# A question about ‘Clerks’, censorship and Blockbuster. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 25, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-clerks-censorship-and-blockbuster/120699 "2002-07-25T03:39:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-clerks-censorship-and-blockbuster/120699/41 "2002-07-29T01:10:34Z")
The last time I went to a Blockbuster store was many many years ago. They not only trimmed twelve minutes out of Ken Russell’s _Whore_, (without mentioning it,) they replaced the TITLE of the film with [_If You Can’t Say It, Just See It_.](http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/vhs/bg/44/138844.jpg) Give me a break. How about, _If We Won’t Say It, Just Go To A Sensible Video Store_. Ick. The colour-scheme, over-lighting, and auditory rape that they impose on you when you walk in the door is enough of a deterrent. I don’t need to be pissed off when I get home and find out that the running-time of the movie I grabbed doesn’t match what’s listed in my video-guide. A pox on them. They should fail, miserably. Feh. _Ptui._ ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-clerks-censorship-and-blockbuster/120699/42 "2002-07-29T04:13:10Z")
Wow - thanks everyone for your input. I’ve learned so much from this thread and now I’ve got a few more movies to add to my list of movies I want to watch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-clerks-censorship-and-blockbuster/120699.md?page=2)