12-01-2004 17:55									#1
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British Airways being "sensitive".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertai...ilm/3389357.stm

quote: British Airways has cut a mention of the 11 September attacks from their in-flight version of romantic comedy Love Actually because it may upset viewers. The airline has removed a line in which Hugh Grant talks about the "messages of love" in calls from the doomed planes. A BA spokeswoman said they made the edit "because of the extremity" of the events of 11 September, and said their cut did not detract from the film. Producer Duncan Kenworthy reportedly called the decision "ludicrous". The offending line comes at the start of the film, when Hugh Grant talks about the love shown at airport terminals in a voice-over. 'Terrible events' "When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge. "They were messages of love." The BA spokeswoman told BBC News Online: "We have done a very small edit to the beginning of the film. "It was felt that it was justified given the terrible events of the day." But Mr Kenworthy told the Sunday Telegraph: "If it's OK to watch on American television it should be available for viewing on airlines." He added he was "contractually obliged" to deliver a version that was acceptable to the airlines.

So airlines are starting to pretend 9/11 never happened in case it upsets the passengers? What next - Holocaust denial?

	12-01-2004 18:06									#2
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I think many would agree that anything that reminds flyers of terrorists highjacking and crashing airliners is not a good thing; at least while they are in the air.

	12-01-2004 19:27									#3
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Then don't play the movie.

BritAir =

	12-01-2004 19:35									#4
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This is a start in the right direction. Next, get rid of all of Hugh Grant's line, then get rid of Hugh Grant.

	12-01-2004 19:40									#5
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As much as my love of free speech is potent and causes me to despise this decision of BA, my hatred of Hugh Grant is all consuming and gives me the great desire to head to the cinema with a hunting rifle.

	12-01-2004 19:45									#6
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well, the movie seems so bad I am sure that the passangers won't mind it being a little bit shorter. Hell, they wouldn't mind if the fist 90mins were cut.

	12-01-2004 21:14									#7
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Just loop the bit with the guy from 'my family' in it.

	12-01-2004 22:15									#8
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Summary of this thread --

Censor 9/11 references? NO WAY.
Censor Hugh Grant? TOTALLY.

	12-01-2004 22:21									#9
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They did the same thing with Rain Man even before 9-11.

	12-01-2004 23:52									#10
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quote: Originally posted by -Jrabbit Then don't play the movie.

Please! I got drag to that movie by a woman I'm trying to sleep with and it was the worst piece of crap from Britain that I've seen in years. The weird thing is that it was also depressing. The only bits that were solid was where a guy was depressed about his wife who just died and a woman who finds out her husband is having an affair. The "feel good" sh!t was completely unbelievable. And Hugh Grant was naturally crap.

The only redeeming value was that I did sleep with the women. But to be honest, I don't know if it was really worth sitting through the movie.

	13-01-2004 00:21									#11
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Reminds me of AIRPLANE!, the movie, where they show footage of test crashes as in-flight movies.

	13-01-2004 00:43									#12
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Censorship is just wrong. People should say whatever the **** they want to say, no matter where or when...

Edit: Hey!!! What the ****, what is this ****!!! Am I being sensored

	13-01-2004 02:29									#13
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Actually, I think you'll find that ALL inflight movies are cut !!! and all airlines pick on bad aircraft experiences if they can not just British Airways.

The most important thing for BA is the safety of its passengers, and although you may not believe it, some passengers really cannot handle such matters, you only have to look at the decline in American passengers since 9/11 ..

I don't think BA is denying 9/11 at all, and as an employee, I can tell you its seen this company turn upsidedown .. I just don't think they want to take the risk of upsetting some people ..

If you want to see the reference to 9/11 .. take the movie out

	13-01-2004 03:28									#14
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I posted the story because I find it kind of depressing that there are people who have to ignore that fact that they may just possibly not reach their destination when they get on an aircraft. The same people that think policemen on the beat cuts crime, the NHS can be saved by politicians and never stop to wonder how we got into this mess in the first place I suppose.

Presumably also the same people who are sufficiently brain dead to be able to sit through a movie featuring Hugh Grant.

	14-01-2004 00:15									#15
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ha ha ha .. yes. . your not wrong about people who watch Hugh Grant films

At the end of the day though,all people are passengers, and we have to cater for them .. shame we can't have an option for "Weak of mind version", "uncut directors full blood version".

let the passengers choose I say .. I'll pop it in the sugestion box. . and see what happens

	14-01-2004 00:41									#16
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Not my fave film. Not my fave air line.

If both of them disappeared tomorrow I would shed no tears.

	14-01-2004 01:46									#17
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That's quite an understandable action, isn't it? Flying isn't, err, my preferred method of travel anyway, and if I had to fly now, I would certainly have my concerns about hijackers. Then, a movie starts, and I'm just about to forget my worries and spend rest of the flight peacefully watching it, when I get what, a 9/11 referrence to interrupt my peaceful mind?

	14-01-2004 03:11									#18
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At least the BBC website manages to get the date in an acceptable and understandable format...

quote: British Airways has cut a mention of the 11 September attacks...

BBC television presenters are often saying 9/11... what happened on the 9th of November then?

Personally, I say don't show the film rather than cut it.
But then I am biased against any movie with ol' floppy-hair in it...

	16-01-2004 01:10									#19
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As said, all airlines cut movies for the airline edition. Cruddy, I work for BA, show some respect for your fellow apolyton'ers .. .. id be forced to earn an extra 15k working for a company that value's its IT staff if I was made redundant, and get a huge payout .. ha ha ha ha ..

actually, working for BA is good, but the pay .. well, enough said.