
just 5 years earlier there were no PG's or R's. 10 years before there was virtually no swearing or nudity. Today I think JAWS would get a pg-13

Spielbergs 80's summer flicks -- Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom and Gremlins were also interestingly enough the reason why the PG-13 rating came about....

Yea that would be my guess as well. Got Em!!

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by CZAR

So what do u consider to call for a higher rating? Blood & gore, foul language and violence, or sex and nudity? Im sure they have a system but do yall know which is ranked higher based on whats included in the film? Got Em!!

The U.S. is quite different from other countries-- there seems to be no limit on foul language and gore-- sex and nudity are the big no-no.

but for the record-- the F word used in a sexual way is an automatic R
the F-word used in a non-sexual way is okay once (PG-13) but if it's several times-- R again.

Nudity in a comical way can be PG-13
Nudity in a sexual way almost guaranteed to be an R

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Got Em!!

Spielberg proposed the PG-13 to the MPAA and I'm sure, since he produced the film, that he went and bribed them to give it the rating that he created with them. There's no way in hell that film should have been PG-13, no way.

I lived in Germany, and I liked their rating system; 0, 6, 12, 16, 18. If you weren't old enough, you had to GTFO! I LOVED IT!

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

The U.S. is quite different from other countries-- there seems to be no limit on foul language and gore-- sex and nudity are the big no-no.

but for the record-- the F word used in a sexual way is an automatic R
the F-word used in a non-sexual way is okay once (PG-13) but if it's several times-- R again.

Nudity in a comical way can be PG-13
Nudity in a sexual way almost guaranteed to be an R

Good info man. That clears up a good amount of things. Yea im sure other countries vary with this same topic! Man I miss Benny Hill! Haha! Got Em!!

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Spielberg proposed the PG-13 to the MPAA and I'm sure, since he produced the film, that he went and bribed them to give it the rating that he created with them. There's no way in hell that film should have been PG-13, no way.

I lived in Germany, and I liked their rating system; 0, 6, 12, 16, 18. If you weren't old enough, you had to GTFO! I LOVED IT!

Which film are u referring to? Got Em!!