Censorship brings out the rebel in me, too, definitely. The whole "forbidden fruit" theme just makes it more appealing, but everyone seems to ignore that. I'm also raised by the sort of parents who let me watch R-rated movies when I was 5, and believe it or not I have yet to rape anyone or pillage any city! It is incredible, really.
I used to work at a movie theatre for about a year and a half. Our ratings up north are different than the American ones -- we've got G, PG, 14A (must be 14 or accompanied by an adult), 18A (same deal) and R, and as a point of reference, most things rated 'R' in the States are 14A here -- and generally when something is rated 18A, it's because it's pretty hardcore with regards to both sex and violence. Jackass was 18A, so are all of the Saw movies, et cetera... Anyway, we can't let you in if you're under 18, but if you're over 18 you can bring in your five-year-old baby brother if you so choose. A coworker told me that she once had a family purcahse tickets to Hostel - parents and their two kids, about 10 and 12 respectively -- and after about half an hour they came out demanding a refund because it was inappropriate. My coworker sort of gave them a knowing smile and said, "yeah, pretty gruesome, eh?" to which the parents assured them it wasn't the violence, it was the explicit sex.
...?!?!?! Because sex is worse than on-screen murder and torture? Right.
And then there are parents who complain that Ratatouille is too scary for their six-year-old. *dies*
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Date: 2007-12-01 01:43 am (UTC)I used to work at a movie theatre for about a year and a half. Our ratings up north are different than the American ones -- we've got G, PG, 14A (must be 14 or accompanied by an adult), 18A (same deal) and R, and as a point of reference, most things rated 'R' in the States are 14A here -- and generally when something is rated 18A, it's because it's pretty hardcore with regards to both sex and violence. Jackass was 18A, so are all of the Saw movies, et cetera... Anyway, we can't let you in if you're under 18, but if you're over 18 you can bring in your five-year-old baby brother if you so choose. A coworker told me that she once had a family purcahse tickets to Hostel - parents and their two kids, about 10 and 12 respectively -- and after about half an hour they came out demanding a refund because it was inappropriate. My coworker sort of gave them a knowing smile and said, "yeah, pretty gruesome, eh?" to which the parents assured them it wasn't the violence, it was the explicit sex.
...?!?!?! Because sex is worse than on-screen murder and torture? Right.
And then there are parents who complain that Ratatouille is too scary for their six-year-old. *dies*