why is this rated R???? - The Paper (1994) Discussion

[–] Vashni 18 years ago

Ten years ago the number of F-bombs dropped in the movie alone would constitute an R rating. There's enough sexual innuendo to push it up to an R rating back in '94...

Nowadays it'd probably be PG13...

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[–] monta72 18 years ago

Actually, you are allowed,I believe, 2 non-sexual *beep* in a pg-13 movie, maybe 1. I just put the movie on tonight and the scene when Michael Keaton's character tell off the editor from "The Sun," he drops like 5 or 6 F-Bombs as well as the character Sandusky in the bar.
Thatis the only reason it would get an R rating i think.

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[–] Ianthebruce 18 years ago

Durning the director's commentary on Mr. & Mrs. Smith, the director states you are only allowed one "F-bomb" and still get a PG-13 rating, so yeah, it was def. the language.

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[–] iisickpupii 18 years ago

The rule for PG-13 is one F-Bomb and it can't be used as a verb for having sex.

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[–] donamedina 18 years ago

Boy, we have become immune to all the profanity in movies, haven't we? I couldn't count how many curse words there were in this film. Totally uncalled for. Why can't anybody make a movie without the use of dirty words? I used to say that nobody really talks like that, but the more movies like this we see, the more dirty words people use in real life. It is a shame.

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[–] HighDeFJeFF 18 years ago

You just blew your chance to cover the world!

Well guess fing what, I don't really fing care, you wanna know fing why? Cause I don't live in the fing world, I live in fing New York City, so gooooo f yourself.

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[–] aburn-1 18 years ago

are you fing kidding me? maybe not many people use bad fing language in your fing household or neck of the woods, but in many, if not most, fing places in this fing world people use bad fing language all the fing time. and just because more and more movies use bad fing language doesn't mean it's a direct correlation to more fing people in the fing world using more fing bad language.

u think people just began talking this way in the past 20 years?

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[–] mrojola 17 years ago

What the f_u_c_k does "fing" mean?

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[–] jaystarstar 14 years ago

I have worked in newspapers more than 25 years at a half-dozen papers, and I can assure you, the F-word is used with great frequency in every newspaper office in the world.

If anything "The Paper" downplayed the swearing somewhat.

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[–] commanderjeltz 11 years ago

Depends if you are a school teacher or a truck driver....people swore long before there were movies or tv.

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[–] oregon-5 11 years ago

If it was just the phone call to The Sentinal, it would be OK, but still R. But since they knew it was going to R anyways, the constant swearing was annoying after awhile. Other than that, there is some violence in thrown in there too and some sexual situations.

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[–] jaystarstar 11 years ago

To make this movie WITHOUT constant F-bombs would have totally blown its credibility.

I guarantee you in every major metro newspaper in the U.S. the F-word is used hundreds of times, each and every day.

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[–] cathyguy 17 years ago

The turn down of the sentinal job. Just watched see my post.

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[–] starline 17 years ago

Boy, we have become immune to all the profanity in movies, haven't we? I couldn't count how many curse words there were in this film. Totally uncalled for. Why can't anybody make a movie without the use of dirty words? I used to say that nobody really talks like that, but the more movies like this we see, the more dirty words people use in real life. It is a shame.

I totally agree.

Personally I don't like cuss words...but if a person is gonna use 'em... then I think cuss words are like spice...and shouldn't be overused.

Speaking of...there's an interesting book by James V O'Connor..."Cuss Control: The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing"

Quoting from amazon..."Part of his complaint is about foul language, but O'Connor also makes a case for the role of cursing in the dumbing-down of language. He argues that in using profanity, the speaker is usually just being lazy, avoiding having to choose more descriptive words to express himself. Cursing, O'Connor writes, "does little to convey our real message or the fact that our education continued beyond fifth grade." So, how do we reach this promised land where everyone sounds educated and no one swears? O'Connor suggests two paths: choose G-rated words, or--and this is his preference--recognize that the real remedy is to change your attitude."

http://www.amazon.com/Cuss-Control-Complete-Book-Cursing/dp/0609805460

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[–] rudd_girl 17 years ago

Tell that to David Mamet. lol

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[–] mrs-tweedy 17 years ago

I think the poster who said people don't swear like that in real life must never leave their house. I work in a bank and everyone curses a blue streak so heaven knows how colourful the language would be in a busy newspaper office.

I think the swearing was relevant in the context of the film and wasn't overused. However, I wouldn't let my kids watch any film containing bad language as they'll be exposed to it soon enough so I suppose the 'R' rating helps to warn people what to expect.

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[–] traveljr 17 years ago

Because god made it that way... lol

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[–] frogca 13 years ago

He's very pregnant, bare belly, and you can see through her top in the opening scene. And the movie's almost 20 years old. I imagine the rating is old?

And "Keep your dick outta my ashtray," etc.

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[–] mynameisnewid 13 years ago

I agree, it did deserve an R rating.

Also, the telephone call with the Sentinel is the best scene in the movie.

Keaton deserved an Oscar for this movie, he completely owned the role!

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