Talk:SpongeBob's Band/@comment-1762932-20120226090351

Whenever I question the rating of things, I just go to the Irish Film Classification Office website and look up the rating guidelines.

The quidelines for 12A(which is PG-13 for you Yanks) are:

THEME/CONTENT: Films classified as 12A are likely to feature more mature themes, e.g. Involving crime, conflict, relationships, etc., but young persons of twelve and over will already be familiar with them from their television viewing.

CONTEXT: We try to retain a flexibility of approach and look at the context and impact of the film as a whole, rather than rating it only on the basis of one short image or scene.

VIOLENCE: This should be relatively mild or moderate and it should not be imitative, gratuitous, nor glamourised.

SEXUAL CONTENT/NUDITY: Generally, only mild dialogue and natural non-sexual nudity are acceptable.

DRUGS: Mild or brief images of 'soft' drugs may be permitted in an appropriate context, but normally no images of or references to 'hard' drugs are acceptable.

LANGUAGE: Commonly used milder swear words may be acceptable, but not sexually violent, explicit or threatening language.