hooray internets

[jaina]

I've discovered my new favorite feature on imdb-- the content advisory for parents. Basically it's a list of everything in the movie that could be considered objectionable: sex, violence, profanity, what have you. It's supposed to be for parents to decide whether they can take their kids to a particular movie, but it's great for me, because I'm a complete fraidy-cat who can't handle violence/gore/scary stuff. So for example, here's the page for 3:10 to Yuma (could be considered spoilery), which I now know I won't be seeing. I mean, mostly I can figure it out just by knowing the rating and the subject matter, but this is really helpful. It's all user-submitted, though, so lots of movies don't have anything there (like Shoot 'Em Up, but I mean, that one's a no-brainer). But still! Yay!

Comments

[ferdalump.livejournal.com]

LOL!! I am the most ginormous fraidy cat of them all. I really never met another adult as scared as I am of 'scary movies' and literally I am about the biggest baby I know when it comes to any kind of violence on screen.

Most times I have Chad screen things for me, and the parentall warnings often come in handy.

However, for Bale, I think I might be willing to make an exception. :p ;)

[brightcupenny.livejournal.com]

I may challenge you for the title of Biggest Grown-up Fraidy Cat! The sad thing is I love action movies, but I can't handle anything bloody, so there's a very narrow range of movies I can comfortably see! sirrogue screens stuff for me too-- that's how I watched Gladiator, and Sin City, and other stuff like that. I do want to see 3:10 to Yuma actually, but only if I go with someone who's been before.