BoFA Extended edition rated R?

Draugluin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:37 am

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-hobbit ... s-rated-r/
Apparently the announcement is official. The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies Extended Edition is going to be rated R for "Some Violence". I can't believe that they could add anything to the nearly bloodless movie that would make it R, and I have never heard of a movie being rated R for "Some violence", only ever something like "graphic" or something. And there is no way it could have more violence than the LotR trilogy. Unless Beorn eats a BUNCH of orcs or something, I don't see how this could possibly be the case.

Thoughts?

SCB74656 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 7:14 am

It takes a hell of a lot to get a 15 rating these days, so to manage an R is quite a feat...

Dr Grant · **Joined:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:50 pm **Posts:** 1339

It could be any number of things of course (the chronicles book speaks of a gruesome death for Alfrid for example) but my money is it being the scene where Bifur get the axe pulled out of his head. He's not a generic CGI Orc and I imagine seeing an axe stump yanked out of someone's head will be quite a violent and gory moment. Roll on November!

Sacrilege83 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:00 am

And here I was hoping for some Kili and Tauriel action...

Funny how the "children's" movie gets a R rating. So what? It's not in theatres, won't effect their sales unlike buying tickets and having the clerks ask for i.d (as if any of them really care or are on a power trip)

Draugluin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:14 am

Well, the extended trilogy will be in theaters.

Sacrilege83 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:27 pm

That's news. When, where and why?

I'd rather see Lotr extended in theatres.

Draugluin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:39 pm

October, I think a small number of theaters, and go make more money.

Alfrid's death would have to be really gruesome for that alone to be worth an R.

Mapper · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:19 pm

As mentioned in one of the comments on the referenced article - it might be because of the implied violence against the women and children of Laketown/Dale. Or more Orc beheadings - has anyone counted how many orcs lose their heads?

Orome · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:58 pm

Personally I'd like to see a slightly more brutal deaths for Fili and Kili (theatrical edition seemed to lack a bit of punch in that aspect).
I faintly remember reading somewhere (it was a long time ago mind) that Dain's axe was changed to a hammer because of the risk of an increased violence rating. Perhaps we could see that revert back?

Draugluin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:59 pm

Lots of women and children were targeted in TTT and ROTK. I'm just finding it hard to believe that the Hobbit, of all fantasy movies, would get an R rating for any reason.

Sacrilege83 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:26 pm

AUJ extended should've received an R just for those dwarves skinny dipping alone.

Draugluin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:50 pm

Haha, guy tush doesn't qualify for an R rating.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:23 pm

I look forward to seeing this version as the cinema release was so blatantly chopped short in places.

Toxic · **Joined:** Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:45 am **Posts:** 54

Probably some graphic scenes of smaug burning laketown. I hope not, burnings are the only thing I can't stomach.

Coenus Scaldingus · **Joined:** Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:14 am **Posts:** 1121

Sacrilege83 wrote:

AUJ extended should've received an R just for those dwarves skinny dipping alone.

Maybe that's it: BotFA will have a close-up of Smaug skinny dipping in the Lake. Or doesn't it count when it's a massive creature covered in scales and *SPOILERS* dropping dead rather than casually bathing?

BoFA Extended edition rated R?

Who is online