Censorship

[Gothmogxx]

Well lets just hope that the focus of this is solely on 15 and 12A classifications... We already had a new set of censorship rules implemented back at the end of 2012, we require no more...

[applecore]

Apologies if this has already been discussed elsewhere.

Something that's been on my mind since first reading into the Video Nasties fiasco.. What happened with other films coming out around that time that were part of an established series?
For example, it was all kicking off in 1984, so did films like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th Parts 1-4, Halloween 1-3, etc suffer at all? Or because they were part of a series that had theatrical release, or from acclaimed directors, were they left alone?

Reason I wonder is because many of these films are gorier, and have far more convincing effects than those that found themselves on the DPP list, and are much more widely available today. It doesn't quite add up to me (that said, neither does the argument from the time that Driller Killer could have an adverse effect on dogs )

[Susan Foreman]

There was no consistency what-so-ever in the video nasty scandal

Many films were singled out for the simple reason that they were 'in the wrong place, at the wrong time' - hence the reason why 'The Burning' is a nasty, while the so-similar-it-could-be-the-same-film 'Friday 13th' wasn't!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Threads merged.

[applecore]

Cheers Demdike, was wondering where it had gone

And thanks suziginajackson, I had a feeling it would be something along those lines. Same reason The Big Red One got nabbed at one point, eh?
I also find it quite funny how the Nasties and their creators were scrutinised so much, yet guys like Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and Sam Raimi went on to become extremely successful

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by applecore

Apologies if this has already been discussed elsewhere.

Something that's been on my mind since first reading into the Video Nasties fiasco.. What happened with other films coming out around that time that were part of an established series?
For example, it was all kicking off in 1984, so did films like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th Parts 1-4, Halloween 1-3, etc suffer at all? Or because they were part of a series that had theatrical release, or from acclaimed directors, were they left alone?

Reason I wonder is because many of these films are gorier, and have far more convincing effects than those that found themselves on the DPP list, and are much more widely available today. It doesn't quite add up to me (that said, neither does the argument from the time that Driller Killer could have an adverse effect on dogs )

Friday The 13th has an acclaimed director?

cough.

What you have to remember is that none of these idiots were cinema literate in any way....plus twas only another in a long line of "bogeymen" that is used to keep you frightened...see muslims cough

I know politics is frowned upon here, but you can't really help it when talking about this era.....

[applecore]

Was more hinting at Wes Craven and John Carpenter, but even so, Sean S Cunningham isn't exactly an unknown name in the horror field.

Plus, I do find it odd that they were just grabbing titles almost at random, or that sounded slightly horror-y, and overlooked titles like ANOES, F13, etc, which I take it were actually quite popular at the time?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Basically they never bothered about Friday the 13th and ANOES which came out the same year as the Video Recordings Act was put into practice, because they were too tame really.

They don't exactly compare with Cannibal Holocaust, The Beast in Heat etc.

Major studio movies on the whole were never as violent or scuzzy as the indie goods produced elsewhere.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Basically they never bothered about Friday the 13th and ANOES which came out the same year as the Video Recordings Act was put into practice, because they were too tame really.

They don't exactly compare with Cannibal Holocaust, The Beast in Heat etc.

Major studio movies on the whole were never as violent or scuzzy as the indie goods produced elsewhere.

As for Driller Killer - it was the artwork that got it banned not the film content.

I quoted myself there not Applecore.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

As for Driller Killer - it was the artwork that got it banned

The same goes for 'SS Experiment Camp'. It was the cover art which brought the film to the notice of the "moral majority" more than the film itself!