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Filmmaker · 04-29-2019, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Nothing371

That's cool if Star Trek has a large female following though. Most women I've ever met detest it.

My experience, too (although not as much as STAR WARS--inexplicably, every woman I've ever met really seems utterly bumfuddled by SW). DOCTOR WHO sucks so, so hard, though. Women of the world, defend yourself!

mar3o · 04-29-2019, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

IMHO there are not enough films like this anymore. I remember the first time I saw Akira and I had no f*&^ing idea what had just happened. It was only after repeat viewings that I started to see the layers and nuance in the film.

I don't think most audiences can handle movies like this anymore. They've gotten used to the spoon-fed super-tightly-woven hyper-focused plot, with spelled-out subplots now substituting for layers and nuance.

You can't judge all films these days based on the "top 10" currently streaming or playing list. The stuff we get in theatres are of course more suited these days to general audiences and are often dumbed down, but there are still lots of films that offer something more. Sadly those don't get as much attention, so you have to work a bit harder at finding them.

As pointed out previously, every time a studio does release something a bit different, or mentally stimulating, it flops, so you can't blame the studios for releasing what sells tickets.

DR Herbert West · 04-30-2019, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Don't know where you're from but Blade Runner earned its 'R' rating and I would not show it to a 7 year old. Maybe when you have kids of your own you'll change your mind.

I saw it when I was 7.

guachi · 04-30-2019, 08:10 AM

I saw i when I was 8 with my dad. It looks more like a PG-13 movie to me (if such a rating had existed at the time).

chas speed · 04-30-2019, 05:12 PM

I was always more disturbed by films like "Old Yeller" as a child. Blade Runner didn't bother me.

StingingVelvet · 05-01-2019, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mar3o

You can't judge all films these days based on the "top 10" currently streaming or playing list. The stuff we get in theatres are of course more suited these days to general audiences and are often dumbed down, but there are still lots of films that offer something more. Sadly those don't get as much attention, so you have to work a bit harder at finding them.

And this was honestly always the case. Blade Runner bombed when it came out and was not popular. Who's to say something like Ex Machina won't be considered a classic 30 years from now once more and more people have seen it? Wouldn't surprise me at all.

Bn43 · 05-01-2019, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by guachi

I saw i when I was 8 with my dad. It looks more like a PG-13 movie to me (if such a rating had existed at the time).

Seriously?

And lets not forget the nudity.

nick4Knight · 05-01-2019, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

I saw it when I was 7.

We identified where things went awry...

[Show spoiler]

DR Herbert West · 05-01-2019, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by nick4Knight

We identified where things went awry...

I turned out fine.

chas speed · 05-01-2019, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bn43

Seriously?

And lets not forget the nudity.

There was very little nudity in the film. So let's not forget it.

-shadow- · 05-01-2019, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bn43

Seriously?

And lets not forget the nudity.

The (US) theatrical cut cuts away from this moment and everything happens off screen. The nudity isn't really excessive either and there's little to no actual attention to the nudity. So, yeah. I'd say PG-13 should be more than doable.

StingingVelvet · 05-01-2019, 05:09 PM

This whole "all these 80's R rated movies would be PG-13 today" attitude just baffles me. Today's PG-13 is so sanitized of blood and nudity that a ton of old PG movies would have a hard time getting a PG-13 today, let alone the R ones. Even putting aside blood and nipples you've got the dark tone and mature themes, which the MPAA also cares about. No way Blade Runner gets a PG-13 today. Nooooo waaaaaay.

chas speed · 05-01-2019, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

This whole "all these 80's R rated movies would be PG-13 today" attitude just baffles me. Today's PG-13 is so sanitized of blood and nudity that a ton of old PG movies would have a hard time getting a PG-13 today, let alone the R ones. Even putting aside blood and nipples you've got the dark tone and mature themes, which the MPAA also cares about. No way Blade Runner gets a PG-13 today. Nooooo waaaaaay.

The nudity is so mild. I would say that Blade Runner today would rate a very soft "R", so it wouldn't change. This is a film that is not exactly going to freak out most kids. The violence is not that graphic and there is very little nudity.

