>And the weird thing is, when I was in junior high (braces and all) I used to be able to get into R movies but now if I'm not with someone over 17 I get carded!

That may have to do more with social tide than your age. The South Park movie, and others released around the same time, caused enough of a stir that theaters started cracking down on ratings enforcement. Now, with "Hannibal," the movie that proves no movie will ever get an NC-17 rating for violence, expect this to continue.

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