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August 02 2005

(SPOILER) 'Mysterious Skin' escapes ban. A couple of weeks ago, there was a report that Mysterious Skin could be banned in Australia. It wasn't, and will maintain its R rating.

Edited to add spoilers.
Incidentally, there were a couple of much more detailed, spoilery articles here and here. I can't believe the organisations complaining didn't even watch the film!

Dym | Cast&Crew | 18:59 CET | 13 comments total | tags: mysterious skin, michelle trachtenberg

Sanity prevails!

Calledon | August 02, 20:01 CET

Yea, I really did think this one would blow over.

nixygirl | August 02, 20:45 CET

That's a relief.

That article is just a touch spoilery though, don't you think?

chickenbird | August 02, 20:51 CET

Well, I know I'll sure sleep better now.

:P

Willowy | August 02, 20:57 CET

Edited to add spoiler tags, then.

Dym | August 02, 21:00 CET

Huh. It's having trouble coming up as I wanted. Oh well.

Dym | August 02, 21:03 CET

Fixed an open 'a href' at was causing some trouble.

Caroline | August 02, 22:00 CET

That was an excellent article in The Age about this. I don't think it was any more spoilery than the actual trailer for the film. I liked the way the writer included 'Capturing the Friedmans' and it's MA rating. Well written.

nixygirl | August 02, 22:06 CET

I can't believe the organisations complaining didn't even watch the film!

Yes. I'm shocked, shocked . . .

SoddingNancyTribe | August 02, 22:43 CET

Did it have a black man in a babies nappy pretending to be jesus? Quick, get the death threats out!

(Our BBC viewers hopefully know what I'm on about).

gossi | August 03, 01:41 CET

gossi, can you be more specific? I've seen at least four films with a black man in a baby's nappy pretending to be Jesus, but only two were really controversial.

jaynelovesvera | August 03, 03:15 CET

Common sense prevails! Oh well, one in ten isn't bad, I suppose.

The First Weevil | August 03, 04:53 CET

I highly recommend this film, and not just for the Buffy-affiliation. As long as you are the type who can deal with movies like Nowhere, Happiness, and Cruisin', you'll be okay. It's squirmingly uncomfortable. I have a tolerance for this thing, and I left the theater saying, "I feel dirty."

Ocular | August 03, 06:49 CET

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