What's the deal with Superman PG13 rating?

[Venkman]

Anyone know why it's not PG? I remember going to see Superman with my old man when I was five and was looking forward to taking my own five year old to this one. Looks like I won't be doing that - I'm kind of bummed. You'd think they'd make it PG to appeal to families.

[il Padrino Ute]

Why would they make it a PG or tamer? Most in Hollywood have proven time and time again that they don't give a damn what the public wants when it comes to so-called "family entertainment". They want to appeal to the lowest common denominator and have.

[Venkman]

It's not that I really even have a problem with a PG13 rating. I believe the Spiderman movies were PG13 and I didn't have a problem with them. I was just looking forward to taking my son to to the movie. I guess I just assumed it would be PG because Superman seems to be the most kid-friendly superhero. You know, the squeaky clean boy scout type.

[Robin]

Originally Posted by Venkman

It's not that I really even have a problem with a PG13 rating. I believe the Spiderman movies were PG13 and I didn't have a problem with them. I was just looking forward to taking my son to to the movie. I guess I just assumed it would be PG because Superman seems to be the most kid-friendly superhero. You know, the squeaky clean boy scout type.

A tongue kiss and some mild violence will get a pg-13 rating.

Spiderman was extremely violent. I didn't have the easiest time explaining to my young son why the Green Goblin was vaporizing innocents right and left, and when he finally got impaled to death at the end, that was a parental moment I would just as soon forget.

The original superman had some stuff in it too and might have had a pg-13 rating if such a thing existed back in the day.

[Venkman]

Originally Posted by Robin

A tongue kiss and some mild violence will get a pg-13 rating.

Spiderman was extremely violent. I didn't have the easiest time explaining to my young son why the Green Goblin was vaporizing innocents right and left, and when he finally got impaled to death at the end, that was a parental moment I would just as soon forget.

The original superman had some stuff in it too and might have had a pg-13 rating if such a thing existed back in the day.

Yeah, I'm glad I didn't take my kid to Spiderman. He was too young anyway. I didn't have a problem with it myself, but I knew it wouldn't be the best for him.

Good point about the original Superman. I don't think it would have had a PG-13 rating though. Maybe Superman II - I found the bed scene at the Ice Castle quite risque when I was eight years old or so. :-)