This should've been R rated.
It's a movie about a giant shark killing people and they can't have the shark really fucking some people up. PG-13 really is the bane of cinema
shareYou have seen "Jaws", haven't you?
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MovieChat Forums > The Meg (2018) Discussion > This should've been R rated.
Most regular movie goers are teenagers, and due to the new rules they can't get in to R rated movies without adult supervision. And most kids don't want their parents hanging around. But the studios still want their money, ergo most studios try to avoid R ratings like crazy.
shareExactly this.
They (wisely) made it quite comedic given the plot, it had bloody water like many shark movies, it didn't need a whole lot more. Higher-end shark movies have always been about thrills over grue.
With a reported budget of $130+ million, that would have been a huge gamble. Impossible for a summer movie of this size.
The Meg is far from the only shark movie with a PG-13 rating (yes, the classic Jaws itself wouldn’t be considered R rated material even in today’s new world). Funny enough, some thought The Meg felt more rated R than PG-13. And honestly, if you think Jaws would get an R rating today, then I don’t see how The Meg would be less worthy. Apart from not having much gore (human gore), this was as bloody as I would expect a shark movie to be.
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shareI agree. The books were much gorier. Ben Wheatley directing the sequel inspires some confidence.
shareeli roth wanted it to be rated r, partially why he got booted from the project
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