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BBFC defends Canis rating Comments by Tom Bramwell

7 December, 2006

Says violence was balanced.

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07/12/06 @ 14:41
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Well done BBFC.
President Weasel
07/12/06 @ 14:41
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Keith Vaz is a rabble-rousing idiot and I sincerely hope he is voted out of office in the next election.
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Kami
07/12/06 @ 14:48
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"Often the truth is far less dramatic than the myth that's put around it"

Never a truer word spoken. Give that man a cookie!
Aria
07/12/06 @ 14:49
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I do like some of Rockstar's games, but seriously, is that all they're good at? All of their games evolve around violence and abuse. But then again I guess that's what sells these days...
ecureuil
07/12/06 @ 14:50
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"Often the truth is far less dramatic than the myth that's put around it"

Ain't that the bloody truth.

Most of the people campaigning against it haven't even played it, and are just listening to hearsay and Daily Mail speculation.
Kami
07/12/06 @ 14:50
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Table Tennis?
JediMasterMalik
07/12/06 @ 14:51
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BBFC seem to be doing there job well, good job BBFC, I applaude you for nat falling to media and political pressure.
Mick
07/12/06 @ 14:52
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bah, i started reading towards the end and thought you were on about zamo from grange hill...
MattyD
07/12/06 @ 14:53
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Zamo? Er...
Zomoniac
07/12/06 @ 14:56
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Good for the BBFC, not being swung by Daily Mail and campaign groups pressure and then standing their ground in the onslaught that follows. They've earned my respect with this.
Greebo
07/12/06 @ 15:22
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£14.99 on Play.com

Added to Santa list.
Carpathian
07/12/06 @ 15:23
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"Most of the people campaigning against it haven't even played it, and are just listening to hearsay....."

Listening to that muck would corrupt my sense of judgement too !

What ? Oh, not *that* Hearsay ?

/gets coat but chuckles
symmetry
07/12/06 @ 15:29
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Sensible people FTW!
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07/12/06 @ 15:37
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Way to miss the point Aria.
Pike
07/12/06 @ 15:44
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So, nice to see that Keith Vaz has moved on from taking bribes and condoning death threats against authors.
Retroid [mod]
07/12/06 @ 15:52
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"BBFC seem to be doing there job well, good job BBFC, I applaude you for nat falling to media and political pressure."

I suppose there has to be a first time for everything.
Whizzo
07/12/06 @ 15:56
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Zamo? Er...

Bit of a co-incidence!

/throws sausage on fork into comments thread
gaijin
07/12/06 @ 16:05
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Accused of peddling soft ratings? Just Say 'No'.
Aria
07/12/06 @ 16:10
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@disc
Eloborate!
Eighthours
07/12/06 @ 16:29
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So, nice to see that Keith Vaz has moved on from taking bribes and condoning death threats against authors.

Indeed. Still, we should be happy. With comedy figures like Jack Thompson and Vaz leading the "crusade", it'll never succeed. The time to worry will be when they get someone who isn't a crook to deliver the message.
Kami
07/12/06 @ 16:32
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@ Aria.

I said it before. Table Tennis.

But violence breeds publicity breeds sales... the problem is, some people assume that we're not capable of being sane, adult human beings capable of seperating fact and fantasy.

Hence why this is a good thing.
Aria
07/12/06 @ 17:46
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Ok ok maybe you're right!

[Even though I didn't ask you to say anything!]
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Pirotic
07/12/06 @ 19:17
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The BBFC do a great job yet again, they are getting in my good books ;)
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BigJonno
07/12/06 @ 19:34
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If anything I'd say the BBFC are getting a bit lax these days. I think a 12A for Batman Begins was a bit light. People still associate Batman with comics and Adam West and thus automatically consider it suitable for children. I reckon there was more than one child with nightmares after seeing some of the drug-induced nightmare scenes.
smelly
07/12/06 @ 19:44
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>but seriously, is that all they're good at?

Never played table tennis then?
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07/12/06 @ 19:46
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Eh...doesn't a 12A certificate mean that people under the age of 12 shouldnt watch it, but even people who are 12 should only watch if with an adults consent?

If you don't think that its suitable for your child, dont let them watch it. If they do and then have nightmares, then you only have yourself to blame - dont use the BBFC as a scapegoat.

And saying that people associate Batman with the comics and the 60's show and so are lax about it these days is rubbish. Someone mustve watched the film for it to have earned its certificate. The BBFC didnt just see the title and think "Oh well, its just Batman...Adam West in full camp flow again...it'll be more POW, THWOK, WAPPing on the go again - just give it a low certificate!", did they? I dont think so.
Freek
07/12/06 @ 20:01
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"Often the truth is far less dramatic than the myth that's put around it"

Never a truer word spoken. Give that man a cookie!

Better yet, a job at a ratings board!
Oh, wait...

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