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Watching this on Film4.....

posted 15 years ago by !!!deleted!!! (18817332)
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Can you believe that they actually included a subtitle that warned against inhaling helium?

I never thought I'd live to see the day a British TV channel insulted my common sense like that.

Funny how they didn't put up similar warnings about riding a motorcycle with no helmet, electrocuting yourself on a light bulb fitting, or passing a hankerchief through your ears.

Seriously of all the carzy crazy stuff that happens in this comedy movie they feel that the helium scene should carry an on-screen warning? Buffoons.

And don't get me started on the cuts made to avoid bad language. The F word I can understand (at least they didn't do like the DVD and cut out the line resulting in an awkward jump-cut) but to cut out the word 'piss' and *beep* at 8:00PM was ridiculous.

Man I wanna write a strongly worded letter of complaint so bad right now.

[–] Errington_92 15 years ago

Can you believe that they actually included a subtitle that warned against inhaling helium?

I never thought I'd live to see the day a British TV channel insulted my common sense like that.

I think that the subtitles where actually in the film in the first place.

"T'ank you veddy much!"

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[–] !!!deleted!!! (18817332) 15 years ago

I can assure you my good man they were not.

The region 2 DVD did a real hatchet job on this film's funniest moments but what Film4 did (they showed it again last night) was a travesty.

[–] skiop 15 years ago

It's comforting to know the TV channels on the other side of the pond are as messed up as those here.

[–] keithbalbi 14 years ago

Our tv channels in the UK are only messed up before 9 pm though - after 9 pm no film will have its bad language cut out or altered and you will find nearly every programme after 9 pm using the F word and the C word. We are actually very relaxed when it comes to what we show on tv, you just have to watch after 9 pm because that's the cut off point for restricted viewing.

[–] sagat4 14 years ago

I saw it recently and i thought it was part of the movie

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[–] Filthy_Giuseppe 12 years ago

Amazing.

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[–] Filthy_Giuseppe 12 years ago

Bummer.

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