The BBFC are at it again

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 29 Apr 2008, 10:21

Apparently Satoshi Kon's "Paranoia Agent" is cut. Nice going there, chaps.

http://tinyurl.com/5vbkdw

1m 12s cut, bloody hell.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Apr 2008, 12:15

That is annoying, particularly when it's 18 rated. It doesn't say what was cut too.

18 rated films should always been uncut.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 29 Apr 2008, 12:44

The UK release is NTSC>PAL anyway.

It says exactly what was cut,
"Cuts required (on potential harm grounds) to the sight of a child attempting to hang herself, and accompanying subtitles. Cuts in accordance with the Video Recordings Act 1984"
Heavy episode.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Apr 2008, 12:54

Thanks.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 29 Apr 2008, 13:21

Damn. I loved the suicide episode.
Thought it was funny as hell.

At least the series is available in other regions.
It's not like we're stuck with this one.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Apr 2008, 13:29

With English subs?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 29 Apr 2008, 13:36

tom2681 wrote:At least the series is available in other regions.
It's not like we're stuck with this one.

Geneon pulled out of the US market.

bradavon wrote:With English subs?

Yes. I had the R4 boxset, which was a port of the R1 Geneon boxset. But sold it on as it was NTSC>PAL.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 29 Apr 2008, 18:13

All the children should just download their anime anyway...

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 30 Apr 2008, 01:01

Yi-Long wrote:All the children should just download their anime anyway...

Some people value image/sound quality and have some morals. If I like a series, I'll buy it on native NTSC DVD or BD.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 30 Apr 2008, 02:12

Some series I'll consider buying, like Hajime No Ippo, Mushishi, Samurai Champloo, etc etc. Once those have good HD releases, i'll definately purchase them. I stopped watching Champloo and Mushishi after 6-7 episodes because I wanna enjoy them in the best quality possible.

However, some anime series are heavily overpriced, and not all are worth paying for, but are worth watching. So just download it. If you really like a series, you'll usually end up buying it some time anyway.