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frankqb
As a piece of filmmaking, it's mediocre at best. As a social issue, it's of monumental importance and incredibly eye-opening.TheCinenaut
Shows how a director’s vision or initial intent can be altered just to receive a certain rating and the importance of these ratings to the studios and distributors. Also shows how inconsistent the MPAA ratings board really is.taylorannephotography
I think every fan of movies should see this.Siskoid
Kirby Dick's This Film Is Not Yet Rated means to investigate the way the MPAA rates films, in particular why some are given the NC-17 kiss of death as opposed to others, and who the secret group of raters actually are. On the one hand, the documentary speaks with various film makers about their experiences with the MPAA and discusses its history and practices. On the other, it features a Michael Moore-like stunt in which Dick hires a private investigator to ferret out who the raters are (circa 2005) and follows him in his own bid to submit the documentary for a rating, and the following appeals process. There is some meandering as we get to know the female private eye, but it's not uninteresting and Dick manages to craft usable segues out of the slice-of-life material. Between the thrill of the chase in the Moore-type stuff and the comedy inherent in the system's absurd hypocrisy (spoiler: it helps the studios, but harms the independents), This Film Is Not Yet Rated is a fun and illuminating document on censorship in the movie business.StigAnder
This documentary is not very well made, but really important.TheCinenaut
Agreed. A must see.havensent
loved it this film showed me an up and coming film maker who really makes the ratings for films.Advent
It's not a great documentary for its presentation, it's a great documentary because of its subject. This movie shows just how stupid, broken and useless the MPAA is. If you ever cared about the expression of art, particularly film, you need to see this movie.