no film can cater to all audiences and
most shouldn’t even try it’s not who I
am anymore you understand interesting
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
pg-13 rated movies that should have been
rated our
for this list we’re looking at films
that when released theatrically were
either cut down in content to avoid an
r-rating or were tinkered with from the
start to appeal to a broader audience
this is clearly an attempt to sway
public opinion without no marketing
what’s clear is that was just one system
in place we’ve cut crime by 80 percent
just imagine if we put I don’t know
let’s say a hundred systems in place it
should be noted that some of these films
were successful at the box office and
some were even critically well-received
most fans and critics will agree however
that the extra push for a more mature
rating wouldn’t have hurt these movies
you have old coal weapons Union now
fight number ten Terminator Genisys bad
boys bad boys whatcha gonna do you
remember the Terminator films right
you know those unstoppable cyborg fight
fests with harsh language and bloody
action
well Hollywood felt that after years of
r-rated exclusiveness it was time to
branch out to a wider audience
while Genesis isn’t the first
pg-13-rated entry in this franchise it
was a mistake to keep that trend going
after Terminator Salvation was so poorly
received Thank You charge if you ask
most fans Genesis didn’t need to exist
in general that’s the seal get out
despite Arnold Schwarzenegger is praised
return treating the film with kid gloves
didn’t help its chances of being a new
launch point for the once prideful
Terminator series I’m old not obsolete
number 9 insidious join the light on
Josh
most horror movies in general should be
created with an r-rating in mind the
images they can produce are often
intense and can sometimes stick in your
head for days
insidious from director James Wan
centers on a family trying to keep
ghosts from taking over their son we are
calling out to you Dalton tell us you
safe tell us where you are
unsurprisingly this storyline produces
some of those affer mentioned long
lasting horror images despite a pg-13
rating giving audiences the OK to bring
their kids in with them it shouldn’t
come as a shock to anyone if their kids
come running to them in the middle of
the night saying they dreamt to some of
the scary stuff they saw in insidious
horror is a fun Shara but maybe it’s not
for all ages
number eight mortal kombat you fool
mortal kombat was and still is one of
the bloodiest video games of all time
after its release in the arcade a
live-action feature was inevitable the
film itself is okay barring the look and
characters of the video game Plus that
kickass theme song we said it fools I’ve
come for the shows I don’t think so
yet there’s still a grave disappointment
that came with its pg-13 rating this
means no blood and gore for fatalities
and pretty much none of the gruesome
imagery that Mortal Kombat is best known
for right finishing not good done hmm Oh
give me a break okay
it might have been a box-office champ
but the film was far from a flawless
victory when it comes to faithfully
adapting its source material get over
here
number seven sucker punch
he brings in his clients and we gotta
make a deal you know director Zack
Snyder followed up his successful
r-rated adaptations of 300 and Watchmen
with this stylish fantasy action flick
following the exploits of baby doll who
seeks to escape an insane asylum /
brothel the film boasts much of Snyder’s
visual flair and skill for darker
storytelling minds personal that says
who I am what the heck does yours say
says I’m gonna escape from here I’m
gonna be free with subject matter that
deals with lobotomy and the danger of
rape at the hands of the insane head
honchos of the facility it’s kind of
strange that this movie wasn’t rated R
Oh
Snyder reportedly originally wanted it
to be that way but had to cut scenes for
the censors so don’t feel bad
they were already dead
maybe he also did it to bring younger
viewers especially girls into an action
film led by powerful female leads
whatever the reasons the decision was a
sucker punch to the film and let it to
underperform at the box office how about
something a little more commercial for
God’s sakes number 6 The Expendables 3
believe it or not this wasn’t the first
attempt to make the expandables
franchise more open to all ages the same
tactic had been attempted with The
Expendables 2 he will force me to cut
his heart out
don’t you piece of shit this was quickly
met with rage and boycott threats from
fans watch closely and again anybody
