{"id":1506,"date":"2007-06-11T20:42:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-11T20:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2007\/06\/when-pg-13-franchises-go-pg\/"},"modified":"2007-06-11T20:42:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-11T20:42:00","slug":"when-pg-13-franchises-go-pg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2007\/06\/when-pg-13-franchises-go-pg.html","title":{"rendered":"When PG-13 franchises go PG …"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Last month<\/a>, inspired by the kerfuffle over the rating for Live Free or Die Hard<\/i>, I started a list of movie franchises which began on an R-rated or X-rated note and then shifted down to the PG-13 or PG-rated level as the sequels came out. So far, I cannot think of a single case in which the PG or PG-13 sequel was all that good.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, I am wondering something slightly different. How many franchises have begun on a PG-13 level and then down-shifted to the PG level? I note that there are at least two such sequels coming out in the next couple of weeks \u2014 can you think of any more?<\/p>\n

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  1. Doctor Dolittle<\/i> (1998; PG-13)<\/li>\n
  2. Dr. Dolittle 2<\/i> (2001; PG)\n<\/li>\n
  3. The Mask of Zorro<\/i> (1998; PG-13)<\/li>\n
  4. The Legend of Zorro<\/i> (2005; PG)\n<\/li>\n
  5. Bruce Almighty<\/a><\/i> (2003; PG-13)<\/li>\n
  6. Evan Almighty<\/a><\/i> (2007; PG)\n<\/li>\n
  7. Fantastic Four<\/a><\/i> (2005; PG-13)<\/li>\n
  8. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer<\/a><\/i> (2007; PG)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note: I have no thesis to make here. Not yet, at any rate. Whereas I can safely say that I have never seen a good PG-13 sequel to an R-rated movie, I don\u2019t expect to notice any particular trend among PG-rated sequels to PG-13 movies \u2014 mainly because there is no real practical difference between the two ratings.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Oh, and while we\u2019re at it, how about franchises that started out PG and then shifted down to the ultra-safe G?<\/p>\n

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    1. The Santa Clause<\/i> (1994; PG)<\/li>\n
    2. The Santa Clause 2<\/i> (2002; G)<\/li>\n
    3. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause<\/i> (2006; G)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If you think of any more examples, for either list, post \u2019em in the comments, and I\u2019ll update these lists as required.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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