Fair Game is a 1986 Australian action film by Mario Andreacchio (Embassy Home Entertainment)

The BBFC cut 57s from the Embassy video submitted in 1987:

Thanks to Bleach:

• At 44.5 mins - Remove all but first establishing shot of woman's clothes being cut, and reduce substantially the following scene in which car is driven wildly with her tied to the front, removing in particular all shots revealing her naked breasts (extreme long shot where no breast exposure is clear may remain).

The cut clip is shown more or less in its entirety in the Ozploitation documentary.

The BBFC has ruled that strong sexual content in three scenes of Brüno made one of the summer’s most widely anticipated films unsuitable for the 15 certificate needed to generate a blockbuster audience. The British comic’s two previous efforts, Ali G Indahouse and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, were both rated 15.

A re-edit helped to avert a worse fate in the United States where Brüno was originally awarded a NC-17 rating, meaning that most American cinemas would not have screened it. A revised version was later passed as an “R”, restricted to over 17s or younger teenagers accompanied by an adult.

The same revised version, where black circles were inserted to cover body parts, was presented to the BBFC.

Under the British censor’s system which unlike their American equivalent is based partly on public consultation this was insufficient to earn a lower rating. A spokesperson said: We felt that made it worse not better in some scenes because you could not tell what was acted out.

In two of the three most extreme scenes the sex was faked: an outrageous love scene between Brüno and his pygmy boyfriend and a sequence where Brüno mimes a sexual act in explicit detail.

However a third, filmed at a real swinger’s party, shows unsimulated sex.

Conor Dignam, editor of the industry magazine Screen International, suggested that they may be gambling that the notoriety of an 18 certificate will merely build anticipation amongst a teenage audience and guarantee an even longer commercial life on DVD and television.

Update: Producers unhappy with 18 certificate

19th June 2009. Based on article from independent.co.uk

The film's distributor Universal described the 18 certificate as absurd.

There is no question they will lose money because of us. They actually requested the 18 certificate, explained BBFC spokeswoman Sue Clark. They knew very early on, at an advice viewing, that if they wanted a 15 they would have to cut some scenes. They have had plenty of time to do it and have chosen not to.

The scenes deemed unsuitable for a younger audience included an extended sex sequence starring Brüno and his pygmy boyfriend, another in which he mimes oral sex with a ghost of German dance act Milli Vanilli, and a third in which he attends a swingers' party.

Last night, David Kosse, president of Universal Pictures International, said the company had been left with no other option than to submit the film with an 18 request: They requested cuts that were some of the funniest bits of the movie. Ultimately you then know what you are going to get and, at the end of the day, we submitted the film to be an 18. We clearly wanted it to be a 15. In Ireland it is a 16, in the Netherlands a 12 and in America an R. It is absurd that you can see it as a 17-year-old in Dublin but not in London.

Kosse said the cuts would have proved too much of a compromise. Why take a movie that is very, very funny to the rest of the world but say the population of one country cannot see that version?

Justine's Hot Nights is a 1976 France sex comedy by Jean-Claude Roy (Nucleus Films)

The BBFC passed the Nucleus Films DVD uncut in 2009. The BBFC consumer advice reads: Contains strong sex and nudity and infrequent real sex

From publicity material: Some Sex Very Real

The World DVD premiere of another kinky classic from the director of the best-selling Education Anglaise and Dressage!

Mik Farez (Philippe Gasté) is an out of work "serious" film director. A sleazy producer with a mirrored floor and a naughty and knickerless secretary offers him the chance to direct a new movie, but he’s told that it must be a sex film. With just one evening to come up a script, Mik is bereft of ideas. However, following a steamy sex session with his willing wife, the kinky couple dream up all manner of sexy scenarios for the movie. These are portrayed as a series of erotic and often amusing vignettes, each of which revolves around a cute young girl in black stockings called Justine, whom they have recently seen performing in a nude ballet...

This erotic extravaganza features nuns, mermaids, confessions, virgins, stockings, an ape, Henry Kissinger (!) and copious amounts of sex – some of it artistic, and some of it very real.

Deadly China Dolls is a 1990 Taiwan/Hong Kong action film by Godfrey Ho (Eastern Heroes)

The BBFC cut 43s from the 1995 Eastern Heroes video. Presumable the cuts also apply to the 2003 Eastern Heroes DVD but the running time leaves this open to question.

