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I did a little searching, but I couldn't find a specific general thread about this—so I’ll ask the moderators to move this to the appropriate section if a new one isn't necessary...
So, what has always bothered me is exactly what the title suggests.
It started bothering me most when I was just a kid in San Diego, watching movies in the theater that had been heavily edited... it was awful. It really hit me when I watched a version of Heavyweight that was completely butchered; I even complained about it on the radio once, but the theater managers called in live immediately to claim it wasn't true... can you believe that?👎
Then, back when the Van Damme mania took hold and I was buying everything on VHS over in Germany... you wouldn't believe it—everything was shortened and watered down. To be fair, there was fine print stating it was edited, but you still never actually owned the full version.
To me, it’s a disgrace. When I buy something, I expect the whole thing... it’s like being sold half a book or half a car!
I watch American television too, and they cut scenes quite abnormally... personally, I think it should be punishable because it directly affects an actor's popularity. If the average viewer watches an actor in action scenes where nothing actually happens—because it was all cut out—that actor automatically loses appeal because people think, "he's just not that guy"...
I'll just mention Van Damme's "Kickboxer," which used to play on TV constantly here... I can never seem to find that movie in its FULL version??😕
I bought an original DVD that explicitly says "uncut," but what a joke... I have an old VHS tape that contains scenes not found on that DVD or on TV, yet the TV version shows scenes that aren't even on my VHS...
Anyone who has watched it as many times as I have knows there is a scene where JC trains with his teacher in the ancient city, and after that, he kicks that palm tree so hard he breaks it!
But on the VHS, between those two moments, there is this GREAT, long scene where JC goes to visit his brother in the hospital. At first, the brother explains how strong and muscular his arms are, but slowly he starts falling into depression, realizing he'll never walk again and his legs will be like toothpicks... he starts crying and begging Van Damme to avenge Tong Po for him... After that incredible scene, which really builds the adrenaline, comes the moment where JC breaks the palm tree.🙏 I simply cannot understand why they cut that out, especially since the scene exists right there on my VHS... it's just terrible, truly terrible!!😠
So, what has always bothered me is exactly what the title suggests.
It started bothering me most when I was just a kid in San Diego, watching movies in the theater that had been heavily edited... it was awful. It really hit me when I watched a version of Heavyweight that was completely butchered; I even complained about it on the radio once, but the theater managers called in live immediately to claim it wasn't true... can you believe that?👎
Then, back when the Van Damme mania took hold and I was buying everything on VHS over in Germany... you wouldn't believe it—everything was shortened and watered down. To be fair, there was fine print stating it was edited, but you still never actually owned the full version.
To me, it’s a disgrace. When I buy something, I expect the whole thing... it’s like being sold half a book or half a car!
I watch American television too, and they cut scenes quite abnormally... personally, I think it should be punishable because it directly affects an actor's popularity. If the average viewer watches an actor in action scenes where nothing actually happens—because it was all cut out—that actor automatically loses appeal because people think, "he's just not that guy"...
I'll just mention Van Damme's "Kickboxer," which used to play on TV constantly here... I can never seem to find that movie in its FULL version??😕
I bought an original DVD that explicitly says "uncut," but what a joke... I have an old VHS tape that contains scenes not found on that DVD or on TV, yet the TV version shows scenes that aren't even on my VHS...
Anyone who has watched it as many times as I have knows there is a scene where JC trains with his teacher in the ancient city, and after that, he kicks that palm tree so hard he breaks it!
But on the VHS, between those two moments, there is this GREAT, long scene where JC goes to visit his brother in the hospital. At first, the brother explains how strong and muscular his arms are, but slowly he starts falling into depression, realizing he'll never walk again and his legs will be like toothpicks... he starts crying and begging Van Damme to avenge Tong Po for him... After that incredible scene, which really builds the adrenaline, comes the moment where JC breaks the palm tree.🙏 I simply cannot understand why they cut that out, especially since the scene exists right there on my VHS... it's just terrible, truly terrible!!😠