Jeff Renfro, Rodleen Getsic, The Bunny Game Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game, a mix of explicit sex and physical and psychological abuse, has been banned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), reports Total Film. A few weeks ago, the BBFC stirred up quite a bit of talk after it decided to ban Tom Six's The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), which opened (to disappointing business) via IFC Films in the United States last week. [See partial list of the BBFC's banned movies.] The BBFC explained its position in a statement that reads: "The principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this." BBFC director David Cooke added that “it is the Board’s carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board’s Guidelines,...
- 10/14/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Back in June Trinity announced that they had acquired the UK rights to Adam Rehmeier’s controversial film The Bunny Game and were set to release it through their new home entertainment label Trinity X early next year. Now that release will not happen thanks to a ban on the film by the BBFC who have denied it a release on the grounds that “the principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this.”
While BBFC director David Cooke added:
It is the Board’s carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board’s Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, and would accordingly be unacceptable to the public.
While BBFC director David Cooke added:
It is the Board’s carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board’s Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, and would accordingly be unacceptable to the public.
- 10/13/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The Bunny Game is the latest horror film to be banned by the BBFC. The intense torture movie stars Rodleen Getsic as a drug-addicted prostitute kidnapped by a truck driver and subjected to a gruesome ordeal. The BBFC has a rejected the film meaning it won’t be released on DVD in the UK.In a statement issue the BBFC said “The principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this.”While BBFC director David Cooke...
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- 10/13/2011
- by Rosie Fletcher
- TotalFilm
So now it looks like our previous story about Trinity X acquiring UK rights to Adam Rehmeier's independent feature The Bunny Game might have become moot as the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has rejected the sexually violent film on DVD. What does that mean exactly? Read on for the details.
BBFC Guidelines state “A strict policy on sexual violence and rape is applied. Content which might eroticise or endorse sexual violence may require cuts at any classification level. This is more likely with video works than film because of the potential for replaying scenes out of context. Any association of sex with non-consensual restraint, pain or humiliation may be cut.” As the BBFC sees it, the principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this. The...
BBFC Guidelines state “A strict policy on sexual violence and rape is applied. Content which might eroticise or endorse sexual violence may require cuts at any classification level. This is more likely with video works than film because of the potential for replaying scenes out of context. Any association of sex with non-consensual restraint, pain or humiliation may be cut.” As the BBFC sees it, the principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this. The...
- 10/12/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
[1] After all the buzz and controversy surrounding Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)'s "banned in Britain" [2] status, director Tom Six and the British Board of Film Classification have finally reached an agreement that will allow the film to be screened in the UK after all. Six has made 32 cuts totaling two minutes and 37 seconds to his film, and the new version is apparently toned down enough that the BBFC has deemed it acceptable for viewers 18 and up. More details after the jump. Back in June, the UK film board banned the film on the basis that it showed "a strong focus throughout on the link between sexual arousal and sexual violence and a clear association between pain, perversity and sexual pleasure." At the time, BBFC director David Cooke expressed his doubt that any amount of editing would allow the film to pass muster with his committee. "The Board considered whether its...
- 10/6/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Cinema Retro issue #21 has a short but insightful article about how well-known films have fallen victim to the British censor. Thus, readers will be interested in this notice we have received from BBC Four:
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BBC Bristol’s Timeshift Dear Censor: The Secret Archive of the BBFC lifts the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has been given unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification.
Featuring explicit and detailed exchanges between the censor and film-makers, 'Dear Censor' casts a wry eye over some of the most infamous cases in the history of the board.
From the now seemingly innocuous Rebel Without a Cause, the first 'naturist' films and the infamous works of Ken Russell, and up to Rambo III, this frank and surprisingly warm documentary demonstrates how a body created by the industry to safeguard...
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BBC Bristol’s Timeshift Dear Censor: The Secret Archive of the BBFC lifts the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has been given unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification.
