[OldSkool23]

I just bought and watched season 1 on DVD here in Australia and noticed MULTIPLE edits/cuts of the gore scenes from the original version seen on US TV.  WTF! the DVD is rated MA here which is 'not suitable for persons under 15', so maybe this is the cause??? But we have an 'R' rating so why didnt we get that???  I'm an adult and I dont like being told what I can and cant watch!

For example - in the camp attack scene where Amy gets bitten we see the shot of the zombie initially biting her arm but the one where he pulls away and u see all the blood run out has been cut! Ive counted 6 cuts/edits in that scene alone so far!!

Edited by OldSkool23, 24 March 2012 - 06:36 AM.

[backwoodsroamer]

Now that just ain't right.

[Ansceniiiic]

It wasn't just Australia that had cuts, UK version and elsewhere in Europe they censored parts out. I don't understand why they would air everything on TV, no problems..yet they cut parts out on the DVD because it's "gruesome". If they do this for the season 2 DVD I will not be a happy bunny.

[OldSkool23]

Ansceniiiic, on 24 March 2012 - 11:22 AM, said:

It wasn't just Australia that had cuts, UK version and elsewhere in Europe they censored parts out. I don't understand why they would air everything on TV, no problems..yet they cut parts out on the DVD because it's "gruesome". If they do this for the season 2 DVD I will not be a happy bunny.

Ill just buy mine on eBay from the US from now on. Luckily I have a region free BR player.

[ThatKrazyGuy]

The first season was edited overseas in order to get at 15 rating, or an MA-15+ rating depending on where you live.
All the edits from episode 1: http://www.movie-cen...t.php?ID=350384
All the edits from episode 2: http://www.movie-cen...t.php?ID=949636
All the edits from episode 3: http://www.movie-cen...t.php?ID=669769
All the edits from episode 4: http://www.movie-cen...t.php?ID=179730
All the edits from episode 5: http://www.movie-cen...t.php?ID=828387

Episode 6 was left untouched.

[Major Tom]

If you buy it on Amazon can you avoid the edits? Surely Amazon is not controlled by an outside government.

I suppose they could be forced to send Euro versions to protect their license to sell.

If you know someone over here you could have it forwarded. Hey, Roamers and Lurkers could start a forwarding service.

[President Merle]

So they show The Human Centipede II unrated, but won't allow a television show because of the gore?

[Ansceniiiic]

President Merle, on 29 March 2012 - 04:56 PM, said:

So they show The Human Centipede II unrated, but won't allow a television show because of the gore?

Wasn't it banned originally, then they cut shit loads out. The British board of Film classification are a bunch of wankers.

[Goat]

Australia's horrible for these things, as are some European countries. I remember a similar problem with Left 4 Dead II.  Taking the gore out of zombie entertainment is just fundamentally wrong.  Almost as wrong as censorship itself.

[ThatKrazyGuy]

That's interesting culturally.

Over there, the BBFC is picky about violence.
Here, the MPAA or FCC are very picky about nudity, sexuality, and language.

Notice how "The Walking Dead" can be gory as can be, but God forbid they say "the F word" or show breasts.

It's also interesting that to avoid an 18 rating the violence had to be cut down somewhat, but the show airs on television in the United States with a TV-14 rating without any violence edits. Again, the rules for AMC to receive the TV-14 rating is that "The Walking Dead" cannot show nudity or say "the F word" or "the C word" (either of them), and also they are not allowed the say "shit" more than three times, nor can the say "goddamn" or "Jesus Christ" (they can say "Jesus" or "Christ", but not together).

Even the first three episodes of "Breaking Bad" aired on AMC, but with TV-MA ratings because of the language (which was muted out) and nudity (which was blurred out). But the first three episodes of "Breaking Bad" were made with the impression that it was airing on HBO, a channel that you must pay for to watch in the United States due to their having absolutely zero censorship whatsoever.

[daenerys]

NZ gets Spartacus aired on HBO TV and I am assuming Australia does too. That has a lot more mature content in it that TWD.  How odd they felt the need to edit the DVD release.

[daveeek]

They'll be taking the sex out of porn films next!!!!!