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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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When Jean-Claude Van Damme fails to take a dive in a boxing
match, he has to join the French Foreign Legion in order to escape the thugs he
double-crossed. Co-starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Steven Berkoff, Nicholas Farrell and
Ana Sotrenovic.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - Some sexual innuendo. One kiss. One scene takes place in a
brothel; it's implied that two men have sexual relations with prostitutes there. We see
many men's bare posteriors as they're showering. Women in a burlesque show lift the front
and back of their skirts (we see their underwear and a little bit of their buttocks).
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - Lots and lots of men are shot, stabbed and attacked with
guns, bayonets and bombs during several battles; we see lots of dead bodies on the ground,
blood on wounded soldiers' clothing, and a few times we see blood squirting from gunshot
wounds. A man is tied to a horse and dragged through the sand, then he's hit in the head
and shot in the chest (we see blood on his clothing). A man threatening another with a gun
is shot and killed. A man is surrounded by a group of men with bayonets; we hear but don't
see him being stabbed. A man holds a gun to his head; the camera pans to the ground and we
hear a gunshot. We see a few fights (one is a professional boxing match) involving
punching, kicking, shoving and choking; we see a few small abrasions and cuts on faces. A
man is hit in the head with a plank. A man shoves a woman onto a couch. Bombs destroy a
fort.
PROFANITY 3 - Several anatomical references, a couple of scatological
references, many mild obscenities and several insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - War, death, gambling, loyalty, honor, courage, friendship.
MESSAGE - Even in the face of adversity, you should never give up.
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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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