Film with 30 Uses of F-Word Gets PG-13 Rating from the MPAA

[Zeo]

I think it's about time. It's not like kids don't hear it on the playground at school every day.

from: http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-03-03/

Film with 30 Uses of F-Word Gets PG-13 Rating


Apparently agreeing with producers that any young person old enough to be recruited by the military should be able to see what life in the military is all about, the MPAA has decided to allow the documentary Gunner Palace to open with a PG-13 rating, instead of an R. The film, about a group of U.S. soldiers living in a bombed-out palace that had once been owned by one of Saddam Hussein's sons, reportedly features more than 30 scenes in which the f-word is uttered. Although the MPAA has previously rejected demands to provide additional detailed information about its movie ratings, it did so for what may be the first time in the case of Gunner, noting specifically that the film uses "strong language not heard in previous PG-13-rated films." It added, "We want parents to take note of this important cautionary warning so they can better guide their children's movie viewing."

[CodePoet]

It's okay because they just said fuck... now if some one actually meant the action of, well that's NC-17 because sex is the worst thing our children can see or even hear about. Much worse than something light, like war, death, etc...

If it were up to me I'd rate movies based upon chance of it happening in real life. Revenge of the Nerds... that's PG-13, it could happen, maybe. Scarface... G of course. Pretty Woman is XXX though, no way in hell a millionare marries a hooker.