Bhagavanth Kesari is a 2023 India action thriller by Anil Ravipudi Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Arjun Rampal and Kajal Aggarwal
The UK 2023 cinema release was extensively cut for a BBFC 12A rating.
Summary Notes
Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari is adamant about getting even with a powerful
businessman who cost him money. He is prepared to square off against the formidable foe and resolve their issues amicably.
Versions
category cuts
pre-cut
cut:
~28:26s
run:
135:24s
pal:
129:59s
UK: A massively pre-cut version was BBFC 12A rated for moderate violence, bloody images, sexual
violence references for moderate violence, bloody images, sexual violence references after further BBFC category cuts:
The BBFC initially classified this film 15 uncut. The distributor requested a cuts list for 12A, but the BBFC refused to offer cuts because the changes would be extensive and could damage the
integrity of the film. However, the distributor chose to make their own cuts, removing a number of scenes of strong violence, and submitted a new version of the film for classification. This edit also received a 15 classification. The distributor chose
to make cuts to this version, removing further scenes of violence in order to achieve their preferred category of 12A.
Thanks to Scott who commented:
It's already been released as an uncut 15, so clearly now the
distributor is trying to cash in and get the lucrative family crowd to see it. Cinema going is a family activity in Indian culture, hence distros regularly being happy to inflict gargantuan cuts on their films to get the 12A. I should add though that
it's incredibly unusual for one to be cut by more than 10 or so mins - half an hour is unprecedented. I can't even begin to imagine the mess they've made of this. Apparently fellow Indian actioners Beast and Jailer were incomprehensible in their heavily
cut forms, and they were only missing 6 or 7 mins.
uncut
run:
163:50s
pal:
157:17s
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence:
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is a 2022 India comedy horror by Anees
Bazmee, Pankaj Kumar Starring Kiara Advani, Tabu and Kartik Aaryan
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2022.
Summary Notes
An accidental, yet destined meet up between two strangers Ruhaan and Reet, ends up with them visiting Reet's home town in Rajasthan. Fate leads them to opening up an old
secret due to which all hell breaks loose leading to one lie, leading to a whole pile of lies sends Ruhaan and Reet on a scary rollercoaster ride and their tragedy keeps becoming our comedy.
Versions
cut:
run:
140m
pal:
134m
UK: Passed 12A for moderate horror, threat, violence after BBFC cuts:
2022 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make changes to the film to achieve their preferred 12A category. Sequences of bloody violence were removed. An uncut 15 classification was available.
v Big
- 1988 USA comedy romance by Penny Marshall.
Big is a 1988 USA comedy romance by Penny Marshall. With Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and
Robert Loggia.
The theatrical version suffered BBFC category cuts for PG rated releases, but is uncut at 12. There is also a 12 rated extended version.
Summary Notes
When a boy wishes to be big at a
magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body literally overnight.
Versions
Extended Version uncut
MPAA
124:48s
UK: The extended 'Family Fun' edition was passed 12 uncut for:
2008 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
US: The extended version is uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
2013 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com. The Extended
Version includes extra scenes that better explain where the character Tom Character is coming from and makes for a better film.
Theatrical
Version uncut
MPAA
99:53s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for one use of strong language for:
2008 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
US: The extended version is uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
2013 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
category cuts 2s
99:49s
UK: Passed PG for mild sex references and language after 2s of BBFC category cuts for:
A single 'fuck' has been cut from this otherwise family comedy to obtain a PG certificate.
In fact a few lines of dialogue were deleted so as to avoid the word 'fuck'
Billy: Who the fuck do you think you are? Josh: Hey! Billy: Hey, you're Josh Baskin, remember? You broke your arm on my roof! I hid you
when Dayson was about to rip your head off! Josh: You don't get it, do you? This is important!
Big Bad Mama is the
archetypal Roger Corman 70s b-movie, with the monsters and sci-fi of the 50s and 60s replaced by plentiful low-budget action, tongue-in-cheek humor and mandatory nudity from almost every actress in the cast in a fast-moving Depression-era backroads
gangster flick.
