[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I haven't watched 2 girls 1 cup but from what I've heard about both that and the HC2, the only similarities, are that they're both gross. The reasons the BBFC gave for banning the HC2 wasn't because it was disgusting, it was because the only view the film gives is that of the protagonist and his pleasure in abusing and torturing his victims and doesn't gave the victims any sort of character or humanity, only that they are things to be abused. I stand by my opinion that lines need to be drawn somewhere and I think they made a good call on this one.

I think at the end of the day it's a work of fiction and we shouldn't get our knickers in a twist over something as trivial as a film. The protagonist and his victims are actors, it isn't real. Why treat it like it is? It's a silly shock flick that, by banning it, is only making it notorious which will only tempt people into watching it to see if it's really as bad as it's made out to be. Banning it is pretty much an advertisement for this type of film.

By accepting the ban we're giving in to censorship, which is never acceptable. Adults should be allowed to be able to chose whether they want to watch. There's no reason for a nanny state.