Word of the day: "morganatic."

Just returned from watching The Punisher. Now, although I expected the movie to be eviscerated by the censors, I was unprepared for the sheer editing carnage that I beheld - at least half the conversations had abrupt pauses/skips, the coup the grace delivered by the Punisher to the last level boss at the end was cut, etc etc. Interestingly enough, at least two lines were cut for what seems to be sociopolitical reasons:

Witchdoctor: "Vaya con Dios, Castle. Go with God."
Punisher: "God's going to sit this one out" (italics represent the censored line)

Punisher in a soliloquy towards the end: "In certain extreme situations the law is inadequate.In order to shame its inadequacy, it is necessary to act outside the law. " (italics represent the censored line)

And below is the Ministry of Information and Arts final insult to the viewers' intelligence.

*SPOILER ALERT* (although frankly anyone with half a brain should be able to guess every nuance of the plot and ending before even stepping into the cinema)

At the end, Frank Castle, the Punisher, is standing on a bridge staring into the distance, having completed a soliloquy on his ongoing quest to continue taking out the scum of the earth. Screen fades.

Before the credits roll, a caption appears, in a horribly cheapo looking font.

"Later, Frank Castle was arrested and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole."

The sentence was repeated below in Malay.

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA.