Havent films got very abusive lately?

[Fab Foodie]

I mean in terms of what is allowed to be 12A and 15 rated.

My brother is now 16 and some of the films which have come out recently which are rated 15 have an awful lot of swearing and rude actions in them. I just think it has got out of hand.
Me and my dad went to see the Sweeney today and there was so much swearing in it and sexual references that I was appauled that it had been classified as a 15.
Even 12A films have swearing in them.

I am just disgusted at this so why have the rules changed all of a sudden? Is there some loophole which film makers are getting around now just so that they can have a younger audience? Whats going on?

Oi SHUT IT!

 

[Matthew_T]

There is of course variation in how it is applied and one person's views. One will occasionally get caught out by the description or age rating of a programme expecting something else, but hey. Maybe you and your brother would be better off sticking to U/PG/12. One of my friends pretty much does that as he generally prefers that with a few more violent and less family orientated occasionally and he gets on fine. Not what I do, but he has his own tastes.

We try to make sure that my brother doesnt watch 15 films even though he thinks that just because he is 16, he is able to do so.
We have a very tight household and even though a few swear words of the moment (like when you hurt yourself) is allowed, we dont bring profanities into general conversation.
Its the same with films, unless there is a film where you expect swearing, there shouldnt be a need for it.

 

[green1]

In more innocent time not many people realised "Poison Ivy" by the Coasters was about VD -

There were plenty of songs back in the day like that, first one that pops into my head is Golden Brown.

 

[biggs682]

it is also apparent on books,songs,music videos nver mind tv

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

It makes them money also if a wider audience can see a film. It is very rare to see an 18 certificate film now.

 

[green1]

For all that Mary Whitehouse was mocked, I think the fact that there is no crusading moralist today has resulted in a steep decline in regulation of media content, and she actually fulfilled quite an important role.

Her most important role was promoting the Life of Brian by trying to get it banned.
If you don't like something don't watch/listen/buy/read/download it. But don't try an enforce your beliefs/views on anybody else.

 

[StuAff]

I'm inclined to agree with John Mortimer's views about the Life of Brian- a religion that can't handle being mocked isn't much of a religion. Many of the complaints about it either missed the point completely or merely made the film look sensible & rational. Same with The Last Temptation of Christ, Jerry Springer: The Opera, pretty much anything ever made by Trey Parker & Matt Stone......

 

[trampyjoe]

Her most important role was promoting the Life of Brian by trying to get it banned.
If you don't like something don't watch/listen/buy/read/download it. But don't try an enforce your beliefs/views on anybody else.

Kinda hard when it's shoved in your face wherever you look.
It seems you can't watch a film anymore without there being lots of sexual content .. telly is going the same way too (bloody adverts!).

 

[byegad]

I am 18 and yet still disgusted. It does say a lot about how I have been brought up though if even I am thinking that it is innappropriate.

Middle aged isn't about years, the youngest man I ever knew was my father who was still young at 63 when he died.

 

[marinyork]

We try to make sure that my brother doesnt watch 15 films even though he thinks that just because he is 16, he is able to do so.
We have a very tight household and even though a few swear words of the moment (like when you hurt yourself) is allowed, we dont bring profanities into general conversation.
Its the same with films, unless there is a film where you expect swearing, there shouldnt be a need for it.

It's guess work. Goes on genre/subgenre/actor/director/other. Slapstick comedy might have no swearing at all or with another actor and writer it might have it by the bucket load. You might have loads of 'gross out' moments. Similarly high school films might be fairly straight forward light coming of age dramas or they might be swearing/sex/drink drug fuelled films or something completely different. You have to guess.

The Sweeney I would expect swearing in. Other than that it has Ray Winstone in it and directed by Nick Love (and also written by him and Hodge) which might suggest that it's not going to be An American Tale.

On what you do at home that's upto you. As for the need for it, a higher percentage of swearing in films is in some kind of context than I think many people who think it should be virtually non-existent give the films credit for.

edit: There are plenty of films out there, with movie rental or download services I think it eliminates a lot of the problem. Yes, there is a social side of going to the cinema but that's often compromise if going with someone else. My favourite film is classified as a PG in the UK even though I don't have much of a problem watching 15 or 18s.

 

[colly]

Even I was a bit taken aback by Wendy's song on an episode of the popular cartoon South Park...

South Park..........never a show to use innuendo for cheap laughs.



View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jdsx4zMeB4

 

[theclaud]

[QUOTE 2043876, member: 1314"]:troll: or WUM at best.[/quote]
I think you wrong him, Crockers.

 

[StuAff]

I think you wrong him, Crockers.

I agree.

 

[marzjennings]

I think it's the other way around and the prudes are taking over movie ratings. We tried watching the Goonies with out daughter the other day and after the third time the word 'sh!t' was used we gave up. Same for other PG films from the 70's and 80's. Even Jaws is only rated PG and I'm not comfy have my daughter watch that film yet.

What I have found interesting is that swearing and sexual references have been removed from modern kids movies, but guns and violence have increased.

 

[swee'pea99]

Mary Whitehouse? If her and her ilk had had their way, we'd never have been allowed to see things like Life of Brian, simply because they thought them 'corrupting' - and that such beliefs gave them the right to deny others access to things they wanted to see/hear/read. The hell with them - bunch of humourless, sanctimonious, self-righteous dinosaurs. I'm delighted they became extinct. Good riddance.