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Originally Posted by Fearonsarms
I bet its a severely cut version though-Distributors have often claimed new releases in the UK are "uncut" as anyone knows who was fooled into buying the supposedly uncut recent release of "Cannibal Holocaust" (though I think its fully uncut now after last year's relaxing of censorship laws) knows-not my cup of tea cos of the non stimulated animal cruelty but people should be able to watch full films-no censorship is needed. Banning films just gets more kids interested in seeing them like the farce with Child's Play and Mikey (this one is still ridiculously banned by the BBFC!)
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Ah yes, this is true. I don't think we'll see Cannibal Holocaust truly uncut for a long time in the UK, mostly because of the animal cruelty, which as an animal lover I do feel a little sympathetic towards.
It is worth pointing out however that the first cut of Cannibal Holocaust brought before the BBFC was already cut before the BBFC banned it.
As for the case involving Child's Play and Mikey, I sympathise with the family of James Bulger and it was a terrible thing, but it's knee-jerk ill-thought-out populism that's responsible for banning these films.
Ah, the ever-proceeding trudge of the censorious.