Crazy_dog no.3 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 The film censors must have been smoking pot when they classified Raiders of the Lost Ark as a PG. Allow me to explain: -Guy with spikes stuck in his body, blood around them. -A shot of the exit wound (blood coming out) when some guy is shot in the head. -Another guy is shot in the head with blood coming from his mouth. -A man is rather bloody after being hit several times and is then chopped up by a plane propeller. -Grotesque ending with exploding and melting heads. -Bloody results from gunfire seen on numerous occasions. The other films still had blood and gore, but definetely a lot less of it. How does Temple of Doom enjoy this contreversy and raiders doesn't? The Rock, True Lies, Speed, The Matrix, T2 and the Godfather films were just as voilent if not less voilent than Raiders. I hear parent groups complain about them all the time, but nothing is said of the Indy films. Yes I realise there was no PG-13 (or "12", as we have in Britain) at the time but with these ratings around now shouldn't they be re-rated? Discuss. EDIT: Don't get me wrong though, I'm glad it got this voilence. Most PG-13 films are too afraid to show blood and go for the the 1 "F" word thing instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 ya, the melting and exploding heads was a little overkill:zamn1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 They did not have a PG-13 rating back then. ...Still, it probably should have been R. Steven had powerful friends. Temple of Doom is THE film that created the PG-13 rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Luke Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Who cares? I really enjoy the films regardless of the ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord60 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Well its PG cause they wouldnt have to edit anything out for TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miko Reglia Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 eh i dont konw, i dont think it really matters that much, i still like em, and i still watch them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 I've never minded that. And some of the examples listed are R for other things like language. The limit of 'f' words said in a movie is 2, i think, since that's the maximum I've heard. Indy didn't have as many swear words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Its never bothered me, but I'm not paying attention to it:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XERXES Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 you forgot the guy that got crushed in the stone crusher/roller thing in TOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Doesnt TOD show some dude pulling anothers heart out? LOL... that was always an interesting part... I'm getting the DVD set for my brother and his wife for christmas... should be fun to see them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegis Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 If there is an action film out that ISN'T PG-13 or higher don't go see it, says us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_dog no.3 Posted December 8, 2003 Author Share Posted December 8, 2003 Luke- I enjoy them too and I have the DVD box set but I just notice the PG film has [typically] R-rated voilence Jokemaster- Watch Pulp Fiction Alegis- Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Crazy_dog: wait, I typed that wrong, I meant to say maximumin a PG-13 rated movie. The rock has more than 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_dog no.3 Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 Ah UK, ur right then. Actaully it has 49 "F" words (got that from a parent movie review site ), so that's my useless fact for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 George: "Hey bill, lets count how many times they say f*ck in this movie" Bill: "Ok... we could turn it into a parents review site!!! YEA!" George: "Then our job will be looking for curse words and secks!!!" ZDawgs pointles post of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Originally posted by Crazy_dog no.3 -Grotesque ending with exploding and melting heads. That was one of my favorite parts! Did I mention that Raiders of the Lost Ark is among my top ten favorite movies of all time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 i was never allowed to watch the end of that film when i was little. eventually i had to sneak down one night while my parents were asleep to watch the end of the video.... Of course these days films that would have easily been 18 cert in the 80s are all just pg-13.... guess kids these days are more immune to violence and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by toms Of course these days films that would have easily been 18 cert in the 80s are all just pg-13.... guess kids these days are more immune to violence and stuff. Yeah, but God forbid if a kid catches a sex-refrences in a movie. I don't get why parents are less worried about violence than about sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Luke Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Crazy_Dog: Damn, you're lucky to have the box set. I don't have it yet. Maybe it can fit in for a Christmas present . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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