BBFC Spit on the Remake…BBFC pass I Spit on Your Grave with cuts as per the cinema version

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I Spit on Your Grave is a 2010 US revenge film by Steven R Monroe. See IMDb The BBFC has now passed the video version 18 without further BBFC cuts.  However the BBFC noted that the video submitted had been pre-cut along the lines of the cinema release. Both the DVD and Blu-ray are set for release on 7th of February 2011. The BBFC made 17 cuts totalling 43s for: UK 2011 Anchor Bay Blu-ray at UK Amazon for release on 7th February 2011 UK 2011 Anchor Bay R2 DVD at UK Amazon for release on 7th February 2011 UK 2010 cinema release. The BBFC explained their cuts: Company was required to make a total of seventeen cuts during three separate scenes of sexual violence in order to remove potentially harmful material (in this case, shots of nudity that tend to eroticise sexual violence and shots of humiliation that tend to endorse sexual violence by encouraging viewer complicity in sexual humiliation and rape). The BBFC added: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE is a US remake of the 1978 film of the same name. It tells the story of a young woman, Jennifer Hills, who rents a secluded cabin in order to work on her novel. She is terrorised, assaulted and brutally gang raped by a group of five men, including the local Sheriff. She then takes revenge on each of her attackers. The film was classified 18 for very strong terrorisation, sexual violence and bloody violence. Before awarding an 18 classification to I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, the BBFC required seventeen individual cuts to its scenes of sexual violence in order to remove elements that tend to eroticise sexual assault (for example, through the use of nudity), as well as other elements that tend to endorse sexual assault (for example, by encouraging viewer complicity by the use of camcorder footage, filmed by the rapists, during the various scenes of sexual assault). With these cuts made, the film’s scenes of very strong terrorisation and sexual violence remain potentially shocking, distressing or offensive to some adult viewers, but are also likely to be found repugnant and to be aversive. They are not credibly likely to encourage imitation. There are three scenes in which Jennifer is terrorised, humiliated and sexually assaulted by the men. She is verbally and physically abused, being forced to drink alcohol, dance in her underwear and behave like an animal. She is also beaten and pushed around by the men. Jennifer is then raped by each of the men in turn, although only two rapes are shown onscreen. In the cut version, the rape scenes feature only incidental nudity and are played largely off facial reactions. Although the scenes of assault are protracted, the most likely response to the cut version of the scenes is revulsion and disgust rather than excitement or arousal.

Spitting at the Censors…Steven Monroe’s I Spit on Your Grave opens unrated

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Sarah Butler, the star of I Spit On Your Grave, which released last weekend in theaters, is happy with the decision to release it unrated. She says that the MPAA required more than 100 cuts to give it an R rating, and that would be like cutting the legs off this film. It’s an extremely gory movie, and the rape scene is extraordinarily hard to watch, as they don’t just rape her, they torture her too. By the time she starts getting revenge, you’re ready to take a hacksaw to the guys yourself. She also told USA Weekend: Why go through the whole thing of shooting a film and really committing yourself to the violence and everything, and then just go and cut it all up to pieces? It’s pointless.

Censor Spit…Irish film censor bans the original I spit on Your Grave

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The Irish film censor (IFCO) has banned the DVD re-release of the 1978 horror film I Spit on Your Grave starring Camille Keaton. UK fans of the infamous cult film will be able to purchase the ultimate collector’s edition on DVD and Blu-ray albeit cut by the BBFC. However Irish fans of the cult video nasty will be prohibited from purchasing locally, forcing them to import UK versions from internet retailers. The decision to ban the DVD re-release of the cult classic film was due to the film depicting acts of gross violence and cruelty (including mutilation and torture) towards humans. Director Meir Zarchi commented on the ban: It doesn’t surprise me that Ireland have decided to ban the film. It has relentlessly continued to shock and offend audiences since 1978 when it was first released, and it still does to this date. However, with the level of graphic violence and horror available these days, it’s surprising that IFCO sees this 1978 film more offensive than some of the most daring and empty of content torture porn available today. Since the birth of the Internet all censor boards around the world have instantly become irrelevant. IFCO included. Anyone anywhere in the universe can simply push a button on any video website store and order a disc of I Spit On Your Grave. There are no iron curtains in the skies that can stop it from landing at his or her door. Are we going through the Lady Chatterley’s Lover syndrome all over again? The bottom line – thank you IFCO for promoting the film in Ireland. The Original Cult Video Nasty is available today on UK DVD and Blu-ray as an ultimate collector’s edition dual format – still cut but less so than previous releases.

