(via) I'm almost tempted to zoom in on Harry Melling's face there between Alexander Skarsgard's leather-clad thighs because he so nails the look of goofy satisfaction that such a situation would and should elicit -- I can't wait for you guys to all see this wonderful movie! As I've said a few times the U.K. is getting it first, way first, as in next month, while we've got to wait until February -- I know that's annoying but I'm simultaneously delighted they're angling it as a Valentine's Day movie so I cannot complain. What can I complain about? (You know there's always something.) Well it was brought to my attention a few days ago (thx Mac) that the cut anyone has seen to date at film festivals (including me at NYFF) was basically an NC-17 cut and they're going to have to edit the sex down some to get an R. I can't say I am surprised -- the festival cut was hella raunchy. But it's still annoying -- this movie is for grown-ups and grown-ups can handle some raunch y'all. Puritanical nonsense. So we'll have to see in February how far the cutting goes and just cross our fingers that the eventual physical media release restores the movie to all of its uncut (ahem) glory.
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Ahem, indeed.
What's the point in having an NC-17 certificate if no one wants their films to be that because "no one will see it"? Ugh. I don't know what people are like about getting an 18 certificate from the BBFC here in the UK but I do know they're different about things here.
Laura-Old enough to remember when it was created over the movie Henry and June. The whole point of NC-17 was supposed to be so genuine artistic movies with strong content would have an alternative rating versus the dreaded X which was supposed to be for true pornography (as if porn films submit themselves to the MPAA system to begin with) and guaranteed no theater would air the film. Didn't work-mainstream theaters still almost never carry NC-17 movies, they only air at independent art cinemas which have few screens, they don't get marketed, almost never find an audience and directors are forced to choose between cutting their films to get them an R or no one seeing them at all.
Guarantees that I won't bother seeing it until there's an Uncut release. This kind of nannying is outrageous. Certainly more "offensive" than anything the script is likely to contain.
Just release the NC-17 version. "Safe" adult dramas have been floundering at the box office this fall. "Roofman," "After the Hunt," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Caught Stealing"...even "One Battle After Another" is a box-office loser, but it will clean up at the awards. I would go to the theater to see "Pillion" or "Plainclothes." I paid 10 bucks to watch "Twinless" at home the day it was released and proceeded to watch it two more times in 24 hours. Movies geared towards adults are not making money until the ancillary market. My very long-winded point is just release the NC-17. Nobody is going to go all Paul Reubens in an AMC.
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