一直以來，香港電影尺度有予人感覺是：凡有廣東話粗口者，必屬三級。可是這個「傳統」，卻被彭浩翔的《出埃及記》打破。
然而，這個神話，不一定是永恆。
彭浩翔執導的過往兩部作品，無論是《出埃及記》或是《破事兒》，都含有粗口對白，不過由於粗口不是電影檢查評級的唯一因素，故此最終兩片均被評為II B級別。當日《出埃及記》公映第二天，更被蘋果日報作A1版頭條報導。
可是，他執導由楊千嬅及余文樂主演的《志明與春嬌》日前進行送檢，好讓電影於三月廿五日公映作好準備。最終因為片中演員粗口而被評為第三級別，十八歲以下人士不能入場觀看。今天不少報章中，便將楊千嬅及余文樂分別冠上「三級女星」及「三級男星」的標籤。然而，其實兩人曾分別演出《三更二之一：餃子》及《同門》時，兩者被曾被評為三級。當中《三》片的三級版本更在戲院公映。
站在電影公司或製作人立場，如何處理《志明與春嬌》也許十分頭痛。基本上，也許可提出上訴，但若果上訴結果維持第三級別的話，上映時該以原版三級上映、像不少電影般刪剪或加上效果聲遮掩以達至II B級別上映，還是其他方法呢？恐怕要拭目以待了。
路人米攪
你寫得好隱晦喎…唔通你睇左個“2b”版本？？？？？？？
Ryan
咁現在也許電影公司也未知如何處理, 大家還是多等一下, 且看到底會否原片重檢或索性以第三級別上映好了.
Declan
>> 映時該以原版三級上映、像不少電影般刪剪或加上效果聲遮掩以達至II B級別上映，還是其他方法呢？
什麼叫做加上效果聲遮掩，好似電視新聞片咁？即係電影院內都要左嘟右嘟？請問之前有無先例呀？
Edko fans
其實都唔明點解成日放大”三級”呢個字眼~ 香港人真係好膚淺, 你唔會因為套戲被列為三級就唔理劇情演員就入場下ma…外國三級片根本好平常, 如果咁就標籤演員係三級男/女星~ 咁好多外國著名演員都係三級片男星or女星~
Angel
真的要以三級上映，電影會少了一班未成年的年輕觀眾票房吧，因為而家十幾歲的後生仔的消費力不弱哦…而對成年人而言，有興趣會去入場睇的始終不大介意是不是三級吧………
我估電影公司唔會想損失票房下，是會上訴重檢而刪減情節吧
nbachung
Angel .agree.上三級版話.千嬅會少左fans看.估計刪剪II B上映機會大d.
753
影電評級呢樣野
老早就應該更新個標準
唔更新就唔該收檔
露個兩粒點
或講幾句粗口
就１８歲先睇得真係好悲哀
家陣中一個ｄ有邊個未睇過ａｖ至得架
都唔講話小學生了
１８歲的應改做１２歲或以上
除了那些
虐待，虐畜，殘忍對待兒童/弱小
性侵犯兒童等
個d就應該18歲以上
shtmanhk
彭浩翔今年另一部片 維多利亞壹號 肯定三級.
Paul
其實近兩套彭浩翔作品都係II B級,但係票房都係麻麻地!
shtmanhk
志明與春嬌 預告片:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk488ZI9kfc
The Daydreamer
It’ll be no surprise if this is released in an edited IIB version (the two stars are idols after all) and I don’t expect 彭浩翔 to aggressively resist his boss in taking this decision either (but one wonders how Tarantino or Almodovar would react when they hear their films are cut rather crudely in Hong Kong…)
I’m really interested what swearwords constitue a Category III, or is this another case of arbitrary decision making by TELA/another example of how out of touch the Christian puritans-film classifiers are. Have there been any filmmakers which tried appealing against TELA’s rulings and won/lost?
Do note that in foreign countries language can lead to restricted rulings. E.g. in UK, which has a rather conservative but clear film classification systems (they have legally enforced 12, 15 and 18 ratings) sustained strong language (as simple as several uses of the word ‘cunt’) alone can lead to an 18 rating. Also, comedy film The Aristocrats, which is basically a bunch of comedians telling very dirty variations of a same joke, was rated 18 in several countries.
I disagree with the idea that language alone should ever lead to a Category III, but regardless I wonder whether TELA has a clear policy on this anyway (along with other matters e.g. homosexual themes, nudity, sex scenes and many more).