BFI to add trigger warnings to early Bond films

https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/controversial-james-bond-trigger-warnings-172030341.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEHrJnQcyfrNe-vEooy98i3XGR0u9mxxKwXcs0RW5jZ2RvXTWTMXuuGyDX1d8t_PqZOx7SRHIoWLbkx8s8X5GiSdy4th1_3OK4dyVbPmEvbckgNlRmfoh3Esm8ZULFShC9eEnutKrxPbX13iZNtTYpqjGt67mj1xfJQx43vu-fYF

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There are many things we love about the James Bond movies – the action, the gadgets, the moustache-twirling villains and their insane lust for power but there are some aspects of the franchise can be quite shocking by modern standards.

So much so that the British Film Institute (BFI) has put trigger warnings on screenings of classic films in a retrospective for composer John Barry, saying they "will cause offence today” with You Only Live Twice and Goldfinger being singled out for containing language and themes "prevalent" in the 1960s.

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Keep your physical copies, all digital versions of the films will be edited sooner rather than later.

You are probably right. In Sweden, Pippi Longstocking was edited some years back, both the original books and the popular tv series and two films.

It'd be a dam' shame if Auric III touched off something cobalt-and-iodine in the halls of the BFI...

I read an article that Eon were going to digitally remove smoking from the Bond films, save for the villainous characters, using AI technology...

...then I realised it was an April Fools joke. The problem is, this lunacy is already happening so it's hard to distinguish what's real or parody anymore.

Today's April Fools Joke is tomorrow's reality...

I think it's inevitable that our 'cultural betters' will start getting more and more heavy-handed in 'fixing' old movies.

Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang wrote:

I read an article that Eon were going to digitally remove smoking from the Bond films, save for the villainous characters, using AI technology...

...then I realised it was an April Fools joke. The problem is, this lunacy is already happening so it's hard to distinguish what's real or parody anymore.

I saw that too, was half-believing it until I twigged. Bond last seen smoking in DAD (Cuban cigar).

I heavily doubt that he'll ever be seen smoking again, but there's no denying that an e-cig/vape has Q-Branch gadget potential.

Blunt Instrument wrote:

Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang wrote:

I read an article that Eon were going to digitally remove smoking from the Bond films, save for the villainous characters, using AI technology...

...then I realised it was an April Fools joke. The problem is, this lunacy is already happening so it's hard to distinguish what's real or parody anymore.

I saw that too, was half-believing it until I twigged. Bond last seen smoking in DAD (Cuban cigar).

I heavily doubt that he'll ever be seen smoking again, but there's no denying that an e-cig/vape has Q-Branch gadget potential.  

So long as Bond has a good degree of cynicism towards the e-cig/vape, for not replicating proper cigarettes, I'll be happy.

Side note, interesting that Brosnan wanted to smoke in the hotel scene in TND but the powers above didn't allow it, yet he was able to only two movies later.

Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang wrote:

Blunt Instrument wrote:

Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang wrote:

I read an article that Eon were going to digitally remove smoking from the Bond films, save for the villainous characters, using AI technology...

...then I realised it was an April Fools joke. The problem is, this lunacy is already happening so it's hard to distinguish what's real or parody anymore.

I saw that too, was half-believing it until I twigged. Bond last seen smoking in DAD (Cuban cigar).

I heavily doubt that he'll ever be seen smoking again, but there's no denying that an e-cig/vape has Q-Branch gadget potential.  

So long as Bond has a good degree of cynicism towards the e-cig/vape, for not replicating proper cigarettes, I'll be happy.

Or snuff.

Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang wrote:

I read an article that Eon were going to digitally remove smoking from the Bond films, save for the villainous characters, using AI technology...

...then I realised it was an April Fools joke. The problem is, this lunacy is already happening so it's hard to distinguish what's real or parody anymore.

And this is why, if you care about culture, high and low, you'll secure the physical items (books, CDs, DVDs, etc.). The cultural Gestapo can lay their filthy paws on them only at gunpoint, whereas digital items can be korrekted or even disappeared.

Blunt Instrument wrote:

Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang wrote:

I read an article that Eon were going to digitally remove smoking from the Bond films, save for the villainous characters, using AI technology...

...then I realised it was an April Fools joke. The problem is, this lunacy is already happening so it's hard to distinguish what's real or parody anymore.

I saw that too, was half-believing it until I twigged. Bond last seen smoking in DAD (Cuban cigar).

I heavily doubt that he'll ever be seen smoking again, but there's no denying that an e-cig/vape has Q-Branch gadget potential.  

Nice to see Severine with a butt going in the Floating Dragon, by gawd.

Perilagu Khan wrote:

Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang wrote:

I read an article that Eon were going to digitally remove smoking from the Bond films, save for the villainous characters, using AI technology...

...then I realised it was an April Fools joke. The problem is, this lunacy is already happening so it's hard to distinguish what's real or parody anymore.

And this is why, if you care about culture, high and low, you'll secure the physical items (books, CDs, DVDs, etc.). The cultural Gestapo can lay their filthy paws on them only at gunpoint, whereas digital items can be korrekted or even disappeared.

Even with access to Bond films on streaming platforms, in 4K glory, I still use my Ultimate Edition DVDs. Even CR06 makes for a good drink coaster.