The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

[Daaark]

Originally Posted by 3DinAK

got mine the other day.I'm surprised it's rated PG.Thought for sure maybe rated R.

I don't believe there was an R rating at the time. I may be off, but I believe it was G,PG, and X. PG-13 came about sometime in the early 80s I believe.

Hard to believe that newer releases are still rated PG considering the attempted rape, and nudity scenes.

[Ray O. Blu]

Originally Posted by Daaark

I don't believe there was an R rating at the time. I may be off, but I believe it was G,PG, and X. PG-13 came about sometime in the early 80s I believe.

Hard to believe that newer releases are still rated PG considering the attempted rape, and nudity scenes.

"R- Restricted Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (1968-present)"

[AeroK]

Originally Posted by Daaark

I don't believe there was an R rating at the time. I may be off, but I believe it was G,PG, and X. PG-13 came about sometime in the early 80s I believe.

Hard to believe that newer releases are still rated PG considering the attempted rape, and nudity scenes.

I think Temple of Doom was one of the reasons for the adoption of the PG13 rating. I can't remember where I saw that.

[lobo81865]

Originally Posted by Hunk Golden

Got mine from Border's 50% off sale today.

I had to come back.

I know.

A man's gotta' make a livin'.

Dyin' ain't much of a livin' boy.

My favorite movie quote ever.

[3DinAK]

Originally Posted by Daaark

I don't believe there was an R rating at the time. I may be off, but I believe it was G,PG, and X. PG-13 came about sometime in the early 80s I believe.

Hard to believe that newer releases are still rated PG considering the attempted rape, and nudity scenes.

That's what I was thinking.

[Oblivion138]

Originally Posted by Daaark

I don't believe there was an R rating at the time. I may be off, but I believe it was G,PG, and X. PG-13 came about sometime in the early 80s I believe.

Hard to believe that newer releases are still rated PG considering the attempted rape, and nudity scenes.

R is one of the four original 1968 MPAA film ratings, which were:

G
M (changed to GP in 1970, before finally becoming PG in 1972)
R
X

PG-13 was introduced in 1984, largely in response to parental complaints over the violence in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gremlins, and other then-current PG films...later that same year, Red Dawn was released as the first PG-13 film. NC-17 replaced X in 1990, with Henry & June being the first film to receive the replacement rating.

So The Outlaw Josey Wales, released in 1976 (the same year as Taxi Driver, and many other R-rated films), certainly could have been rated R. Fact is, the ratings system was just far less restrictive in the 1970s than it is today. It was a much freer time in Hollywood.

[Meathead]

Don't piss down my back and tell me it's rainin'

[Daaark]

Originally Posted by Oblivion138

R is one of the four original 1968 MPAA film ratings, which were:

G
M (changed to GP in 1970, before finally becoming PG in 1972)
R
X

PG-13 was introduced in 1984, largely in response to parental complaints over the violence in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gremlins, and other then-current PG films...later that same year, Red Dawn was released as the first PG-13 film. NC-17 replaced X in 1990, with Henry & June being the first film to receive the replacement rating.

So The Outlaw Josey Wales, released in 1976 (the same year as Taxi Driver, and many other R-rated films), certainly could have been rated R. Fact is, the ratings system was just far less restrictive in the 1970s than it is today. It was a much freer time in Hollywood.

It seems strange to have such a wide gap between ratings, even back then. This was the near the era when married couples were still sleeping in separate beds, and bathrooms didn't have a toilet!

I remember Sneakers having to add in some racists remarks and foul language just to get the movie into a PG rating instead of a G.

[HonestJohn]

Looks like the Walmarts all around me in NC, got their stock a week late. They now have both Digibook and standard case on the shelf this week ... just got my copy ....

[Oblivion138]

Originally Posted by Daaark

It seems strange to have such a wide gap between ratings, even back then. This was the near the era when married couples were still sleeping in separate beds, and bathrooms didn't have a toilet!

