Strange how I find Man Bites Dog to be disturbing even today, yet films like CH, Guinea Pig , Men Behind the Sun, LHOTL, etc, in their uncut form don't bother me in the slightest .
Just shows how different people are affected by different films. I can actually see how some decisions by the BBFC must be difficult to make .
I think its the way Man Bites Dog can make you laugh out loud at things, then makes you realise that your laughing at some old lady having a induced heart attack, that gets you thinking.
It is a film I do like though.
If the BBFC keep delaying classifying a film, is that not a way of effectively banning a film without actually banning it.?
By delaying the films classification viewing , they are keeping it from the public , which is very much like a unofficial ban to me, even if it is temporary . The film is still being denied a release.
I remember that words similar to that were used reguarding Resevoir Dogs by someone to do with the films distributon , who was complaining about the lose in revenue due to the delay .
Apparently they lost money on the promotion campaign as the films classification came long after its promotion , and also lost alot of money to piracy, as the film was freely available 'unofficially' all over the UK while the official film was held in limbo.
May I ask a question about the BBFC .?
If the BBFC make a decision and classify a film and theres an uproar in the tabloids about it, can they withdraw the classification at anytime and review it, or is the classification final as far as the BBFC's concerned .?
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