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Post by darkpast on Nov 14, 2019 5:23:56 GMT
a neutered remake movie to appeal to young woman , lol
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Post by Zos on Nov 14, 2019 11:07:19 GMT
Do any 18 certificate horror films come out of the US any more? It all seems to be about the bottom line which requires those all important teenage bums on seats. Need to look to France and places like that for the real deal these days.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Nov 14, 2019 11:11:39 GMT
Well that looks sucky.
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Post by James on Nov 14, 2019 11:18:58 GMT
Stupid idea. Whatβs even the point? So that more young people can go see it?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Nov 14, 2019 12:02:36 GMT
Do any 18 certificate horror films come out of the US any more?. Yes
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Nov 14, 2019 12:58:02 GMT
This feels very 2008, being angry about PG-13 ratings and all. This movie didn't look very good to begin with, so the rating is irrelevant.
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Post by spooner5020 on Nov 14, 2019 14:45:44 GMT
Wow!!! Unfortunately not surprised by this.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 14, 2019 15:10:58 GMT
Stupid idea. Whatβs even the point? So that more young people can go see it? Young people are wimps when it comes to blood and gore on film these days. Yet oddly, Iβm positive theyβre more than happy to watch The Walking Dead or Game of Thrones.
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Post by James on Nov 14, 2019 15:13:01 GMT
Stupid idea. Whatβs even the point? So that more young people can go see it? Young people are wimps when it comes to blood and gore on film these days. Yet oddly, Iβm positive theyβre more than happy to watch The Walking Dead or Game of Thrones. That first statement is pretty much how I feel as well. Thereβs especially a lack of slashers and torture porn now, probably for the best with the latter.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 14, 2019 15:13:56 GMT
It could also be that the movie sucks with or without the R rating. So theyβre just cut it down to reach a wider audience and get more money. Also possible.
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Post by Lebowskidoo π¦ on Nov 14, 2019 15:13:56 GMT
Must be a remake of the 2006 version then.
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Post by spooner5020 on Nov 14, 2019 15:51:54 GMT
Must be a remake of the 2006 version then. Lol. No way itβs a remake of the 2006 movie.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Nov 14, 2019 16:12:12 GMT
Must be a remake of the 2006 version then. Is the 2006 remake rated PG13? I remember it being pretty violent and gross.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Nov 14, 2019 17:12:04 GMT
It figures.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Nov 14, 2019 17:22:39 GMT
This feels very 2008, being angry about PG-13 ratings and all. This movie didn't look very good to begin with, so the rating is irrelevant. But it may have had more appeal value if there was strong sexual dialog and graphic horror violence. The pg13 undermines the entertainment value of these kind of films.Β I am coming from the perspective of someone who didn't think it looked very good to begin with and who most certainly was not seeing it in theaters. Sounds like most folks around here weren't too impressed either. So, if "we" weren't going to show up for it, why the heck wouldn't they try to reach for a wider/different audience? A crap movie is a crap movie regardless of rating. Remember how everyone bitched about Alien Vs. Predator being PG-13? And then they gave us Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem with a hard R? And remember how the latter movie was an even bigger piece of shit? Ratings are irrelevant. If this Black Christmas remake was a good but ultra-violent film to begin with, they wouldn't be tinkering with the rating. This isn't 1988 anymore. They are simply trying to market it to a wider audience because they can smell people like us not liking the film from miles away. So, try what I'm doing: I was planning on forgetting this film before I knew the rating. I plan to continue to forget and move on to something I actually *am* interested in.
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Post by Zos on Nov 14, 2019 17:45:09 GMT
Do any 18 certificate horror films come out of the US any more?. Yes Must be a huge drop off with each passing decade though, 15 -25 is the target audience for most horror films I saw one studio head quoted as saying a year or so back. Disposable income is everything. Interestingly some studios have put swearing purposely into films to avoid a "U" rating, as kids think they are "uncool".
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Post by masterofallgoons on Nov 14, 2019 17:49:08 GMT
Must be a huge drop off with each passing decade though, 15 -25 is the target audience for most horror films I saw one studio head quoted as saying a year or so back. Disposable income is everything. Interestingly some studios have put swearing purposely into films to avoid a "U" rating, as kids think they are "uncool". Not sure where you are getting this idea, but it would seem to me that there were probably more PG13 rated horror movies in the 90s and early 2000s. There are hardly any of any profile or consequence from the last several years that come to mind, whereas there are lots of R rated horror films from the last several years that come to mind.
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Post by Zos on Nov 14, 2019 17:51:36 GMT
Do any 18 certificate horror films come out of the US any more? It all seems to be about the bottom line which requires those all important teenage bums on seats. Need to look to France and places like that for the real deal these days. The US doesn't have an 18cert like the UK, but films that are rated R in the US can be 18cert or 15cert in UK.
In NZ recently, the teen orientated horror pg13 Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, was rated R16, which means no one under that age is permitted to view it at all. It was only M in OZ, with is just a recommendation for mature audiences over 15, no restrictions.
Does the US still have the X certificate? Apparently that was the kiss of death in the old days as they could only play in sex cinemas or some strange ruling. I grew up in the X, AA, A, U. Era of UK cinema, Much easier to understand now I suppose. Never really got the US system that allows kids to see age inappropriate films as long as they have an irresponsible parent with them. Think they have R and R17?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Nov 14, 2019 18:06:18 GMT
Does the US still have the X certificate? Apparently that was the kiss of death in the old days as they could only play in sex cinemas or some strange ruling. I grew up in the X, AA, A, U. Era of UK cinema, Much easier to understand now I suppose. Never really got the US system that allows kids to see age inappropriate films as long as they have an irresponsible parent with them. Think they have R and R17? I don't think X really exists anymore. It's R and NC-17. R means an older person can buy a ticket and accompany someone 17 or under to the movie, and NC-17 means nobody 17 or under allowed at all. It's all nonsense anyway. Anything that might flirt with that rating is, at this point, unlikely to ever get to a real theatrical release anyway and DVD/BluRay and streaming services are not under the stranglehold of the MPAA like the big theater chains used to be. I guess the UK system is considered to be one of the better ratings systems out there (maybe to make up for their laughable 'video nasties' period), but a lot of that doesn't much matter anymore. If under aged kids are trying to see a salacious movie they can find a way to see it these days.
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Post by spooner5020 on Nov 14, 2019 19:13:33 GMT
Must be a remake of the 2006 version then. Is the 2006 remake rated PG13? I remember it being pretty violent and gross. No it was R, but I also own the unrated version. I would say that if not for the foul language in the original Black Christmas it probably would have been a pg13 today. I donβt remember the original being too graphic honestly.
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