Why was the DVD banned?!
Question: Why was the DVD banned!?
The DVD 'Evil Dead' was banned from being sold but was allowed back on the shelves!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
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i remember watching this for the first time when i was about 11, (im 40 now)!. it scared the life out of me!. they banned a lot of good horrors back then when video first started!. but when you watch it now you wonder what all the fuss was about!. they ban all the good stuff and cut to much!. i yet to find a horror that scare's me more than what the evil dead did!.!.
i think it was banned because of the tree rape in the woods!.
i remember the evil speak film scared me as well but when you watch it now its so cut your better off watching eastenders!.
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i think it was banned because of the tree rape in the woods!.
i remember the evil speak film scared me as well but when you watch it now its so cut your better off watching eastenders!.
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It isn't supposed to be banned anymore!. I guess by what comes out today, it seems rather mild!.
Here is what wikipedia says
Because of its graphic violence, the original version of the movie was banned in several countries, including Finland, Germany, Iceland and Ireland!. The "tree rape" scene in the movie was also described by some as being misogynistic!.[citation needed] In Germany, the movie's release was hindered by public authorities for almost 10 years!. Original 1982 cinema and video releases of the movie had been seized, making the movie a hit on the black market video circuit with pirated copies abounding!. Several high-profile horror enthusiasts publicly criticized the German ban on the movie, including author Stephen King (who gave it a rave review in the November 1982 issue of Twilight Zone)!. A heavily edited version was made legally available in 1992!. In 2001 an uncut German DVD version was released, but the Berlin-Tiergarten Court ordered seizure of the DVD in April 2002 (Case Number 351 Gs 1749/02)!. In Finland, The Evil Dead was later released uncut on DVD by Future Film, and rated K-18!. In the United Kingdom, the movie was one of the first to be labeled a video nasty in the mid-1980s and was finally released uncut in 2001!.
This is what is posted on imdb
In Germany the movie was released to the theaters and on video the same day to avoid problems with the censorship boards!. It was banned shortly afterward but dominated the top ten in the few weeks of his release!. The movie is still banned theatrically in GermanyWww@Enter-QA@Com
Here is what wikipedia says
Because of its graphic violence, the original version of the movie was banned in several countries, including Finland, Germany, Iceland and Ireland!. The "tree rape" scene in the movie was also described by some as being misogynistic!.[citation needed] In Germany, the movie's release was hindered by public authorities for almost 10 years!. Original 1982 cinema and video releases of the movie had been seized, making the movie a hit on the black market video circuit with pirated copies abounding!. Several high-profile horror enthusiasts publicly criticized the German ban on the movie, including author Stephen King (who gave it a rave review in the November 1982 issue of Twilight Zone)!. A heavily edited version was made legally available in 1992!. In 2001 an uncut German DVD version was released, but the Berlin-Tiergarten Court ordered seizure of the DVD in April 2002 (Case Number 351 Gs 1749/02)!. In Finland, The Evil Dead was later released uncut on DVD by Future Film, and rated K-18!. In the United Kingdom, the movie was one of the first to be labeled a video nasty in the mid-1980s and was finally released uncut in 2001!.
This is what is posted on imdb
In Germany the movie was released to the theaters and on video the same day to avoid problems with the censorship boards!. It was banned shortly afterward but dominated the top ten in the few weeks of his release!. The movie is still banned theatrically in GermanyWww@Enter-QA@Com
It was banned due to the graphic violence!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/The_Evil_De!.!.!.
it was unbanned in 2001 and 2002 in countries!.
They released the uncut version with a rating of NC-17 or UnratedWww@Enter-QA@Com
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/The_Evil_De!.!.!.
it was unbanned in 2001 and 2002 in countries!.
They released the uncut version with a rating of NC-17 or UnratedWww@Enter-QA@Com
Are you in the UK!? It was banned along time ago, but I didn't think it was still banned!.
You should buy it on Amazon!.com then!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
You should buy it on Amazon!.com then!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
it was banned alongtimeago!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com