[syriacus]

"This is all new to us," said Alan Horn, president of Warner Brothers. We're all trying to understand it. But it doesn't sit well with me, frankly, because these people could go the other way, too, with more sex and more violence."

R-r-i-i-g-h-t. I'm sure his his main worry is that people will edit in more sex and violence. (/sarcasm)

For many years it has been acceptable to edit films for television.

Why is it so wrong, now, to edit film for particular audiences--as long as the viewers are advised the film has been altered and permission is granted by the people with the rights to the film?

And, come to think of it, the anti-tobacco people could get rid of some of the cigarettes in scenes.

[Grig]

These *beep* jokers would recognize a *beeping* new market if it bit them in the *beep*.

[Under the Radar]

As a consumer, I think this is wonderful! However, the companies should be required to place an obvious warning that the content of the work has been altered from its original format.

[Feiny]

What if they decided that certain art pieces were not clean enough for them...is it OK to go and change them? If the directors are not invloved in the cut or edit...it should not take place.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Maybe they can 'sanitize' the WTC footage and show people gently bouncing off the pavement, to go on and lead happy, productive lives. < /sarcasm>

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Oliver Stone.

[Nephi]

Once again, the market answers the demand before the government even noticed.

The next question is how long will it take movie makers to react to the market's response?
Perhaps, CBSCNNABCNBCMSNBC will finally learn what the market is trying to teach them about Fox?

No, its about the agenda, stupid! That's why they'd rather legislate than accomodate.

[I still care]

Instead of buying the version from the store we wait for it to come on the TV, because the store versions have terrible language in them. I personally, when I watch "A Christmas Story" like the TBS version where the kids say "Smarty" instead of "Smarta$$". I wince when they say that, because it is a kids movie and we watch it together. And besides, in the 40's kids WERE more likely to say "Smarty.".

The only version of a movie I was able to buy PG instead of R was Excalibar. There is no way I would have the R version in a house full of kids, but the PG version is a great movie. I wish the studios would offer them, but I guess it is a side thing like them making all those R movies all those years when PG did much better at the box office- they would rather ram their twisted morality down our throats than give us what we really want. But I won't have that stuff in the house. I wait for it on regular TV.

[Oztrich Boy]

The scene from "Titanic" (1997) of Leonardo DiCaprio sketching a nude Kate Winslet has been altered by covering her with a digital corset

I've always suspected that censors and bluenoses have their own weird sexual kinks and fetishes.

[Bernard]

My biggest disappointment in renting a movie was, "My Cousin Vinny". The movie was hilarious, but the language was atrocious. With three teenagers watching it, my wife and I had no idea how bad the language was.

I would have gladly rented a cleaner version, but we had no idea how bad it was. This technology can allow for parents to actually share a good movie with their kids without the violence or language or nudity. Just let me know which version I'm buying or renting.

[RogueIsland]

A swordfight from "The Princess Bride" (1987) was altered so it looked like the characters were using "Star Wars" light sabers

Huh? I don't get that one at all. What, lighsabers don't hurt?

[syriacus]

Does anyone know if the "editted for TV" movies are editted after obtaining the consent of the owner of the film?

[RightOnline]

"... the director Michael Apted said. "You don't know what version of a film you're buying, frankly. I think it's ridiculous.""

Oh, horses**t.

I know about these 'cleaned up' versions, and you DEFINITELY know if/when you're buying one.

Poor little whiney Hollywood pu**ies just can't STAND it if someone doesn't want to subject their kids, themselves, or anyone else to their gratuitous crap in films.

Let me ask you parents out there (I'm a dad of 7): How many times over the last, say, five years have you rented a video........previewed it first with mom and dad (as is our habit).......only to say "Darn, ya know........if they had only left out that ONE stupid sex scene, the kids could've watched this."???

[aruanan]

"If you're a studio that's spent a lot of money developing a 'Spider-Man' brand, do you want to dilute it by having a `Spider-Man Lite' on the market competing with it?" asked an executive involved in the talks.

Not until you get your own version ready to sell.

[nravoter]

"This is fundamentally about artistic and creative rights and whether someone has the right to take an artist's work, change it and then sell it."

Guess we won't be seeing any more of those "reinterpretations" of Shakespeare's work, then--like changing Othello into a modern-day story about basketball, or transporting Romeo and Juliet to modern-day American Gangland.