Comments on: The Year One gets its PG-13 Rating http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:43:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rodney http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194527 Rodney Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:27:31 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194527 And ironically you assume you are also right in your assumptions. You ANTICIPATED Dragonball was going to be bad. Way to go Nostradamus. YOU GUESSED, you didn’t know. Just like you GUESSED that Role Models was an R just for the nudity. You are wrong. Amazing that the Year One is getting a PG-13 and still has adult themes and suggestion, but they edited out some nudity. And ironically you assume you are also right in your assumptions.

You ANTICIPATED Dragonball was going to be bad. Way to go Nostradamus. YOU GUESSED, you didn’t know.

Just like you GUESSED that Role Models was an R just for the nudity. You are wrong. Amazing that the Year One is getting a PG-13 and still has adult themes and suggestion, but they edited out some nudity.

]]> By: Craig http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194446 Craig Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:09:22 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194446 This is smart, it doesn't seem like the R rated comedy of other's recently and it may make more money because of it. This is smart, it doesn’t seem like the R rated comedy of other’s recently and it may make more money because of it.

]]> By: Brent http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194418 Brent Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:35:09 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194418 I just don't get why make a movie with offensive material and strong lanquage in the first place if you want the broader audience. The filmmakers really need to ask themselves here: who am i making this movie for? Is it an adult comedy or a family film? Alot of these R-Rated comedies didnt need to have the things in them that make them an R. The would have been the same and just as funny either way. However, if your target audience are adults, then it makes sense to throw in things to make sure it gets it's R rating so kids don't get in. If you want a broader audience, don't have nipples, penises (seems to be the new thing now), and f-bombs. There are many times I watch a movie, and I notice the superficial things that give it it's rating. Like in "I love You Man", the say things like like "I need some fucking friends" or "isn't that they place where you first fucked?". Granted, it's an adult comedy, but you can tell things like that were just put in to be there. It wouldn't alter the movie if it wasn't there. Granted, it's realistic becuase people do talk like that in real life, but you're always going to get an R-Rating if used excessively. If you don't want kids at your movie anyway, then it's all good. But for a summer movie like Year One, with potential for kid appeal (it's got Jack Black, who's hosted the Kid's Choice Awards and kids like him), I'd just play it safe and make a cleaner, but just as funny movie. I just don’t get why make a movie with offensive material and strong lanquage in the first place if you want the broader audience. The filmmakers really need to ask themselves here: who am i making this movie for? Is it an adult comedy or a family film? Alot of these R-Rated comedies didnt need to have the things in them that make them an R. The would have been the same and just as funny either way. However, if your target audience are adults, then it makes sense to throw in things to make sure it gets it’s R rating so kids don’t get in. If you want a broader audience, don’t have nipples, penises (seems to be the new thing now), and f-bombs. There are many times I watch a movie, and I notice the superficial things that give it it’s rating. Like in “I love You Man”, the say things like like “I need some fucking friends” or “isn’t that they place where you first fucked?”. Granted, it’s an adult comedy, but you can tell things like that were just put in to be there. It wouldn’t alter the movie if it wasn’t there. Granted, it’s realistic becuase people do talk like that in real life, but you’re always going to get an R-Rating if used excessively. If you don’t want kids at your movie anyway, then it’s all good. But for a summer movie like Year One, with potential for kid appeal (it’s got Jack Black, who’s hosted the Kid’s Choice Awards and kids like him), I’d just play it safe and make a cleaner, but just as funny movie.

]]> By: AndyS http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194403 AndyS Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:34:35 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194403 You do realize it was rated R for far more than simply nudity. Just like the rest of the movies I've mentioned that are rated R. It has far more to do with adult themes and suggestion than nudity. A comedy being rated pg13 restricts the writers. Yes, I'm still doing my assuming since I'm usually right... DBE? You do realize it was rated R for far more than simply nudity. Just like the rest of the movies I’ve mentioned that are rated R. It has far more to do with adult themes and suggestion than nudity. A comedy being rated pg13 restricts the writers. Yes, I’m still doing my assuming since I’m usually right…

DBE?

]]> By: Rodney http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194396 Rodney Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:31:37 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194396 I would have the same opinion. Still making blind assumptions huh? Borat would have been the same movie without the nudity. It didn't need to be an R, but they chose to go with it as is. Which is their choice, as it also is Sony's choice to let the movie stand as R or edit for PG-13. I would have the same opinion. Still making blind assumptions huh?

Borat would have been the same movie without the nudity. It didn’t need to be an R, but they chose to go with it as is. Which is their choice, as it also is Sony’s choice to let the movie stand as R or edit for PG-13.

]]> By: AndyS http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194380 AndyS Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:13:25 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194380 If this was happening to Borat/Bruno I highly doubt Rodney would hold the same opinion. If this was happening to Borat/Bruno I highly doubt Rodney would hold the same opinion.

]]> By: alfie http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194370 alfie Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:03:45 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194370 on the other hand the MPAA are very unfair in their judgements. indies get a much harder time than studios. on the other hand the MPAA are very unfair in their judgements. indies get a much harder time than studios.

]]> By: alfie http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194369 alfie Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:00:31 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194369 whilst i do agree with you that R rating doesnt mean it will definitely be better I do believe Role Models would have lost a lot of its good jokes cutting it to a pg13 but this whole idea that if something is rated R it is better is so fucking childish. I rememeber feeling that way when I was twelve years old and all i wanted was tits and ass and violence and swearing but there are a ton of bad R films. there are a ton of bad pg13 films.there are tons of great r films and tons of great pg13 let the MPAA worry about ratings.. I don't want film makers worrying about ratings....all i want is for them to make the best film they can. as I have always said fuck what you make the rating just make it GOOD. whilst i do agree with you that R rating doesnt mean it will definitely be better I do believe Role Models would have lost a lot of its good jokes cutting it to a pg13 but this whole idea that if something is rated R it is better is so fucking childish.

I rememeber feeling that way when I was twelve years old and all i wanted was tits and ass and violence and swearing but there are a ton of bad R films. there are a ton of bad pg13 films.there are tons of great r films and tons of great pg13

let the MPAA worry about ratings.. I don’t want film makers worrying about ratings….all i want is for them to make the best film they can.

as I have always said fuck what you make the rating just make it GOOD.

]]> By: Rodney http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194362 Rodney Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:32:06 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194362 Exactly. There is no reason it HAS to be R, but if they want to show nipples and say fuck then its going to get the R. Lots of movies are sexually crude and socially awkward without having to be an R. Exactly. There is no reason it HAS to be R, but if they want to show nipples and say fuck then its going to get the R.

Lots of movies are sexually crude and socially awkward without having to be an R.

]]> By: Rodney http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/the-year-one-gets-its-pg-13-rating#comment-194361 Rodney Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:24:49 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=18580#comment-194361 Role Models would have been NO different if it didn't drop the f-bomb and show some tits. Zach and Miri WOULD have been PG-13 if they didnt show the nudity and say fuck. PG-13 can have strong sexual references, but show nudity or say fuck too many times and it gets an R. You assume that R makes it more funny. That is your own preference. I could care less either way. If they didnt show nudity in Zach and Miri I could care less. It is your PREFERENCE that is leading you to your assumption. Role Models would have been NO different if it didn’t drop the f-bomb and show some tits.

Zach and Miri WOULD have been PG-13 if they didnt show the nudity and say fuck.

PG-13 can have strong sexual references, but show nudity or say fuck too many times and it gets an R.

You assume that R makes it more funny. That is your own preference. I could care less either way. If they didnt show nudity in Zach and Miri I could care less.

It is your PREFERENCE that is leading you to your assumption.

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