else The Expendables series is supposed
to be filled with nods to the glory days
of 80s action films so really gonna go
back yeah alone yeah you an idiot there
should be a ton of blood one-liners
muscle-bound strongman and a lot of
explosions
compared to the first two films The
Expendables 3 is pretty tame and
borderline boring even with all the
explosions
hopefully the lesson will be learned
here for future installments of this
action franchise and we can get back to
basics number five The Wolverine slogan
comic-book readers know Wolverine as one
of the deadliest most badass characters
ever created well we got to glimpse um
of his famous berserker rage and x2
moviegoers haven’t been treated to a
true show of its full abilities 2013’s
the Wolverine could have been the
opportunity fans had been waiting for
that’s right wait wait no you wanna just
I got a girl I didn’t like we mean come
on it’s Wolverine versus ninjas in Japan
that’s a blood fest waiting to happen
sadly the x-men franchise has been keen
on keeping their films open to all
theater-going audiences what kind of
monster I am the Wolverine
we did however get an unrated version
with the blu-ray release but come on we
want to see that added our stuff up on
the big screen go yourself pretty boy
hey
Deadpool delivered the naughty parts why
couldn’t Logan in case the other fell
off number four
Robocop Felix you have to stop please
Alex please stop much like Terminator
Robocop was a staple of the 80s action
genre go ahead
the original was one of the most
excessively violent action films ever
made and that violence is one of the
main reasons people remember it
rebooting the character for a new
generation wasn’t a terrible idea I mean
you no harm
I wanted to I could have killed you a
long time ago no the terrible idea was
eliminating most of the violence
especially with regards to how cop Alex
Murphy becomes the titular cyborg
whether or not this reboot is better
than its pg-13 brother Robocop 3 is
debatable still this action film doesn’t
hold a candle to be very hard our
entries that preceded it in front of a
compress number 3 Pearl Harbor using
film to teach a history lesson isn’t an
uncommon practice I’m gonna go back
unique writer or solicitor still there
is a difference between the hard are
realism of a film like Saving Private
Ryan and the young adult marketed and
pg-13 rated Pearl Harbor
director michael bay’s retelling of the
december 1941 attack on the titular
naval base at its moments of intensity
but focusing on a boring love triangle
for younger audiences rather than going
for an honest war tragedy felt like an
insult to the historic event itself no a
triumph at the box office
Pearl Harbor is far from the
over-the-top violent explosion fests
Michael Bay is best known for
number two live free or die hard
jerk-off this one might be one of the
most successful entries on this list
with some calling this movie the best
die hard since the original move to the
coast we get together ever few lives
still making a die hard movie pg-13
isn’t without drawbacks the blood and
violence the franchise is partly known
for is tremendously toned down compared
to previous entries and while John
McClane remains the king of badass
one-liners his signature motto is almost
completely muted elbow geekery that
alone is pretty unforgivable
probably best to stick with an r-rating
and let McClane do his thing unhindered
and uncut playtime’s over sweetheart
don’t take your hand off the gun then
again it’s not like an r-rating saved a
good day to die hard so that’s not your
thing John what fight kill a bad guy
that’s your thing before we reveal our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
number one World War Z how do we know
they’re coming they’re coming a zombie
outbreak that wreaks havoc on a global
scale
like zombies desperate for brains this
is the kind of undead epic fans of the
zombie genre have been clamoring for
and while World War Z boasts great scope
and superstar Brad Pitt it loses some of
its intensity with the dial down rating
the Romero style carnage we find in most
battles against the undead are nowhere
to be seen in this Marc Forster directed
movie while a fun film World War Z could
have been better if it had been given
the chance to show those old-school
gruesome zombie horror tropes on a
worldwide stage do you agree with our
list which movie do you think would have
been stronger with an R rating not even
think about going for that piece of
garbage in the back come on
okay for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com it’s really disturbing
right
you’ll get used to it
