Chances of PG-13 "Ninja Turtles"?
 

I can't speak for everybody, but I would think most here (myself included) favor a moderate PG-13 approach for the new TMNT film. I just saw The Hunger Games and (without getting caught up in loving/hating that film) it was intense. For a book aimed at middle schoolers, I was blown away. It was rated PG-13. There's absolutely no reason why the new TMNT can't be.

Wasn't Transformers PG-13? I mean, usually Bay works within that rating it seems, and the director is a horror movies guy - could this film be our first PG-13 TMNT?

Yeah, I can see it happening. Most superhero films are PG-13. Plus, Bay says that one day kids will belive the turtles are real after the movie, so it's more likely to be PG-13.

The chances of a PG-13 could be pretty good. A few of the Harry Potter films were PG-13 and kids were a big part of the fanbase not to mention that most comic book films are PG-13.

I would love to see a PG-13 film. With everyone attached to it it seems plausible.

I just hope they focus more on the super hero action portion of the franchise because a majority of super hero films are PG-13.

That's a movie he directed. The movies his company produced have been mostly R. Take that as you will.

Jesus Christ.

I really don't get the whole fascination that people have with the seemingly magical PG-13 rating.

If it means more action, explosions, and cool looking bad guys, then that's fine. But I don't really care how many cuss words get dropped or how much blood gets spewed all over the place.

I just want something along the lines of the first flick which if released today would be PG-13 as long as the kids smoking was cut.

As long as Leo doesn't do any gory slo-mo decapitations.

I just want the Turtles to actually use their weapons.

Prior to Bay's involvement there probably wasn't too much chance of PG-13. Now, maybe, if that's what he wants. He'll get what he wants.

It still seems so tragic to me that it's like this huge big thing that a Ninja Turtle movie gets a rating that's OK for 13 year-olds. And yet it is.

I'm in an agreement with the precedent that most modern comic movies for a mass audience are PG-13. I see this flick being PG-13.

My big question is what in the 1st movie makes you guys think it would be re-rated if it were released now?

Underage smoking, maybe.

There is some blood in it. and the violence would most likely bump it up a bit. The movie did get targeted for that by the media resulting in the loss of weapons in #2.

Gay jokes.

I'll say that with the talent involved the chances of a PG13/12A rated TMNT film is very high.

Among other "intense thematic elements" from the first movie.

*April (a woman) gets slapped around by some male attackers.

*Raphael gets the snot beat out of him and tossed through a ceiling window.

*Poor injured Raphael has to be slowly nursed back to life as his brothers wait around anxiously.

*Splinter is assumed to be dead, and he gives his depressed sons his "farewell address."

*Shredder gets crushed (to death, supposedly) by a garbage truck callously activated by one of the main "heroes."

Yeah, that first movie was good stuff, indeed!

You're starting to sound like Phil Phillips, winters. :P

The singer or the Fundamentalist?

I'd watch that... What is wrong with a little slo mo gore scenes? :3 Imagine all the stabby scenes we could have!

Truly though I just want to see ninja action :O Like when Leo goes across the wall in Turtles forever, or the cool on top of building scene in the intro of the 2k3 show. I just want to see me some awesome ninja action... which really doesn't need a high or low rating to do.

I could go with any rating frankly.

The fundamentalist author. :P

Who's Phil Phillips the singer?

Also...really?

And behold the sequel! It's the one-two fundamentalist punch that NO ONE demanded!

I really like the cover artwork on some of those fundamentalist anti-cartoon books! If only the interior pages featured similar "creative" artistic interpretations of our favorite Saturday morning heroes, those books might actually have some humor value to them.

Also...

Part of me wonders if that blog I posted earlier is a joke blog...

would definitely be up for a pg-13 rating!

It'd be rare to see Raph say DAMNNNNNNNN or BITCHING at the end of the movie if its not pg-13 nowadays

I would definitely like to see some stabbing w/ leo and raph as well as some whacks to the skull w/ mikeys nunchucks and not using sausage (combat coldcuts)

+ they are TEENAGERS so why not a teenage rating lol

That's what I've been saying for years.

One thing the first movie was missing is Leo and Raph never stabbed any Foot Soldiers. This is not the cartoons, its a shame it can't be shown.

They can do it with the usual no blood either, just show them slashing and the Foot fall down.

Exactly. Yep, hopes are high for a PG-13.

I'm assuming it will be, most all comic book movies are now days. Even ones directed at kids like the Marvel Universe flicks.

I think Fantastic Four 2 was PG. But that was horrid. And I rather liked the first one.

You're right Rise of the Silver Surfer is only PG, not sure if it was neutered to get it there or it was just dumbed down from the scripting stage on to insure a PG. Not even sure why they decided to drop it down a rating. The 1st wasn't so dark it would turn away families with kids...

Wow that's odd, I never realized Rise was only PG. I thought the story line was kinda dark, ya know, Galactus trying to devour Earth and all.

Huh? I don't remember any blood in the first film.

They weren't trying to get a PG rating, it's just that when the film was finished that's what the ratings board give it.

There wasn't actual blood flying everywhere, but the Turtles had blood on them during the fight scenes. It kinda looked like bruising in a way, but it was supposed to be blood, whether theirs or the Foot's.

Pretty sure that was just bruising. And I'm 100% for a PG-13 TMNT movie. The vast majority of the big action-oriented tentpole movies are PG-13 and I'd say it's very very likely we'll end up with the same rating for this one.

I expect PG-13. It'd be weird if they didn't make it that.

If they go PG, they'd be taking the director, producers, writers and Platinum Dunes as a whole out of their element.

I could care less about the rating, ratings are BS anyway.

Idk, that would have been some pretty fast bruising. :P

It's blood. Heck, Leonardo slashes Shredder's arm. I think you can even see a slash mark on Tin-Grin's back.

It's an American Idol finalist....for future reference...:P

I hope that the Movie is PG-13 but if it's anything like what the new toon it's looking to be , we should be expecting a G rating .

Considering the production staff is most known for R rated fare, that'd be a HUGE step backwards.