A documentary features interviews with filmmakers Neil Marshall ('The Descent', 'Doomsday'), Christopher Smith ('Severance', 'Black Death') and MP Graham Bright as well as rare archive footage featuring James Ferman (director of the BBFC 1975-1999) & Mary Whitehouse. Taking in the explosion of home video, the erosion of civil liberties, the introduction of draconian censorship measures, hysterical press campaigns and the birth of many careers born in blood and videotape, West... (Full plot summary below)
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A documentary features interviews with filmmakers Neil Marshall ('The Descent', 'Doomsday'), Christopher Smith ('Severance', 'Black Death') and MP Graham Bright as well as rare archive footage featuring James Ferman (director of the BBFC 1975-1999) & Mary Whitehouse. Taking in the explosion of home video, the erosion of civil liberties, the introduction of draconian censorship measures, hysterical press campaigns and the birth of many careers born in blood and videotape, West's documentary also reflects on the influence this peculiar era still exerts on us today.
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| Film DividerAnton Bitelto know what those cowboy days of unregulated video were like... just look at the world wide web, whose content the state would no doubt also like to control and classify, if only it could afford to employ another billion or so examiners |
| User ReviewStephen CIf 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 |
| User ReviewHollie TDisturbingly insightful look into the video nasties of the 80s, only complaint is the fact Emily Booth occasionally shows up, obviously reading from a prompt screen, seriously, experts and fans only! Great documentary and collection of trailers of the 72 naaaaasty movies! |
| User ReviewJon NI was too young to catch the video nasties panic, but the whole thing was still resonating as I grew up and me and my mates got into horror movies. It's only watching this that you realize just how ridiculous the whole thing was. The notion that The Evil Dead was once considered a danger to society (including dogs) seems mental now but it actually happened thanks to some very narrowminded people in positions of power (who had somehow managed to watch the movies themselves without getting the least bit stabby). Informative and funny (and featuring plenty of clips from the movies in question), a must see doc for horror fans. |
| User ReviewJames-Masaki RIn the 1980s when videotapes were the new way to watch films, including zombie films, gory horror films, Italian cannibal films, Naziploitation, and many more, conservative Britain went into moral panic, and effectively had police wrongfully pull many films off the shelves, jail people, and condemn people who supported any of the films in any way. This is the definitive documentary about how dumb the conservative mindset can be, but also showing their side of the argument too, using new interviews with critics and government officials, and vintage news footage. As enjoyable as it is, will something like this ever happen again? It's plausible... |
| User ReviewAdam Ea fantastic 3 disc dvd set full of everything you could possibley need to know about this era and the movies that made it. the documentray is spot on and obviously its slightly one sided been that the dvd is called video nasties, it does give a very interesting insight into the inner workings of the police and the politics of the time. The set is beautifully presented with a litte video nastie intro on the opening screen menu. Each disc is full of trailers with informative interviews with horror film writers and educated types and the information on the movies on the lists is eye opening to. So much stuffed crammed onto this dvd set i have run out of awesome words to say about it. Screw it im rating it a 6! A must for any fan of horror movies but especially for any horror fan who lived through or is interested in the 80's. Christamas is coming i suggest you get someone to buy it you as it rocks :D |
| User ReviewMark D(Watched Thu 18 Nov 2010) A worthy summation of the outrage that surrounded the Video Recordings Act. It's a bit on the short side, and missed a trick by skipping comparisons to the moral panic that surrounded James Bulger (it's only glossed over) and of course video games. But the extra discs with intros to each of the movies on the list make up for that. |
| User ReviewTom HInsightful documentary about 80`s horror and how they were subsequently banned in the UK for inflicting the public with moral decay and decadence. These movies became known as video nasties. Of course making such a list just fueled horror fans to watch those exact films. The 3-disc dvd release(uk) is astounding with over 13 hours of goody treats including the doc and loads of trailers from the banned list. A must have for true horror fans. |
| User ReviewBjorn OJag gillar dokumentärer, dokumentärer om gamla videofilmer gillar jag väldigt mycket. |
| User ReviewNyk PThe 72 movies that ended up on the DPP's Video Nasties List (the 39 that remained & the 33 that escaped) are a great list for any self respecting horror/exploitation fan to seek out. I've seen about 2/3rd of them & I haven't become a deranged serial killer so I don't know what the DPP was up in arms about. They even thought they were harmful to dogs! A true witch hunt in the golden age of video where there wasn't much regulation. This is a really good documentary but the true way to see this in The Definitive Guild w/ trailers of all the films & talking heads from Absurd to Zombi. In this form it's a cult collectors dream |
