DVDs
The hot new thing now is to release the movie in a no holds barred romp. With the title Unrated or Uncensored smeared across the dvd cover like some kind of sticker; even though these new balls-to-the-wall versions have only a couple added minutes. Obviously the consumer wants the added fireworks, either because they feel they are getting more movie for their buck or they want to see what was too 'intense' for theatres. Either way they buy them. They buy them and the studios make more unnecessary 'unrated' versions. Why not put this version into the theatre in the first place? Well, I don't want to sate the obvious but it has something to do with money...
Some Unnecessary Unrated DVDs
Let's Go Prison Theatre Rating: R
DVD Rating: Unrated
Gross: $4.6 million (desperate for more)
Theatre Runtime: 84 minutes
Unrated Runtime: 90 minutes
Black X-MasTheatre Rating: R
DVD Rating: Unrated
Gross: $16 million
Theatre Runtime: 100 minutes
DVD Runtime: 94 minutes (!)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Beginning
Theatre Rating: R
DVD Rating: Unrated
Gross: $39.5
Theatre Runtime: 84 minutes
DVD Runtime: 89 minutes
Theatre Rating: R
DVD Rating: Unrated
Gross: $39.5
Theatre Runtime: 84 minutes
DVD Runtime: 89 minutes
(Sorces: imdb.com, boxofficemojo.com davisdvd.com)
Censorship is for the children right? For the innocence, for the well-being?
From "Social Problems" by Robert Heiner
The United States has higher rates of child poverty and lags behind other Western industrialized nations in terms of day care and parental support programsThis is the story that got me all wondering about censorship...
(after you read that) ask yourself: Are the producers working for the children or are they working for that Unrated DVD? (even if Grindhouse was released NC-17, it would still do great)
A movie that does a great job with this whole censorship issue: HERE
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