Terminator Salvation Loses R-Rating

Terminator Salvation Loses R-Rating

McG was waging a rating war to keep Terminator Salvation Rated R. PG-13 says Pizza Hut.

By jman1977 - Apr 07, 2009 08:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Terminator
Source: www.slashfilm.com

This film needs to be rated R. McG knows it, we the fans know it. Unfortunately, the studio does not know it. McG was fighting a ratings war. The director was trying to keep a scene were Moon Bloodgood was topless parading around in the rain to be kept in the final cut. This scene would have pushed the film into R rated territory. Which means the kids cant go see it.

Like all big summer tent pole films these days Terminator Salvation had a promotion deal with Pizza Hut. Check out the photo below of Pizza Hut's promotional offer, right next to the Halcyon logo is what looks like the film's final MPAA Rating of PG-13.

I would be more up in arms if the studio reported that they were cutting action sequences from this movie to make it a PG-13 film, but if all were doing is losing out on wet t-shirt booby scene then oh well. The Dark Knight was PG-13 and that movie was bad ass and successful. Let's hope Terminator Salvation will do the same.

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MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/7/2009, 9:27 AM
In fairness you can get away with quite a bit in a pg13 movie these days..but yeah they are still a bunch of cash guzzling pussies.
SoulAllFlush
SoulAllFlush - 4/7/2009, 10:15 AM
you sure that's not just the rating of the trailer itself. May need confirmation. Sucks if it's true.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/7/2009, 10:15 AM
Well i hope their doing extra bits for the DVD/BR release atleast???? I know guys, what a bit of a let down!
ThisFan
ThisFan - 4/7/2009, 10:24 AM
i agree to me it just looks like a trailer rating
i say we wait and see
if it changed then there will be a lot more news about that
vonstallin
vonstallin - 4/7/2009, 10:31 AM
i can wait till the dvd to see her tits....
Inohaku
Inohaku - 4/7/2009, 10:38 AM
As long as u have a good story line +special effects, couldn't care less for the rating.
Betty
Betty - 4/7/2009, 10:43 AM
Noooooooo! So just the pure violence? No sugar in the coffee?
savedrockstar
savedrockstar - 4/7/2009, 10:43 AM
I know I'm a minority here, but I'm glad for the cut scene. I do want to see Bale blowing up some robots, but I don't want to see some random topless girl. This allows me to enjoy the entirety of the film while still honoring my wife.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/7/2009, 10:45 AM
Lol savedrockstar! : D
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/7/2009, 11:04 AM
Its actually ridiculous when you think about it..A womans breasts, a natural part of the human body is something to be shielded from a minors eyes in case he suddenly turns into a sex crazed raping nutjob!..But scenes of War, violence, murder and carnage will do him no harm! Its perfectly natural isnt it?

GrimReaper90
GrimReaper90 - 4/7/2009, 11:26 AM
This is why you need to bring back James Cameron. He would have made sure that this film will be rated R.
MisterNiceGuy
MisterNiceGuy - 4/7/2009, 11:38 AM
gay
oliverqueen
oliverqueen - 4/7/2009, 11:44 AM
Hmmmm, cut the boos, I could care less.... just better be a lot of action, blood, and gore!!!
Pierce_Highmen
Pierce_Highmen - 4/7/2009, 12:03 PM
Um, does everyone remember how badly Watchmen just flopped. WB does not want a repeat. If it just comes down to one scene were a chick is walking around topless, that is good. Because that means they dont have to cut out action or blood to make the PG-13. Im fine with it, because they will just add the scene back in for the Unrated DVD release.
SupahPhreak
SupahPhreak - 4/7/2009, 12:28 PM
I WANT MA BOOBIES DAMN IT.
MetalHead
MetalHead - 4/7/2009, 12:47 PM
Well for starters, there will be the possibility of plenty of deaths whether it's rated R or PG-13 without showing too much blood-- endoskeletons don't bleed anyway.

As far as the rating goes, PG-13 is the new R and has been for almost 10 years now. That being said, though, now it's just gonna be in the back of my mind that this is being marketed towards little kids and will piss me off. However, they could in therory still make a great Terminator movie with a PG rating that is just showing us origin (weird calling a movie that takes place after the first films an origin story but that's where several of the characters came from) because there doesn't need to be as much brutal murder in this story. Consider that scenes like the police station scene in T1 wouldn't be possible without an R rating, there probably wouldn't be many-- if any-- scenes that blatently violent anyway.
SirJediFrank
SirJediFrank - 4/7/2009, 2:35 PM
Watchmen and it´s R rating is SUPPOSEDLY not to have been well in the BO, so the studios may not be willing to risk their money with such a big movie, and targeted to a shorter audience..
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 4/7/2009, 4:18 PM
GOSH DARNG IT!!!
JeremyBentham
JeremyBentham - 4/7/2009, 4:57 PM
ratings dont really matter to me...

whens this movie coming out?
marshmallowyme
marshmallowyme - 4/7/2009, 5:13 PM
I don't know who Moon Bloodgood is, but I was sold at "rain" and "topless."

GIVE THIS MOVIE AN R, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!

lol
007440
007440 - 4/7/2009, 5:46 PM
Not all R movies are good.. Look at AVP-R it sucked! Chet was stupid and not what I expect it..
BloodRed
BloodRed - 4/7/2009, 7:39 PM
LAME. WRONG. NONSENSE.

These words come to mind after reading this story. I don't think this movie is going to be that great because if this one scene was in question, how much blood and violence is going to be in it?!?!?

They were debating over a topless scene but, with that cut out, the rest of the film is tame enough to warrant a PG-13 rating?!?

WHAT KIND OF VIOLENT FUTURE WAR ABOUT K-I-L-L-E-R ROBOTS CAN GET AWAY WITH A PG-13 RATING?????

Today, is a disappointment. A Terminator movie is going to be watered down and made for children. They have a Pizza Hut tie-in to hammer that point home.

F***IN' PATHETIC!!!!

007440
007440 - 4/8/2009, 2:54 AM
I think the reason it got PG-13 is because Robots don't really spill blood and someone dying by a machine gun is not a big deal anymore.
CrookedJaw
CrookedJaw - 4/8/2009, 8:13 AM
Ugh...This sucks...but it's not terrible...This movie will still be great, and that means that the director's cut dvd will be super awesome
teberl79
teberl79 - 4/8/2009, 8:28 AM
If this movie is not rated R it'll tank. I wouldn't take any child to see a Terminator no matter what the rating. MPAA F*CKS the little guy again! Its boobs for Christ sakes and probably adds to the entertainment value of the movie. What is an action flick without some tits? Most of the people seeing this movie are adult men anyways so leave the tits in and keep the movie R!
Talontd
Talontd - 4/8/2009, 10:14 AM
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dogchasingcars
dogchasingcars - 4/8/2009, 11:38 AM
Well damn that sucks all becuase of some random topless scene are they going to keep this movie from being R rated like it should be i mean hell Bale's blow up should have been rated R and we all heard and joked about that one what a F*cking Professional
BloodRed
BloodRed - 4/16/2009, 1:28 PM

SAY NO TO PG-13 TERMINATOR.
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