So I Was Going Through My Superheroes And I Noticed The Ratings

Seil · 04-16-2009, 03:37 AM

So last summer was the summer of superheroes. That much is obvious - you have The Dark Knight - the highly anticipated sequel to Batman Begins. Then you've got Iron Man and holy crap look how awesome Robert Downey Jr. is! Then you have The Hulk, and Edward Norton just turns anything into gold. So I wanna watch Iron Man, because it's a pretty spiffy movie. Then I think - after a 40 - that 'Hey, The Hulk is awesome, I should watch that!' Then it just turned inot a free for all where if I watched The Dark Knight, I'd halfta watch Batman Begins, 'cause Batman Begins is awesome, and was I gonna watch the original Batman flicks or Spawn or any of that other stuff....

(The answer is no, 'cause the older Batman movies, while entertaining, dun hold a candle to the newer flicks, and Spawn... Well, Spawn is my most favoritest superhero ever. His comics sometimes suck, his movie sucked awful donkey bung (save for the first time you see his shroud come out, that was pretty fuckin' awesome) so I didn't watch those movies, only the superhero summer blockbusters)

But after I watch Iron Man, and I stick The Hulk into my PS3, I notice that the rating thing that pops up says the Hulk is like... PG13 or something like that for "Frightening Sci-Fi imagery."

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What the fuck? "Frightening Sci-Fi Imagery?" Now, I know The Hulk. I've watched it a bunch - a testament to Norton's acting talent - and I agree that the Hulk change might - might- mightmightmightmightmightmightbe kind os worrisome to an ultra-conservative mother just coming from church on Judgment Day. But other than that, all the people who come and see the film are gonna be like "Woah, this is AWESOME! AWESOME IN SAUCE FORM!"

So I wondered - who "grades" these flicks? What basis do these people have to tell me that I shouldn't watch something because it contains "A scene of nudity?" Are there any specific guidlines or are these people just like "OMG I SAW A BOOB R TIEM IT'S RATED R!" Do you guys have any anecdotes about the ratings system - like watching a flick that you think should've been rated higher or lower? Why,. as a society, do we need this system?

I need to drink less. I've had far too much, I'm watching superhero movies way too early in the morning and I'm really hungry. Like, i need to go out ad buy food. But it's way too early and I have superhero movies to watch.

04-16-2009, 03:37 AM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	So I Was Going Through My Superheroes And I Noticed The Ratings So last summer was the summer of superheroes. That much is obvious - you have The Dark Knight - the highly anticipated sequel to Batman Begins. Then you've got Iron Man and holy crap look how awesome Robert Downey Jr. is! Then you have The Hulk, and Edward Norton just turns anything into gold. So I wanna watch Iron Man, because it's a pretty spiffy movie. Then I think - after a 40 - that 'Hey, The Hulk is awesome, I should watch that!' Then it just turned inot a free for all where if I watched The Dark Knight, I'd halfta watch Batman Begins, 'cause Batman Begins is awesome, and was I gonna watch the original Batman flicks or Spawn or any of that other stuff.... (The answer is no, 'cause the older Batman movies, while entertaining, dun hold a candle to the newer flicks, and Spawn... Well, Spawn is my most favoritest superhero ever. His comics sometimes suck, his movie sucked awful donkey bung (save for the first time you see his shroud come out, that was pretty fuckin' awesome) so I didn't watch those movies, only the superhero summer blockbusters) But after I watch Iron Man, and I stick The Hulk into my PS3, I notice that the rating thing that pops up says the Hulk is like... PG13 or something like that for "Frightening Sci-Fi imagery." ... What the fuck? "Frightening Sci-Fi Imagery?" Now, I know The Hulk. I've watched it a bunch - a testament to Norton's acting talent - and I agree that the Hulk change might - might- mightmightmightmightmightmightbe kind os worrisome to an ultra-conservative mother just coming from church on Judgment Day. But other than that, all the people who come and see the film are gonna be like "Woah, this is AWESOME! AWESOME IN SAUCE FORM!" So I wondered - who "grades" these flicks? What basis do these people have to tell me that I shouldn't watch something because it contains "A scene of nudity?" Are there any specific guidlines or are these people just like "OMG I SAW A BOOB R TIEM IT'S RATED R!" Do you guys have any anecdotes about the ratings system - like watching a flick that you think should've been rated higher or lower? Why,. as a society, do we need this system? I need to drink less. I've had far too much, I'm watching superhero movies way too early in the morning and I'm really hungry. Like, i need to go out ad buy food. But it's way too early and I have superhero movies to watch.