2007-02-14 06:32:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I agree. They go in and out of the theatres fast, not lasting 2 weeks for being so bad. What ever happened to the good R rated movies? Movies like Saw III & hostel had a good run because they were geared toward true horror fans and not kids.
2007-02-14 06:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by dewdrop034 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several different reasons for this. The most obvious is profit. PG-13 opens the movie to a wider audience. So if the movie is right on the edge of being a PG-13 or R they might cut out a few cuss words or tone down the blood.
Sometimes horror movies are intended for a younger audience. Going back a ways, Poltergeist is a good example of this. There was no PG-13 when that movie was made so it got a PG, but it would be a solid PG-13 today.
Sometimes a horror movie doesn't require blood, slashers, sex, language, violence, etc. to be scary. In my opinion, The Ring is one of the best made and scariest horror movies in recent years. The Others with Nicole Kidman is another example. It's been a long times since I saw it, but the classic The Fall of the House of Usher would be another example. I would even go out on a limb and say a really good horror movie should be PG-13 because it forces the film makers to rely on good acting and story telling rather than cheap special effects, jump scenes, and gore.
2007-02-14 10:30:07 · answer #2 · answered by Justin H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The studios realize that a movie rated PG-13 can reach a wider audience (in the theaters) than a movie rated R.
There are some good PG13 horror movies available. Check out Hitchcock's "The Birds", for example.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056869/
2007-02-14 06:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by Bill B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Movie studios have one thing on their mind "MONEY". And if a movie is rated R, that restricts the audience to those over the age of 18 to shell out their hard earned cash to see that movie. But if you edit a film or intentionally make a horror movie with the PG-13 rating that means you've just opened the door for potentionally hundreds of thousands of more people who don't need their parents or a legal guardian to see the movie. That doesn't mean its going to be a bad horror movie...
2007-02-14 06:41:27 · answer #4 · answered by terrorfex01 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i honestly have no idea. i haven't seen ONE good PG13 horror movie.
the only reason i can think of is so that teens can go to see the movie (without sneaking in) meaning more people go and see it equally more $$ for those who made the movie.
2007-02-14 06:36:20 · answer #5 · answered by steph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea.
Are you talking about the movie "The Messengers"?
I went on opening night and almost got into a fight because these kids wouldn't shut up talking through the movie.
2007-02-14 06:38:09 · answer #6 · answered by Boo8081 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because young kids should be able to get the enjoyment of a scary movie without having to be exposed to rape, torture and all the rest.
When I was a kid, eons ago, I was frightened to death by Rodan and now House of 1000 Corpses makes me laugh.
2007-02-14 09:06:00 · answer #7 · answered by scourgeoftheleft 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's money. The only thing that they have to do is lessen the language and lessen the "blood and murder" scenes. The audience just assumes what happened. Audience imagination.
2007-02-14 06:43:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends what movie you talk bout.
if you talk about messengers the movie stinks.
it should be rated general
2007-02-14 06:47:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so that teens could go see them without trying to sneak in or anything
2007-02-14 06:43:15 · answer #10 · answered by Rosie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