Mark Sullivan (AnonymeInc@webtv.net)
Sun, 18 Jul 1999 14:14:47 -0400 (EDT)
As far as I can see from across the pond, the UK has some odd
glitches in its video bans. As I understand it Reservoir Dogs
at least was, if it's not still, banned, but Man Bites Dog, a
particularly nasty and graphic (not criticisms) satiric
pseudo-documentary of a serial killer, was not. The
rationale? The latter was in black and white, which meant it
appealed to a more arty audience who were somehow more immune
to screen violence. The article I read also made arguments
that there was a racial element in what was and was not
banned from video release. Does this keep homegrown product,
like the great, extremely violent Lock, Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels from being released on viddie?
There was a good book from the late '80s called Video Nasties
about the then-current banning of a number of horror and/or
slasher films.
Mark
ps -- I agree with Kevin, track down Westlake's five Tucker
Coe/Mitch Tobin novels. I'm not much of a fan of Westlake's
humorous books, either, especially not the Dortmunders, but
the Coes are great. You might also want to check out The
Mercenaries, an early Westlake which is an obvious, but very
enjoyable spin on Red Harvest.
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