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Moviegoers not happy with Shades of Grey

Some Australians weren't happy with the rating for movie Fifty Shades of Grey, but fewer people complained about computer game classifications last year.

Fewer people complained about computer game classifications last year.

But some moviegoers still weren't happy with Fifty Shades of Grey.

The Classification Board received 277 complaints during 2014-15, down from 483 the year before, its annual report shows.

The reduction has been put down to a fall in the number of computer game-related complaints from 355 to 127.

Of the 115 film complaints, 18 were about the MA 15+ rated flick Fifty Shades of Grey.

Most thought the classification was too low given the movie's sex scenes.

More than 10 people complained that the G rated movie Paddington depicted too much violence and too many scary themes.

Others thought The House Of Magic was also too scary for young children and Gone Girl and Kingsmen: The Secret Service were too violent to be just MA 15+.

Gamers were not impressed Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number was refused classification in January, with 94 people lodging complaints.

A further 14 disagreed with the R18+ rating for Grand Theft Auto V, saying it was too low for the sexualised violence and drug use.

During the last financial year two films were refused classification in Australia.


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