Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World is a 1998 USA children's cartoon romance by Tom Ellery and Bradley Raymond. With Irene Bedard, Donal Gibson and Jim Cummings.
Cut by the BBFC for a U rating in 1999.
Summary Notes
Pocahontas sets off on a journey to England with Meeko, Flit, and Percy. Hearing rumors of John Smith's death, Pocahontas tries
to prevent war and battle.
Point Blank is a 1998 US prison film by Matt Earl Beesley. With Mickey
Rourke, Danny Trejo and Frederic Forrest.
Summary Review:
Over the top parody?
Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a group of shoppers hostage (after
killing many more of them) before making their demands. Only Rudy, a former mercenary and brother of one of the fugitives, can take out the criminals before more of the hostages die.
A tongue in cheek parody of that whole action
movie genre, and a funny one at that. The slightly insane crime boss. Mickey Rourke grunts his way through the tough guy script with a bone dry delivery that make's you certain he's talking this whole thing seriously. Everything's over the top, the
acting, the stunts, and Bruce Lee like battle's, an instant underground classic.
Point Break is a 1991 USA / Japan action crime thriller by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 15 rated 1991 cinema release. The
subsequent VHS release was rated 18 uncut and was later released on DVD. The rating was reduced to 15 uncut for 2011 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
In the coastal town of Los
Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves the ex-presidents. commit their crimes while wearing masks of ex-presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send young agent Johnny
Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information. Utah meets surfer Bodhi and gets drawn into the lifestyle of his new friend.
Poison Ivy is a 1992 USA thriller by Katt Shea (as Katt Shea Ruben). Starring
Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert and Tom Skerritt.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating which was then passed 18 by the BBFC. The film was later released uncut in the US and was MPAA Unrated. This version was passed 18
uncut by the BBFC.
Summary Notes
Ivy ('Drew Barry more'), a sexy teen who lives with her aunt, moves in with a reclusive teen (Gilbert) and slowly works her way into the lives of her
adopted family. The mother (Ladd) is sickly and can't sexually satisfy her husband (Skerritt) any more, and to the daughter's horror, Ivy begins seducing her father.
Poison Ivy II: Lily is a 1996 USA thriller by Anne Goursaud. Starring Alyssa Milano, Johnathon Schaech and Xander Berkeley.
Cut for an MPAA R rating which was passed 18 in the UK. The US MPAA Unrated
version is uncut.
Summary Notes
Lily is a sheltered art student from Michigan going to school in California. She finds an apartment and her roommates aren't quite normal. One day she
finds a box of items belonging to a girl she's never met before. But in the box are nude pictures of the girl and her diary. Lily begins reading the diary and realizes that she's going to change her life and become a wild woman! She begins dating a guy
and at the same time her art instructor begins to lust after her. The struggle begins when her boyfriend thinks she's unfaithful to him and her art teacher becomes obsessed.
Versions
uncut
107:04s =102:47s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Shout! Factory [Poison Ivy Collection with all Unrated and R rated versions] RA Blu-ray at
US Amazon
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction is a 1997 USA thriller by Kurt Voss. Starring Jaime Pressly, Megan Edwards and Michael Des Barres.
Cut for an MPAA R rating which was passed 18 in the UK. The US MPAA Unrated
version is uncut.
Summary Notes
Ivy's sister, Violet, comes to visit the Greer residence in this third installment of the franchise. It does not take long for the family to be turned
upside down as Violet uses her body and skills of manipulation to throw the household into a state of panic and deceit.
Versions
uncut
94:09s =90:23s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Shout! Factory [Poison Ivy Collection with all Unrated and R rated versions] RA Blu-ray at
US Amazon
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol is a 1987 USA crime comedy by Jim Drake. With Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith and Michael Winslow.
BBFC category cuts for PG rated VHS. Uncut for PG rated cinema release and uncut for 12 rated DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy,
this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.
Versions
uncut
run:
87:09s
pal:
83:40s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for slapstick violence for:
2013 Warner [Police Academy 1-7] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The cut was to Steve Guttenberg jokingly opening a tube of superglue.
Not quite sure as to why this was cut. Some could argue kids could imitate it. True, but you still get to see Guttenberg applying the glue to a megaphone, then G.W. Bailey sticking it to his lips.
