- June 25th, 2019, 5:53 am#4919844
If you haven't heard by now there's talk that Quetin Tarantino is going to direct an "R" rated "Star Trek" movie. Personally, I don't know how to feel. For some reason the idea of a Star Trek movie with a hard "R" rating just doesn't feel right. But then again, it's QT and I'm sure he would do something interesting. The Star Trek film franchise has kind of petered out so they need a good kick in the pants. But enough about Star Trek...
This got me thinking about Ghostbusters. As some of you may or may not know, Ghostbusters was originally going to be an R rated film. I think the only non R rating that group had done up until 1984 is Meatballs(great movie btw). Besides that im pretty sure everything Ramis/Aykroyd/Reitman had written or directed was "R". I don't think a harder rating would've made Ghostbusters any better or funnier. They get away with quite a bit for a "PG" rating but the movie isn't hindered at all. However...
One GB movie I totally think couldve benefitted from an "R" rating is GB16. Besides Freaks and Geeks, Paul Feig has operated successfully only in "R" rated comedies. I think a PG-13 rating muzzled him. I think there is a very good chance an "R" rated Feig movie would've A) helped him make it his own, and B) helped the movie be funny, since R ratings are in his wheel house. All that being said...
Would we want an "R" rated Ghostbusters film? I grew up with extremely liberal parents who would allow me to watch anything I wanted(except Power Rangers..go figure). I know some of you probably weren't so lucky. So had the original film had a more adult rating, some of you may not have come to the movie as early as you did in your youth. Maybe RGB wouldn't have been a thing. Who knows. But if Jason Reitman came out tomorrow and said "Hey, GBfans, just thought I'd give you a heads up. This GB sequel is going to be Rated R. For Nudity, language and horror" how would you react? Excited? Bummed? Confused? Indifferent?
This got me thinking about Ghostbusters. As some of you may or may not know, Ghostbusters was originally going to be an R rated film. I think the only non R rating that group had done up until 1984 is Meatballs(great movie btw). Besides that im pretty sure everything Ramis/Aykroyd/Reitman had written or directed was "R". I don't think a harder rating would've made Ghostbusters any better or funnier. They get away with quite a bit for a "PG" rating but the movie isn't hindered at all. However...
One GB movie I totally think couldve benefitted from an "R" rating is GB16. Besides Freaks and Geeks, Paul Feig has operated successfully only in "R" rated comedies. I think a PG-13 rating muzzled him. I think there is a very good chance an "R" rated Feig movie would've A) helped him make it his own, and B) helped the movie be funny, since R ratings are in his wheel house. All that being said...
Would we want an "R" rated Ghostbusters film? I grew up with extremely liberal parents who would allow me to watch anything I wanted(except Power Rangers..go figure). I know some of you probably weren't so lucky. So had the original film had a more adult rating, some of you may not have come to the movie as early as you did in your youth. Maybe RGB wouldn't have been a thing. Who knows. But if Jason Reitman came out tomorrow and said "Hey, GBfans, just thought I'd give you a heads up. This GB sequel is going to be Rated R. For Nudity, language and horror" how would you react? Excited? Bummed? Confused? Indifferent?