| It's important to know what kind of content a movie contains. We know very well that just because the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) gives the movie a G or PG rating, doesn't always mean that the film is appropriate for children. The categories below are the things that CMR looks at when reviewing a film... Violence: Does the film depict scenes of gratuitous or unnecessary violence? Violence is something that we monitor closely within a film, because we know the effects it can have on small children. Profanity: It never fails. You whip out that movie that you loved from the 80's, that you want to watch with your kids. It's rated PG, so it should be cool. But wait, is it rated PG by today's standards? Probably not. While it was perfectly acceptable for films to use the Lord's name in vain in a PG film, that is one thing that angers us the most. While "G** d***" is something we look for and hope to avoid in films, profanity could also go as far as a film that is negative in it's tone and displays depictions of abusive language without necessarily using four-letter words. Sex/Nudity/Adult Material: Any film that contains sex or nudity in it is something that we would not encourage anyone to watch, no matter how innocent it may come across. We at CMR believe that this may in most cases automatically cancel out a film from being considered for family viewing. This goes for films that depict adult-related material in a manner where "it is funny, but over the kids' heads", or content that could mean two different things (double entente) Drugs/Alcohol: This could pertain to the use or abuse of alcohol, cigarette smoking or any other kind of drug use whether legal or illegal. This is especially pertinent when it comes to the use of these materials as depicted by children. |
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