mA 15+?

Rating: 7/10 (9 December 2005)

Classification for Australia is mA 15+...which restricts viewing to those the age of 15 (accompanied with adult if under 15) I'm generally a objective and resilient person when it comes to violence in films, and hardly conservative. I am shocked however, that this film has such a rating given the tremendously graphic torture scenes. Movies have been classified R (restricted to those over 18 yo) for less psychological effect. I am starting to think that whilst i don't condone porn being watched by the teenage population, that breasts and all those bits must be less confronting than a trap with spikes the size of Africa plunging thru a victim's face.
Whilst i can appreciate this film (as i did 'saw') for its originality (and Finally a film of recent times that actually has a decent unpredictable twist) i am questioning the ratings/classification board on what seems to be rules for one, different criteria for another.
and hooray to the producer 'lee w'.. i religiously watched an Australian program on the television (australian broadcasting corporation) in which lee scored a small 'film review' role...... i hope that there are other Australians out there that watched such a program and recall that lee also starred in the first movie 'saw'
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