I just got robbed. OK, I admit, I wasn’t mugged or held at gunpoint but I do feel like somebody stole from me. Recently, I was able to catch two movies in the theaters: the magnificent “District 9” and the riotous “Bruno”. Both have been in my must-see list and while the movies didn’t disappoint (District 9 was insanely awesome), I should’ve just watched both on DVD.
Unfortunately, MTRCB (Movie and Television Rape and Censure Bastards) didn’t do justice to the art. Instead, both films were mired with cuts that were essential to the film. You’d be disappointed to know that the climax scene in “District 9” was shortened due to violent exploding bodies. WTF? The film wasn’t intended for kids anyway and it sure wasn’t advertised as such so what the heck are the cuts for?
“Bruno”, on the other hand, suffered a worse fate. I was laughing out loud in the cinemas when suddenly, all these cuts would destroy the experience. I know "Bruno” was offensive, but it’s meant to be that way to bring out the unexpected out of his “victims”. They didn’t even spare the scene where Bruno goes to a refugee camp will all intentions of being kidnapped, so he could be famous. Where is it? Most likely snipped away by the scissorhands we have at MTRCB. C’mon guys, we’re not idiots. The movie was R-18 anyway, so what gives?
If the movie industry needs to fight back from pirates, then let the moviegoers see what they paid for and not some mutilated form you call a “movie”. If we buy the DVD, then we’d see the movie in it’s entirety. In this digital age where many forms of entertainment is just a click away, it’s hard not to resort to such. If what we see in the cinemas are entire crap due to our censorship boards, then there are always other avenues.
MTRCB. Sucks. Balls. Big. Time.
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