Talk:Motion picture rating system
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Hey, folks, I see that we're all working on this at the same time. I'll stop and let you hack at it!
We need information on the Australian, New Zealand, and British rating systems, as well as others. Anyone up to the Hays Code? -- GABaker
Someone accidently deleted teh britsih australian and britsih colubians ratingts
- I've reverted to the previous version of the article, which includes the brief overview of the British, Australian, and British Columbian rating systems, and leaves the detailed history of the US systems for the separate article. This article should (I think) just give a brief sample of what the systems look like; details belong in separate articles. (Which, additionally, can thus be linked to directly.) --Brion 21:54 Oct 29, 2002 (UTC)
True. I need to add on the Indian film industry and its problems. That should be under film censorship. -- GABaker 22:35 Oct 29, 2002 (UTC)
Hong Kong has something called a censorship authority (refreshingly honest!) which actually carries out classification, -- William Avery Dec 14 2003
There is something wrong with the Entry about the german rating System. I don't know if its right to write in here but I think it might be better if someone adds the information whom native language is english.
All Movies have to be rated for every release. That means that a Movie has to be rated for the theatrical relase, the VHS Release, the DVD Release and for every format it will be released, seperatly. A usual Movie rating costs about 2000,-€ or more, depends on the playtime. If you let your movie rate for every release it will often double or triple the costs. Usually all unrated movies are rated as indexed (porn etc.). That means no advertisement. You can buy such movies in usal electonic stores if the cover doesn't show anithing young people shouldn't see (gore pictures, porn pictures). But you can release every movie without rating but then the customer has to be 18 years old.
You can make advertisement for every Movie with an FSK sign. If your Movie doesn't have it, than the Movie is either indexed or not rated and advertisement ist forbidden. The rating System was changed on 1. April of 2004. When a Movie has the FSK 18 Sign than it can't be indexed because it already got the FSK Sign. Previous releases can have the FSK Sign and can be indexed also. "From Dusk Till Dawn" has a FSK 18 Sign and it is also indexed. If the Movie would be released now and it would gain the FSK 18 Sign it couldn't be indexed any more. The FSK 18 Sign is known, since 1. April 2004, as "Keine Jugendfreigabe" - no youth admited. I have checked that after I wrote the Text.
If a educational Film is included in a product, for example a Tape that shows you how to use that airbrush you just bouth, it does not have to be rated because its obvious that there is no need for a rating.
The Rating System is also in use for TV Stations. That means if a Movie has FSK 6 it can be shown at every daytime. A FSK 12 Movie can literly be shown at every time but the TV Station should take care for younger Children. A FSK 16 Movie can only be shown from 10p.m. and a FSK 18 can only be shown from 11p.m. Indexed Movies can be shown in Movie Theaters but not on TV, except there is a cut Version of the Movie rated FSK 18 oder FSK 16.
Movie Companies often cut their Movies for a lower FSK rating to gain a wider release. That means you only can see a cut Version in Movie Theaters but you get the rental Version as FSK 18 and the Homerelease as FSK 16 and FSK 18. "From Dusk Till Dawn" was released as FSK 18 that has been indexed afterwards and as a FSK 16 Cut Version were 17min have been deleted. That means that the whole beginning of the Film was cut to release it with a lower rating. Thats an strange example but two different rated Versions of the same Movie is nothing unusal in Germany. TV Stations often cut their Movies to show it earlier in the evening.
FSK 12 is now like the PG in the USA as it is described in the entry but FSK 16 is only allowed for Persons at the age of 16 or older. Its not like a PG for Teenagers as described in the entry. It has not changed.
There was also a FSK 14 rating. I only know one Movie who had this rating. It was a movie that schools can rent for educational purposes but it was a not an educational movie specially made for schools it was a movie that has been released in Movie Theaters also. So it might be a unused rating now, the Movie is now at least 20 years old, or it is only for educational purposes. I couldn't find any information about the FSK 14 rating on the official FSK Homepage.
The Movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is banned in the uncut Version. There is a cut Version thats indexed but not banned in Germany. If a Movie is banned it can be rereleased again if it has been cut. Most Movies that can't be released by all means are usually Nazi Propaganda Movies like Jud Süss. -- sorry no Account.
The FSK is probably the remains of Nazi Germany!Thank god I live in the US.Some of these systems are absolutley insane! --Z.Spy 05:32, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
The US military authorities gave the FSK the right to do so. The FSK has been foundet in 1949, at this time West Germany has not been sovereign. Without the US admission it would have been impossible to found the FSK. The State Alaska has a law that says: "Its legal to shoot a bear but its illegal to wake him up to take a foto." Insane! -- sorry still no account.
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[edit] Australia
A user added[1] the "C" rating to the Australian rating list. However the web site[2] doesnt not show anywhere even for films that would[3] have got the rating if it existed. So it is unconfirmed ( and i rv'ed it ) --2mcm 02:33, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
- C is a television rating, not a cinema rating. Other tv only ratings are AV and P
- Australian Section Redone done due to very outdated and inaccurate information. Boochan 15:04, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Bad Language
I'm missing hints to the reasoning behind the believe a certain kind of language could harm younger people. Any wiki links or explanations on this? --Mudd1 17:41, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] IMDb info
Hi. I added some info from imdb [4] you might argue that this is not bullet proof info, but what is. The problem is that there is no explanation on what the ratings mean. I could have just added what seems obvious, but since I´m not sure I´d rather leave it as it is until someone who knows the official info can add it. Thanks --213.149.121.69 10:16, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Spanish concerns
On ratings in spanish, such as the brazilian one, it has to be a-ene (the n with a wavy thing over it)-o, because that is years, whereas ano is asshole. I would fix this, but i dont know how
- I don't think Brazilian is a good example of "ratings in spanish" - they speak portugese in Brazil. However, the point is a good one. Astronaut 13:30, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] France
There is something unusual about the system in France. It seems that most films are unclassified. Very few films are restricted as being prohibited to those under a certain age (12, 16 or 18 years). For example among recent releases, Casino Royale(PG-13 in the US), Borat(R), and The Devil Wears Prada(PG-13) had no apparent restrictions; whilst Pan's Labyrinth(R) was only prohibited to under 12's. However, a few films are indicated as being suitable for children, or for children over a particular age (3, 6 10 years). Text indicating the suitability for children accompanies the cinema listing ("Film pour enfants", "Film pour enfants à partir de 3 ans", "Film pour enfants à partir de 6 ans" or "Film pour enfants à partir de 10 ans"). I'm not sure how official these ratings are or if they are enforced in any way.
I'm not sure how this all fits together but I would be surprised if films were cut instead. Perhaps someone more familiar with the system in France and the Ministry of Culture's rules could update the article. Astronaut 13:28, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Italy
What about Italy?