In the scene where Lassard and Fackler go to the pool room. After entering from outside, it cuts to the inside on the line "Watch me hussle this old fart...", completely omitting Lassard and Fackler's entrance. This is because bad guys in
the bar are seen throwing their weaponry behind the bar for safekeeping. The weaponry includes the then banned nunchukas
cut
cut:
7s
run:
83:40s
pal:
80:19s
UK: Passed PG after 7s of BBFC category cuts for:
1989 cinema release
Police Assassins - 1985 Hong Kong action comedy by Corey Yuen See Yes,
Madam!
The Police Connection is a 1973 USA action crime drama by Bert I Gordon. Starring Vince Edwards, Chuck Connors and Neville Brand.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated release in 1973. The US theatrical release
was uncut and MPAA R rated. There is also a heavily cut TV version.
Summary Notes
William Dorn decides to get back at all the people he blames for the overdose death of his daughter
and the break up of his marriage, so he decides to go on a bombing spree. His first target is his daughter's old high school, which he all but destroys. His next target is the mental hospital where his daughter was when she died and his final target is
the feminist organization his ex-wife was a member of. However, during his attack on the hospital there are two people who witness this action, a creepy rapist named George Fromley and his victim, a young mute girl. When police detective Geronimo Minelli
is assigned to the case he must find Fromley not only to keep him from striking again, but to keep him alive before the Dorn makes him his next victim.
Versions
uncut
run:
90:50s
pal:
87:12s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Code Red R0 DVD titled The Police Connection at US Amazon
UK: Uncut US import for:
Code Red R0 Blu-ray titled The Police Connection at UK Amazon
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
89:14s
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
1973 cinema release titled The Mad Bomber
cut
TV: There is also
a cut TV version missing all of the nudity and most of the violence
v Police Story
- 1985 Hong Kong crime action comedy thriller by Jackie Chan.
Police Story 3: Supercop is a 1992 Hong Kong action comedy by Stanley Tong Starring Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung
Exists as the Hong Kong Version and a shortened US Version.
Summary Notes
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Versions
Hong Kong Version
run:
95:20s
pal:
91:31s
UK: The uncut Hong Kong Version was passed 15 uncut for:
2023 Eureka Entertainment [Police Story Trilogy] R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
2022 Eureka Police Story Trilogy Limited Edition [Hong Kong + US Versions] ] R0 4K Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
1994 Imperial VHS
A cut US Version was created in 1996 to cash in on success of Rumble in the Bronx. The US Version was cut to reduce scenes involving drug use. See pictorial cuts details
from movie-censorship.com
shortened US Version
run:
91m
pal:
87m
UK: BBFC details not yet published for:
2022 Eureka Police Story Trilogy Limited Edition [Hong Kong + US Versions] ] R0 4K Blu-ray at
UK Amazon #ad
Poltergeist is a 1982 USA horror by Tobe Hooper. Starring JoBeth
Williams and Heather O'Rourke and Craig T Nelson.
Never cut but was the subject of changing ratings. In the US the film was original MPAA R rated but the filmmakers protested successfully and got a PG rating (the PG-13 rating did not exist at the time).
When originally released in the UK the film was anticipated as being an X certificate, prohibiting anyone under 18 from seeing the film - this rating was also printed onto the poster art. This was due to a delay in the BBFC's introduction of the
new 15 certificate (which replaced the old AA rating), and UIP's wish to release the film as soon as possible. When the 15 certificate was introduced in November 1982 the film was re-rated to 15.
Poltergeist is a 2015 USA horror thriller by Gil Kenan. Starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt and Jared Harris.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version. Neither are cut in
the UK or US.
Promotional Material
Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (Spiderman, Evil Dead, The Grudge) and director Gil Kenan (Monster House) contemporise the classic tale about a family whose suburban
home is haunted by evil forces. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
Versions
Extended Version
Unrated
100:53s =96:51s
US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated
Director Gil Kenan has revealed in an interview with Collider that the upcoming Blu-ray will feature an
Extended Cut that adds 7-8 more minutes to the film. He's basically satisfied with the theatrical version and said that the material that's about to be put back in was initially removed due to pacing. This is largely background material introducing the
family.
Theatrical Version
93:32s =89:48s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for
strong threat, horror for:
2015 20th Century Fox video
2015 [2D + 3D] cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version is PG-13 rated for intense battle sequences, disaster-related action and brief sexual content.