Note that the double bill UK DVD of Deadly China Dolls + Lethal Panther is confusingly titled. It actually contains Deadly China Dolls (Lethal Panther 1) + Lethal Panther 2.

Thanks to Bleach:

• At 68 mins - Reduce sexualised violence and rape of naked woman (Sophia), as follows:
  
  a) after man puts gun back into pocket, remove sight of other man brushing gun up woman's bare breast and nipple, resuming on gun on cheek.
  
  b) after the line What are you talking about?, remove sight of bare-breasted woman's hair being pulled, resuming on her being thrown out of bed.
  
  c) after she says Fuck you, remove line okay and
  sight of gun being played down her back and buttocks, resuming on line: Don`t you remember where they are.
  
  d) after sight of two women (Ling and Miyamoto) entering garden, remove entire rape sequence, resuming on gun being loaded.
  
  e) after she swings back to hit man's crotch, remove sight of her being pushed back onto bed and gun held on her barely covered chest, resuming on man's face as he fires two shots below screen.

Review from US Amazon: Quite enjoyable

While it's not great, it was quite enjoyable in the way typical Hong Kong actioners are. Sibelle Hu, an actress who HK film fans should be quite familiar with, makes a small appearance in this film. The cover is misleading, the main character in this film is played by Maria Jo.

Maria Jo is featured prominently throughout this film, but her action scenes involve mostly gunplay, and those scenes, while not wholly elaborate, are quite well done and pretty entertaining. She even has a short fight with Sibelle Hu where she holds her own martial arts wise, even though Sibelle is obviously more skilled, and she makes a really exciting escape from the top of a building.

While this film doesn't compare to the guns and bullets films of John Woo (which is a good thing for some, bad for others), it is pretty entertaining in that sense. So LP1 is good for fans of HK gun actioners, but don't expect much martial arts action here. Although the few scenes Sibelle Hu is in are pretty good in terms of martial arts choreography, the rest of this movie is all gun fighting, and it's quite well done, in the cheesy over the top HK film tradition.

Hancock is a 2008 action film by Peter Berg (Sony Pictures)

The 2008 15 rated versions are the uncut US unrated or 'Extended Version'

The 2008 12 rated versions (and 12A cinema release) are the US PG-13 theatrical cut.

From cuts details on IMDb:

Missing scenes include, but are not limited to:

• Hancock bringing a girl to his trailer to have sex
• Mary Embrey driving to Hancock's trailer instead of flying there
• Hancock getting off a prison bus while chained to other prisoners whom he drags behind him.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The BBFC has passed Lars Von Trier’s latest film, Antichrist, ‘18’ uncut. The film contains images of strong real sex, bloody violence and self mutilation. The BBFC Guidelines for ‘18’ rated works state that the more explicit images of sexual activity will not be allowed unless they can be exceptionally justified by context and the work is not a ‘sex work’ whose primary purpose is sexual arousal. For these purposes Antichrist is very clearly not a ‘sex work’. 

The film also contains some bloody and violent images, including a scene of genital mutilation. The Board knows of no research evidence which suggests that the viewing of this scene would raise a significant risk of harm to adult viewers or to society, or which would otherwise justify intervention. There is, therefore, no basis for an exception to the principle, repeatedly endorsed in public consultations, that adults should normally be free to choose what films to watch or not watch.

The film was seen by the Director, David Cooke, the President, Sir Quentin Thomas and Vice President, Gerard Lemos. David Cooke said:

"Antichrist deals with what happens to a couple after the death of their child, focussing on the psychological impact on them both. The film does not contain material which breaches the law or poses a significant harm risk to adults. The sexual imagery, while strong, is relatively brief, and the Board has since 1990 passed a number of works containing such images. This reflects the principle, strongly endorsed in a number of public consultations, that adults should be free to decide for themselves what to watch or what not to watch, provided it is neither illegal nor harmful.

"There is no doubt that some viewers will find the images disturbing and offensive, but the BBFC’s Consumer Advice provides a clear warning to enable individuals to make an informed viewing choice. And this is now backed up by detailed Extended Consumer Advice on our website".

See also Extended Classification Information from bbfc.co.uk:

Antichrist is an English language drama from director Lars von Trier. It tells the story of a couple trying to come to terms with the death of their young son. After the mother experiences a mental breakdown, they retreat to an isolated cabin in the woods where the child's father, a therapist, hopes to help the mother to confront her fears. The film was classified '18' for strong real sex, bloody violence and self-mutilation.

