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Originally Posted by Michael Brooke  It's not legally possible to release everything uncut without the repeal of such legislation as the 1937 Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act or the 1978 Protection of Children Act, and that's basically not going to happen - especially the latter.
And because those revolve around matters of fact rather than opinion ("Was an animal treated cruelly for the purposes of the film?" "Is this an actual recording of a criminal act of underage sexual activity?"), they're very hard to get around. |
I wasn't thinking of releasing
everything uncut because of the reasons you describe, more along the lines of seeing more 18 certificate films that would previously have been released with a 15.
I was a little surprised when I went to see
Poor Things and the BBFC insight screen came up with an 18 certificate - I had gone to the cinema without thinking of the certification - and couldn't remember the last film I saw at the cinema that was restricted to an adult audience.
By the end of the film, I completely understand why it had been rated in that way as the sex, language, and violence would have been too much for a 15 certificate film.