The new Black Christmas movie is rated PG13

[Officer Big Mac]

The MPAA has officially rated Blumhouse's new take a PG-13 for "violence, terror, thematic content involving sexual assault, language, sexual material and drinking." Both the 1974 original and the 2006 first remake were R-rated affairs.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/the-new-black-christmas-is-pg-13/

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I've only watched the 70s version with Margot Kidder and while it was R it wasnt very violent or scary. But it felt fresh because it took place before Halloween cemented the slasher formula a couple years later. It had actual characters with real lives and problems that were hugely relevant at the time. It mixed the bright and colorful Christmas season with the anticipation of more tragedy and murder.

By censoring themselves its removing tools from the toolbox to affect the audience. And by going pg13 it seems clear which audience they want to see this movie. Horror purists may want to temper expectations before watching.

I predict a upper 40s RT score.

"Oh, God. Christmas carolers! What do I do? Just stare at them? If there was something called the internet I'd post on Resetera, whatever those things are, and ask what to do."

 

[TaySan]

What a bummer. :( Movie looks dumb and not really scary compared to the 70s original.

Not that the original was super scary, but I'm not feeling the trailers.

 

[Squarehard]

 

[Lone]

I personally don't see the issue. The original barely classifies as Rated R besides the dialogue. A movie's MPAA rating shouldn't be a decider for quality (even though I don't think it's going to be much more than slightly below average at best).

It'd be one thing if this new version was originally Rated R, and they cut it down to PG-13 but that doesn't seem to be the case. Seems like a non issue to me.

 

[Nida]

The trailer looked... poor. So the rating doesn't matter much.

Hopefully it's just a bad trailer.

 

[Tace]

PG-13!?! For a horror movie??

Dumb move

 

[Deleted member 18407]

Can't be worse than the 2006 one.

 

[Penguin]

PG-13!?! For a horror movie??

Dumb move

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I like Happy Death Day/2U and those were PG 13

 

[mreddie]

PG-13!?! For a horror movie??

Dumb move

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Blumhouse son.

They'll go R when it's LOW BUDGET

 

[Tace]

I like Happy Death Day/2U and those were PG 13

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That wasn't the 2nd remake of a movie that was rated R before both times. Happy Death Day/2U was a new franchise.

 

[Penguin]

That wasn't the 2nd remake of a movie that was rated R before both times. Happy Death Day/2U was a new franchise.

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I mean I get the point, but literally replying to what you said.

And I still think possible to do it well, implied violence can be just as good.

 

[Tace]

I mean I get the point, but literally replying to what you said.

And I still think possible to do it well, implied violence can be just as good.

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And I'm explaining why. Replying to what you said

I'm not saying it can't do well, but making a previously r rated movie pg-13 doesn't inspire confidence on my end

 

[scitek]

Twitter thread from one of the screenwriters.

 

[Donald Draper]

Twitter thread from one of the screenwriters.

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So it was supposed to be R and they cut it down to get female kids and young teens to watch it.

 

[Lone]

Womp, womp. Nvm.

That's a bit unfortunate then.

 

[Detective Loki]

Oh no it doesn't say the F word
How will we ever survive

 

[Violence Jack]

Twitter thread from one of the screenwriters.

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So this means I'll just wait for it to come to Redbox and get the Unrated Cut. Trailer looked bad anyway, so I wasn't going to see it in theaters anyway

 

[Tace]

Oh no it doesn't say the F word
How will we ever survive

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PG-13 movies get one F word so it still could.

Still isn't ideal. I'll wait for reviews

 

[Deleted member 6949]

It's hard to care about a Blumhouse movie one way or the other until it's out and people have seen it. Their quality is all over the map. They're currently on my shitlist for filling hulu with an endless amount of garbage movies that I'm constantly having to scroll through.

 

[Detective Loki]

PG-13 movies get one F word so it still could.

Still isn't ideal. I'll wait for reviews

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Lights Out
Happy Death Day
The Ring
Insidious
The Sixth Sense
Poltergeist
Jaws
Mama
A Quiet Place

 

[Acorn]

off topic but I never realised emojis could be in the URL lol

 

[jon bones]

So it was supposed to be R and they cut it down to get kids young teens to watch it.

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yes who cares if young women get more cool movies, it's more important that cranky white dudes on internet forums get their wated aww mowie

 

[Illusion]

A PG13 for releasing on Friday The 13th of December.

I can just feel someone thinking this in a room of directors.

 

[Tace]

Lights Out
Happy Death Day
The Ring
Insidious
The Sixth Sense
Poltergeist
Jaws
Mama
A Quiet Place

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Lmao

Does this movie look anywhere near as good as those? Come on, dude. Have you seen the trailer?

 

[Antoo]

I think it's a good move. Younger people don't even realize it's a remake. They don't care about it being R. Older people who are fans probably don't care about the remake.

 

[Tace]

yes who cares if young women get more cool movies, it's more important that cranky white dudes on internet forums get their wated aww mowie

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This seems disingenuous. The movie looks bad and we can't even depend on the gore with it being PG-13. It's not suppose to be some controversial stance

I'm a 26 year old black male btw.

 

[Lone]

This seems disingenuous. The movie looks bad and we can't even depend on the gore with it being PG-13. It's not suppose to be some controversial stance

I'm a 26 year old black male btw.

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Just wondering,
is gore supposed to make it more watchable if it's trash?