Featuring explicit and detailed exchanges between the censor and film-makers, 'Dear Censor' casts a wry eye over some of the most infamous cases in the history of the board.
From the now seemingly innocuous Rebel Without a Cause, the first 'naturist' films and the infamous works of Ken Russell, and up to Rambo III, this frank and surprisingly warm documentary demonstrates how a body created by the industry to safeguard...
- 9/23/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
A report published this week suggests films showing smoking should automatically be classified 18
The big story
This week a report published by the medical journal Thorax recommended that all films including a scene in which a character smokes should automatically be classified as 18, regardless of any other content.
The report, produced by the UK Centre for Tobacco Contol Studies, was compiled from a survey of 5,000 teenagers who were asked if they had seen 50 films randomly selected from 366 box-office hits between 2001 and 2005. When the viewing preferences of the adolescents were compared to their smoking habits it was found that those exposed to puff-heavy plotlines were 73% more likely to have tried a cigarette and nearly 50% more likely to take up smoking in the longer term.
"More than half the films shown in the UK that contain smoking are rated 15 or below, so children and young teenagers are clearly exposed," said Dr Andrea...
The big story
This week a report published by the medical journal Thorax recommended that all films including a scene in which a character smokes should automatically be classified as 18, regardless of any other content.
The report, produced by the UK Centre for Tobacco Contol Studies, was compiled from a survey of 5,000 teenagers who were asked if they had seen 50 films randomly selected from 366 box-office hits between 2001 and 2005. When the viewing preferences of the adolescents were compared to their smoking habits it was found that those exposed to puff-heavy plotlines were 73% more likely to have tried a cigarette and nearly 50% more likely to take up smoking in the longer term.
"More than half the films shown in the UK that contain smoking are rated 15 or below, so children and young teenagers are clearly exposed," said Dr Andrea...
- 9/22/2011
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Young people who watch movies featuring smoking are more likely to take up the habit, says report
• In pictures: iconic smokers of the silver screen
Films that depict actors smoking should be handed an automatic 18 certificate, according to research published by the Thorax, a medical journal co-owned by the British Thoracic Society.
The report, produced by researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, called for movies that feature smoking to attract a similar age classification to those that portray sex or violence. Their study of more than 5,000 adolescents found that 15-year-olds who saw the most films showing actors smoking were 73% more likely to have tried it than those who had seen the fewest.
Dr Andrea Waylen, from the University of Bristol's school of oral and dental sciences, said: "More than half the films shown in the UK that contain smoking are rated 15 or below, so children and young teenagers are clearly exposed.
• In pictures: iconic smokers of the silver screen
Films that depict actors smoking should be handed an automatic 18 certificate, according to research published by the Thorax, a medical journal co-owned by the British Thoracic Society.
The report, produced by researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, called for movies that feature smoking to attract a similar age classification to those that portray sex or violence. Their study of more than 5,000 adolescents found that 15-year-olds who saw the most films showing actors smoking were 73% more likely to have tried it than those who had seen the fewest.
Dr Andrea Waylen, from the University of Bristol's school of oral and dental sciences, said: "More than half the films shown in the UK that contain smoking are rated 15 or below, so children and young teenagers are clearly exposed.
- 9/21/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies has called for all movies featuring smoking to be rated for adults only in Great Britain unless there’s a good reason for the characters to be lighting up. But UK film censor David Cooke tells me there’s no public support. The disagreement comes on the heels of a just-published Bristol University study that questioned 5,000 UK 15-year-olds and analyzed some of the top U.S. movies released here from 2001-05 that depict smoking. Researchers say that half of those movies are rated UK15 or below, exposing children and teenagers to tobacco addiction. “Smoking in films remains a major and persistent driver of smoking uptake among children and young people, which the actions of irresponsible filmmakers, incompetent regulators and insouciant politicians are abjectly failing to control,” study co-authors John Britton and Alison Lyons write. The report highlighted Avatar and the Robert Pattinson romance Remember Me,...
