This Means War secures PG-13 rating
Chelsea Handler's character makes these lewd jokes in the movie, but it isn't known how racy they actually were. The MPAA's statement yesterday noted the rating was justified due to, "some sexual content," but that apparently isn't the case anymore. Let's just hope they didn't have to cut any scenes of Reese Witherspoon dancing around her kitchen.
This Means War stars Chris Pine and Tom Hardy as two seasoned spies who fall for the same woman (Reese Witherspoon). They use their covert skills to try and one-up each other and make her choose one way or the other.
This Means War was released February 17th, 2012 and stars Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Til Schweiger, Chelsea Handler, John Paul Ruttan, Abigail Spencer, Angela Bassett. The film is directed by McG.
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moviegeek
Good. Why have a barely-R movie when you can do just fine with a PG-13? It's not like they cut out hardcore nudity or anything guys. Just some borderline stuff.
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MovieManiac
I would have loved to see a R-Rated version. I haet when movies get watered down from their original content.
4 months agoby @moviemaniac66Flag
Corey
@bryanyentz Could of been one badass flick.
4 months agoby @coreyFlag
Bryan Yentz
Disappointing. Thought the flick had balls.
4 months agoby @bryanyentzFlag
CelluloidDreams
All this is...is a marketing ploy to get people to talk about the film and talk about it!
4 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
slysnide
Christ. Get a grip MPAA.
4 months agoby @slysnideFlag
XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@bawnian-dexeus -- All right, man.
4 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx I just rate them like the average joe. As for TSN, its a question between performance the the adaptation being a little too early for a movie. So, when I get around to it, you'll know
4 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@bawnian-dexeus -- Ah, that's odd. Why so, and how exactly do you rate movies?
4 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Haven't rated that one yet. Saw it, but I've yet to rate it
4 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@bawnian-dexeus -- Sweet. What about "The Social Network"?
4 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx As of now, 4
4 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@bawnian-dexeus -- Ha, that means you enjoyed it more than I did. What did you rate it?
4 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Oh, I thought it would be ok, I just wasn't expecting to be entertained and dying of laughter
4 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@bawnian-dexeus -- You didn't think RED would be good? I liked the idea of it from the start, and winded up thinking it was alright. It was neat, but winded up being forgettable in the end. I'd probably give it 6.2/10, before I rated it on everything.
4 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx @corey Hope it's unexpectedly good like RED
4 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@corey -- I would ask for a better plot, for starters. Albeit, I think I would personally ask for so many changes, that it wouldn't be "This Means War". Anyway, I think that if you like what you see so far, you'll wind up making this movie a guilty pleasure. Who knows?
4 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Corey
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Looks like a lot of fun. Pine is hilarious and Hardy is the f*cking man! What more could you ask for???
4 months agoby @coreyFlag
XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@corey -- Really? Why is that?
4 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Corey
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx I think it has a lot of potential
4 months agoby @coreyFlag
felipe-11
Boooooo!!
4 months agoby @felipe-11Flag
ROFLitschristian
Good. I'm already tired about hearing this.
4 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@gallagher -- Good point! Lol.
@corey -- I highly doubt they would've actually been funny - considering how average this movie will be.
4 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
MovieWiz001
Cool! A movie like this deserves a pg-13 rating.
4 months agoby @moviewiz001Flag
DreadPirateRoberts
Sorry, but this film just looks horrible. I like both Chris Pine and Tom Hardy and could not possibly want to see this film less.
4 months agoby @dreadpiraterobertsFlag
Brian Gallagher
They should've just edited out Chelsea Handler completely. Win-win....
4 months agoby @gallagherFlag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
That's the PC world we live in @k-man :/ Hopefully this means we'll have an uncut DVD/blu-ray release with the sex jokes inserted back into the movie.
4 months agoby @ghostmanFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@k-man Hahaha
4 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
K-Man
Sex *JOKES* were what got this an R-rating??? Are you kidding me??? So films like Titanic can have a tit shot and ACTUAL sex scenes that are seen through a foggy car window.....but if someone *talks* about sex, then its rated R??? Bahahaha!!! What a joke!
F*ck the MPAA......those ass-clowns haven't a clue what the hell they are doing. They need to get their priorities in check and judge a film for what it actually is and how offensive it is really going to be toward the audience members.
This should have been PG-13 the whole time....even with the sex jokes (and I'm glad Titanic got that PG-13 rating, too). The MPAA needs to stop treating Americans like a bunch of children and understand that things have changed since 1922 when they were founded.
People, including young kids, are accustomed to bad language, sex references, nudity and violence these days. There are very few filters on the internet that can prevent them from seeing or hearing bad things on a day to day basis....so to try and cover this kind of weak-ass sh*t with a harsh rating, is ridiculous!!
Therefore, seeing how as though kids and young adults are more well informed these days....the MPAA needs to stop playing the "sheltering, over-protective parent" and judge films a little more loosely and assume that the audience is a little more mature than what they are giving them credit for. For f*cks sake, I was watching films like Terminator 2, Predator, Alien 1-3 and countless other classic R-rated films when I was 8 years old, all of which had either extreme violence or nudity in them.....and I turned out just fine.
As far as I'm concerned, the only way a film should be getting an R-rating is if there are actual f*ck scenes that show bush/c*ck all over the place, people throwing around the word F*CK every two seconds (with at least a total of 10 times) and/or gory scenes that show explicit and extreme violence with blood all over the place.
Stop babying the audience, MPAA! Stop treating Americans like a bunch of pussies who wont be able to sleep at night if they see a friggin boob.....or in this case (which is even worse) if someone mentions one.
4 months agoby @k-manFlag
Pjwolsker
pussies
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