so here's a thought....what will Serenity be rated????
POSTED BY: Stillshiny
UPDATED: Thursday, August 19, 2004 20:34
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Originally posted by witlesschum:
I'd guess the Reavers will rely on implication for than gore, cause implication is always scarier. Zoe saying "They'll rape us to death,..." is more frightening than it would be if they showed it.Dan
This is exactly the case. Joss has years of experience of writing pre-watershed TV with pre-watershed content but late, late night intent.
See the censors work in a "tick-box" kind of way. It's not that they don't listen to the words or think anout the ibtent - but you can't rate a film highly that deals with dark issues, you can only go with what's actually on screen.
A writer and director of less talent would need to show blood, guts and swearing to make a scene nasty - Joss can make a much nastier scene showing none of that. Likewise, Joss can do a sexier scene with next to no flesh than most writers or directors could dream of doing with a roomful of naked women. Inara's spongebath is one of the sexiest things I've ever seen and it didn't need nipples to be that!
Besides, censors seem to be getting a little looser anyway. Over here in the UK Spidey 2 was a 12 (PG 13 in the US) and I was, to be frank, pretty shocked and horrified (in a good way) by the Doc Ock in the hospital scene. That was harsh.
Not that I can see it doing a lot of harm if it ends up as a 15 - which is what I'm rooting for. It's not easy to get adults along to a 12 film, especially an action flick, unless it is already a franchise (Spidey, LOTR, etc).
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Well call me a sad little king, but I think there's a whole Inara sponge-bathing story arc yet to be discovered. And I have a sneaky suspicion that the secret that Inara is obviously hiding might be found nestled amongst her bosom and I think it's time we explored that.
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From a purely personal point I hope it's a 12/A in the UK..otherwise I will have an extremly irate 12 year old on my hands which is not a pretty sight!!
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A little OT...what's the difference between '12A' and just '12'?
"Bwaa...it's kind of a warrior...strikes fear into the hearts of..."
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I agree with you all, I can't imagine it being rated any higher than a 12A (PG-13). Universal are going to want to make the movie as available as possible - especially if they really do see franchise potential.
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Originally posted by perididdle:
A little OT...what's the difference between '12A' and just '12'?
"Bwaa...it's kind of a warrior...strikes fear into the hearts of..."
12 = you have to be 12 and over to come in and annoy people trying to watch the movie
12A = you don't have to be 12 to come in and annoy other people watching the movie, as long as someone over 12(18? I forget) is with you.
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12 = you have to be 12 and over to come in and annoy people trying to watch the movie
12A = you don't have to be 12 to come in and annoy other people watching the movie, as long as someone over 12(18? I forget) is with you.
Excuse me? Annoy? You're talking to a just-turned 13-year-old, and I don't remember annoying anyone...^_^
Thanks for the info. Yeah, I don't see Joss making anything over PG-13 (or 12A...)
"Bwaa...it's kind of a warrior...strikes fear into the hearts of..."
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Originally posted by perididdle:
Excuse me? Annoy? You're talking to a just-turned 13-year-old, and I don't remember annoying anyone...^_^
Actually, I put no upper age limit on it and could continue
15 = you have to be over 15 to come in and annoy people
18 = have to be over 18....
Maybe its my local cinema, but far too often you have to put up with morons who either are incapable of watching the film in silence, or bring along an idiot friend who apparently cannot follow the simplest of plots.
Castle had the right idea when he electrified the seats - I just want the controls and the ability to increase the voltage.
Here endeth the lesson...
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Hey, this is really weird. I was just going to post this question yesturday. I guessed it would be PG13, but if you know Chinese, it's more like R. Where do you draw the line?
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Quote:Variable. Closest is 12A, but the BBFC and MPAA have different criteria, so it could be anything from PG to 15.
Originally posted by Mrfoo:
What is PG-13 rating equal to in England?
(This is partly why UK and US prints of the same film have different minor cuts, because one tiny snip to the US print can bring down the UK rating, which usually increases audience.)
12A stands for "12 advisory" or some such thing. It's the same thing as 12, but now parents can take younger children if they choose. Cinema releases are 12A, video releases are still 12.
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