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X rated?

posted 9 years ago by EndeAbgrunds
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I thought it was R. But IMDB has it labeled as X?

[–] ActionScaleHero 9 years ago

Yes, it was a vindictive move done by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Ratings Board. They held a grudge against Raimi since he chose to bypass their regulations and release "Evil Dead" unrated. So when Part 2 came around, they slapped it with an X rating for spite. Raimi even went out of his way to NOT show red blood and used black or green blood, but they still chose to ruin his distribution by giving it an X rating, which was really unwarranted.

It's pretty well documented, so a quick google search should turn up some good info for you!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unofficial-Ash-vs-Evil-Dead/466308540194451

[–] EndeAbgrunds 9 years ago

Wow... That was a really childish move by the MPAA.

[–] TheSonomaDude_Returns 8 years ago

If that's the real reason why it has the X rating, then that's really stupid. I knew Raimi and Co tried to get an R rating by changing the blood colors and minimizing the overall violence, but they still got an X rating. I know this is also the reason why AoD has virtually no blood or gore in it either.

[–] sir_striker886 9 years ago

Don't think I'm on the same rating system. I usually think as X rating as pornography. The version I'm watching is rated MA for mature like many gory video games. Perhaps they are the same thing but in my mind their is a difference between gore and porn. Like most mature fills you can expect nudity. However depending on the region and culture that you live. Demonic possession becomes a terrifying issue since there are people that believe it is true and possible. Me on the other hand like the idea and used to be religious so it's not so terrifying.

For instance I watch shows like Walking Dead, movies like 28 days later (most realistic zombie type scenario to me) I am Legend (scared my older brother because the thought it was realistic but to me 28 days later makes more sense).

Now if you strongly believe in Heaven and Hell what you reprieve as real changes and demonic possession becomes a scarier thing. (I used to be a strong Catholic)

[–] jtf1986 9 years ago

What the heck are you rambling about? X was an official rating that was given by the MPAA. Unfortunately they did not trademark the rating so producers of erotica would self rate their movies as X, XX, and XXX. X was replaced by the trademarked NC-17 to avoid this confusion. This thread is about the MPAA rating.