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Movie Ratings are Buyer Beware

Are movie ratings useless? Maybe. They may even create more problems than they solve. The rating system that was initiated back in 1968 was intended as a tool for parents to monitor what their children saw. Moviemakers wanted to uphold their obligation to parents by providing heads-up information. That admirable "it takes a village" attitude has all but vanished, overcome by Hollywood's profit-hunger. The theory now seems to be "buyer beware."