Thought I'd use this topic to ask a question.

I was thinking of showing Babel to a few of my folks (Haven't seen the movie yet myself, either) but in the good ol' rating explanation, it says it's got "violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use."

Graphic nudity?

We saw Wee Man's wee-wee and both of Dunn and Preston's nutsacks in Jackass 2 and that was only labeld with "nudity". So uhh, what is graphic nudity supposed to look like?

masturbation?

Bush.

That's it?

Wow. Thought it meant that the camera would've journeyed up someone's bunghole or something. MTV style.

I stumbled across this thread after recently watching "This film is not yet rated". I highly recommend it for those of you posting in this thread who have not seen it yet. What a joke the MPAA is.

A new one, from the back of the Contact/Sphere double-feature:

Sphere
"Rated PG-13 for "science fiction involving some startling images."

I know that when I am a responsible parent I won't want my pre-teens corrupted by "science fiction."

Also, Ice Age gets a PG for "mild peril" (which makes me think of Monty Python and the Holy Grail) and Shaun of the Dead gets an R for "Zombie Violence/Gore" while Dawn of the Dead and Land of the Dead get it for other reasons.

And yeah, Twister's is the best, but on the DVD they changed it to "For Language" or something lame.

Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door (2007)

Rated R for sadistic torture and sexual abuse, nudity, language and strong sexual dialogue - all involving children.

Eplicon, I got ya beat
Tideland
Rated R for bizarre and disturbing content, including drug use, sexuality, and gruesome situations - all involving a child, and for some language.

Can't forget that 'and for some language...' if it wasn't for that, I'm sure it would have been a PG-13+.

Rated R for strong disturbing sexual content and abuse involving a young teen, and for language. for towelhead.
there was also a documentary (i think about Dalfour) that was rated pg for thematic material including crimes against humanity. i kid not.

Rated PG-13 for irreverent humor throughout:
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Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather:
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Rated R for graphic crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language - all involving puppets:
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Pink Flamingos - Rated NC-17 for a wide range of perversions in explicit detail

My Boyfriend's Back - Rated PG-13 for a teen sex fantasy, zombie violence and some language.
The Thirteenth Warrior - Rated R for bloody battles and carnage.
Exorcist: The Beginning - Rated R for strong violence and gore, disturbing images and rituals, and for language including some sexual dialogue

Shrek the Third - Rated PG for some crude humor, suggestive content and swashbuckling action.
Ice Age - Rated PG for mild peril

White Oleander - Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug content, language, sexuality and violence.

Shouldn't this be a selling point and not a warning?

Wayne's World 2 (1993) Rated PG-13 for ribald humor.

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust The Boy in Stripped PJ's
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, domestic violence, sex and drug references. Madea's family reunion
Rated PG for nonstop martial arts action, some gunplay and mild language 3 ninjas high noon at mega mountain
Rated R for pervasive depiction of anti-social behavior of juveniles,including violence, substance abuse,sexuality and language. Gummo
Also, i find it amusing when a movie would get a reason like "Intense sequences of action, some violence" aren't they sort of the same thing

The Alphabet Killer
Rated R for violence, language, sexuality, nudity and tolerance abuse

Deuce Bigalow was rated R and had no nudity, nor fowl language, and cartoonish violence. WTF.

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Public Enemies just received an R rating--no surprise--for gangster violence and some language.

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Noticed that too.... as opposed to regular violence? haha...death by tommygun.

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The best part is they generally forget to use these again. Shaun of the Dead is rated R for "Zombie violence" but Dawn of the Dead isn't. Go figure.

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Saw Frozen River last night.

Rated R for "some language" say what?

Funny to me that they would be so hard on a movie like this for some language when this is not exactly the kind of movie that underage people are really clamoring to see(not that it wasn't good).

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SPOILERS!





Isn't The Simpsons Movie rated PG-13 for "irreverent humor"?