Classic films including Rocky & Flash Gordon hit with tighter ratings to appease snowflakes

A STRING of classic films have been hit with tighter ratings to appease snowflakes.

Some family favourites have been upped from PG to 12A — meaning younger children can no longer see them without their parents.

Kobal Collection – ShutterstockClassic films were hit with tighter ratings to please snowflakes including Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, upped over ‘moderate violence and mild threat’[/caption]

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was reclassified from U to PG for its “moderate violence and mild threat”.

Flash Gordon was reclassified for its 40th anniversary re-release over the inclusion of discriminatory stereotypes, according to the British Board of Film Classification.

Villain Ming the Merciless was of East Asian appearance but played by Swedish-French actor Max von Sydow.

Also uprated was 1976 ­boxing classic Rocky, in part because it contained domestic abuse, the BBFC said.

Even The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring and The Elephant Man were changed from PG to 12A.

David Green, of think tank Civitas, said films were at risk of becoming a casualty of cancel culture.

AlamyCensors upped some family choices from PG to 12A, Flash Gordon’s Max von Sydow as Ming has been censored for racial stereotyping[/caption]

AlamyKids under 12 now won’t be able to watch the favourites without parents, boxing movie Rocky was upgraded over violence, language and domestic abuse[/caption]

Kobal Collection – ShutterstockEven The Lord Of The Rings, here Frodo Baggins, contained ‘moderate fantasy violence and threat’[/caption]

He added: “The censors have lost sight of the sound moral messages these films had and allowed themselves to be distracted by modern sensibilities.”

However, the board eased restrictions on other films, notably The Karate Kid and the first Fast and Furious.