C.A.T.Ford Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 It seems the Paddington bear film is to be rated PG because it contains violent and mildly (?) sexual content. Didn't we parental type folk read this to our children? What have we done? CAT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Oh the wild debauchery that went on at No. 32 Windsor Gardens...!!! I assume the 'sexual content' is because Paddington didn't wear trousers?? Neither did Chewbacca.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2014 there was a funny quip on the news quiz a few months back that started.... "the news that hugh bonneville was going to pull out of paddington bear........" by which point the audience had jumped one step ahead and were laughing in a childish manner which prompted sandy toksvig to break down in laughter too and could barely finish the joke, finally delivering the punchline "......,,.,has prompted the bbfc to rethink their PG rating for the film" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 ....I assume the 'sexual content' is because Paddington didn't wear trousers?? .... Didn't he wear wellies eventually? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2014 Shiny rubber boots.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2014 Seriously? This country has gone completely bonkers. Chuck in things like this http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2014/nov/14/rosetta-scientist-matt-taylor-breaks-down-apology-offensive-shirt-video This is the guy that landed a machine on a comet for crying out loud, but it's his dress sense which has grabbed the headlines. Well, let's just say it winds me up. How did people of my generation, allowed to make our own minds up, fall out of trees, go out of sight of our parents, etc.,etc., survive? Edit...waiting for someone to pick up on my use of the word 'bonkers' in commenting on supposed sexual connotations.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dickerson Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 It seems the Paddington bear film is to be rated PG because it contains violent and mildly (?) sexual content. Didn't we parental type folk read this to our children? What have we done? CAT Should've stuck to Grimm's fairy tales. The Death of the Little Hen would make a lovely family movie... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I assume the 'sexual content' is because Paddington didn't wear trousers?? The censors heard there was a bear behind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Michael Bond wasn't invited to help create the screenpla, so it's probably "loosely based" on the original story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2014 Perhaps they thought it was something to do with Praed St, or clandestine meetings on The Lawn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2014 I think it's basically a very clever ploy to ensure that adults have a good excuse reason to be seen going to the film - everything nowadays has a marketing gimmick behind it somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm not sure I can use the PG rating as an excuse to go with a 14 year old who's taller than me. We're just going, anyway. If they do a sequel featuring Paddington's evil brother Euston, it may need an 18 rating. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Drifting slightly, there is a book entitled 'A Bear Called Euston - The Evil Twin' which if assessed using the same criteria would probably merit an '18' rating - but it is IMO Very Funny. Usual internet book retailer search will give you a sample read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Paddington gets stuffed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Got it - The auto correct replaced the word 'BEAR' with 'BARE' or the reviewers didn't know the difference. a bit like your and you're are seemingly interchangeable these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 The censors heard there was a bear behind. Can we have a "groan" button, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointstaken Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Either a clever ploy or the world has gone completely mad. The fact that females popping out of their dresses appears to make headlines on the Web is obviously of no consequence whatsoever, despite the fact that children may be corrupted by seeing sights that they shouldn't (being sarcastic). Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2014 Andy Pandy would definitely be '18' for the threesome in the basket with Teddy and Looby Loo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Andy Pandy would definitely be '18' for the threesome in the basket with Teddy and Looby Loo. That whole basket thing was very dodgy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Surprised that Paddington didn't get a warning for poor food storage practices - marmalade sandwiches under hat. Anyway, they've revised the warning to "innuendo" now (must have been reading this thread): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30105052 After an approach from the film's distributor the BBFC altered the term "mild sex references" to "innuendo". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2014 Andy Pandy would definitely be '18' for the threesome in the basket with Teddy and Looby Loo. And as for Muffin the Mule (although I hear it might since have been legalised) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumblestripe Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I believe in early drafts, Paddington went "postal" when Mr. Curry called him "Bear!" once too often. "Yipee Kai-aye, Melon Farmer!" screamed Paddington emptying the magazine of his smoking AK-47 into the ceiling of number 32 Windsor Gardens, he crouched briefly to "tea-bag" the still twitching body of his erstwhile neighbour before reloading and exiting purposefully in the direction of Portobello Road Market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2014 he crouched briefly to "tea-bag" the still twitching body of his erstwhile neighbour. That one sentence has just made my night, i've been feeling really fed up this evening but reading that has left me laughing to myself like a nutjob on the train to wolverhampton!! (i dont think you can really appreciate just how much that has cheered me up after a rubbish couple of weeks) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted November 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2014 And as for Muffin the Mule (although I hear it might since have been legalised) I thought that was an old Mexican custom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I thought that was an old Mexican custom. You really don't want to go there.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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