p2pnet.net News:- Official MPAA movie ratings, designed to protect children from seeing too much violence in movies, are flawed, says a new study.

In fact, some US films rated PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) are more violent than those given the PG-13 rating (not suitable for children aged under 13), says the School of Film, Television and Digital Media at the University of California.

In its survey of the 100 top-earning films of 1994, the university also found one in 10 were, “more violent than some films rated R, which require under 17s to be accompanied by an adult,” says the BBC.

The study examined how much sex, violence and bad language were in the movies.

The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) provides information on nudity, violence and language as an "advance cautionary warning," states the BBC.

But, the study concluded, "many films that were rated primarily for language were in fact just as violent as films that were rated for violence," it says, adding the report was published, “amid reports that UK media regulator Ofcom is discussing a new industry-wide classification system covering everything from TV shows to online videos” which would be “further reaching than the current film-rating system and would offer ‘clear, accurate and timely advice about the nature of content’."

Movies in the University of California study included Four Weddings and a Funeral and Pulp Fiction.

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See:-
BBC – US movie ratings system ‘flawed’, May 3, 2005

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