Saturday, April 23, 2011

What rating would your life be?

If this blog had a rating system, which perhaps it should, mine would probably be PG13.  That was never my intention.  My thoughts are a bit on the edgy side so I guess it's fitting.  Having this thought made me wonder how they define PG13 for films?  Here's an interesting interpretation:

  • PG-13 - Parents Strongly Cautioned - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. These films may contain sex references, up to four uses of explicit language, drug innuendo, strong crude/suggestive humor, mature/political themes, moderately long horror moments and/or moderate action violence. There are usually no restrictions on non-sexual nudity. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present; with the exception of Austin Powers and Click. Marijuana smoking is the only illegal drug use that can be depicted in a PG-13 film, with the exception of Forrest Gump, in which a brief scene depicts an actress snorting cocaine. While PG-13 films usually have more profanity than PG films, this is not necessarily the case. A film that is given a PG-13 rating due to profane language and/or racial insults is given this rating because it contains more of these elements than a PG rating would permit, or the film contains uses of stronger profanities than a PG would permit. A film rated PG-13 for "intense violence" is given this rating if blood is present in a violent way. The films Gremlins and Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom are well known as the movies that PG-13 was created for. In recent years, this rating has been used for the majority of American films released. Some films that have received a PG-13 rating have a director's cut with an R rating. Daredevil is just an example of this practice.[15] Examples include The Simpsons Movie, Eat Pray Love and Casino Royale.


  • Ok, truth be told my actual life should be rated R.  I'll try to keep the blog to a PG13.

    What rating would you give your life?

    2 comments:

    Timothy and Jeanne Hisey said...

    This is TOO funny. Depends on the day...but I guess my life would be a PG13. When the kids were young it was more PG, but I've gotten more careless with my language, movie watching, conversation as they've become adults.
    Love you!
    J.

    Laura Petersen said...

    LOL!! I hear that!