Gavin Salkeld's 'Cutting Edge'
Examining BBFC and MPAA cuts

Cutting Edge

A series of notable BBFC and MPAA cuts

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Cutting Edge

Gavin Salkeld takes a detailed look at MPAA and BBFC cuts

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Cutting Edge Episode 33
Lethal Weapon 2

Ferman's crusade continues

Latest
Quick Trims Episode 28:
Secondhand Lions on YouTube

BBFC category cuts for a PG rated cinema release

Coming Soon
Cutting Edge Episode 34
Cutthroat Island

Renny Harlin's adventure is cut short

Cutting Edge Episodes

33: Lethal Weapon 2 31st March 2016

32: The Hunger Games 29th February 2016

31: xXx Films 28th January 2016

30: Strange Days Special Edition 30th December 2015

29: Batman Forever 21st December 2015

28: Mirrors 14th December 2015

27: Hard Target 26th November 2015

26: The Rundown 29th October 2015

25: Doctor Who Special Edition 17th Sep 2015

24: The Equalizer 19th August 2015

23: The Mummy Series 16th July 2015

22: Eraser 14th June 2015

21: The Frighteners 21st May 2015

20: RoboCop Special Edition 5th May 2015

19: Taken 2 5th April 2015

18: Sleeping with the Enemy 5th March 2015

17: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 5th Feb 2015

16: Hot Shots! and Part Deux 4th Jan 2015

15: Die Hard Special Edition December 2014

14: Lethal Weapon November 2014

13: Point Break October 2014

12: True Lies September 2014

11: Casino Royale August 2014

10: The Da Vinci Code/Angels & Demons July 2014

9: The Rock June 2014

8: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves May 2014

7: Terminator 2 April 2014

6: Steven Seagal Special March 2014

5: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider March 2014

4: Scream

3: Cliffhanger

2: The Woman in Black

1: Tomorrow Never Dies

Quick Trims Episodes

28 Secondhand Lions March 2016

27 Cobra February 2016

26 Fast & Furious January 2016

25 Presumed Innocent November 2015

24 Transsiberian October 2015

23 Face/Off August 2015

22 Kindergarten Cop July 2015

21 Mystery Men June 2015

20: Stay April 2015

19: Left Behind March 2015

18: Hard Boiled December 2014

17: The Burning October 2014

16: Romeo Must Die September 2014

15: Jack Reacher August 2014

14: Daybreakers August 2014

13: Commando June 2014

12: Angel Eyes May 2014

11: Daredevil May 2014

10: Men in Black April 2014

9: Maximum Risk April 2014

8: Braveheart April 2014

7: Drop Zone April 2014

6: Maximum Risk April 2014

5: Bridget Jones's Diary April 2014

4: Judge Dredd April 2014

3: The Matrix April 2014

2: Thunderball March 2014

1: In the Line of Fire March 2014

Other Detailed Cuts

Cutting Edge Episode 1: Tomorrow Never Dies

Complete List of Cuts: James Bond Films

Detailed Cuts: GoldenEye

Detailed Cuts: Licence to Kill

List of Cuts: Blasphemy

List of Cuts: Exorcist Films

List of Cuts: Friday the 13th Films

List of Cuts: Halloween Films

List of Cuts: Hammer Horror

List: Hardcore 18s

List of Cuts: Ilsa Films

List of Cuts: Nightmare on Elm Street Films

List of Cuts: Saw Films

Detailed Cuts: A Serbian Film

List of Cuts: Texas Chainsaw Films

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Cutting Edge Episode 33: Lethal Weapon 2: Ferman's crusade continues

Cutting Edge Episode 32: The Hunger Games: A detailed look at the BBFC cuts

Cutting Edge Episode 31: xXx Films: reveals the BBFC cuts xXx and xXx: The Next Level

Cutting Edge Episode 30: Strange Days: A new insight into the BBFC cuts to Strange Days

Cutting Edge Episode 29 Batman Forever Batman battles his arch-enemies at the BBFC

Cutting Edge Episode 28 Mirrors Reflecting on the BBFC cuts to the cinema version

Cutting Edge Episode 27 Hard Target John Woo battles Hollywood and the MPAA

Cutting Edge Episode 26 The Rundown/Welcome to the Jungle Cinema cuts & home video status

Cutting Edge Episode 25 Doctor Who Special Edition Doctor Who and the Censors

Cutting Edge Episode 24 The Equalizer Detailed BBFC category cuts for a 15 rating

Cutting Edge Episode 23 The Mummy Series
BBFC cuts to The Mummy, The Mummy Returns & The Scorpion King

