Does Blockbuster Edit Their Movies?

I have seen several articles in reputable journals that state that Blockbuster DOES edit their movies. Apparently this began in the religiously conservative areas of the country, but is now a fairly standard practice with this chain. I prefer Hollywood Video to Blockbuster, but have given up on both of them and now rent almost exclusively from Netflix (which has a huge catalog, and does not edit their films).

Blockbuster does offer some edited versions of movies, but they are from the studios, not a Blockbuster creation. It would be illegal copywrite infringment for them to do it. Which is why that Morman group is in court.

Eyes Wide Shut is available in R or NC-17. It was also offered this way to theater owners. A lot of theaters won't carry NC-17 movies, but more for money reasons.

Yes, I was unclear in my wording. What I read is that Blockbuster has their movies edited for objectionable content by the studio(s) BEFORE they are burned to CD.

Sugarbrie, I meant that the editing was done by the distributors FOR Blockbuster, and not BY Blockbuster. I am not talking about cutting a rental release to get an "R" rated version from an "NC-17" film. I'm talking about cutting scenes to "clean-up" "R" or even "PG-13" films. Please see Sdcampbell's posts.

Netflix is not an option for me, since most of my rentals are spur of the moment. Unfortunately, a nearby rental store has only a limited selection of DVD's. So how can I be sure if other chains are not editing as well?

I feel that if editing is done, the DVD's should clearly be marked "edited for content" as most TV stations now do before running a movie.

If you want to see 'ol Kate in her birthday suit, check out "Holy Smoke"

I've been told by a Blockbuster employee that they have the movies edited for 'family values', but I have no official verification of that. Do you want the employee's name? :-)