The Pom Pom Girls is a 1976 USA comedy romance by Joseph Ruben. With Robert Carradine, Jennifer Ashley and Michael Mullins.
Originally R rated and uncut, presumably this was released in the UK. Later PG rated for a cut US release
Summary Notes
A football player at Rosedale High School is amorous of one of
the cheerleaders, who is going with another guy. Another player can't decide which of two cheerleaders he wants to be with. Meanwhile, the Big Game with Hardin High School is approaching, and a prank war is in full swing.
Versions
uncut
R Rated
86:09s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language, moderate sex and soft drug use for:
Pompeii is a Pompeii s a 2014 USA/Germany action romance by Paul WS Anderson. With Kit
Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss and Emily Browning.
BBFC advised category cuts were required for 12A rated cinema release and 12 rated DVD/Blu-ray. The BBFC cuts were applied worldwide including the US where the film is MPAA PG-13 rated
Summary Notes
A slave turned gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
Versions
advised category cuts
104:20s
UK:
Passed 12/12A for moderate violence and threat after BBFC advised pre-cuts for category for:
2014 Entertainment One [3D + 2D] RB Blu-ray
2014 Entertainment One [2D] RB Blu-ray
2014 Entertainment One R2 DVD
2014 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This work was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 certificate but that their preferred 12A classification could be achieved by
making some changes.
The company was advised:
to reduce stronger moments of violence where there was a dwelling on particular acts and
to reduce the emphasis on blood on bladed weapons.
When the film was formally submitted, changes had been made which addressed these concerns. Consequently, the film was passed 12A.
The BBFC further commented in the 2014 Annual Report:
The company removed some focus on detail of a man impaled by a bloody spike and also reduced the focus on blood.
US: The BBFC cut version was MPAA PG-13 rated for:
2014 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [3D + 2D] RA Blu-ray
2014 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [2D only] RA Blu-ray
Poojai is a 2014 India action film by Hari. Starring Vishal, Shruti K Haasan and
Satyaraj.
Summary Notes
Vasu (Vishal), is a guy who due to some misunderstandings has come out of his rich joint family
headed by his mother (Radhika Sarathkumar), and sets up a money lending business. D alias Divya (Shruthi Haasan) a modern girl falls for his good nature. A businessman and a contract killer, Anna Thandavam (Mukesh Tiwari), rubs Vasu the wrong way and
bitter battle erupts.
Versions
category cuts 4:08s
154:04s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence after 4:08s of BBFC category cuts for:
2014 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Distributor chose to remove moments of strong violence in order to obtain a 12A. An uncut 15 classification was available.
Albert tried to kill his rich snobby mother once. Then he was institutionalized. Now he's escaped. Albert is after his mother again. And he will torture and kill anything that lays in the way.
When this film was originally shown in theaters, patrons were given free paper "Up Chuck Cups" when they purchased their tickets.
No one gets dismembered and there isn't even any gore. The best
review suggests mediocre but watchable.
cut
R Rated
~81:00s =~77:00s
US: The US R Rated Version is very short.
5:12s
78:36s
UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 5:12s of BBFC cuts for:
1988 Network VHS titled Crazed
From IMDb:
Heavy edits to the scene where the maid is forced to strip at knifepoint, and later flashbacks to the same sequence
81:46s
UK: Released without cuts on
pre-cert video for:
1979 Intervision VHS titled Poor Albert and Little Annie
All European releases seem to be this same version. Not sure how this fits in with the US versions
Poor Cecily is a 1974 USA drama by Lee Frost (as FC Perl). Starring Angela Carnon, I William Quinn and Sandy Dempsey.
Massively pre-cut and then further cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS and
DVD.
Summary Notes
A poor little rich girl is sold into slavery to pay for her dead father's gambling debts in Renaissance France. The married couple who buy Cecily try to have their way with her, but
she decides to have none of it, and runs away. The husband, in hot pursuit and with loaded pistol, dies in the chase. Poor Cecily, while on the run, unwittingly enters the land of a rich countess, and witnesses sexual debauchery.
Versions
total 21:53s
2:58s
pre-cut 17:55s
62:02s
UK: A
heavily pre-cut version was passed 18 after 2:58s of further BBFC cuts for:
2014 Salvation/Jezebel R2 DVD
1998 Salvation VHS
1987 Harmony VHS
From IMDb.
