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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 12:16 PM A little rant enjoy Okay they rule is devoid of logic because what a kid wacth's is entirely between a parent and child i mean they can't deny fat people(even fat minors) junk food because its bad for them. pluse the age of 17 dose not make senes either because you can do so much more harmful things that require alot more maturity at a younger age Driveing 16 50'00 deaths for year Sitting at a exit row on in a airplan thus every one's life is in your hand's. 15 Eating foods that lead to obesity (can argue that it is the 1 killer in this countrey)any age Have legal sex 16 (in my state atleast) It is a fact a fact that all of the above cary more risk then seeing nudity so enlighten me why the MPAA has to police its customers and parents arn't even given a means to let there kids wacth what there okay with without being there to hold there of there of age to drive, have sex, and distory there heart, kid's hand? —Shortdude |
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Dark Laith |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 12:37 PM It's also a well-known fact that our society has stupid policies. The nudity thing you can largely blame on right-wing religious retards (in fact, I was going through one of the readings for my film history class this quarter, and it specifically mentioned that the initial censoring of sex and violence was self-imposed by film companies due to public outcry from religious groups, and they figured self-censorship was better than an independent entity enforcing censorship. I'm sure you all found that little tidbit absolutely fascinating. Anyways.) So yeah, really, there's a ton of illogical things, this is just one of them. You'll get used to it. P.S. Who wants to make bets on whether or not Shortdude is < 17? —Dark Laith |
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ProfessorCarbuncle |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 2:55 PM yeah, I always hated the R-rating thing when I was younger, but now that I'm in my early 20s, I wouldn't want to go see a horror flick and be surrounded by middle-schoolers. But go ahead and sneak in. It's easy depending on the theater. Buy a ticket for a pg-13 movie and then just walk into the R theater. —ProfessorCarbuncle |
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anobody |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 3:21 PM Buy a ticket for a pg-13 movie and then just walk into the R theater. Corrupting the youth with super-secret forbidden adult information, Professor Carbuncle? —anobody |
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Shortdude |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 4:14 PM they are freeking nazis at my theater for some reson —Shortdude |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 4:43 PM
Edited Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 4:45 PM I have such mixed feelings about that, TBJ. I really agree with you *but* I can remember when I was in middle school and my friend Joe and I wanted to watch an R-rated movie but they wouldn't let us in so we resorted to 'Parenthood'. Which one escapes me. Since I think it makes the story more interesting, I'm going to claim it was Goodfellas (ignore the fact that the timing isn't quite right). Sure, it seems like a good movie now and I'm sure it was higher quality than whatever tripe I actually wanted to see. I thought it sucked ass as a 13 year, though. —anobody |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 4:56 PM I'm not saying the rule makes sense, I'm just saying that people shouldn't take it out on the people who work for the theatre, since they're just doing their jobs, and could potentially get fired if they let anyone into R-rated movies. —ItHadToBeJew |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 5:03 PM Is the R-rating rule really enforced? I don't think I was ever asked for ID or anything when I went to an R rated movie without my parents before I was 17. —mandeemoo22 |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 6:39 PM The MPAA is not a government body as most people mistakenly assume. It's an independent board paid for through production fees. Hollywood subscribes to it, though they don’t have to. They carry clout with distributors and theater owners, so the system stands. Not that government doesn’t try to exert pressure on the ratings board and studios. No one has to have their movie rated, but the bottom line is an Unrated movie isn’t going to have many outlets to show their film, so they play along. And no, this isn’t a form of censorship. The rating allows the theater owners to leave the responsibility in the parent’s hands, where it should be. The whole purpose is a shorthand for society to know whether or not the movie contains themes that maybe, just maybe, a child would not benefit from exposure to. Though it's pretty much obsolete in the days of cable and the internet. And also there are tons of examples where the rules are applied arbitrarily from one movie to the next depending on the names associated with it. It’s not perfect, but it’s not as oppressive as you make it out to be. Besides, it’s not like you can’t wait three months and buy the DVD. Like the professor said, it’s nice to go into a theater without the tards in the back row. So settle down, junior. —Beat It! |
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anobody |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 6:40 PM I'm just saying that people shouldn't take it out on the people who work for the theatre, since they're just doing their jobs, and could potentially get fired if they let anyone into R-rated movies. I totally agree. Is the R-rating rule really enforced? I don't think I was ever asked for ID or anything when I went to an R rated movie without my parents before I was 17.
I think it depends a lot on which theater you go to, who's working and where it is (sometimes, I got in with no problem when I was younger / by myself; I was only stopped that one time). —anobody |
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ItHadToBeJew |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 6:42 PM And no, this isn’t a form of censorship. Well, it seems to me that if the MPAA tells a movie studio that they have to cut out sex/violence from a movie in order to get an R rating, and therefore be able to show the movie at most outlets, then it is kind of censorship. —ItHadToBeJew |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 6:53 PM Who cares? What are you, 15, 16? One or two more years and ratings will mean nothing to you. As for now, just try and sneak in, and if you get caught, big deal, all they do is ask you to leave anyway. And dear God, pay more attention in school!