The original ratings system opened all kind of doors for filmmakers, content-wise, and the ratings seemed very broad-minded. In the late '60s and throughout the '70s, nudity and language were not seen as being as "objectionable" as they are today. It was mostly violence or graphic sexual content that contributed to R and X ratings...mostly violence. It wasn't until the '80s that the ratings started to become more restrictive...and by the mid-'80s, it was ridiculous how restrictive they were. When it was submitted for a rating in the '80s, Hitchcock's Psycho was given an R...a ludicrous rating which stands to this day.

[HuggyBear73]

Originally Posted by HonestJohn

Looks like the Walmarts all around me in NC, got their stock a week late. They now have both Digibook and standard case on the shelf this week ... just got my copy ....

This is a Wal-Mart exlcusive until next month, right? Hopefully, Amazon will have it for pre-order soon.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by AeroK

I think Temple of Doom was one of the reasons for the adoption of the PG13 rating. I can't remember where I saw that.

Yes, Temple of Doom and Gremlins were the reason. Red Dawn was the first PG-13, followed by Dreamscape (the original Inception) and The Woman In Red.

[HonestJohn]

Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

This is a Wal-Mart exlcusive until next month, right? Hopefully, Amazon will have it for pre-order soon.

Don't know, it didn't say Walmart Exclusive on the any of the labeling like they usually do.....

[HuggyBear73]

Originally Posted by HonestJohn

Don't know, it didn't say Walmart Exclusive on the any of the labeling like they usually do.....

Really? I thought someone on this thread said it did. I'll have to check again.

[HonestJohn]

Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

Really? I thought someone on this thread said it did. I'll have to check again.

Just dug wrapper out of garbage and mine has a Blue Walmart sticker which says ...

Edit: Missed it the first time I looked ...

Only at Walmart
Action Packed Western on Blu-ray with new bonus content
Exclusive offer valid through 7/7/11

[HuggyBear73]

Originally Posted by HonestJohn

Just dug wrapper out of garbage and mine has a Blue Walmart sticker which says ...

Action Packed Western on Blu-ray with new bonus content and under that it says in very small lettering Exclusive offer valid through 7/7/11.

Thanks for checking!

[HuggyBear73]

If the keep case version is a Wal-Mart exclusive until 7/7, shouldn't be a pre-order now at Amazon?

[The Duke]

Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

If the keep case version is a Wal-Mart exclusive until 7/7, shouldn't be a pre-order now at Amazon?

No, just because will no longer be available at Walmart after 7/7 doesn't mean it will be available elsewhere. Warner usually doesn't offer non-digibook releases until 6-9 months after the digibook release. They want to sell out digibook inventory first.

[whitesheik]

Why it's necessary to even denigrate this fantastic release in ANY way is simply astonishing to me. Clearly the "reviewer" here loves the transfer - there are NO "halos" and there's no "ringing" but I guess every "reviewer" on these types of sites mentions such things to cover their bases, just in case someone on some forum says there are these things. Just how good does a transfer have to be until this nonsense stops. This, I'm quite sure, came directly from the camera negative. It is the poster child for proper color in a western, and one look at this and then The Wild Bunch will tell you just how bad that transfer is, color-wise. And for the grain police, you'll notice there isn't much in this transfer. So, does that mean it was DNR'd to death or does it mean that the camera negative contains much less grain than any internegative or interpositive would have? The answer is plain as day for anyone with eyes that actually see, and not eyes that base everything they look at on some Internet blather that has done more harm to blu-ray than anything. The cries of "HALOS" I'm not buying it. Well, anyone who doesn't buy this because of that doesn't deserve to have a transfer like this in his/her collection.

[Oblivion138]

I don't think anyone's crying "HALOS"...and certainly not in all caps. In the review, the ringing is described as "mild," and of "the slightest amount." Which is accurate. Mild ringing is present. Minimal, but present. Not a distraction (at least not for me), but present. Not constant, but occasionally present.

I would heartily recommend this release, and the transfer is indeed stunning. But if I said there were absolutely NO signs edge enhancement, I'd be lying.