Question about ratings in Australia.

samwise of the shire · 04-05-2003, 04:33 PM

I was up on this website about Ned Kelly...it's a movie with Orlando Bloom that's comin' out this year sometime, and I noticed that it was rated M for Medium level Violence and adult scenes. I was wondering if people had come out with a new rating level here in the US or if Australia has different letters for the rating of R or something. So in other words does M=R in ratings?
Thanks you guys,
Cheers,
Sam

BeardofPants · 04-05-2003, 06:58 PM

M = Mature Audiences. 15 years and over, or with adult supervision.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-05-2003, 07:02 PM

Now that's strange; in America, it's a rating for computer games, and means 17 and older, I believe.

BeardofPants · 04-05-2003, 07:17 PM

How is it strange? I understand that NZ has a more lenient ratings system from the US as well; some stuff that R18 is only R16 over here. Guess it's just not as universal as you thought, huh?

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-05-2003, 07:30 PM

Pfffft. I've lived in three different countries. No way do I think that the rating system here is universal.

I just thought it strange that the system used for computer games was used for movies there.

Shadowfax · 04-05-2003, 10:53 PM

In Canada PG13 is 14A (you must be 14 or accompanied by an adult), and R is 18A (18 years old or with an adult). PG and G are the same as the US.

Linaewen · 04-06-2003, 04:55 AM

I'll just go through Australia's rating system because I think the other posts in this thread are from other countries.

G
PG
M- Mature audiences (basically anyone, tho' younger people usually need to be accompanied by an adult - my 8 year old sister got to see LotR with just me and my cousins, the eldest being 17)
M15+
R- 18 years or over

samwise of the shire · 04-06-2003, 06:32 PM

Our rating system goes like this:
G=General Audiences
PG=Parental Guidance advised
PG-13= you have to be 13 or older to see it in theater, or accompanied by an adult
R= You have to be 17 or older
I take it that M rating would equal the PG-13 rating here? Thanks for the help guys.
And that's an interesting rating system. Kind of confusing but hey you probably think that about OUR rating system.
Cheers,
Sam

BeardofPants · 04-07-2003, 03:12 AM

No. M is stricter than PG-13. In NZ anyway.

Ours is:

G
PG
R13
M+
R16
R18

gimli7410 · 04-07-2003, 09:56 PM

our rating in canada is more lenient then america because i always look at movie cases and see americas rating like R but it is taped over with a 14a rating.

***IronParrot*** · 04-07-2003, 11:47 PM

Canada's 14A range is roughly equivalent to anywhere from a "high PG-13" to a "low R" in MPAA (American) terms. An 18A would be a "high R" in a sense, and there is actually another "R" level above that (designating that it is for 18+ only, regardless of supervision) which is very rarely seen anywhere.

Because it's a different ratings committee up here, there isn't any direct parity between the standards. Canadian ratings aren't any looser or tighter, just on a different scale.

gimli7410 · 04-08-2003, 12:36 AM

oh ok.

Millane · 04-09-2003, 12:22 AM

in australia there just recommendations up to about MA where you have to be 15 or older and R 18 and over... M doesnt really mean much but with Ned Kelly Gregor Jordan pushed really hard for it to be rated M and he got it in Australia dont know bout anywhere else.

04-05-2003, 04:33 PM	#1
samwise of the shire Radically Tolkienited Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: If home is where the heart is, and my heart is in heaven...that should answer your question. <+>< Posts: 967	Question about ratings in Australia. I was up on this website about Ned Kelly...it's a movie with Orlando Bloom that's comin' out this year sometime, and I noticed that it was rated M for Medium level Violence and adult scenes. I was wondering if people had come out with a new rating level here in the US or if Australia has different letters for the rating of R or something. So in other words does M=R in ratings? Thanks you guys, Cheers, Sam __________________ Jesus is my all in all <><+<><+<><+<><+<><+<><+ People who are so concerned with escapism do have a name...we call them jailers. ~J.R.R Tolkien Radically Saved, Totally Tolkienited GOD... BLESS... AMERICA...

04-05-2003, 06:58 PM	#2
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	M = Mature Audiences. 15 years and over, or with adult supervision. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-05-2003, 07:02 PM	#3
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Now that's strange; in America, it's a rating for computer games, and means 17 and older, I believe. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-05-2003, 07:17 PM	#4
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	How is it strange? I understand that NZ has a more lenient ratings system from the US as well; some stuff that R18 is only R16 over here. Guess it's just not as universal as you thought, huh? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-05-2003, 07:30 PM	#5
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Pfffft. I've lived in three different countries. No way do I think that the rating system here is universal. I just thought it strange that the system used for computer games was used for movies there. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-05-2003, 10:53 PM	#6
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	In Canada PG13 is 14A (you must be 14 or accompanied by an adult), and R is 18A (18 years old or with an adult). PG and G are the same as the US. __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

04-06-2003, 04:55 AM	#7
Linaewen Fair Dinkum Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,319	I'll just go through Australia's rating system because I think the other posts in this thread are from other countries. G PG M- Mature audiences (basically anyone, tho' younger people usually need to be accompanied by an adult - my 8 year old sister got to see LotR with just me and my cousins, the eldest being 17) M15+ R- 18 years or over

04-06-2003, 06:32 PM	#8
samwise of the shire Radically Tolkienited Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: If home is where the heart is, and my heart is in heaven...that should answer your question. <+>< Posts: 967	Our rating system goes like this: G=General Audiences PG=Parental Guidance advised PG-13= you have to be 13 or older to see it in theater, or accompanied by an adult R= You have to be 17 or older I take it that M rating would equal the PG-13 rating here? Thanks for the help guys. And that's an interesting rating system. Kind of confusing but hey you probably think that about OUR rating system. Cheers, Sam __________________ Jesus is my all in all <><+<><+<><+<><+<><+<><+ People who are so concerned with escapism do have a name...we call them jailers. ~J.R.R Tolkien Radically Saved, Totally Tolkienited GOD... BLESS... AMERICA...

04-07-2003, 03:12 AM	#9
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	No. M is stricter than PG-13. In NZ anyway. Ours is: G PG R13 M+ R16 R18 __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-07-2003, 09:56 PM	#10
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	our rating in canada is more lenient then america because i always look at movie cases and see americas rating like R but it is taped over with a 14a rating. __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

04-07-2003, 11:47 PM	#11
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Canada's 14A range is roughly equivalent to anywhere from a "high PG-13" to a "low R" in MPAA (American) terms. An 18A would be a "high R" in a sense, and there is actually another "R" level above that (designating that it is for 18+ only, regardless of supervision) which is very rarely seen anywhere. Because it's a different ratings committee up here, there isn't any direct parity between the standards. Canadian ratings aren't any looser or tighter, just on a different scale. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

04-08-2003, 12:36 AM	#12
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	oh ok. __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

04-09-2003, 12:22 AM	#13
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	in australia there just recommendations up to about MA where you have to be 15 or older and R 18 and over... M doesnt really mean much but with Ned Kelly Gregor Jordan pushed really hard for it to be rated M and he got it in Australia dont know bout anywhere else. __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

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