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Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context. |
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John McClane (Bruce Willis) is back with a new best buddy
(Samuel L. Jackson), trying to save New York City from a mad bomber (Jeremy Irons).
SEX/NUDITY 2 - A man is shown in boxer shorts with a placard over him. A man
climbs on top of his lover as he kisses her and tears open her shirt exposing her bra; she
tears his shirt off we hear his zipper open (but nothing further is seen).
VIOLENCE/GORE 8 - Many explosions: A bomb explodes in a department store, a
bomb explodes in a subway tunnel causing mayhem and destruction, another one explodes on a
boat. There's also a scary segment about a bomb which may have been planted in an
elementary school full of children. The explosions are unfortunately reminiscent of the
recent Oklahoma bombing. A man is attacked by a mob: they hit him with fists, a basketball
and a bottle, and almost stab him. His very bloody head is shown. A man is cut on the arm
resulting in a bloody wound. Many men are shot to death with varying amounts of blood, and
exposed wounds. A man is cut in two by a cable (very quickly). An extended fight scene
with kicking, punching. etc. A man is stabbed in the leg then beaten with a heavy chain.
Several car chases, and one helicopter chase, with shooting, crashing, etc. A man is
trapped in a tunnel as it fills with water.
PROFANITY 9 - 70+ F-words, racial epithets, 20+ scatological references, and
many milder obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Bombs, revenge, Eurotrash super-terrorists.
MESSAGE - A good cop is our last line of defense.
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A CAVEAT: We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and some of our early standards were not as stringent as they are now. We therefore need to revisit many older reviews, especially those written prior to 1998 or so; please keep this in mind if you're consulting a review from that period. While we plan to revisit and correct older reviews our resources are limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process. |
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