The Conjuring too scary for PG-13?

Apparently the MPAA thought so.

Director James Wan revealed at WonderCon during a panel for his upcoming film The Conjuring that he shot the film to be PG-13 like Insidious was. However, when the film was screened for the MPAA they deemed it "just too scary for PG-13" and slapped the film with an R-rating. Bear in mind this movie received this reaction without any gore and the MPAA didn't cite any scenes that could be removed to lower the rating down to PG-13.
Audiences at WonderCon were also screened footage from the film and the reactions have all been positive so far. There were also real victims and paranormal investigators from the original event present for the screenings and the panel.

I'm pretty excited for The Conjuring and seeing that this received such a rating for simply being too scary... I say bring it on.

The Conjuring stars Lili Taylor, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, and Mackenzie Foy. It is set for release on July 19, 2013.

R-rating for Prometheus confirmed

There was a photo of an advanced screening ticket for Prometheus posted online within the past week and people only seemed to notice one thing; the fact that it had an R-rating.

Personally, I don't care about R-ratings. I think the MPAA is giving movies that rating based on stupid things and that it doesn't really mean anything anymore. I can't count how many PG-13 movies I have seen that deserved an R. With that said, this really isn't a big deal. Most of Ridley Scott's movies have been R-rated. Parents and guardians will still take their underage children to see this because it looks awesome.

The Dark Knight Rises receives a PG-13

Is this surprising or something? Batman Begins and The Dark Knight both were PG-13. This one wasn't going to be R-rated, ffs.

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/dark-knight-rises-gets-pg-13-rating-violence-sensuality-36883

MPAA grants Bully a PG-13

It's about fucking time. Maybe now I'll be able to see this.

Bully is set to be re-released with the PG-13 rating on April 13th.

http://www.indiewire.com/article/mpaa-grants-pg-13-to-bully-without-cut-of-crucial-scene

Bully to be released unrated

The Weinstein Company has attempted their final blow to the MPAA for the R-rating the upcoming film Bully received. The MPAA cited language as their reasoning to give Bully an R-rating. There have been petitions and appeals to try and get the film knocked down to PG-13 with no positive result. TWC's response to this mess? They are releasing the movie with an NR status (aka, unrated). Similar to NC-17 this means a lot of theaters won't carry it because there is no structured rating. However, I think that also might change. The buzz and popularity this film is getting before it's even released might persuade a lot of theaters that wouldn't normally carry it to screen it in at least one theater, even if it's only 2-3 screenings a day.

I applaud The Weinstein Company and the film's director, Lee Hirsch, and plan on seeing this movie even if I have to drive a little bit to find a theater carrying it. From what I have seen and heard so far I think it's a must see for adults and children. This company has said through their actions what most people should have said a long time ago... fuck the MPAA.

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/03/26/unrated-bully-mpaa/

Common Sense Media warns parents of The Hunger Games

No matter what you do people will have something to bitch about. If you let your 11 year old read a book that describes children killing children then you shouldn't complain about the movie being violent. That's my opinion.

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/03/20/hunger-games-common-sense-media/

The Weinstein Co. loses appeal to MPAA

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/02/23/bully-mpaa-rating-weinstein/

There is an upcoming documentary called Bully to be released, which I think everyone should see, and The Weinstein Company was complaining earlier this week because the MPAA gave the film an R-rating. The film company claimed that with the rating the people who need to see it most wouldn't be able to and that they didn't want to have to re-edit the film. TWC appealed to the MPAA trying to get the rating lowered to PG-13 and they lost by one vote keeping the R-rating in place. As a result, TWC is now threatening to leave the MPAA. By leaving the MPAA this puts them in a severely sticky spot. The plus side is the film would be released with no official rating. However, without a rating the amount of theaters that will carry the film is limited.

After seeing the trailer I am siding with The Weinstein Company on this one. Fuck the MPAA. They don't realize that this is a film that needs to be seen and to show the root of what is really going on in the schools with these kids the film should remain as raw and honest as possible. I have seen plenty of movies that had a rating it either didn't deserve or shouldn't have had. Why the crackdown with this one?