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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,819 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've recently had a couple of NO votes regarding BBFC ratings for Region 2 profiles.
The first NO vote stated I should use the 'full length rating' and the most recent simply stated I'd used the wrong one and promptly submitted their own (which is damned rude IMO).
So here's an example of why this confusion has arised.
First Wives Club shows this on bbfc:
[b]Consumer Advice: Contains mild sex references, violence and language
Language Occasional, mild
Sex/Nudity Some mild references
Violence Once, comic, mild
Other None[/b]
Initially when this situation arose I was using the shorter version after Consumer Advice; but after getting a no vote & PM stating I should use the longer version which would appear on the case I changed to using the longer version.
Now I'm totally confused and bordering on not bothering with ratings at all unless their on the box.
So...which bit should be used??
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Since they practically say the same thing, I'd go with the one that's easiest (shortest) to enter, meaning this: Mild Sex References, Violence and Language | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: July 31, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | I personally would use the more descriptive one. |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Forget_the_Rest: Quote:
I personally would use the more descriptive one. Agreed and have changed my vote on the recent submission. |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Forget_the_Rest: Quote:
I personally would use the more descriptive one. Agreed. | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
"I also refuse to document CLT results and I pay my bills to avoid going to court." - Sam, keeping it real, yo. |
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  | Corne | | Registered: Nov. 1, 2000 |
| Registered: April 5, 2007 |  Posts: 1,059 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Forget_the_Rest: Quote:
I personally would use the more descriptive one. Agreed | | | | Cor |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 906 |
| | Posted: | | | | In my opinion: Use the one from the case, not the one from the BBFC website | | | 
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,819 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting reybr: Quote:
In my opinion: Use the one from the case, not the one from the BBFC website I think you've misunderstood. There was no rating on the case...which is why I went to the BBFC website; and, as in my first post, it listed both a long and short version of the rating details. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 906 |
| | Posted: | | | | You are absolutely correct, I misunderstood  In my opinion, "Mild sex references, violence and language" should be used. for two reasons. 1. It says the exact same thing as the long version and 2. It's easier to read than the long list. | | |
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| Registered: April 3, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,998 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting reybr: Quote:
You are absolutely correct, I misunderstood
In my opinion, "Mild sex references, violence and language" should be used. for two reasons.
1. It says the exact same thing as the long version and
2. It's easier to read than the long list. +1 |
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| Registered: July 31, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | Whilst I can understand your reasoning reybr, I personally disagree.
Whilst very similar, the shorter version omits one word which can make a difference to some people. In the violence section in the table version it includes "comic". That implies that the violence present isn't actually set to hurt people per se, but for the humour aspect for the viewers. Whilst it may not matter to all, to some parents with children, they might not allow their children to view films with "ordinary" violence but would allow comic violence. |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,945 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting reybr: Quote:
You are absolutely correct, I misunderstood
In my opinion, "Mild sex references, violence and language" should be used. for two reasons.
1. It says the exact same thing as the long version and
2. It's easier to read than the long list. +1 | | | | www.tvmaze.com |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Forget_the_Rest: Quote:
Whilst I can understand your reasoning reybr, I personally disagree.
Whilst very similar, the shorter version omits one word which can make a difference to some people. In the violence section in the table version it includes "comic". That implies that the violence present isn't actually set to hurt people per se, but for the humour aspect for the viewers. Whilst it may not matter to all, to some parents with children, they might not allow their children to view films with "ordinary" violence but would allow comic violence. Indeed. Better to have what some people would consider too much information, than what some would consider not enough. |
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| T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 8,733 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting ninehours: Quote:
Quoting reybr:
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You are absolutely correct, I misunderstood
In my opinion, "Mild sex references, violence and language" should be used. for two reasons.
1. It says the exact same thing as the long version and
2. It's easier to read than the long list.
+1 Count me in as well! That's the format our rating details field is equipped to handle, and that's the official format the BBFC is using nowadays - the old "table style" format has been abandoned long ago, and often contains information (like genre or themes) that really isn't part of the actual rating details. Just the fact that this would lead us to enter something like "Other: None" into the field should be a big enough hint. So yeah, it's definitely "Mild Sex References, Violence and Language". | | | | Last edited: by T!M |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,819 |
| | Posted: | | | | As I never stated a preferences I will go with the longer version as I agree totally with what Forget said! |
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