british colonies often ban stuff because it's worthless garbage not because it's more INTENSE. i'm also sure banning it prevents the movie getting hype money because they typically lift the ban 3 years later so the three disgusting people who were genuinely interested in it rather than morbidly curious can still get their kicks.

How often does the UK ban movies?  I'm really curious about this.  I mean I don't expect it to ever affect me because I don't like to watch shit like this anyway but I'm interested in knowing.  The only one I know is that A Clockwork Orange was banned in the UK until Kubrick's death, but that was his own idea so it's not quite the same thing.

you're stupid

A Clockwork Orange wasn't banned, Kubrick had it removed from theatres becuase he was recieving death threats.

edit: just re-read your post

yeah, movies aren't often banned, but sometimes they censor out slight parts of movies if the BBFC think its neccersary. Kind of dumb but they're innevitably getting more liberal with what they censor nowadays anyway

Yeah, there were his death threats as well as many criminals emulating his movie during their crimes (like some group of kids raped a woman while singing Singin' in the Rain and that type of thing), but I like that he only pulled it out of UK theatres so that he himself couldn't be hurt by it.

This stupid movie doesn't deserve a topic, and neither does the BBFC decision to ban it, as if they have any real power over that kind of thing. Don't care, doesn't matter, let everyone involved go fuck themselves.

Jesus after reading that article I'm glad this shit is banned.  Ban it everywhere.

S&M fanatics must shit themselves over this movie

yes, you are very stupid.

Who would make or watch this DVD.

Who would make or watch this DVD.

People who need to be in jail.

I started watching the trailer and had to turn it off

I am used to thinking that censorship is a bad thing, but this film has clearly been made by some seriously disturbed individuals that perhaps shouldn't be allowed to promote their pornography of violence freely to any unexpected person. Should it be illegal to let people watch this? No, but I think there are some moral issues on whether someone should make money from selling this shit

a government-run ratings board with the power to actually MAKE MOVIES ILLEGAL is ridiculous. that's too bad that you permit it over there!

lets do GAMINGW MOVIE CLUB: "SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_films#United_Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_nasty#DPP_list

A GOVERNMENT WITH THE ABILITY TO CONDEMN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES???? THAT'S NOT TRUE DEMOCRACY!!!!

look at the list. they're not getting banned because they're speaking out against the government, they're banned because they're absolutely worthless. OBJECTION: I WANT TO SEE GUTTS. RIP OPEN BREASTS AND VAGINAS. CHOP OPEN A PENIS.

This stupid movie doesn't deserve a topic, and neither does the BBFC decision to ban it, as if they have any real power over that kind of thing. Don't care, doesn't matter, let everyone involved go fuck themselves.

that's nice sheppard but how is banning its sale not real power over how many people watch it? do you really think SAW would've been such a hit if you could only get it shipped in from brazil?

a government-run ratings board with the power to actually MAKE MOVIES ILLEGAL is ridiculous. that's too bad that you permit it over there!

do you really think it's awful that this movie was banned?  do people so desperately need to see it that it shouldn't be?  it's nothing but torture and sexual assault, it's not a STORY about it it's just TORTURE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT if anything it shouldn't be banned just so we can find out who is buying it and send them immediately to prison

that's nice sheppard but how is banning its sale not real power over how many people watch it? do you really think SAW would've been such a hit if you could only get it shipped in from brazil?

I didn't say anything about how big a hit this movie would have been - even if it hadn't been banned, how many cinemas would show it and how many supermarkets would stock it? It would barely be a blip - this movie isn't SAW. You can already find this movie all over the internet, too. Whoever wants to see this is going to see it, and I don't think anyone is going to have to pay postage and packaging to do so. Whether it is banned or not doesn't matter anymore. The amount of people that see it will be limited but calling it banned is useless because it's already available.

a government-run ratings board with the power to actually MAKE MOVIES ILLEGAL is ridiculous. that's too bad that you permit it over there!

lets do GAMINGW MOVIE CLUB: "SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM"

I'm unclear on whether the movies are illegal, they just aren't classified and so places of business can't sell or buy them. I mean, right? Unless I am wrong but assuming I'm not: I'm not saying it's a good idea, obviously, but this is a very common system. Besides, the system in America isn't so different in effect. Films get classified NC-17, and are no longer shown or sold in the majority of places, causing lots of things to be cut out. Bruno was classified NC-17 and they had to tone down the GAYNESS of it all, or they'd get no money. How is that better than what the BBFC has done here?

you said "as if they have any real power over that kind of thing," it's pretty obvious they have real power over it unless you think it's unnecessary because the free market is self regulating??

I just meant that people will see it, anyway, whether it is available for purchase or not. I was implying that while maybe unsuspecting masses who would otherwise be subjected to this, unknowingly, the people who are into this stuff will see it anyway. If there IS damage to be done by a movie like this (and what the fuck can anyone know about that), it will still be done. Banned doesn't mean anything. Yes, it's obvious the risk of more people seeing this is now lessened (well kind of, the hype will probably get some teenagers to watch it), but even without this measure it wasn't going to be handled by any mainstream media, shown in any cinemas, stocked in any stores anyway. The free market has turned away from alot less, for lots of reasons - probably a couple good but most just typical - there is no reason to think there was any risk of this being a hit, anyway. Yes, I'm saying the free-market would have regulated this by itself.

And even putting all of that aside this could have gotten banned for sale over copyright issues if fellow scumbag Eli Roth had gotten wind of it eating out of his bag of diarrhea.