Review of Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) by Stephen C — 09 Nov 2010
If you remember such nasties as I spit on your Grave,Absurd and Evil Dead,then this documentary is for you.
Jake Wests interviews all sides in uncovering the moral panic which the media created in order to find a scapegoat for all societys ills at that time.
What basically happened was Mary Whitehouse who had never even seen any of these movies jumped on the moral bandwgon which would lead to the downright stupid Video Recordings act of 1984.
Directors of note including Christopher Smith (Creep)and Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers) give details of how these films influenced they way they made films ,and of course the great Kim Newman puts in his views too.
To be fair we do get balance as we get to interview Graham Bright the MP who brougt in the VRA although its foundations were built on ver very shaky ground.
If you but the DVD you also get trailers for all 72 banned titles which includes the great such as Suspiria and the terrible Dont Go in the Woods Alone.
If you remeber dodgy video shops and poor quality tapes passed around then this gtrip down memeory lane is well worth taking.
This review of Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) was written by Stephen C on 09 Nov 2010.
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