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Why Fear the End of the R-Rated Superhero Movie?
brumgrunt writes "Last year, Marvel said that R-rated comic book superhero movies weren't in its future plans. Now, in the light of Watchmen's box office performance, Warner Bros is going the same way, meaning high-profile comic book superhero films will be restricted to the PG-13 rating at most. But is this a bad thing, and should we fear the end of the R-rated superhero movie?"
Haven't had my morning coffee yet. Irony detector may not be functioning.
Batman Begins: PG-13
The Dark Knight: PG-13
Yes, it won't be huge profit, but come on, for such violent and anti-mainstream experiment they got nice cash back. It is 165m (costed 120m), and it is only third week.
I love movie, I only would like to be it more itself not just a copy of living very good comic book. However, it would require to move sideways from original material.
Anyway, I think team who made it have proven their point. Kudos to them, all actors especially.
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You know, back in the day, kids listened to radio programs. Not just music. TV Programs without the "vision" part. Dramas, comedies all that. Without seizure inducing bright flashy pictures every three seconds. All those were pretty much nothing but "talking" with some sound effects tossed in.
Kids have more potential then people want to believe. They let that damned myth of innocence morph into a need for ignorance because once those little gears do start turning it is hard to make them stop (well, easy once you get the kid diagnosed with the deficit disorder du jour and load them up with meds).
Your name is apt. You are an idiot.
You get roughly eleven seconds of Dr Manhattan manhood in the entire thing. The problem you have is that you instantly go "It's a dick! FIXATE FIXATE FIXATE..." Exactly the same as my girlfriend did.
The same thing appears in the comic book. That's why it's there. It shows his lack of regard for human ideals; The human body is not to be ashamed of, or revulsed, surprised, or shocked by. I have one. You have one. Your dad has one. Get over it.
The plot was lost because the story takes a HELL of a lot longer than 2.75 hours to read. It's the way comics work. You get time to stop, consider the implications, imagine the scene, then move on. You didn't get that in the movie. It was still a reasonable good movie, though, and true to the comic.
If the only thing you brought back from that movie was "OMG LULZ I SOR A PEENAR!!1122" then you need to grow up a little.
Yeah yeah, off-topic. It needed to be said.
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It's a US thing. Wikipedia has an explanation.
Brief summary:
* G - General admission. Anyone can get in. Family fare.
* PG - Parental guidance suggested. Anyone can get in, but may not be suitable for younger children.
* PG-13. Nobody under 13 allowed in without an adult. Mildly graphic violence (think "Temple of Doom", which was the inspiration for this rating).
* R - Nobody under 17 allowed in without an adult. Graphic violence, nudity, sexual themes
* NC-17 -- Nobody under 17. Period. Extremely graphic violence, explicit sex, etc...
Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.
NC-17 replaced X. Because X wasn't trademarked, the pr0n guys pretty much wrecked it's reputation for "mainstream" films, and X became associated with pr0n only. The MPAA made damned sure that they trademarked NC-17.
A couple of films that were X when they were released were Last Tango in Paris, and Midnight Cowboy.
Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.