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?