Or younger... I remember when I was kid an American woman on British TV commenting that her five year old found parts of Terminator 2 (rated R) too scary. I thought to myself: How come in America a five year old can see T2 uncut when I can't even see a cut version (I was 11 going on 12).bradavon wrote:Legally am American would be able to take their 11 year old to see an R right?
The action scene at the beginning recreating the one from the first film was excellent and it's so nice to hear the familliar theme song You've Got a Friend In Me 
While it was fairly obvious that
the incinerator scene the film is nostalgic as well with lovely insights into childhood, I was 13 when the first film came out and don't want to grow up 
When Andy plays with the little girl and his toys like he once did (and listen to what says about them) - beautiful Looks cool, I think I'll watch that tonight!HungFist wrote:Rubber's Lover
It is cool. I disliked Pinocchio, but Rubber was pretty great. Not an easy film to make it through, though.gasteropod wrote:Looks cool, I think I'll watch that tonight!HungFist wrote:Rubber's Lover
That's scary. It's also scary you knew that films were cut at only 11Markgway wrote:Or younger... I remember when I was kid an American woman on British TV commenting that her five year old found parts of Terminator 2 (rated R) too scary. I thought to myself: How come in America a five year old can see T2 uncut when I can't even see a cut version (I was 11 going on 12).
. I didn't have a clue (or likely cared) at such a young age.
You're talking about the way in which the ratings system is implemented, not the actual system itself. The system makes perfect sense to me; you have U & PG for the family films, PG-13 for a family film with mild violence/horror/swearing, R for films that wouldn't worry your average teenager, with the extra benefit over our 15 rating being that if you are an intelligent, well adjusted 14yr old you can still go to see The Matrix with your older brother/parents (for example). NC-17 is pretty much exactly the same as our 18 and should be implemented exactly the same way.bradavon wrote:How can it be sensible to have a system where in reality only two ratings are ever used? It either has to fit into the PG-13 or R rated category. The NC-17 rating has no practical use to exist, for non-pornographic material.
They are intricately liked though. Otherwise fair points.You're talking about the way in which the ratings system is implemented, not the actual system itself.
Really? I thought everyone who'd heard of Caligula knew there was two versions. The "uncut" one is the porn version. I understand McDowall and Mirren were really angry.grim_tales wrote:I didn't know that, thanks. I bet the actual DC would remove it, the film is hardly short on sex anyway. Malcom Mcdowell's performance was good, showing the emperor's cruelty and madness.
Lol... yeah, I was a censorship geek from a young age.bradavon wrote:It's also scary you knew that films were cut at only 11
My parents don't like violent movies (my dad especially). They would always complain about me watching them. Yet would rent them for me anyways. I could be a very persuasive little brat. I think mostly the films were worse than they imagined... lolI even had to lie about the rating on Die Hard, when I was 15.
and still is. first X Movie i got into at 13 was Rabid,on a double bill with Deathdream. The big one of course was Saturday Night Fever which all the youth of 77 wanted to see, My school mate (Vic McGuire,he's done well for himself as an actor since) and i got refused at one cinema before getting in at the ABC Lime Street.Of course bragging rights at school followed 