By the way, the government in Maylasia seems to be very humorus and open to different views and artistic expression...
They couldn't even take the prime minister joke in Zoolander. Hahaha..
Look at this list, incredible. Some of these movies makes me scratch my head. Girl next door? Because she was a porn star?
And 40 year old virgin..? I can't think of why that was banned.. lol! Can you?
"1936: The Bohemian Girl was banned due to its Roma theme. It was passed during the '90s with a VCD release from Warner Malaysia Video.[1]
1946: The Big Sleep was banned in Malaysia, but passed in 1999 by a VCD release and a delayed DVD release from Warner Malaysia Video.[1]
1956: The King and I was banned when Malaysians were offended by this film. It was passed in 2005 by a VCD release and a DVD release from Fox Malaysia.[1]
1956: The Ten Commandments was banned by Paramount Malaysia (now United International Pictures) due to religious content. [1]
1964: 491 was banned due to a homosexual rape scene; a censored version was later released.[1]
1971: A Clockwork Orange was banned, due to its explicit sexual and violent content. A censored version was later released on DVD after several years. [2]
1971: The Last House on the Left - passed for a VCD release by Movie Master in the late 1990s.[1]
1971: Villain[1]
1972: Fritz the Cat[1]
1972: Deep Throat - Banned due to very offensive content (sexual intercourse, masturbation, pornography, etc.)[1]
1973: The Exorcist - Banned due to high impact violence and cruelty.[1]
1974: The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat [1]
1974: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Banned due to very high impact violence and cruelty. [1]
1975: Jaws - passed for a VCD release and a long-delayed DVD release by Movie Master. Many other Steven Spielberg films were banned.[1]
1975 Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom - Banned due to repulsive, outrageous & abhorrent content. (Extremely high impact violence, offensive depictions of cruelty & other material that is repelling and abhorrent) [1]
1975: Monty Python and the Holy Grail[1]
1977: Saturday Night Fever was banned by Cinema International Corporation's Paramount Malaysia division, some say, because it may be deemed to cause chaos in the community.[3]
1979: Monty Python's Life of Brian [1]
1983: Scarface[1]
1983: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life [1]
1984: Cannibal Holocaust[4] - Banned due to extremely high-impact violence and offensive depictions of cruelty.
1986: Platoon was banned, due to vulgar language and violence.[5]
1987: Nekromantik - Banned due to outrageous, abhorrent content (necrophilia, very high impact violence, offensive depictions of cruelty, etc.) [1]
1989: Pet Sematary [1]
1989: Beware! Children at Play[1]
1993: Schindler's List - never released in cinemas; passed in 2004 for DVD release by Berjaya HVN [1]
1994: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - passed in 2001 by a VHS and DVD release by Berjaya HVN [1]
1994: Pulp Fiction (1994) - banned due to high-impact horror violence and heavy nudity and sex scenes.[1]
1995: Babe - Banned due to its title and subject matter not being halal. Released direct-to-VHS when the ruling was overturned almost a year later.[3]
1995: Pirahna - banned, due to high-impact violence and cruelty[1]
1995: Demon Knight [1]
1995: Showgirls [1]
1996: Beavis & Butthead Do America - Banned due to strong sexual content. [1]
1996: Last Man Standing[citation needed][1]
1997-present: South Park - banned along with the film[1]
1997: Orgazmo[6][1]
1997: Boogie Nights[1]
1997: Blade - never released in cinemas, passed for a VCD release and a delayed DVD release by Movie Master.[1]
1998: The Prince of Egypt - never released in cinemas because the censor body ruled that the film is "insensitive for religious and moral reasons".[7] The film was passed for VCD and DVD release by Berjaya HVN
1998: Saving Private Ryan - never released in cinemas, passed for VCD and DVD release by Berjaya HVN [1]
1998 and 2004: Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky - banned, due to very high-impact violence and cruelty[1]
1999: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - never released in cinemas, but passed for a VCD release and delayed DVD release by Sunny Film Productions.[1]
1999: South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut - Banned due to "vulgar, offensive content" (The television series far above is banned for the same reason)[1]
1999: Dogma[1] - Banned for offensive religious content
1999: Best Laid Plans[1]
2000-present: All of the Final Destination series were banned.[1]
2000: But I'm a Cheerleader[1]
2000: Baise-Moi - Banned due to grotesque, abhorrent content (rape, explicit sexual content, high impact violence, cruelty, etc.) [1]
2001: Fiza[1]
2001: Ichi the Killer Banned due to very high impact violence and offensive depictions of cruelty. [1]
2001: Zoolander[8] Banned for an offensive joke about the country in the film.
