As most of you will remember, yesterday I put up a story about how the MPAA initially slapped the new Transformers movie with an “R” rating, until Spielberg did some weight throwing and got it knocked down to a PG13. This is terrific news for everyone. Since I never thought Transformers would have too much swearing, or any nudity or sex… the only option left for why the MPAA would want to slap an “R” on it would be for action and intensity.
Understandably, some people thought the story was fake. I don’t blame them at all. But according to SciFi.Com and Transformers star Shia LaBeouf, the story is 100% ture.
Shia LaBeouf, who stars in Michael Bay’s upcoming Transformers movie, told SCI FI Wire that executive producer Steven Spielberg had to appeal a decision by the Motion Picture Association of America to give the film a dreaded R rating. “Spielberg fought back and got the PG-13,” LaBeouf said in an interview. “It’s just because of the intensity.
“We went to get our MPAA rating, and this movie is for the masses, and we got an R rating because of the tension,” LaBeouf said. He added: “Not because of the curse words or nudity, but for sheer intensity. It’s aneurysm-inducing.”
I have a smile on my face… and a large bulge in my pants.
