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Author Topic: This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006) Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-11-2008 02:31 AM                        I illegally downloaded this tonight and it was great! I wonder what the MPAA thought of it besides trying to give it an NC-17. Were they pissed as hell? I hope so. I wonder if all of the MPAA names that were revealed got fired? The secrecy borders on complete retardation. Aw fuck it, it IS retarded. This cannot be denied. I like the example of Sharon Stone's crotch which got an R vs the short glimpse of trimmed pubes from some other movie which got an NC-17. That doesn't make much sense since you see tons of pubes in R rated movies. The MPAA is really all about hypocrisy. Some of the people are championing the MPAA in this thread. How can you champion hypocrisy? Perhaps they themselves are hypocrites?  |  IP: Logged Stu Jamieson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 524 From: Buccan, Qld, Australia Registered: Jan 2008 posted 02-11-2008 05:58 AM                     I have to (largely) disagree with most of you guys (unwise for a noobie on his first post, I know ), but here's my (I guess) Antipodean perspective on the doco: Director, Kirby Dick (is that his real name?), investigates the anonymity and subsequent complete unaccountability of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Ratings Board who make highly subjective moral judgements in their classification of films presented in the U.S. Although, strictly speaking, classification is voluntary in the U.S., the reality is that without a rating a film is severely limited in the theatres which will present that film and the promotional budgets that studios will allocate to it, so in practical terms, classification is considered mandatory for any director seeking any kind of mainstream release. It should be noted that, while there are parallels between the MPAA and the Australian OFLC (Office of Film and Literature Classification), unlike their U.S. counterparts, the Australian Classification Board Members are [u]not[/u] anonymous. Dick presents a largely interesting documentary though he does, at times, descend into Michael Mooreishness, particularly in his determination to publicly identify the secretive Ratings Board members, a ploy which is ethically ambiguous at best. But the tactic does offer a very interesting exposé on the private investigation industry, which is ironic considering this is not what the film is about. When the film is on track with it's main thesis, however, it comes across a little one note; yes, we know that the ratings board is made up of a bunch of anonymous prudes, we got that in the first 15 minutes! Unfortunately, the film tends to spend most of it's duration hammering this one point home. Dick is also a little hit and miss with his assertions, for instance, he makes a big point about how only 6 corporations (they being Sony, Viacom, Disney, News Corp, Time Warner and GE) control 95% of the motion picture industry in America, but this is hardly a monopoly! These shortcomings aside, there are some very interesting comments made from the many players interviewed which include Kevin Smith, Darren Aronofsky, Matt Stone, Maria Bello, Mary Harron and, of course, John Waters who never passes up an opportunity talk about smut. The contribution of these characters alone make the film worth watching. 7.5 out of 10. Oh, and I guess I should probably introduce myself...... Hi. My name is Stu and I'm a projectionist. It's been only 1 day since my last presentation but I'm trying really hard to give up. I hope that with the loving support from this group that I will conquer this disease and be healthy once again; to be able to walk out of that darkened room towards the light; to rediscover the goodness in myself. Let us pray......  |  IP: Logged

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