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(1999)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and gore, and for language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Throughout the film, anus-like bioports are shown frequently (in the backs of people), so no genitalia are shown.

Violence & Gore

  • An asian man gets shot in the face (2 times), half of his face is ripped open showing gory details of chunks of flesh and skin hanging out of his wound.
  • A man has an explosive device shoved in a small hole in his back, a woman presses a button and his lower back blows open in a rain of blood spatter.
  • A couple of characters are shot. There is little blood.
  • A character has a bullet removed from their arm. The camera shows a close up. There is no blood but a pocket knife is shown pulling the "bullet" out of the gash.
  • There is a scene where an old man dissects a pod which resembles the dissection of an animal. There is blood, mini organs, etc.
  • An amphibian creature is decapitated. The camera shows a close up and a little blood squirts out. It's not too realistic but the nature of it is gross.
  • There are lots of scenes of operating tables (in a barn like setting) covered in bloody unidentifiable animal parts.
  • There is a scene where one character cuts a cord which is connected to another user. The chord squirts blood for a while, it's pretty gross.

Profanity

  • 6 uses of "fuck", 1 use of "shit", 2 "uses of hell", 1 use of "bastard", 1 use of "damn" and 1 use of "asshole".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The game requires a "port" in one's back which has to be penetrated with an umbilical cord resembling device. The penetration may be disturbing to some as it looks very organic.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

  • Ted Pikul licks the 'bioport', which looks quite like an anus, in the back of Allegra Geller.
  • Pikul and Allegra start madly kissing each other, the woman's skirt lifting up though full nudity is not shown, more of a foreplay type of scene. However, the scene does end with Allegra sitting on Ted's lap with her back to him. This is shot from the chest and up so while nothing is actually seen, the sounds heavily imply they are unzipping and anally having sex.

Violence & Gore

  • The assembly line which is killing and gutting fish can be simply disgusting.
  • The Chinese waiter is shot and killed by the organic gun. He is shot in the side of his face and the camera lingers on the bloody gash. A little bit of blood spray is seen. This is not really all that graphic.
  • There is a scene where one character's back is blown off/out. It's surprisingly not too graphic since it's dark.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The scene in which Ted Pikul is slaughtering mutant fishes can be disgusting/scary to animal lovers

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