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I'm 16. I buy all my DVD's online nowadays and a lot of them are "18" rated.
Nothing stops me from buying them - No spotty tvvat at the counter, No standerds agency. No-one.
So it begs the question - Do BBFC ratings actually mean anything? Yes I know ratings were put there to show the customer what is in the film and what they can expect. But, Why can I buy these films underage? Should'nt I be stopped and taken to the police?
Do BBFC ratings need to be scrapped all together?
Nothing stops me from buying them - No spotty tvvat at the counter, No standerds agency. No-one.
So it begs the question - Do BBFC ratings actually mean anything? Yes I know ratings were put there to show the customer what is in the film and what they can expect. But, Why can I buy these films underage? Should'nt I be stopped and taken to the police?
Do BBFC ratings need to be scrapped all together?
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Having worked down a cinema I can say that the BBFC ratings are a very grey area. The introduction of the 12A certificate just about killed the credibiltiy of the BBFC ratings system.
Yeah, it's ELSPA which are the guidance ratings, BBFC are the ones which are illegal to sell.
Still, some foolish shop assistants always used to snatch back games and videos from me nce they saw the glaring 18, and I had to argue my point more than once. After confirmation from the manager, and apologies, I managed to buy it, but about two months later they did it again.
So I never went back.
Still, some foolish shop assistants always used to snatch back games and videos from me nce they saw the glaring 18, and I had to argue my point more than once. After confirmation from the manager, and apologies, I managed to buy it, but about two months later they did it again.
So I never went back.
Whitestripes DX wrote:
> They're guidance ratings for parents.
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Actually, it's illegal to sell to underage kids.
True story
> They're guidance ratings for parents.
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Actually, it's illegal to sell to underage kids.
True story
You can get a Solo at the age of 11.
By who can see/buy them it doesn't seem to matter much just a guidance of the likely content.
However some directors (mainly new or low budget ones) see getting an 18 as the industries "kiss of death" as it means that their film will not be advertised or reviewed in some magazines or newspapers and that it will not get as much publicity as it needs to take off.
Ever watched a film and thought... "That was an eighteen!????" You know that sort of thing.
However some directors (mainly new or low budget ones) see getting an 18 as the industries "kiss of death" as it means that their film will not be advertised or reviewed in some magazines or newspapers and that it will not get as much publicity as it needs to take off.
Ever watched a film and thought... "That was an eighteen!????" You know that sort of thing.
Yes, we know. You've mentioned it enough.
You'd also notice that no-one gives a damn.
You'd also notice that no-one gives a damn.
I have a Solo card.
Which I got just after turning 16.
Which I got just after turning 16.
Because you parents aren't there to say they are happy for you to watch something rated 18.
If you're getting them on the net they don't know who's buying it, although it is generally accepted that having a credit card means you are likely 18+.
If you're getting them on the net they don't know who's buying it, although it is generally accepted that having a credit card means you are likely 18+.
If they are guidance ratings for parents why do I get stopped buying them in high street stores?
gamezfreak wrote:
> Yes
> I know ratings were put there to show the customer what is in the film
> and what they can expect.
> Yes
> I know ratings were put there to show the customer what is in the film
> and what they can expect.
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