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TheRuinerJyrm t1_j2alnw2 wrote

There is no "accurate" rating in the first place; it's entirely arbitrary and the MPA is a joke.

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moist-pouch t1_j2anxc7 wrote

The documentary about the MPAA was eye opening, but not surprising. When I met Adam Green, I told him I was damn lucky to see Hatchet 2 in Chicago when it actually got released with NC 17 rating nationally. It was taken out of theatres within a week and not sure how many, if any, mainstream movies have been given a wide release once given that rating of shame.

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DROOPY1824 t1_j2b7kus wrote

What’s the title of this doc? Seems like it’s be a really interesting watch.

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moist-pouch t1_j2b80a3 wrote

This Film is Not Yet Rated from 2006

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DROOPY1824 t1_j2b8nk5 wrote

Thanks!

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WillemDafoesHugeCock t1_j2cb9q4 wrote

It's very good, practically essential viewing for anyone interested in the "behind the scenes" of the entertainment industry, but be warned it has a lot of very explicit content. Not one to watch with an elderly relative, put it that way.

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tread52 t1_j2blhz3 wrote

I agree I miss the the days when full frontal nudity was considered PG.

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Great_Zarquon t1_j2bvkbj wrote

I read this entire post and still have no idea why tf OP cares what % of movies are assigned which letter

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GatoradeNipples t1_j2eti02 wrote

Because it has a weirdly outsized effect on the American film industry (which is a disproportionately massive slice of the global film industry).

Studios factor in the whims of the MPAA heavily when deciding what movies to make and how to make them. Entire movies have just gotten shitcanned and sent back to the drawing board before filming because the script turned in wasn't going to hit the right MPAA rating. Entire genres die out or go to shit when the MPAA decides to tighten up on them (if you remember the plague of god-awful PG-13 horror movies in the 2000s, for example).

It's one of those things that feels goofy to care about, until you actually dig into it a little and realize it extremely isn't.

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hiricinee t1_j2f1mem wrote

They have SOME set standards, like the F bomb rule is well known to many. I think there's a few other objective ones, but otherwise it's entirely made up ad hoc.

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