http://smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu/solution/r_rating.html
I thought this was some kind of joke at first. There are actually people out there who think that any movie which depicts ANYONE using tobacco needs to have an immediate R-rating. There are even rumors that the movie would be preceeded by a surgeon general's warning, similar to the one on a pack of cigarettes.
Anti-smoking groups are seriously getting out of hand. I mean, I hate cigarettes myself. I think they're ridiculous and I have no clue why anyone would smoke them, but I can't believe that someone is actually fighting to make this happen.
What about television? Does that mean that no one on television can use tobacco? Typically the content that earns you an "R-rating" does not fly on cable TV. Nudity, excessive profanity, excessive violence and gore... And now smoking cigarettes?
Ha, I guess many Looney Tunes episodes will now be rated TV-MA. :rolleyes:
Oh come ON. I know kids aren't that impressionable. This is just overkill.
Still, it's not like they need to smoke in movies. Sometimes it has a nice effect, but it's not really a necessity. They'll probably just be removed from the media completely, which isn't all that bad.
I guess it's alright if cigarettes are taken off TV, but I hope this doesn't deter films from having super badass dudes who smoke.
Those are my favorite. :(
This is just pathetic. Anti-smokers need to take a reality check for just what actually influences people.
That is going a bit far. I can think of countless scenarios where a side character (like the shifty mysterious types) would smoke a cigarette or a cigar, but that might be their only appearence.
If a movie is rated R, then a teen turns old enough to watch R-rated movies and finds nothing particularily offensive in the move to a younger viewer, that's not right. [/size]
I heard about them trying to stop the smoking scenes in Tom & Jerry cartoons a month or two ago, even though they've been running for at least 16 years. Kind of pointless, if you ask me.
Honestly, I agree. I HATE cigarettes. I think anyone smokes them is a total tard.
You're not thinking about the subject at hand. We're saying it shouldn't be considered influential to young'ns.
Well, it's not influental to some kids. I know it's not to my 3 and 5 year old cousins, because they see their mom do it and the smell makes them sick. But some kid who has no friends and is ridaculed by his parents may see some of the cooler people doing it. He may then wanna light up. I guess this arguement could go either way.
No, because any moron who's so easily influenced deserves to be shot and shouldn't be considered such a part of an intelligent society.
Then again, who are we to call this society intelligent anyways.
Personally I'd rather see them smoke.. especially if the smoking itself is portrayed in a negative light.. But let's face it, people smoke... Lots of people.. You wouldn't believe how many packs of cigs I sell in a day. So protraying smoking is just like portraying golfing.. Sure, someone might pick up on golf after watching someone else do it, but, it's probably not going to affect people all that much. Especially if the parents sit down and talk to their kids about what's going on in the movie.. Especially explaining that smoking doesn't make someone "cool"..
e.g. "The main character in the movie is cool because he has charisma and can kick anyone's ***, not because he smokes. He would still be just as cool if he didn't smoke!"
What is a R rating anyway? in England smoking is banned on stage performances. now i dont smoke and I dont like the idea but personally I wont brick myself over seeing a fag* in a film or on stage.
*[spoiler] I don't mean homosexuals.[/spoiler]
Bob: "Hey Joe, I heard there's this awesome new movie where all the actors smoke. Want to go see it?"
Joe: "I wish I could, Bob, but we can't because it's rated R, and we're only 13. Every movie with with cigarettes is rated R now."
Bob: "You mean that only adults are allowed to know about smoking now? Maybe if we start smoking, everyone will think we are adults! Won't that be so cool?"
Joe: "You're right, Bob! Let's go buy a carton of Marlboros right now!"
[quote=Raptor]What would the smokers in Waterworld be without cigarettes?
Listening to Roxette, of course.
Thats awful!
I'm Crying. Right now!
I agree with this
What's an R Rating mean? In the Uk we have clearer certificates.
People not that easily influenced? http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_4460373
The not great movie "Sideways" has influenced enough people to make Merlot grapes no longer in demand.
I always forget that I've never seen that movie, and people always tell me it's funny even though it's stupid. Anyway, I don't think we need to worry about cigarettes in movies. I've seen movies like that, and I don't smoke...
do now they are trying to deprive meh of meh anime? I mean almost every anime has a character that smokes for example:
FMA: leutenant havoc
trigun: almost everyone at one time or another
That's just the two in five seconds!!
that's it smoking is a disgusting habbit but when ya mess with my anime that tears it!!!! I'm about to go captain planet on their asses!!!!