Barely educational.

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Just now, I was wondering why the 40 Year Old Virgin, Sin City and Brokeback Mountain were never released in theaters in Malaysia, and being a very curiosity driven person, I clicked away to Wiki too check out the Censorship board in Malaysia

Partial list of Films banned by the Censorship Board of Malaysia.

• The Exorcist (1973) - passed for VCD release by Movie Master
• Saturday Night Fever (1977) - passed for DVD release
• Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
• Scarface (1983)
• Pet Sematary (1989)
• Schindler's List (1993) - passed in 2004 for DVD release by Berjaya HVN
• Babe (1995) - passed for VHS release by Berjaya HVN in 1996
• Showgirls (1995) - passed for DVD release
• Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995)
• Last Man Standing (1996)
• Boogie Nights (1997) - passed for DVD release
• Orgazmo (1997) - strong sex related themes
• Babe: Pig in the City (1998)- passed for VCD release by Berjaya HVN
• Blade (1998)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998) - passed for VCD and DVD release by Berjaya HVN
• Saving Private Ryan (1998) - passed for VCD and DVD release by Berjaya HVN
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
• American Pie (1999) - passed for DVD release
• South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
• Fiza (2001)
• Zoolander (2001)
• Auto Focus (2002) - passed for VCD release from MediaMax.com Sdn Bhd.
• Queen of the Damned (2002)
• Pinocchio (2002)
• Bruce Almighty (2003) - passed for VCD and DVD release by Berjaya HVN
• Daredevil (2003) - passed for VCD and DVD release
• Homerun (2003)
• Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
• Underworld (2003)
• Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) - passed for DVD release by Berjaya HVN
• The Girl Next Door (2004)
• The Passion of the Christ (2004) - prohibited from non-Christian viewers
• Sideways (2004)
• Team America: World Police (2004)
• Saw (2004)
• Sin City (2005)
• Hustle & Flow (2005)
• The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
• Saw II (2005)
• Inside Deep Throat (2005)
• Hard Candy (2005)
• Hostel (2005)
• Rent (2005)
• Brokeback Mountain (2006)
• See No Evil (2006)
• United 93 (2006)
• How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
• Saw III (2006)
• Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters (2007)
• Hostel: Part II (2007)
• Halloween (2007)
• Saw IV (2007)
• Rambo (2008)

This settles it, don't you think? I'm not even gonna be a little bit suprised if Juno turns up there also. GUH. I don't get it. AT ALL. People make movies for comedy, or better, to bring awareness. If you go around banning movies or Dutch products, you're only raising multiple questions. Don't they understand that banning a movie will only make people want to see it even more? And geez, not all movies are so freakin adulterated ya know. Some bring awareness. Like Juno for the dangers of premarital sex SHHEESHH.

And what's with all those supposedly violent movies being banned? Like Rambo and Scarface? WTF? I beg to differ but...Red Dragon is more violent and so is the Godfather. Any idiot would know that biting cheeks isn't what you do on a daily basis.

Bruce Almighty? WTF is wrong with Bruce Almighty? It's religious, right? It gives out the message that God is ALWAYS THERE, no matter what. WTH is wrong with that? I'm annoyed.

Point is, there's no point in banning a movie that has kept people being anticipatory for what seems like years. Not only will you garner raised eyebrows *and glass bottles*, but people are still gonna end up watching it through DVDs. It's not always about how much the movie influences people? Heck what if it's a positive influence... What matters is whether or not people actually get the positive message a movie is trying to deliver. Every movie has one right?

Conclusion : Ban movies wisely. Not randomly.

Besides, KL Drift. It promotes drifting and illegal racing, right?
That's a bit hypocritical yeah?

Too bad people have such a one sided view on most things.