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Posted by Film Buff on 05/11/07 23:10
does this mean that almost every film from the 20s thru now would be classified "R" because of smoking?
think about it - almost every Warners film would be classied "R" because someone lit up
Look at the westerns - almost every old western has someone smoking a pipe or cigar or chewing tobacco
Just think of - "Casablanca" now "R" rated along with "Maltese Falcon", "Now Voyager"
Almost all of John Wayne's films would be "R" rated because he lit up
The list just goes on and on
On Fri, 11 May 2007 18:52:55 -0400, Derek Janssen <ejanss@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
>Doug Jacobs wrote:
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>> In alt.video.dvd Useful Info <useful_inf@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>You might have thought they'd never try to redeem themselves.
>>
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>>>Find the story at http://Muvy.org
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>> Are we going to do the same for alcohol usage as well? Note that this
>> would make movies like E.T. "R"....
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>This was the MPAA giving in a little too naively to the pressure groups,
>who'd been trying to grab some big "movement" stunt for headline value
>for several years now:
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>Remember the big one from two years ago?:
>"Hey, audiences, show your protest!--Cough whenever an onscreen
>character lights up!"
>(Uh, yeah, and what next?: Go "Moo" every time a character eats red
>meat?) ;)
>
>Derek Janssen
>ejanss@comcast.net
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