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British and American film ratings
- Thread starter Artrella
- Start date Nov 1, 2004
- Nov 1, 2004
As regards films: 1) PG (AmE) = R (BRE) 2) GP same for both? 3) X with violence scenes . Same for both? 4) XX pornographic. Same for both? Thx, Art
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Artrella said: As regards films: 1) PG (AmE) = R (BRE) 2) GP same for both? 3) X with violence scenes . Same for both? 4) XX pornographic. Same for both? Thx, Art Click to expand...
VenusEnvy said: Good question, Art! I'll let you know about North America . . . G = General PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Must be 13 years of age R = Must be 18 years of age XXX = Pornographic I have never seen a movie in a theatre rated "XXX". I don't think they are permitted in our public theatres. Sometimes, when a movie is between R and X, it is announced as, "Rated R for sexual content and nudity". Who from the UK can shed some light? Click to expand...
R = Must be 17, I think.
Sorry I'm late - just got back from my Spanish class. Que lio! In the UK: 1) U (family film, suitable for young children) 2) PG = Parental Guidance (no age limit but 'may contain scenes of moderate fantasy violence' or some such thing - not advisable for young children) 3) 12 4) 15 5) 18 Thta's the situation now. A few years ago we used to have X, but this was replaced by 18. The body responsible for classifying films here is the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who can insist on cuts being made.
dave said: Sorry I'm late - just got back from my Spanish class. Que lio! In the UK: 1) U (family film, suitable for young children) 2) PG = Parental Guidance (no age limit but 'may contain scenes of moderate fantasy violence' or some such thing - not advisable for young children) 3) 12 4) 15 5) 18 Thta's the situation now. A few years ago we used to have X, but this was replaced by 18. The body responsible for classifying films here is the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who can insist on cuts being made. Click to expand...
Art: I am sorry, girl, that your teacher is testing your limits of stress! I, also, have never heard of "GP" as a rating for a movie.
VenusEnvy said: Art: I am sorry, girl, that your teacher is testing your limits of stress! I, also, have never heard of "GP" as a rating for a movie. Click to expand...
dave said: There you go Art - definitely neither UK nor US! GP = General Practitioner (family doctor), or Grand Prix, but not General Public. Click to expand...
- Nov 2, 2004
Artrella said: Teacher said [bla, bla, bla] This woman drives me crazy Click to expand...
Focalist said: But look on the bright side, Artrella. Just think how much you learn every time this woman te pone loca and you have to reach for the sanity of the wordreference forums! (Have you considered that perhaps Mr Kellogg is secretly subsidizing her to make loopy declarations?) F Click to expand...
In the U.S.: G PG PG-13 R NC-17
GP=Gawdawful Professor?
dave said: Never heard of GP, unless it's an old (pre-1970s rating). Until the early 90s the rating system in the UK was: U (no change) A (now PG) AA (now 15) X (now 15) and they added the 12 rating. Why was my Spanish class un lio? Well, after a tough day's work 3 hours in a classroom is never any fun! Also, the class was really slow today, the teacher is not the most gifted at his profession, and the grammar we covered was all stuff I studied years ago - basic uses of object and prepositional pronouns - whenever I ask him the more interesting stuff about leismo/loismo , or the syntax involved in the personal a , he doesn't know! However I did learn the word otorgar so it wasn't completely wasted. Anyway, I learn far more Spanish just from reading this forum! Click to expand...
- Nov 3, 2004
IN Venezuela We have the following: A=General B=14 years old or more C=18 years old D=pornographic.
braco said: IN Venezuela We have the following: A=General B=14 years old or more C=18 years old D=pornographic. Click to expand...
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