I feel like the pg-13 rating should be done but other than that I think it’s mostly fine

They should give “scary” movies like It a different kind of ratng because some weaklings (even adults) find clowns “so creepy” but lots of people don’t find them more terrifying than finding a mosquito bite near their -blam!-. Grow up people.

[quote]Is PG pointless? I mean UP is PG but... why? Because of that one scene where the guy has the bloody nose? Oh no! Don't let your children see it![/quote] It's not entirely pointless, but some parents may not want their children under 4 or 5 to see some of the cartoon violence. [quote]Should there be a spot between PG-13 and R? I mean think about what the rating is. "Yeah this is fine for my 13 year old. One F word and loads of violence as long as no excessive blood is shown? Totally cool."[/quote] No rating in between. Do I need to explain that F[i]u[/i]ck is one of the 7 nasty words? If you let too many slip through, then it makes the ratings loot. Also, bloody violence is portrayed differently than non-bloody. It's typically more visceral, hence the R rating. [quote]Should boobs be an instant R rating? I mean it's not like half the population has them or anythi-OH WAIT[/quote] But the other half doesn't, and often, will do some crazy shit to see them. Plus, they're typically shown in a sexual manner. [quote]Are ratings labels useful anyway?[/quote] Yes, very. Many movies are targeted to particular audiences. How many parents would've taken their 7 year olds to see [i]Ted[/i] if it wasn't rated, only find out most certainly not for children? Parents were shocked by Deadpool, despite the R rating. [quote]In the internet age, if little Timmy wants to use his phone to see violent/adult stuff he can.[/quote] Sure he can, but no reasonable parent wants to encourage it by taking little Timmy to see that stuff. [quote]If parents really care about what's in the movie, maybe they should take the time to look up what's in the film.[/quote] If only there were places to find this information...or you could just create an industry around it and give people jobs. Or they could do both. They could create of set of guidelines that they feel are appropriate for certain audiences so parents don't necessarily have to dig through piles of information to make a decision. [quote]OOOOOORRR! They can see the movie for themselves and use their own judgement, not a label?[/quote] What a fantastic idea! Now I get waste money and time seeing a movie twice!! [quote]Thoughts?[/quote] Movie ratings exist for a reason. Many films depend on them to hit their target audience. Did you know that many movies shoot for an R rating for for short term profits from teens and early 20s? Yeah. If its R, it must be good, or have boobies, or is just bloody/gory. [spoiler]The director of Saw had to reshoot many scenes because his original version didn't feature much blood, and thus, received a PG-13 rating. Not as many teens and early 20s would have gone to see it with that rating. [/spoiler] Did you know that 99 of the 100 most successful movies are rated PG13 or lower? The lone standout is Deadpool, coming in at around #65. TL;DR Yes, ratings are important and constantly evolving. Nothing worse than a seemingly benign film flashing titties for no other reason than to get an R rating.

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