Angie Dickinson is the Ma Barker figure tryin' to do right by her two gals, stumbling her way from bootlegging to armed robbery to kidnapping with the aid of Tom Skerritt's bank robber and William Shatner's
Southern conman (unfortunately the mandatory nudity rule also applies to him, though we are spared the sight of the captain's log).
Mostly this has few aspirations beyond throwing in as many shootouts, car chases and nude
scenes from Ms Dickinson as it can in its 83-minute running time.
uncut
84:07s =80:45s
No BBFC cuts noted to the 2002 Film 2000 DVD
cut
The BBFC cut the the 1974 cinema release for an X rating.
The original running time was noted as
84:00s = 80:38s
v The Big Bang - 1987
France / Belgium animation comedy fantasy by Picha.
The Big Bang is a 1987 France / Belgium animation comedy fantasy by Picha. Starring Luis Rego, Georges Aminel and Perrette Pradier.
Cut by the BBFC for blasphemy.
Summary Review: Like
something off Flesh Gordon
In 1995, Italy annihilates Libya, which destroys Israel. Africa bombs Germany, which in turn attacks France. Then it gets out of hand leaving only two continents on the verge of World War IV.
In the north, a mutated strain of males in America and Russia merge. All that is left of womankind retreat to their territory of Vaginia.
Everything looks like something off Flesh Gordon. The weapons and characters, even the
battle (of the sexes) that is going on here. There are loads, loads and loads of sexual reference and innuendo.
Bottom line: not for everybody (like the politically correct and squeamish).
2011 Shout! Factory Women in Cages Collection RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2011 Shout!
Factory Women in Cages Collection R1 DVD at US Amazon
Summary Review: Worth seeing!
A unique prison film on the grounds that it provides a great mix of comedy and action. Pam Grier as a tough revolutionary provided all the action as she plotted to free the mistreated women
from prison. The comedy mostly came from the sexually deprived women, who were full of one-liners and crazy notions.
But of course the movie still contained all the things that make a good prison exploitation film....lots
of nudity... violence... bad language and did I mention lots of nudity. It's worth seeing!
Note that Optimum cocked up and released a version with French dubbing and English subtitles when in fact the film was made in English. Optimum re-released the film after correcting the error but it can be confusing which version is which. US:
The Director's Cut/Version Longue is MPAA R rated for:
The Big Boss is a 1971 Hong Kong martial arts film by Wei Lo. With Bruce Lee, Maria Yi and James Tien.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release and 18 rated VHS. The cuts were
waived in 2000, but not all DVD releases have used the uncut version. A longer Mandarin Cut resurfaced in 2023 with lost scenes, for example, the infamous saw in the head or Lee's second visit to the brothel. This was passed 15 for 2023 cinema release.
Summary Review: Broken Oath of Non-Violence
A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.
As
one might expect, the whole movie is an excuse to show off Bruce Lee's moves, and they do a great job with it. There's not much in the way of an actual plot. They get straight down to the martial arts. Probably Bruce's most violent and bloody film.
Mandarin Cut
Mandarin Cut
run:
110:26s
pal:
106:01s
UK: The Mandarin Cut: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, bloody images, nudity, sexual threat:
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2 023 cinema release (rated
25/05/2023)
Mandarin Cut
run:
105:31s
pal:
101:18s
banned
Australia: A longer version was banned from
cinema release in Australia in 1973
Thanks to Philip
Rumour is that in the early 70s a Mandarin language print was shown of a cut of the movie which was 5-10 minutes longer than the version widely distributed. How
much of this is due to extra scenes or due to the fps rate of the print I couldn't find out.
Legend has it that there are extra scenes not available in the theatrical version, possibly some that have already surfaced on DVD such
as the second visit to brothel etc, but most excitingly the uncut version of the icehouse / saw through the head scene.
Also apparently the violence in the movie was tamed prior to the general release of the film.
