BBFC Problem Films

[Angel]

Well if it's risible then perhaps they will reconsider next time.

[vincenzo]

Of the two Shameless 'cuts' which do you think is likely to be waived first, Angel? New York Ripper or Venus In Furs?

I'm more inclined to think the latter though it's a close one.

[vipco]

Sorry for jumping in.

If Shameless were told that the 2 cut films would pass now uncut, would the have to resubmitt the films and pay the same fee as before.?

I think Venus would be waived first, mainly because its appeal is limited to a certain audience .

[Pete]

Yeah, Venus cuts would be the first to be waived.

I wonder how the titles in ABUK's first Jess Franco Collection would fare with the bbfc today? I know Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun would still be cut but it would be intersting to see what they make of the others.

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by vipco

If Shameless were told that the 2 cut films would pass now uncut, would the have to resubmitt the films and pay the same fee as before.?

If they resubmitted the uncut prints they would have to pay the same fee as before, even if the cuts ended up waived or not. Shameless wouldn't know if the BBFC would waive them until the film is submitted and viewed.

This is why most companies simply re-release the same cut print. No BBFC submission would be required unless the print is different in any way from the previous one (ie uncut, extended, widescreen etc).

[Pete]

Originally Posted by vincenzo

If they resubmitted the uncut prints they would have to pay the same fee as before, even if the cuts ended up waived or not. This is why most companies simply re-release the same cut print.

Most companies? You just mean Vipco dont you?

Eaten Alive
Night of the Demon
Bloody Moon
Pranks

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by loops

Most companies? You just mean Vipco dont you?

They certainly spring to mind.

Of the 4 mentioned above Pranks and Night Of The Demon would definitely have passed intact in 2002 if resubmitted uncut. Bloody Moon may have had a problem over the breast stabbing back then. Eaten Alive would have had far less cuts than before but would still have received them.

Anchor Bay's Don't Answer The Phone was also a heavily pre-cut print. Would pass today. Even films such as Face/Off and Pulp Fiction are still cut on UK DVD, due to the same prints being re-released. Neither would be cut today.

[Pete]

Even the dvd of Ruggero Deodatos Bodycount is the same cut version as the vhs and that was submitted to the bbfc.

[vincenzo]

Bodycount had to be resubmitted due to the change of distributor.

[Pete]

Vipco were a differnet distributor of Pranks and they never re-submitted it.