Review of Banned from Television (1998) by Richard C — 14 Dec 2010

This is a really fucked up collection mostly about uncensored footage which was to be featured on those "Most Extreme" television programs but it never made the cut because it shows you the supremely unpleasant downside to every crisis.

Deaths, wounds, suicides, killings, executions, freak accidents, etc. It's a no holds barred shockumentary that induces an ugly, ugly tone and feeling of hopelessness for individuals and mankind. If the whole film had continued as it did with its torturous mood, I think I would've been permanently scarred for life.

Thankfully, it has some scenes counterbalancing the brutal, tragic ones, and though it seems kind of tasteless to include uncensored comic relief, it's for the better. The type of film that ruins your week and ups your death paranoia, reminding you how harsh reality is and how weak we humans are when we stand up to ourselves and our dormant surroundings.