Only one print of this version is known to exist, but the owner has so far refused to distribute or sell the reels.
Standard Version
uncut
run:
99:58s
pal:
95:58s
UK: Passed
18 with previous cuts waived:
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2015
Mediumrare RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2012 Cine-Asia Hong Kong Legends R2
DVD at UK Amazon
2006 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD
2003 Medusa/Hong
Kong Legends R2 DVD
2000 Medusa/E1 R2 DVD
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2020 The Criterion Collection Bruce Lee Greatest Hits RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2016
Shout! Factory (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon titled Fists of Fury
When the film was released in the United States, the death of Hsiao Mi, The Boss, was cut down to him simply being stabbed in the chest with a knife in order to receive an R
rating. The original version of his death, which not only shows an explicit close-up of the knife in his chest but Cheng Chao-an's fingers piercing his rib cage and blood flowing from under his shirt, would have given the film an X rating. This scene has
since been restored for the Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection DVD released by Fox, and the Shout Factory DVD/Bluray releases.
cut
cut:
8s
run:
98:22s
pal:
94:26s
UK: Passed 18 after 8s
of BBFC cuts for:
2005 Universal R2 DVD
1986 Rank VHS
1974 cinema release.
From IMDb:
Heavy edits to the chain fight
removed shots of ice picks and knives being thrown into chests
Big Brother is a 2020 India action thriller by Siddique. Starring
Mohanlal, Arbaaz Khan and Anoop Menon.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2020.
Summary Notes
Sachidanadan
had to go to the juvenile home for committing an unintentional murder. After his release, the recent things that happened to his family, shock Sachidanandan and he has to fight against a powerful drug racket in the city.
162:37s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody images, threat after 54s of BBFC category cuts:
2020 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove scenes of strong violence and injury detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
The Big Doll House is a 1971 USA / Philippines action drama by Jack Hill. Starring Roberta Collins, Pam Grier and Judith Brown.
Banned by the BBFC for 1971 cinema release. Cut by the BBFC for 1987 VHS.
Uncut for 2003 DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: Naive Silly Fun
Beautiful women prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison, until 5 of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage
with the reluctant help of 2 male fruit vendors.
The whole film has a tone of naivety despite of its run of sex and violence. The plot couldn't be more simple: a group of women in prison, led by the resourceful Collier
(top-billed Judy Brown), plan an escape. Guards torment and molest prisoners. Prisoners get naked (though not as much as you'd expect for this genre). One evil head guard, Lucian tortures bad girls by tying them to tables and hanging snakes over them.
The fast paced film is surprisingly well acted, and delivers all the usual thrills you would expect, with a few witty lines and some hysterical monologues.
Versions
uncut
94:40s =90:53s
UK: An extended version was passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
The Big Easy is a 1986 USA crime romance by Jim McBride. Starring Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin and Ned Beatty.
Exists in two versions, one with a shorter epilogue. The BBFC passed the 1987 cinema release with an 18 rating but all home video releases are 15 rated. US releases are MPAA R rated.
Summary Notes
Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.'s police corruption task force in his office. He
begins a relationship with her as the killings continue only to have charges filed against him for accepting bribes as he stumbles on a police corruption Sting. While this is happening, the criminals insist that none of the crime gangs are behind the
killings.
UK: The shorter version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1987 cinema release
From IMDB:
The shorter version skips straight from the boat yard finale to the wedding. It misses out Anne talking Remy out of resigning and Remy proposing marriage.
v Big Game
- 2014 Finland / UK / Germany action adventure by Jalmari Helander.
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody injury,
infrequent strong language after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This film was originally seen for advice, at which stage the company was informed it was likely to receive a 15 classification but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by removing a single use of a strong term ('motherfucker').
When the film was submitted for formal classification, this term had been partially obscured and the film was classified 12A.
Ireland: The version cut for a BBFC 12A rating has also been submitted for a 12A rating in Ireland
The Big Gundown is a 1966 Spain/Italy western by Sergio Sollima. With Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian and Luisa Rivelli.
