[strafer]

I didn't get in to see Mission Impossible 2 when I was 14 and with my mom was with me.

Movie isn't even bloody.

[Tguy]

Can't a parent take a 12 year old to a R-rated movie? If that is right, why is it such a deal breaker to not get a PG-13 rating? And most 15/16 year old's who don't want to be seen dead with their parents have probably got one 18 year old friend.

back around when I was that age, my parent would just buy the ticket for my friends and I(since we couldn't buy the tickets), then we'd just go in by ourselves. Always worked for me.

[RoboPlato]

I think it would be really funny if the intended PG-13 cut got an R.

[Sickboy007]

That's really not the hard proof i was hoping for...
If it's indeed an R, they should reinclude at least some of the cut footage.

[smr00]

I think that most parents don't want their 12 year old to watch a R-rated movie, even though it would be legal.

But most parents will buy their kids M rated games.

go figure.

[symphonask]

Whatever, just putting the info I can find on the violence of the movie. But it sounds like it's really disgusting, from the supposedly legit reviews on IMDB and Twitter. I'll be satisfied if it's really gory.

one of those 'reviews' from twitter

http://i.imgur.com/CnBo5.png

god, I hope these preview audiences don't have any kind of say on the final cut of the film

[planar1280]

so does this mean the obvious directors cut will be NC-17

[THE:MILKMAN]

I didn't get in to see Mission Impossible 2 when I was 14 and with my mom was with me. Movie isn't even bloody.

When I was 13 I was refused entry to see Gremlins 2 which was 12 rated.

What kid as ID on them?

[Bluemercury]

THere are already reviews???

[Lakitu]

I hope this and all the reports are true. Fantastic. A big-budget R-rated film is almost unheard of nowadays. The last was Watchmen, I believe.

[symphonask]

THere are already reviews???

No just people on twitter claiming to have been to an advanced screening.

I avoided most of them because of spoilers.

[Vilix]

Just a month away. Can I get an "amen" my brothas?

[el retorno]

I hope this and all the reports are true. Fantastic. A big-budget R-rated film is almost unheard of nowadays. The last was Watchmen, I believe.

I wouldn't really call Watchmen big-budget.

I think Matrix is really they last.

[FairyD]

Devils Advocate mode activated.

How does an R rating make the movie better?

[VGChampion]

Devils Advocate mode activated. How does an R rating make the movie better?

No need for devils advocate. It doesn't make the movie better.

[Darklord]

Devils Advocate mode activated. How does an R rating make the movie better?

Because it's a dark and gory universe and letting them go R can give them more freedom and range and not end up getting cut or held back.

[symphonask]

Devils Advocate mode activated. How does an R rating make the movie better?

Means that the director's preferred cut is released.

[sixteen-bit]

I would love that. Yes please.

[moggio]

Means that the director's preferred cut is released.

Assuming the Director's preferred cut would be rated 'R' in the first place.

[Nappuccino]

Assuming the Director's preferred cut would be rated 'R' in the first place.

Ridley always said he was shooting coverage that would make the movie unquestionably R.

It's just a matter of how much of that made it in to the first MPAA submission.

[Mr_eX]

Prequel to a series of R rated movies should be rated R.

[sc0la]

That's really not the hard proof i was hoping for... If it's indeed an R, they should reinclude at least some of the cut footage.

What cut footage? There is none, the "17 minutes" quote referred to one of his previous films.

[robertsan21]

about fucking time!

[.la1n]

edit: lah lah lah can't hear you FLEABttn

[FLEABttn]

Based on my three year experience working at movie theaters, this means literally nothing.

They want to sell pre-sale tickets, the movie might be R, they slap an R rating on the tickets to play it safe in case the movie is actually R. That's it.

These ticket stubs aren't a confirmation of anything. They're not even news.

[Solo]

An R rating doesn't make a movie any better unless the movie in question had been creatively compromised to get a PG rating.

[Vanille]

Based on my three year experience working at movie theaters, this means literally nothing. They want to sell pre-sale tickets, the movie might be R, they slap an R rating on the tickets to play it safe in case the movie is actually R. That's it. These ticket stubs aren't a confirmation of anything. They're not even news.

Cold hard reality. :(

[goodfella]

Really excited to see this, my first time in an IMAX theatre!

[Busty]

An R rating doesn't make a movie any better unless the movie in question had been creatively compromised to get a PG rating.

Die Hard 4?

[Nappuccino]

An R rating doesn't make a movie any better unless the movie in question had been creatively compromised to get a PG rating.

If the movie is attempting to be serious and frightening and uses gore/language to keep that mood alive... then yes, it is being compromised.

[Sanjay]

I wouldn't really call Watchmen big-budget. I think Matrix is really they last.

The Matrix was 15 R, Watchmen was 18 R. I wouldn't really call 15 R films rated for adults.