most shouldn’t even try it’s not who I
am anymore you understand interesting
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
pg-13 rated movies that should have been
rated our
for this list we’re looking at films
that when released theatrically were
either cut down in content to avoid an
r-rating or were tinkered with from the
start to appeal to a broader audience
this is clearly an attempt to sway
public opinion without no marketing
what’s clear is that was just one system
in place we’ve cut crime by 80 percent
just imagine if we put I don’t know
let’s say a hundred systems in place it
should be noted that some of these films
were successful at the box office and
some were even critically well-received
most fans and critics will agree however
that the extra push for a more mature
rating wouldn’t have hurt these movies
you have old coal weapons Union now
fight number ten Terminator Genisys bad
boys bad boys whatcha gonna do you
remember the Terminator films right
you know those unstoppable cyborg fight
fests with harsh language and bloody
action
well Hollywood felt that after years of
r-rated exclusiveness it was time to
branch out to a wider audience
while Genesis isn’t the first
pg-13-rated entry in this franchise it
was a mistake to keep that trend going
after Terminator Salvation was so poorly
received Thank You charge if you ask
most fans Genesis didn’t need to exist
in general that’s the seal get out
despite Arnold Schwarzenegger is praised
return treating the film with kid gloves
didn’t help its chances of being a new
launch point for the once prideful
Terminator series I’m old not obsolete
number 9 insidious join the light on
Josh
most horror movies in general should be
created with an r-rating in mind the
images they can produce are often
intense and can sometimes stick in your
head for days
insidious from director James Wan
centers on a family trying to keep
ghosts from taking over their son we are
calling out to you Dalton tell us you
safe tell us where you are
unsurprisingly this storyline produces
some of those affer mentioned long
lasting horror images despite a pg-13
rating giving audiences the OK to bring
their kids in with them it shouldn’t
come as a shock to anyone if their kids
come running to them in the middle of
the night saying they dreamt to some of
the scary stuff they saw in insidious
horror is a fun Shara but maybe it’s not
for all ages
number eight mortal kombat you fool
mortal kombat was and still is one of
the bloodiest video games of all time
after its release in the arcade a
live-action feature was inevitable the
film itself is okay barring the look and
characters of the video game Plus that
kickass theme song we said it fools I’ve
come for the shows I don’t think so
yet there’s still a grave disappointment
that came with its pg-13 rating this
means no blood and gore for fatalities
and pretty much none of the gruesome
imagery that Mortal Kombat is best known
for right finishing not good done hmm Oh
give me a break okay
it might have been a box-office champ
but the film was far from a flawless
victory when it comes to faithfully
adapting its source material get over
here
number seven sucker punch
he brings in his clients and we gotta
make a deal you know director Zack
Snyder followed up his successful
r-rated adaptations of 300 and Watchmen
with this stylish fantasy action flick
following the exploits of baby doll who
seeks to escape an insane asylum /
brothel the film boasts much of Snyder’s
visual flair and skill for darker
storytelling minds personal that says
who I am what the heck does yours say
says I’m gonna escape from here I’m
gonna be free with subject matter that
deals with lobotomy and the danger of
rape at the hands of the insane head
honchos of the facility it’s kind of
strange that this movie wasn’t rated R
Oh
Snyder reportedly originally wanted it
to be that way but had to cut scenes for
the censors so don’t feel bad
they were already dead
maybe he also did it to bring younger
viewers especially girls into an action
film led by powerful female leads
whatever the reasons the decision was a
sucker punch to the film and let it to
underperform at the box office how about
something a little more commercial for
God’s sakes number 6 The Expendables 3
believe it or not this wasn’t the first
attempt to make the expandables
franchise more open to all ages the same
tactic had been attempted with The
Expendables 2 he will force me to cut
his heart out
don’t you piece of shit this was quickly
met with rage and boycott threats from
fans watch closely and again anybody
else The Expendables series is supposed
