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{{quote|''"There was some MPAA rating confusion about ''The Avengers''. The early previews for the film clearly identified it as being a "PG" movie, but the actual release carries a 'PG-13.' There's really nothing in the film to warrant that, with one minor exception -- a single use of the [[Precision F-Strike|'f-word.']] What's curious is that this particular expletive seems to have been dubbed in after the fact. It's not unreasonable to speculate that [[Warner Brothers]], not wanting the film to be tagged with a 'wimpy' 'PG,' added one really bad word to bump the rating up."''|'''James Berardinelli''''s [http://www.reelviews.net/movies/a/avengers.html review] of ''[[The Avengers (1998 film)|The Avengers 1998]]''}}
Movies are a business. Sure, you can say that they're also
That's right, changing the rating. Perception means a lot, and age-based rating systems tend to result in people using ratings to judge whether or not something is for them. R ratings tend to indicate something for adults ([[Rated "M" for Money|though not always]]), and G ratings tend to indicate [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|something for young children]], such as a non-violent animated film. In between are PG and PG-13, which indicate content for older ages, but not necessarily adults.
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* The fact that [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s ''[[The Happening]]'' was his first R-rated film was a huge marketing point.
** Despite there being very little gore (plenty of off-camera violence and [[Gory Discretion Shot
* The sixth ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]'' film was rated "PG" after the two previous installments had merited "PG-13". Many fans reacted to this news as though it were an announcement that they were bringing back [[Chris Columbus]] and replacing all the actors with muppets. In the UK, contrary to the trend seen so far on this page, it retained the same 12/12A rating as the fourth and fifth films. Despite the rating, it was arguably the most violent and frightening of any of the movies up to that point.
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== Movies - Inversions ==
* Inversion: As noted, in the late [[The Sixties|1960s]] and early [[The Seventies|1970s]], many films that would certainly get a PG or PG-13 today were rated G. (Examples include the original ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'', the first ''[[Airport]]'' movie, the gory [[Hammer Horror]] film ''[[Dracula]] Has Risen from the Grave'',<ref>the very first film to receive an MPAA rating</ref>
* Inverted and lampshaded in "Ali G, Innit". In one sketch, Ali G explains that he's determined to get an '18' rating, so he says the word 'cunt'. This initially worked, but since it came out the language restrictions have been loosened such that that word can appear in something rated 15. Since this was the only thing that warranted an 18 for ''Ali G, Innit'', it was promptly re-rated 15.
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== Video Games ==
* Aside from the occasional [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|radar-dodging innuendo]] or heavy theme that kids wouldn't understand, the [[Updated Rerelease
== Web Original ==
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