Should the movie have been rated 'R'?
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Trek's never been so dark or brutal as to merit an R rating. An attempt to do so now would just make it seem like superficial pandering.
(Come to think of it, that's one thing I like about the Dominion War. As dark and terrible and heart sinking as it was, our heroes never really lost hope deep in their core. They persevered against impossible odds and won. That's classic Trek right there)
And the last sex scene in Trek involved Riker, Troi, and Shinzon. As far as I'm concerned, that's proof that Trek should never ever have another sex scene ever. Hey, I like them as much as the next hormonally-driven guy, but Trek ain't it.
(Come to think of it, that's one thing I like about the Dominion War. As dark and terrible and heart sinking as it was, our heroes never really lost hope deep in their core. They persevered against impossible odds and won. That's classic Trek right there)
And the last sex scene in Trek involved Riker, Troi, and Shinzon. As far as I'm concerned, that's proof that Trek should never ever have another sex scene ever. Hey, I like them as much as the next hormonally-driven guy, but Trek ain't it.
No. I prefer Trek remain in the family friendly/PG realm. As I believe you can tell a good story without a lot of gratuity.
An R-Rating would have also severely limited the potential summer movie going crowd (teenagers).
An R-Rating would have also severely limited the potential summer movie going crowd (teenagers).
No.
"R" means you have to be a certain age to attend, unless you're going with a parent.
"X" means it's porn.
http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp
Nope.
Those kind of "action scenes" would've sunk the movie.
And the other action scenes were great, IMO.
Those kind of "action scenes" would've sunk the movie.
And the other action scenes were great, IMO.
I'm actually surprised this one merited a PG-13. It was pretty light, as PG-13s go. Star Trek is just not R-rated material unless we want to dive into BSG-level brutality. (And I love BSG, but that's not Star Trek!)
