Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Fresh and Exciting

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

This piece can serve as a great starting point to understand how on earth some movies full of violence get passed the criterion: the attempts at desexualizing the sex. Movie-goers, those living abroad in particular, can now better understand the system. Still, after watching it one doesn't get shocked, either. I guess this documentary deserves a go because it dares to talk about the elephant in the room.

Ever since I saw "Titanic" in 1997 and wondered how in the world it was able to garner a PG-13 rating, I have been intrigued by the official film rating system. I was hoping this little documentary would open my eyes to the overall scheme of ratings, but instead it is such an amateur production as to be almost a complete joke.Basically, a group of three rabble-rousers decide to see if they can crack the secretive facade of the MPAA ratings board. As such, they tail reviewers, dig through trash, and make harassing phone calls in the process. In the end, they are no closer to providing any new information on the matter as they were in the beginning.I can give this doc two stars because it is such a great idea. I mean, there most definitely is some shady activity going on over at MPAA. However, this crackpot "investigative" team just never really had a chance to get the job done. Not only are their sleuthing skills lacking in the end, but the whole film is so one-sided as to be kind of sickening at times. The filmmakers are basically criticizing the ratings system without offering any alternatives or suggestions to improve the system or come up with a better one.Simply put, "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" is purely rabble-rousing for the sake of rabble-rousing. They hit upon an interesting concept, but are completely unable to execute it.

I watched this on a whim because I heard it mentioned and decided I wanted to check it out. I'm glad I did. I've always been interested in the MPAA and their ratings, and I have heard controversies involving them before, and this movie really brings it all to light.The movie essentially interviews film makers and talks about just how silly the whole MPAA is. They have no specific guidelines to how they rate the films, and constantly are biased against films that contain, say, gay sexual content or sexual content that is focused on female pleasure. A straight sex scene that gets an R rating for a film can be the exact same as a gay sex scene but that movie would get an NC17 because there seems to be a lot of discrimination about those kinds of topics. It really just pisses you off to see this kind of stuff going on. The movie also has a kind of side plot where the director hires an investigator to find out the names of the people who rate the films since their names are withheld by the MPAA. These scenes are pretty funny and are enjoyable to watch. I'd say that if you are a fan of films or a film maker, you should check this out because it gives a really good insight into the ridiculous world of the MPAA rating system.

This is a must watch documentary for all the movie buffs who are curious about the procedure behind the rating of the films they see, what do these ratings mean and who decides the rating. This is an expose about the MPAA, the motion picture association of America. It has many startling revelations like America is the only movie making country where the names of the movie raters are kept secret. There are the interviews of many directors whose movies were slapped with ratings for ridiculous reasons. There is a parallel track wherein the documentary maker hires a private investigator to find out about the raters. Should be seen to understand the power which the major movie studios hold and the difficulties faced by the independent movie makers. Is a terrible indictment of Jack Valenti, the head of the MPAA for 38 years. 3.5 out of 5 for this informative piece of cinema.