I am truly disgusted that they've re-edited the language out of 'The King's Speech' to make it more "family friendly". It's a "docu"-drama, the docu part meaning documentary.
I heard that Speilberg is re-releasing a new family friendly, G rated version of 'Schindler's List' to be released this summer. This time around, Hitler and the Nazi's browbeat and give stern, disapproving looks to 6 million Jews instead of putting them in concentration camps and killing them.
Oh, and Oliver Stone announced that he's releasing a PG rated version of 'Platoon', where Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Willem Dafoe go to Vietnam and pass out cupcakes to all of the Vietnamese soldiers. It took three years of CGI work to make it happen, but now his vision can be seen by the entire family.
Do movies that are somewhat "historically based" HAVE to necessarily be family friendly? Yes, 'The King's Speech' won the Oscar for Best Picture, but part of that was because of it's honesty. Part of that honesty was the things that made it an R rated movie.
As the parent of a two year old, let me say, "Fuck families. Leave 'The King's Speech alone."