Exists as a Original Version/Director's Cut, a shortened US Theatrical Version and an extended US Version. The film was cut for a BBFC 'A' rating in 1969 and the same version was given a BBFC 'AA' rating in 1970 when new certificates
were introduced. The Original Version and the US Version were passed 15 uncut for home video release in 2023.
Summary Notes
Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant
accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
Original Version/Italian Version/Director's Cut
Original Version
run:
110:14s
pal:
105:49s
UK: The Original Version was passed
15 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence:
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at UK Amazon #ad
US: The Director's Cut/Original Italian Version is MPAA Unrated for:
UK: BBFC details have not yet been published for the Extended US Version :
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From IMdb:
This version takes the 90 minute American theatrical cut and adds three scenes, previously only in the Italian version, with rare English dubbing. The scenes in question are when Cuchillo finds a group of
monks and proceeds to eat wafers that they baked, Corbett finding said monks shortly after (including meeting a former gunslinger monk), and when Cuchillo reunites with his wife in a quieter moment in bed.
US Theatrical Version
US Theatrical Version shortened
run:
89:21s
pal:
85:47s
UK: The shortened US Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence:
2023 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition [Original Version + US Version + Extended US Version] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
US: The US Theatrical Version was shortened for brevity
From IMDB:
Most of these cuts involved trimming down dialogue, some entire scenes were cut, such as Corbett in the Sherrif's office after killing
the three criminals in the opening, Cuchillo and Corbett's visit to a Church, and Cuchillo in bed with his wife Rosita.
category cuts
cut:
run:
85m
pal:
82m
UK: The cut UK cinema version
was reclassified AA for:
1970 cinema release
UK: The shortened US Version was passed A after BBFC category cuts for:
Big Momma's House is a 2000 USA / Germany action crime
comedy by Raja Gosnell. Starring Martin Lawrence, Nia Long and Paul Giamatti.
BBFC category cuts were required for 12 rated cinema release in 2000 and
DVD in 2001. The 2001 VHS was additionally pre=cut by distributors. The film was passed 12 uncut for Blu-ray in 2011. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
FBI agent Malcolm Turner is
known best for being a brilliant, master of disguise. Malcolm's latest assignment sends him to small-town Georgia, where he's assigned to trap a brutal bank robber (and a recent prison escapee) who they suspect will be coming down to visit his
ex-girlfriend Sherry and her son. Malcolm sets up a stakeout across from the home of a larger-than-life southern matriarch known as Big Momma, who's about to be visited by Sherry.
The Big Racket is a 1976 Italian crime film by Enzo G Castellari. With Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia and Renzo Palmer.
Banned by the BBFC for 1977 cinema release. Cut for 18 rated 2003 VHS. Later restored for uncut 18 rated Blu-ray in 2022. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: Good Script
Nico Palmieri is
a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.
The Big Racket benefits immensely from a strong leading performance courtesy of Fabio Testi. Testi's portrayal
of the angry police officer is perfectly judged to fit the movie, and I don't think there is an actor who could be better suited to playing the lead in this movie.
The script is really good, and finds time to flesh out its
characters as well as deliver witty dialogue that is always a part of this movie's bigger budget American cousins. It all boils down to a fabulous conclusion which serves in ensuring the movie gets the bloody end it deserves, as well as rounding off the
story perfectly.
Versions
uncut
run:
104:09s
pal:
99:59s
UK: P assed 18 uncut for sexual
violence:
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US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
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2012 Blue Underground [Midnight Movies Triple Action Feature] R0 DVD at US Amazon
Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 USA action comedy fantasy by John Carpenter. With Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall and Dennis Dun.
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated cinema release in 1986.
More cuts were required for a 15 rated VHS in 1987. The BBFC waived its cuts for 15 rated DVD in 2002. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his
friend Wang Chi to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for an immortal sorcerer named Lo Pan and his
three invincible cronies. Lo Pan must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form. Now, Jack must save Wang's fiancee from Lo Pan and his henchmen, and win back his stolen truck. But how can he defeat an enemy who has no body?
