Do you think age restrictions are a good idea?

[immense]

Just wondering because I'm sure we all watched 15/18s when we were like 11/12, so why don't they just scrap it and make it up to the parents as to what their kids can and can not see.

[lorren]

i think there ok for things like cinemas, but for home its up to whoever, and no matter what the rules are at home most people have played/watched a over age film :}

[Smits]

I think theyre good because like you said, if you wanna you'll still watch it. They just act as a warning to parents i guess.

[Misawa]

They're great because they give people guidelines about the content - else how are you going to know? Parents, etc. I'd let my kids (if I had kids) watch anything like I did growing up, I'm liberal like that, but others aren't and that's why the guidelines are and should be there.

[Lost_Addict]

It's a guide for parents and viewers, if there were no ratings and a family wanted to see a family film they could end up in saw.

[Kyle]

I don't really see the point in them because most kids are brought up to be able to tolerate different things. Some kids are squeamish but some couldn't care less. A similar warning like "contains scenes of bla bla bla" could suffice.

[Volumise]

They could keep them just as a guide, but theres no point cos loads of people don't follow it.

[Jam]

Film classifications need to be scrapped or redone, when a film is classed as a 15 when it only has violence and language, it becomes somewhat silly.

[Black_Apalachi]

As has been said the whole point of them is a guideline for the parents. Otherwise they would probably end up judging by the look of a poster or something and it would probably be an even worse situation in terms of what kids would be allowed to watch. I agree to an extent in letting them watch anything but as Kyle said, it depends on the individual. According to the news, young children who are charged with serious crimes have apparently been influenced by the content of films intended for a mature audience. My own personal experience as a child was being allowed to watch most things - I remember thinking how hard core it was to watch the likes of James Bond when I was about 6 but I'm sure there was stuff I wasn't allowed to watch and that was probably due to severe violence or horror in general which would be a good judgement on the part of my parents because even today, I'd probably be considered fairly squeamish. Ha, I remember as a kid whenever I covered my eyes at blood, my dad would always be like; 'It's only tomato juice!'.