Wednesday, March 01, 2006

What The F***?

Ever year, The Family Media Guide, tracks incidents of profanity, sex, violence and tobacco use in films.

According to an article by The Associated Press, published in today's Washington Post, Crash ... has taken first prize for the most curse words in a film nominated for best picture.

The group reported Tuesday that "Crash" had 182 expletives, including 99 utterances of the F-word.

"Brokeback Mountain," ranked second among best picture nominees with 92 curse words, followed by "Munich" with 22...

And while my favorite film of last year leads the the current pack, the article reveals that it is far from the record holder for most profanity in a movie, later voted best picture. The two top spots on the "all time" list are reserved for a pair of Vietnam war films.

"Platoon" takes first place, with 329, while its predecessor "The Deer Hunter" is second with 208.

Family Media Guide says it makes no judgment on a movie's value, but simply tracks instances of profanity, sex, violence and tobacco use as a guide to parents.

Can you image, having to be the one to watch films for the sole purpose of counting profanities, and the like? Some job eh?

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