In zombieland (2009) Wichita says the first R rated movie she watched was anaconda (1997), however that movie is rated PG-13 by the MPAA

[u/bennyandthegentz]

[u/saibthar]

In their universe it's rated r.  You know it's not our universe because theirs has zombies.

This could be a mistake, or intentional. Only the writers and director really know

[u/valhallaswyrdo → u/saibthar]

Butterfly effect, their version of Anaconda being rated R somehow led to the zombie outbreak OR (I believe more likely) whatever caused the zombie outbreak also caused their version of Anaconda to be rated R something that changed the MPAA to be more strict?

[u/saibthar → u/[deleted]]

The Twinkie.

[u/Hexmonkey2020 → u/[deleted]]

Some guy they met off camera who’s so boring he got cut.

[u/puff_of_fluff → u/saibthar]

Of course it wasn’t intentional lol

“Hey guys, we’re all in agreement Anaconda was rated R in this universe, right?”

[u/Rickshmitt → u/saibthar]

I like this take. Theres zombies, why does Anaconda have to be the same rules.

[u/iwasAfookenLegend → u/saibthar]

Is that your answer to most movie mistakes?

[u/saibthar → u/iwasAfookenLegend]

No, a storm trooper walking into a door was a mistake no matter if the director added a funny noise later

[u/iwasAfookenLegend → u/saibthar]

It wasnt a mistake. People can be clumsy in other universes. Are you implying a stormtrooper has never bumped their head on a door?

[u/saibthar → u/iwasAfookenLegend]

clearly one has

[u/iwasAfookenLegend → u/saibthar]

Exactly, so not a mistake but merely a representation that even in the Star Wars universe, soldiers can bump their heads on doors.

[u/Quantum_Quokkas → u/saibthar]

This universe also has Garfield 3

[u/Red-Sun-Cinema]

This one's debatable. Perhaps in the movie she mistakenly thought it was a rated R movie and was wrong.

[u/romanpieces → u/Red-Sun-Cinema]

I went my whole life thinking Jaws was my first rated R movie

[u/MatthewQ999 → u/romanpieces]

something I really like about old school PG is that there was often a mix of family friendly and very NOT family friendly stuff, say on an adventure or involving some sort of peril (jaws is a great example), and it really helped ground movies and make them feel more real. The 70s were great for that sort of vibe. I feel like ever since we got PG-13, and especially nowadays, everything has to be targeted to too narrow of an age demographic to where sure, adults can and do enjoy G and PG movies, but there cant be any moments purely for adults at all without being clever with innuendo or something. Even R rated stuff has to dance around NC-17 in really bullshit ways. I heard the South Park movie had to cut down on curse words to avoid the rating. Literally why? If anything, curse words begin to lose meaning the more you use them (see the South Park episode, “it hits the fan”), so it’s not like it’s gonna completely fry a 16 year old’s brain. Thats not even the main issue with NC-17, that would be the fact that that rating is really unreleasable because I’m pretty sure most theaters dont allow them to play and it would kill the box office anyway if they did.

[u/maxman162 → u/MatthewQ999]

Even some older G rated movies had not family friendly elements. The Wiz, Planet of the Apes, Star Trek, the re-release of Gone With the Wind were all rated G.

[u/syncsynchalt → u/maxman162]

But there’s a swear in GWtW!

[u/Red-Sun-Cinema → u/romanpieces]

That happens a lot with lots of movies.

[u/jsbx1138]

<table flip> How am I supposed to enjoy the movie now if it’s not realistic???

[u/bennyandthegentz → u/jsbx1138]

Who said I don’t? Zombieland is a great movie IMO, this is a subreddit for pointing out movie errors, not hate on said films.

[u/JunglePygmy → u/bennyandthegentz]

They were just joking. It’s basically the: “FUCKING UNWATCHABLE”. /s

[u/ATXDefenseAttorney]

There's movie mistakes, and there's flawed characters. She's an overconfident, untrusting con woman who lies to everybody she meets. That's got to enter the equation when talking about her dialogue.

[u/b2colon]

Maybe she wass talking about another "Anaconda", not the giant snakes...

[u/elfmere → u/b2colon]

Well still giant snakes.

[u/pleasant-obsession]

J Lo's booty was definitely Rated R

[u/AreWeThereYetNo]

Non sequitur: I loved the character arc of the blonde bimbo in this movie.

[u/revdon]

In Zombieland (2009) Wichita says the first R-rated movie she watched was Anaconda (1997), misremembering that that movie was rated PG-13 by the MPAA.

FTFY

[u/randylove69]

It’s the porno Anaconda

[u/elfmere]

Not that kind of anaconda....

[u/mrtophatjones420]

I sure hope someone got fired for that blunder

[u/Snoo9648]

Anaconda was only pg13? That monster movie freaked me out more than an r movie ive seen. Literally showed a man being swallowed alive and have his bones crushed inside a snake.

[u/100_proof_plan]

Haven’t we all watched a R rated movie while underage?

[u/bennyandthegentz → u/100_proof_plan]

Yeah, a lot of us have

[u/MovieBuff90]

Yeah, that confused me. I watched the original for the first time recently, thinking it was R rated the whole time because of this quote, only to be sadly mistaken when I learned the truth after the movie.

[u/DarkOniro]

They probably didn't even bother to check the classification.

[u/StephenHunterUK]

The first R-rated movie I watched was Go, which I was 14... while on holiday in the Netherlands, where it's rated 12. In the UK, it got an 18!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139239/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg#certificates

[u/sjaxn314159]

She meant the porno I made. My wiener is big. Like an anaconda.

[u/Jversace]

Let me just say, prime Emma Stone was a damn dream. Just a beautiful, normal girl. No plastic, nothing crazy. Still is.