- 9/21/2011
- by TIM ADLER in London
- Deadline London
by Alison Nastasi
Last week, we told you that the gruesome sequel to Tom Six's "Human Centipede" – about a surgeon who stitches together a gory human chain for his own amusement – was waiting to receive approval by UK censors before a release date was announced. History has taught us that the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) doesn't look too kindly on films with extreme, graphic violence and sexuality, so it came as no surprise, really, when news surfaced that "The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)" has been officially banned in the UK. This means that the board has refused to give the film a classification, making it illegal to distribute.
Six has a few weeks to appeal the ban, but BBFC director David Cooke has stated that cutting the film still wouldn't make it acceptable for viewing. What prompted the British censors to inflict such an extreme ruling?...
Last week, we told you that the gruesome sequel to Tom Six's "Human Centipede" – about a surgeon who stitches together a gory human chain for his own amusement – was waiting to receive approval by UK censors before a release date was announced. History has taught us that the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) doesn't look too kindly on films with extreme, graphic violence and sexuality, so it came as no surprise, really, when news surfaced that "The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)" has been officially banned in the UK. This means that the board has refused to give the film a classification, making it illegal to distribute.
Six has a few weeks to appeal the ban, but BBFC director David Cooke has stated that cutting the film still wouldn't make it acceptable for viewing. What prompted the British censors to inflict such an extreme ruling?...
- 6/9/2011
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
Horror film follow-up featuring brutality, degradation and mutilation 'poses a real risk to cinemagoers', say censors
The Human Centipede, a 2010 horror film in which a scientist stitches kidnap victims together, was proudly touted as "the most horrific film ever made".
But its Dutch director, Tom Six, may have gone too far in the follow-up, because the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has denied The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) an 18 certificate for fears it poses a "real risk" to cinemagoers.
The BBFC refusal means it cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK – even on DVD or download.
In the sequel, a man becomes erotically obsessed with a DVD copy of the original film – in which the victims are surgically stitched together mouth to anus – and decides to recreate the idea.
The film then focuses on his fantasies and the torture he inflicts. One scene involves him wrapping barbed...
The Human Centipede, a 2010 horror film in which a scientist stitches kidnap victims together, was proudly touted as "the most horrific film ever made".
But its Dutch director, Tom Six, may have gone too far in the follow-up, because the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has denied The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) an 18 certificate for fears it poses a "real risk" to cinemagoers.
The BBFC refusal means it cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK – even on DVD or download.
In the sequel, a man becomes erotically obsessed with a DVD copy of the original film – in which the victims are surgically stitched together mouth to anus – and decides to recreate the idea.
The film then focuses on his fantasies and the torture he inflicts. One scene involves him wrapping barbed...
- 6/7/2011
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) has been banned the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) is embattled with an “non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification of films within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010…The BBFC rates theatrically released films, and rated videos and video games that forfeited exemption from the Video Recordings Act 1984, which was discovered in August 2009 to be unenforceable until the act was re-enacted as the Video Recordings Act 2010. Legally, local authorities have the power to decide under what circumstances films are shown in cinemas, but they nearly always choose to follow the advice of the BBFC.”
The BBFC has denied the direct-to-video certificate for the release of Tom Six‘s sequel to The Human Centipede (First Sequence...
The BBFC has denied the direct-to-video certificate for the release of Tom Six‘s sequel to The Human Centipede (First Sequence...
- 6/7/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
One would think with a title like The Human Centipede, subtle wouldn’t be a word used to describe it. Yet, in my mind, the original film that swept through the masses in America causing numerous articles and even a spoof on South Park is just that. Going into the film, I knew that three people were going to be stitched together in a very unpleasant way. Yet, when it came time for the iconic surgery . . . it was gone. What?!?! Initially I was flabbergasted at the shock of not having seen the surgery in the film. Once the film was over, I realized that the film wasn’t as exploitive or gross as I was expecting. In fact, director Tom Six crafted a much more subtle mad scientist film that made his amazing star Dieter Laser the focus instead of the gore. I am not saying that The Human Centipede...
