General MPAA/BBFC/etc. Rating Thread

Someone on another board pointed out that without the cluster-f-bomb, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles would be PG-13 or even PG.

Wasn't that rant a deliberate statement by the makers of the film in question, as a way of making sure they'd avoid the dreaded kiddie friendly rating?

I'd love to make acclaimed animated "family pictures" that are as traumatic to children as a PG rating will allow.

You might like Coraline, Rango & ParaNorman.

edited 24th Sep '16 6:12:32 AM by Spinosegnosaurus77

Saw 2 out of 3 of em. Paranorman is the only one left for me to check out.

Here's Doug Walker's latest video, which goes into the oddities behind the G rating:

He sounds even more frustrated than usual.

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Just noticed the vessel link, but me not have vessel, and I thought it would be worth an embed for those others that don't either.

edited 25th Sep '16 7:05:15 PM by TamH70

To be fair, the concept of putting "adult" content in otherwise family-friendly material isnt a new thing. The 80s alone had films like Goonies, Monster Squad, Adventures in Babysitting, Howard the Duck, Cloak and Dagger, and Transformers: The Movie, all of which would be G if not for the more "adult" scenes.