I feel like the movie rating system is pretty much useless at this point.

I feel like the movie rating system is pretty much useless at this point. So I think we need a system with check boxes that are potentially informative. Granted, you still might have to creatively explain to your children why they can't go see a certain movie (good luck with that), but at least you actually know why you shouldn't let them see it.

A starting list of proposed check boxes:

Cussin' (modifiers allowed - mild, moderate, I feel the temperature risin')
Dishonesty, deception, and deceit
Death (on screen, off screen)
Death of Main Character (on screen, off screen)
Scary Monsters
Things exploding
Things turning inside out and exploding
Big Battle Scenes
Copious Carnage
Lots of innards
Lots of fake blood
Dismemberment
Acts of violence graphically illustrated/demonstrated
Torture and other abuse
Bullying
Anatomically correct characters
Naked characters (partially, completely)
Naked characters in the same scene
Activities involving naked characters

Of course, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh involved Mild Cussin', Naked Characters (partial and complete), Naked Characters in the same scene, Dismemberment, Scary Monsters, Deception and Deceit, if not frank Dishonesty, and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting. So, you know, ymmv.