Daemonia | 4th May 2010 11:32 AM | Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel
(Post 77353)
My own view is that the BBFC should keep things exactly as they are now. | I don't. I think there should be distinction between serious animal cruelty and the stuff contained in, say, old westerns. Not that any animal cruelty is acceptable, but those westerns were uncut for years and it's only recently they've started cutting them. For instance, the initial DVD of A Fistful of Dynamite retained the horsefalls, the subsqeuent SE had these scenes cut.
So no, the BBFC are being thoroughly inconsistent and making cuts where they don't have to. I don't think that's a good thing. In this instance they're actively looking for new ways to cut old films.
If the BBFC are so concerned about the welfare of animals, how come they never ask if the horses pulling carts and carriages in old films were grazing horses that were forced to suddenly become workhorses. Just as cruel as anything else. |