This Film Is Not Yet Rated

[Mase]

Surprised their is no thread on this documentary yet. Just saw and wanted to start one.

"This Film Is Not Yet Rated" is about the hypocrisy in the MPAA ratings system currently being used in America. Lot's of great interviews with independant filmakers, very funny techinques used by the filmaker Kirby and his colorful lesbian private detective sidekick, to unveil the hidden memebers of the ratings board.

Easily one of the best of the year, every American filmgoer with a love for cinema should go as soon as possible to see this.

Don't let that it's a documentary scare you off, highly entertaining and infromative. Should definatley start a great conversation or debate about the current ratings system.

[Kevin Lockard]

I haven't seen it yet but from what I've heard, it's got quite a few contradictions in it. Not only that, but it seems there is also NO comparision made to other ratings boards in the world, which if you look into, are very fucked up in their own way. I also read the directors who all had a MAJOR problem with the MPAA back in the day are nowhere to be found on this documentary. Haven't seen it yet so won't comment but I've read that in quite a few reviews. What really irritates me is a bunch of IMDB people going around saying "get rid of the ratings boards completely!" That is a stupid statement to make, and it seems like it's coming from someone very young and looking for something to believe in.

[Mase]

Just see the movie before you make that judgement call, and director Kirby Dick is hardly young and brings up alot of good points about why the current ratings system is biased. I don't want to bring all of them up, just go see the movie. Regardless i think you will agree the film is highly entertaining and like I said it should bring up alot of conversations even debate. The small theatre I was in in West Hollywood actually cheered during the credits. Also for the record, the filmakers interviewed and involved who have a problem with the current ratings systme are as follows....

Darren Arronofsky, Kevin Smith, Matt Stone, John Waters, Maria Bello, Allison Anders, Kimberly Pierce, Mary Harron, Atom Egoyan, Michael Tucker, Wayne Kramer, as well as several critics and various others. I believe many of these directors are still around and have made some fantasitc movies.

I'm not trying to debate the topic of them movie, I"m just saying go see it and don't shit on it if you haven't even seen it.

[bob]

I saw it a few nights ago; thought it was pretty weak.

Honestly, the final crux/payoff of the film is something that no one really cares about. The film barely even scratches the reasons films are given different ratings, instead just railing on the MPAA for 90 minutes for being douchebags.

Kirby Dick is just a better-looking Michael Moore. Every popular documentary is the same. Wryly funny "renegade" filmmaker fucks with huge corporation and gathers crowd of incensed followers. It's just not interesting anymore.

Dick's movie has moments of insight and originality, but in the end, he could've said "The MPAA is bad" and saved himself a lot of time.

[Kevin Lockard]

Originally posted by Mase
Just see the movie before you make that judgement call, and director Kirby Dick is hardly young and brings up alot of good points about why the current ratings system is biased. I don't want to bring all of them up, just go see the movie. Regardless i think you will agree the film is highly entertaining and like I said it should bring up alot of conversations even debate. The small theatre I was in in West Hollywood actually cheered during the credits. Also for the record, the filmakers interviewed and involved who have a problem with the current ratings systme are as follows....

Darren Arronofsky, Kevin Smith, Matt Stone, John Waters, Maria Bello, Allison Anders, Kimberly Pierce, Mary Harron, Atom Egoyan, Michael Tucker, Wayne Kramer, as well as several critics and various others. I believe many of these directors are still around and have made some fantasitc movies.

I'm not trying to debate the topic of them movie, I"m just saying go see it and don't shit on it if you haven't even seen it.

I wasn't "shitting" on it, I was telling of the reviews I've read. It doesn't seem very informative. Also, I wasn't referring to Kirby Dick as being young (who the fuck is he anyhow?), I was talking about the IMDB guys who are screaming to get rid of ratings completely, which would never work. I'll see it all in all for myself before I make my final judgment call though.......

[dreamcurls]

I'm there

[Danger^Cart]

Its seems to much as if Michael Moore is behind the scenes manipulating puppet strings while simaltaneously stroking a cat and laughing maniacally.

Just the fact that THAT is what pops into my head when I think of this movie emphasizes its unoriginal concept. I feel what 'bob' said is what I'd be typing had I gone and seen this, which is precisely why I'm going to avoid it like the plague. Not to mention I don't even really mind the MPAA, I think they do a good job. Given the seldom occasion when they DO butcher a film, you can always just go out and rent/buy the fucking directors cut if it bothers you that much.

You cant just say, "OH MAN, THIS MOVIE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MOVIES, SO IF YOUR A MOVIE LOVER YOU HAVE TO GO AND SEE THIS MOVIE!" because, well, that sounds douchey. I don't need some punkass "rogue" director to "inform" me about the film industry in some bias piece of shit docu-crap.

[bob]

Originally posted by Danger^Cart
I don't need some punkass "rogue" director to "inform" me about the film industry in some bias piece of shit docu-crap.

That's actually pretty close to what the movie is like, IMO.