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Drag Me to Hell Gets MPAA Rating

Source:Universal Pictures
April 16, 2009


The MPAA has finally made a decision on what to rate Sam Raimi's horror film Drag Me to Hell (set visit), which means one of two cuts that were circulating within the walls at Universal has been decided upon.

A month ago, insiders told ShockTillYouDrop.com that execs were mulling over which cut to release. This was reflected during the test screening process earlier this year when audiences were exposed to either a PG-13 version or an R-rated cut. One source told me there wasn't that much of a difference between the two.

Today, the MPAA announced Drag is getting a PG-13 for "sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language." This is going to bode especially well for the studio. It means they'll get more butts in seats. And with the early praise the film is receiving, this might just be a summer horror hit.

Drag Me to Hell opens May 29th.

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Posted by: MistAh BlistAh on April 16, 2009 at 16:49:43

Ouch!

Not sayin it will be bad but...ouch.


Posted by: ...... on April 16, 2009 at 16:52:23

Horror movie + PG-13 = boooooooooooooo


Posted by: BoggyCreekBeast on April 16, 2009 at 17:04:37

PG-13 horror from Mr. Evil Dead?! Sorry. Will wait for the DVD.


Posted by: djblack1313 on April 16, 2009 at 17:08:56

yeah, i remember hearing that the R-rated cut had like barely anything in it worthy of an R rating. at least we'll be able to look forward to an R Rated DVD.


Posted by: Joe on April 16, 2009 at 17:14:29

As someone who saw the PG-13 cut a few months back, you should all just hold your bloody tongues till you see it. I was SHOCKED how much they get away with in the PG-13 cut, and you'll be happily surprised how intense and BLOODY it is even with this rating. Hang in there kiddies...DRAG is gonna spook-a-blast-ya!


Posted by: ico on April 16, 2009 at 17:17:09

I can't wait for this. The rating doesn't matter.


Posted by: Colin on April 16, 2009 at 17:26:26

If it's true that the only difference between the PG-13 and R cuts is an eye gouging, Universal did the right thing.


Posted by: Jason on April 16, 2009 at 17:28:59

I don't know.. a lot of directors can work wonders with a PG-13 rating. question isn't is the movie going to be as good as rated R, the question is what can Sam Raimi pull off within the confines of PG-13??


Posted by: ico on April 16, 2009 at 17:34:41

Jason

Apparently he was aiming for pg-13.


Posted by: Jason on April 16, 2009 at 17:38:33

Granted, rated r movies mean better effects, more violence, more cursing, which is what was probably wrong with Die Hard 4, but anyways, I think studio's now are looking more for selling tickets and filling seats rather than lets jam pack the movie with every curse word and blood splatter and get the R rating.. oh how miss the good ol' days..


Posted by: Jason138 on April 16, 2009 at 17:48:14

God I hate movie studios. Isn't this a Lionsgate release? I thought they had balls.


Posted by: Jason138 on April 16, 2009 at 17:51:11

I just re-read the story. I see its Universal and I know they have no balls. I believe Lionsgate has foreign distribution rights. Or I am completly off-base on both fronts and I should quit while I am ahead.


Posted by: cory on April 16, 2009 at 17:59:57

just think spider-man 2 Hospital scene and its sam raimi we are talking here not some newbe
or just a horror director.


Posted by: Dutch on April 16, 2009 at 18:11:12

The whole idea of test screenings, gearing the film to what the audience seems to approve of rather than what the filmmaker actually had in mind, is grotesque. Have to see it, though.


Posted by: Joe on April 16, 2009 at 19:16:51

Another ****ty pg-13 film, they've all sucked.


Posted by: Deadmildred on April 16, 2009 at 19:29:31

Forget making a badass horror flick. Let's just make sure we "get more butts in the seats." That's what's really important....pricks.


Posted by: moviewizguy on April 16, 2009 at 19:30:22

Every horror movie has to be R! It's PG-13 so that automatically means that the studios don't care about us horror fans, and they want the retarded teenagers to go and see this one! It's a travesty that this movie is PG-13, and anyone who pays to go and see this *beep* PG-13 *beep* is a moron!!! All horror movies must be R...there has never been a PG-13 horror that has worked! FACT!

