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All the Harry Potter films from Goblet of Fire got a 12A rating.
The British system used to be that you had to be the age on the certificate. For buying media, that still is the case. Now, someone under 12 can go and see a 12A if accompanied by someone over 18, but they can't go and see a 15 or 18 even if they're accompanied.
In regards to the 12A, this rating was introduced a couple of weeks after the first Spiderman movie came out. I remember because my sister wanted to see it and initially couldn't because she was 10 at the time.
But again, the reason I chose the title was as an acknowledgement of 1) these customers seemed to use some tie to America to justify their actions, and for the record, I don't believe everyone is like this.
2) Because England does have a different system to America, in both education and certificates for censorship.
The British school system is:
Reception (or Kindergarten) is at the age of 4
Primary school is Reception to Year 6 (4-11)
Secondary school is Year 7 to 11 (11-16)
Sixth form is Years 12 and 13, some secondary schools include Sixth form, while those that teach exclusively at this level are called Colleges.
Since Fireheart mentioned Harry Potter, think of it this way, Hogwarts is a secondary school with a Sixth Form (In fact, the old term for GCSE, which is taken at 16, is O Level, or Ordinary Level) while NEWTs is the A Level.
Either way, she seemed to think I was daft enough to not know the system. I'm the oldest of three, so I saw the process three times. The majority of Americans seem to catch on to the fact that our certificates are different to American ones, or that being in England means you follow British laws, but you get people like this...
The British system used to be that you had to be the age on the certificate. For buying media, that still is the case. Now, someone under 12 can go and see a 12A if accompanied by someone over 18, but they can't go and see a 15 or 18 even if they're accompanied.
In regards to the 12A, this rating was introduced a couple of weeks after the first Spiderman movie came out. I remember because my sister wanted to see it and initially couldn't because she was 10 at the time.
But again, the reason I chose the title was as an acknowledgement of 1) these customers seemed to use some tie to America to justify their actions, and for the record, I don't believe everyone is like this.
2) Because England does have a different system to America, in both education and certificates for censorship.
The British school system is:
Reception (or Kindergarten) is at the age of 4
Primary school is Reception to Year 6 (4-11)
Secondary school is Year 7 to 11 (11-16)
Sixth form is Years 12 and 13, some secondary schools include Sixth form, while those that teach exclusively at this level are called Colleges.
Since Fireheart mentioned Harry Potter, think of it this way, Hogwarts is a secondary school with a Sixth Form (In fact, the old term for GCSE, which is taken at 16, is O Level, or Ordinary Level) while NEWTs is the A Level.
Either way, she seemed to think I was daft enough to not know the system. I'm the oldest of three, so I saw the process three times. The majority of Americans seem to catch on to the fact that our certificates are different to American ones, or that being in England means you follow British laws, but you get people like this...
I just know that I had the option for grade 13 and I took it because I wanted more experience for university. My whole final year was science classes except for one or two (like history).
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