Comments on: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince to Get a PG Rating http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/ If you thought Harry Potter was just for kids, think again! Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anthony http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-57188 Anthony Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:59:57 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-57188 Awesome post! Awesome post!

]]> By: Lauren http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-49770 Lauren Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:38:07 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-49770 i really don't get why they couldn't have just put it as PG-13. if the Sectumspempra scene isn't as bloody as it was in the book i'll be mad. besides, the last couple were PG-13, so if it's not as bloody, then i'd be like WTF. they could have done it if they wanted to since there were others as PG-13. i'm just worried about that part. lol. i mean, and others, but this is the part i've been waiting for most of all. :) i really don’t get why they couldn’t have just put it as PG-13.
if the Sectumspempra scene isn’t as bloody as it was in the
book i’ll be mad.

besides, the last couple were PG-13, so if it’s not as bloody,
then i’d be like WTF. they could have done it if they wanted
to since there were others as PG-13.

i’m just worried about that part. lol. i mean, and others, but
this is the part i’ve been waiting for most of all. :)

]]> By: Cel http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-46530 Cel Thu, 21 May 2009 01:34:03 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-46530 yea agreed if they changed the rating to PG then theres gotta be something wrong with the movie itself its that simple.... if it truely is PG and it stays that rating til it finally comes out i can almost 100% guarantee you that the movie WILL NOT follow the book and there WILL BE LOTS of angry people...nuff said yea agreed if they changed the rating to PG then theres gotta be something wrong with the movie itself its that simple….

if it truely is PG and it stays that rating til it finally comes out i can almost 100% guarantee you that the movie WILL NOT follow the book and there WILL BE LOTS of angry people…nuff said

]]> By: JT http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-46224 JT Sun, 17 May 2009 04:09:19 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-46224 I really dont understand this at all. This book was way darker then the others before it. The only thing that i can keep saying to reassure myself that there might be some salvaging of this movie is that "year 1" was originally going to R but they knocked it down to pg13...i can only hope that they will knock this up before they release it. definately not a pg movie. and in my opinion, they would make more money for a pg13. but what disappoints me too is that i heard a rumor that the entire battle for hogwarts at the end is removed. along with the funeral. Now this...what the freak? I really dont understand this at all. This book was way darker then the others before it. The only thing that i can keep saying to reassure myself that there might be some salvaging of this movie is that “year 1″ was originally going to R but they knocked it down to pg13…i can only hope that they will knock this up before they release it. definately not a pg movie. and in my opinion, they would make more money for a pg13.

but what disappoints me too is that i heard a rumor that the entire battle for hogwarts at the end is removed. along with the funeral. Now this…what the freak?

]]> By: Daniel http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-44302 Daniel Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:04:02 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-44302 i thought this film was gonna be a 15's i thought this film was gonna be a 15’s

]]> By: ollie http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-41621 ollie Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:28:52 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-41621 The movie if its anything like the book should be a 15! The movie if its anything like the book should be a 15!

]]> By: Potters Number 1 Fan http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-19580 Potters Number 1 Fan Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:49:27 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-19580 Agreed 100 percent!!! Agreed 100 percent!!!

]]> By: Andrew Hoogerhyde http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-19553 Andrew Hoogerhyde Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:32:04 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-19553 If this movie was given a PG rating, then it wasn't made correctly. It's as simple as that. If this movie was given a PG rating, then it wasn’t made correctly. It’s as simple as that.

]]> By: austin http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-19545 austin Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:07:03 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-19545 ? ?

]]> By: Gewinnspiele http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16900 Gewinnspiele Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:23:10 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16900 I must say: i already found the first movies very scary. In germany they were recommendet for viewers older than 6 years. Ans for this age there were definitely the wrong pictures. I must say: i already found the first movies very scary. In germany they were recommendet for viewers older than 6 years. Ans for this age there were definitely the wrong pictures.

]]> By: austin http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16851 austin Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:07:44 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16851 around the third book must have been when jk rowling decided that it was going to be more then a childrens book seeing that wormtail got away and all didnt end well for the trio it had more of a (greg correct me if im wrong) ambiguous ending i mean wormtail got away but harry and hermione saved buck beak and black around the third book must have been when jk rowling decided that it was going to be more then a childrens book seeing that wormtail got away and all didnt end well for the trio it had more of a (greg correct me if im wrong) ambiguous ending i mean wormtail got away but harry and hermione saved buck beak and black

]]> By: austin http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16847 austin Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:57:36 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16847 i agree i dont think that murder and being pithed of an astronemy tower is good for kids under 13 and seroiusly zombie like cmonsters crawling out of a lake is enough to give any pg movie going child nightmares i agree i dont think that murder and being pithed of an astronemy tower is good for kids under 13 and seroiusly zombie like cmonsters crawling out of a lake is enough to give any pg movie going child nightmares