Versions
uncut
run:
99:38s
pal:
95:39s
UK: Passed 15 uncut with all
previous BBFC cuts waived for:
by William A. Graham; Bernard McEveety (Delta
Music Plc)
Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cuts required to remove a sequence showing two horses falling into a river as a bridge collapses. No assurances were available explaining how the sequence was humanely
achieved.
The Biggest Little Farm is a 2018 USA documentary by John Chester. Starring John Chester and Molly Chester.
MPAA Rated PG for mild thematic elements.
The film was originally rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language. The distributors didn't
like the reference to language, so edited the film prior to release and esubmitted it. This resulted in a revised rating of PG for mild thematic elements.
v Bigil
- 2019 India action sport drama by Atlee Kumar.
Bigil is a 2019 India action sport drama by Atlee Kumar. Starring Nayanthara, Joseph
Vijay and Jackie Shroff.
The film was cut in India for a U/A rated cinema release in 2019. This was further cut in the UK for a 12A rating. The uncut version was passed 15 by the BBFC.
The
cuts to this film are quite a talking point amongst Ballywood film fans.
Summary Notes
Story revolves around a football coach; who struggles to fulfill the dream of his late friend
and seeks out revenge on the death of his best friend.
155:27s
UK:
A Re-edited version was passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody images after 7:19s of BBFC category cuts:
2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to make cuts to remove or reduce scenes of drug misuse (cocaine) and to remove a scene of violent threat involving acids. An uncut 15 classification was available.
It seems that the cut Indian Theatrical Version was further cut for a 12A rated UK release.
163:00s
India U/A
India: Cut for a U/A rating
From IMDb. In India, the theatrical release received a U/A (parental guidance)
rating after 5 cuts were made. These included deletion of a thanks card to the censors, muting of profane and defamatory words, and the deletion of a stabbing along with reduction in some gory visuals.
uncut 177:50s
UK: Bigil Uncut was passed
15 uncut for strong violence:
2019 cinema release
Bijoux de Famille - 1975 France adult film by Jean-Claude Laureux See
Family Jewels
v Bilitis - 1977 France/Italy romance by David Hamilton
Bilitis is a 1977 France/Italy romance by David Hamilton Starring Patti D'Arbanville,
Mona Kristensen and Bernard Giraudeau
The 1977 UK cinema release was uncut and X rated but the 1987 18 rated VHS release was cut for sexual violence references. The BBFC cuts were waived for 18 rated DVD in 2005. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a young girl during summer vacation.
Versions
uncut
run:
94:34s
pal:
90:47s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, nudity, sexual violence:
Billion Dollar Brain is a 1967 UK crime thriller by Ken Russell Starring Michael Caine, Karl Malden and Ed Begley
Cut by the BBFC for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1967. The cuts continued to PG rated
VHS releases but were waived since 2004 PG rated DVD. However this DVD release was missing a short narrative scene due to music rights.
Summary Notes
A former British spy stumbles
onto a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a supercomputer. But who is working for whom?
Versions
best available
cut:
32s
run:
107:39s
pal:
103:21s
UK: The slightly re-edited version was passed
PG for moderate violence with BBFC film cuts restored for:
Billy Madison is a 1995 US comedy by Tamra Davis Starring Adam
Sandler, Darren McGavin and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Originally passed BBFC 12 uncut for 1995 cinema release but the distributors to chose to cut for a PG rated release. This cut PG rated version continued on 1997 VHS and 2002 DVD, but in 2008 the film was released uncut on DVD with a BBFC 12 rating. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Versions
uncut
run:
89:52s
pal:
86:16s
UK: Passed 12 uncut with previous
BBFC cuts waived for:
The cuts were Compulsory. Cuts required to remove strong language and images of blood spitting and man engulfed in fire for PG. According to BBFC policy, works of the same title passed after July 1994 should normally be given
the same category.