The cuts remove the entire and infamous dungeon-sequence
v Poor Cow
- 1967 UK drama by Ken Loach (as Kenneth Loach).
Poor Cow is a 1967 UK drama by Ken Loach (as Kenneth Loach). Starring Terence Stamp, Carol White and John Bindon.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1967 cinema release. It is not know if these
cuts persisted to home video releases, all 15 rated.
Summary Notes
A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. She marries and has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends
up in prison. Left alone she takes up with his mate (another thief) who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up in the nick. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure. Her son goes missing and
she briefly comes to grips with what is most important to her.
Versions
102:02s
=97:57s
UK: A restored version was passed 15 uncut for infrequent sexualised nudity for:
Poor Things is a 2023 Ireland/UK/US comedy romance by Yorgos Lanthimos Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe
The BBFC required cuts for a BBFC 18 rating and these cuts were accepted as uncontentious by the Director. The result is the definitive version that has been distributed worldwide.
Summary Notes
The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Versions
cut:
run:
141:38s
pal:
135:58s
UK: BBFC 18
rated for strong sex, nudity, very strong language for strong sex, nudity, very strong language after BBFC cuts:
2024 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK cinema release (rated 01/01/2024)
The BBFC commented:
We originally saw this film for advice. We informed the distributor we would be likely to classify the film 18 on condition that changes be made to one short sequence depicting sexual activity in
the presence of children. This is in accordance with the Protection of Children Act 1978. When the distributor submitted the film for formal classification, the scene had been re-edited, and we were able to classify the film 18.
Thanks to Scott:
An employee of Disney's UK arm confirmed that the cuts were made months ago to an unfinished version of the film, with Lanthimos' consent, and the cut version is the definitive, being released worldwide.
Ireland: IFCO 18 rated with a trigger warning for frequent strong scenes of a sexual nature including male and female nudity, very strong and sexually explicit language throughout, some gory scenes of dead and dismembered bodies,
references to drug use and suicide:
Pop Party 13 is a music video by Hannah Lux and Davis. Starring Jessie J,
Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj.
This video may have the distinction of being the first victim of a new law removing an exemption from BBFC censorship for music videos. It was cut for category on the day that the new regulation came in, 1st
October 2014
Versions
category cuts 12:59s
62:45s
UK: Passed PG for mild sex references after 12:59s of BBFC category cuts for:
2014 Universal Music TV video
The BBFC commented:
Distributor chose to remove stronger sexual content within music videos and to remove a use of strong language for PG. An uncut 12 was available.
Pop Party 14 is a 2015 release music video Starring Various.
Heavy BBFC category cuts required for a PG rated 2015 DVD
Promotional Material
The Number 1 kids' music brand. Pop Party 14 includes a bonus DVD with videos from Charlie XCX and Ella Henderson.
Versions
category cuts 15:57s
65:24s
UK: Passed PG for mild sex references, mild bad language after 15:57s of BBFC category cuts for:
2015 Universal Music TV CD/DVD Combo
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove three videos which contained moderate bad language, mouthed strong language, and moderate sex references in order to obtain a PG classification. An uncut 12 classification was available.
Porinju Mariam Jose is a 2019 India action comedy drama by Joshiy (as
Joshi). Starring Joju George, Chemban Vinod Jose and Nyla Usha.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2019.
Summary Notes
Set against the backdrop of a church festival in Thrissur, is a story of friendship, love and revenge that revolves around the lives of a rowdy, an aristocratic and
their mutual friend.
148:09s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody images after 1:17s of BBFC category cuts:
2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to make cuts to scenes of strong bloody violence in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
The Porn Brokers is a 1973 UK semi-autobiographical documentary by John
Lindsay Starring Lasse Braun, Elvira Clark and Shaun Costello
Banned by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release and later passed X after BBFC cuts for 1977 cinema release
Summary Notes
A semi-autobiographical documentary by the hard-core film-maker
John Lindsay about the fledgling porn industry. Consisting mostly of vox pops, the film is partly a defence of porn (it ends with the voiceover declaring: In the final event Seventies British Cinema porn is rather like television. If you don't like it
you can simply turn off ') and partly, and more curiously, an indictment of its own audience as sad punters who embody typical male weakness -- 'Men are such suckers when they look at pretty birdies , Men are nuts, they like to see this crap)
2008 Germany documentary by Jens Hoffmann. With Ace, Monique Alexander and Glen Alfonso.
The German release is uncut and 18 rated for:
De GoodMovies R2 DVD via UK Amazon titled 9to5: Days in Porn
The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2010 Strand R1 DVD at US Amazon titled 9to5: Days in Porn
Summary Review: Titillating, realistic, sensitive
Strand Releasing brings us a new look at the porn industry with 9 to 5: Days in Porn , a titillating, realistic, sensitive film. It is a look at the people who
work in adult films.