At '18', the BBFC's Guidelines state that the more explicit images of sexual activity are unlikely to be permitted unless they can be exceptionally justified by context and the work is not a 'sex work'. A 'sex work' is defined as a work whose 'primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation'. It is clear that ANTICHRIST is not a 'sex work' but a serious drama exploring issues such as grief, loss, guilt and fear. The brief images of explicit real sex (sight of a penis penetrating a vagina during a consensual sex scene and sight of the man's penis being masturbated to climax) are exceptionally justified, in this context, by the manner in which they illustrate the film's themes and the nature of the couple's relationship. Their relationship is depicted throughout in a graphic and unflinching fashion, both psychologically and physically. The BBFC has permitted comparable explicit images in a number of previous features at the '18' level (eg L'EMPIRE DES SENS, 9 SONGS, SHORTBUS and Lars von Trier's earlier film, THE IDIOTS) where it has been clear that the purpose of the work - and the individual images in question - is not simply to arouse viewers but to illustrate characters, relationships and themes.

ANTICHRIST also contains two scenes showing violence towards genitals or genital mutilation. In one case, the man's genitals are hit heavily (although this is not shown on screen), resulting in sight of blood in his semen when he ejaculates. In the other case, the distraught woman cuts off her own clitoris using a pair of scissors. This act of self-mutilation is shown in close up, although the image is only on screen for a few seconds. The shot in question exceeds the BBFC's Guidelines at '15', where 'the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable' and where 'violence may be strong but may not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury'. Even at '18' the BBFC recognises that the scene will be shocking and offensive to some viewers. However, the Board is aware of no evidence to suggest that the viewing of this scene is likely to be harmful to adults. The scene is not presented in an eroticised or attractive manner and is not likely to encourage emulation or arousal. Accordingly, the scene is acceptable at '18' where, in line with the consistent findings of the BBFC's public consultations, the BBFC's Guideline concerns will not normally override the wish that adults should be free to chose their own entertainment, within the law.

The film contains other examples of strong violence, including a scene in which the woman drills a hole through the man’s leg with a bit and brace before bolting a large grindstone to the injured limb. Once again, although the scene exceeds the rubric of the '15' Guidelines, it was not felt to be harmful to adult viewers. The film also contains scenes of strong simulated sex, including female masturbation. These scenes exceed the '15' Guideline test that 'Sexual activity may be portrayed but without strong detail' but are acceptable at the '18' level.

Antichrist also includes a single use of strong language.

The Boston Strangler is a 1968 US crime film by Richard Fleischer (20th Century Fox)

Cuts were waived when resubmitted in 2004.

Previously cuts of 1:05s required for the 1988 video submitted by Film & Video

From cuts details on IMDb:

• reduced the torture of Dianne Cluny to a series of flash shots by removing facial closeups, a shot of her kicking, and detailed footage of her arms and legs being tied to the bed.

Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 US action film by John Carpenter (20th Century Fox)

The 2002 DVD release features the uncut version with all cuts waived by the BBFC.

Previously. the BBFC cut the 15 rated CBS/Fox video of 1987

From cuts details on IMDb:

• The 15-rated video version restored a cinema cut to the line: Fuck It
• but was cut by 9 secs with edits made to the fight between the clans.

Witches is a 1990 UK fantasy film by Nicolas Roeg (Warner)

The 1990 film and Warner Videos and the 2000 Warner DVD are all similarly cut by the BBFC to secure a PG rating

From cuts details on IMDb

• The mouse transformation was slightly shortened
• A shot of a witch's bloody scalp when she removes her wig was removed.

Review from US Amazon: A Must!

This is the kind of movie you can watch over and over, and each time you'll find something new to laugh at. Trying to mimic the hilariously delivered lines in the film, has yet to lose it's novelty between me and my friends.

The film certainly does do justice to the classic Roald Dahl novel about the adventures of Luke, a young boy staying at an English seaside hotel which happens to be inhabited by the entire population of English child-hating witches and their supreme leader, the grand high witch, who are all under the guise of nice charitable ladies.

