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Originally Posted by vincenzo  Excellent post Mojo.  |
Cheers, vincenzo
To be perfectly honest, the reason I have applauded the BBFC recently is mainly
because of the way they are ( by and large ) treating people who watch 18 rated movies as responsible adults, rather than the patronising attitude of the Ferman era. I used to feel sorry for innovative companies such as Redemption back then, tracking down these rare cult movies, only to see Ferman & Co charge his extortionate fees and then hack them to pieces because
he didn't like them. Thankfully, the present board seem to be a million miles from this nonsense.
In more recent times, I still don't agree with the cutting of Tombs Of The Blind Dead, for example. I think the UK would have survived without descending into chaos if it had remained intact. And anyway, everybody just went out and bought the uncut R1 release, making the cuts pointless and robbing ABUK of much needed income.
But, again, that was a few years ago and it's been pretty good form from the BBFC since then to say the least. So here's hoping they keep moving things forward in the way they have been and ignore the whingings of the likes of the Daily Mail, who rarely ( if ever ) watch any of the films they complain about.
