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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

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