What we want to know is what kind of people make porn movies---what motivates them and how long can they last? Does porn affect their personalities and their private lives?
The film does not glorify porn or porn stars but rather it is an honest look at the industry. It is real and totally unbiased and no conclusions are drawn. Of course the movie does titillate but that is because the actors themselves
do but that was not the purpose.
5:03s
94:10s =90:24s
Passed 18 after 5:03s of BBFC cuts for:
2010 TLA R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove clear images of explicit sexual detail during the filming of scenes for sex works and in clips from sex works. An R18 was available with these images uncut. Six compulsory cuts were
also required to remove images of abusive and potentially harmful sexual activity.
The BBFC further commented in the 2010 Annual Report:
In some cases explicit sexual detail could not be justified and cuts were required
before works were classified '18'. The Porn Diaries, a documentary about the contemporary US porn industry, is one such example.
The film includes fly on the wall footage of porn scenarios being shot that contain several
brief images of explicit sex, pornographic in nature, together with images of dangerous, degrading and abusive sexual activity that would invariably be cut from sex works at 'R18'. Several cuts were required before the documentary was passed 18 .
Now in his late-fifties/early-sixties Jean-Pierre Leaud is still a fine actor who hits all the right notes in his performance as an aging pornographer. Leaud plays Jacques, a pornographer that had a slew of hits in the seventies but has retired. He now has a wife and an adult son he rarely speaks too, but decides to return to making movies.
Problem is, porn has changed since Jacques was making it and he's not able to make it the way he wants it too. As his world falls apart around him, Jacques begins to re-examine himself and, in the process, begins to lose
his mind.
The movie is actually a really good character study, although it sometimes takes itself to seriously. The movie has probably got more attention for it's graphic sex scene than anything else. This scene (which
occurs about 30 minutes into the movie) is graphic...But it's not. You see more of the guy than you do of the girl, in fact you really don't see anything of the girl. It is, technically, graphic...But.
A lot of the
reviewers on here say the movie is dull. I didn't find it dull; I actually found it pretty interesting and thought provoking. It's no masterpiece, it's not in a league with masterpieces, it's not even the best look at the world of pornography, but it's
definitely an underrated film.
12s
105:56s
The BBFC cut 12s
for an 18 rating for:
2002 Tartan R2 DVD
2002 cinema release
The BBFC commented: Sight of man ejaculating on woman's face removed. Contains explicit images of real sex.
Possession is a 1981 France/West Germany horror drama by Andrzej Zulawski. With Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill and Margit Carstensen.
Never cut by the BBFC, but was banned as a video nasty.
Version history
There are several versions around the world but the 118min PAL/123min NTSC version is attributed with the tag Director's Cut. There is a rumour that 5 minutes were edited out the octopus baby miscarriage on the
metro. This appears to be false. The director himself has stated that the birth scene never did last 10 minutes. However a fair few scenes were cut during editing one of which clarifies what happens to Anna (Adjani). To the director's knowledge, none of
these have ever made it to any release of the film.
Summary Review: Art Horror
Set in the outbreak of world war 3, a couple, Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill, are undergoing a
marital breakdown apparently mirroring the split of Berlin where they live. The wife cuts herself in the neck with an electric carving knife and partakes in an affair with an octopus creature.
During a secretive business
trip away, Mark learns that his wife Anna is growing restless in what he believed was their happy marriage. Upon his return home, he learns from her that she wants a divorce. They both go through a series of different emotions related to their situation
Possession is totally extraordinary. Packed with symbolism, it can be read on so many possible levels of interpretation it's bewildering. Set in a European city (obviously cold war Berlin) in an alienating mixture of ultra
modern buildings and decaying grandeur, visually it evokes a sense of dislocation.
