# How Would You Feel about an "R" Rated Ghostbusters Sequel? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Ghostbusters Discussion\ **Created:** [June 25, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-an-quot-r-quot-rated-ghostbusters-sequel/40107 "2019-06-25T11:53:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![devilmanozzy](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@devilmanozzy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/devilmanozzy)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-an-quot-r-quot-rated-ghostbusters-sequel/40107/21 "2019-06-28T04:51:47Z")
> [@RichardLess post\_id=4919866 time=1561501738 user\_id=47215](#): > > > [@devilmanozzy post\_id=4919856 time=1561486570 user\_id=8536](#): > > > > Overall, Ghostbusters (1984) would have been a PG-13 if there was such a thing back then. As for today, with the smoking it be a straight R. So in a sense, we already have a R movie. My worry with a film that is working under a R, that they end up ruining the whole film by trying to justify the R. > > > > Looking over Ghostbusters (2016), I doubt it had any real issues with it’s PG-13 it got. Ghostbusters II which like the first film would land a R instantly thanks to two scenes of Ray smoking; but other than that, it was softened due to avoiding the PG-13, aiming for a PG. But the “Coming of age” Peter fatherhood thing, probably is the real issue with GB2 along with the negative vibes PSA. > > > > A new film needs to know exactly what it wants to be and to develop the comedy around it. Character development also needs to be more in the forefront which is one of the big issues with the GB2016 film. They deleted the wrong scenes, throwing out Abby and Erin’s friendship issues which mattered about the same as Peter being concerned about Containment unit. GB2 I honestly didn’t get nearly the connection to the characters and what was the pay-off unlike GB1 and GB2016. > > > > So I guess my answer is the rating of the film only matters if it is focused on too much. Make a good film, then edit to get the rating needed. (also, add the edited content back in for home releases. 😃 ) > > Just to clarify, smoking does not equal an automatic “R” rating. Smoking is simply something that is now described in the rating reason text. I’m not sure where this rumour came from. > > Disney wouldn’t be able to re release any move pre 1989 if that were the case since characters often smoked in their animated films. > > Now some companies, like Disney, have banned smoking from appearing in their films, even if it’s time frame appropriate. Sometimes we get things wrong. No humor was intended. I did however get fooled by propaganda pushing for smoking in films being R. Google in the “People also ask” section: Is smoking allowed in movies?: “Because of this, some people are sensitive about smoking being portrayed in our television shows and films. Smoking has long been a part of the big and small screen; for many years, tobacco companies paid movie studios to place their cigarettes in films. Of course, this is no longer allowed.” Google sourced: [https://mphprogramslist.com/should-we-really-be-worried-about-smoking-in-movies/](https://mphprogramslist.com/should-we-really-be-worried-about-smoking-in-movies/) Does smoking in a movie make it rated R?: “This Film Is Rated ‘R’ For Smoking. If smoking in a movie meant an R rating, it could reduce adolescent tobacco use by almost twenty percent. … The Surgeon General has concluded that smoking in movies makes kids smoke.Jul 11, 2012” Google sourced: [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/07/this-film-is-rated-r-for-smoking/259690/](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/07/this-film-is-rated-r-for-smoking/259690/) That answer right there was not to the right question. I had assumed it was already was a thing cause when is the last time a film below a R had smoking? I couldn’t think of any. The film industry seems to be reducing smoking in films [https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data\_statistics/fact\_sheets/youth\_data/movies/index.htm](https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/movies/index.htm) Anyways, I admit I was wrong. Mislead by some rather bad google question/answers. ---
**Author:** ![RichardLess](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@RichardLess](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/RichardLess)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-an-quot-r-quot-rated-ghostbusters-sequel/40107/22 "2019-06-28T06:46:35Z")
> [@devilmanozzy post\_id=4920068 time=1561697507 user\_id=8536](#): > > > [@RichardLess post\_id=4919866 time=1561501738 user\_id=47215](#): > > > > Just to clarify, smoking does not equal an automatic “R” rating. Smoking is simply something that is now described in the rating reason text. I’m not sure where this rumour came from. > > > > Disney wouldn’t be able to re release any move pre 1989 if that were the case since characters often smoked in their animated films. > > > > Now some companies, like Disney, have banned smoking from appearing in their films, even if it’s time frame appropriate. > > Sometimes we get things wrong. No humor was intended. I did however get fooled by propaganda pushing for smoking in films being R. > > Google in the “People also ask” section: > > Is smoking allowed in movies?: “Because of this, some people are sensitive about smoking being portrayed in our television shows and films. Smoking has long been a part of the big and small screen; for many years, tobacco companies paid movie studios to place their cigarettes in films. Of course, this is no longer allowed.” > > Google sourced: [https://mphprogramslist.com/should-we-really-be-worried-about-smoking-in-movies/](https://mphprogramslist.com/should-we-really-be-worried-about-smoking-in-movies/) > > Does smoking in a movie make it rated R?: “This Film Is Rated ‘R’ For Smoking. If smoking in a movie meant an R rating, it could reduce adolescent tobacco use by almost twenty percent. … The Surgeon General has concluded that smoking in movies makes kids smoke.Jul 11, 2012” > > Google sourced: [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/07/this-film-is-rated-r-for-smoking/259690/](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/07/this-film-is-rated-r-for-smoking/259690/) > > That answer right there was not to the right question. > > I had assumed it was already was a thing cause when is the last time a film below a R had smoking? I couldn’t think of any. > > The film industry seems to be reducing smoking in films > > [https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data\_statistics/fact\_sheets/youth\_data/movies/index.htm](https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/movies/index.htm) > > Anyways, I admit I was wrong. Mislead by some rather bad google question/answers. Don’t sweat it. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen that rumour bandied about online. ---
**Author:** ![deadderek](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/deadderek/32/98787_2.png) [@deadderek](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/deadderek)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-an-quot-r-quot-rated-ghostbusters-sequel/40107/23 "2019-06-30T06:09:30Z")
Ghostbusters 2 was a very mild PG, and while the heads on a stick were a little spooky, almost nothing in GB2 is intense enough for an R rating. I also don’t care for the more toned down and kid friendly aspects, it’s best as more adult fare. While I don’t imagine an R rated [Ghostbusters movie](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/movies) would bug me, I can’t think of a scenario it would make it any better. ---
**Author:** ![RedSpecial](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/redspecial/32/3978_2.png) [@RedSpecial](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/RedSpecial)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-an-quot-r-quot-rated-ghostbusters-sequel/40107/24 "2019-06-30T12:19:50Z")
Im fine with an R rating if it gives the filmmakers more leeway to make a true sequel thats as close to the original as possible. ---
**Author:** ![spaceballz](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/spaceballz/32/187389_2.png) [@spaceballz](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/spaceballz)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-an-quot-r-quot-rated-ghostbusters-sequel/40107/25 "2019-07-02T00:58:24Z")
If it adds to the story then yes, if not then I don’t see why adding more f-bombs and graphic gore would add anything. It was scarier in the original not knowing what happened to Dana behind the kitchen door. [Previous page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-an-quot-r-quot-rated-ghostbusters-sequel/40107.md?page=1)