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This is def a PG-13 movie, not R. I’ve see too many PG-13 movies that had totally inappropriate material in them for the rating. This movie has no nudity, sex, violence, etc – no reason it should be a R
Amen
I’m excited about this move. I don’t see R rated movies because of religious prohibition. Since this film isn’t a ‘hard R’, I’d love to see it with a few curse words removed. If they were what made the movie worth seeing, I wouldn’t be interested. But I love Colin Firth and find this period in Great Britain fascinating. Since I don’t see R films no matter how unjustly rated, I am really excited about this.
It’s a ridiculous marketing ploy. I hope the recut version costs them in the eyes of the Oscar voters. I didn’t even realize it was “R” rated. I’ve seen the MPAA let plenty of films with the “F” word in them slide by with PG-13 ratings. Leave the film alone. That one scene is a really eye-opening look at the frustration and determination of the reluctant king desperately trying to overcome a psychologically debilitating stammer.
Taking away the bits of “foul language” takes away a huge part of the story and the film. Some day it’ll be on TV and edited and the element will be gone. Keep it for now!
I didn’t even realize this movie was rated R in the states. Here in Canada, the movie is already rated PG. There were no kids in the audience anyway the night I saw it, but it never once dawned on me that the movie would be rated R.
I’ve seen PG-13 movies with worse content than the R-rated “The King’s Speech,” so the ratings system is ridiculous. Besides the language, this movie is PG at best. It should be seen by everyone in its current form and not censored or changed. It’s a historical movie based on real people and real facts; it shouldn’t be changed just for the almighty dollar. It seems blasphemous, really.
I would love for the movie to be cleaned up. The languge is the only reason i haven’t seen it. To have a choice would be great….
The King’s Speech was only R because of the F-word. There was no violence, no sex or nudity (though there was some drug use). The MPAA is strange sometimes. For Example: Air Force One was rated R, but it only had 2 F-words and it had PG-13 violence. The movie Gunner Palace had 42 F-words and that made a PG-13 rating on appeal. Before the PG-13 rating was made, there were a variety of films that said the f-word at least once and/or were to violent for the PG rating. Here are a few examples.
All the President’s Men (7 f-words)
A Bridge Too Far (2 f-words & Graphic War Violence)
The first two Indiana Jones Movies
I’m not going to list all of them because the list would be too long. But to make a long story short the MPAA has gone both ways on being too violent or too profane or too provocative. As one wise man said “Too much of anything is not good”.
I’m sorry I was a little bit off topic. My parents don’t like seeing any R-Rated movies. I can see them, but they can’t due to a promise she made. I have stuttering myself so I wanted to see this movie. I loved it! One of my favorites. The only problem is the F-word scene. It was my favorite scene from the movie. After we left the cinema, my grandmother was still going F,F,F,S,S,S. And they have to cut that scene we know and love to make a PG-13 rating. Darn! This is all a good idea, but I doubt it will have as much gross revenue or as much people watching it as much as the regular R-rated version would.
I Do want to see it But, i would not enjoy the Bad-Langugae. So i think it is a good idea to have a clean version.