The BBFC cuts were:
Billy Madisan's dialogue: You get your ass out of there and find the fucking dog loses the fucking
A party clown injures himself after falling off his stilts but we don't get to see the blood running from his mouth
There is a shot missing of a man in a kitchen in flames.
category cuts
cut:
28s
run:
89:11s
pal:
85:37s
UK: Passed PG after 28s of BBFC cuts for:
1997 Universal VHS
1997 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were
Billy Madisan's dialogue: You get your ass out of there and find the fucking dog loses the fucking
A party clown injures himself after falling off his stilts but we don't get to see the blood running from his mouth
A schoolroom prank involving a card which says Yes I'm horny. The BBFC didn't see the funny side and removed the joke
There is a shot missing of a man in a kitchen in flames.
uncut
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
1997 cinema release (unreleased)
Thanks to Scott who asked the BBFC to comment about this. the BBFC responded:
The film was originally classified uncut at 12. The film company later resubmitted it in order to secure a PG and asked for cuts to
achieve this:
Bimbisara is a 2022 India action fantasy drama by Mallidi Vasishta Starring Samyuktha
Menon, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram and Catherine Tresa
BBFC
category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2022.
Summary Notes
The protagonist time travels from his kingdom to the present world. How and why does he do it?
Versions
cut:
run:
146:01s
pal:
140:11s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail, threat after BBFC cuts:
2022 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make changes to the film to achieve their preferred 12A category. Sequences of bloody violence were removed. An uncut 15 classification was available.
Bird Box is a 2018 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by Susanne Bier. Starring Rosa Salazar, Sandra Bullock and Sarah Paulson.
After being released at the cinema and on DVD, Netflix decided to cut
scenes with actual footage from a 2013 rail crash in Canada.
Summary Notes
In the wake of an unknown global terror, a mother must find the strength to flee with her children down a
treacherous river in search of safety. Due to unseen deadly forces, the perilous journey must be made blindly. Directed by Academy Award winner Susanne Bier, Bird Box is a thriller starring Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, Sarah
Paulson, and Trevante Rhodes.
US:
Netflix announced in mid March 2019 that Netflix VoD would be cut
2019 Netflix VoD
The cuts follows months of social media pressure claiming that stock footage of a 2013 crash in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic was exploiting the victims of the tragedy. The crash involved a train carrying crude oil coming off the tracks and
exploded into a ball of fire, killing 47 people.
Netflix said that it will replace the footage with fictional scenes from a former TV series in the U.S. The company said it is sorry for any pain caused to the Lac-Megantic community.
Bird on a Wire is a 1990 USA action comedy romance by John Badham. Starring Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn and David Carradine.
Strong language has been edited out by overdubbing seemingly to obtain a US
MPAA PG-13 rating.
Summary Notes
Rick has been given a new identity by the FBI for helping convict a drug dealing FBI agent. Fifteen years later his former fiance recognises him. Rick's FBI 'minder' has
been replaced by a corrupt agent who helps the drug dealing FBI agent and his accomplice locate him. There are many subsequent chase scenes as Rick and girlfriend revisit his former haunts.
Versions
cut
105:56s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
2000 Columbia/Tri-Star Home video
1990 CIC VHS
1990 cinema release
US: Cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating
Thanks to Mark who pointed out that there's a dubbing alteration in the hair salon between Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn and the owner of the salon. The scene involves Goldie using Mel's real name, Rick instead of
Matty and there seems to be an overdub recorded in a studio by the actors to replace the word clearly mouthed as 'Prick' with the overdub 'Sick'. Comments on IMDb suggest that this was a cut to obtain an MPAA PG-13 rating.
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is a 1969 Italian/West German thriller by Dario Argento. With Tony Musante and Suzy Kendall.
The cut US R Version was passed X for cinema release (and pre-cert VHS).
