| News Archive |
| 20TH FEB 2001: THE BBFC HAVE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO POSSIBLY SCRAP THE 12 CERTIFICATE. ALSO, THEY ARE MAKING PLANS TO MAKE THE BRITISH SYSTEM MORE LIKE THE AMERICAN ONE, WHEREBY PARENTS DECIDE WHICH FILMS THEIR CHILDREN CAN SEE IN THE CINEMA E.G. A 12 YR OLD GETTING INTO A 15 CERT FILM. |
| 25TH JAN 2001: THE BBFC HAVE TOLD ME VIA E-MAIL AFTER REQUESTING INFORMATION ABOUT 'THE EVIL DEAD' THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2000, THE EVIL DEAD WAS RESUBMITTED FOR CERTIFICATION AND WAS GRANTED AN 18 CERTIFICATE UNCUT ENTRY TO THE COUNTRY, PLANS ARE THAT IT WILL HIT OUR WORLD IN THE SUMMER. |
| 20TH FEB 2001: AFTER VISITING THE OFFICIAL FRIDAY THE 13TH FILMS WEBSITE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE RUMOURED FILM, 'JASON 10' OR 'FRIDAY THE 13TH: PART 10' HAS BEEN MADE, OH YES. AND THIS TIME, IT IS SET IN THE YEAR 2455! FOR CHRIST'S SAKE AND JASON, AND A WOMAN ARE UNFROZEN AT CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE AFTER A TEAM FLY BACK TO EARTH TO STUDY IT, OF COURSE, THEY THAW AND JASON GOES ON THE RAMPAGE! SOUNDS A LITTLE BAD, BUT SHOULD BE GOOD FUN NONETHELESS. |
| 2ND JUNE 2003: LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT HAS GAINED AN "18" RATING AND IS OUT NOW ON VHS AND 2 DISC DVD, BUT AT A PRICE OF 31 SECONDS OF CUTS. FOR UPDATES THAT ARE KEPT, WELL, UP-TO-DATE, CHECK OUT THE MELON FARMER'S WEBSITE. 23RD NOVEMBER 2001: SOME BIG NEWS IN UK CENSORSHIP - I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE BBFC RATED "18" WITH 7mins AND 2 secs OF CUTS, NEW YORK RIPPER TOOK A CUT OF 22secs TO BE PASSED "18" AND A BLADE IN THE DARK HAS BEEN RELEASED AS "18" WITH ALL PREVIOUS CUTS WAIVED. OTHER NEWS INCLUDES THE DEATH OF MARY WHITEHOUSE AT THE AGE OF 91 IN A HOME FOR THE ELDERLY. FINALLY, THE NOTORIOUS LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT PASSED THROUGH THE BBFC ONCE AGAIN, AND ONCE AGAIN WAS DENIED ACCESS, BUT THIS TIME, FOR IT TO PASS IT WOULD HAVE ONLY HAD TO HAVE 16secs CUT OUT OF IT, NOT 90secs AS IT STOOD IN FEBRUARU OF 2000. THE DISTRIBUTORS ARE GOING TO SEEK AN APPEAL TO THIS DECISION AS AUDIENCES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING AN ARTHOUSE SHOWING OF THE MOVIE IN 2000 SAW IT AS HARMLESS. THE VIDEO APPEALS COMMITTEE WILL SEE TO THIS MATTER IN JANUARY OF 2002. 7TH OCTOBER 2001: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 HAS BEEN RELEASED IN UK CINEMAS TO ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROVERSY, NOW, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE THIRD PART IS RELEASED. 15TH JUNE 2001: THE BBFC HAS EXPOSED THE DATE OF CINEMA RELEASE IN BRITAIN FOR "THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2" - AUGUST 2001!! 7TH JUNE 2001: THE BBFC HAVE PASSED "THE EVIL DEAD" UNCUT. BUT HERE'S EVEN BETTER NEWS - THEY HAVE ALSO PASSED "THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2" UNCUT!!!! THIS IS PART OF THE NEW, FREE, AND LIBERAL THINKING BBFC WHEREBY MORE AND MORE 'VIDEO NASTIES' ARE RELEASED UNCUT - THANK GOD. |