Quick Note on Ratingsopen_sketchbookFebruary 26 2006, 15:54:49 UTC
That is, X-Rated DOES NOT MEAN PORNOGRAPHIC. It means that the film refused to be rated, and thus the rating is unknown. X. Thing is, many films WITH pornography perfer to simply go unrated, hence, X-rated being associated with pornography.
Re: Quick Note on Ratingscactusjack1999February 26 2006, 19:52:58 UTC
Acctually X was infact a legitimate Film rating many years ago.
From Wikipedia: When the MPAA film rating system was instituted in 1968 in the U.S., the X-rating was given to a film by the MPAA if submitted to them or, due to its non-trademarked status, it could be self-applied to a film by a distributor who knew beforehand that their film contained content unsuitable for minors. In the late 1960s to mid 1980s, several mainstream films were released with an X-rating such as Midnight Cowboy and A Clockwork Orange.
The MPAA then instituted the NC-17 rating to take the place of the untrademarkable "X" rating in 1990.
Re: Quick Note on Ratingsdesert_thunderFebruary 26 2006, 23:27:21 UTC
Interesting historical note on the X rating: Melvin Van Peebles' film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song was originally released with an X rating, and the film's posters reflected this fact by proclaiming in loud type that the film had been rated X by an all-white jury. Embarrassed, the MPAA later reclassified the film and gave it an R rating.
Re: Quick Note on RatingsphantompvpFebruary 26 2006, 22:32:27 UTC
In that case, wouldn't it be an applicable rating for this game? After all, it was never submitted to the ESRB for rating, and thus it also has an unknown rating.
I think this is hysterical. I don't know why New Line thought of such a stupid publicity stunt for what will probably be a crappy movie. They were asking for it, lmao.
Re: Pretty funny review of the moviebeardoggxFebruary 26 2006, 16:48:19 UTC
In Friday's Times-Picayune, the movie reviewer couldn't review the whole movie, because after 40 minutes, the film had to be stopped because a section of the movie was loaded upside-down and backwards. They withheld a star rating because of it, and said the title best described the audience reaction.
Re: Pretty funny review of the moviebeardoggxFebruary 26 2006, 17:53:58 UTC
What I meant was, the reviewer thought the movie sucked from those 40 minutes. But because he couldn't review the whole movie, he couldn't give a rating. He felt he saw enough of the movie to warrant reviewing and trashing the movie.
Mountain out of a molehillandrew_eisenFebruary 26 2006, 16:41:41 UTC
"However, we are still extremely concerned as to why an X-rated sexually explicit video game was used to promote an R-rated movie in the first place."
Obviously, Walsh hasn't seen the film yet.
Furthermore, it’s amusing how he continuously fails to mention that New Line did attempt a unique form of age verification beyond the common honor system.
Re: Mountain out of a molehillbigman_kFebruary 26 2006, 17:18:43 UTC
No doubt. The fact is it is easier for kids to find hardcore real porn of the internet then trying to get into this fake pixilated porno game that probably isn't even that graphic. I wonder when Anti-gamer Walsh is gonna start blasting porn sites for being to accessible to children. Oh, i forgot, Walsh and the censormongers at NIMF only attack video games because "all other media is perfecly fine and harmless in their eyes" and "games are only for children". God i hate this guy and moralist fucktard site.
Stupid STUPID Marketing people!otakumanFebruary 26 2006, 16:48:14 UTC
It is a day that will live in infamy.
It is the day, where people started to not care what advertising agencies they go through to promote their Or at least not keep close tabs on what their marketing departments are doing. It seems that there are two types of cases where PR problems are most proficient
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From Wikipedia:
When the MPAA film rating system was instituted in 1968 in the U.S., the X-rating was given to a film by the MPAA if submitted to them or, due to its non-trademarked status, it could be self-applied to a film by a distributor who knew beforehand that their film contained content unsuitable for minors. In the late 1960s to mid 1980s, several mainstream films were released with an X-rating such as Midnight Cowboy and A Clockwork Orange.
The MPAA then instituted the NC-17 rating to take the place of the untrademarkable "X" rating in 1990.
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The movie hasn't gotten any good reviews anyway.
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Obviously, Walsh hasn't seen the film yet.
Furthermore, it’s amusing how he continuously fails to mention that New Line did attempt a unique form of age verification beyond the common honor system.
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It is the day, where people started to not care what advertising agencies they go through to promote their Or at least not keep close tabs on what their marketing departments are doing. It seems that there are two types of cases where PR problems are most proficient ( ... )
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I think Honda stole them all. When did you last see Honda make a less than perfect ad or total balls up?
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