Die Hard 4.0 was 15 R.

[Solo]

Die Hard 4?

A PG rating was the least of that movie's myriad of problems.

[Gustav]

Why would people be happy if a movie is R-rated?

[Nappuccino]

The Matrix was 15 R, Watchmen was 18 R. I wouldn't really call 15 R films rated for adults.

But we don't get that difference in the states. I'm pretty sure most people talking about pg-13 and R are from the states...

Here, an R is an R. There aren't different tiers of it.

[Sanjay]

But we don't get that difference in the states. I'm pretty sure most people talking about pg-13 and R are from the states... Here, an R is an R. There aren't different tiers of it.

But we also have pg-13 films.

So in the states there's pg-13 and 18 only nothing in between? that's kind of stupid.

[Xater]

Why would people be happy if a movie is R-rated?

If you grew up with 80s R-Rated action and sci-fi films you probably would understand. All the PG-13 stuff these days just feels watered down.

[Busty]

A PG rating was the least of that movie's myriad of problems.

True but if Fox had no qualms about making (arguably?) their most successful R-rated franchise a PG-13 picture why would Prometheus be any different?

[BenjaminBirdie]

OP uses a Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs .gif. I love OP.

Ditto. It was my favorite thing about it.

[Nappuccino]

But we also have pg-13 films. So in the states there's pg-13 and 18 only nothing in between? that's kind of stupid.

Yep, but that is why this is an issue. Anyone can go to a pg-13 film, but not everyone can get into an R. You have to be 17 to see it without a parent/adult.

[Gustav]

If you grew up with 80s R-Rated action and sci-fi films you probably would understand. All the PG-13 stuff these days just feels watered down.

I grew up with them. Some of my favorite movies are 80s SciFi.

[Vulcano's assistant]

Devils Advocate mode activated. How does an R rating make the movie better?

Ridley Scott does not give a fuck, so he made a R rated movie. If we want to watch his version, it has to be R rated.

[ElectricBlue187]

Why would people be happy if a movie is R-rated?

Because it means the violence won't be tempered so that it doesn't warp impressionable 13 yo minds.

[Nappuccino]

Ridley Scott does not give a fuck, so he made a R rated movie. If we want to watch his version, it has to be R rated.

Ridley bends over for the studio though. See Kingdom of Heaven.

[Gustav]

Because it means the violence won't be tempered so that it doesn't warp impressionable 13 yo minds.

And you look forward to the untampered violence? Sounds pretty medieval to me.

[SuperEpicMan]

I don't usually pay attention to what certificate a movie gets, but I am glad this is an R, seems like the studio want Scotts ideal cut of the film and not one thats changed to sell more tickets.

Also is it a sign that the movie is good, if it were bad would the studio be trying to reduce the certificate in hopes of getting a bigger audience in anticipation of bad reviews, or confident that despite the R rating, the movie will get good reviews and do well regardless of the rating.

[Busty]

Ridley bends over for the studio though. See Kingdom of Heaven.

.

The studio will ALWAYS get it's way.

[Nappuccino]

And you look forward to the untampered violence? Sounds pretty medieval to me.

This is a sci-fi horror film (most likely). Violence is (part of) the point.

[SunhiLegend]

Why would people be happy if a movie is R-rated?

Its not just gore and language that makes the difference between an R rating and PG13. Its the ideas that can be implemented. It certainly seems like this was shot for an R rated feature, which I hope is true.

Right now I don’t know where we are. The question is, do you go for the PG-13, or do you go for what it should be, which is R? Financially it makes quite a difference, or the risk makes quite a difference, and yet you also have to apply the question — if you soften it, will you financially suffer? As opposed to just going for the throat and gambling. Essentially, it’s kinda R. The little bastards will still get in anyway, so what’s the difference? It’s not just about blood, it’s about ideas that are very stressful. I’m not an idiot, but I’ll do everything I can to get the most aggressive film I can.

[Sanjay]

Yep, but that is why this is an issue. Anyone can go to a pg-13 film, but not everyone can get into an R. You have to be 17 to see it without a parent/adult.

lol reading this up is kind of funny
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_...system#Ratings

It's like they made the whole rating system for parents only with their children in mind instead of the individual consumer.

G – Take your kids
PG – Know your kids
PG-13 – See it with your kids
R – Think before taking your kids
NC-17 – Hire a sitter

This is genius levels good, they make more money this way forcing your parents/adults to come along making it a family cinema experience. Get rich film studios.

[zomaha]

Why would people be happy if a movie is R-rated?

Movies are more realistic. People swear in real life. People bleed when injured. Sick shit happens. A lot gets watered down in a PG-13 film.

Some films don't require an R rating, but others would feel more real if they were. Prometheus being one of them, imo.