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Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Swoop on July 19, 2003, 01:22:10 PM: I really don't know what the world's coming to when some university educated numpty with a 10k a year job writing the online TV guide can call Rambo a nut just because he goes a little OTT when some maniac holds him down and holds a blade up to his throat.

The BBC banned this film for years, I'm kinda surprised it's made the play list again after all this time.

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Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Swoop on July 19, 2003, 01:24:09 PM: P.S. Is this a stupid subject merely to get our minds off WMDs, Iraq & Beetle?

YOU BET YER bellybutton IT IS

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Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Animal on July 19, 2003, 01:28:34 PM: Sure, a tormented vietnam veteran who goes into the forest and creates booby traps for cops and civilians is perfectly stable.
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: funkedup on July 19, 2003, 01:31:08 PM: Perfectly normal, perfectly healthy.
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Swoop on July 19, 2003, 01:34:45 PM: Sure it is, I know a fella does it every other weekend.

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Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Mini D on July 19, 2003, 01:35:50 PM: I wonder what they have to say about "A Clockwork Orange"?
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Sandman on July 19, 2003, 01:45:06 PM: Ever read the book? Mentally unstable is an accurate description. :)
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Swoop on July 19, 2003, 01:46:03 PM: That's still banned. Not only by the BBC, by the British.....erm.....film governing body type people. It's banned throughout Britain. First Blood was only banned by the BBC.

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Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Drunky on July 19, 2003, 02:08:24 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Animal
Sure, a tormented vietnam veteran who goes into the forest and creates booby traps for cops and civilians is perfectly stable.

Well, They started it...

and they deserved it too

:p
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Dowding on July 19, 2003, 02:11:28 PM: Quote
That's still banned. Not only by the BBC, by the British.....erm.....film governing body type people. It's banned throughout Britain. First Blood was only banned by the BBC.

Wrong I'm afraid, Swoop. A Clockwork Orange was shown on channel 4 years ago and was repeated fairly recently - it was unbanned.

It is not currently banned by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification), although it was on release.

I'd say Rambo is mentally unstable - but I wouldn't read too much into 4 lines of a film summary.
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Replicant on July 19, 2003, 02:58:57 PM: I was surprised to see 'First Blood' on BBC too, since the BBC banned it after the Hungerford massacre.

As for A Clockwork Orange, it was never officially 'banned'. Stanley Kubrick refused to submit it to the BBFC and hence they couldn't certify it and therefore it could never be released in the UK until after Kubricks death when it was finally submitted by the film company. I can't remember the exact facts but it's something like that! :)
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Dowding on July 19, 2003, 03:03:58 PM: Yeah that's right - it was only on Kubrick's death that it was released.
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Maverick on July 19, 2003, 07:16:25 PM: Question here.

In Britain is Rambo banned from general broadcast or from "pay per view" types of broadcast? If it is banned from all types of broadcast, what else is banned? Just curious here.
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: SOB on July 19, 2003, 07:27:43 PM: It sucks that they banned the first one. Did they at least ban the second two to make up for it? And maybe they could ban Steven Segal movies while they're at it...this alone could save thousands of people from wasting precious hours of their life viewing crap! :D

SOB
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Pei on July 19, 2003, 07:54:14 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Maverick
Question here.

In Britain is Rambo banned from general broadcast or from "pay per view" types of broadcast? If it is banned from all types of broadcast, what else is banned? Just curious here.

It's not banned from broadcast at all: the BBC just refused to screen it. Looks like they changed thier minds.
Title: BBC says Rambo is mentally unstable.
Post by: Replicant on July 19, 2003, 07:54:21 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Maverick
Question here.

In Britain is Rambo banned from general broadcast or from "pay per view" types of broadcast? If it is banned from all types of broadcast, what else is banned? Just curious here.

It isn't banned now but it was banned by the BBC and ITV after the Hungerford massacre. The media wanted to point some blame on something and since Michael Ryan wore a bandana and was a fruitcake armed to the teeth they banned First Blood. I don't think it was an official ban, just the television companies decision, or at least a decision to applease the government that they don't show programmes that promote violence.

You need a TV licence in the UK because the BBC is funded out of public monies. ITV is paid for by using advertising (BBC have no adverts). Channel 5 however show pretty much what they like and I think they've shown First Blood several times during the 'BBC' ban.

I can't think of anything else that is banned, apart from porn etc. Oh, I think the 'Chucky' series of films are banned because some kids decided to copy it.... alledgedly.

There are 5 terrestial channels in the UK - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Most people also have satellite or cable or digital terrestial which all require special equipment or subscription.