Censorship

[Gojirosan]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu

Hate to be the spider in the ointment, but I'm not really a fan of Arachnophobia - it does absolutely nothing for me!

How about Ann Widdicombe?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

How about Ann Widdicombe?

Now that is truly frightening!

[vincenzo]

Anyone a fan of Eight Legged Freaks? Censorshipwise it was rated higher than Arachnophobia.

The Giant Spider Invasion was heavily cut for an 'A' though now uncut for DVD as a 15.

[nekromantik]

Originally Posted by vincenzo

Anyone a fan of Eight Legged Freaks? Censorshipwise it was rated higher than Arachnophobia.

The Giant Spider Invasion was heavily cut for an 'A' though now uncut for DVD as a 15.

I enjoyed Eight Legged Freaks, it was another "switch off your brain" kinda movies and was fun.

While Arachnophobia was more horror and less comedy.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

I didn't mind Eight Legged Freaks as it was quite funny and the spiders were more effective than in Arachnophobia. I haven't seen The Giant Spider Invasion, but one now added to my 'to watch' pile!

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu

I haven't seen The Giant Spider Invasion, but one now added to my 'to watch' pile!

It's great fun and a real howl. Surprisingly sleazy for its time too. I enjoyed it far more than Empire Of The Ants (another BBFC problem film).

It features a new breed of arachnid. The Hairy Volkswagen Beetle Spider.

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by vincenzo

It's great fun and a real howl. Surprisingly sleazy for its time too. I enjoyed it far more than Empire Of The Ants (another BBFC problem film).

It features a new breed of arachnid. The Hairy Volkswagen Beetle Spider.

Incredibly, I saw The Giant Spider Invasion at the cinema many moons ago when I was a kid. It was rated 'A' ( by Mr Ferman ) and I think it was the cut version I think the 'B' feature was Carquake, which was a load of old arse as well.

I remember reading a review of it in House Of Hammer magazine and it showed a photo of the Volkswagon spider chasing a crowd of people most of whom, if you looked really closely, were laughing. A bit like the cinema audience ( all four of us )

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by Mojo

Incredibly, I saw The Giant Spider Invasion at the cinema many moons ago when I was a kid. It was rated 'A' ( by Mr Ferman ) and I think it was the cut version I think the 'B' feature was Carquake, which was a load of old arse as well.

Yep that's the same double bill I saw back in the 70's (those were the days). The Giant Spider Invasion was definitely the heavily cut print. Most 'nature on the rampage' films were cut for an 'A' back then (Grizzly, Alligator, Empire Of The Ants etc) and the cuts details make interesting reading today.

Carquake was also known as Cannonball, and it's terrible under any title.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

No offence, but I wish I was old enough to have seen those in the cinema. I sometimes wish I was my parents' age as they were around to see things like The Exorcist, Don't Look Now (which my mum saw and, following someone's advice on the way in, closed her eyes on Mrs the ending!) and A Clockwork Orange (which my dad saw before Kubrick withdrew it).

It isn't the same seeing them on DVD and I'm glad I got to see The Exorcist when it was rereleased in 1999.

I'm a sucker for terrible films, so might check those out.

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu

It isn't the same seeing them on DVD and I'm glad I got to see The Exorcist when it was rereleased in 1999.

I first saw The Exorcist on pre-cert video in 1981, though I did catch it on the cinema about a year later at a Sunday late night showing.

No other viewing of the film ever made such an impact as the cinema one.