> And lays it heavy with opinions. "Nightmarishly gory..." Right. I've had no bad dreams or feelings, or anyting of the like from that movie.

If you're accustomed to seeing R-rated movies, I have no doubt. But it's hard to say what is meant by "nightmarishly." "The Cell" contains surreal dreamlike imagery, right? And when Lopez enters the mind of the killer, the dreamlike quality is more of a nightmarelike quality, right? Nightmarishly gory. The expression is probably also used for emphasis, to indicate that this "gore" is heavy gore, relative to what is frequently seen in other R-rated movies. I mean, true, anything that involves a call on intensity is ultimately going to be an opinion, but this is an opinion that is widely respected, found widely useful by a great many, and is one coming from a perspective that is educated about the kind of material that is out there in the movies and what parents of any sort may possibly be concerned with. Screen-It makes a particular point of not stating outright what material is offensive and what isn't -- when it lists "potentially" offensive material, "potentially" is the key word. I personally don't care in the slightest if a movie contains scenes of people smoking cigarettes, but for those who are, Screen-It lists it. I'm saddened if people personally don't care about violence and gore, especially with respect to what their children see, but for those who do care, it's there.

I'm not sure what this debate is about. My position is simply that Screen-It is a useful tool, both for parents and for discriminating individuals.