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bradavon wrote:Didn't some cinemas show Spider-man with a PG rating? Because parents complained 12 was too high.
Local councils have the final say on what certificate a film is given so it's entirely possible some overturned the original 12A. Mind you councils know eff all about the classification process. I believe one gave Billy Elliot a PG despite it's 42 f-words just because some parents wanted kids to see it(!)
Surely it's the BBFC who says if a film is Exempt? So effectively they're passing it too.
I think the company applies for an exemption based on the content so it's not subject to classification. The BBFC website will probably give you more detail on this.
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Markgway wrote:Only with regards to cinema releases.

For DVD they have a legal mandate that requires they pass all product sold in the UK (unless Exempt).
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Delicatessen is looking jolly good! Much better than my R2 DVD, will definitely be getting this. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdreview ... review.htm

Bring on The City of Lost Children, I say!
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Lethal Weapon set was a misprice.
Booooo! :(
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grim_tales wrote:Lethal Weapon set was a misprice.
Booooo! :(
Did you get an e-mail?
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Yep. They said it was a mistake and they were cancelling it. :(
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gasteropod wrote:Delicatessen is looking jolly good! Much better than my R2 DVD, will definitely be getting this. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdreview ... review.htm
It does look really good. The Australian Amelie BD is really good too (1080p24). It's missing the commentary unfortunately buy is otherwise well worth the money.
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grim_tales wrote:Yep. They said it was a mistake and they were cancelling it. :(
Same. Bastards. Apparently HMV do this quite often.
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5.1 = Sale for me. The 5.1 on the Aussie DVD is ace, although you can tall it's not original. Although I'm happy with my DVD on this one.
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Will be getting Mad Max.The HD audio should be good.
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Big improvement for ALIENS.

Still grainy as all hell... but as we learnt with PREDATOR:

Some things are best left alone... lol
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Alien looks excellent.
Forbidden Planet looks a bit grainy, but it was from the 50's I guess.
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Alien and Aliens both look great.
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From Alien 3.

http://hcc.techradar.com/playback/comin ... 3-08-09-10

I also know that they will post pictures from Resurrection tomorrow.
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Thin Red Line sounds like a decent disc...i've never seen the movie,may give it a go

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Thin- ... 00/#Review
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Got an email recently saying Forbidden Planet has been postponed to October 4.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003 ... d_i=468294
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saltysam wrote:Thin Red Line sounds like a decent disc...i've never seen the movie,may give it a go

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Thin- ... 00/#Review
I would say one of the greatest movies of all time, and I dont say that lightly :thumbs:

I am thinking of buying a multiregion player just for this film, that's how much I want the disc :lol:

Only problem with the film is when I do watch it, I want to start the film all over again when the credit finish :lol: its like crack to me.
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Thin Red Line is outstanding. Sure the start of Saving Private Ryan is impressive but the rest of the film lets it down. Thin Red Line is excellent from start to finish. It's a slow burner though, not one to watch when you're tired.

Malick's best work is is Badlands though. I've yet to see Days of Heaven and New World was such a let down, given the material. I've only seen the theatrical cut though.
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I think the big jungle camp attack in The Thin Red line is better than the action at the beginning of Saving Private Ryan :D
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It's only £15.99 on Playusa,as it's a Criterion it's unlikely to drop in price too much..will give it a go.
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The Thin Red Line is better than Shaving Ryan's Privates.
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saltysam wrote:It's only £15.99 on Playusa,as it's a Criterion it's unlikely to drop in price too much..will give it a go.
$35.49 canadian = £22.30 surely? I've never seen any reasonably priced product at PlayUSA, do they end these special prices after 24hrs and ramp things back up to £20+ or something? :icon_suspect:
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