CPC:
If you are unaware of the situation, the Weinstein Company documentary Bully was recently rejected during an appeal to the MPAA to drop the R rating to PG-13 so that the target demographic, teens/kids, could actually watch it. This incited Harvey Weinstein to come out and reject the MPAA rating and reveal that he may stop sending the company’s films to MPAA altogether. Now, it seems Harvey has another problem on his hands.
THR
Breaking from tradition, the MPAA has decided to include home entertainment in its annual report, which confirms that global box-office revenue hit $40 billion in 2017, while U.S. attendance hit a 22-year low.
Harvey Weinstein's film production company, The Weinstein Co. recently made an announcement stating the company's intention to file for bankruptcy.
Deadline
The Weinstein Company has acquired worldwide rights outside Canada to Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz, Barry Avrich’s documentary about the life of Benjamin Ferencz, the Chief Prosecutor for the U.S. in the Einsatzgruppen Case during the Nuremberg Trials after World War II.
Yet no one has a problem with Weinstein "bullying" the MPAA to get what HE wants..
And on the flip side - how many kids (really) are going to see this at a theater even if the MPAA backs down?
The only way the target audience is going to see this is if they show it to them at schools.
I've always hated the MPAA and this is no exception.
Personally tired of how ratings work. I saw an R rated film a while ago, and the entire time I was wondering "why the hell is this rated R?" Turns out it was because they said the F word one too many times...
Okay I understand if a film is like "Eff this Eff that" and their language is extremely poor, go ahead and give it a higher rating. However when they simply say the F word in a tense scene, or it slips up here and there, who cares? You are telling me teenagers haven't heard these words? These movies are friggin based on teenagers talking....
Do I personally curse all over the place? Nope and i've been watching R rated movies since I was a little kid.
Personally feel that there needs to be another rating, or PG13 needs to move to 15. Isn't it kinda sad we can have a movie about people killing each other and as long as they dont curse or show a side boob its entirely fine?
if anyone here has netflix checkout " this film is not yet rated" documentary on the MPAA. its really dumb how they choose ratings for movies.