Thematically, it seems to be a study of a marriage in the last phase of destruction, with Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani. What follows is a
nightmarish and surreal two hours of startling images, bizarre acting and frequent bloodletting. Possession is a challenging art-horror.
UK: The Director's Cut was released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1982 VTC VHS
VTC released the film on VHS in September 1982. It was banned as a video nasty in September 1983. In September 1984 it was cleared of obscenity in a jury trial and was removed from the list. VTC
re-released the film with a toned down cover in December 1984.
Long Version
Long Version
run:
127:15s
pal:
122:10s
UK: A long version was passed X (18) uncut for:
1981 cinema release
v Possession
- 1987 Canada horror thriller by Michael Mazo and Lloyd A Simandl.
Possession is a 1987 Canada horror thriller by Michael Mazo and Lloyd A Simandl. Starring John Johnston and Sharlene Martin and Cat Williams.
Banned by the BBFC for 1987 VHS.
Summary Notes
Frankie is a psychopate who drags along problems with his mother. To compensate these problems he follows and persecutes Madeleine and some of her friends killing one girl after the other and also everybody who would
stand in his way - without any reason or comparison.
The Possession is a 2012 US horror thriller by Ole
Bornedal. With Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick.
Uncut in the UK on home video. The Theatrical release was cut for an MPAA
PG-13 (after a failed appeal against an R rating). The US Unrated Version is uncut
Summary Notes
A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible
lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.
Versions
Original Version
run:
93:42s
pal:
89:57s
UK: The Original Version/Uncut Version was passed
15 uncut for:
US: The Original Version was uncut and R Rated. The distributors appealed the R Rating but the rating stood. The Original Version was not released and was then cut for a PG-13.
cut Theatrical Version
cut:
1:39s
run:
92:05s
pal:
88:24s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 15
without BBFC cuts for:
2012 cinema release
US: cut Theatrical Version was released for cinema and home video
See pictorial cuts details from
movie-censorship.com . About 1:39s of cuts were made to 28 scenes to tone down the not particularly violent original. One use of the word 'fuck' was also deleted.
The Possession of
Joel Delaney is a 1972 US horror thriller by Waris Hussein Starring Shirley MacLaine, Perry King and David Elliott
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1971. The BBFC cuts
were waived for 15 rated DVD in 2007. There is also a cut US release.
Summary Review: Performance and Intensity
A woman begins to suspect that her brother is possessed by a voodoo spirit.
I first watched this movie when I was just a teen and was riveted to the TV screen. I was amazed at the performance of the characters and the intensity of the plot.
If it was to be redone today there would be
no doubt superb special effects to make it seem realistic. Shirley MacLaine is quite the actress no matter what part she is playing on the big screen and even now I have high respect for her ability to perform.
Versions
uncut
run:
105:11s
pal:
100:59s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate violence, threat and occult theme with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
The 2008 Legend R1 DVD version of The Possession of Joel Delaney is in fact censored. The clothes-throwing-away scene near the end has been reframed to remove all view of the son's genitals. There may
also be split-second cuts to other moments prior to that. Other reviewers indicate there may be cuts to the dog-food-eating scene, although I am unable to verify that.
Possessor is a 2020 UK / Canada Sci-Fi horror thriller by Brandon Cronenberg. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Possessor exists as a cut US R rated version and an uncut MPA Unrated
Version titled Possessor Uncut. The producers were keen to differentiate between the two versions and the 'Uncut' tag is an official re-titling of the film. UK releases are the Uncut Version and are 18 rated.
Summary Notes
Tasya Vos is a corporate agent who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of the company. While she has a special gift for the work, her
experiences on these jobs have caused a dramatic change in her, and in her own life she struggles to suppress violent memories and urges. As her mental strain intensifies, she begins to lose control, and soon she finds herself trapped in the mind of a
man whose identity threatens to obliterate her own.
Versions
Possessor Uncut
run:
103:56s
pal:
99:47s
UK: Possessor Uncut was passed 18 uncut
for strong gory violence, nudity:
Reports indicate that the cinema release is uncut. However the running time of the cinema BBFC submission correlates better to the cut theatrical version.