The special effects are dazzling in combination with the delightful British humour which is contributed to by a number of familiar faces- Rowan Atkinson (Blackadder, Mr Bean)as the dry ill-tempered hotel manager, Jane Horrocks (Little Voice) as the fed up secretary, as well as Bill Paterson and Brenda Blethyn (Secrets and Lies). Yet the most fabulously larger than life performance is given by Anjelica Huston who plays Eva Ernst aka The Grand High Witch. The actress rightfully lets it rip, pumping energy and eccentricity into the character whist also displaying subtlety and composure when needed ie while she is in public view, disguised as chairman of the Royal Society for the prevention of cruelty to children.

The film is accessible to all and has the ability to tickle the dryest of hearts. Stocked with nice touches, even the extras are part and parcel of the fun. DO YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR A FAVOUR AND WATCH THIS FILM!

Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers is a 1968 US crime drama by Russ Meyer .

Cuts were waived for the 2005 Freemantlemedia  DVD.

Previously, the BBFC cut 52s from the 1999 Polygram video

• At 35 mins - In marital rape scene, after man begins to instigate sex with woman, and after her whispered dialogue line Oh God...no...please, remove all sight of him ripping open her night-dress to expose her breasts and lying on top of her with her breast clearly visible. Resume on close shot of his back and arm.
   
• At 62.5 mins - In robbery scene at bar, after woman is thrown onto pool table, and after man with red kerchief round neck shouts Stop it and man with acetylene torch laughs, remove all subsequent long shot of her struggling as her clothing is pulled open to reveal her breasts and man forces himself on top of her. Resume on close shot of man with red kerchief shouting Stop it...the combination's taped under the bar...

ee review from IMDb: Underrated and unnoticed

This film tends to touch base on issues in several other of his films. In Vixen, the issue was marital bliss and touched on the concept of partner swapping. A similar notion is touched on in Finders Keepers in marital fidelity, and promoting the concept that no one goes unpunished.

It contains the nudity and light humor of his other flicks. It's not one of his more known films, but is worth checking out even if only once. The movie actually has a good plot to it, with senses of drama and a sense of urgency that keeps the pace going from start to finish.

Up! is a 1976 US sex comedy by Russ Meyer (Freemantle Enterprise)

All BBFC cuts were waived for the 2005 Freemantle DVD.

Previously, the BBFC cut the Allied Troma video of 1998 and the same cut version was released by Polygram video in 1999

• At 20 mins - Reduce sexual assault and rape on river bank as follows:
  
  1) when man chases woman across stream, reduce sight of him beating her unconscious;
  2) when he drags her semi-clad body onto river bank, remove sight of him removing her trousers and gazing at her nude body;
  3) when he parts her legs in long shot, remove all forcible sex, resuming as she regains consciousness and resumes the fight.
   
• At 59 mins - When woman sitting on bar teases man in check shirt into violent assault, reduce rape sequence as follows:
  
  1) after blond man grabs long-haired woman and throws her down on table, remove close ups of bared breasts and sight of underwear being torn off, resuming on reverse shot of man's back between woman's legs;
  2) after man removes braces, remove close up of woman's reaction and screams and shot of penis dangling between legs, resuming long shot of figure walking towards isolated telephone box; also remove all close ups of rape victim's face (eight in total)

Review from US Amazon: Entertaining Movie!

This turned out to be a very enjoyable movie. The actress who played the role of Margo Winchester, Raven De La Croix actually made this movie.

A German (Nazi) type person is killed after someone slips a piranha into his bathtub. Undercover agent Margo Winchester makes her entrance by jogging down the highway. She is nearly raped and killed by one of the locals. She soon gains the confidence of the locals and begins investigating the murder.

A very good movie on the Russ Meyer scale. I only wish the Raven De La Croix had made more movies.

Supervixens is a 1975 US sex film by Russ Meyer (Arrow Film Distributors)

All previous cuts were finally waived when the DVD was resubmitted in 2004. The BBFC explained that the passage of time had reduced the impact of the images to a significant degree, making the prospect of harm more remote.

Previously cinema and video versions has suffered cut:

• Cuts to a scene of a bound woman with a lighted stick of dynamite between her legs
• Cuts to scene  where Charles Napier murders Supervixen in the bath tub.

See review from IMDb: Ultimate Russ Meyer flick

While this isn't my personal favorite from the legendary Russ Meyer's output, its possibly the most defining film Meyer ever made. All his regular trademarks that have endured him to trash fanatics everywhere are on full display here. His editing style is rapid, with few shots lasting more than several seconds. There's a style of insanity which makes one wonder how sincere Meyer actually is - whether he has something up his sleeve or is legitimately demented. The film's sense of absurdity bordering on surrealism illustrates this. Also, the film's lighthearted tone is interrupted by shocking moments of violence which, while over-the-top in nature, are still potent. Most of all, this film features six buxom females, the most defining trait of a Meyer film.

