The New Rating System
By Rustinas1
@Rustinas1 (438)
United States
August 14, 2008 6:56pm CST
I don't know about anyone else, but it's really irritating that everything is an NR. What happened to every movie having a rating and why it's rated that way like it always has been?
As a parent and thinking a movie that looks like a family movie borders on an X rated movie. That's what I get for judging a book by it's cover.
Does this new way bother anyone else?
1 response
@philjas (1134)
• United States
15 Aug 08
No one in America releasing a film is required to have it rated by the MPAA. But, many theaters refuse to show unrated movies, so it's definitely desirable for film makers to have their movies rated. Unrated movies generally are not rated because the film maker wanted a "lighter" rating than the MPAA was willing to give. Most commonly, adult movies that the film maker was hoping would get an R but the MPAA gives an NC-17. So usually "not rated" is s sign that the movie is going to be very adult. It can happen with movies that are somewhere between the level of PG-13 and R though. And most foreign films are not rated, with those you just can't tell without reading reviews online.
@Rustinas1 (438)
• United States
7 Oct 08
Thank you, philjas. I hear that. It just doesn't seem right though and I really think that should not fly......no matter what. I know this has been allowed to happen over the last few years. Growing up in the 70's, 80,'s and early 90's, every movie in America had to have a rating or would not be released. We need that back. Just like the videos games, they all have to have a rating.
