Re: Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution", Which Version?
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Originally Posted by PaulDA
You are still missing the point of my criticism. NC-17 was actually a reasonably serious attempt by the MPAA to create a category that would not stifle filmmakers while also making it EASIER to block those under 17 from seeing certain films. This is something that a "moral values" supporting company like Blockbuster, if sincere about their stance, should have SUPPORTED, not opposed.
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Why would you expect Blockbuster, a company that bills itself as "family friendly" to endorse an adults only rating?
And again about the unrated issue, this is a marketing issue. They are often under contract to buy from the studios all the titles they release. In the 90's they even sued Miramax because they were releasing many inferior direct to video films that they were obligated to buy.
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Originally Posted by PaulDA
As for the "unrated" films--many of the ones I've seen (often the only versions available on home video
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That isn't what happens with the majority of films. Unrated films essentially incorporate deleted scenes, and try to pass it off as something else. If a film, whether G, PG, PG-13 has scenes added back into it, without being resubmitted to the MPAA, it is an unrated film.
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Originally Posted by PaulDA
It is clear you don't have any objections to Blockbuster's policy (nor am I likely to convince you, at this point) but you don't appear to be addressing the heart of my criticism--namely the hypocrisy and short-sightedness of the policy. The right to pursue the policy has never been in question.
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It's not that I don't have objections, it is just that Blockbuster doesn't matter to me. I've been with Netflix for years. They carry everything. My local BB store closed a year or so ago, I haven't rented from them since the 90's.
But I constantly see them being the target of topics as to "Why the NC-17 rating doesn't work".
The target should be the studios. They rely too much on BB and multiplexes and those under 17 so that it doesn't make economic sense for them to release films with the rating.
