thewhyteboar Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Film fans fume as The French Connection is censored without explanation WWW.INDEPENDENT.CO.UK ‘This is an absolutely unacceptable move,’ one person raged Streaming versions have been edited to remove a character saying a racial slur. I don’t like this. There’s already a rating system in place to deal with this. Secretly editing a film (surely without the director’s wishes) just doesn’t sit right with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Edited on The Criterion Channel in the US, but yet unedited on Disney+ in the UK and Canada. Yeah - that totally makes sense. Totally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Gene Hackman should sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 This is very much par for the course for them. I half expect in a few years to see stogies in Pinocchio turned into lollipops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Better get those Blu Rays while you can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Never heard of this film, but I generally don’t like this. As said, there are ratings in place and you can issue content warnings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 49 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Never heard of this film, but I generally don’t like this. As said, there are ratings in place and you can issue content warnings. The French Connection is one of those classic, gritty 1970s crime films like Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, etc. that makes you feel like taking a shower after watching it to wash off the urban grime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The French Connection is one of those classic, gritty 1970s crime films like Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, etc. that makes you feel like taking a shower after watching it to wash off the urban grime. And Gene Hackman is so goddamned good in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The French Connection is one of those classic, gritty 1970s crime films like Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, etc. that makes you feel like taking a shower after watching it to wash off the urban grime. May I interest you in "Basket Case" if you enjoy urban grime. Seriously though, I had first heard about this over the weekend on Robert Meyer Burnett's show on physical media, hell of a rant he had. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Seems like a good role for Gene Hackman. I really liked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Seems like a good role for Gene Hackman. I really liked him. He's great in everything and you should see this movie! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Editing published works because they are no longer acceptable in modern times isn’t a slippery slope, it’s just bad in and of itself. Contextualize the content with introductions to provide learning opportunities for newer generations. This isn’t hard, people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Editing a piece of art, in any form it is created in, after it has been made public, and not having been done by the original creator, is 100% un-fucking-acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 what the fuck is their problem smfh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Unfortunately Gene Hackman will forever be Lex Luthor from Superman 4 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 Gene Hackman is great in everything but I think Unforgiven is his true masterpiece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I was watching Bonnie And Clyde last night actually and imdb’d him and was happy to see he had just retired from acting and was still alive at 93 fucking years old! There’s some good news for the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, stepee said: I was watching Bonnie And Clyde last night actually and imdb’d him and was happy to see he had just retired from acting and was still alive at 93 fucking years old! There’s some good news for the day. He's actually written some novels that look interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Bonnie and Clyde(1967) is one of my favorite movies. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dre801 said: Bonnie and Clyde(1967) is one of my favorite movies. It was very good! Also, was happy to see Estelle Parsons is still kicking it at 96 years old too! Instantly recognized her from Roseanne, I love her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 What was the slur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: What was the slur? Pretty sure it was Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Muggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 55 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: What was the slur? The n-word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 52 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: Pretty sure it was Reveal hidden contents Reveal hidden contents Reveal hidden contents Reveal hidden contents Muggle You trying to get somebody canceled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Stop fucking with history idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 23 hours ago, best3444 said: Unfortunately Gene Hackman will forever be Lex Luthor from Superman 4 for me. But he was Lex Luthor throughout those films, why would you pick that godawful film of all of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: But he was Lex Luthor throughout those films, why would you pick that godawful film of all of them? You just nailed my point. I will never unsee Superman 4 in my mind and everyone's horrific acting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I’ll always think of Hackman as the man who welcomed me to Mooseport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I would love to see some studio start editing the word “woke” out of everything. Like, no matter the usage of it. I just want to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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