This is Meyer's show all around, meaning outside of the voluptuous females, the actors don't really matter too much. Still, the cast does a good job with the kitschy material. Charles Pitts is likable in the lead role, despite not being as outrageous as the material called for. Even better are Shari Eubank (in two roles, as the ultimate evil female and a nice girl perfect for Pitts) and Charles Napier (as the degenerate and vicious lawman villain). Is it misogynistic? Perhaps a little bit, but this is the kind of crazy trash that one really shouldn't take too seriously. Another entertaining winner from Meyer.

Rei Rei is a 1993 Japan anime feature by Yoshiko Yamamoto (Kiseki Films)

The BBFC cut 8s when submitted for the 1996 18 rated Kiseki video. Presumably the same version was carried forward to DVD

Thanks to Bleach:

• At 42 mins - After woman`s legs are held by tentacles, remove sight of:
  1. tentacle mauling her breast
  2. tentacle ripping over blouse and exposing breasts
  3. tentacle penetrating her.

• Women in Cell Block 7 is a 1973 Italy/US prison drama by Rino Di Silvestro.

It was released uncut on DVD in the UK by Blackhorse in 2005 under the title of Hell Prison

• Escape from Hell is a 1980 Spain/Italy drama by Edoardo Mulargia.

The BBFC cut 3:46s from the 1988 Sheptonhurst video also under the title of Hell Prison.

• The Hot Box is a 1972 Philippines/US action film by Joe Viola

The BBFC cut 3:30s when the Xtasy video was submitted in 1987

Prey is a 1978 UK horror by Norman J. Warren (Anchor Bay)

The BBFC cuts were waived when the 2004 DVD was submitted by Anchor Bay UK

Previously the 1978 cinema release and videos from 1986 (Stablecane) and 1995 (Arthouse Productions) were similarly cut by 11s.

• Cut to reduce shots of Anders feasting on a girl's body.

See review from IMDb: Norman J Warren, I salute you

I like this film. I like it a lot. I like it because it makes me incredibly nostalgic for a period in British cinema that has long since passed. The 1970's. A time when irreverent and irrelevant schlock like this could get made. I like it because it is monumentally silly yet eerily compulsive, possesses a truly odd atmosphere, and at one point it actually frightened me.

It was made in 10 days with whatever change the crew had in their back pockets. It's very entertaining.

How I wish up-and-comers would make stuff like this rather than the Tarantino and 'Trainspotting' tributes that they STILL are.

Norman 'J.' Warren, I salute you.

Absurd aka Horrible is a 1981 Italian horror video by Joe D'Amato

The uncut but later cut video was added to the list of banned video nasties in November 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39s.

It hasn't seen the light of day until now.

Review from IMDb: Halloween-esque

Monster Hunter is the Halloween-esque 'sequel' to 1981's insomniac's dream Anthropophagous. This time around D'Amato brings to us a sense of pace, making Monster Hunter much more enjoyable.

The added gore (including an ultra-torturous scene involving an oven) and cool electronic music score is a nice bonus.

The story (or lack thereof) brings back George Eastman as our favorite cannibal, this time not on a Greek island, but somewhere in the US being hunted by a priest (of all people).

A bit boring at times but Eastman's presence is over powering and the end involving a 'vegetable' overcoming her disabilities to face the beast is fairly ironic.

A US region 1 double bill is set for release on 26th May 2009. The Code Red DVD features Don't Go in the Woods...Alone! and The Forest

Don't Go in the Woods...Alone! is a 1980 US horror by James Bryan

Historically it was released in the UK on the Video Releasing Organisation label in March 1982. Banned as a video nasty in October 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic so became one of the collectable DPP39s

Passed 15 uncut in February 2007

Review from imdb: Movie for a laugh

I rented this movie, hoping to find a good movie. It was... if you're into comedy! This movie had deadpan acting, no storyline at ALL (a maniac roaming around, killing people for no reason, which may not be THAT bad), and a stupid looking killer (when he's being stabbed at the end, it looks as though his chest is made of brick, or is that CARDBOARD?).

The gore was supplemental, however, and I always recommend this movie for a laugh (in fact, I rented it again just to show my friend how bad it was!). It kept me laughing however and the ending hinted towards a sequel.... maybe it would be better around now? This movie gets a definite 2 out of 10 since it kept me laughing.