- 6/7/2011
- by Michael Haffner
- Destroy the Brain
If you weren't already aware, then I'm pleased to tell you that Tom Six, the director of quite possibly one of the most creative films of all time, is currently working on his sequel to the film The Human Centipede -- and it looks like the UK will be the first to miss out! All thats been reveled so far is that unlike the the first film, everything in his sequel will be 100% medically inaccurate. The trailer tells us that the films villain is called "Martin", and that the full sequence will take horror to new heights! Oh Joy.
Empire is reporting (via Bloody Disgusting) that the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) have for some reason (sarcasm) has officially rejected Six's sequel, which means it'll basically get no release in the UK -- oh, what a shame. The main reason it's being denied a release is because of the...
Empire is reporting (via Bloody Disgusting) that the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) have for some reason (sarcasm) has officially rejected Six's sequel, which means it'll basically get no release in the UK -- oh, what a shame. The main reason it's being denied a release is because of the...
- 6/7/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (☠ Mr. Bruce)
- Cinema Sharks
The big, bad BBFC haved denied The Human Centipede sequel a certificate on the outrageous grounds that it’s too “sexually violent and potentially obscene”. This not only means that no cinema in the Queen’s island can screen it, but also that it won’t be available to buy on DVD.
The original was released last year, uncut, gathering popularity in the cult market for it’s grotesque nature and content (one has to at least appreciate the originality of the flick). So naturally it was kinda to be expected that the filmmakers were going to take the sequel to the next step, a step clearly too far for the BBFC.
Casting an eye over a statement from the BBFC, there are some particular eye catching sentences; including “he masturbates whilst he watches a DVD of the original Human Centipede film, with sandpaper wrapped around his penis” and “he...
The original was released last year, uncut, gathering popularity in the cult market for it’s grotesque nature and content (one has to at least appreciate the originality of the flick). So naturally it was kinda to be expected that the filmmakers were going to take the sequel to the next step, a step clearly too far for the BBFC.
Casting an eye over a statement from the BBFC, there are some particular eye catching sentences; including “he masturbates whilst he watches a DVD of the original Human Centipede film, with sandpaper wrapped around his penis” and “he...
- 6/7/2011
- by Matt Hamm
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The British Board of Film Classification, an undemocratic institution like censorship boards everywhere, has just denied a certificate to the direct-to-video release of Tom Six's The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence). In other words, the film cannot be "legally supplied" anywhere in the United Kingdom. The decision was taken by BBFC Director David Cooke and the Presidential Team of Sir Quentin Thomas, Alison Hastings and Gerard Lemos. In the teaser trailer above, director Tom Six claims the original The Human Centipede outraged and revolted so many people that "I even get death threats on Facebook!" He then promises that The Human Centipede II will [...]...
- 6/6/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Despite having an extremely limited release, The Human Centipede quickly gained notoriety thanks to its bizarre, scientifically impossible premise. The news that writer and director Tom Six would be making a follow-up to the film made many people curious, mostly as to how he would top himself in terms of unpleasant content. We’ve just gotten an idea from The BBFC, as it was enough to not only earn a ban, but to possibly be considered something of a criminal act.
Their description of the movie actually makes it sound much more interesting than any of us probably imagined — it’s actually very meta. That’s because it follows “a man who becomes sexually obsessed with a DVD recording of the first film and who imagines putting the ‘centipede’ idea into practice.” The content seems to go several steps further than the first installment of the planned trilogy, as it...
Their description of the movie actually makes it sound much more interesting than any of us probably imagined — it’s actually very meta. That’s because it follows “a man who becomes sexually obsessed with a DVD recording of the first film and who imagines putting the ‘centipede’ idea into practice.” The content seems to go several steps further than the first installment of the planned trilogy, as it...
