R-rated movies

[Roger Rabbit]

I've seen very few "R" rated films, by choice simply because the plotlines are weak and it's the content--sex, violence, or language that gets the films its "R" rating and its "coolness" factor because it was given that label.

Last R-rated film I saw was Passion of the Christ.

[DarthPrime]

I'm not really fond of NC-17. The only NC-17 I have seen is Freddy Got Fingered and that was terrible. I don't plan to see any NC-17 rated movie soon.

Freddy Got Fingered is NC-17? I saw 1/2 of it, and had to shut it off because it was so perverted. I remember it being rated R

It was a R, and a very horrible movie. I knew with Tom Green in it that it would be gross, but the movie went to far in my opinion.

[memnv]

I have seen 100's of R rated movies, the Last one I saw was Doom

I've seen very few "R" rated films, by choice simply because the plotlines are weak and it's the content--sex, violence, or language that gets the films its "R" rating and its "coolness" factor because it was given that label.

I don't see how you can say that they have weak plots, There have been some great R rated movies like : The Godfather Trilogy, Saving Private Ryan (R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence, and for language), I have seen a few good R's in the 2 years including Troy and Sin City. There are also a lot of good comedy's that are R including Animal House.

I am a big fan of action Movies and Comidies so I expect them to be R once in a while

[dvdjunkie]

Don't pay attention to what the movie is rated...........I just like movies and I see a lot of movies, sometimes I see them three or four times.

There are some that are better than others and there are some that are just a waste of time. Those types wouldn't find their way into my collection.

If you check out my collection, you will see there are not too many R-rated or Unrated movies in my collection. It is pretty hard for a movie to make it into my collection. I do have standards before I put out the hard-earned money for a DVD.

[Escapay]

I've only read page 9, but I feel that R-rated movies aren't that big a deal...once you reach 16. Checking my DVD list, the following I have are R-rated:

A denotes "Why the heck is this Rated R?!"
A denotes "It's R for a reason"
A denotes "It's only R for a few choice words in the dialogue"

Alien
Aliens
The Basketball Diaries
Beautiful Girls
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Billy Elliot (given the fact that it features 11 year olds cursing, it's understandable. Otherwise this film could easily be PG-13)
Brief Crossing (French film)
Cruel Intentions
Dogma
Everyone Says I Love You (a musical! According to imdb, because of one use of strong language)
Fatal Attraction
Final Destination
The Girl Next Door (one of two unrated teensexcomedies I own)
The Good Girl
History of the World, Part 1
In the Bedroom
Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish film)
The Matrix
Meet Joe Black
Misery
Ned Kelly
Not Another Teen Movie (the other of the two unrated teensexcomedies I own)
Nurse Betty
Ordinary People
Playing By Heart
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Sin City
Sophie's Choice
Species II
Three Colors: Blue (French film)
Three Colors: White (French film)
Three Colors: Red (French film)
When Harry Met Sally

Seems the reason mine are R-rated is usually because of language (what a joke! Just saying the f-bomb once makes it R, doesn't it?) or mature themes. No blood, gore, violence, or teen slashings involved, lol. Well, Final Destination has it. But it's a really good thriller.

Escapay

[Zoltack]

You know just because a movie is rated "R" doesn't mean that it's a bad movie. Actually Saving Private Ryan won 5 Acadame(?) Awards, one of them was best director (Steven Speilberg).

Office Space, is a hilarious movie made by Mike Judge.

[creid]

I got to start watching "R" rated movies in my lower teens 13 or so. The majority of movies I got to watch were rated that way because of language or nudity, like Animal House or Caddyshack. These were comedies in "bad" taste and were fine for that age.

I really didn't get to see gore movies until later at 16 or so. In terms of movies I own, there are a lot of "R" including Chinatown, Ed Wood(?!?!?), The Godfather(s), Midnight Cowboy (originally rated-X but got modified to a "R"), Last Tango In Paris, and Showgirls (the commentary is actually like a MST3000 episode.)

I own 11 Scoresce movies, I think all of them are rated "R".

I would estimate about 40 - 50% of the Best Picture winners since 1969 have been rated "R"

The only gore movie I have Nightmare On Elm Street.

I noticed Hitchcock's Psycho got an "R" rating on the DVD?!?!?!?!? It got by the 1960's censors.

CR

[Roger Rabbit]

Take my opinion with the knowledge that what I say is a weak plot or something I would never watch because of the storyline doesn't fit everyone here.

It just happens to be that most of the films I saw once, and probably never would want to watch again were rated R. "Saving Private Ryan" was one of those since blood and gore is not something I can watch--and that cans out quite a few R rated movies since a lot do contain some really violent scenes. If the plot relies on blood and gore to get a point across, then to me, that is something I just cannot handle and therefore, am not going to like the film.

[orestes.]

I noticed Hitchcock's Psycho got an "R" rating on the DVD?!?!?!?!? It got by the 1960's censors.

CR

When 'Psycho' first came out there were no movie ratings but I guess it's so popular they finally stamped one on. I see that a lot of old American movies are still NR (not rated) whereas in Canada we have a ratings system (usually different by province but basically the same) and we have old movies and even TV shows on DVD rated.

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Has anyone here seen "About Schmidt"? Why did it get an R? I mean I know there was a couple of cuss words and they showed a woman's boobs for a second, but it wasn't THAT bad that it had to get an R.

