BBFC film ratings
Star Wars- BBFC rating U
Toy
Story BBFC rating PG
Toy
Story was give a PG rating by BBFC, I think this is because there is mild
violence, scary scenes and dangerous behaviour that could be distressing to
younger viewers. This ticks most the boxes for a film to be a PG as it would be
too harsh to give it a 12A but too generous for a U.
Iron Man – BBFC rating 12A
•There are frequent scenes of
moderate action violence including gunfire and explosions, although this often
involves men in robotic suits. Injury detail is infrequent and lacks bloody
detail. We also see an electromagnet being implanted and removed from a man's
chest cavity.
•There is one use of moderate bad
language ('prick') and some use of mild bad language (eg
‘son of a bitch’).
•There are also infrequent mild sex
references, with sexual activity being implied, such as a man and woman kissing
on a bed, three clothed women dancing sexually in front of two men.
Top
Gun BBFC rating 12
•The
use of strong language must be infrequent'. Top Gun
includes a single use of strong language. It also includes a brief and
undetailed sex scene, which is filmed largely in silhouette. Although some
thrusting is briefly implied, the scene only shows the couple's head and
shoulders and cuts away before the woman's dress is removed. There are also
some moderate sex references, including the pilots bantering about fighting and
flying giving them a 'hard on', a reference to paying $20 for "carnal
knowledge on the premises", and some references to 'getting laid' and
finding "a girl to talk dirty to me". The film also features some
uses of moderate language.
•Top
Gun also features some milder bad language. There is also
some mild violence, including undetailed sight of enemy pilots being blown up,
although all that is shown is spectacular explosions.
Birdman
BBFC rating 15
•There is frequent strong language,
sometimes used aggressively or in a sexual context.
•There are a number of strong sex
references throughout, although most are comic in nature. At one point, a male
actor suggests to a female actor that they should have real sex on stage during
their performance in a play however she rejects the idea. There are also some
moderate drugs references surrounding a character smoking drugs, as well as
some brief scenes of moderate violence and very brief blood splatters. There is
also use of discriminatory language.
Pulp
Fiction BBFC rating 18
The
most problematic aspect of the film for the BBFC however was not the violence
but a scene involving Vincent taking drugs (heroin) and enjoying the
experience. BBFC Examiners note the "close attention to the paraphernalia
of hard drug usage" and a close up of a needle piercing skin with blood
filling the barrel of a syringe. The sequence is accompanied by 60’s surfer
music and ends with Vincent driving while high and seemingly very satisfied
with the effects of the drugs. The Examiner report claims this scene was
problematic for the French classification board and certainly made the drug use
appear attractive. Despite this, the drug use is key to. Mia mistakes heroin
for cocaine, snorts it and overdoses, frothing at the mouth, causing Vincent to
dramatically stab her in the heart with a syringe of adrenaline. This scene
counterbalances the attractiveness of taking heroin and the Examiner report
describes it as clearly displaying the consequences of drug taking. The film
was classified 18 without cuts.
The
Bunny Game BBFC rating R18
In
making a decision as to whether a video work is suitable for classification,
the BBFC would apply the criteria set out in its current Classification
Guidelines, published in 2009. These are the result of an extensive process of
public consultation and research and reflect the balance of media effects
research, the requirements of UK law and the attitudes of the UK public. The
BBFC's Guidelines clearly set out the BBFC's serious concerns about the
portrayal of violence, especially when the violence is sexual or sexualised,
but also when depictions portray or encourage,callousness
towards victims, aggressive attitudes, or taking pleasure in the pain or
humiliation of others. Even at the adults-only category of '18', the Guidelines
make clear that exceptions to the principle of free adult choice include any
material or treatment which "appears to the BBFC to risk harm to
individuals or, through their behaviour, to society - for example, any detailed
portrayal of violent or dangerous acts.This includes portrayals of sexual or
sexualised violence which might, for example, eroticise or endorse sexual
assault".