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to let there kids wacth what there okay with without being there to hold there of there of age to drive, have sex, and distory there heart, I'm no grammar nazi, but that's pretty pathetic. —Stryker311 |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 7:19 PM
Edited Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 7:20 PM Is the R-rating rule really enforced? I don't think I was ever asked for ID or anything when I went to an R rated movie without my parents before I was 17. I remember once when I was probably 13 or so, my older (by 9 years) brother and his then girlfriend/now wife were going to take me to see some R rated movie. I don't recall what it was, probably something ridiculously stupid, but I wasn't allowed in the movie because even though THEY were adults, they weren't my parents or legal guardians. edit: Granted, that was 20 years ago and a fairly conservative town. —catloaf |
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anobody |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 8:00 PM dear God, pay more attention in school! I'm no grammar nazi, but that's pretty pathetic. Don't feel too bad but listen to Stryker, Shortdude. —anobody |
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greymatters |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 8:03 PM I imagine chix0r having a seizure trying to read Shortdude's posts. —greymatters |
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anobody |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 8:14 PM Hate to correct you Grey but it's actually chixOr. —anobody |
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greymatters |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 8:15 PM Uh, no it's not. You're wrong again, asshole. I'm so disappointed in you. —greymatters |
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anobody |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 8:23 PM Don't you remember the whole discussion with Ed Thunderbear? I claim it's chixOr. (where is chix0r anyway?) —anobody |
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ProfessorCarbuncle |
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 9:00 PM Buy a ticket for a pg-13 movie and then just walk into the R theater. Corrupting the youth with super-secret forbidden adult information, Professor Carbuncle? well, that was a well-known trick in my hometown. And I think in the last couple years they've started enforcing the rules a little better. But one thing I'm disappointed about is that we don't really have any Porn theaters anymore. I'm mean they're practically extint between rentals and DVDs and the internet. I would've liked to see a porn flick in a seedy theater before they went away, kind of like seeing the last Dodgers game at Ebbits field in brooklyn before they moved to Los Angeles. Or something. Actually I think there's an xxx theater in Baltimore, maybe I'll go up there sometime.
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 9:14 PM
Edited Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 9:17 PM Well, that was a well-known trick in my hometown. Everywhere else as well, you'd think. About 10 years ago, I went to see Austin Powers with a small group of people, including my sister. As we were exiting the theater, a couple of middle schoolers came up to us and asked if we'd buy them some tickets to some R-rated movie. My sister suggested buying tickets for another film that they could get into and they were absolutely floored by the revelation (their reaction was akin to what you'd expect from a cave man who was trying to hunt by throwing stones after being handed a shot gun). —anobody |
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chix0r |
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Monday, May 8, 2006 at 1:28 PM >>(where is chix0r anyway?) Well, based on the timestamp, I was watching Domino in a boy's bed in a non co-ed dorm room. —chix0r |
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anobody |
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Monday, May 8, 2006 at 5:33 PM Thought you disappeared for awhile there (I was expecting you to comment on "chixOr") —anobody |
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greymatters |
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Monday, May 8, 2006 at 9:06 PM Well, based on the timestamp, I was watching Domino in a boy's bed in a non co-ed dorm room. When the gentleman walked you back to your dorm room, did you give him a peck on the cheek and wish him a good night? Was Domino any good? The real life Domino died a few months before the movie was released, which doesn't mean anything, I thought I'd mention it. I like Keira Knightley so I'll probably end up watching it. —greymatters |
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Monday, May 8, 2006 at 9:11 PM It was watch-able (that's about the best I can say for it). The real life Domino died a few months before the movie was released
Funny, that seems to happen an awful lot. —anobody |
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Monday, May 8, 2006 at 9:22 PM That movie sucked. i saw it in theaters and it wasn't good. And Keira was much better looking in pride & prejudice —Stryker311 |
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chix0r |
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 7:34 AM >>Thought you disappeared for awhile there (I was expecting you to comment on "chixOr") I occasionally get busy with school and whatnot. Not anymore though; finals are next week and I practically have no prepwork. And I figured you were doing that on purpose. >>Was Domino any good?
>>Keira was much better looking in pride & prejudice I really liked Domino, although it was a bit long. Ebert called it "fractured and maddening" and I guess it is a *little* tough to follow. Keira was pretty hot; I don't plan to see Pride & Prejudice, but I'm sure I'd disagree with you.
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 2:02 PM Well, I think it's because some of the movies are SO violent, they kind of have to. For instance, Saw, Saw II, and the other bloody-gorey movies ARE NOT appropriate for 13-14 year olds...at all. However, me being 16, I've snuck into a pretty long list of R-Rated movies at extreme ease. Never been caught either... V For Vendetta
Saw
Saw II
The Matrix (psh..R?)
United 93
Silent Hill
Lucky Number Slevin and a few others more than likely. —andrewwagner777 |
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anobody |
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 7:29 PM I occasionally get busy with school and whatnot. Not anymore though; finals are next week and I practically have no prepwork.
You mean TLC doesn't take precedence over everything else? Lame. I figured you were doing that on purpose
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