Latest MPAA Ratings: BULLETIN NO: 2180
New ratings for Captain America, Rise of the Apes and a new rating for Dream House
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When I reported the latest MPAA ratings two weeks ago I noted Universal intended to appeal the R-rating it's upcoming thriller Dream House earned with the reason citing "for some violence." It was then reported last week that Universal lost that appeal and the R-rating would remain. Well, it appears director Jim Sheridan went in and did a little snipping as an edited version of the film has now received its sought for PG-13, but the reason is curious: "For violence, terror, some sexuality and brief strong language."
I can't help but wonder how editing a film that simply had "some violence" turns it into a film with a lighter rating but added "terror, some sexuality and brief strong language". Can you explain that to me?
That said, here are the new MPAA ratings from BULLETIN NO: 2180.
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Regarding the new Dream House rating: I don't see what's so hard to understand. The original R rating was apparently for the violence alone (being a bit too strong for a PG-13 while everything else was at a PG-13 level). Now that it has a PG-13, the MPAA has to include in its rating description everything that warrants the PG-13 (thus the addition of "terror, some sexuality, and language" which were presumably at a PG-13 level to begin with).
Thing is, they only give out the main reason(s) as to why the film is rated that way. In other words, it was probably only that scene of "some violence" that bumped it to an R. But the other content (terror, sexuality, language) would've been acceptable at PG-13.
Another great example of this phenomenon involves director's cuts. Warner usually submits these to the MPAA, and while some are rated the exact same rating for the exact same reason (Lord of the Rings and Watchmen), others have some content that bumps it up to an R, but PG-13 content acceptable at R is left out of the wording. Take Sucker Punch.
Original: PG-13 for thematic material involving sexuality, violence and combat sequences, and for language.
Director's: R for sexual content, sone violence and brief language.
All of the PG-13 content is acceptable in the R, so it doesn't have to be listed. But it does in the PG-13.
Yeah. They add more warnings when the rating is lowered so that way people know its a "harder" pg-13 as opposed to a normal R rating.
I'm suprised that nobody's talking about Attack The Block
I'm surprised the MPAA didn't throw in "some primate rear nudity" into the Planet of the Apes rating reason.
Likewise, I'm surprised that the ATB rating didn't add "all involving teens" at the end…