NC-17

Posted by boomstick

I was wondering, is NC-17 considered an adults-only rating?

I'm curious because I've noticed alot of movies stray from it and alot of theaters don't show them, except for those that show porn, so I was just wondering.

Posted by Sting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NC-17#NC-17

Basically NC-17 is made for movies that are violent and gorey beyond context, yet they contain little-to-no sex, nudity, and what-not. NC-17 usually don't reach many theaters, like the ones where I live where they are considered "family-friendly", but there are probably other reasons.

Posted by Crazy K

Well I think its just a plain old R rated film. I think NC-17 tends to show more nudity then some R rated films.

Posted by Klarth

All R-Rated and NC-17 films tend to become 18-rated and 15-rated over here. Both the Kill Bill flicks (R's in the US if I'm not mistaken) became 18-rated over here, meaning obviously that only adults could go see them.

Posted by boomstick

Quoting Sting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NC-17#NC-17

Basically NC-17 is made for movies that are violent and gorey beyond context, yet they contain little-to-no sex, nudity, and what-not. NC-17 usually don't reach many theaters, like the ones where I live where they are considered "family-friendly", but there are probably other reasons.


Not at all, most NC-17 rated movies I've seen like The Dreamers is littered with explict sex and nudity.
Posted by Ant

Basically, NC-17 rating is giving to movies as a warning to them. So the movie will then get edited down to a R rating. Well, most movies do that so they can at least make some money off the movie. And then sell the unrated version on DVD :cool:

Posted by Fei-on Castor

Quoting Ant: Basically, NC-17 rating is giving to movies as a warning to them. So the movie will then get edited down to a R rating. Well, most movies do that so they can at least make some money off the movie. And then sell the unrated version on DVD :cool:

Typically how it works.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a prime example of this.

The original cut, even a lot of edited scenes from trailers and TV spots, were left out of the theatrical release of the film.

You can buy it on DVD now, and see all of that stuff you missed before.
Posted by Fate

NC-17 is labeled as crap among movie-goers. Basically, too much R-rated stuff without the content that most real movies contain are what you find in NC-17 movies. Too much raunchy stuff to be considered a movie.

Posted by Bj Blaskowitz

it depends. The Boondock saints was rated NC-17 before they edited the falling from the ceiling scene, as well as the bar scene where SPOILER [spoiler]rocco shoots those guys who knew he was being set up[/spoiler] The original version I downloaded of Boondock Saints had slightly (very slightly, nothing serious) gorier (?) scenes, but nothing worth writing home about. They edited it so the dvd wouldn't be rated NC-17. NC-17 =/= crap.

Posted by Fei-on Castor

Quoting Fate: NC-17 is labeled as crap among movie-goers. Basically, too much R-rated stuff without the content that most real movies contain are what you find in NC-17 movies. Too much raunchy stuff to be considered a movie.

Not necesarily.

You ever see Requiem for a Dream? It was supposed to be NC-17, they cut out a bunch to get an "R" rating because of people who think the way you do about NC-17 ratings.
Posted by Fate

Bj, didn't that movie come out a while ago? Hasn't the ratings board changed their ways since then?

By the way, Team America: Wold Police was supposed to get an NC-17 rating. I would have seen it either way.

Posted by Bj Blaskowitz

http://www.imdb.com/find?q=boondock;s=all
that link shows it was nc-17 originally, but also states a bit about Boondock Saints II

1999 was when it was released on vhs, but I just checked, the dvd is 2001. I don't know anything about the rating changes, but neither do I remember any movies/games being NC-17 in 1999, so it was probably still a hefty rating to give a movie.

Posted by Burn

Quoting boomstick: Not at all, most NC-17 rated movies I've seen like The Dreamers is littered with explict sex and nudity.


ive seen a few NC-17 movies with a lot of sex. Showgirls, for one.

weird though, in other countries sex on film isnt such a big deal/.