St Trinians - 12a.. wth

[Moh]

Well I just noticed St Trinians was a 12a. How on earth did that class as a 12a? It should be a 15.

[jesus]

12 yr olds are the new 18 yr olds! smoking, swearing, gettin preggerz etc... :rolleyes:

[Naruto!]

haven't seen it but why should it be a 15?

[MrPinkPanther]

It shouldnt? Theres nothing bad in it atall well in a age rating sense, the movies bad.

[Moh]

It shouldnt? Theres nothing bad in it atall well in a age rating sense, the movies bad.
Not enought male on male action for you?

Well theres alot of sexual scenes in it, yea, our parents would let us watch it still but I wouldn't of thought they would have rated it as a 12a.

[french]

Theres no sexual contact in it. Just at the bit where the guy was in the posh girls room and he had a spider in his pants and then it made him look like he had a... yeah.

But obviously a 12 year old understands what's happening :P.

[Moh]

Theres no sexual contact in it. Just at the bit where the guy was in the posh girls room and he had a spider in his pants and then it made him look like he had a... yeah.

But obviously a 12 year old understands what's happening :P.
Russell Brand gets touched up..
Theres a dog humping some ones leg...

[Kardan]

Russell Brand gets touched up..
Theres a dog humping some ones leg...


Well I just noticed St Trinians was a 12a. How on earth did that class as a 12a? It should be a 15.

You'd be surprised at the 12 year olds around my area with what they say and do.

[Moh]

Im not on about how 12s are, but look at a 15, it can contain less sexual content and swearing in and still be rated as a 15.

[Naruto!]

"Odeon and Warner cinema websites both still say "TBC", though the BBFC website passed it on 12th December with a "12A" rating at 100minutes and 42 seconds with no cuts made, and their decision reads as follows:

ST TRINIAN'S is a British comedy film about anarchic schoolgirls attempting to save their school from closure. It has been passed '12A' for moderate sex references, comic violence and drug use.

The BBFC's Guidelines at '12A' with regard to sex references state that 'Sexual activity may be implied. Sex references may reflect what is likely to be familiar to most adolescents but should not go beyond what is suitable for them'. The film contains some moderate sex references but these are euphemistic rather than strong and direct and whilst being stronger than the mild sex references or innuendo allowed at 'PG', are appropriately containable at '12A'.

The moderate comic violence occasionally contains more detail than is allowable at 'PG', particularly when a negatively presented girl from a rival school delivers a headbutt to one of the St Trinian's girls on the hockey pitch in a scene that is repeated during the closing credit titles, but this is fleeting and lacking in detail and any emphasis on injuries and blood and is acceptable at '12A'.

As for drug use, '12A' Guidelines state that 'Any misuse of drugs must be infrequent and should not be glamorised or instructional' and this film occasionally contains comic references to what are either unidentified drugs - some of which are referred to as 'red 'uns' or 'blue 'uns' - or to 'mushrooms' used to lace tea but which are never seen being prepared or ingested and these scenes of misuse or references neither glamorise the drugs nor instruct in their usage and so are containable at '12A'."

[french]

Im not on about how 12s are, but look at a 15, it can contain less sexual content and swearing in and still be rated as a 15.


12 - Teenager, no big deal if it's got a dog humping and someone getting rubbed. It's not like they're actually having sex. 12A is resonable.

[Moh]

12 - Teenager, no big deal if it's got a dog humping and someone getting rubbed. It's not like they're actually having sex. 12A is resonable.

Since when was 12 a teenager?
But like I said in my other post, theres films rated 15 which contain less swearing and sexual content.

Im not like OMG it should be a 15, im just shocked thats what it is.

[Decapitated!]

Since when was 12 a teenager?
But like I said in my other post, theres films rated 15 which contain less swearing and sexual content.

Im not like OMG it should be a 15, im just shocked thats what it is.

It's people like you that i hate, complaining about the good things in life.

[Moh]

It's people like you that i hate, complaining about the good things in life.
Im not complaining... Im just shocked that its a 12.
Can you not read? I would prefere it if they brought down age limits.

[Decapitated!]

Im not complaining... Im just shocked that its a 12.
Can you not read? I would prefere it if they brought down age limits.

You never stated you wanted them down, and if you wanted them down why are you "shocked".

[Moh]

You never stated you wanted them down, and if you wanted them down why are you "shocked".

It's people like you that i hate, complaining about the good things in life.
You said im complaining when im not. How is been "shocked" complaining?

[Decapitated!]

You said im complaining when im not. How is been "shocked" complaining?
How on earth did that class as a 12a? It should be a 15.

i would say it should be is classed as complaining, as you want your own way well it's a shame your not getting it :D

[Moh]

How on earth did that class as a 12a? It should be a 15.

i would say it should be is classed as complaining, as you want your own way well it's a shame your not getting it :D
I only complain when whings effect me in a bad way, and it dosn't effect me at all therefore im not complaining.

[Fart]

12 yr olds are the new 18 yr olds! smoking, swearing, gettin preggerz etc... :rolleyes:
Now i totally agree with that!!!! lol 12 year olds probs know more swearwords than us xD

[uh huh her]

i didn't even think it was a 12 s:
thought it was a pg or something.

[FlyingJesus]

I can see why people would think it should be a 15 actually, I thought it was hilarious myself but certainly there's a fair amount of swearing, the sexual parts aren't really bad (or really good unfortunately :() but drugs is a bit of an issue because it does glamourise them a bit. I don't have a problem with it personally but Stephen Fry who everyone likes ends up on pills, half the girls are smoking/drinking/taking poppers, some guys get spiked with shrooms and the headmistress sparks up a joint. Also I think if they'd made it that close to being a 15, they could probably have spared losing some audience (through them not being able to go) and made it with intent of being a 15, and made it an even better film.

12a is stupid anyway though, it's a way of making adult films and still getting money off kids for it.