Ratings Reasons: Quiz Answers
In last week's piece, If Our Lives Were Rated by the MPAA..., I included a fun quiz (well, I thought it was fun!) where you could match the film to the wacky-but-true MPAA film rating.
I'm surprised that no one cheated to get the answers. If you go to filmratings.com, you can look up the ratings for thousands of movies. Only films rated after September of 1990 include ratings reasons, which is why I didn't have any older films in the quiz.
So, let's see the answers!
1. Three Ninjas Knuckle Up
N. non-stop ninja action
2. Addams Family Values
I. macabre humor
3. Alien Vs. Predator
Z. violence, language, horror images, slime and gore
If you ask me, and the MPAA never does, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest should have been rated for slime, too! Yick.
4. Batman & Robin
X. strong stylized action and some innuendos
Is stylized action more or less objectionable than non-stylized action?
5. Benny & Joon
Y. theme, a scene of mild sensuality and one use of harsh language
Parents, I know you are already being careful to shield your kids from any harsh language, so watch it with this movie.
6. Blue Crush
S. sexual content, teen partying, language and a fight
Teen partying...and a fight! One of the best ratings ever.
7. Butterscotch and Chocolate
V. some racy dialogue
8. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
P. quirky situations, action and mild language
I had no idea that quirkiness was deserving of a rating. My life has been rated PG-13 since birth!
9. Cutthroat Island
W. some strong pirate action/violence and brief sensuality
10. Dead Alive
B. an abundance of outrageous gore
11. Dinosaur Island
T. sexuality and abundant nudity
Okay, here's one instance where I never would have guessed this rating from the title. Note to self: must see Dinosaur Island!
12. Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat
J. mild crude humor and some double-entendres
That cat!
13. Education Of Little Tree
H. language and thematic elements including old fashioned discipline
14. Island Of Dr. Moreau
R. sci-fi violence, horror and gore involving mutant creatures
We can only assume that the rating would have been even
worse had it involved people instead of mutant creatures.
15. Jersey Girl
G. language and sexual content including frank dialogue
You cannot be too careful with 'frank' dialogue. Parents, have that conversation with your teens NOW. You know, the one where you sit them down in the family room and ask, "Kids, are you engaging in any...frank dialogue that we should know about?"
16. Last Mimzy, Ice Age
K. mild peril
My mind is still numbed whenever it sees this oxymoron.
17. Little Indian, Big City
A. adolescent sensuality
18. My Fellow Americans
Q. salty language and innuendo
Hee! Salty language, indeed! They rated this one during the Friday night beer bust at the MPAA, didn't they?
19. Powerpuff Girls Movie
M. non-stop frenetic animated action
I am mystified by why it is important to call out 'nonstop' action, whether of the animated or ninja type.
20. Shrek the Third
U. some crude humor, suggestive content and swashbuckling action
Shrek the Third was rated for swashbuckling action, but Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was not. Ooookay.
21. Team America World Police
D. graphic crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language - all involving puppets
Hee, hee, hee -- involving puppets! Thanks for the qualifier, MPAA!
22. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
C. demented mayhem and torture
23. The Fugitive
O. other action sequences in an adventure setting
"Other"? Other than...what?
24. Twister
E. intense depiction of very bad weather
And this will be a surprise to the audience? "Oh, darn! We shouldn't have brought the kids after all -- I had no idea there would be BAD WEATHER in this one!"
25. Van Helsing
L. nonstop creature action violence and frightening images, and for sensuality.
Again with the nonstop!
26. Vertical Limit
F. intense life/death situations
And there you have it! Hope this was fun...
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