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12-04-2006, 05:12 PM
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post on imdb about american movie censors
this is off the malena message board:
You'd better study this well as from next year you have to show proof that you passed this exam before you can buy tickets to any movie in the US ! All questions are mandatory, time allowed 20 minutes, don't use calculators. Choose the correct answer for each of the following: 1) The film is shown in the US missing 17% of its original play time because a) it has shrunk in America's cold winter b) the FBI cut the parts they thought contain hidden messages to sleeping cells c) it is normal, "lord Of The Rings" was 37 houres before the US sencors cut it d) NTSC means; Never Think Sensors give a Crap 2) They cut sex/nudity but left the brutal beating of Malena because a) sex is a sin but violent beating is an olympic soprt b) Malena is a Democrat c) CIA found 'proofs' of a connection between Malena and Al-Qaeda d) All of the above 3) In the only sex scene they left, why did they play with image ratio so that letterbox hide Monica's lower body? a) Because the fact that Monica has a bush is a highly guarded secret the Italians asked the US not to expose b) Because they wanted the public to be loyal to one bush only (George W.) c) Because they found scientific evidence that looking at Monica's bush could melt the eyes of the audience d) Because they were afraid divorce rates would skyrocket after men see what a real female should look like below the waist 4) They cut the kid's fantasy sex with Malena although it was not much worse than Birth imdb.com/title/tt0337876/, couple of kisses and a kid looking to her nude body, because a) sensors are idiots b) sencors are morons c) sensors aee insane d) a & b & c 5) the secene where she's washing her breasts with a lemon had nothing to do with the kid, still they cut it, because a) we were bad, did not brush our teeth so the sencors are punishing us b) why the fuss? Monica is just an acctress who has been voted the most beautiful woman alive by most gentlemen magazines, not a big deal c) they were afraid we may get used to such classy erotica and stop caring for the likes of Halle Berry's disgusting scene in Moster's ball d) it was not because of Monica, but the lemon was naked so they had to cut the scene 6) kids aged 12 are allowed to see the uncut version in Spain, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, most of South America and in France and Italy no age limit on this movie, because a) when they die, the people of these countries are all going to hell b) kids in these countries know better than to build their life styles on a movie, ours don't c) it's a well known fact that pregnancy in Europe is 72 months, so kids there are born aged 6 years thus when they are 12 they actually are 18 d) what do these countries know, they did not believe that Iraq has nuclear weapons 7) no one ever thought of releasing this movie in the US uncut as "unrated" or even with X rating, because a) they want to boast the economy of our alley South Korea by forcing us to buy the crappy quality Korean DVD b) they are afriad Michael Jackson may watch it then go to italy after the kid c) this movie is much worse than these gay porn, vomit, scat and bestiality DVDs sold legally all over the US d) Condoleeza Rice told the president that Monica's butt is a weapon of mass seduction, but he didn't get the joke End of test, good luck. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213847/board/flat/28822890 
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12-04-2006, 05:26 PM
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Re: post on imdb about american movie censors
last time I checked, the studios edited and released the films. The US doesn't have 'censors' only ratings boards. You can release any film you wish, from XXX to 'XXX' to Faces of Death X.
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12-04-2006, 06:01 PM
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Re: post on imdb about american movie censors
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last time I checked, the studios edited and released the films. The US doesn't have 'censors' only ratings boards. You can release any film you wish, from XXX to 'XXX' to Faces of Death X. [/ QUOTE ] Releasing a movie with an NC-17 rather than R rating costs the studio a ton of revenue.
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12-05-2006, 01:02 PM
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Re: post on imdb about american movie censors
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[ QUOTE ] last time I checked, the studios edited and released the films. The US doesn't have 'censors' only ratings boards. You can release any film you wish, from XXX to 'XXX' to Faces of Death X. [/ QUOTE ] Releasing a movie with an NC-17 rather than R rating costs the studio a ton of revenue. [/ QUOTE ] That is not censorship. 'Censorship' has an actual definition, it cannot be changed to mean 'may make less money' by you or OP. Deep Throat made an estimated $100mm+ 30-35 years ago. If the public wants to see your product, the rating is not very relevant.
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12-05-2006, 01:07 PM
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Re: post on imdb about american movie censors
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] last time I checked, the studios edited and released the films. The US doesn't have 'censors' only ratings boards. You can release any film you wish, from XXX to 'XXX' to Faces of Death X. [/ QUOTE ] Releasing a movie with an NC-17 rather than R rating costs the studio a ton of revenue. [/ QUOTE ] That is not censorship. 'Censorship' has an actual definition, it cannot be changed to mean 'may make less money' by you or OP. Deep Throat made an estimated $100mm+ 30-35 years ago. If the public wants to see your product, the rating is not very relevant. [/ QUOTE ] Those numbers for Deep Throat were widely exaggerated. IIRC it didn't make close to that much. Releasing an NC-17 movie is basically a death sentence for a film, as many theaters will refuse to carry it, as will block buster. Also, theaters will refuse to carry a movie that is unrated. As far as government censorship, you need to look no further than the FCC.
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12-05-2006, 01:07 PM
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Re: post on imdb about american movie censors
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If the public wants to see your product, the rating is not very relevant. [/ QUOTE ] That's just not true. Film ratings aren't "censorship" but to suggest that having one rating over another is not relevant to a film's success is asinine.
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#9
12-05-2006, 01:09 PM
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Re: post on imdb about american movie censors
From the MPAA
[ QUOTE ] The movie ratings system is a voluntary system operated by the MPAA and the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO). The ratings are given by a board of parents who comprise the Classification and Rating Administration (CARA). CARA?s Board members view each film and, after a group discussion, vote on its rating. The ratings are intended to provide parents with advance information so they can decide for themselves which films are appropriate for viewing by their own children. [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] No one is forced to submit a film to the Board for rating, but the vast majority of producers/distributors opt to do so. Any producer/distributor who wants no part of any rating system is free to go to the market without any rating, or with any description or symbol they choose, as long as it is not confusingly similar to the G, PG, PG-13, R, and, NC-17. The rating symbols are federally registered certification marks of the MPAA and may not be self-applied. [/ QUOTE ] I bolded the relevant information.
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12-05-2006, 01:14 PM
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Re: post on imdb about american movie censors
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From the MPAA [ QUOTE ] The movie ratings system is a voluntary system operated by the MPAA and the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO). The ratings are given by a board of parents who comprise the Classification and Rating Administration (CARA). CARA?s Board members view each film and, after a group discussion, vote on its rating. The ratings are intended to provide parents with advance information so they can decide for themselves which films are appropriate for viewing by their own children. [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] No one is forced to submit a film to the Board for rating, but the vast majority of producers/distributors opt to do so. Any producer/distributor who wants no part of any rating system is free to go to the market without any rating, or with any description or symbol they choose, as long as it is not confusingly similar to the G, PG, PG-13, R, and, NC-17. The rating symbols are federally registered certification marks of the MPAA and may not be self-applied. [/ QUOTE ] I bolded the relevant information. [/ QUOTE ] Because it was the only way to get the government to stop censoring films. The government used to control the censorhip of movies, but the MPAA and .Gov agreed to an independent ratings board. Yeah, real f'ing voluntary.
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