The movie rating system is flawed. In today’s day and age it is almost impossible to actually protect and shield audiences from material even if there is an age limit involved. Brian Fitzgerald makes some great points on his web site, http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Makeup/4303/ratingwrong.html. One main point he makes is that if a parent allows their child to see an NC-17 movie at home then there is nothing the rating department can do about it. So why not allow him to watch it in the theater?
In another web page a blogger made his feelings known, “…each person’s value system or tolerance for certain content can be influenced by personal background, religion, or family beliefs.” http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Makeup/4303/ratingwrong.html
It is like many other things the government tries to do, make the American people have morals. This page had an interesting new idea for a movie rating system, if anything it will be a good laugh: http://librarianavengers.org/2007/01/25/rated-b-for-bad-the-librarian-avengers-film-rating-system//.