China bans Tomb Raider 2

RoniMan · 08-29-2003, 10:45 PM

China Bans Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life S
ource: AFP Friday, August 29, 2003

Chinese authorities have banned Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, starring Angelina Jolie, after complaining that it portrays the country negatively.

Andrew Cripps, president of United International Pictures, the movie's Asian distributor, said that the movie had failed to win approval from China's censors.

"We are very disappointed but I cannot say we are surprised," Cripps was quoted as saying. "We have to abide by decisions of national censorship bodies."

Cripps said China was the only country to ban the new film, which had been scheduled for release on the mainland in the fall.

The report said censors had axed the film because it damaged China's reputation, giving the impression of a country in chaos, with no government and over-run by secret societies.
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i thought maybe they banned it b/c it portrayed lara with tig ole bitties, and there's no such thing like that in china.

sbp · 08-29-2003, 11:11 PM

Well they won't be missing much.

Geez why not ban Gigli instead which is like a crime against humanity.

cheapchinese · 08-30-2003, 02:18 PM

TR2 would still be in most of the homes in china anyways.. like they can really stop it. PIRATING kingdom there, plus its not hard for underground vcd/dvd developer to get access to this movie

Bires · 08-30-2003, 11:50 PM

Quote:

The report (is) giving the impression of a country in chaos, with no government and over-run by secret societies.

What a load... we all know that

China is a country in chaos, with an oppressive, omnipresent government and over-run by secret societies.

08-29-2003, 10:45 PM	#1
RoniMan Admiral Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Temple City, CA Posts: 5,140	China bans Tomb Raider 2 China Bans Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life S ource: AFP Friday, August 29, 2003 Chinese authorities have banned Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, starring Angelina Jolie, after complaining that it portrays the country negatively. Andrew Cripps, president of United International Pictures, the movie's Asian distributor, said that the movie had failed to win approval from China's censors. "We are very disappointed but I cannot say we are surprised," Cripps was quoted as saying. "We have to abide by decisions of national censorship bodies." Cripps said China was the only country to ban the new film, which had been scheduled for release on the mainland in the fall. The report said censors had axed the film because it damaged China's reputation, giving the impression of a country in chaos, with no government and over-run by secret societies. ************ i thought maybe they banned it b/c it portrayed lara with tig ole bitties, and there's no such thing like that in china.

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08-29-2003, 11:11 PM	#2
sbp Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 11,037	Well they won't be missing much. Geez why not ban Gigli instead which is like a crime against humanity.

08-30-2003, 02:18 PM	#3
cheapchinese I love free! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: LA, California Posts: 2,998	TR2 would still be in most of the homes in china anyways.. like they can really stop it. PIRATING kingdom there, plus its not hard for underground vcd/dvd developer to get access to this movie

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