Cutting Edge Episode 22 Eraser Ferman's quest to make action films 'morally suitable'

Cutting Edge Episode 21 The Frighteners Spooky decisions at the BBFC

Cutting Edge Episode 20 RoboCop Special Edition RoboCop Trilogy at the MPAA and BBFC

Cutting Edge Episode 19: Taken 2 Bryan Mills is taken down to 12A

Cutting Edge Episode 18 Sleeping with the Enemy No sex, please, we're censors

Cutting Edge Episode 17 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer BBFC obsession with a serial killer

Cutting Edge Episode 16:
Hot Shots! and Part Deux

BBFC cuts for cinema and home video

Cutting Edge Episode 15
Die Hard Special Edition

Yippie Ki Yay Movie Censor!

Cutting Edge Episode 14
Lethal Weapon 4

Gavin Salkeld tracks down the bad guys at the BBFC and OFLC

Cutting Edge Episode 13
Point Break

Gavin Salkeld surfs the BBFC cuts to Kathryn Bigelow's action thriller

Cutting Edge Episode 12
True Lies

Gavin Salkeld separates the fact from the fiction about the BBFC cuts

Casino Royale

Gavin Salkeld extracts the truth about the censor cuts

Cutting Edge Episode 11: Casino Royale

The Da Vinci Code/Angels and Demons Special Edition

Cutting Edge 10: The Da Vinci Code/Angels and Demons Special Edition

Gavin Salkeld unravels the mysteriously complex BBFC cuts

The Da Vinci Code/Angels & Demons

The Rock

Cutting Edge 9: The Rock

Gavin Salkeld examines the cuts to the Rock and asks whether the UK and Australian censors were caught between a rock and a hard place

The Rock

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Cutting Edge 8: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Gavin Salkeld examines James Ferman's biggest regret of not cutting enough for a PG.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Terminator 2

Cutting Edge 7: Terminator 2

Gavin Salkeld calls the film censors to account for their sins in cutting James Cameron's Terminator 2.

Terminator 2

Steven Seagal Special

Steven Seagal is a big man with a big heart, and has been a big target for film censors. Gavin has amassed the complete cuts to Seagal's films from 1988 to 1996.

Steven Seagal: The Complete Cuts

Lara Croft Tomb Raider

Episode 5: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Scream

Episode 4: Scream

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Quick Trims Episode 28:
Secondhand Lions on YouTube

BBFC category cuts for a PG rated cinema release

Quick Trims Episode 27:
Cobra on YouTube

BBFC cuts for 18 rated VHS and DVD

Quick Trims Episode 26:
Fast & Furious on YouTube

BBFC cuts for a 12A rated cinema release and home video

Quick Trims Episode 25:
Presumed Innocent on YouTube

BBFC cuts for a 15 rated cinema release and an 18 rated VHS video

Quick Trims Episode 24:
Transsiberian on YouTube

BBFC category cuts for a 15 rating

Quick Trims Episode 23:
Face/Off on YouTube

BBFC cuts to sights of a butterfly knife

Quick Trims Episode 22:
Kindergarten Cop on YouTube

BBFC cuts for a 12 rating

Quick Trims Episode 21:
Mystery Men on YouTube

BBFC cuts

Quick Trims Episode 20:
Stay on YouTube

BBFC category cuts for a 15 rating

Quick Trims Episode 19:
Left Behind on YouTube

BBFC category cuts for a 12 rating

Quick Trims Episode 18:
Hard Boiled on YouTube

BBFC cuts for cinema and VHS

Quick Trims Episode 17
The Burning on YouTube

BBFC cuts for cinema and VHS

Quick Trims Episode 16
Romeo Must Die on YouTube

BBFC category cuts for cinema and DVD

Quick Trims Episode 15
Jack Reacher on YouTube

BBFC category cuts for cinema.

Quick Trims Episode 14
Daybreakers on YouTube

BBFC category cuts for cinema.

Commando

MPAA and BBFC cuts for cinema and DVD.

Quick Trims: Commando on YouTube

Angel Eyes

BBFC category cuts for cinema and DVD.

Quick Trims: Angel Eyes on YouTube

Daredevil

BBFC advised category cuts for cinema.

Quick Trims: Daredevil on YouTube

Men in Black

BBFC category cuts for cinema, VHS, DVD and Blu-ray

Quick Trims: Men in Black on YouTube

Street Fighter

Cut by the BBFC for cinema, and further cut for VHS and DVD.

Quick Trims: Street Fighter on YouTube

Braveheart

Cut by the BBFC for cinema, VHS and DVD.

Quick Trims: Braveheart on YouTube