Presented stateside by distributor Neon,
Possessor Uncut -- titled so to distinguish it from an R-rated version that also will be available in some markets -- is the complete version as far as director Brandon Cronenberg is concerned, replete with the uninhibited moments of sex and violence,
such as the transfixing erection glimpsed in a sequence memorably bathed in electric blue, that might otherwise have earned the film an NC-17 rating. Cronenberg commented:
Generally I prefer explicit violence, and I
prefer violence that is viscerally disturbing to people. I find it more unsettling if violence is very sanitized. If you have a PG-13 movie where 100 people get killed and no one bleeds, to me that's doing a disservice by trivializing the violence. So I
prefer people to have that visceral response, because you should.
cut R Rated Version
cut:
44s
run:
103m
pal:
99m
US: The US Theatrical Version was cut for an MPA R Rating:
2020 Well Go USA R1 DVD
See article from movie-censorship.com . 23 edits have been made adding up to a runtime difference of 44s. Brutal violence is toned down in the R rated
version and quite explicit shots have been removed from sex scenes.
No
cuts by the BBFC to the Metrodome DVD in 2008 but the cut US version was submitted. The uncut German DVD runs 6:26s longer. See pictorial cuts from
movie-censorship.com
There is a
US Directors Cut due for release though which runs at 117mins in NTSC
The cuts were
basically to remove sexual innuendo and Taliban jokes presumably for reasons of political correctness
Richard telling that an follower of D.O.O.M. works at Little Germany and will smuggle them in.
While the Taliban walk to their van to get to Little Germany, Osama yells "Shotgun" so he can sit on the front seat.
A sleepy
Uncle Dave getting woken by Dude so he'll go to Little Germany too.
Longer suncream scenes.
Dude telling Richard to stop speaking with a queer German accent on the walkie. Followed by an conversation between Dude and Dave about
Richard's retard-status.
Extended report of what happened with the Little Germany Security Guards.
Communication problems between Osama and Mohammed about the van that is parked outside.
Mohammed telling the Taliban that Tariq
knows where Dave and his girls live, because he visits them frequently.
Instead of just announcing the show "They had it coming" about the victims of 9/11, they showed portions of it before the Taliban switched channels.
Dave
not believing Richard believes the stuff he wrote in his Bible when he was stoned.
Dude trying to defend himself in the bunker, but getting beat down by Starr.
Dave promising he won't smoke anything again if that makes Richard happy.
When Mohammed asks for volunteers to wear an explosive belt, a Taliban volunteers Mohammed. But Mohammed declines, saying he would be happy to do so, but it is forbidden to him.
The Taliban congratulate Abdul the retarded Taliban on his
"luck".
Seminar guy talks about Side 5 in his book which helps enslaving employees without having to use chains. But for those who want to be on the safe side he also sells chains.
The baby-stroller scene is extended and shows
an actual baby inside the stroller.
Mohammed keeps the Taliban from getting out of the van in the final shootout for quite a while, so he can be safe a little longer.
Osama trying to get some change back from the coin-operated
telephone.
Dude feeding his dog with an disembodied hand near the end.
Note that the US unrated version is the same cut movie as the R rated version but had deleted scenes added to the end credits
The Postman Fights Back is a 1982 Hong Kong action adventure drama by Ronny Yu Starring Ka-Yan Leung, Cherie Chung and Chow Yun-Fat
The UK 1982 X rated cinema release of the Export Version was cut by the BBFC to remove the sight of nunchakus. Later the film wasreleased uncut and BBFC 15 rated for 2001 DVD. There is also an extended Hong Kong Version
Summary Notes
When courier Ma (Ka-Yan Leung) alongside three other mismatched allies, is sent on a mission to deliver a secret cargo to a rebel leader, he soon finds himself
on a patriotic quest to save the country and himself.
Hong Kong Version
Hong Kong Version
run:
91m
pal:
87m
UK: BBFC details not yet published for the Hong Kong Verion:
2023 88 Films [Hong Kong + Export versions] RAB Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
Power in Our Hands is a documentary film by Angela Spielsinger.
Noted as having a re-edited version but no other information.
Promotional Material
Power in Our Hands is a ground-breaking documentary, containing newly digitised archive footage available
to the public for the first time, on the Deaf community's fight for civil rights and principally, the right to be heard.
Combining social history and archive film with contemporary interviews, and released in the 125th anniversary
year of the British Deaf Association, Power in Our Hands explores the secret history and heritage of the Deaf community in the UK.
Versions
uncut
75:11s
UK: The Re-edited Version was passed PG uncut for infrequent mild sex references for:
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