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So sick of true stories being rated R!


First Jersey Boys, now this?

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Don't worry, someday far in the future, you'll be able to get in to see them.

By Grabthar's Hammer...what a savings.

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What's being a true story got to do with the rating?

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Some of the footage and language shown from the one movie he screen wrote, Return to the Valley of the Dolls, is likely why it has an R rating.

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I'm f-cking 26 years old, I just miss good old family friendly G and PG rated films like the ones I grew in with in the 90s!

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So they should water down the language or stories about his hedonistic lifestyle, something that was a huge part of his growth and change, to make it more family friendly?

Ebert wrote one of the most divisive films almost exclusively to showcase T&A, he's not PG Related material.

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Well said.

If I lived the full and bountiful life that Ebert did, and some moron turned my life into a G-rated movie to placate people who insist on pablum, I'd haunt them forever.

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It's the surgery pictures.

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How about you f-ck off, you asshat!

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bib - I don't think I've ever seen a dumber post. This is a documentary. That means it's based on real life. If your life is G rated, you need a more interesting life. In the meantime, grow up.

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This would be a wonderful movie to be shown in a high school classroom. It is wise. It deals with how to face death. While teenagers may think death is far away for them, thinking about it in a healthy way early, can lead people to lead happier and better lives, and also show them how to react when a loved one of theirs dies or is sick. Not to mention that Roger's giant-sized life was an inspiration and model on how to live. I really do hope teachers teach this movie.

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Why would you care? MPAA ratings are for parents trying to decide what's appropriate for their children. Who cares what it's rated if you are an adult.

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I don't understand this post at all. Besides, there are plenty of non R-rated movies you can watch.

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