- 6/6/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Well now. It sounds as if director Tom Six's claim that The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence would make the first one "look like My Little Pony" is holding A Lot of water in the UK where it has been officially rejected by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification), thereby banning it from being released there.
The news comes via Empire Online, and we have it for you below. Be warned though ... There are A Lot of spoilers concerning the film, which up until now has been shrouded in secrecy, so if you do not want anything spoiled, just move along and click back to the homepage. Don't say we didn't warn you.
As per Empire Online:
"The first film dealt with a mad doctor who sews together three kidnapped people in order to produce the 'human centipede' of the title. Although the concept of the film was...
The news comes via Empire Online, and we have it for you below. Be warned though ... There are A Lot of spoilers concerning the film, which up until now has been shrouded in secrecy, so if you do not want anything spoiled, just move along and click back to the homepage. Don't say we didn't warn you.
As per Empire Online:
"The first film dealt with a mad doctor who sews together three kidnapped people in order to produce the 'human centipede' of the title. Although the concept of the film was...
- 6/6/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Tom Six's film The Human Centipede (First Sequence) became almost immediately notorious for featuring a mad scientist surgeon who kidnaps people and sews them together, end to end, to create a 'human centipede.' The film is fairly nasty, although in the end perhaps not quite as insane as the general concept led us all to believe. The director has been working on a sequel, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), which he promised [1] would be far more of an endurance test. And now we seem to have proof that he wasn't putting up a front. The film has gone before the UK film board, which denied it any possibility of release, based on "a strong focus throughout on the link between sexual arousal and sexual violence and a clear association between pain, perversity and sexual pleasure." The info delivered from the UK film board will probably be taken...
- 6/6/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Damn, I was really looking forward to this...* The British Board Of Film Certification has officially rejected The Human Centipede II: Full Sequence for certification, meaning, basically, it's banned. The BBFC's director, David Cooke, has this to say on the matter, "it is the Board’s carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board’s Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the Vra, and would be unacceptable to the public". Some major spoilers are enclosed in the organization's official announcement, which you can find here. *I am, of course, kidding. The Human Centipede is a very, very poor Horror cheapy.
- 6/6/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ferg)
- www.themoviebit.com
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) has been banned in the UK by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The BBFC noted that while the film's predecessor The Human Centipede I (First Sequence) was "undoubtedly tasteless and disgusting", it was also "a relatively traditional and conventional horror film" and passed it uncut with an 18 certificate. In a statement, the board said: "The BBFC has rejected the sexually violent and potentially obscene DVD The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence). This means that it cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK." The sequel centres on a man who "becomes sexually obsessed with a DVD recording of the first film". Director of the BBFC David Cooke claimed that to issue a certificate for the film "would risk potential harm... even if confined to adults". "The (more)...
- 6/6/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
The British Board of Film Classification has rejected The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) from being released on DVD in the UK.
According to the board the film is in breach of the Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964, due to its disturbing material, which includes profane sexual and violent acts (stop reading now if you are squeamish).
In a statement released by the BBFC, the board account for the film’s perverse scenes which include masturbation with the use of sand paper and rape involving barbed wire.
David Cooke, Director of the BBFC said: “It is the Board's carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the Vra, and would be unacceptable to the public.”
While the BBFC seem final in their decision, the filmmakers have six weeks to appeal.
According to the board the film is in breach of the Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964, due to its disturbing material, which includes profane sexual and violent acts (stop reading now if you are squeamish).
In a statement released by the BBFC, the board account for the film’s perverse scenes which include masturbation with the use of sand paper and rape involving barbed wire.
David Cooke, Director of the BBFC said: “It is the Board's carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the Vra, and would be unacceptable to the public.”
While the BBFC seem final in their decision, the filmmakers have six weeks to appeal.
- 6/6/2011
- by jennifer.trevorrow@lovefilm.com (Jennifer Trevorrow)
- LOVEFiLM
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