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In 2003, British cinema chain '''Cineworld''' released a computer-animated policy trailer, featuring a Lara Croft inspired woman named Cindi World<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3euzCpMQjwM&lc=UgxnnbcOzjHyPvJ8-mx4AaABAg Comment by thereviewwarrior4348, a former Cineworld employee] Retrieved 30 Apr '24</ref> bursting out of the screen and checking on people who break the rules. She pulls a person up to face the No Smoking sign when he is smoking, she kicks a mobile phone out of a woman's hand and crushes it, and bashes a couple's heads together when they are talking too much,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3euzCpMQjwM&lc=UgibrfM9xknkIngCoAEC Comment by babychickenstudios, followed by a response from SicCoyote] Retrieved 30 Apr '24</ref> releasing stars in a cartoonish fashion that form the Cineworld logo. After one year, the latter was cut short so that they would only be shushed - zooming into a No Talking sign before cutting to the stars flying from above the couple's heads - due to complaints about the whole trailer being too violent to be shown before family-friendly films.
In the early 2000s, British cinema corporate chain, '''''Cineworld''''', released a 3D computer-animated policy trailer shown before featuring an animated lady named ''Cindy World'' (the official title for this policy trailer or the girl is unknown as this information are based of YouTube comment testimonies)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3euzCpMQjwM&lc=UgxnnbcOzjHyPvJ8-mx4AaABAg Comment by thereviewwarrior4348, a former Cineworld employee] Retrieved 30 Apr '24</ref>. The lady appears out of the screen and begins to check in on the people in the theatre who would break the rules. She then pulls a person smoking out of their chair to face the "No Smoking" sign on his left.. She then kicks a phone out of another woman's hand and crushes the phone. Lastly she would bash the heads of a loud couple in the theatre<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3euzCpMQjwM&lc=UgibrfM9xknkIngCoAEC Comment by babychickenstudios, followed by a response from SicCoyote] Retrieved 30 Apr '24</ref> which then releases cartoonish stars to transition into the Cineworld logo.  
 
==Censorship==
After one year, the policy trailer was cut short. The trailer was then reported to only show the animated girl shushing and zooming into a "No Talking" sign before transitioning to the stars flying above the couple's heads. The cut was made due to complaints from audiences about the whole trailer being violent to be shon before films.


==Availability==
==Availability==
Only the censored version has been made available online, posted onto YouTube on August 15, 2008 by a former Cineworld employee, though few people have remembered what was cut out according to comments.
Only the cut/censored version has been made posted on YouTube on August 15th, 2008 by a former Cineworld employee, SirCoyote. From said upload, people in its comments began reminiscing the scene/s that was cut out from the trailer.  


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
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Revision as of 13:10, 17 June 2024

Cineworld Policy Trailer (Circa 2003).png

A still from the deleted scene.

Status: Lost

In the early 2000s, British cinema corporate chain, Cineworld, released a 3D computer-animated policy trailer shown before featuring an animated lady named Cindy World (the official title for this policy trailer or the girl is unknown as this information are based of YouTube comment testimonies)[1]. The lady appears out of the screen and begins to check in on the people in the theatre who would break the rules. She then pulls a person smoking out of their chair to face the "No Smoking" sign on his left.. She then kicks a phone out of another woman's hand and crushes the phone. Lastly she would bash the heads of a loud couple in the theatre[2] which then releases cartoonish stars to transition into the Cineworld logo.

Censorship

After one year, the policy trailer was cut short. The trailer was then reported to only show the animated girl shushing and zooming into a "No Talking" sign before transitioning to the stars flying above the couple's heads. The cut was made due to complaints from audiences about the whole trailer being violent to be shon before films.

Availability

Only the cut/censored version has been made posted on YouTube on August 15th, 2008 by a former Cineworld employee, SirCoyote. From said upload, people in its comments began reminiscing the scene/s that was cut out from the trailer.

Gallery

The censored version of the "Cineworld" policy trailer.

References