NA> While I'm not familiar with the movie you're referring to, what you
NA> suggest is used in Canada now - we have G, PG, 14A+, 18+ and R, but what
NA> the Canadian censorship board allows tends to be much more broader and
NA> more liberal than the American MPAA. "Uncensored" movies are also
NA> regularly broadcast on standard cable channels and the open-air CTV
NA> channel showed Sopranos episodes uncut and in their entirety.
 
Dead Awake is rated 18+ in Ontario.  Kind of strange, since the movie was
made in Montreal.  At least that's probably the way the people in Baja
Canada see it.  (-:  Baldwin's character is shoved off the rooftop of the
building he works in and as he is going over the railing (he narrates this
part), he says, "but I'm getting ahead of myself" and the movie
continues.
 
NA> Canada however has a "blacklist" of movies which are
absolutely banned
NA> from retail or broadcast. While I do not advocate censorship, I do
NA> understand why they would choose to ban certain flicks, but some of their
NA> selections are just plain bizarre - ie. a low-budget B-movie zombie flick
NA> from 1979 whoes name I cannot remember is still banned yet is rated R by
NA> the MPAA.
 
I have no idea at the moment what that could be, but I'll think on it.
 
NA> Its also interesting to note that in some cases, Canada absolutely
NA> refuses to allow the airing of shows that reflect violence/hatred/abuse
NA> of minorities or women, while such shows in the US are aired normally and
NA> without public backlash that the Canadian authorities are afraid of.
 
I NEVER liked "The Sopranoes."  I think I tried to watch it for
about 5-minutes, but was turned off by the vulgarity.  I'm no prude by any
stretch of the imagination.  I simply don't believe that is a good form of
communication -- especially in mass media like movies.  Just think of how
Gone With The Wind, Ben-Hur or The Caine Mutiny or any other classic movie
would seem to you if the script was written by someone suffering from
Tourette's Syndrome (example: Pulp Fiction).  I can't imagine my liking The
Day The Earth Stood Still or 2001: A Space Odyssey if they were laced with
obscenities.  Ditto for Stargate (the movie).  Just my $.02.
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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