Sin City Ad Banned in the UK

[Dapper Dan]

Sin City Ad Banned in the UK
Source: the_ultimate_evil
September 21, 2005


The BBC has news on a Sin City ad that was banned in the UK:

An interactive film advert which showed clips of the film Sin City has been banned by the advertising watchdog for condoning violence.
The Advertising Standards Authority said the scenes were unsuitable for children and were likely to cause widespread offence.

It is the first time the ASA has upheld a complaint against an interactive advertisement of this sort.

Clips of the 18-certificate film showed shots being fired and a car crash.

They were displayed in bus shelter and also featured a man being punched.

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[Hawksmoor]

That's ridiculous. Most kids'll get to see the damn film anyway due to video piracy or lenient parents, why take the ad off the air for a little violence? After all, lots of kids films have large amounts of violence in, but somehow if no blood is shown, then it's ok.

I really don't like the hypocrisy of the film industry and people dealing with film when it comes to this sort of situation.

 

[ZorCrow]

Banning a "Sin City" ad, . . .well we do need community standards.
I agree the folks in the community know what is best for them.