I have only seen one NC-17 movie in theaters. It was a foreign film, clearly, because U.S. studios would rather release as R and put out the unrated version on DVD. :)
I just meant that, clearly, you can have BDSM sexytimes scenes and have it rated R. But I don't think James Spader ever pulls out Maggie Gyllenhaal's tampon, either. I am not sure the American mainstream viewing audience is ready for explicit period sex on the big screen. I mean, according to This Film Is Not Yet Rated, you can't even have a woman mime masturbating while completely clothed and still get an R rating.
OTOH, with a good screenwriter, the characters could be more fleshed out and the ridiculousness could be reduced? Maaaaybe?
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I just meant that, clearly, you can have BDSM sexytimes scenes and have it rated R. But I don't think James Spader ever pulls out Maggie Gyllenhaal's tampon, either. I am not sure the American mainstream viewing audience is ready for explicit period sex on the big screen. I mean, according to This Film Is Not Yet Rated, you can't even have a woman mime masturbating while completely clothed and still get an R rating.
OTOH, with a good screenwriter, the characters could be more fleshed out and the ridiculousness could be reduced? Maaaaybe?