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Prometheus gets an R rating? [Update: CONFIRMED]
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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.
Sickboy007
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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.
If it's indeed an R, they should reinclude at least some of the cut footage.
symphonask
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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
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so does this mean the obvious directors cut will be NC-17
THE:MILKMAN
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When I was 13 I was refused entry to see Gremlins 2 which was 12 rated.
What kid as ID on them?
Bluemercury
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THere are already reviews???
symphonask
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No just people on twitter claiming to have been to an advanced screening.
I avoided most of them because of spoilers.
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Vilix
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Just a month away. Can I get an "amen" my brothas?
el retorno
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VGChampion
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No need for devils advocate. It doesn't 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
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Means that the director's preferred cut is released.
sixteen-bit
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I would love that. Yes please.
Assuming the Director's preferred cut would be rated 'R' in the first place.
Nappuccino
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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.
What cut footage? There is none, the "17 minutes" quote referred to one of his previous films.
robertsan21
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about fucking time!
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.
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.
Nappuccino
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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.
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.
A PG rating was the least of that movie's myriad of problems.
Nappuccino
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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.
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.
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
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Ditto. It was my favorite thing about it.
Nappuccino
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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.
I grew up with them. Some of my favorite movies are 80s SciFi.
Vulcano's assistant
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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
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Because it means the violence won't be tempered so that it doesn't warp impressionable 13 yo minds.
Nappuccino
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Ridley bends over for the studio though. See Kingdom of Heaven.
And you look forward to the untampered violence? Sounds pretty medieval to me.
SuperEpicMan
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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.
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.
Nappuccino
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This is a sci-fi horror film (most likely). Violence is (part of) the point.
SunhiLegend
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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.
Ridley Scott said:
lol reading this up is kind of funny
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America_film_rating_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.
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.
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