I used to respect Lucas - he made some great movies. Then comes the extreme hype (I don't want to see Anakin on my bag of chips), the mediocre at best movie, and gustapo tactics. He's already filthy rich (and getting even more rich), and I don't see him giving it away. He seems to be going out of his way to alienate fans.
Fine. But who gives the movie chains the right to "protect" our youth? Different people are going to mature at different speeds; I'm sure there are pleantly of 13 year olds who are mature enough to watch movies like South Park. Regardless, if someone wants to see a movie bad enough they will find a way.
And another point. Why, when we have such restrictive rules compared to other parts of the world, do we in the US, (seemingly) have so many violence problems? Apparently the answer is a little deeper than Joe 18 Year Old allowing a 15 year old in the theare.
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I used to respect Lucas - he made some great movies. Then comes the extreme hype (I don't want to see Anakin on my bag of chips), the mediocre at best movie, and gustapo tactics. He's already filthy rich (and getting even more rich), and I don't see him giving it away. He seems to be going out of his way to alienate fans.
Fine. But who gives the movie chains the right to "protect" our youth? Different people are going to mature at different speeds; I'm sure there are pleantly of 13 year olds who are mature enough to watch movies like South Park. Regardless, if someone wants to see a movie bad enough they will find a way.
And another point. Why, when we have such restrictive rules compared to other parts of the world, do we in the US, (seemingly) have so many violence problems? Apparently the answer is a little deeper than Joe 18 Year Old allowing a 15 year old in the theare.