The Forest is a 1982 US horror by Donald M Jones (Pyramid Distribution)

The BBFC cut 22s from the 1988 Pyramid video.

• The opening stabbing scene was edited

Cannibal Man is a 1972 Spanish horror by Eloy de la Iglesia (Redemption Films)

The BBFC cut 3s when the Redemption Films video was submitted in 1993

• The cuts were to a scene of throat slashing

Previously it was released by Intervision uncut in November 1981. It was banned as a video nasty in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and became one of the collectable DPP39s. The cover was a flimsy slip case that didn't last long so adding to the rarity of a mint condition cover.

Review from US Amazon: Pseudo-sleazy

Real slaughterhouse footage and scenes of dirty urban slums set the tone for this stark and obsessive Spanish horror flick.

A slaughterhouse employee named Marcos gets attacked by a cabdriver who takes objection when he and his girlfriend are making out in the back seat, and Marcos kills him. This sets in motion a week of killing, first to cover up the cabdriver's death, and afterward to keep the bodies piling up in his bedroom a secret.

He tries to dispose of the body parts at the slaughterhouse, but he can't do it fast enough and soon the stench of the corpses is becoming a problem, and Marcos slips further and further into madness. Weird, pseudo-sleazy film that works even though it doesn't even attempt to live up to its title - there's *no cannibalism*.

The dubbing is pretty bad and there's not much gore (most of the nastiness happens off-screen), but there's plenty of atmosphere and a sense of desperation builds in Marco's apartment. 

It's not big on splatter, but it's still worth a look for Eurohorror fans.

Heroic Trio is a 1993 Hong Kong action film by Johnny To

The BBFC cut 4s from the MIHK video of 1995

Thanks to Bleach:

• At 69.5 mins - During explosion, remove two close ups of children urinating through loincloths.

Cuts were waived for a 2006 Medusa Comms DVD that never saw the light of day

US DVDs from Buena Vista and Miramax are said to be cut by 3mins

The Boys of St. Vincent is a 1992 Canada drama by John N. Smith (Dangerous To Know)

The BBFC cut the 1997 video by 18s

• At 1.5 mins - After corridor shot in which clerical brother walks forward past camera and music credit fades out, remove back view of four naked boys peeing, resuming on tight profile of boys under shower.
• At 22 mins - In shower scene focussing on two young boys, cut away as foreground boy bends over to pick up soap to remove sight of other boy's penis and subsequent image of both boys' nude buttocks, resuming on Brother Lavin watching.

The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later is a 1993 Canada drama by John N. Smith (Dangerous To Know)

The BBFC cut the 1997 video by 8s

• At 53 mins - In shower scene, after soap bubbles drip down boy's back masking buttock cleft as priest watches, remove shot of bubbles clearing cleft to reveal boy's wet buttocks, resuming on big close up of priest's face framed through grill in confessional.

Slaughter High is a 1986 UK/US horror by George Dugdale  (Locus)

The BBFC cut 32s when the video was submitted in 1987

From cuts details on IMDb

• Cut to remove shots of nudity and burnt breasts during the acid bath and electrocution killings.

Review from US Amazon: Not to be taken seriously

Some of the other reviewers were way too critical with this movie. Slaughter high is not to be taken seriously.

The reason I like this flick is that it is just down right amusing with the creative (yet sometimes outrageous when taking logic into consideration, i.e. the bathtub scene) death scenes, the cheesy soundtrack, and like others have said, the obviously British actors poorly trying to speak like Americans. go into it with a light frame of mind and ignore all the rules of what makes a good movie. this movie is just so bad that it's good.

Cannibal Ferox is a 1981 Italian film by Umberto Lenzi (Horror Video)

Pre-cut by 6:51s when submitted in 2000. It was further cut by the BBFC by 6s: Cut required to sight of small animal on end of rope banging against side of a jeep

From cuts details on IMDb:

• The pre-cuts removed most of the gore footage
• All elements of actual cannibalism ie the cannibals picking at the dead bodies have been removed.
• When Zora Kerowa is killed, this edited version plays as though she has disappeared, never once showing either the actual event of the aftermath of the famous "hooks through the breasts" death.
• All but one of the animal deaths are missing, and the death of the pig appears trimmed.
• Also cut is John Morghen's arm being lopped off
• 2 castration scenes have been deleted
• John Morghen removing a native's eye with a knife.

