Likely cuts made to The Dark Knight DVD.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Dec 2008, 15:49

Jaws is still his best.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 29 Dec 2008, 16:00

luckystars wrote:Spielberg hasn't made a good film since Last Crusade has he?

Jurassic Park and Minority Report in my opinion.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 29 Dec 2008, 17:08

gasteropod wrote:
luckystars wrote:Spielberg hasn't made a good film since Last Crusade has he?
Jurassic Park and Minority Report in my opinion.

I'd say that his last good films (that I've seen) were Catch Me If You Can and Minority Report.

-Amistad and A.I. are garbage.
-WotW was average.
-Lost World was bad, but is a lot of fun to watch.

I have yet to see Munich or that one where Tom Hanks is stuck in an airport.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Dec 2008, 17:35

Amistad is great IMO. A.I was such a let down, Kubrick would've done it properly.

WOTW was also a big let down, considering the immensely strong source material. Spielberg should be ashamed at what he managed with that one. Minority Report was the last good/great Spielberg film IMO and I've not seen Munich or The Terminal either. I've not seen Catch Me If You Can either.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Dec 2008, 17:48

Minority Report was great IMO.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 29 Dec 2008, 18:39

EvaUnit02 wrote:-Amistad and A.I. are garbage.

Whilst I certainly wouldn't call A.I. garbage, I don't like it simply because it's so God damned depressing and bleak. Hayley Joel Osment's acting is amazing in it, and it's bloody horrible when he's being abandoned by his mother.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 29 Dec 2008, 18:56

Munich is very powerful in places but didn't hit the spot for me.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 14 Jan 2009, 00:10

I still say Duel is his best

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Jan 2011, 21:17

I'm resurrecting this thread due to a discussion with Grim over on Facebook and I just wanted to clarify what exactly is the case. Incidentally Mark's original link doesn't work, the link is now:

http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bw09a.htm#Dark_Days_3087

Am I correct in saying it was uncut in UK cinemas but the UK DVD and BD are the USA PG-13 rated cut? If so, is it uncut in any country worldwide on BD? Thanks.

Also what exactly has been cut/altered? Because that link just manages to muddy the water, save for "why so serious" apparently being added.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Jan 2011, 22:15

The cinema version is the same as the BD? Really? Interesting.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Jan 2011, 23:10

grim_tales wrote:The cinema version is the same as the BD? Really? Interesting.

Is that what "you" from it? Because that link and it's stupid updates just made me totally confused

. Is there even anything to back up any version is cut?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 19 Jan 2011, 23:50

"In the UK cinema version heath ledger puts the Stanley knife in the hoodlum's mouth and from a reverse shot the viewer sees the joker thrust his hand. The reverse shot was quite effective because you only saw heath moving his arm then the reaction of the other hoodlum as the body fell to the floor. "

That's what I remember seeing at the cinema.
I have the Blu Ray (US) but have yet to watch it.
I suspect that scene was snipped for a PG-13 and it's that version that has been supplied for home video worldwide (as per Mission: Impossible II and Charlie's Angels, which were similarly uncut in UK cinemas and cut on DVD/Blu).

EDIT:
If this is the version shown on the Blu Ray then I can confirm it's cut.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_5dP_83 ... re=related

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Jan 2011, 23:59

I remember the same thing as Mark in the cinema. I have the UK BD but havent seen it yet.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 20 Jan 2011, 20:05

The UK BD is uncut and the same as every other edition.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Jan 2011, 21:29

Hey LD, how have you been?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Jan 2011, 22:29

thelostdragon wrote:The UK BD is uncut and the same as every other edition.

Are you saying that scene is in the UK BD? Thanks.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 20 Jan 2011, 22:47

ALL BDs are the same pre-cut version.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 21 Jan 2011, 03:25

IronMonkey wrote:ALL BDs are the same pre-cut version.

...which means its not 'uncut'. To say otherwise (as LD just did) is disingenuous and misleading. I've SEEN the uncut version. Therefore it exists in print form.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 21 Jan 2011, 07:47

Markgway wrote:
IronMonkey wrote:ALL BDs are the same pre-cut version.
...which means its not 'uncut'. To say otherwise (as LD just did) is disingenuous and misleading. I've SEEN the uncut version. Therefore it exists in print form.

That was my point.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 21 Jan 2011, 17:06

Disingenuous my ass. Mark, if you look at it that way, every single movie out there is cut.
What I'm saying is that the UK BD is the same cut as everywhere else. No idea what you have seen, but I saw the film at the theatre myself, normal and IMAX version and to be honest I see no difference. I even remember myself sitting in the theatre and noticing how strangely that knife-in-mouth scene was edited when the Joker cut through White's cheek.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 21 Jan 2011, 18:18

thelostdragon wrote:Disingenuous my ass.

Your ass is your business..... and maybe Brad's.

Mark, if you look at it that way, every single movie out there is cut.

Um, no. Only ones that were cut to appease a censorship body (in this case the MPAA). I'm astonished that even in 2011 this issue STILL confuses supposedly intelligent people.

What I'm saying is that the UK BD is the same cut as everywhere else.

Same cut on DVD and BD, yes. That's what we've been saying. But the UK cinema version was longer (ie. uncut).

No idea what you have seen, but I saw the film at the theatre myself, normal and IMAX version and to be honest I see no difference. I even remember myself sitting in the theatre and noticing how strangely that knife-in-mouth scene was edited when the Joker cut through White's cheek.

I can't account for your memory... But I'm positive that my recollections concur with those of several other posters on various forums in which they saw a front view of The Joker cut thru the gangster's cheek (he thrusts his arm outward... the gangster's head is seen from back so no injury detail).

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 21 Jan 2011, 18:37

Markgway wrote:Same cut on DVD and BD, yes. That's what we've been saying. But the UK cinema version was longer (ie. uncut).

As this definitely been confirmed though? And I don't mean the "single" Melon Farmers link, which just muddies the water. Has anyone on this forum checked for example?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 21 Jan 2011, 18:50

Download an old pirate cam version from the net and look, easily solved

or youtube.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 22 Jan 2011, 01:13

romerojpg wrote:Download an old pirate cam version from the net and look, easily solved or youtube.

Is there a clip of the uncut scene on Youtube? I could only find the PG-13 version. If you download a camjob you would have to be certain it was the UK cinema version.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 27 Jan 2011, 23:21

I've just *ahem* "acquired" a camcorder copy of Dark Knight because I don't recall seeing any blatant arm movement from when I saw it in IMAX back in the day (but I didn't trust my memory enough to bother posting on the matter before). The verdict? No hand movement whatsoever, it cuts to the henchman's face then back to the guy falling. I do own the Blu-ray but not watched it yet, so I'll give it a double check tomorrow!

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