Yah. I looked up on that, and the deal with MPAA is that G, PG, PG-13, and R were never protected trademarks. They never actively sought to keep people from applying it, so the only thing left to protect is NC-17, and it's NC-17 that's the source of their cease-and-desist letters. Frankly, I think it's absolutely ridiculous; after a point, it's a bit late to try and snag each of us every time we say we're going to xerox something or ask for a kleenex.
As for Watership Down, I watched it in 4th grade, after reading the book. (In our house, to watch a movie, you had to read the book first and tell the folks what the book was about--mini-book report--and then you'd get to stay up late to watch the movie.) My sister watched it with me, unbeknownst to my mother IIRC, and when they got to the part gassing the rabbits? Poor Klho just freaked. Totally. Absolutely went into a fit, but she was in kindergarten or first grade, I think. Mom was furious with me for letting her watch and not warning her, or telling the parents. Sheesh. So I got sent to bed, too, and didn't see the entire thing uninterrupted until I was in college...
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Date: 18 Mar 2005 01:34 am (UTC)As for Watership Down, I watched it in 4th grade, after reading the book. (In our house, to watch a movie, you had to read the book first and tell the folks what the book was about--mini-book report--and then you'd get to stay up late to watch the movie.) My sister watched it with me, unbeknownst to my mother IIRC, and when they got to the part gassing the rabbits? Poor Klho just freaked. Totally. Absolutely went into a fit, but she was in kindergarten or first grade, I think. Mom was furious with me for letting her watch and not warning her, or telling the parents. Sheesh. So I got sent to bed, too, and didn't see the entire thing uninterrupted until I was in college...
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