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.
A "Die Hard" imitation taking place inside a
plane, where there aren't that many places to go. With Wesley Snipes.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - There is an unpleasant flirtation with a terrorist and a
flight attendant, using a gun to touch her clothed bosom. A man is shown bare chested
while meditating and working-out.
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - A doctor's throat is slit with a scalpel. A man is hit by
a car and then pummeled with water cooler refill jugs. A man is kicked in the groin. A
lawyer is punched about by his client who insists he's not insane. Lots and lots of
shooting. Two men a re shot in the head, and left for us to see from scene to scene.
Punching with the butt of a gun. A bad guy gets beaten up and ends up with his head in the
toilet. Another man is shot in the head. A knife fight. Broken arms, kicking in the head.
Bloody heads. A man is kicked out of a moving plane (while on the ground), another is
kicked out while in the air. Two sheriff's deputies are beaten till bloody. A guy is
kicked off a ferris wheel. Threats of mutilation. Trucks blow up at the airport. A man is
squashed by a luggage container, we just hear him groan.
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PROFANITY 7 - F-word and its various permutations, and lesser profanities. [profanity glossary]
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