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Firstly this is my first post here so if this has been brought up before i apologise.
Film certificates. There's Universal, PG, 12, 15, 18 in England. Now is it really worth having them?
The author of the following post wishes to remain anomynous.. It's not me :)
"How many people have gone into a film when they were too young? I'm sure about 100% of us here have or at least tried. I'm 16 now, and when I was 14 I was watching 15's, when I was 10 I was watching 12's, and when I am 17 I will probably be trying to get into 18s and already I watch them on video."
So whats the point in having these certificates? Can films actually harm you? Who here has watched a film then become evil or been harmed by 'sexy' (as that BFBC person says)scenes. Who has been scared for more than 3 days after watching say Blair Witch? I'm sure the answer is no one. Sure there will be some people who know they are easily frightened by some films content. The answer - you know you can't watch it SO DON'T!
Personally I think they are pretty pointless. A person should know whether they can handle the content of a movie. If they are easily scared and don't like it they know not to watch a scary movie. If they are offended by nudity they know not to watch a nude flick. Sure use them to give us guidance but to stop us from watching them? Come on..
Anyone feel the same as me about this?
Film certificates. There's Universal, PG, 12, 15, 18 in England. Now is it really worth having them?
The author of the following post wishes to remain anomynous.. It's not me :)
"How many people have gone into a film when they were too young? I'm sure about 100% of us here have or at least tried. I'm 16 now, and when I was 14 I was watching 15's, when I was 10 I was watching 12's, and when I am 17 I will probably be trying to get into 18s and already I watch them on video."
So whats the point in having these certificates? Can films actually harm you? Who here has watched a film then become evil or been harmed by 'sexy' (as that BFBC person says)scenes. Who has been scared for more than 3 days after watching say Blair Witch? I'm sure the answer is no one. Sure there will be some people who know they are easily frightened by some films content. The answer - you know you can't watch it SO DON'T!
Personally I think they are pretty pointless. A person should know whether they can handle the content of a movie. If they are easily scared and don't like it they know not to watch a scary movie. If they are offended by nudity they know not to watch a nude flick. Sure use them to give us guidance but to stop us from watching them? Come on..
Anyone feel the same as me about this?
Firstly this is my first post here so if this has been brought up before i apologise.
Film certificates. There's Universal, PG, 12, 15, 18 in England. Now is it really worth having them?
The author of the following post wishes to remain anomynous.. It's not me :)
"How many people have gone into a film when they were too young? I'm sure about 100% of us here have or at least tried. I'm 16 now, and when I was 14 I was watching 15's, when I was 10 I was watching 12's, and when I am 17 I will probably be trying to get into 18s and already I watch them on video."
So whats the point in having these certificates? Can films actually harm you? Who here has watched a film then become evil or been harmed by 'sexy' (as that BFBC person says)scenes. Who has been scared for more than 3 days after watching say Blair Witch? I'm sure the answer is no one. Sure there will be some people who know they are easily frightened by some films content. The answer - you know you can't watch it SO DON'T!
Personally I think they are pretty pointless. A person should know whether they can handle the content of a movie. If they are easily scared and don't like it they know not to watch a scary movie. If they are offended by nudity they know not to watch a nude flick. Sure use them to give us guidance but to stop us from watching them? Come on..
Anyone feel the same as me about this?
Film certificates. There's Universal, PG, 12, 15, 18 in England. Now is it really worth having them?
The author of the following post wishes to remain anomynous.. It's not me :)
"How many people have gone into a film when they were too young? I'm sure about 100% of us here have or at least tried. I'm 16 now, and when I was 14 I was watching 15's, when I was 10 I was watching 12's, and when I am 17 I will probably be trying to get into 18s and already I watch them on video."
So whats the point in having these certificates? Can films actually harm you? Who here has watched a film then become evil or been harmed by 'sexy' (as that BFBC person says)scenes. Who has been scared for more than 3 days after watching say Blair Witch? I'm sure the answer is no one. Sure there will be some people who know they are easily frightened by some films content. The answer - you know you can't watch it SO DON'T!
Personally I think they are pretty pointless. A person should know whether they can handle the content of a movie. If they are easily scared and don't like it they know not to watch a scary movie. If they are offended by nudity they know not to watch a nude flick. Sure use them to give us guidance but to stop us from watching them? Come on..
Anyone feel the same as me about this?
I agree with ya on that point. I am only fourteen and I am allowed to go and see 15's at the cinema and if there is an eighteen I want to see, you are allowed to watch them on video. I saw the Silence of the Lambs when I was Thirteen and I never got a single nightmare at all.
