Thursday, 10 September 2009

Films banned by the BBFC but not classed as Video Nasties

Here is an interesting list of films banned by the BBFC but not classed as Video Nasties. I don't know why they aren't considered Video Nasties because I'd say Straw Dogs is and maybe Texas Chain Saw Massacre. I got this infomation from Wikipedia which I'm gonig to stop doing but found it interesting.
On a different note I am considering swaping Cannibal Apocalypse for I Spit On You Grave due to lack of info on Cannibal Apocalypse.The Exorcist (banned around the same period as video nasties but never classified as one, released uncut in 1999.)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (passed uncut with an 18 certificate in 1999)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (Refused a certificate, never re-submitted)
Straw Dogs (Again, like The Exorcist; the uncut version was banned around the video nasty period. It was re-released in 1995 partially cut with it finally being released uncut in 2002.)
The New York Ripper (Banned outright in 1982 until it was released with cuts in 1997)
Mikey (Still banned)
Maniac (Passed with cuts in 2003)
It is often mistaken that Stanley Kubrick's film adaption of A Clockwork Orange was banned by the BBFC. It was actually Kubrick himself who decided to withdraw the film from exhibition in the UK after reports of copycat behavior. The film was only released in the UK shortly after the death of Kubrick in 1999. The British film Scum has a tagline "The film they tried to ban".

The film was made by the BBC, but they later decided not to broadcast it owing to the violence and suicides in the film. The BBC then attempted to obtain a legal ban on the film, but they were unsuccessful in this.


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