Inferno - The BBFC Verdict (carry the chat about the BBFC on here only!)

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Philleh

I found Hidden to be one of the most over-praised films of the decade.

I loved Hidden!

[Philleh]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye

I loved Hidden!

A whole lotta people do, dude!

I just found it boring! But I have that problem with Haneke - Funny Games is the only film I can make it through! I tend to snooze during his films. They're too lethargic for me.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye

I loved Hidden!

So did I. It was one of the most intelligently written and classily filmed movies of the past 10 years and was, for me, one of the best 10 movies of that decade.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Philleh

The BBFC don't like chickens! There were numerous chickens chopped up in The Pang Brothers 'Abnormal Beauty' too, which was released uncut.

I guess they class beheadings as 'quick kills'; so it's not 'cruel' enough.

They certainly don't. They even passed the opening sequence of Pat Garret and Billy the Kid in which chickens, buried in sand, have their heads blown off in slow motion!

[Almar@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by phelings

If the BBFC insist on the cut I'm sure a quick email to Argento from Arrow will get the confirmation required that the shot in question was not set up purely for the purpose of shooting Inferno.

If the director tells the BBFC what they want to hear then they won't have any counter evidence so I'm sure a little effort from Arrow in the right direction before its too late should be able to convince the BBFC that this fairly minor bit of action can be let through

As far as "animal cruelty" in Italian films goes , this is pretty insignificant.
No turtle being cut open here

Sadly life isn't that simple. Arrow have appealed and there's nothing more that can done.

[Inspector Tanzi]

Originally Posted by loops

They certainly don't. They even passed the opening sequence of Pat Garret and Billy the Kid in which chickens, buried in sand, have their heads blown off in slow motion!

And they leave a chicken getting killed in a ritual in Mr.Vampire...

...but we're not allowed to see cockfights!

[Calum]

Originally Posted by Inspector Tanzi

And they leave a chicken getting killed in a ritual in Mr.Vampire...

...but we're not allowed to see cockfights!

"Quick, clean kill" vs organised cruelty. To be fair, I'm on the BBFC's side - re: censoring cockfighting. And if it means my Angel Heart UK Blu is shorn of five seconds I don't care: perfectly happy to never see the cockfighting!

[Inspector Tanzi]

Originally Posted by Calum

"Quick, clean kill" vs organised cruelty.!

True, but I wonder why their is laws for one creature and no another as is perfectly ok for us to see organised Praying Mantis fights.

[Calum]

Originally Posted by Inspector Tanzi

True, but I wonder why their is laws for one creature and no another as is perfectly ok for us to see organised Praying Mantis fights.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciesism

[Gojirosan]

Originally Posted by Calum

"Quick, clean kill" vs organised cruelty. To be fair, I'm on the BBFC's side - re: censoring cockfighting. And if it means my Angel Heart UK Blu is shorn of five seconds I don't care: perfectly happy to never see the cockfighting!

Though this doesn't stop the cockfight happening, does it? Merely brushes it under the carpet.

Cruel or not, I think such things should be included. Censoring them creates a false impression. The chickens still went through it, removing your choice over seeing it doesn't change anything.