Ridley Scott made it clear from the outset that Alien Covenant was to be shot as a Hard R movie. Last week, we had confirmation that, just like every other Alien movie barring Alien vs Predator, Alien Covenant was officially rated R in the US for “sci-fi violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality/nudity. ”
Meanwhile, this week, the British Board of Film Classification has rated Alien Covenant a 15 in the UK uncut with a runtime of 121 mins 55 secs. The 15 rating is for “strong bloody violence, gore, strong language.” The certificate isn’t really a surprise – every recent movie in the franchises have been rated a 15. Here’s a little bit of trivia for you – Alien Resurrection is the only movie in the entire Alien/Predator franchise to have still been given a 18 certificate after re-ratings.
By the looks of the Alien Covenant footage I saw on Alien Day last week, the film will be a lot gorier than its predecessor. I always felt Prometheus had a very tame R Rating compared to the other films in the series so it’s nice to see the horror has been amped up.
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I think it's a good thing if it gets new people interested in the Alien universe
I'm pretty sure 15 year old guys/girls will be spooked when they see certain scenes
On a scale, I would have put covenant nearer to the Trainspotting/Event Horizon end of the age rating spectrum.
Yes, but sensibilities are greatly different now and what was once viewed as unsuitable for a 15 year old to watch are now considered suitable.
Sticks in my mind because I was waaay younger and managed to pass for 18. I don't remember much sex or gore, maybe a few f words but that was about it. All the guys at school were super jealous as they didnt look old enough. I couldn't have cared less if there were sex scenes though. I was just in it for Cher dammit!
Was sorely disppointed when she didnt wear something sparkly and sequiney. Lol!
It must be so easy for the kids to get in to see films underage nowadays.
Strings being pulled?
Should be interesting
Well it got rated 16's in Ireland (we have 15s too) which means its gonna hit a bit harder than most violent movies. 18s is usual reserved for sexual violence and explicit sex scenes these days. So a bbfc 15s is probably fine for Sci Fi horror (although I heard the film is more of a thriller than a horror).
Most films that end up 18 in UK have either to be extremely violent or have graphic sex scenes.
15s can still be quite horrifying.
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It doesn't. It's not gratuitous like Requiem was, but it's plenty bloody when it wants to be.
Yeah, the American ratings system's really messed up. Horrific violence? Fine. A breast? You can't show that!
I think it's a bit more balanced here in the UK (now that the BBFC no longer executes a merciless persecution of headbutts lol).
*unnecessary comment towards religious people removed. Please keep it civil. Hicks.
Suffice to say, Covenant is a bloody movie. The press kit features an opening quote from Ridley saying, "We're going to need a lot of claret."
http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=43368.0
That being said, I think this will be a much harder 15 classification (or hard R here in the states). I remember there being concern that Prometheus might be a pg-13 rating in the states and that sure as shit stinks was not the case with Covenant.