AVP movie rating

Radar · 07-27-2004, 11:11 AM

The MPAA rating system is strange and arbitrary to say the least. Long ago, violence got a strong rating while sexually explicit things like bouncing naked breasts weren't such a big deal. During the late 80's and 90's those roles were reversed.

In 1996 the MPAA reviewed one of the best westerns of all time, "The Wild Bunch" and gave it an X rating for violence so it switched back. Then we get Southpark and the MPAA allwed them to have incredibly violent scenes but were very upset about so-called dirty words.

I'd get rid of the MPAA all together and let parents decide.

07-27-2004, 11:11 AM	#13
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	The MPAA rating system is strange and arbitrary to say the least. Long ago, violence got a strong rating while sexually explicit things like bouncing naked breasts weren't such a big deal. During the late 80's and 90's those roles were reversed. In 1996 the MPAA reviewed one of the best westerns of all time, "The Wild Bunch" and gave it an X rating for violence so it switched back. Then we get Southpark and the MPAA allwed them to have incredibly violent scenes but were very upset about so-called dirty words. I'd get rid of the MPAA all together and let parents decide. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

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