as i said before, i like erotic thriller movies, movies like neo noir genre we had in the 80s and early 90s, i would like to ask you guys to give ur best NC17 rated movies, and do u think all erotic thrillers should be rated 18 or NC17 which i think means a higher rating.
anyway my other question is, how would give a NC17 rating and what does it mean, does it mean it has more sexual content nd stronger than 18?
It's pretty much why there's no more NC17 movies anymore. To get past an R rating you either have to be a porno or have super realistic, over the top violence.
the mpaa have become very picky about rating movies and movies should have long scenes of sexual content.
have ur say
First, a couple of things. Obviously, rating systems are different in the USA than they are in other countries like the UK, Japan, etc. Those countries use strict age limitations (i.e. 13 & up, 15-16 & up, 17 & up and 18 & Up, etc.). The USA has only 4 ratings that aren't totally age based.... The original MPAA ratings were "G" , "M", "R", & "X".
G - General Audiences
M - Suggested for "Mature" audiences ("Parental Guidence" suggested, but no age limit).
R - Restricted (persons under 17 must be accompanied by an adult).
X - No one under 17 admitted.
Obviously, some of these morphed. M became "GP" ("Guidance of Parents") but people got confused and thought it was "General Public." So they changed it to PG, and then added PG-13 when the changes in content mandated a new rating that allowed for persons 13 or older to watch certain things and hear certain words. Those movies were no longer "R" rated. At that point, it took a couple of F-Bombs to generate an "R" rating or some elements of violence/sex, etc. Likewise, "X" became more associated with "P0rn" so they changed it to "NC17" to distance themselves from that industry.
The problem with NC17 is that studios are fighting hard to "avoid" an NC17 rating. They know such a rating will mean theater distribution channels will dry up quickly. They (theaters) won't want to show an NC17 rated movie as they usually tank at the box office. So, some studios produce an edited version just to get an "R" rating (and satisfy the theater distributors), and then they produce a re-edit that's "unrated" that goes on to optical media (DVD/Blu-Ray), where they usually do quite well. In fact, some decide to film the movie and go directly "unrated" on to optical media. So, a lot of those movies that might have been NC17 are just simply either re-edited to get the "R" or they go "unrated" onto optical media.
Thus, some of my favorites below "might" have been NC17, but are, in reality, "unrated," or an "unrated version."
1)
Lie with Me - Laura Lee Smith & Eric Balfour. Notorious because, apparently, the sex scenes were "real" according to the two lead actors.
2)
9 Songs - Also real sex scenes, but the drama was also interesting in that it shows how people can meet, hook up over one summer, have intense sex, and then have it all end in the blink of an eye, without any emotional impact. Well, one of them doesn't have any impact.
3)
Suicide Club - A satirical lament of Japanese society and certain cultural aspects of it. The problem is real enough - suicides by young teens are a serious problem in Japan,. due to the pressure put on them by society, by parents, families, etc. etc. But also the pressures of "cultural" forces as well (the Internet, J-Pop bands, etc., etc.). The movie casts a critical eye on those forces as being the real culprits. The movie also is very critical the "adult establishment" in the society, especially the police, who (with the exception of the one detective that "gets it..."), are portrayed as buffoons that don't know what they're doing. The movie is "unrated" due to the "blood & gore" we see, but, to be honest, it's almost like "cartoon violence" because it's done so satirically. The film is in subtitles with no English Dub. It helps to know a little Japanese (which I do). It's also part of a Trilogy done by Japanese director Sion Sono. It may take a couple of viewings to get it, but you will.
Those are my favorites.
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