This has just come to my attention: Terminator Salvation is PG-13. What? Can they do that? Sorry hard R fans. Looks like Warner Bros. is actually trying to make some big money with this one. But I guess it makes sense. The movie industry is a business, a fact unfortunate for those who like consistent quality in movies, and a business is always looking to make a profit. And you're not as likely to make a big profit if a portion of your audience is under 17 and can't even pay to see the movie because of an R rating. It's sad, I know. But they can always sneak in. As they always do anyway.
If this trend continues, will we be seeing even less big budget, sci-fi, action, hard R motion pictures? We got Watchmen, right?