R = SUCCESS!!! ****, BLOOD, SEX, VIOLENCE, DRUGS, PROFANITY...YEAH!
PG-13 = MAJOR SUCKAGE!!! TEENY-BOPPER CRAP! NOT REAL HORROR!

It's common knowledge that blood, sex and **** is how a horror movie should be made. The deaths need to be really violent and gory, the characters need to be bad-ass mother****as who say "****" and "****", maybe a little bit of drugs and alcohol a lot and there has to be a nice pair of **** on display, cause then at least if the movie suxx, then I got a consilation of a nice pair of boobs to gaze at. Mmmmm....boobs!!!

BUT INSTEAD, were gonna get some ghost story that focuses on suspense, scares, terror and doesn't have lots of nudity and sex! That's a DISASTER! I don't wanna see that and I certainly don't wanna be in a theater with teenagers! This movie needed gore, sex, heavy violence and some nice cuss words...but NOOOOO, they went the tame and LAME way. *beep* you, you *beep* mother*beep*!

I mean seriously man, ghost stories are supposed to have nudity and heavy blood and gore, cause ghosts are mean *beep* who like to slice and dice and kill naked chicks. IT'S JUST NOT GONNA WORK AS A PG-13! Where are my tit shots and gore shots? Hellloooooo! Maybe I'll settle for a few naked ghosts...but this isn't going to have any!

Oh, and btw, this post is a parody of the morons who will be *****ing about the movie being PG-13. I'm not that stupid to bash a movie because of its' rating. This movie looks great, regardless of its' rating!


Posted by: moviewizguy on April 16, 2009 at 19:37:37

Oh, yeah, and this film currently has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/drag_me_to_hell/

Honestly, there are idiots and just retards in America. Most of the above users are completel and utter retards.


Posted by: General Gokemidoro on April 16, 2009 at 19:39:32

As for Raimi. PG-13 sounds like more Ghosthouse crap to me. Ha ha!


Posted by: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor on April 16, 2009 at 19:41:30

General, keep the conversation on topic. And why bother sticking around if you hate the site so much?


Posted by: General Gokemidoro on April 16, 2009 at 20:14:56

I never said I hate it. Quite the opposite I get a kick out of the crying and whining and often pointless things said here. Some of the people here really take this commenting stuff way to seriously. I mean a movie is good or bad, it just that simple. So what if the movie is PG-13, it can still be good. And about "more butts in the seats". DUh. It's a business made to make money bottom line. Raimi doesn't give a crap if you , me, Joe, or whoever doesn't like it. He just wants a kickass weekend at the box office. Like Ghosthouse, bad cheap Pg-13 crap that will make the bank at the box office on week one.. And the next week when people are like wow that movie sucked Sam is cashing the check with a smile:)


Posted by: djblack1313 on April 16, 2009 at 20:17:30

moviewizguy, YOU are the biggest "utter retard" of "us" all.
i can't wait to see this movie. and "General" i don't think Ryan was talking to you.


Posted by: General Gokemidoro on April 16, 2009 at 20:34:21

Yeah he was. He didn't like a Twilight comment I made here and deleted it. And he said. General, keep the conversation on topic. And why bother sticking around if you hate the site so much? But I'm cool with that.


Posted by: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor on April 16, 2009 at 20:40:39

I was absolutely talking General.

Look, man...sometimes you direct these comments directly to the site. Censorship this, bull**** that - well, I'm the only cat running this joint, so if you have issues, contact me directly and I'll tell you why I make the decisions I make. And I think they're valid ones. The last time you called me out on something being "corporate" and I said f--k that and I told you why. Didn't get a response then.

I'm merely trying to encourage a bit of healthy conversation regarding the actual topic at hand in these comment threads. And if you want to discuss "same news" on other sites, especially "exclusive" stuff - I can't account for the practices of other editors out there.


Posted by: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor on April 16, 2009 at 20:41:32

Now, General, go have fun wanking off to our new Panabaker interview... Hahaha.


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