2002: Auto Focus - passed for VCD release from MediaMax.com [1]
2002: Queen of the Damned[1]
2002: 40 Days and 40 Nights never released in cinemas, but passed for a VCD release and delayed DVD release by Sunny Film Productions[1]
2002: Pinocchio (2002)[1]
2003: Bruce Almighty[9] - passed for VCD and DVD release by Berjaya HVN
2003: Daredevil (2003) - passed for VCD and DVD release[1]
2003: Homerun[1]
2003: Final Destination 2[1]
2003: Freddy vs. Jason[1]
2003: Underworld (2003)[1]
2003: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - never released in cinemas, passed for DVD release by Berjaya HVN[1]
2003: Thirteen[1]
2004: The Girl Next Door (2004)[1]
2004: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - never released in cinemas, passed for DVD release by Berjaya HVN [1]
2004: The Passion of the Christ - The film's viewing was restricted solely to the Christian residents of the country.[1]
2004: Sideways[1]
2004: Team America: World Police - banned because it was made by the creators of South Park, which itself is banned outright.[1]
2004-present: The entire Saw is banned, due to very high-impact violence and cruelty[1]
2004: Alfie (2004) - never released in cinemas, passed for DVD release by Berjaya HVN[1]
2005: Ken Park - Banned due to very offensive content (sexual intercourse, masturbation, pornography, high impact violence, etc.) [1]
2005: Sin City[1]
2005: Hustle & Flow[1]
2005: The 40-Year-Old Virgin[9]
2005: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story[1]
2005: Inside Deep Throat - Banned because it was a documentary on a film that was banned due to very offensive content (sexual intercourse, masturbation, pornography, etc.)[1]
2005: Hard Candy[citation needed][1]
2005: Hostel[1] Banned due to very high impact violence and offensive depictions of cruelty. [1]
2005: Rent - was released straight to DVD/VCD by Mediamax.com[1]
2005: Brokeback Mountain - for it favorable depiction of homosexuality[1]
2006: Glory Road[1]
2006: See No Evil[1]
2006: Severance Movie was allowed in theaters as censored version, but the bear trap scene was removed. The video version was initially banned and had no DVD release.[1]
2006: How to Eat Fried Worms because of the disgusting behavior shown in the film
2006: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan[1]
2007: Alpha Dog[9]
2007: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters [1]
2007: Hostel: Part II[1] Banned due to very high impact violence and cruelty.
2007: Dead Silence[1]
2007: Superbad[1]
2007: Death Sentence (2007)[1]
2007: Halloween (2007)[1]
2007: I Don't Want to Sleep Alone, based on 18 counts of incidents shown in the film depicting the country "in a bad light" for cultural, ethical, and racial reasons. However, they later allowed the film to be screened in the country after Tsai agreed to censor parts of the film according to the requirements of the Censorship Board.[10]
2008: Anaconda 3: Offspring - banned, due to very high-impact violence and cruelty[1]
2008: Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead[1]
2008: Waltz With Bashir[1]
2008: Wanted - passed by a release by Berjaya HVN and United International Pictures Malaysia.
2008: Step Brothers[1]
2008: Crooked Business[1]
2008: Pineapple Express[1]
2008: Zack and Miri Make a Porno[1]
2008: Role Models [1]
2008: RocknRolla [1]
2008: Repo! The Genetic Opera[1]
2008: Gran Torino - passed and released on Home Video only by the Censorship board of Malaysia
2009: Brüno[1]
2009: Anaconda 4: Trail Of Blood - banned, due to high-impact violence and cruelty[1]
2009: The Haunted World of El Superbeasto[1]
2009: Halloween 2 (2009) [1]
2009: Paranormal Activity[1]
2010: Rumah Dara aka Macabre[11]
2010: Piranha 3D - Passed with a heavily censored version (six minutes removed) in 2010, due to sexual and nude content only; violent content remains somewhat intact.
2010: Paranormal Activity 2[1]
2011: No Strings Attached - Passed with a heavily censored version (seven minutes censored) in 2011, due to sexual and nude content[1]
2011: Friends with Benefits - banned due to its sexual content[1]
2013: Vishwaroopam[12] was shown in local cinemas on 24 January 2013, but the approval was withdrawn the next day, in accordance with a directive from the Home Ministry following concerns from the public that the film portrays Islam in a negative light. Malaysian authorities lifted the ban on 19 February 2014 however, after several scenes were cut.
2013: Race 2 - banned for showcasing underworld crime in Turkey[1]
2014: Banglasia (猛加拉杀手) [13] "Banglasia" was heavily criticised by LPF(Film Censorship Board) and KDN(Home Ministry department) which received 31 official notes and orders to re-shoot the movie."
