Should films with smoking scenes be restricted?

This makes me angry, whoever thought of this and whoever agrees with this is a moron.

It's sad to see political correctness becoming a new story every bloody day.

Reply 23

jomo

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I actually was watching one of those music video channels the other day and they were showing the final song in Grease... you know where Sandy's all dressed up... anyway, in the beginning of the scene she's meant to be smoking but it was completely blurred out...

I was outraged (unfortunately there was no one else in the room for me to express my anger to however, hence why I am telling you this story now! :P) for goodness sake, it's just a cigarette! If kids can't cope with watching that without having the urge to light up then we all have some very serious problems...

Reply 24

izaldo

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Shocking proposal,takes away from the credibility of the film at times if the characters don't smoke.

Reply 25

boyvn91

I agree with some of you.
Restricting films with smoking films will not stop the youth from smoking.
If we ban sex films, will it stop the youth from having sex and therefore, can teenage prenancy be reduced???

The more we restricted, the more the youth will want to buy tobaco

Reply 26

Of the Standard of Taste

Are people influenced by watching smoking scenes in films?

If i see someone on screen light up , i get an urge to smoke it would help alot if they didnt do it unless it was necessary. How are film makers going to miss out?

Reply 27

Jack Sparrow

Are people influenced by watching smoking scenes in films?

If i see someone on screen light up , i get an urge to smoke it would help alot if they didnt do it unless it was necessary. How are film makers going to miss out?

That's your problem. Whenever I see the colour pink I get an urge to bludgeon small children to death. Pls ban pink, I mean nobody would miss out?

Reply 28

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Bubblebee

That's your problem. Whenever I see the colour pink I get an urge to bludgeon small children to death. Pls ban pink, I mean nobody would miss out?

Seriously your telling me you would miss out if people were smoking on screen?

Smoking is a killer i lost one of my family members due to lung cancer , if children dont see it on the screen and its behind counters , they will be less likely to smoke.

"I see the colour pink I get an urge to bludgeon small children to death. Pls ban pink"
You talk about killing children? This is very mature mate.

Reply 29

Yes it would bother me. It would bother me because smoking isn't illeagal, there is no proof that people seeing films containing smoking cause kids to light up, and that if there is anyone who actually would get influenced by that I personally think it's better for society for them to die young rather than the world becoming overpopulated by yet more idiots.

Reply 30

izaldo

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Jack Sparrow

Seriously your telling me you would miss out if people were smoking on screen?

Smoking is a killer i lost one of my family members due to lung cancer , if children dont see it on the screen and its behind counters , they will be less likely to smoke.

"I see the colour pink I get an urge to bludgeon small children to death. Pls ban pink"
You talk about killing children? This is very mature mate.

So what's the next logic step - banning drug use on the screen?

What will happen to Gangster movies then?

Reply 31

Ban guns on screen, ban violence, ban showing people eating fatty foods, ban showing people doing ANYTHING!

Reply 32

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izaldo

So what's the next logic step - banning drug use on the screen?

What will happen to Gangster movies then?

When did i say we should ban smoking on screen ? I just suggested that film makers should try and not use smoking scenes unless they are "really" necessary.

Reply 33

DirtyHarry

Imagine being 15 years old and just because the film had one smoking scene it was classed as an 18 and you couldn't get in.

Get a grip, a load of utter tosh.

If it makes you feel like lighting up then cry me a river.

Reply 34

alanmcg

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Jack Sparrow

When did i say we should ban smoking on screen ? I just suggested that film makers should try and not use smoking scenes unless they are "really" necessary.

Define really necessary? Is the violence in star wars REALLY necessary. No. But it's entertaining.

Can't abide this kind of censorship.

Reply 35

Andrew28913

Yes, restrictions should be put in place. It's the same as showing someone smoking cannabis or something of the like. But the restrictions shouldn't be extreme - a movie with one smoking scene shouldn't get an 18 rating or something ridiculous. But it should contribute to the rating. Maybe having smoking in a movie could make it receive a minimum rating of a 12? Stop the little kiddies getting influenced anyway, and it's not stupidly restrictive.

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