Deadpool tops list of most complained about films in 2016

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Superhero film Deadpool has topped a list of the most complained about films in 2016.

Tim Miller's adaptation of the Marvel comic, starring Ryan Reynolds, generated 51 complaints about strong language, bloody violence and sex references, says the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

The film is ranked 15 by the BBFC, which says that "though the violence is strong and frequently bloody, this often occurs during fast-paced action sequences with little focus on detail".

There is also "a comic tone to the violence", while the film's "fantastical setting further distances it from reality", it says.

Suicide Squad received 30 complaints

The figures come from the BBFC's annual report on age ratings.

At number two, registering 30 complaints from British viewers, was anti-hero thriller Suicide Squad.

David Ayer's film about a team of disjointed super villains received complaints related to "moderate violence".

Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children was also found "too scary" by some 20 people who complained about it.

One title that caused debate was Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's classic, The BFG, which was given a Parental Guidance label after it was considered to portray "mild threat."

The report said there was a "difference of opinion" among the panel about how the dark scenes were, but it was ultimately agreed that they were not "unduly sustained" and were "also lightened by comic moments, along with the wonder and spectacle of the girl's adventures".

Researchers classified 1,075 cinema releases - the highest number since 1957 - and added that online streaming service Netflix submitted more titles than any other studio or platform.

(SKY NEWS)