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I'm not entirely sure that the first Godfather should be a 15 nowadays. There is some pretty strong bloody violence in it - namely, the two scenes that I can say
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I think The Force Awakens would probably have got a PG if not for...
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I think the Empire strikes back is a U rating, but I always find the Han Solo Torture scene horrid. Although you don't see anything it's heavily implied by the echo of screams, that he's in a lot of pain.
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I would imagine Disney asked for a 12A for Force Awakens and it's unlikely the bbfc would give them a lower rating than the one they asked for.
Suspect there might be a fuss over The Revenant getting a 15, it's at the top end. |
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Suspect there might be a fuss over The Revenant getting a 15, it's at the top end.
It may also be useful to move 15 down to 14 to make the year distribution more even (as 15 and 16 are only one year apart), which would nicely cover the low-end 15s and some of the YA films which are on the borderline between 12A and 15 and ultimately get cut for 12A (e.g Maze Runner) . It could maybe be an advisory 14A to let parents of tweens around 12 make up their own mind if they feel that their child is mature enough. My proposed system would work like this: U - same as it currently is. PG - same as it currently is. 12A - mostly the same as it currently is (with top-end films going to 14A). 14A - top end 12As and milder 15s. 16 - stronger 15s and lower end 18s. 18 - mostly the same as it currently is but with lower-end 18s going to 16. This may have too many ratings but in my mind, it's a much better way to balance the growing leniency of the current ratings. |
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I think The Force Awakens would probably have got a PG if not for...
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) but you could argue the scene with the, well, the unfortunate event is in 12 territory. The cinema websites had it at 12A months before it was screened for the bbfc, so as mentioned Disney probably asked for 12A. (There Will Be Blood was given a 12A, then Disney resubmitted it saying they had expected a 15, and were then given it) |
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(There Will Be Blood was given a 12A, then Disney resubmitted it saying they had expected a 15, and were then given it)
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I've always thought that "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was quite strong for a PG. For a start, the amount of sexual innuendo in that film, and I suppose the fact that it mixes cartoon characters in it, sort of counts against it for young children. One thing that I have always thought was a very strong and violent scene was
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It was before the 12 certificate though. Although, part of me thinks that it might be one of those films which might have to be uprated in the future. I admit, it's borderline whether it should be a 12 or PG. |
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I've always felt there should be no 18 certificate - only a 16. If a person can have sex/get pregnant, get married, join armed forces, drive, leave home, get a job etc before 18 then they are old enough to watch simulated violence and other strong content.
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century(the pilot and theatrical version) is a 15. I know that it was cut for the cinema, to get an A(equivalent of a PG back in the day), to
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century(the pilot and theatrical version) is a 15. I know that it was cut for the cinema, to get an A(equivalent of a PG back in the day), to
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If it was submitted today for a re-release it probably would get a 12. |
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^Yeah, it's probably one of those resubmittal cases - it hasn't been resubmitted.
Anyway, here's a little interview with the former censor James Ferman with Barry Norman :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIsz7-sScxA |
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Gladiator should have been given an 18 certificate. The Human Stain should have been rated 15
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Gladiator should have been given an 18 certificate.
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I was a bit surprised that Apocalypse Now is only a 15 nowadays with the
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It's just that part though and I think that the rest was fine at 15. |
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bbfc say of Apocalypse Now- Quote:
Like The Godfather and many other films of the 60s and 70s Apocalypse Now seems a little staid in its themes and depictions of violence, viewed in an age of round the clock news, ‘extreme reality’ videos and the internet. The idea of atavism, or regression, by ‘civilised’ people into a primitive and murderous state was somewhat passé, even by the 70s and modern audiences were not as horrified, as the Victorians would have been, by tales of miscegenation and mass murder. The Holocaust, My Lai massacre, Charles Manson and highly popularised stories of serial killers had well and truly put to rest any reassuring beliefs about the superiority of Western civilisation and morality.
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/apocalypse-now
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Eh? For what reason?
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It's really quite a way short of the more severe film gore though. There's hardly any close-up detail of wounds as they happen, a lot of it is off camera or at a distance (or quickly cut away).
I don't see it being too much for the majority of 15 year olds to watch. |
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I watched a film called The Cobbler which has a 12 certificate and there's a scene where one character stuck a shoe in another character's neck. For that alone, the film should have been rated 15
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I watched a film called The Cobbler which has a 12 certificate and there's a scene where one character stuck a shoe in another character's neck. For that alone, the film should have been rated 15
Seriously though, why were you watching it? ![]() It's not like this netflix period is a high point even in Sandler's career. Next time pick one of the imdb top 250 you haven't seen and watch it instead. Throne of Blood- (currently imdb number 226)- that's a good one.
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Off topic but a documentary maker submitted a 607 minute long single shot of paint drying to protest about bbfc fees. Alas bbfc handled it with their usual stoic professionalism.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...1.html#gallery http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/paint-drying-2016 |
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I think that AC/DC's Let There Be Rock concert film getting a 15 in Ireland is unduly harsh. There's one use each of 'f**k' and 'bitch' and the sex references in Whole Lotta Rosie and The Jack aren't that detailed. A 12, like it is in the UK, would've been fine (it was rightly upgraded from PG).
The bonus features are a different story and definitely deserve their higher ratings ('Bon Scott - The Pirate of Rock n Roll' got a 15 in both the UK and Ireland and in one part, Lenmy describes Bon's voice sounding 'like he's f**king someone when he's singing') |
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Deadpool's been getting a load of complaints on Twitter saying that it should've been an 18 instead of a 15.
What do you guys think? |
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I was always confused with The Karate Kid (1984). It was given a 15 here largely because( I would imagine) a scene where Daniel gets quite viciously done over near a fenced off area. Why they made that scene that hard Iv no idea, because the overiding feeling of the film is feelgood and family orientated. Surely a PG would have made more money?
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) but you could argue the scene with the, well, the unfortunate event is in 12 territory.
