Did anyone else notice that this flick was banned in Finnland? The question quickly becomes 'why?!'
shareDo people still use a lot of candles in Finnland? Maybe they just want to make sure the econony doesn't suffer due to a fear of wax.
The penguins are calling and I can't find my way out of the labyrinth.
The movie was banned in 1953! That is like 50 years ago! Like the rest of the nordic countries Finland has one of the most liberal censorships in the world today!
shareIs it still banned today?
shareNo it´s not.
shareisnt corpse killer kind of redundant?
shareIt is a reference toward killing zombies, or the undead.
I happen to be a big fan of zombie movies. :)
So why was it banned inititally?
shareMost likely because of the suggestions of nudity -or perhaps because of the violence.
The scene early on where the killer strangles the accountant in his office and then dumps the body in the elevator shaft is very brutal and still quite shocking -even today.
The make-up, too, is more than a little horrific for the period.
It would not be hard to imagine the effect on a 1953 pre-PSYCHO audience.
Wasn't Donald Duck banned in Finnlan, too, for not wearing pants? They're really are tough on censorship, aren't they?
shareGoddamnit, it's Finland, not Finnland!
Dogs can't look up!
lol Finnland,
shareNo, it is Finland. Now shut up, bend over, and let me SHAG you!
shareActually the banning of donald duck in Finland because he didnt wear pants is a myth. They stopped ordering the magazine into youth centers ( in Helsinki ) because of financial problems and somehow got twisted by the media to mean they banned the comic because of donalds absence of pants and stuff.
Whole story in http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/finland.htm
All of these movies where banned in mylasia!!!!!
"Ally McBeal" (1997) TV Series
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) TV Series
...aka "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series" (1997)
...aka "Buffy" (1997)
"Desperate Housewives" (2004) TV Series
"Friends" (1994) TV Series
"Geena Davis Show, The" (2000) TV Series
"Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1993) TV Series
...aka "Day of the Dumpster" (1993) (USA: pilot title)
...aka "Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers" (1993) (USA: video box title)
...aka "Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers" (1993)
...aka "Power Rangers Ninja" (1993)
"Mists of Avalon, The" (2001) (mini) TV Series 6.6/10 (1693 votes)
...aka "Nebel von Avalon, Die" (2002) (mini) (Germany)
"Sex and the City" (1998) TV Series
"Spider-Man" (1994) TV Series
"That '70s Show" (1998) TV Series
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) TV Series
13 Going On 30 (2004) 6.3/10 (7930 votes)
...aka Suddenly 30 (2004) (Australia)
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) 5.4/10 (8711 votes)
...aka 40 jours et 40 nuits (2002) (France)
8 ½ Women (1999) 5.6/10 (1002 votes)
...aka Eight and a Half Women (2000) (USA)
About Schmidt (2002) 7.3/10 (23409 votes)
Alfie (2004) 6.0/10 (3619 votes)
American History X (1998) 8.4/10 (60094 votes)
American Wedding (2003) 6.3/10 (13705 votes)
...aka American Pie - Jetzt wird geheiratet (2003) (Germany)
...aka American Pie: The Wedding (2003) (Australia) (Europe: English title) (Singapore: English title) (UK)
Amistad (1997) 7.0/10 (10586 votes)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 6.5/10 (37193 votes)
...aka Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) (USA: video title)
Auto Focus (2002) 6.7/10 (3292 votes)
Babe (1995) 7.4/10 (17045 votes)
...aka Babe, the Gallant Pig (1995)
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) 6.5/10 (3844 votes)
Batman (1989) 7.4/10 (36135 votes)
Blade (1998) 6.8/10 (24510 votes)
Blade II (2002) 6.6/10 (17263 votes)
...aka Blade II (2002) (Germany)
Blow (2001) 7.1/10 (18792 votes)
Body Shots (1999) 4.9/10 (1808 votes)
Boogie Nights (1997) 7.6/10 (27509 votes)
Bruce Almighty (2003) 6.4/10 (24099 votes)
Cellular (2004) 6.4/10 (6349 votes)
Chorok mulkogi (1997) 7.5/10 (160 votes)
...aka Green Fish (1997)
Clockwork Orange, A (1971) 8.3/10 (65662 votes)
...aka Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange (1971) (USA: poster title)
Closer (2004/I) 7.3/10 (14356 votes)
Club Dread (2004) 5.2/10 (3464 votes)
...aka Broken Lizard's Club Dread (2004) (USA: complete title)
Cruel Intentions (1999) 6.5/10 (25784 votes)
Daredevil (2003) 5.7/10 (20760 votes)
Demon Knight (1995) 6.0/10 (2225 votes)
...aka Demon Keeper (1995)
...aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995) (USA: complete title)
Devil's Advocate, The (1997) 7.0/10 (27045 votes)
...aka Im Auftrag des Teufels (1998) (Germany)
