Toning Down Movie Content

Rating: 8/10 (8 February 2002)

Although I do not know where they "toned this movie down," (I didn't see the DVD) as one user complained, I know why. It's not about pleasing people, or if so, that is just a small part of it. If this movie was rated R, the viewers would be restricted to just adults, and it is in many ways the perfect movie for the teen/young adults. Just like if "Eyes Wide Shut" was NC-17: if this was rated R, a lot of potential money would have been lost. The only difference is that "Eyes Wide Shut" sucked badly, and needed extra nudity to help us men forget about the plot and direction, whereas this movie was still pretty good. And people still see R movies. Most theatres don't even show NC-17 movies. I suppose there's nothing you can do about censorship except hate mail the MPAA, whom are really just trying to please the soccer moms and republicans of America.
But, yeah, I want to see this movie again. Haven't seen it in a while.