“American Psycho” (Christian Bale) currently airing on ONE.
Classified R18+ on DVD with “high level violence and sex scenes”.
Network Ten classified it as “MA15+ strong violence, sex scenes”.
So obviously cut.
More than likely, but TV classification is different to DVD etc
The sex scene was definitely cut (halved), to take out the ‘high impact’ (R18+) level.
However not so sure about the violence.
Even on the R18+ DVD, the violence is all off-screen, although quite graphic effects (blood splatter, squishing/stabbing sounds & the general mood).
Maybe a ‘cumulative’ effect?
Seven Network cut the movie “The Rock” to “M” and aired at 8:32pm on 7Mate.
The movie is classified “R18+” on DVD (uncut) & “MA15+” on DVD (cut).
The only obvious cuts needed & seen, was a knife being thrown into a a guy’s neck (the impact frame was cut) & the scene near the end where a guy was impailed (the resulting impaling frame was cut).
There were some slight edits to other bullet wounds/violence scenes, that were probably MA level.
But you don’t see too many movies cut from R18+ to M!
It’s interesting how programs (particularly movies) may only come down to one scene, even 1sec, that determines whether it’s M or MA15+ or R18+ (unsuitable for FTA TV).
With R rated films though, there’s one key element that contributes to it, “is this suitable for minors or not” (those under 18)? With the ‘cumulative’ impact always a big contributor.
Which then begs the question, why do networks bother cutting scenes to reduce the classification, if the overall impact/themes are still technically unsuitable for minors?
If a ‘movie’ is cut to M or MA15+, it is still unsuitable for minors.
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Video games that are initially RC can have a single scene of sexualised violence that disqualifies it from classification, that upon cutting could easily get an MA15+ rating, let alone an R18+ rating. I can’t see how films couldn’t suffer the same fate - either in initial classification or in transfer to television - seeing they are essentially on the same scale.
Not sure where to post this
Just flicked on the midday 7 movie Subdivision
Gary Sweet dropped the f bomb five times
Is that allowed?
Has been allowed for ages. Midday is an M rated slot.
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Brooke Satchwell just dropped the f bomb 
Sex scenes usually gets the attention of the Daily Mail. Seven should show more movies with sex scenes
Perfectly fine for M classification and 12pm-3pm
Ch 7 had to cut the premiere movie “Sex Tape” because they aired it around 8:30pm. They classified it as “M”.
(It was classified MA15+ on DVD).
Scenes that were cut last night included frames from sex scenes, frames from a drug use scene, certain sexual references & the ‘C-Word’.
Well. they should have shown at 9pm. Could have easily slotted in an umpteenth episode of Home & Away at 8.30pm. 
cricket?
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How dare you? 
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My mistake, probably meant ‘celebrity’.
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I thought it was Clinton
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Yet again Ch 7 have cut a movie, when it doesn’t beed to be.
Airing at 9pm tonight “American Pie” (MA15+ on DVD) was cut to “M” on 7Flix.
Removing some stronger references to sex & some frames of sex scenes.
Are they trying to get a younger audience watching?
Don’t you have the internet at home 
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Is there a reason why there’s no R18+ classification for TV broadcasts?
Yes 
but the idea is to extract more publicity out of the Daily Mail. More sex scenes = more articles