Teh Cameron Clan
22-05-2005, 01:35
Just wondering if someonw could post a link to an offical governmet site that states what is suitibe PG13 content.. not shure if im asking this right or should go more indepth for my request so tell me if ive forgoten to ask something :D
oh and here ... :fluffle:
The Great Sixth Reich
22-05-2005, 01:39
I don't believe the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a government agency, so this would be impossible to find...
http://mpaa.org/images/movieratings/PG-13(small)-01.gif
Super-power
22-05-2005, 01:40
And the odds are their definition is really vague....
Tuesday Heights
22-05-2005, 01:40
In any event, this (http://www.mpaa.org/movieratings/) is the MPAA's guidelines on how to rate a film. They explain the process as well, but since it varies depending on the given film, there's no clear-cut formula as to what constitutes PG-13 or higher ratings.
The Great Sixth Reich
22-05-2005, 01:42
Here's the exact quote:
PG-13:"Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13."
PG-13 is thus a sterner warning to parents to determine for themselves the attendance in particular of their younger children as they might consider some material not suited for them. Parents, by the rating, are alerted to be very careful about the attendance of their under-teenage children.
A PG-13 film is one which, in the view of the Rating Board, leaps beyond the boundaries of the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, or other contents, but does not quite fit within the restricted R category. Any drug use content will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. In effect, the PG-13 cautions parents with more stringency than usual to give special attention to this film before they allow their 12-year olds and younger to attend.
If nudity is sexually oriented, the film will generally not be found in the PG-13 category. If violence is too rough or persistent, the film goes into the R (restricted) rating. A film's single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, shall initially require the Rating Board to issue that film at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive must lead the Rating Board to issue a film an R rating, as must even one of these words used in a sexual context. These films can be rated less severely, however, if by a special vote, the Rating Board feels that a lesser rating would more responsibly reflect the opinion of American parents.