[Alan]

I mean I know there was a couple of cuss words and they showed a woman's boobs for a second

Probably the nudity. I don't think movies that are PG-13 show fully exposed breasts. (Airplane! is an exception)

[TashieGirl]

Freddy Got Fingered is NC-17? I saw 1/2 of it, and had to shut it off because it was so perverted. I remember it being rated R

It was a R, and a very horrible movie. I knew with Tom Green in it that it would be gross, but the movie went to far in my opinion.

It was R? On DaveWadding's list it said it was NC-17. I saw the undrated version so I don't know if I should classlifly it as R or NC-17.

[Robin Hood]

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Maybe It was rated R because of swearing, I'm not sure.

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Speaking of cussing, I really don't think parents need to try and avoid their kids from watching R rated films that are only rated R for cussing. I mean if you teach them the right stuff, they won't say them.

I mean my 5-year old cousion learned 2 of the worst cuss words from kids in his class! A KINDERGARDEN CLASS!

So now it seems a bit pointless to avoid kids from seeing movies with cuss words. That and whenever I saw movies with cuss words, I never noticed the words until I learned them.

[GhostHost]

alot of old movies will be redicoulously rated R when the modern MPAA gets a hold of them such as the 60s classic Taste the Blood of Dracula and A Fistful of Dollars. Those are far from bad films.
Anyway, the fact that a movie is rated R doesn't mean it is bad, but it might rely heavily on lame stuff like gratitious sex.
Many R-rated films should only be PG-13 at the most such as Robocop, Terminators, Matrix, Nightmare on Elm Streets, Child's Plays(except maybe seed it was a little too raunchy), Rambos etc.
What 13 year old will be harmed by those films and the ones I listed in the first sentence?
What people should be worried about is the gratitious sexual content on these sitcoms now days. Those should be rated R.

[Robin Hood]

What people should be worried about is the gratitious sexual content on these sitcoms now days. Those should be rated R.

You got that right! Did you see the new episode of Freddie last week? It was full of that kind of stuff.

[Maerj]

Many R-rated films should only be PG-13 at the most such as Robocop.

That's actually funny you say that because they wanted to give Robocop an X Rating. They went back and trimmed some of the gory parts and it got the R. You can see it on the uncut DVD.

There are a couple of things that everyone should remember. First, when it comes to older films, the rating reflects the moral attitudes of the time. There are movies that were rater R when they come out but would be considered a PG-13 or less by today's standards.

Second, the rating system is a way of letting parents know what kind of content is in a film and is to be used as a guide in deciding which films you should let your children see. As I understand it, they screen a film to an audience of parents who then vote on what they feel the film should be rated. The final decision is then presented to the filmmakers who then can appeal the rating or accept it.

[GhostHost]

Many R-rated films should only be PG-13 at the most such as Robocop.

That's actually funny you say that because they wanted to give Robocop an X Rating. They went back and trimmed some of the gory parts and it got the R. You can see it on the uncut DVD.

There are a couple of things that everyone should remember. First, when it comes to older films, the rating reflects the moral attitudes of the time. There are movies that were rater R when they come out but would be considered a PG-13 or less by today's standards.

Second, the rating system is a way of letting parents know what kind of content is in a film and is to be used as a guide in deciding which films you should let your children see. As I understand it, they screen a film to an audience of parents who then vote on what they feel the film should be rated. The final decision is then presented to the filmmakers who then can appeal the rating or accept it.

I have seen the x-rated version of Robocop and one scene that was trimmed is actual there for comedic effect. Regardless dose comic book violence really deserve an R?

[Robin Hood]

Probably the nudity. I don't think movies that are PG-13 show fully exposed breasts.

Ever seen Back to School.

[memnv]

Here are the ratings


G- General Audiances = All Ages Admitted

PG- Parental Guidence Suggested - Some Material may not be suitable for children

PG-13 - Parents Strongly Cautioned - Some Material May be Inappropriate for Children under 13

R - Restricted - Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent or Adult Gaurdian

NC-17 - No one 17 and Under Admitted
General Audience. All ages admitted. This signifies that the film rated contains nothing most parents will consider offensive for even their youngest children to see or hear. Nudity, sex scenes, and scenes of drug use are absent; violence is minimal; snippets of dialogue may go beyond polite conversation but do not go beyond common everyday expressions.
Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. This signifies that the film rated may contain some material parents might not like to expose to their young children - material that will clearly need to be examined or inquired about before children are allowed to attend the film. Explicit sex scenes and scenes of drug use are absent; nudity, if present, is seen only briefly, horror and violence do not exceed moderate levels.

Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. This signifies that the film rated may be inappropriate for pre-teens. Parents should be especially careful about letting their younger children attend. Rough or persistent violence is absent; sexually-oriented nudity is generally absent; some scenes of drug use may be seen; one use of the harsher sexually derived words may be heard.

Restricted-Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some locations). This signifies that the rating board has concluded that the film rated contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their children to see it. An R may be assigned due to, among other things, a film's use of language, theme, violence, sex or its portrayal of drug use.

No One 17 and Under Admitted. This signifies that the rating board believes that most American parents would feel that the film is patently adult and that children age 17 and under should not be admitted to it. The film may contain explicit sex scenes, an accumulation of sexually-oriented language, or scenes of excessive violence. The NC-17 designation does not, however, signify that the rated film is obscene or pornographic.