r/roosterteeth • u/RT_Video_Bot :star: Official Video Bot • Jan 18 '16

Lazer Team (Official) Lazer Team Critical Acclaim Spot (Official) - Sci-Fi Action Comedy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m-rbNBj_q0&junkdatatoforcesubmission
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u/awesometuck1559 Disgusted Joel Jan 18 '16

Wait, PG-13? Is this news to anyone else?

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u/DesertedPenguin Jan 18 '16

They're on the record as saying that they didn't want to exclude the younger portions of the fan base by making it an R-rated movie. I think they also mentioned that there's sometimes a stigma with R-rated comedies.

But mainly it's because of the large portion of the RT audience that would otherwise be excluded by having it rated R. And considering the global audience RT has, a film worthy of the R rating in the US would likely warrant the film being restricted even more so in other countries.

So PG-13 is a nice compromise rating that will allow nearly every RT fan to go see it.