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Originally Posted by fulltiltgonzo
I find it ironic that the same govenment that will send troops into such a situation as we are in in Iraq would object to an accurate depiction of the result of such actions...
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I find it very logical. The best way to get young men to go to war is to have them think war is a John Wayne movie.
That being said, I'm on the fence on this issue. On one hand, I don't see the harm, as long as the disclaimers were accurate and conspicuous, which they were.
On the other hand, according to the rules of the FCC, there's no way they didn't break the rules by showing it. The movie simply has too much violence and swearing in it to adhere to FCC regulations.
The simple truth is that they've made an exception for this movie three times now (well - two in some areas), which will open the door for some logical arguments by other directors wanting their movies shown uncut, also. Spielberg seems to have special priveleges in that department, though - and I say that without judgement, but Schindler's List also was shown, and in addition to the violence it contains, it shows much more of the human body than Janet Jackson ever did.