I went through a phase a few years ago where I was watching DVDs of 1960s low-budget indie exploitation films (nudie cuties, roughies, etc.), along with post-MPAA X rated films (Bonnie and Clyde, Midnight Cowboy, etc.), and it just really sealed the deal for me. The MPAA is the worst thing that ever happened to movies. I mean, the Hayes Office just can’t compete. (That said, pre-Hayes Hollywood is awesome. Check out James Whales’s “Waterloo Bridge.”)
Life is too short to watch movies that have met MPAA standards.
