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craig@rewind
07-11-2001, 13:14
I watched The Gift last night - it is rated 15. I noticed on the Theatrical Trailer it was listed as 18 for the cinema. Then when I listened to the 3 radio spots, the ages were different again! :confused:

Radio Spot One: "Coming Soon to a cinema near you" - Rated 15
Radio Spot Two: "Out now at a cinema near you" - Rated 18
Radio Spot Three: "Out now at a cinema near you" - Rated 18

One of the TV spots says 18 whereas the other 2 say 15!

It is strange that the adverts for the film being out now said it was an 18. Was the certificate reduced for DVD or was it a 15 at the cinema anyway?

charlie angel
07-11-2001, 13:19
The BBFC website doesn't list an 18 rating at all, so maybe the adverts were from the studio based on what rating they thought it would get?

samhain
07-11-2001, 13:36
I'm sure it was a 15 when I saw it at the cinema. There were far too many wise-guy kids in the audience making pathetic jokes about the film, especially Giovanni Ribisi's performance :rolleyes: .

Shingster
07-11-2001, 14:34
Yeah, I'm pretty certain it was a 15 at the cinema as well. In fact, I've just checked Issue 51 of Total Film & the cinema release is advertised in there & it was definitely rated 15.