I well remember this period in recent UK history, the hysteria created to deflect from real economic issues of the time, and whilst it now seems like an anachronism it's worth remembering that inexplicably the remnants of this extra-judicial Draconian system of oppression still exists today.
Interesting to hear contemporary and modern perspectives from every side of the issue, of course the chief protagonists (antagonists?) are no longer able to provide a reflection of their though-processes and justification for their conduct, but there's plenty of pundits on hand to echo their sentiments and overall it seemed an open and unfettered critical analysis.
The penalties which were applied in some instances were manifestly excessive (incarceration) although it seems these were a minority; it's even more concerning how inconsistently the Act was applied by regional constabularies, even to the extent of the titles that were confiscated, amounting to a farcical subjective witch-hunt akin to England's own Spanish Inquisition or House of UnAmerican activities blacklisting.
Good to have interviews included from the auteurs themselves, after all they caused all the fuss; Franco, Deodarto, Craven, uniformly confounded in their reactions to the attitudes of the British Government, a peculiar malady one of the social scientists refers to as a distinctly British cultural trait that no one can explain, just a unique phenomenon of being British, which he quickly corrects to just 'English' - haha, the ultimate self-ridicule.
If you're keen to know what all the fuss was about, check it out it's about an hour long and highly informative as well as entertaining as it shows a lot of the scenes which were cut from various films targeted by the BBFC, presented in graphic, gory detail to apparently corrupt our febrile minds.
