"I'm not going to kill an animal for a movie," Coppola reaffirmed. "I'm not going to kill anything for any reason." Despite Coppola's statements, this scene of animal cruelty stands out in "Apocalypse Now" as horrifying for all the wrong reasons. A typical listing would look something like this: Rated R for pervasive graphic violence, brief nudity, and some strong language. R rated movies, as well as PG-13 rated movies usually contain a brief description of why they are given the rating they are. To prove his point, Coppola made sure to emphasize that he refused to have an extra water buffalo around to kill in case extra takes were needed. Most R rated movies are considered to be too adult oriented for the average minor to view. "I did not direct it or anything, that was the way they do it," Coppola said to USA Today. Headhunters Year 2011 Genre Crime Action Drama Thriller Type Movies IDMB rating 7.5 (97333 votes) Netflix rating 7.5 Metacritics rating 72.0 Rotten Tomatoes rating 93. Consequently, theres plenty of frank, direct sexual talk and content, with partial nudity, simulated sex acts, innuendoes, and free-wheeling discussions about sexual preferences and. While intended to be a visual parallel to Willard's plan to assassinate Kurtz with a machete, the sight of an animal killed on-screen is jarring enough to render that thematic undercurrent irrelevant.ĭecades after the film's release, Coppola has stood by the scene, reaffirming that he was merely documenting reality itself. Parents need to know that this R-rated romcom stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis as adult friends who decide to make their relationship sexual with no commitments (hence the 'benefits' of the title). This was apparently a real-life practice that was already underway before cameras started rolling, with director Francis Ford Coppola filming the ritual as it occurred. As Uncle Ben once said, "With great power comes great responsibility," and the R-rated films below didn't use the power of their MPAA rating in a responsible manner.įor a climactic scene involving a ritual performed by an Ifugao tribe, a water buffalo is killed on-screen. These are the films that go too far and use an R-rating for material that doesn't serve a purpose beyond a lackluster conception of what it means to be "edgy." Instead of utilizing adult topics for thoughtful storytelling, these movies get too transgressive and soar well beyond the barometer of good taste. In some instances, though, certain R-rated movies use the creative freedom of this MPAA rating for less savory purposes. An R-rated motion picture may include adult themes, adult activity, hard language, intense or persistent violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug abuse or other elements, so that parents are counseled to take this rating very seriously. Other R-rated titles are in the vein of "Sorry to Bother You" or "Revenge" and use the flexibility of an R-rating to tell boundary-pushing stories that speak to real-world injustices. An R-rated motion picture, in the view of the Rating Board, contains some adult material. Sometimes, this results in movies like "Deadpool" or "The Matrix," where the ribald or violent material pleases moviegoers across the planet. With the freedom to deliver a truckload of language, blood, nudity, and drug use, you can provide all kinds of provocative material.
R-rated films are supposed to push your buttons.
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