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April 25, 2006
JOHNNIE TO SEZ: BRING IT!
Johnnie To has never been one to hide his feelings, and now he's taking on Taiwan. Taiwan's Government Certification Board has said that ELECTION 2 will not be allowed for public screening unless a scene of Louis Koo getting his Alpo Glow on is cut. Maybe they expected the cut to be made? It wasn't, and it won't be. Instead, To made this statement:
1. There will be only one version for ELECTION 2. I wouldn't do any new version for censors.
2. ELECTION 2 is uncut in Hong Kong, it is also uncut in Cannes. Taiwan is a democracy, a free land; the ideas of artists should be respected, and the artists should be given the chance to show their ideas. I'm hoping Taiwan government certification board will re-consider their descision and give this movie a chance.
In Malaysia, ELECTION 2 has been approved for public screening with 9 minutes of the film cut, and it's been given an 18PL certificate.
(A thousand blessings to the sharp-eyed reader who sent this in. You know where to pick up your paper bag of cash.)
April 25, 2006 at 12:01 AM in News | Permalink
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Quick correction - the rating in Malaysia is 18PL. Sorry for the typo.
Posted by: Grady Hendrix | Apr 25, 2006 4:42:01 AM
what is alpo glow
Posted by: confused | Apr 25, 2006 4:53:25 PM
There's a scene in ELECTION 2 involving dogs. The Alpo Glow is what dogs who eat Alpo dog food are rumored to derive from its extra-meaty taste in American advertisements. I don't want to give too much away, but...
dogs + extra yummy meat + triads = ???
Posted by: Grady Hendrix | Apr 25, 2006 6:46:00 PM