Hey! Did you read my post over at ScreenRant.com? I talked about the EXACT same thing. :-)

Seems like a terrible movie marketing error to me!

Vic

This film does not interest me in the least.

I saw the preview for this with The Bourne Ultimatum, and thought it looked pretty bad. My dad said that it's the oldest story of all time and will be good.

I guess it's that kind of a movie.

haha seems like brad isnt exctied for this movie

I don't disagree that it's silly for people to have to be 18 instead of 17 to see R-rated content. For that matter, I think it's rather ridiculous that one must have a valid US driver's license to see these restricted trailers. However, this rant seems equally uncalled for as it's been widely publicized that Beowulf will be rated PG-13 for regular theaters, while the IMAX 3D cut would be rated R or even NC-17. I suppose the cynical could assume this is just the producers trying to pull the ol' switcheroo on internet fanboys itching for some carnage, but as of right now the stated plan is for the IMAX 3D showings to have a different, gorier film.

For the record, while I won't argue about how the film looks in a four inch box on your computer, many people who saw 20 minutes of the film at Comic-Con in San Diego have been saying the film looks visually spectactular, that Zemeckis has really made an immersive environment. I guess we'll see come November, I'd just ask that he next time you say "This movie is PG-13 people!" make sure that there aren't reports stating otherwise. Or just use some common sense, do you really think they'd have made scenes where Beowulf rips out Grendel's ear lobe just for an online trailer? ;^)

Well MovieDude, I don't know where you got your information in regards to an R-rated or NC-17 cut, but it was rumored that IMAX may get an NC-17 cut so don't count on it. Rumors and speculation aren't facts until they are firmed up. Notice I mention the unrated DVD you can surely expect. I fully expect your "switcheroo".

Also, I saw the 20 minutes at Comic Con and wasn't impressed. The entire time I was just thinking, "Wow, this would be much better if it was live-action and not this silly computer generated stuff." On top of that, the question was asked at Comic Con regarding the rating and the answer was PG-13. Sorry to bust your bubble.