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Talk:Two Mules for Sister Sara
Revision as of 22:56, 22 May 2009 by 76.31.5.208 (talk)
Questionable PG rating
We all know PG usually ment today's PG-13 rating back in the 60-70s time range, but doesn't this kind of go under R rating? I mean, this is pretty gruesome even by today's standards.
- We all got emasculated since the 1970s. I remember seeing tons of nudity in Logan's Run (1976) and it was PG. That would rate a hard (R) today. In fact (speaking of Jenny Agutter) the film Walkabout was released as a PG (or GP I think in the day) and it had tons of full frontal nudity. I don't know if people got more 'sensitive' or it just became more politically correct. I know quite a few ADULTS who are uncomfortable with ANY type of screen nudity. WTF? In that aspect we've become the polar opposite of Europe, Japan & Australia as far as being prudes. MPM
- Hey MPM, the ratings system in Australia is more fucked up than the american ratings system. I thought you would know that.
- When I was in Australia, they had copious amounts of nudity on their broadcast television, so mister smart ass, what are you talking about? If anything has changed recently, I don't follow Aussie TV standard. MPM
- Hey MPM, i wasn't trying to offend you ok? I admit that i don't know much about the aussie TV rating system but i do know that full frontal nudity was common in aussie TV during the 1970s but full frontal nudity is less common now due to censorship of gratuitous nudity. I also know that the video game ratings are pretty screwed up thanks to Michael Atkinson.Oliveira 20:15, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- When I was in Australia, they had copious amounts of nudity on their broadcast television, so mister smart ass, what are you talking about? If anything has changed recently, I don't follow Aussie TV standard. MPM
- Hey MPM, the ratings system in Australia is more fucked up than the american ratings system. I thought you would know that.
- We all got emasculated since the 1970s. I remember seeing tons of nudity in Logan's Run (1976) and it was PG. That would rate a hard (R) today. In fact (speaking of Jenny Agutter) the film Walkabout was released as a PG (or GP I think in the day) and it had tons of full frontal nudity. I don't know if people got more 'sensitive' or it just became more politically correct. I know quite a few ADULTS who are uncomfortable with ANY type of screen nudity. WTF? In that aspect we've become the polar opposite of Europe, Japan & Australia as far as being prudes. MPM
Anyway, the ratings system in America was different back then and the MPAA are biased against sex in movies. Must be the insane conservatives. Oh, read the first sub-section in this wiki article: [1].Oliveira 18:10, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- It was some 'social conservatives' but the liberals tended to shun the violence. We're still more uncomfortable with sex than violence. I know that I am more uncomfortable when I'm sitting watching a film with an 80 year old grandma and some hot and heavy sex scene turns up. I'm way more comfortable with a violent battle or car crash scene when viewing it with others. But in the history of cinema, the filmmakers have always tried to push the envelope as to what was acceptable. You should see some of the B&W silent films and the amount of nudity and violence there. BTW, the first MORAL CODE enforcements against film were pushed by the 'social reformers', i.e. the same folks who were prohibitionists (do gooders who wanted liquor banned) it wasn't really a left/right thing at the time. Also the wikipedia note only lists the origins of the MPAA ratings, NOT the formal codes of censorship that popped up in the early 1900s and 1920s. Also as PARENTS, people wanted the ratings. if you're old enough to be a responsible parent, then you want to know what is appropriate for your kids to watch. As a teen, I never appreciated that until I got much older. MPM
- And thats why i think that rating systems shouldn't be able to ban movies. They should only rate movies,videogames and television so the parents could see which movie should be watched by their children. I also find uncomfortable to watch sex scenes with reletives.Oliveira 20:15, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- Nothing sucks more than watching a sex scene with a family member... - Gunmaster45
- And thats why i think that rating systems shouldn't be able to ban movies. They should only rate movies,videogames and television so the parents could see which movie should be watched by their children. I also find uncomfortable to watch sex scenes with reletives.Oliveira 20:15, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- It was some 'social conservatives' but the liberals tended to shun the violence. We're still more uncomfortable with sex than violence. I know that I am more uncomfortable when I'm sitting watching a film with an 80 year old grandma and some hot and heavy sex scene turns up. I'm way more comfortable with a violent battle or car crash scene when viewing it with others. But in the history of cinema, the filmmakers have always tried to push the envelope as to what was acceptable. You should see some of the B&W silent films and the amount of nudity and violence there. BTW, the first MORAL CODE enforcements against film were pushed by the 'social reformers', i.e. the same folks who were prohibitionists (do gooders who wanted liquor banned) it wasn't really a left/right thing at the time. Also the wikipedia note only lists the origins of the MPAA ratings, NOT the formal codes of censorship that popped up in the early 1900s and 1920s. Also as PARENTS, people wanted the ratings. if you're old enough to be a responsible parent, then you want to know what is appropriate for your kids to watch. As a teen, I never appreciated that until I got much older. MPM
It makes for really akward after movie conversation too.Also, the frencjie with the Springfield looks like he's missing a hand - S&Wshooter