 

[OneThirtyEight]

Wait...another Black Christmas? So now we have three movies, in the same franchise, called Black Christmas with the same plot?

And three Halloweens. One with a diffrent plot though.

Shame what happend to the last remake of this btw. This video explains how the studio "ruined" it.

 

[Tace]

Just wondering,
is gore supposed to make it more watchable if it's trash?

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Essentially. Not like SAW torture porn(ugh), but similar to the 2006 remake which had some really cool and oddly funny kills.

 

[davepoobond]

never heard of Black Christmas.... surprised it garners this much attention that it isnt an R movie

 

[Donald Draper]

yes who cares if young women get more cool movies, it's more important that cranky white dudes on internet forums get their wated aww mowie

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What a strange post.

 

[OneThirtyEight]

Just wondering,
is gore supposed to make it more watchable if it's trash?

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Good kills make up for a terrible script. That's what's so lovely about horror sometimes.

 

[Tace]

Isn't Blumhouse doing Invisible Man now too?

That looks good

 

[Lone]

Good kills make up for a terrible script. That's what's so lovely about horror sometimes.

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Not arguing that at all, but do good kills have to = gory kills to fit the bill?

 

[Officer Big Mac]

never heard of Black Christmas.... surprised it garners this much attention that it isnt an R movie

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I just watched the original last month and I'd never heard of it before then. It was a pleasant surprise.

 

[jon bones]

What a strange post.

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i feel like your reaction to the woman's tweet and having a username called donald draper is a little too on the nose

 

[Donald Draper]

i feel like your reaction to the woman's tweet and having a username called donald draper is a little too on the nose

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Maybe you should re-read my post. Literally all I said was basically recapping what the writer said and I didnt state my opinion on the matter one way or the other.

You feeling okay? Have a bad day or something?

 

[Freddy=Legend]

I'm more annoyed they're calling this movie Black Christmas than that it got an PG-13. It looks like it has nearly nothing in common with Black Christmas or even the remake to warrant being associated with them. Like, are we really all out of horror themed Christmas puns?

 

[Lone]

Caught a panel with the director and she said it's more of a 'spiritual' remake than it is a direct one. It's very different, but she took how she interpreted the original and put her own spin on it.

 

[jon bones]

Maybe you should re-read my post. Literally all I said was basically recapping what the writer said and I didnt state my opinion on the matter one way or the other.

You feeling okay? Have a bad day or something?

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i mean, you are clearly dismissing what the screenwriter said about young women and timely subject matter but if "recapping" is your way of trying to back pedal i will let you have it

 

[Donald Draper]

Caught a panel with the director and she said it's more of a 'spiritual' remake than it is a direct one. It's very different, but she took how she interpreted the original and put her own spin on it.

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Hmmm. The trailer didnt do much for me, but I do love imogen poots. Wonder how it reviews. I'm a horror fantatic so chances are I'll be seeing it regardless.

 

[Nida]

PG-13 movies get one F word so it still could.

Still isn't ideal. I'll wait for reviews

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Insidious and The Conjuring were rated R and had zero f words. They also had no gore. They were rated R because the MPAA found them so scary supposedly.

 

[Heynongman!]

Lights Out
Happy Death Day
The Ring
Insidious
The Sixth Sense
Poltergeist
Jaws
Mama
A Quiet Place

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I didn't enjoy a single one of these aside from Poltergeist and Jaws. Jaws would be R if it released today, the MPAA in the 70s gave no shits

I missed Sixth Sense, but eh, it's way more drama than horror.

 

[Donald Draper]

i mean, you are clearly dismissing what the screenwriter said about young women and timely subject matter but if "recapping" is your way of trying to back pedal i will let you have it

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Sorry, I missed the word female. I also missed the word and in between kids and young teens in my sentence. But please, keep reading into posts things that literally aren't there.

Pat yourself on the back and rest easy champ. You made the world a better place today.

 

[Donald Draper]

Isn't Blumhouse doing Invisible Man now too?

That looks good

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Yeah that looks fantastic. Whannel has been removing himself from James Wan shadow.

 

[Lone]

The Invisible Man and Halloween Kills next year >>>

 

[OneThirtyEight]

Not arguing that at all, but do good kills have to = gory kills to fit the bill?

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I'd say it would leave a grater impact. If a horror movie is bad, but the kills are creative, it becomes mediocre or forgettable. If you show the kill full on, it's more memorable and sometimes even funny. But that's just me. And maybe some other people.

 

[Tace]

Yeah that looks fantastic. Whannel has been removing himself from James Wan shadow.

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It's been a great couple years for Horror. Seems like a new film comes out and surprises me every few months

 

[Lone]

I'd say it would leave a grater impact. If a horror movie is bad, but the kills are creative, it becomes mediocre or forgettable. If you show the kill full on, it's more memorable and sometimes even funny. But that's just me. And maybe some other people.

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I'm not disagreeing at all, necessarily - was just picking your brain trying to have a discussion! I do love me some gory slasher kills for sure!

 

[Heynongman!]

I'd say it would leave a grater impact. If a horror movie is bad, but the kills are creative, it becomes mediocre or forgettable. If you show the kill full on, it's more memorable and sometimes even funny. But that's just me. And maybe some other people.

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I dunno, with horror it's all about execution. Texas Chainsaw doesn't show anything and it's one of the most memorable films in the genre. People got some real Mandella effect stuff coming out of that one, spinning up urban legend that the movie was super gory. But I see what you're saying, a bad movie is elevated by comedic violence sometimes.