Phillip c. Niethe · 05-01-2019, 05:30 PM

If I recall correctly, the T.V. version didn't show boobs...

fighthefutureofhd · 05-01-2019, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by chas speed

The nudity is so mild. I would say that Blade Runner today would rate a very soft "R", so it wouldn't change. This is a film that is not exactly going to freak out most kids. The violence is not that graphic and there is very little nudity.

It doesn't matter how mild the nudity is. It's still nudity. Nude is nude. That's like walking outside when it's raining a little bit and saying it's just mildly raining.

crissrudd4554 · 05-01-2019, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

It doesn't matter how mild the nudity is. It's still nudity. Nude is nude. That's like walking outside when it's raining a little bit and saying it's just mildly raining.

Kramer vs Kramer has a nude scene yet it’s rated PG.

Filmmaker · 05-01-2019, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

It doesn't matter how mild the nudity is. It's still nudity. Nude is nude. That's like walking outside when it's raining a little bit and saying it's just mildly raining.

That’s called sprinkling.

fighthefutureofhd · 05-01-2019, 07:20 PM

Sprinkling. Raining. You say either and I say either. Let's call the whole thing off.

motorheadache95 · 05-01-2019, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

This whole "all these 80's R rated movies would be PG-13 today" attitude just baffles me. Today's PG-13 is so sanitized of blood and nudity that a ton of old PG movies would have a hard time getting a PG-13 today, let alone the R ones. Even putting aside blood and nipples you've got the dark tone and mature themes, which the MPAA also cares about. No way Blade Runner gets a PG-13 today. Nooooo waaaaaay.

PG-13 has kind of lost it's original point-- it's kind of become what "PG" used to be, and is just pretty much anything that's not straight-up "G" or "R". Is there anything coming out that's rated "PG" anymore? Maybe some of the Pixar movies that's just a hair over the "G" category.

As for Blade Runner being PG-13? I don't think so, but if it was coming out today, I could see the studio mandating a few more trims here and there to get it there (like the U.S theatrical cut but a bit more so).

Nothing371 · 05-01-2019, 07:30 PM

The fear of nudity in the US is really weird. So is the taboo of the sexualization of young persons. Like, we're gonna show it in movies and shows but then not talk about it. It's all especially strange when you consider how many people dress provocatively and the raunchy programs that air on basic network television during prime time.

We're going to blow people away several times an episode in every cop drama but don't you dare say a thing about that girl in a skirt.

It's all very strange.

04-30-2019, 08:10 AM	#4424
guachi Expert Member Member since:Oct 2017 4K collection:380 Blu-ray collection:1161 DVD collection:683 Blu-ray reviews:2	I saw i when I was 8 with my dad. It looks more like a PG-13 movie to me (if such a rating had existed at the time).

04-30-2019, 05:12 PM	#4425
chas speed Power Member Member since:Feb 2016	I was always more disturbed by films like "Old Yeller" as a child. Blade Runner didn't bother me.

05-01-2019, 05:09 PM	#4432
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:853 Blu-ray collection:2332 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	This whole "all these 80's R rated movies would be PG-13 today" attitude just baffles me. Today's PG-13 is so sanitized of blood and nudity that a ton of old PG movies would have a hard time getting a PG-13 today, let alone the R ones. Even putting aside blood and nipples you've got the dark tone and mature themes, which the MPAA also cares about. No way Blade Runner gets a PG-13 today. Nooooo waaaaaay.

05-01-2019, 05:30 PM	#4434
Phillip c. Niethe Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2015 Location:DARK CITY… in search of Shell Beach 4K collection:391 Blu-ray collection:391 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:13	If I recall correctly, the T.V. version didn't show boobs...

05-01-2019, 07:20 PM	#4438
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	Sprinkling. Raining. You say either and I say either. Let's call the whole thing off.

05-01-2019, 07:30 PM	#4440
Nothing371 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Minneapolis 4K collection:526 Blu-ray collection:1047 Trading Score:11	The fear of nudity in the US is really weird. So is the taboo of the sexualization of young persons. Like, we're gonna show it in movies and shows but then not talk about it. It's all especially strange when you consider how many people dress provocatively and the raunchy programs that air on basic network television during prime time. We're going to blow people away several times an episode in every cop drama but don't you dare say a thing about that girl in a skirt. It's all very strange.

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