Comments:UK film board rejects Japanese horror 'Grotesque'

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Who needs to sell it in the UK when you can watch it on the internet from anywhere in the world.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.226.224.140 (talk • contribs)

I, for one, am glad that there are sumptuary laws to regulate what we can and can't do. If people had the choice to watch a movie, just imagine the anarchy that would ensue! —70.48.153.116 (talk) 21:49, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

I think the BBFC should certainly reserve the right to reject films which are all violence and no plot. --92.29.21.46 (talk) 00:43, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Dumb Move

This is a dumb move for the UK film board. If it were released, I doubt anyone would have sought out the movie who was not already into sadism. Now, many people will illegally download the movie out of curiosity. Dumb, dumb move. -- Poe Joe (talk) 03:59, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

According to that logic we should legalize all drugs. 85.139.84.55 (talk) 21:48, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Uhm, we should legalize all drugs. 71.120.114.83 (talk) 06:07, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Firstly, I'd have no problem with that. Secondly, the analogy isn't relevant - are you claiming that making drugs illegal means that more people take drugs? It's unclear that this is true. But the act of banning a film can make it more likely that people will know about it, and try to see it, especially as these days it's easily downloadable. See striesand effect [1]. 86.22.73.70 (talk) 10:39, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 173.27.54.186 (talk • contribs)

Oh Wow

"Cooke also said that the film was different from other violent horrors due to its "minimal narrative or character development.""

WHOA-WHOA-WHOA, HOLD ON! There are violent horror movies with narrative and character development?! BWAHAHAHAHA, OH WOW, BEST LAUGH TODAY! 71.120.114.83 (talk) 06:07, 22 August 2009 (UTC)