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Brad Miller
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Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 11-16-2002 08:02 PM

All this will do is make the MPAA's rating system even more useless. Just look at how people don't pay attention to them as they are right now. If smoking garnishes an R rating, then to hell with the system for no one will pay attention to it anymore.

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Gordon Hedges III
Jealous of everyone not me

Posts: 212
From: Severn, MD
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 11-16-2002 10:16 PM

Smoking? Did I hear someone say SMOKING?

I have smoked for many years, but started in a strange way. My friends and I would frequent a pool hall in Aurora, CO. Once we got there, I would win every game... until all the smoke in the air would make me woozie and dizzy. Since I really enjoy pool/billiards (and still do), I thought I was smart in trying to compensate by starting smoke. I only did it when I played pool, then it eventually became a social thing. Most of my friends smoked, and then it became an every day thing. I still smoke, but I don't try to encourage anyone to. I used to be very anti-smoking, but it is really up to the person because it is their choice. WHAT AM I RAMBLING ABOUT?!?!?

Okay, onto the subject of smoking in the ratings. RETARDED!!! Before, using any type of swear word would make a movie require an R rating. Now you can hear those words on PG rated films. People try so hard to protect our children, but once those children grow up they will experience lots of things without any knowledge of consequences. My family would never curse around me, but once I heard of such words I was very curious. Same goes with sex, drugs and alcohol. The only drugs I try to maintain is nicotine, caffeine (at high volumes ) and alcohol. But I wouldn't really know much about those things until I left the protective shield of my parents. Sure, my dad smoked and drank but I was told that it was bad for me. Here I am at the age of 30 and I still don't tell my parents that I smoke and drink. But I am sure they already know.

RAMBLE... RAMBLE...

I hate when I do that.

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Sean Weitzel
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall)
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 11-19-2002 03:46 PM

I remember some hoopla in the late 80's early '90s where the end credits contained the Surgeon General's warning if the characters in the movie were smoking. Here's a link to the first movie I remember seeing that warning appear: http://us.imdb.com/CrazyCredits?0097742

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Paul Turner
Expert Film Handler

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From: Corvallis, OR, USA
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 11-19-2002 08:03 PM

The effectiveness of such a warning would be my question. Has there been some study that shows when kids under 18 watch a movie with smoking leave the building and head right for the 7-11 for a pack of unfiltered Camels? (“Dude, can you spare a cigarette? I just watched Apt Pupil and I’m jonesin’”) I would love to see the world wake up and realize that cigs = death, but is there any reason such a warning would do anything except put the burden of informing the public on us? Speaking of camels, many motorcyclists fight against helmet laws -- not because they think helmets are evil (try crashing without one), but because they see such legislation as the camel’s nose under the tent flap for more restrictive laws. This law further removes the parental responsibility of knowing what their kids are watching and puts it on us. You can make up your own trailer of coming attractions if this one passes . . . .

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