Di xia tong dao (1991)
...aka Long Arm of the Law IV (1991)
...aka Underground Express (1991)
Dogma (1999) 7.3/10 (43601 votes)
Dreamers, The (2003) 7.1/10 (5035 votes)
...aka Innocents - The dreamers (2003) (France)
...aka Innocents, Les (2003) (France)
...aka Sognatori, I (2003) (Italy)
Era of Vampire, The (2002) 4.2/10 (332 votes)
...aka Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters (2002) (Hong Kong: English title: DVD title)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 7.0/10 (38076 votes)
...aka EWS (1999) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Fever Lake (1996) (V) 2.2/10 (277 votes)
Finding Neverland (2004) 8.2/10 (18212 votes)
Fiza (2000) 7.1/10 (134 votes)
From Hell (2001) 6.8/10 (17390 votes)
Girl Next Door, The (2004) 6.8/10 (10589 votes)
Gong fu (2004) 7.9/10 (5663 votes)
...aka Kung Fu Hustle (2004) (International: English title)
Guru, The (2002) 5.9/10 (3516 votes)
...aka Gourou et les femmes, Le (2002) (France)
Homerun (2003) 4.8/10 (55 votes)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 7.2/10 (26858 votes)
...aka Interview with the Vampire (1994) (USA: short title)
Joy of Sex (1984) 2.8/10 (131 votes)
...aka National Lampoon's The Joy of Sex (1984) (USA: complete title)
Ken Park (2002) 6.0/10 (2976 votes)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 8.3/10 (65647 votes)
...aka Kill Bill (2003) (USA: informal short title)
...aka Kill Bill 1 (2003) (USA: informal title)
...aka Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume One (2003) (USA: promotional title)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 8.3/10 (44725 votes)
...aka Kill Bill (2004) (USA: closing credits title)
...aka Kill Bill 2 (2004) (USA: informal title)
...aka Vol. 2 (2004) (USA: opening credits title)
Kinsey (2004) 7.6/10 (3503 votes)
Kylie: Live in Sydney (2001) (V) 7.7/10 (11 votes)
Last Man Standing (1996) 5.7/10 (6787 votes)
Lee Jae-sueui nan (1999) 4.6/10 (28 votes)
...aka Uprising, The (1999) (International: English title)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) 6.1/10 (2582 votes)
...aka Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie (2003) (USA: DVD box title)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) 9.0/10 (104814 votes)
...aka Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs, Der (2003) (Germany)
...aka Return of the King, The (2003) (USA: short title)
Love Actually (2003) 7.7/10 (22176 votes)
Metallica: Cunning Stunts (1998) (V) 6.6/10 (467 votes)
Mobsters (1991) 5.3/10 (1195 votes)
...aka Evil Empire, The (1991)
Musa (2001) 7.5/10 (1752 votes)
...aka Musa the Warrior (2001) (Canada: English title)
...aka Warriors, The (2001) (informal English title)
...aka Wu shi (2001) (China: Mandarin title)
My Little Eye (2002) 5.9/10 (2260 votes)
Noah's Ark (1999) (TV) 3.5/10 (405 votes)
...aka Arche Noah - Das größte Abenteuer der Menschheit (1999) (TV) (Germany)
Orgazmo (1997) 5.8/10 (5178 votes)
Pan Jin Lian zhi qian shi jin sheng (1989) 6.7/10 (42 votes)
...aka Reincarnation of Golden Lotus, The (1989)
...aka This Day, Previous Life (1989)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) 7.4/10 (34247 votes)
Pet Sematary (1989) 5.7/10 (5747 votes)
...aka Pet Cemetery (1989) (USA: orthographically correct title)
Piano, The (1993) 7.4/10 (12441 votes)
...aka Leçon de piano, La (1993) (France)
Prince of Egypt, The (1998) 6.9/10 (9264 votes)
Punisher, The (2004) 6.2/10 (10104 votes)
Queen of the Damned (2002) 4.7/10 (7030 votes)
...aka Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned (2002) (USA: complete title)
Ray (2004/I) 7.9/10 (10745 votes)
Saturday Night Fever (1977) 6.6/10 (8229 votes)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) 8.3/10 (100755 votes)
Scarface (1983) 7.9/10 (28569 votes)
Scary Movie (2000) 5.5/10 (23384 votes)
Schindler's List (1993) 8.8/10 (98194 votes)
Score, The (2001) 6.8/10 (16184 votes)
...aka Score, The (2001) (Germany)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997) 6.6/10 (9485 votes)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) 6.8/10 (8399 votes)
Showgirls (1995) 3.8/10 (11538 votes)
...aka Showgirls (1995) (France)
Shrek (2001) 8.0/10 (65559 votes)
Sideways (2004) 8.0/10 (17678 votes)
Sin City (2005) 8.3/10 (24371 votes)
...aka Frank Miller's Sin City (2005) (USA: complete title)
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) 7.6/10 (33363 votes)
...aka South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) (USA: closing credits title)
Space Jam (1996) 5.2/10 (8032 votes)
Spice World (1997) 3.0/10 (7769 votes)
Spider's Web (2001) 3.7/10 (124 votes)
Spider-Man (2002) 7.4/10 (63566 votes)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) 7.9/10 (40702 votes)
