Censorship - Page 123

SilverSurfer · #**1221** 14th January 2018, 12:46 PM

The 1984 uncut version of A Nightmare on Elm Street still not released on DVD or Blu ray?

Which includes the following scenes which were omitted from previous releases.

(1) Tina lands on the bloody mattress and bounces, blood splatters off both sides of the bed {1 second cut}

(2) The slow tracking shot of the bloody mattress to Tina's dead body had to be shortened, so the R-rated only shows the final 2 seconds of the shot which focuses on Tina (missing the footage that focuses on the mattress) {4 seconds cut}

(3) The tracking shot of the blood shooting out of Glenn's mattress to the ceiling was a bit longer {2 seconds cut}

(4) The far shot of the blood shooting out of the bed and hitting the ceiling (right before Glenn's mother enters the room) was a bit longer {1 second cut}

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/faq?ref_=tt_ql_op_2

Rik · #**1222** 14th January 2018, 12:57 PM

The versions released on both DVD and Blu Ray are the longest available anywhere, it was cut by Wes Craven to obtain an R rating in 1984.
There’s supposed to be (according to Melonfarmers) an uncut Turkish DVD, but last time I searched for info on it I read that it’s false and the DVD is the same as available everywhere else.
IMDb is like Wikipedia, anyone can edit it and half the time the info is false. eg I had to edit a trivia comment on the Texas Chain Saw Massacre page the other day that said the Cook (Drayton Sawyer) was the father of Leatherface and the Hitchhiker instead of their older brother, anything on there should be taken with a pinch of salt

Edit: I also edited a trivia comment for ANOES that falsely stated David Warner was the original actor chosen for Freddy, which is confirmed to be a load of shite by both Warner himself and in the Never Sleep Again book

Justin101 · #**1223** 14th January 2018, 01:17 PM

I got that book for Christmas Rik, I haven't had the time to start it yet, I got about 10 books at Christmas

Rik · #**1224** 14th January 2018, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Justin101

I got that book for Christmas Rik, I haven't had the time to start it yet, I got about 10 books at Christmas

I’ve had it a few years, paid £100 for the signed Kickstarter hardback, but I didn’t properly read it until the paperback edition was published, it’s a decent read

SilverSurfer · #**1225** 14th January 2018, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rik

The versions released on both DVD and Blu Ray are the longest available anywhere, it was cut by Wes Craven to obtain an R rating in 1984.

It is crazy that the old CBS/Fox Video had 'the splash of blood that flies up as she hits the bed' scene but when it came to the DVD/Blu ray releases they could not have that scene back in,Unless of course the wrong print was used to produce what we have today?

Rik · #**1226** 14th January 2018, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

It is crazy that the old CBS/Fox Video had 'the splash of blood that flies up as she hits the bed' scene but when it came to the DVD/Blu ray releases they could not have that scene back in,Unless of course the wrong print was used to produce what we have today?

Don’t quote me on this, but I believe one reason is so the audio commentary could still be used and in sync

SilverSurfer · #**1227** 17th January 2018, 05:15 PM

Been watching some eps of The Sweeney (ITV4) and boy are these badly edited/censored for afternoon tv

for violence/bad language/nudity and non PC rubbish.

So I thought I would record the later screenings to see if they would be uncut but no they are very same edited/censored screenings as before Grrrrrrrr

Demoncrat · #**1228** 17th January 2018, 05:20 PM

That's still before 9 though?
Watershed and all that ...

SilverSurfer · #**1229** 17th January 2018, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Demoncrat

That's still before 9 though?
Watershed and all that ...

Yeah they are before 9 but you would think the later broadcasts after 9 would be uncensored?

Even on the ITV Player they are the same censored episodes.

platostotal · #**1230** 17th January 2018, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

Been watching some eps of The Sweeney (ITV4) and boy are these badly edited/censored for afternoon tv

for violence/bad language/nudity and non PC rubbish.

So I thought I would record the later screenings to see if they would be uncut but no they are very same edited/censored screenings as before Grrrrrrrr

Even worse on U.S. shows from the 90s... have a laugh at how much violence is cut out of Nash Bridges when on freeview, um... all of it