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Originally Posted by MuckyFunster  Plus, I'm pretty sure that the 'Video Nasties: censorship and moral panic' documentary managed to get some banned footage inside their film using the argument that it was only being shown as a reference point and it wasn't in the context of a storyline |
But the use of clips being shown out of context was the main 'arguement' that the DPP came up with during the original 'nasties' scare - methods that the BBFC used to qualify the banning of films under the VRA (Video Recording Act) of 1984. They put together a showcase of 'gore' scenes from various films and basically screened this for media folk for shock value. It was a tactic so clever that it momentarily convinced die-hard horror fans that censorship was essential. But as the clips were out of context it was a sly move. Think on it … if somebody showed you just the clips of the severed arm, decapitated head, and Quint’s death from “Jaws” (1975) and nothing else … what kind of film would you think it was?