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Bastardous Bassist:
I think "unrated" things technically have the same restriction on sales as NC-17 movies (which I believe is the same as R movies), or MA games, but they are much more poorly enforced.

a pack of wolves:
But you can't really have enforcement of a voluntary ratings system in the same way it's done in the UK where it's illegal to sell a film classified as 18 by the BBFC to someone below that age. Well, sort of. They found out the ratings aren't legally enforceable in August, but they will be again once they put in new legislation. But I digress. So videos do generally have ratings on them then, and most shops follow them?

RallyMonkey:
The American rating system has no legal binding. The reason it is so well-enforced is due to major theater chain's agreements with the MPAA. They agree to card for R rated movies, and not to show unrated movies, which in turn causes all major studios to get their movies rated, which costs money, and creates the business. As the MPAA is a private business, any legal enforcement of the ratings would be severely breaking anti-trust laws, I believe. This is why independent movie theaters, and many video rental places do not card at all, because they have no obligation to.

Bastardous Bassist:
Yeah.  Some shops do, but it is their choice.  Larger stores find that it is more beneficial to their business when they card (because of parental groups getting pissed off when they find the store isn't carding), but aside from consumer pressure, there is no reason to follow the ratings.

Liz:
Resurrecting this thread for an update.

Verdict: torrent only. Not worth your money. The story is good but the execution is vile, they cut between the "archived footage" and the movie shots constantly and there is a ton of split screen stuff and all the good parts are intentionally "blurred out." I jumped in my seat once, and there was one part that was legit creepy.

That is all.

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