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We find it delighfully teasing that although it ultimately gave the film an O rating, the Catholic New Service found Inside Deep Throat "serious-minded," "slickly edited," and "more sociocultural than salacious in tone."  That's practically a guarded rave.  Any film would be proud to have any one of those quotes splashed across its newspaper ad:
 

"SLICKLY EDITED!!" - Catholic News Service

   So we don't blame them for ending the review with "Because of this and recurring graphic sexual images, the USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is O -- morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is NC-17 -- no one 17 or under admitted."  In fact, we wouldn't have it any other way.  (Read the review