Blockbuster was silently editing many of their VHS rentals before DVD took over. That's not exactly right. Blockbuster simply had a policy not to carry X-rated

Blockbuster was silently editing many of their VHS rentals before DVD took over. That's not exactly right. Blockbuster simply had a policy not to carry X-rated films that became a no NC-17 rated films when the rating changed. The video distributor of Bad Lieutenant created an R rated version of the film. The end result is still a wrecked/censored version of the movie, but it wasn't Blockbuster doing the silent editing. It is the choice of the film maker/studio/distributor to get the extra money from Blockbuster.