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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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Scott Bakula stars as a man caught up in a web of illusions
and magic, in this film by Clive Barker.
SEX/NUDITY 5 - Call girls are shown scantily clad (we see breasts and
buttocks) and they dance suggestively. We see a man's buttocks and a brief shot of his hip
region while fondling the girls. A kissing scene which culminates in a shirtless man
caressing a woman as she undresses (although we don't see anything). They are talking and
they seem naked, although all we see are shoulders and his chest.
VIOLENCE/GORE 9 - People are shot and killed, people are killed by fireballs
and there's a lot of gore. Here's a brief list: A man puts his fingers through someone's
temple. A growling baboon scratches a girl, leaving bloody marks. A woman's hand is deeply
cut in a close-up (we see her bloody hand throughout the rest of the scene). The devil
shows up as a grotesque figure with lumpy features and burning eyes. A man is found with
several knives sticking out of his body; he's bloodied and wheezing. A man pulls glass
from his body in long, bloody pieces (we hear squishy noises). Swords enter a man's body
with thuds; there's a great deal of blood. A woman is hit by a car and we see her twisted,
bloody body under the wheels. A fight culminates in an impalement. A man gets out of a
grave with a bloody face minus one eye. A deformed corpse is revived. We see bloody,
wriggling organs a few times and heads split open exposing mud.
PROFANITY 7 - 25 F-words, 10 scatological terms, and several milder
obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Magic and illusion, resurrection, Satan, cults, reality v.
fantasy.
MESSAGE - We must not be tricked into thinking fantasies are real.
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Special Keywords: S5 - V9 - P7 - MPAAR |
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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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