]]> By: Potters Number 1 Fan http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16733 Potters Number 1 Fan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:44:26 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16733 Maybe R is a little strong, however, PG-13 is not strange at all. The last two movies needed to be PG-13 simply because of the Death Eaters, Grave yard scene, and other immages. My 10 and 11 year-old cousins wer really scared during Goblet mostly in the grave yare scene, but the Dementors in Azkaban had them scared as well. I guess what I'm trying to say is that a PG-13 rading is not a strech for the Potter movies. Maybe R is a little strong, however, PG-13 is not strange at all. The last two movies needed to be PG-13 simply because of the Death Eaters, Grave yard scene, and other immages. My 10 and 11 year-old cousins wer really scared during Goblet mostly in the grave yare scene, but the Dementors in Azkaban had them scared as well. I guess what I’m trying to say is that a PG-13 rading is not a strech for the Potter movies.

]]> By: Arka http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16730 Arka Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:54:58 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16730 I love how people make such broad assumptions about the film based on the rating (as with the trailer). I find it difficult to believe, though; if any of the movies thus far should be rated PG-13, it should be HBP (maybe GoF). I don't think it means much about the darkness of the movie, but maybe the scenes were just found not entirely unsuitable for < 13 year olds. But really, why would any of the Potter films be rated PG-13? What content in them would make it advisory for parents to "determine whether their children under age 13 should view the motion picture"? Maybe there's some language and violence, but is it really necessary? I'm rambling, but I'm actually interested in what other people think. Oh, and I am 99.99% sure that no Harry Potter film will ever be rated R. I love how people make such broad assumptions about the film based on the rating (as with the trailer). I find it difficult to believe, though; if any of the movies thus far should be rated PG-13, it should be HBP (maybe GoF). I don’t think it means much about the darkness of the movie, but maybe the scenes were just found not entirely unsuitable for < 13 year olds.

But really, why would any of the Potter films be rated PG-13? What content in them would make it advisory for parents to “determine whether their children under age 13 should view the motion picture”? Maybe there’s some language and violence, but is it really necessary? I’m rambling, but I’m actually interested in what other people think. Oh, and I am 99.99% sure that no Harry Potter film will ever be rated R.

]]> By: austin http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16706 austin Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:22:55 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16706 uh oh a have feeling that a lot of the stuff that improves the books will be cut out uh oh a have feeling that a lot of the stuff that improves the books will be cut out

]]> By: Switchfoot333 http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16704 Switchfoot333 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:51:19 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16704 Hey! I'm a fan of your YouTube account (that Hitler video was made of awesome) that only recently discovered the podcast and I am quite impressed by your intellectual insights. Anyway, the PG rating is completely inapproprate; it does nothing but propogate the myth that stories about children are children's stories. I was hoping for an "R" for at least one of the Deathly Hallows movies; I doubt that will happen now. It pains me that they don't give the first Horcrux hunt the re-enactment it deserves; it's not a matter of needless viloence, but of respect for the series. A PG-13 rating makes most parents stop and think before assuming Harry Potter is a few hours of destraction for a grade-schooler. Hey!

I’m a fan of your YouTube account (that Hitler video was made of awesome) that only recently discovered the podcast and I am quite impressed by your intellectual insights.

Anyway, the PG rating is completely inapproprate; it does nothing but propogate the myth that stories about children are children’s stories. I was hoping for an “R” for at least one of the Deathly Hallows movies; I doubt that will happen now.

It pains me that they don’t give the first Horcrux hunt the re-enactment it deserves; it’s not a matter of needless viloence, but of respect for the series. A PG-13 rating makes most parents stop and think before assuming Harry Potter is a few hours of destraction for a grade-schooler.

]]> By: Mj http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16667 Mj Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:31:07 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16667 i think that this is sooooooo not true. I agree with everyone else who commented. The snogging and the violence is way more than a PG rating. Quite a few people almost die. I think that the movie should get PG-13. i think that this is sooooooo not true. I agree with everyone else who commented. The snogging and the violence is way more than a PG rating. Quite a few people almost die. I think that the movie should get PG-13.