Cut further by the BBFC for VHS and 2005 DVD. Uncut for the 2011 Arrow DVD. Originally cut in the US for a PG rating but recent US releases have been uncut.
Summary Review: Engrossing Mystery
This was
Dario Argento's debut feature, a well-received thriller in which an American writer living in Rome (Tony Musante) witnesses an assault on a woman in an art gallery and is subsequently targeted by the would-be assassin, a crazed psychopath who's been
terrorizing the city with a series of brutal murders.
It is a fairly straightforward thriller with horror asides, anchored by a strong narrative, an increasingly bizarre series of supporting characters, and a strong Everyman hero
who slots the puzzle together piece by piece before realizing that the most important clue to the killer's identity was there in front of him all the time.
Producers were unconvinced of his directorial abilities and wanted to pull
him off the picture during the first few weeks of shooting, but Argento persevered under an iron-clad contract and ultimately proved his critics wrong with the finished product, a genuinely engrossing mystery punctuated by scenes of explicit horror.
Versions
uncut
run:
95:41s
pal:
91:51s
UK: The Unrated Version was
passed 15 uncut for one scene of sexualised violence and moderate horror:
See article from dvdcompare.net . No cuts. But the line Bring in the perverts is missing the foreword Right from the English
track.
18s
9s
cut:
27s
run:
95:13s
pal:
91:24s
UK: The 1983 UK cut print was passed 15 without
further BBFC cuts for:
2005 Blackhorse/Platinum R2 DVD
The BBFC said:
Sadly the version of Crystal Plumage we were given was the cut version. We doubt the cut material would be a problem now (although its reinstatement might have kept the film at '18') but we weren't
given the opportunity to reconsider
UK: The cut US Version was further cut by 18s for:
A Birder's Guide
to Everything is a 2013 USA comedy by Rob Meyer.
US MPAA R rating downrated to PG-13 in 2013after a successful appeal.
Successful appeal to the MPAA
The film was originally rated R For
some language and crude references. The distributors presumably wanted a PG-13 for its teenage audience and so appealed to the CARA Appeals Board. The R rating for some language and crude references was then downrated to PG-13 for language, sex
and drug references, and partial brief nudity.
Bite the Bullet is a 1975 USA action western adventure by Richard Brooks. Starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen and James Coburn.
Uncut for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1975 but horse falls were cut from
PG rated VHS and DVD.
Summary Notes
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race: 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman,
Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cowboy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.
Versions
compulsory cuts 5-10s
125:32s
submitted 125:42s
UK: Passed PG after 5-10s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2002 Columbia/Tri-Star R2 DVD
1986 RCA/Columbia VHS
The BBFC commented:
Cut required to sight of cruelty to horses (illegal horse falls) in accordance with the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937.
The cut UK version has been distributed throughout Europe.
A Bittersweet Life is a 2005 South Korean action film by Ji-woon Kim With Jeong-min Hwang and Yu-mi Jeong.
Exists in a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut
Summary
Review : Just Keeps Getting Better
In the same vein as Oldboy comes A Bittersweet Life , a movie so good it shocked me
when watching it for the first time. It's a violent revenge movie with a gripping story with some fantastic actors such as Byung-hun Lee.
As reviewer K. Jones has put it, this movie mixes violence and emotions in an excellent way, and even if the
violence is a bit too brutal at times, you still have a lot of "nice" things to fall back on. There are a lot of action elements and the movie is quite stylish to say the least. Yet you still really care about the characters and what's going
on.
This is easily one of the best Korean movies I've seen this year, and a movie that I will probably enjoy watching many times in the future.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
119:07s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:
2008 Tartan video but never released
US: The Director's Cut is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Walking the Edge 1985 US action drama by Norbert Meisel, previously cut by the BBFC, set for uncut UK Blu-ray release on 6th March 2023 updated with BBFC cuts list
Cuts and Bans
Reservoir Dogs 1992 USA crime thriller by Quentin Tarantino, once held back by the BBFC, just released on US 4K Blu-ray
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
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