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davem · 08-13-2009, 12:02 AM

Looks like Liverpool City Council may ban under 18's from seeing films showing smoking, So if you live there you may have to travel to see any (3D??) re-releases of LotR, or the Hobbit movies if they include the old pipeweed....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...s-smoking.html

Lush · 08-13-2009, 05:31 AM

How about: "Kids can't watch sci fi movies, because some of them might actually be tempted to make a rocket in their backyard for the purposes of blasting off to hang out with Vulcans."

I'm just glad that the Liverpool council is looking out for everyone's well-being, because everyone knows that young adults simply mindlessly replicate whatever it is they see on a large enough screen.

Inziladun · 08-13-2009, 06:22 AM

Utterly ridiculous. There are perfectly valid reasons to avoid PJ's movies without resorting to rubbish like this.

Tuor in Gondolin · 08-13-2009, 11:48 AM

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There are perfectly valid reasons to avoid PJ's movies without resorting to rubbish like this

Of course, Ian McKellan may be behind this move.

Remember, he wanted Gandalf to be chewing some sort of candy
because he'd given up smoking.

Elmo · 08-13-2009, 11:51 AM

I'm surprised they included any smoking in the films in the first place to be fair.

wilwarin538 · 08-13-2009, 12:02 PM

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I'm surprised they included any smoking in the films in the first place to be fair.

Why? It's talked about pretty frequently in the books. Though, so was Bombadil and he lacked an appearance.

(yes, I am still sour about that one)

I don't think it's that big deal, cause it's a pipe, it isn't like the hobbits are there with a modern day cigarette or a joint or something. I have a hard time picturing teenagers going to get themselves a pipe because Gandalf did it.

Not really that cool...

Andsigil · 08-14-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Lush

How about: "Kids can't watch sci fi movies, because some of them might actually be tempted to make a rocket in their backyard for the purposes of blasting off to hang out with Vulcans."

I'm just glad that the Liverpool council is looking out for everyone's well-being, because everyone knows that young adults simply mindlessly replicate whatever it is they see on a large enough screen.

Ah, yes, the Nanny State: total bliss is always just one more regulation away.

Son of Númenor · 08-24-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Lush

everyone knows that young adults simply mindlessly replicate whatever it is they see on a large enough screen.

For the sake of argument: there was a time when I was heavily influenced by what I saw the admirable protagonists of films doing; and seeing hobbits smoking pipe-weed could foster a mental connection between the enjoyment of an idyllic setting with the recreational use of tobacco.

Yet this calls to mind the adage

"The law is a ***, a idiot" (Dickens)

because the law in this case has no sensory apparatus to judge context. It can only see 1s and 0s.

alatar · 08-24-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Son of Númenor

I know you're being facetious, but for the sake of argument:

I like a good argument, for goodness sakes...

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there was a time when I was heavily influenced by what I saw the admirable protagonists of films doing; and seeing hobbits smoking pipe-weed could foster a mental connection between the enjoyment of an idyllic setting with the recreational use of tobacco.

But why limit it to that *one* specific scene? What of the poor table manners of Denethor, to say nothing of all of the killing? What of Gimli's overall behavior, and more specifically, his binge drinking? Boromir and Faramir make light of drinking ale, Merry and Pippin overeat and Aragorn's much too at home in Arwen's rooms...and they're not even married!

Anyway, for me, it was the TV movie, "V" that made me want to be a scientist, so that, when the aliens land, I'd be on to their reptilian ways.

Inziladun · 08-24-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by alatar

But why limit it to that *one* specific scene? What of the poor table manners of Denethor, to say nothing of all of the killing? What of Gimli's overall behavior, and more specifically, his binge drinking?

Speaking of Gimli, the films' glorification of dwarf-tossing has, I'm sure, led to a surge in the number of confirmed cases of that phenomenon. PJ is the enemy of civilisation!

alatar · 08-24-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun

PJ is the enemy of civilisation!

I've always asked why we deserved this punishment...

08-13-2009, 12:02 AM	#1
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	May contain adult scenes.... Looks like Liverpool City Council may ban under 18's from seeing films showing smoking, So if you live there you may have to travel to see any (3D??) re-releases of LotR, or the Hobbit movies if they include the old pipeweed.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...s-smoking.html __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

08-13-2009, 05:31 AM	#2
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	How about: "Kids can't watch sci fi movies, because some of them might actually be tempted to make a rocket in their backyard for the purposes of blasting off to hang out with Vulcans." I'm just glad that the Liverpool council is looking out for everyone's well-being, because everyone knows that young adults simply mindlessly replicate whatever it is they see on a large enough screen. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

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Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,034	Utterly ridiculous. There are perfectly valid reasons to avoid PJ's movies without resorting to rubbish like this. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God. Last edited by Inziladun; 08-13-2009 at 06:28 AM.

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Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	I'm surprised they included any smoking in the films in the first place to be fair. __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.