I just don't understand why U.K has to be so strict about ratings, why can't we just be like the rest of europe and be allowed to walk in to any film at the cinema ( as long as parents have said yeh!)
I just don't understand why U.K has to be so strict about ratings, why can't we just be like the rest of europe and be allowed to walk in to any film at the cinema ( as long as parents have said yeh!)
I saw predator when i was 8( true!) and i wasnt scared. Movie ratins are crap! Im not affended by much so i think i should watch pretty much what i want. the same goes fo games. Not being allowed to play games coz they got some blood is stupid. Small childern should be told what they cant and cannot watch but apart from that,
its our own fault if we watch somthin that we know we cant handle.
its our own fault if we watch somthin that we know we cant handle.
exactly. US is great. IF your parents decide you are able to watch something without damaging yourself by giving yourself nightmares etc.. then you can walk in and watch a film. We don't need certificates that prevent us from watching things we only need guidance so we can make our own decision.
DOWN WITH CERTIFICATES!
DOWN WITH CERTIFICATES!
Certificates are there to guide us all (mainly parents, for their children) to show us what to expect in the film.
Parents of young children need these ratings to approve if it is suitable enough for their children to watch. For example, would you like your 5 year old son watching hardcore porn?
I think not!
Violence is also not acceptable to some parents and swear words as that. Do we want the next generation of our nation growing up foul mouthed?
If parents feel you the film is ok for their children to view then it is, ok. But, you must remeber that some people feel 'scared' to diffrent things to others, we all don't feel the same.
I feel though, that 16 year olds should be able to view what they like, as they are classed as adults. This is really saying that they should scrub the 18 certificate away.
So, film certificates are not just there to please the public, they are there to show us what to expect in the film and judge the film by that.
If a guardian feels a negative against the film then it is up to them to sort it out with their child.
But, they are there to guide us :-)
Parents of young children need these ratings to approve if it is suitable enough for their children to watch. For example, would you like your 5 year old son watching hardcore porn?
I think not!
Violence is also not acceptable to some parents and swear words as that. Do we want the next generation of our nation growing up foul mouthed?
If parents feel you the film is ok for their children to view then it is, ok. But, you must remeber that some people feel 'scared' to diffrent things to others, we all don't feel the same.
I feel though, that 16 year olds should be able to view what they like, as they are classed as adults. This is really saying that they should scrub the 18 certificate away.
So, film certificates are not just there to please the public, they are there to show us what to expect in the film and judge the film by that.
If a guardian feels a negative against the film then it is up to them to sort it out with their child.
But, they are there to guide us :-)
Well.. yes if we can have sex at 16 why not porn at 16? But in the UK our parents are unable to guide us as we are not allowed by the law to watch an 18 certificate in the cinema. Bites? Sure does.
I suppose it also depends on the subject matter of a particular film.
Some films are rated as 15 even though there is no violence or sex in it whatsoever, but the subject matter is one that the classifiers feel is not suitable for any younger than this age.
Sometimes you just plain wouldn't understand the film, unless you were old enough to experience something similar.
Ratings are very good for finding the correct target audience for a particular movie.
If it's a U, then it's a pretty sure bet that you can take your 4 year old along to see it, and you might get some level of enjoyment from it yourself.
Ratings are good and should stay. There's no way you can prove whether watching violence in films causes you to become violent. There are too many nature and nurture issues involed to be able to ever do accurate studies (without use of clones and controlled conditions) so the best thing to do is to protect the young from images they may find disturbing?
I used to watch 18 rated movies when I was much younger, but I think that I was mature enough to understand what I was allowed to see.
Parents should take responsibility for their children, and if the ratings help them as a guide, then they're a good thing.
Some films are rated as 15 even though there is no violence or sex in it whatsoever, but the subject matter is one that the classifiers feel is not suitable for any younger than this age.
Sometimes you just plain wouldn't understand the film, unless you were old enough to experience something similar.
Ratings are very good for finding the correct target audience for a particular movie.
If it's a U, then it's a pretty sure bet that you can take your 4 year old along to see it, and you might get some level of enjoyment from it yourself.
Ratings are good and should stay. There's no way you can prove whether watching violence in films causes you to become violent. There are too many nature and nurture issues involed to be able to ever do accurate studies (without use of clones and controlled conditions) so the best thing to do is to protect the young from images they may find disturbing?
I used to watch 18 rated movies when I was much younger, but I think that I was mature enough to understand what I was allowed to see.
Parents should take responsibility for their children, and if the ratings help them as a guide, then they're a good thing.