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POSTED Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:57:30 AM Delete post? (Moderator ONLY)
The last two movies of the Harry Potter franchise were PG-13, but this installment is going the other way, now being rated PG for
"Scary images, Violence, Language and mild sensuality."

Here's one of the many stories about this development:



PG rating for Prince


I think that's interesting. You have a lot of very potentially dark and violent scenes in this one, including of course the whole encounter on the tower, and Katie Bell being given the necklace. How they will handle the darker sequences...is uncertain.

I don't really care either way, and my kid isn't going to see it until she's older anyhow. Perhaps it is a backlash against the previous two films that people have taken young children to. Phoenix was pretty scary, and when I saw it, there were some very young kids there... some at least were visibly upset. Depends on the child, of course. Some kids at 8 can take this kind of stuff, but mine at 10 would just cover her face.

Of course, the teens and those that like chilling sequences would want it to be more adult in nature, so this may be a compromise.

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Rostron2 said:

The last two movies of the Harry Potter franchise were PG-13, but this installment is going the other way, now being rated PG for
"Scary images, Violence, Language and mild sensuality."

Here's one of the many stories about this development:



PG rating for Prince


I think that's interesting. You have a lot of very potentially dark and violent scenes in this one, including of course the whole encounter on the tower, and Katie Bell being given the necklace. How they will handle the darker sequences...is uncertain.

I don't really care either way, and my kid isn't going to see it until she's older anyhow. Perhaps it is a backlash against the previous two films that people have taken young children to. Phoenix was pretty scary, and when I saw it, there were some very young kids there... some at least were visibly upset. Depends on the child, of course. Some kids at 8 can take this kind of stuff, but mine at 10 would just cover her face.

Of course, the teens and those that like chilling sequences would want it to be more adult in nature, so this may be a compromise.

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&%$#@* YOU WB

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they better have an extended version when it come on dvd and i hope this movie bombs so they get it threw there retarded heads so 7.1 and 7.2 wont be toned down.

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I am shocked to see this ain't getting a PG-13 rating. I'm sure it's description with state as a PG-13 rating but It'll still be PG. Doub't we'll see an Unrated Harry Potter, that'd be foolish. I liked the first two Potter's so I'm not making this a big deal. Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets is still my favorite movie and it's rated PG. It's contents feature scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality. Sounds PG-13 ish to me.

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The standards may have changed, as well.

We'll see...

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the way ratings are going more and more stuff is allowed in lower ratings so I'm not worried that anything has been dumbed down to fit a pg rating

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lotrfreak1987 said:

the way ratings are going more and more stuff is allowed in lower ratings so I'm not worried that anything has been dumbed down to fit a pg rating


You may be right. Rowling believes that the books were dark from day one, and not simply a progression to darker films. In any case, there's now a lot of people that have read the books and seen the movies; and some that have only seen the movies, and maybe gone back and read the books. They have different views on the content anyway.

However, my own opinion is that Yates' team really cut and moved around a lot of stuff in #5. This indicates he's not worried about doing it again for 6. Though I don't think their changes made a better film for book 5.

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&%$#@* YOU WB

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Hmmm, whoever edited me must have sided with WB on this one . . .

I don't get this, I say one little four letter word and I get a "first and only warning" yet there have been people who do way worse and get off scott free. Hmmm . . .

I wonder why that little four letter word I used is considered so bad. Who was the first to decide what we could and couldn't say or what is or isn't proper?

Editing someone for using a little four letter word is like getting arrested for jay walking. Just saying. . .






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pyro935 said:

pyro935 said:

&%$#@* YOU WB

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[NOTE: Please tone down the use of profanity. First and only warning]

Hmmm, whoever edited me must have sided with WB on this one . . .

I don't get this, I say one little four letter word and I get a "first and only warning" yet there have been people who do way worse and get off scott free. Hmmm . . .

I wonder why that little four letter word I used is considered so bad. Who was the first to decide what we could and couldn't say or what is or isn't proper?

Editing someone for using a little four letter word is like getting arrested for jay walking. Just saying. . .




Things may be lax on other boards, so I can't speak for them, or for historic incidents. You're not the only offender, it's true.

The posting guidelines have never allowed profanity because it puts people off discussing things, and creates an environment that isn't welcoming to newer people or to younger people.

I appreciate your understanding on this, and your contributions to the various boards. Let me know if you have any further questions by email.

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Theres no reason it should be PG-13/12A because parents can and will take their children to see it. I lot of people I know don't even know what ratings movies have before going to see them. My mum didn't take my younger brother to see Twilight as she thought it was a 15, it was only a 12A.

Anyways my point being that people recognise Harry Potter as a family friendly book that a lot of children have read, regardless to it's rating families/kids are still going to see it.

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3. District 9
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5. Transformers 2
6. Terminator Salvation
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8. This Is It
9. Inglorious Basterds
10. Bruno
11. Wolverine
12. Friday 13th
13. Monsters Vs Aliens
14. Angels and Demon's
15. Hannah Montana
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wow... first they delay the friggin release date, now they bump it to a pg? i feel like going to wb with a torch and some ducttape and a chair, then go casino royale on the president and all of them weak exec's that find this a good move... RETARDS!!!!

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You guys need to go watch Dark Night again. LOL

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Just for clarification for the US-based people about the PG Rating Definition:

A PG-rated motion picture should be investigated by parents before they let their younger children attend. The PG rating indicates, in the view of the Rating Board, that parents may consider some material unsuitable for their children, and parents should make that decision.

The more mature themes in some PG-rated motion pictures may call for parental guidance. There may be some profanity and some depictions of violence or brief nudity. But these elements are not deemed so intense as to require that parents be strongly cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug use content in a PG-rated motion picture.

I think they also judge 'fantasy violence' (spells and so forth) a little less disturbing than blasted by machine guns violence.

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