Brave in a Kilt...Pixar film gets an MPAA PG rating for kilt raising humour

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Brave from the makers of Toy Story and Finding Nemo is getting a lot of attention in Scotland in the hope of a tourism boost from a hit film. But American censors have dealt cinema giants Disney and Pixar a box office blow after imposing a PG rating on their eagerly-awaited fantasy set in the Highlands. Scenes of kilted characters lifting up the traditional Scottish garb are thought to have earned the film the rating, with an MPAA warning: contains rude humour. In one scene featured in Brave trailers, one character is seen lifting his kilt and loudly declaring: Feast your eyes. Pixar’s teaser, said to promote a new product by Ruff McLauren, states: What makes a man feel like a man, is it tossing logs, is it fighting bears, or is it freedom — the freedom a man feels when he is wearing a small plaid skirt? One film blogger, John Young, said: It’s definitely worth a laugh, but for me, the movie’s advertising campaign is starting to raise some concerns. I feel like Disney’s trailers and ads have emphasised the rude humour aspect. A spokeswoman for VisitScotland, which is spearheading a ฃ7 million campaign to promote Brave, said: The Scots are very good at laughing at themselves and we think the film captures our sense of humour perfectly. It all looks harmless fun.

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