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Video Nasties DPP List - The complete list of 72 banned in the UK by the BBFC, the first 39 where prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act, the remaining 33 still banned and removed from video shops but never received a prosecution.
The movies, with a few exceptions like Possession '80 aren't likely to feature in many peoples faves lists here on Letterboxd, but they remain an interesting time piece on how tastes change. They're either so mild by todays standards people will be shocked they got banned, or contain themes not accepted by our standards today like animals being killed on film (e.g. Cannibal Holocaust) or excessive racial discrimination (e.g. Gestapo's Last Orgy).
For me they're a reminder of my youth spent visiting video shops & market stalls in the Greater Manchester area, searching for the pre-cert tapes. When I finally found the films which I managed for all but an handful, I'd watch as a kind of modern bravery test.
I'm currently re-watching the VN1 set in random order, so expect to see reviews and ratings for them sooner or later. And I'll also create a VN2 list that was created by UK's Darkside magazine, containing movies that became rare and oop (out of print) due to their distributer's fearing it pointless to even submit movies for certification.
Enjoy you sickos.... theNomad
- Absurd
aka Anthropophagus 2, The Monster Hunter, Horrible
- Anthropophagus
Banned as 'Anthropophagus the Beast', aka Grim Reaper
- Lisa, Lisa
Banned as 'Axe' aka California Axe Massacre, The Axe Murders
- SS Hell Camp
Banned as 'The Beast in Heat'
- A Bay of Blood
Banned as 'Blood Bath', aka Twitch of the Death Nerve
- Blood Feast
- The Ghastly Ones
Banned as 'Blood Rites'
- Bloody Moon
- The Burning
- Cannibal Apocalypse
...plus 62 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Originally taken from Letterboxd
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