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Revenge of the Sith Officially Rated PG-13
Bobert@flixnjoystix.com writes "On May 19th, fans of all ages will see the final installment of the Star Wars saga with Revenge of the Sith. However, for the first time ever a Star Wars film will be officially rated PG-13. Over the weekend the Daily Herald newspaper confirmed that George Lucas' conclusion to his nearly 30 year epic Space Opera received a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. The MPAA is expected to release an official statement or press release sometime this week." This confirms the rumor we reported on back in March.
Judging by the posts I've seen, everybody is either joking about or speculating why it got a PG-13 rating...the Episode III book IS out, and most of it has been posted to newsgroups online. It's received a PG-13 rating for all the violence (there are at least 5 bad ass lightsabers fights I can think of, 4 of which involve someone dying, off the top of my head) and the scenes involving Anakin's skin getting melted off.
--trb
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For the impatient:
What do the rating symbols mean?
G General Audiences -- All ages admitted. Signifies that the film rated contains nothing most parents will consider offensive for even their youngest children to see or hear. Nudity, sex scenes, and scenes of drug use are absent; violence is minimal; snippets of conversation may go beyond polite conversation but do not go beyond every-day expressions.
PG Parental Guidance Suggested -- Some material may not be suitable for children. Signifies that the film rated may contain some material parents might not like to expose to their young children -- material that will clearly need to be examined or inquired about before children are allowed to attend the film. Explicit sex scenes and scenes of drug use are absent; nudity, if present, is seen only briefly; horror and violence do not exceed moderate levels.
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned -- Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Signifies that the film rated may be inappropriate for pre-teens. Parents should be especially careful about letting their younger children attend. Rough or persistent violence is absent; sexually-oriented nudity is generally absent; some scenes of drug use may be seen; some use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words may be heard.
R Restricted -- Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions). Signifies that the rating board has concluded that the film rated may contain some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their children to see it. An R may be\ assigned due to, among other things, a film's use of language, theme, violence, sensuality, or its portrayal of drug use. Theater owners and film critics are advised as to why the R rating was assigned; parents are therefore urged to contact their local theatres to learn why the rating board chose the R rating.
NC-17 No children under 17 Admitted (age varies in some jurisdictions). Signifies that the rating board would feel that the film rated is patently adult and that children under the age of 17 should not be admitted to it. The film may contain explicit sex scenes, an accumulation of sexually-oriented language, and/or scenes of excessive violence. The NC-17 designation does not, however, signify that the rated film is obscene or pornographic in terms of sex, language, or violence.
...who haven't a clue what "PG-13" means, here are some useful links:-
Overview of MPAA ratings
G and PG in detail
PG-13 upwards in detail
Basically, PG-13 means you *can* get in if you are under 13; as far as I can tell, no accompaniment is required. It differs from the US PG rating in that it is a stronger warning that the material *may* be unsuitable for under 13s.
This makes it somewhere between the UK (and US's) PG rating and the UK's 12A (which requires accompaniment by an adult if you are under 12).
It shouldn't be assumed that the film will be a 12A in the UK though; if the rating was as a result of sex or language, then the BBFC might judge it differently.
I am afraid the article is wrong. Return of the Jedi was also rated PG-13. This was largely due to the swimsuitesque outfit that Carrie Fisher wore while in the clutches of the Vile Gangster Jabba the Hutt. Frankly there is a lot more violence in this movie then you might think. Light sabering through battle droids is one thing, light sabering through humanoid characters is another.
PG-13 was introduced in 1984 because Spielberg scared most of India with his vision of the Temple of Doom:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PG-13#History
I would venture to guess that it was also introduced to allow 80s teen movies to slip in a little titty here and there.
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I first PG-13 movie was Red Dawn in 1984. ROTJ came out in 1983.
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy 2 hrs. 13 min. In the epic conclusion of the Star Wars saga, the Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star while the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts his father Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor. Release Date: May 25, 1983 Nationwide; March 14, 1997 Re-release. MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi action violence. Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox
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Space Opera
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After all, it seems somehow "okay" to expose kids to violence in the states. Sex is a whole other thing...
