'Zack and Miri' Banned in Utah ›

The chain’s spokesman Cal Gunderson expressed concerns about the film with The New York Post, citing the film’s “graphic nudity and graphic sex” and that it was “too close to an NC-17.”

The company’s standards seem a little odd considering that the chain had no problems screening ultra-violent fare like “Saw V,” which features beheadings and explicit self-mutilation. When asked why Megaplex Theaters did not object to the gory horror sequel, Gunderson had no comment. […]

As a footnote to this story, this past weekend an audience full of children and pre-teens expecting to see the G-rated “High School Musical 3” at one of Miller’s theaters in South Jordan, UT were surprised when the beginning of the R-rated “Sex Drive,” which features nudity and swearing, was shown accidentally.

Everyone knows Saw V can be shown because the Mormons’ magic underwear will save them from Jigsaw. Come on!

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