...aka Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience (2004) (USA: IMAX version)
Stolen Summer (2002) 6.2/10 (806 votes)
Storytelling (2001) 6.7/10 (4040 votes)
Summer of Sam (1999) 6.5/10 (8174 votes)
Sweetest Thing, The (2002) 4.7/10 (8334 votes)
Tarzan (1999) 7.1/10 (10722 votes)
Team America: World Police (2004) 7.3/10 (13769 votes)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001) 5.1/10 (8336 votes)
...aka 13 fantômes (2002) (Canada: French title)
Thirteen (2003) 7.1/10 (8744 votes)
Troy (2004) 7.1/10 (34352 votes)
Twists of Terror (1996) (TV) 5.0/10 (104 votes)
...aka Primal Scream (1996) (TV)
Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) 7.8/10 (5186 votes)
...aka Very Long Engagement, A (2004) (International: English title) (USA)
Underworld (2003/I) 6.4/10 (16679 votes)
...aka Underworld (2003/I) (Germany)
Vagina Monologues, The (2002) (TV) 6.1/10 (171 votes)
Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) 4.4/10 (1013 votes)
...aka John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) (USA: complete title)
Van Helsing (2004) 5.4/10 (19949 votes)
Van Wilder (2002) 5.8/10 (7855 votes)
...aka National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) (USA)
...aka Party Animals - wilder geht's nicht (2002) (Germany)
Whasango (2001) 6.1/10 (848 votes)
...aka Hwasan Highschool (2001) (literal English title)
...aka Volcano High (2001) (International: English title: Berlin film festival title)
Woodsman, The (2004) 7.2/10 (2593 votes)
WWE Divas: Undressed (2002) (TV) 8.0/10 (46 votes)
X-Men (2000) 7.3/10 (45567 votes)
...aka X-Men 1.5 (2000) (USA: DVD title)
X2 (2003) 7.8/10 (38457 votes)
...aka X-2 (2003) (USA: poster title)
...aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (2003) (USA: promotional title)
...aka X2: X-Men United (2003) (USA: promotional title)
xXx (2002) 5.5/10 (18633 votes)
...aka Triple X (2002) (USA: informal English title)
Zoolander (2001) 6.1/10 (18415 votes)
...aka Zoolander (2001) (Germany)
where'd u get that info?
shareHey linda, he/she got the info from here:
http://www.imdb.com/List?certificates=Malaysia:(Banned)&&heading=14;Malaysia:(Banned)
"I could be one of your kids" - Eminem
WHAT!! no friends
share[deleted]
Wait a minute... Babe was banned but not Animal Farm or Eraserhead?
It sounds like the censorss in Malaysia are very strange people.
Most horror films were banned in Finland from the 50s through to the late 70s as their censorship and decency laws were very, very strict and the country was very isolationistic in those days. Norway used to ban most 'gory' horror films, also with many famous horror films not being seen there until 2003, which makes me wonder if their censorships rules were altered. Sweden wasn't quite as bad.
"We find ourselves like a hollow glass globe, from the emptiness of which - a voice speaks."
Thats crazy about the malaysia list, I remember looking at it before.
'I put the diamond in the coat,.....I put the coat on her!'
It's really pathetic!!!! Malaysia's media board (hope not offending)are really quite strange. Shrek, PRince of Egypt, Babe...what did they do to deserve it???!!!!
sharei'm from malaysia,i agree any outsider will be shocked by our cencorship board but they have their reasons. We are very particular about the cultures and ideas affecting our people. Though i do believe there are loopholes concerning how they evaluate movies but generally it doesnt bring about anything.
i dont know why they banned shrek but they decided to re-rated it and finally allowed it
As for prince of egypt, Malaysia is an Islamic country,our religion prohibited any form of depicting prophets as in this case prophet Moses
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Too cool! Now I REALLY want to visit Finnland AND Mylasia! I've long been offended by Donald Duck's lack of pants and that pesky internet annoyance SPELL-CHECK! Ah, relief at last!
share[deleted]
Perhaps it was even banned in Finland.....
Remember When Movies Didn't Have To Be Politically Correct?
Where did you even get this information? It was not banned, it was shown in the theaters in 1953 and on television in the 80's. And it's Finland, not Finnland.
shareMany horror movies were banned here by illogical, hypocritical censors of the day, while own movies could show realistically foul language and graphic (for it´s time) violence like Unknown soldier (1955), show glimpse of excrement (one movie by Teuvo Tulio) or an alcoholic man eating dung to get drink (I don´t remember name of the flick).
sharefrom Gordon-M:
Norway used to ban most 'gory' horror films, also with many famous horror films not being seen there until 2003