Even Stallone himself expected that, what with all the bloody decapitations. I really found the violence to be over-the-top, but apparently the MPAA is now too jaded to have any limits.
shareIm surprised it didnt. Personally I think the R rating is sufficient.
shareThe MPAA are the twisted schizophrenic sister of the BBFC.
Both Wolf of Wall Street and Boogie Nights got away with R so I'm not surprised.
"I really wish Gia and Claire had became Tanner" - Honeybeefine
Wolf of Wall Street really baffled me. The scene where he blows coke up that hooker's anus surely would have warranted NC-17 no? Not like there was a shortage of other gratuity throughout, but it was (and still is) odd what gets labeled NC-17 and what doesn't.
shareYeah I have a feeling that if the director is high profile enough he can talk the MPAA down to an R rating. Same thing happened with Scarface.
shareThanks for the reminder. I really need rewatch Scarface again. I can't remember, but was it one of those films that warranted an NC-17 rating?
shareWell back then it was X but yes it was slapped with an X rating three times, DePalma had to bring in an expert to convince the MPAA that the film was discouraging drug usage and had a positive message and that was what convinced them to give him an R rating.
shareHaha, wow. Thanks for the info.
I really need to rewatch it now.
Boogie Nights?
it's tame
Yet the theatrical BBFC version of Casino was uncut unlike all of the MPAA versions.
shareOn one hand I heard it ALMOST got an NC-17 but Stallone argued for an R with nothing cut out, on the other hand, I heard it got an R on the first try
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