Blockbuster was silently editing many of their VHS rentals before DVD took over.
That's not exactly right. Blockbuster simply had a policy not to carry X-rated films that became a no NC-17 rated films when the rating changed.
The video distributor of Bad Lieutenant created an R rated version of the film. The end result is still a wrecked/censored version of the movie, but it wasn't Blockbuster doing the silent editing. It is the choice of the film maker/studio/distributor to get the extra money from Blockbuster.
Re:The Big [Censored] Theory
by stickfigure on Monday August 29, 2022 @05:24PM
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Blockbuster was given a death sentence by the market. Seems like justice done?
Yes, not government censorship, but it’s almost worse when a private, unaccountable, entity is imposing its own moral values, especially when they reach the size that Blockbuster did during its heyday.