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Beowulf Rated PG-13; Sweeney Todd Rated R!
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The MPAA ratings on both of these movies were two that were being kept under close watch. Would Beowulf be violent enough to be the first R-rated mainstream CGI movie? Would Sweeney Todd get cut down by the studios execs from a bloody R to PG-13? Beowulf didn't make an R-rating, which may not be a bad thing, but Sweeney Todd did, which on the other hand definitely is a good thing! Care to know why they got their ratings?
Beowulf - Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity.
There's enough packed into the explanation of why it's PG-13 that makes me believe this is really bending the rules. I'm thinking they got the MPAA to be a bit more lenient considering it's only CGI and thus more like a cartoon. The speculation was that this may end up being R because of the red band trailer that was released and the violence in it. Unfortunately that's not the case but I don't think that means we're still not going to see plenty of blood and plenty of violence. I'm still thoroughly excited.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Rated R graphic bloody violence.
Back in August we even reported a rumor that the studio executives at Paramount weren't happy that this was as bloody and violent as they thought it would be. Alas, a barber who murders people with a razor blade and has them made into pies all amidst some singing is of course going to be for the kiddies anyway. Thankfully it has earned an R for bloody violence - exactly what we needed to hear! If you haven't already seen it, go watch the trailer.
Both of these are probably the perfect ratings each needed. Beowulf now can get a wider audience and will still deliver some brutal violence. Sweeney Todd got the R it needed all along and isn't being butchered by the studio. Now only if the idiots at Fox would learn from Paramount…


The MPAA ratings on both of these movies were two that were being kept under close watch. Would Beowulf be violent enough to be the first R-rated mainstream CGI movie? Would Sweeney Todd get cut down by the studios execs from a bloody R to PG-13? Beowulf didn't make an R-rating, which may not be a bad thing, but Sweeney Todd did, which on the other hand definitely is a good thing! Care to know why they got their ratings?
Beowulf - Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity.
There's enough packed into the explanation of why it's PG-13 that makes me believe this is really bending the rules. I'm thinking they got the MPAA to be a bit more lenient considering it's only CGI and thus more like a cartoon. The speculation was that this may end up being R because of the red band trailer that was released and the violence in it. Unfortunately that's not the case but I don't think that means we're still not going to see plenty of blood and plenty of violence. I'm still thoroughly excited.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Rated R graphic bloody violence.
Back in August we even reported a rumor that the studio executives at Paramount weren't happy that this was as bloody and violent as they thought it would be. Alas, a barber who murders people with a razor blade and has them made into pies all amidst some singing is of course going to be for the kiddies anyway. Thankfully it has earned an R for bloody violence - exactly what we needed to hear! If you haven't already seen it, go watch the trailer.
Both of these are probably the perfect ratings each needed. Beowulf now can get a wider audience and will still deliver some brutal violence. Sweeney Todd got the R it needed all along and isn't being butchered by the studio. Now only if the idiots at Fox would learn from Paramount…