Lady Bird - Uncencored Blu Release

[jay166]

Anyone know if local Lady Bird Blu release next week is going to be the UNCENCORED version that wasn't released in cinemas earlier this year?

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/238...alia-heres-why

The artwork as the MA15+ classification on it, which suggests it will be the correct version as it was given an M certificate with the cuts on its theatrical release.



https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Lady-...lu-ray/204353/

Classification board site makes me think this as well, but I guess we wont know for certain until its released...

http://www.classification.gov.au/Pag...ady+bird&t=lfc

[Michael A]

The version that was submitted for DVD/Blu-ray classification was rated MA15+ for Strong Coarse Language and Brief Nudity which were the two elements removed from the censored M version so as you say it is highly likely to be completely uncut.

The rating on the pack shot above is the original cinema consumer advice likely done before the DVD was submitted for a rating.

[Alister_M]

The Australian OFLC really don't like boobs, do they? NZ's always gives a pass to all sorts of sex but in turn they're usually a lot harder on violence.

[koberulz]

Which makes far more sense than the alternative, really.

I remember when there was a huge kerfuffle about the graphic ends to Mortal Kombat matches in the states, and it ended up going to court with the final ruling being "this is just fine, because of the first amendment, but if a nipple were to pop out obviously we'd ban it".

I also find it strange that violence is more acceptable at lower ratings only if there are no consequences depicted. Surely teaching kids that violence does no real harm is a stupid idea?

[jay166]

I deliberately didn’t see the film in cinemas because of the cuts. I’ll grab the blu release though...

[MichaelCPE]

Originally Posted by koberulz

I also find it strange that violence is more acceptable at lower ratings only if there are no consequences depicted. Surely teaching kids that violence does no real harm is a stupid idea?

It's not just kids, it frames how adults think of violence.

I find that the conservatives don't mind violence, including rape, if it just flows with the story. But if violence or rape are shown capturing the horror and trauma of real-life violence and rape the want it banned.

[Aunt Peg]

Originally Posted by jay166

I deliberately didn’t see the film in cinemas because of the cuts. I’ll grab the blu release though...

I saw it before I found about the mutilation of the film. Though I liked the film, not enough to ever want to watch it again.

[koberulz]

Originally Posted by MichaelCPE

It's not just kids, it frames how adults think of violence.

I say 'kids' because they're the ones being prevented from seeing the violence-with-consequences of an M-rated film, while we're perfectly happy to let consequence-free violence abound in G-rated material.

[GaryCouzens]

Originally Posted by Alister_M

The Australian OFLC really don't like boobs, do they?

Though that's not what's on display in the "brief strong nudity" referred to...

(I saw the film in the cinema - uncut for a 15 certificate in the UK.)

[LordCrumb]

I've found "strong nudity" on rating lables tends to refer to the "disgusting" penis shot... Am I right on this one? Lol

[Alister_M]

The bloodless violence in movies is entirely a result of them being made to PG-13 standards. Then again, a lot of R-rated movies have M-ratings in both NZ and Australia, especially ones from the 80s where they just ported the old "16" over to M. Heck, I remember when I was a kid Aliens and The Terminator were only "13" here. Something must have changed significantly between 1979 and 1984, going to that from an OFLC that banned Mad Max and gave Alien R-ratings in both countries.

[GaryCouzens]

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

I've found "strong nudity" on rating lables tends to refer to the "disgusting" penis shot... Am I right on this one? Lol

You're right. Not really a spoiler, so...Lady Bird marks her eighteenth birthday by buying an adult magazine (Playgirl, if I remember rightly).

There are a couple of C-words in the dialogue as well. Were they edited out of the M-rated version? (ETA: Apparently so - replaced by "cooze".)