Something I’ve been meaning to bring up for while.
Nine for some reason broadcast many films cut after 9pm, even though they don’t have to. It is a trend that only they seem to do, over many many years.
It seems to only occur with their old copies, from their Warner Bros titles, probably dated back to the 1990s.
I just watched “The Gauntlet” (1977) with Clint Eastwood on 9Gem from Saturday night. Broadcast as “M”, when it should’ve been “MA15+”!?
Other examples include “Just Cause” (1995), “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Goodfellas”, “Hard To Kill”, “The Enforcer” & “Dirty Harry”, “Mad Max 2”, “Cobra”, “Lethal Weapon 4”, “The Last Boy Scout”, “Eraser”, “Payback”, “Three Kings” (among many others).
I think these copies are also from the time (no later than early 2000s), when MA15+ (cut from R18+) would remove most ‘F words’, as in they used to completely butcher it. But that hasn’t been the case for around 15 years now, in line with newer approaches by the Classification Board.
Hence, I wonder if it’s because these versions became the master copies, I’d say so? Nine should contact Warner Bros International Television and get new copies, if they still have rights to such tities in this aforementioned situation.
I am hoping members like @Zampakid and @SydneyCityTV who would’ve seen these movies air frequently over the years, know what I’m getting at.
It is not good to edit movies unnecessarily, especially for loyal fans of certain titles and if they DVR it.
Only example from another network, where they never air the uncut version for some reason, is “American Pie 2” (Seven), always the cut “M” version.