Horror & the 15 certificate - Page 12

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs · #**111** 21st September 2009, 05:23 PM

What you got to trade for it mate?

Vampix · #**112** 25th September 2009, 04:25 AM

I reckon Pumpkinhead should get a 15 now.

vipco · #**113** 3rd October 2009, 11:13 AM

Just recieved a Euro release (DVD) of Rats - NOT. and its rated 15, yet the VIPCO version is a cut 18.
If the BBFC are relaxing then surely this would get a 15 if submitted now.

vincenzo · #**114** 3rd October 2009, 11:22 AM

Rats was never cut by the BBFC and was last submitted in 2002. It probably would pass at 15 today.

Angel · #**115** 3rd October 2009, 07:56 PM

Rats has a lot of scenes that are difficult to watch for people who like myself who are extremely squeamish about rats, especially where you see dozens of rats being thrown at somebody. I watched Willard and Ben recently and the same there as well. Food of the Gods another. I think the latter film might get a 15 today as well. Never seen Food of the Gods 2.

vincenzo · #**116** 3rd October 2009, 08:52 PM

Did you ever see Deadly Eyes, Angel? It was an abysmal attempt to film James Herbert's The Rats but set in Canada. The rats themselves appeared to be dogs in overcoats.

Robert Clouse directed it. Wish he hadn't.

Angel · #**117** 4th October 2009, 05:51 AM

No I still haven't seen that one, called The Pack here. Sounds very poor indeed.

vincenzo · #**118** 4th October 2009, 11:47 AM

The Pack was a different film Angel, though admittedly the same director. That one was about genuine killer dogs, rather than dogs dressed up as rats.

I first saw Deadly Eyes on the old Guild pre-cert video (as The Rats) but it doesn't seem to have had a release since, which isn't really a bad thing.

vipco · #**119** 4th October 2009, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vincenzo

Rats was never cut by the BBFC and was last submitted in 2002. It probably would pass at 15 today.

Sorry, I was thinking of the 1 sec cut to the rat on fire in Cannibal Apocalypse.

Angel · #**120** 4th October 2009, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vincenzo

The Pack was a different film Angel, though admittedly the same director. That one was about genuine killer dogs, rather than dogs dressed up as rats.

I first saw Deadly Eyes on the old Guild pre-cert video (as The Rats) but it doesn't seem to have had a release since, which isn't really a bad thing.

Thanks. For some reason I thought they were the same film