No Joke…McG’s This Means War cut for a US PG-13 rating

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Fox has made cuts to its new movie offering This Means War. The Studio has now cut out a few sex jokes from actress Chelsea Handler, according to a source close to the project. The cuts were to avoid the R Rating handed down by the US film censors and obtain a PG-13 instead. Before making cuts Fox did in fact try to appeal against the R Rating but the appeal was turned down. This Means War is directed by McG and stars Chris Pine, Tom Hardy and Reese Witherspoon. Pine and Hardy play best friend CIA operatives who fall for the same woman.

Friday the 13th…New page to maintain the cuts status of the series of Friday the 13th films

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A new page has been added to maintain details of the MPAA and BBFC cuts to the Friday the 13th series of films: Friday The 13th (1980) Friday The 13th Part Two (1981) Friday The 13th Part III (1982) Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Friday The 13th: A New Beginning (1985) Jason Lives: Friday The 13th Part VI (1986) Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (1993) Jason X (2001) Freddy vs. Jason (2003) Friday The 13th (2009 remake) See BBBC Cuts Friday the 13th Films

007 Censor Cuts…Moaning Censors: Die Another Day at the MPAA

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In a turnaround for the Bond movies, 2002′s Die Another Day was passed ’12A’ uncut (and later ’12′ uncut on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray) in the UK, whilst a slightly edited version went out in the US, courtesy of the MPAA. Shortly after it’s release, producer Michael G. Wilson — perhaps aware of Bond’s tough censorship history in the UK — laughed and remarked, People have to buy the British version to see the whole thing! See article: Die Another Day at the MPAA

Nightmare on MPAA Street…Old MPAA cuts to Nightmare on Elm Street 3

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Thanks to Andrew

Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 US horror film by Chuck Russell The US R Rated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 1987 cinema release, 1998 Warner video, 1998 EIV video and 2000 EIV DVD. The MPAA required some toning down of the gorier scenes. Most famously, the death of Taryn (switchblade toting punk girl). Originally Freddy injected her with heroin to the degree the top of her head blew out. The subtle tone down is kind of obvious when watching the film, as it fades to white before we’re shown the results of Freddy’s actions.

Breeding Censors…Supporting the hype for a Director’s Cut of Nightbreed

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Based on article from horroryearbook.com

Nightbreed is a 1990 US horror film by Clive Barker Boogeyman from HorrorMovieFans.com wants horror fans to help get the uncut version of Nightbreed released on DVD. He has started an online petition at Go Petition. Clive Barker and friends have discovered that Morgan Creek Productions has an uncut version of Nightbreed with an additional 44 minutes of footage and they refuse to release or sell. After all signatures are collected over the next few months they will be presented to Morgan Creek Productions. From cuts details on IMDb: Director Clive Barker was reportedly required to cut the film down to 101 minutes from the original 126 minute cut by distributor 20th Century Fox. They felt that this cut was too long and rather too explicit for an R-rated release. Also, Barker shot additional scenes with David Cronenberg’s Decker character to flesh out his mentality. The excised footage consisted of some very graphic gore during the climax, disturbing images in the monsters’ lair and quite a bit of “unnecessary” character development. There were also some strange sexual themes between the monsters and Boone that wound up on the cutting room floor. Writer/Director Clive Barker is reportedly preparing a restored “Director’s Cut” of the film for DVD release.

Breeding Censors…Old MPAA cuts to David Cronenberg’s The Brood

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The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

The Brood is a 1979 Canada horror by David Cronenberg The BBFC passed the US Unrated Version for the 2005 Anchor Bay DVD without cuts for an 18 rating. Previously the US R Rated Theatrical Version was passed uncut for the 1979 X rated cinema release, 1992 Video Gems video, 1997 Arrow video, 1998 Polygram video and 2005 Anchor Bar DVD.This version was cut by US film censors at the MPAA to achieve an R Rating From version details on IMDb 28 seconds of footage deleted from: the ripping and licking of the foetus the mallet murder of the old lady shots of the dead schoolteacher’s battered face Review from UK Amazon: Cronenberg get noticed The Brood was David Cronenberg’s third feature release and the film that got him noticed outside Canada and the horror genre. With heavy weight actors Oliver Reed and Samantha Egger, Cronenberg’s excellent script – Oliver Reed said it was the best written part he had had since The Devils – and a story more psychological than outright horror, though there are a few gory scenes, Cronenberg was onto a winner. This is a film that stays with you long after the final credits have rolled. There are many influences playing through the film, the brood children are reminiscent of the dwarf from Don’t Look Now, Howard Shore’s excellent strings only score a nod to Bernard Herrman’s score for Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Get this DVD now! it should be in your collection, quick before some idiot does a remake with CGI brood and no plot or subtext!

Less Bloody…Cut version of My Bloody Valentine with cut scenes included in DVD extras

The Special Edition DVD is available at US Amazon for release on 13th January 2009

My Bloody Valentine DVD My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canada horror by George Mihalka (Paramount) The 2009 US Special Edition features the cut US R rated version but the cut scenes are included as a DVD Extra. From cuts details on IMDb Gore was cut from the pre-credits sequence where the woman is pushed backwards onto a pickaxe. Mabel’s mutilated body was originally on screen for much longer. The scene where the bartender is playing peek-a-boo with the Harry Warden dummy was edited so that no blood is shown. He was pickaxed up his chin and out his left eye, then dragged along the ground with his eyeball hanging out. The face-boiling of Dave was shortened so you don’t see the after-effects while he is dying. Graphic head-on shots of Sylvia’s shower impalement were deleted. A stock footage close-up of the miner’s light being shown at the camera replaces the bulk of a shot of Hollis’ bleeding face after he has been nail-gunned. In the widely-seen release, the scene picks up after Hollis has mostly turned away. Howard’s hanging is shortened. In the original print, he was decapitated. The decapitation was cut out, so it looks like his body just falls, stops short when the end of the wire is reached, sprays blood all over Patty and Sarah, and then resumes falling. Not only do the cuts imposed render the scene senseless, but they also make it so there’s no payoff to Hollis’ earlier comment that Howard would lose his head if it weren’t attached. Axel’s left arm gets trapped under rocks in the cave-in at the end. He rips it off to get away, leaving his limb behind to horrify everybody else. But since the key footage of the arm removal all had to be removed itself, it is hard to see exactly what happened.