Miike cut

[Colin Geddes]

I don't think it is the level of violence that is the reason, but  
rather the topic of abortion has more to do with it being pulled.

OR it could be a publicity plot to sell more dvds when the series  
gets released...


On 19-Jan-06, at 9:36 PM, <drainer at mpinet.net> <drainer at mpinet.net>  
wrote:

> Showtime Beyond frequently plays Japanese horror movies, along with  
> all sorts of other material deemed tasteless for some. Maybe there  
> is something being left out of this story.
>
> -d
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <tim.iles at utoronto.ca>
> To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Miike cut
>
>
>> My feeling, too, is that Miike's portion probably contained  
>> material too
>> graphic for broadcast--after all, _Koroshiya ichi_, _Audition_, to  
>> name
>> two obvious examples that spring first to mind, both contained  
>> scenes that
>> were rather--indelicate? (^_^)
>>
>>
>> Tim Iles
>> UVic
>>
>> On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Jim Harper wrote:
>>
>>> That's an exceptionally harsh judgement, both about the other  
>>> directors and Showtime. Garris himself seems to have no problem  
>>> with the quality of Miike's contribution, and it doesn't sound  
>>> too far-fetched to suggest that Showtime felt it was too extreme.
>>>
>>>   If you don't mind me asking, which are Miike's fantastic horror  
>>> films?
>>>
>>>   Jim.
>>>
>>> jerry turner <dr_pluto at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>   Yeah, I guess Miike, a man who has made a dozen or so
>>> fantastic horror
>>> films, isn't up to the standards of a John Landis who
>>> has never done
>>> anything worth a crap or Tobe Hooper, a guy who's
>>> first film was good. .
>>> . 30 years ago. Miike was the token non white anyway.
>>> . .
>>>
>>> Aaron Gerow wrote:
>>>
>>> > Dave Kehr reports in today's New York times that
>>> Miike Takashi's
>>> > contribution to the pay-cable channel Showtime's
>>> "Master of Horror"
>>> > series has been cut.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/arts/television/19horr.html
>>> >
>>> > The episode has been made, but it did not fit
>>> Showtime's standards for
>>> > broadcast, so it will be released directly to DVD.
>>> >
>>> > Aaron Gerow
>>> > KineJapan owner
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