to be filled with nods to the glory days
of 80s action films so really gonna go
back yeah alone yeah you an idiot there
should be a ton of blood one-liners
muscle-bound strongman and a lot of
explosions
compared to the first two films The
Expendables 3 is pretty tame and
borderline boring even with all the
explosions
hopefully the lesson will be learned
here for future installments of this
action franchise and we can get back to
basics number five The Wolverine slogan
comic-book readers know Wolverine as one
of the deadliest most badass characters
ever created well we got to glimpse um
of his famous berserker rage and x2
moviegoers haven’t been treated to a
true show of its full abilities 2013’s
the Wolverine could have been the
opportunity fans had been waiting for
that’s right wait wait no you wanna just
I got a girl I didn’t like we mean come
on it’s Wolverine versus ninjas in Japan
that’s a blood fest waiting to happen
sadly the x-men franchise has been keen
on keeping their films open to all
theater-going audiences what kind of
monster I am the Wolverine
we did however get an unrated version
with the blu-ray release but come on we
want to see that added our stuff up on
the big screen go yourself pretty boy
hey
Deadpool delivered the naughty parts why
couldn’t Logan in case the other fell
off number four
Robocop Felix you have to stop please
Alex please stop much like Terminator
Robocop was a staple of the 80s action
genre go ahead
the original was one of the most
excessively violent action films ever
made and that violence is one of the
main reasons people remember it
rebooting the character for a new
generation wasn’t a terrible idea I mean
you no harm
I wanted to I could have killed you a
long time ago no the terrible idea was
eliminating most of the violence
especially with regards to how cop Alex
Murphy becomes the titular cyborg
whether or not this reboot is better
than its pg-13 brother Robocop 3 is
debatable still this action film doesn’t
hold a candle to be very hard our
entries that preceded it in front of a
compress number 3 Pearl Harbor using
film to teach a history lesson isn’t an
uncommon practice I’m gonna go back
unique writer or solicitor still there
is a difference between the hard are
realism of a film like Saving Private
Ryan and the young adult marketed and
pg-13 rated Pearl Harbor
director michael bay’s retelling of the
december 1941 attack on the titular
naval base at its moments of intensity
but focusing on a boring love triangle
for younger audiences rather than going
for an honest war tragedy felt like an
insult to the historic event itself no a
triumph at the box office
Pearl Harbor is far from the
over-the-top violent explosion fests
Michael Bay is best known for
number two live free or die hard
jerk-off this one might be one of the
most successful entries on this list
with some calling this movie the best
die hard since the original move to the
coast we get together ever few lives
still making a die hard movie pg-13
isn’t without drawbacks the blood and
violence the franchise is partly known
for is tremendously toned down compared
to previous entries and while John
McClane remains the king of badass
one-liners his signature motto is almost
completely muted elbow geekery that
alone is pretty unforgivable
probably best to stick with an r-rating
and let McClane do his thing unhindered
and uncut playtime’s over sweetheart
don’t take your hand off the gun then
again it’s not like an r-rating saved a
good day to die hard so that’s not your
thing John what fight kill a bad guy
that’s your thing before we reveal our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
number one World War Z how do we know
they’re coming they’re coming a zombie
outbreak that wreaks havoc on a global
scale
like zombies desperate for brains this
is the kind of undead epic fans of the
zombie genre have been clamoring for
and while World War Z boasts great scope
and superstar Brad Pitt it loses some of
its intensity with the dial down rating
the Romero style carnage we find in most
battles against the undead are nowhere
to be seen in this Marc Forster directed
movie while a fun film World War Z could
have been better if it had been given
the chance to show those old-school
gruesome zombie horror tropes on a
worldwide stage do you agree with our
list which movie do you think would have
been stronger with an R rating not even
think about going for that piece of
garbage in the back come on
okay for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com it’s really disturbing
right
you’ll get used to it
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