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.
Michael Myers returns to kill and rampage while trying to
kidnap the son of his niece.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - A couple of kisses, some talk about sex; a woman's breasts
are exposed in a suggested after-sex scene and we see the genitalia of a naked male
infant.
VIOLENCE/GORE 9 - Many scenes of a killer chasing people, usually through
darkened places. A woman is impaled through the head and her body twitches and drips
blood; another is impaled through the abdomen. Medical personnel is slaughtered and we see
lots of blood and hear screaming -- there are a lot of squishy noises. A man's neck is
snapped and then twisted off. A boy threatens his grandfather with a knife. A washing
machine is filled with blood and supposedly someone's body. A man is electrocuted and foam
comes out of his mouth; his face sizzles and then he explodes into many bloody pieces. A
couple of mutilated bodies. A man is stabbed with syringes and whacked on the head. There
are a few car chases.
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PROFANITY 5 - One F-word, many scatological references, some mild
obscenities, a few anatomical references. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Halloween, insanity, revenge.
MESSAGE - Evil never dies. Some people are just evil, not insane.
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