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.
This horror flick has killers who kill per horror film
conventions.
SEX/NUDITY 4 - A girl flashes her boyfriend but we see her from the back. A
girl takes off her bra, preparatory to having sex, but her boyfriend blocks our view.
Fondling through clothes. Kissing. Sexual innuendo.
VIOLENCE/GORE 8 - Lots of squishy stabbings with lots and lots of blood;
people walk around with blood all over them (faces, hands, arms, torsos) from the
stabbings and knives sticking out as they stagger around. Throats are slit a couple times
in close-up with lots of blood. An eviscerated corpse sits in a chair and one is shown
hanging from a tree (lots of blood again). A bloody corpse falls onto a car windshield. A
girl is crushed in a garage door and later we see her bloody, twisted body. A few gun
shots with some blood (once in the head). A bloody knife cut on an arm and lots of hits,
kicks and punches. A car crash. A face slap resulting in a woman's bruised face. Lots of
"jump" scenes with chases, glass exploding, people jumping out. Threatening with
guns.
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PROFANITY 6 - 15+ F-words, many mild obscenities, many scatological
references, and many anatomical references. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Murder and serial killers, horror films, death of a parent.
MESSAGE - Horror films may breed copycat killings.
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