]]> By: Brent http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16662 Brent Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:29:27 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16662 It all depends on how things are shown and in what context. Gratuitous sensuality and nudity will always get an "R" rating, but Titanic for example has both but because its artistic and tactful, it only got a PG-13 rating. I am surprised that it isn't getting a PG-13 rating. Between what others have said with the inferi and the Sectumsempre scene, I thought both would have probably been as intense as their prior equivalents which I saw as the Dementors and graveyard rebirth scene in Goblet. If those two scenes in Prince are done up to what I consider good, and this movie gets an PG rating, I will be surprised that Order got a PG rating because I don't remember many scenes in that movie that needed to be censored up to thirteen year olds. It all depends on how things are shown and in what context. Gratuitous sensuality and nudity will always get an “R” rating, but Titanic for example has both but because its artistic and tactful, it only got a PG-13 rating.

I am surprised that it isn’t getting a PG-13 rating. Between what others have said with the inferi and the Sectumsempre scene, I thought both would have probably been as intense as their prior equivalents which I saw as the Dementors and graveyard rebirth scene in Goblet.

If those two scenes in Prince are done up to what I consider good, and this movie gets an PG rating, I will be surprised that Order got a PG rating because I don’t remember many scenes in that movie that needed to be censored up to thirteen year olds.

]]> By: Valerie http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16660 Valerie Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:38:58 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16660 Where is the violence and the sexual undertones? I think one of the biggest problems I have with the series is that people say it is for kids, but once you hit book 3 I dont think it is. If they don't let the movies get as dark as the books this misperception will continue. Wow I sound really serious about this! ha! Where is the violence and the sexual undertones? I think one of the biggest problems I have with the series is that people say it is for kids, but once you hit book 3 I dont think it is. If they don’t let the movies get as dark as the books this misperception will continue.

Wow I sound really serious about this! ha!

]]> By: Penny http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16655 Penny Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:51:45 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16655 LOL- Alyce. I had the same exact thought. LOL- Alyce. I had the same exact thought.

]]> By: Potters Number 1 Fan http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16650 Potters Number 1 Fan Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:13:14 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16650 They really must change the movie around then, because the book is not PG! They really must change the movie around then, because the book is not PG!

]]> By: Alyce http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16649 Alyce Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:07:37 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16649 well, at least this will stop all the actors from saying "this movie is a lot darker than the previous one" don't they get tired of repeating themselves? well, at least this will stop all the actors from saying “this movie is a lot darker than the previous one” don’t they get tired of repeating themselves?

]]> By: Shimon http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16645 Shimon Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:31:12 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16645 He-who-must-not-be-named cannot be happy about this. He-who-must-not-be-named cannot be happy about this.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16643 Ellen Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:11:13 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16643 I think it is true, according to leaky it says the 'MPAA website' has confimed it. I think it is true, according to leaky it says the ‘MPAA website’ has confimed it.

]]> By: Potters Number 1 Fan http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16624 Potters Number 1 Fan Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:23:54 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16624 Dumbledore drinking the potion alone garners a PG-13 as well as the teenage actions. Dumbledore drinking the potion alone garners a PG-13 as well as the teenage actions.

]]> By: Bariole http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16604 Bariole Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:50 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16604 Also doesn't Harry Potter almost kill Malfoy? If that is done well, then it will more then G Also doesn’t Harry Potter almost kill Malfoy? If that is done well, then it will more then G

]]> By: Michal http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16591 Michal Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16591 This makes about... yep, no sense. Forget all the dark stuff, I would think that the teenage snogging alone would keep it PG-13 easily. This makes about… yep, no sense. Forget all the dark stuff, I would think that the teenage snogging alone would keep it PG-13 easily.

]]> By: Potters Number 1 Fan http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16584 Potters Number 1 Fan Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:06:05 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16584 Agreed, it can not be true. The force is not strong with this idea! Agreed, it can not be true. The force is not strong with this idea!

]]> By: kivs http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16578 kivs Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:00:42 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16578 i don't believe it. the end of the book is way scarier than the end of the 4th and 5th. i mean i actually had nightmares after i read it. i don’t believe it. the end of the book is way scarier than the end of the 4th and 5th. i mean i actually had nightmares after i read it.

]]> By: Potters Number 1 Fan http://www.hpprogs.com/2009/01/07/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-to-get-a-pg-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-16576 Potters Number 1 Fan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:56:36 +0000 http://www.hpprogs.com/?p=506#comment-16576 Judgeing by the book, I would have given it PG13 maybe even R, I really hope this isn't a bad sign. The book is very dark and I would have thought the movie would hold true to the book. The cave scene alone I thought would have made it PG13 at least. I hope this is not true because, again, NOT A GOOD SIGN! Judgeing by the book, I would have given it PG13 maybe even R, I really hope this isn’t a bad sign. The book is very dark and I would have thought the movie would hold true to the book. The cave scene alone I thought would have made it PG13 at least. I hope this is not true because, again, NOT A GOOD SIGN!

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