/., but this one continues to baffle me (Although my working theory is that folks want to think of Americans as war-mongering, self-righteous Puritans, and this idea plays nicely into that stereotype). Do I need to find a /. story or two about parent groups trying to ban or restrict violent video games to convince you that this is far from being universally accepted in real life, particularly among the same types of people who complained the most about the nipple?
I understand the origin of a few of the popular myths on
Except she did film nude scenes for Closer, just upon the final cut was it edited out as the director did indeed agree that nudity was not essential to the plot...he just wasn't sure until he saw the final product.
#1 rule of Hollywood: every actress will eventually be featured topless, give or take 10-20 years.
Basically she has to get her career into a rut where she won't be getting any new roles or she's considered washed up...then it will be a bargaining chip to getting her next big project.
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Hang on, hang on...PG is ADULT to your country?
Shit, over here in Australia M15 is usually considered normal for kids!
On the DVD, the chapter listing calls the chapter with that scene "Bad Word." :D
PG-13 is the rough equivalent of our M rating yes.
The majority of PG-13 movies are given M ratings in Australia, although some get PG, and in one bizarre instance, The Ring (a PG-13) is given a restricted MA15+, a rating many 'Unrated' (ie NC-17) films get in Australia.
And on the other end of things, the US R-rated Lost in Translation gets a PG.
So basically, even an R rating in the US could be a PG, M, MA, or R here. The majority of PG-13s are Ms, however.
And even more confusingly, Attack of the Clones was rated PG at the cinema and on video, yet the DVD edition got an M rating for "Adult Themes". I'd imagine Sith will get an M as well.
As of July the Australian ratings systems will be changed. The "15" advice for the PG and M ratings will disappear, that is, the only time an age will appear is when it is legally restricted to that age.
Another reason is that films are subtly shifting into higher ratings and that M really is suitable for ~10-12 year olds nowadays. ET in 1982 was rated G, the re-release was PG. Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom were PG, they are now M. Silence of the Lambs was R18+, appealed to M, then upgraded to MA15+.
And finally, Star Wars would probably get a PG-13 today, which is why the Death Star shootout was censored for the Special Editions, details of which can be found here.
http://www.dvdanswers.com/sw2.html
If I'm not mistaken Transformers was rated PG. Probably because of that one line.
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'After all, it seems somehow "okay" to expose kids to violence in the states. Sex is a whole other thing...'
/., but this one continues to baffle me"
"I understand the origin of a few of the popular myths on
I would have to say you are easily baffled.
Take a look at international movie ratings on IMDB. Pick some movies with a some sexual content. You will find that in the US, these movies are consistently rated more restrictively than in European countries.
A good example would be Malena, an Italian coming-of-age movie set in WW-II Italy. From IMDB: Finland:15, Germany:12, Netherlands:16 / Norway:15, Portugal:16, Spain:13, Sweden:11, Switzerland:14, UK:15 / USA:R (Under 17 not admitted without parent). Also note that the R-rated version seen in the US was specifically cut/censored for America.
Puritanical doesn't begin to describe it.
A.
(who didn't even mention the wardrobe malfunction)
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I just checked out Greydanus' reviews, and you're quite correct: his analysis is a pleasure to read, and he's able to call the matrix 2 and 3 as the junk they are while being polite and explaining his reasons quite well.
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Interesting thing is in the US its not actually the law afaik. Its just set by the MPAA. Movie-makers just choose to get their movies rated by MPAA, because thats the way it works out now. Self-regulating industry I guess you'd call it. (Found that out here at link below)
http://www.movie-ratings.net/movieratings_us.shtm
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That's why the Transformers movie was so awesome. My favorite scene is where Spike yells, "Oh, Shit!" as a planet full of people gets destroyed. This in a G-rated kids movie.
That was my favorite scene from Transformers the Movie, too. But the movie was rated PG, not G. That's how they got away with the "Oh Shit!" as well as the "Kick him in the balls" dialogue from Grimlock.
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