List added by Trebek on 14 May 2009 02:33
Video Nasties |
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A list of all the films deemed "video nasties". What is a "video nasty"? From Wikipedia: "Video nasty" was a term coined in the United Kingdom in the 1980s that originally applied to a number of films distributed on video cassette that were criticized for their violent content by various religious organizations, in the press and by commentators such as Mary Whitehouse. While violence in cinema had been subject of censorship for many years, the lack of a regulatory system for video sales combined with the possibility of any film falling into children's hands led to new levels of concern. Many of these "video nasties" were low-budget horror films produced in Italy and the United States. The furore created by the moral crusade against video nasties led to the introduction of the UK's Video Recordings Act 1984 which imposed a stricter code of censorship on videos than was required for cinema release. Several major studio productions ended up being banned on video, falling afoul of legislation that was designed to control the distribution of video nasties."
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It's always nice to learn new things. Knowledge rocks.
That being said...Perhaps I'll check it out one day, just out of curiosity.
Thanks for commenting! :)