"Content To Caution" Explanation and Key

Two years ago I added a new element to the Lenten Film Review, a segment called “Content to Caution”. In it I give a brief outline of some elements of the film which may be inappropriate for some viewers. I hope this will be helpful to parents who want to check out a movie before allowing their children to view it. I’ll scrutinize the content of all the films against seven categories: Violence, Language, Drug Use, Racial Themes, Horror/Suspense, Crude Humor, and Sex/Nudity. I’ll give a 1-5 rating to each of the categories; 1 indicating few events and 5 indicating excessive events. I’ll give special notes when necessary or if they’ll help to explain my ratings. “No comment” isn't an indication of indifference, only that there’s nothing noteworthy to report re: that particular category.

Here’s the key:

Violence - (V-x)
Language - (L-x)
Drug Use - (DU-x)
Racial Themes - (RT-x)
Horror/Suspense - (H/R-x)
Crude Humor - (CH-x)
Sex/Nudity - (S/N-x)

And here’s an example:

Film Title: “Aliens”
V-4 – Things get a little dicey. The gore element is high.

L-4 – Lots of bad words and curses.
DU-2 – Drinking and smoking.
RT-2 – The humans sure do hate the aliens.
H/S-4 – It is very scary, yes.
CH-2 – You know, Colonial Space Marines saying the sorts of things Colonial Space Marines say.
S/N-1 – Ripley wears a slinky (but not intentionally erotic) outfit when she goes into and awakes from hypersleep.