BBFC Shears…BBFC cut make 17 cuts to remake of I Spit on Your Grave

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I Spit on Your Grave is a 2010 US revenge film by Steven R Monroe. See IMDb The BBFC made 17 cuts totalling 43s for: UK 2010 cinema release. The BBFC explained their cuts: Company was required to make a total of seventeen cuts during three separate scenes of sexual violence in order to remove potentially harmful material (in this case, shots of nudity that tend to eroticise sexual violence and shots of humiliation that tend to endorse sexual violence by encouraging viewer complicity in sexual humiliation and rape). The BBFC added: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE is a US remake of the 1978 film of the same name. It tells the story of a young woman, Jennifer Hills, who rents a secluded cabin in order to work on her novel. She is terrorised, assaulted and brutally gang raped by a group of five men, including the local Sheriff. She then takes revenge on each of her attackers. The film was classified 18 for very strong terrorisation, sexual violence and bloody violence. Before awarding an 18 classification to I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, the BBFC required seventeen individual cuts to its scenes of sexual violence in order to remove elements that tend to eroticise sexual assault (for example, through the use of nudity), as well as other elements that tend to endorse sexual assault (for example, by encouraging viewer complicity by the use of camcorder footage, filmed by the rapists, during the various scenes of sexual assault). With these cuts made, the film’s scenes of very strong terrorisation and sexual violence remain potentially shocking, distressing or offensive to some adult viewers, but are also likely to be found repugnant and to be aversive. They are not credibly likely to encourage imitation. There are three scenes in which Jennifer is terrorised, humiliated and sexually assaulted by the men. She is verbally and physically abused, being forced to drink alcohol, dance in her underwear and behave like an animal. She is also beaten and pushed around by the men. Jennifer is then raped by each of the men in turn, although only two rapes are shown onscreen. In the cut version, the rape scenes feature only incidental nudity and are played largely off facial reactions. Although the scenes of assault are protracted, the most likely response to the cut version of the scenes is revulsion and disgust rather than excitement or arousal.

More Spit…New UK Dual DVD/Blu-ray release for a less cut I Spit on Your Grave

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I Spit on Your Grave is a 1981 US revenge film by Meir Zarchi. See IMDb The BBFC required 2:54s of cuts for a new 2010 DVD/Blu-ray from 101 Films. This is set for release on 20th September 2010.The BBFC commented on their latest cuts: Company was required to make cuts to scenes of sexual violence in order to remove potentially harmful material. Previous versions were all cut by 7:02s albeit achieved with a different mix of completely cut footage and reframing with the offending action being lost off screen. All the cuts are to the rape scene. The ensuing revenge carnage is left unscathed US releases are uncut for MPAA Unrated versions. Review from US Amazon: Brutality Over the years my memory had embellished the film; nonetheless, it still shocked me, today. It is easy to forget that there are actors following a script. The film is evenly paced and unrelenting. One is forced to confront the brutality of rape and violence. The actress is quite convincing and deserves recognition. The rape scenes are borderline snuff quality except for the fact the editing and directing have moments of brilliance. The men are sickening and easily hated; they are just vicious animals without any redeeming qualities, yet they are believable. Let us not forget, there are men who commit these atrocities. One can appreciate why she seeks revenge. Without question, the rape scenes are some of the most disturbing moments in cinematic history. The castration scene is unparalleled. The special effects are just that, effective. The DVD is an excellent package. I Spit on Your Grave isn’t presented as a low budget film. It is art; it’s not a slasher flick; it’s not meant for entertainment.

Shear Revenge…I Spit on Your Grave returns to the news

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Some news coming out of the Creation Weekend of Horrors concerning Steven R. Munroe’s remake of I Spit on Your Grave. Producer Lisa Hansen and director Steven R. Monroe let curious convention-goers know that they’ve been battling it out with the MPAA for quite some time now and are in the fourth round of dealing with the ratings board. Apparently they’ve been asked to make more than one hundred cuts to the movie due to its tone, realism, and grisly violence. As a result all those involved promised that when fans finally do get to see the controversial little film, it will be in an unrated form as they all agreed, It’s the only way to do it to properly revere the original work. Meanwhile DarkAngel reports that the original I Spit on Your Grave has been resubmitted to the BBFC in its uncut format. No news of a decision yet though.