The video was previously banned as a video nasty in 1983.

Review from US Amazon: Delivers the Goods

Whether the film itself really has any merit depends on personal taste really. For my money, this is not a patch on Deodato's excellent Cannibal Holocaust, which is just as gory and a hell of a lot more realistic, with believable actors and an intelligent script. In comparison, Ferox seems like just an exploitative rip-off. But taken in its own terms, Cannibal Ferox does deliver the goods (I'm talking gore-wise) with hard-to-watch sexual violence accompanying genuine animal deaths. The music is cheesy, and again not up to the standards of Holocaust, but it grows on you.

Overall, this Holocaust rip-off is obviously a must-buy for Italian cannibal/gore fans. People new to the genre may do best to check out Cannibal Holocaust first, as it is cinematically far better although harder to watch. But if you're in the mood for a little mindless gore, and don't mind certain scenes looking a tad unrealistic not to mention the laughable dialogue, you could do far worse.

One the Game is a 1974 UK sex comedy by Stanley A Long (Odeon Entertainment)

The upcoming 2009 DVD is being promoted as uncut.

Previously the BBFC demand 2:06s of cuts for the X rated 1973 cinema certificate. These cuts persisted for the 1988 Sheptonhurst video

The House by the Cemetery is 1981 Italian horror film by Lucio Fulci (Arrow Film Distributors)

All previous BBFC cuts were waived when resubmitted in 2009. It is now set for release on 29th June 2009.

The previous 2001 DVD from Protected was cut as per the BBFC explanation:

Cuts required to two sequences of detailed violence against women (stabs to chest and neck with sharp spike, knife cutting throat), in accordance with BBFC policy on violence, and to take into account recent, successful prosecutions of the uncut version under the Obscene Publications Act 1959.

The first video version was released  in January 1983 but was banned as a video nasty in November 1983. It remained on the list through out the panic so became one of the collectable DPP 39's

Review from US Amazon: Dread and Fear

This is the third in a loose trilogy of films by Italian master of the macabre Lucio Fulci set in New England that evoke the uncanny and cosmic terrors of H.P. Lovecraft. The other two films City of the Living Dead and The Beyond are quite a bit better than House by the Cemetery, but that doesn't mean this film is totally without merit.

At times Fulci succeeds very well in creating an atmosphere of dread and fear, and the film is not without some subtle moments of terror, due mainly to an eerie soundtrack and a couple of creepy kids.

But fans of Fulci and Italian horror cinema in general are not interested in the type of subtle scares one might find in English ghost stories; instead his films are marked by unusual levels of graphic violence. Although this film is not without its moments (throats ripped out, maggot ridden bodies and decapitation), the violence seems quite muted compared to other Fulci films. Fulci is perhaps aiming too strongly for the atmosphere of Lovecraft, and subsequently forgets to invest in his film the graphic and absurdly violent scenes which have afforded his work a cult following.

The film as is usually the case with Fulci makes little sense and is full of continuity errors, its difficult to know whether this is down to bad editing, or an intentional effort to create an uncanny world in which time and space are confused, personally I prefer the latter possibility. There has always been something dream like and hallucinatory about Italian horror cinema and this film doesn't disappoint on that level.

Transsiberian is a 2008 UK/Germany/Spain/ Lithuania crime film by Brad Anderson (Icon Home Entertainment)

The BBFC cut 9s from the Icon DVD in 2009: Company have chosen to remove shots of strong bloody violence within a torture scene, in order to achieve a 15 classification. An uncut 18 was available.

Review from US Amazon: Glued

This movie had me glued to my seat until the credits rolled. Anderson clearly has created a mystery masterpiece telling the story of a clueless couple, Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer, stuck on a cross country train ride through the grim backdrop of a post-soviet Russia. The two are caught in a whirlwind of drug-smuggling, torture and crooked cops.

I haven't been this impressed with a movie for a long time and can't wait to buy this sucker on DVD disc!

Satanic Sluts III: Scandalized is a 2009 UK adult video by Nigel Wingrove (Redemption Films)

Notable for starring Georgina Baillie aka as Voluptua, the grandaughter who Russell Brand claimed on air to have 'fucked' in a phone message to Andrew Sachs.

The BBFC cut the DVD by 9:25s when submitted in 2009: Distributor chose to remove images of explicit and unsimulated sexual activity in order to achieve an '18' category (in this instance, explicit detail of cunnilingus, dildo penetration and digital penetration). An 'R18' uncut was available.

Not really sure what version has been issued in the US but it is nominally unrated. This unrated US region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

My Best Friend's Girl is a 2008 US comedy by Howard Deutch (Lions Gate)

An Extended Version (Lewder, Cruder and even Ruder Edition) was passed uncut for DVD in 2009. This is the US unrated version.

The BBFC explained their 18 rating:

MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL is a romantic comedy with gross-out humour. The story is about a man who is a specialist at giving women such a bad date that they rebound back to the last person they dated. He is hired by his best friend to date the woman who has just dumped him but in performing his job the specialist finds himself both falling in love and questioning the way he treats women. This work, which is the DVD release of an extended version of the film, was passed ‘18’ for very strong language, strong sex references and nudity. It includes material that was cut (for category) from the ‘15’ rated UK theatrical version.

The BBFC Guidelines at ‘15’ state that ‘there may be frequent use of strong language (e.g. 'fuck') but the strongest terms (e.g. ‘the c-word’) will be acceptable only where justified by the context. Continued aggressive use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable’. There are three uses of very strong language in this film, two of which are very clear and one that is much less discernible. However, although none of the uses are aggressively delivered or directed, the first occurs very early in the work, before the viewer can get to grips with the plot and before the characters have become established. As such it is best placed at ‘18’ and indeed the distributor chose to remove that particular use of the term in order to secure a ‘15’ classification category for the UK theatrical release of the film. There are over forty uses of strong language in the film.

The Guidelines at ‘15’ go on to state that ‘Sexual activity may be portrayed but without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour’. Although much of the material can be contained at ‘15’, some of the verbal sex references in this work, which were cut from the ‘15’ rated theatrical UK release, are very strong. They reflect sexual activity more commonly associated with hard core sex works that are inappropriate for 15 year olds and are best placed at the adult classification category.

MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL also includes scenes of soft drug use, mild violence and breast nudity.

Previously the 2008 cinema release and 2009 15 rated DVD is the US R Rated version with 1:07s of additional cuts from the BBFC: Distributor chose to remove strong visual sex references (sight of a man's head between a lapdancer's buttocks), strong verbal sex references (a man telling an adult joke to a group of children and a crude and explicit monologue about a sexual experience) and one aggressive use of very strong language in order to achieve a '15' classification.

The frenetically paced, ultra-violent Hollywood action comedy Crank: High Voltage has been snipped by Thai censors, who objected to a sex scene that takes place in view of a crowded grandstand at a horse-racing track.

In this sequel, hitman Chev Chelios' (Jason Statham) heart has been stolen and replaced with a battery-powered ticker, so he needs to generate electricity from friction to keep pumping.

In the censored version, the sex scene at the race track simply cuts to the crowd's excited reaction of seeing the couple copulate in the dirt. And then Chev and the dishevelled Eve are on the run from the police.

Earlier in the film, Chev meets his girlfriend at a go-go bar, where other dancers are topless, and naked breasts are clearly seen. But Smart's character, who has become a go-go dancer since the first film, has black electrical-tape X's over her nipples.

In the US, Crank: High Voltage is rated R (admission to viewers under 17 only with a parent or guardian) for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language.

The UK's film censor, the BBFC, explains its 18 uncut rating more fully

CRANK 2 is the sequel to an American action film about a man involved with a crime syndicate who has an artificial heart that requires regular doses of electricity to keep working. It was passed '18' for strong and brutal violence, gory moments, sex and very strong language.

Violent scenes include a man having the barrel of a rifle pushed into his anus as a means of interrogation; and frequent shoot-outs with generous spurts of blood. Violent and gory scenes include partially graphic sight of a man slicing off his own nipples and a man having the skin on his elbow sliced off. Such scenes go comfortably beyond what can be accepted at '15' under BBFC Guidelines which state, 'Violence may be strong but may not dwell on the infliction off pain or injury'. However, the exaggerated and rather unrealistic treatment of the violence, coupled with the intended black humour, mean this does not raise harm concerns which might have prevented it being passed for an adult audience.

Very strong language is used clearly at least four times and this also requires restriction to an adult audience.

There are also scenes showing sexual activity, the strongest of which is a sex scene at a race-track which features full body shots of various sexual positions with naked buttocks. Pixelation masks the strongest detail.