• A scene is missing where a naked woman is whipped and then gets her injuries kissed better. The sight of her in the background of the next scene has also been deleted.
• Shots of oral sex have been removed from the subsequent sex scene
• We are denied the sight of a knife piercing a man's jeans during a castration.

A shorter version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for the 2010 Cornerstone R2 DVD

The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 103:20s = 99:12s

• Usual cutting of all hardcore
• Deletion of implied anal penetration with a guy's thumb
• Cuts to a man dropping hot wax onto woman
• Cuts to a woman pouring hot wax on herself
• Length of sex scenes cut for the hell of it
• Cuts of all indications of a three-way scene with a woman and two men
• A groping of a woman by two masked men offended the BBFC and was cut

A truely despicable effort from the BBFC who presume that they sit in moral judgement over us. Anal sex is not illegal nor is it illegal to have three in a bed. Why should 4 minutes of softcore sex be wrong when 3 minutes is OK?

• Xiang Gang qi an Zhi Qiang Jian
• Legal Rape
• Raped by an Angel
• Super Rape

This video has had a bit of a difficult time at the BBFC. After 2 rejections it was finally resubmitted with a running time of 85:03s (ie pre-cuts of 6:20s) and the BBFC imposed a further 4:42s of cuts before granting a certificate in November 1998.

Thanks to Bleach on the Melon Farmers Forum:

These account for what the BBFC removed, not what was pre-cut:

• At 7 mins - During dirty phone call received at women's party, after woman asks "Why not now, I'm hot right now?", the rapist's lines (and subtitles) expressing plans to tie woman up and rape her were removed, resuming on man saying "One day we'll do this for real, Yau Yak Nam."
• At 15 mins - Bed scene in which rapist turns woman over and then invites second man into bed to share her was reduced, cutting away as second man touches her back and she looks round. All sight of second man entering bed and raping her whilst first man records this on video was also removed, resuming on blue sky through window.
• At 28 mins - As ex-girlfriend makes stand against gangster and older woman says "How dare you make a scene here!", her further comment (and subtitles) "Get me a knife and I'll cut off her tits", together with man's instruction "Bring a knife" were removed, a reaction shot of woman on floor was inserted to avoid jump cut, and resuming on older woman continuing "I can't stand this stupid bitch".
• At 38 mins -In woman's flat, sexual assault was reduced to establishment only, as follows:

(i) after victim is thrown into bath and man looks down at her, remove shot of him smiling and saying "Good idea, let's have a bath", resuming on frightened woman in bath;
(ii) then, after woman starts to lift herself out of bath, cut away to remove prolonged scene in which she struggles and protests as she is terrorised, pursued, assaulted and finally raped in kitchen, resuming on new scene on boat panning up from man's bare feet.

• At 43 mins - After happy couple disappear under duvet, sadistic focus on raped woman's terror was reduced by removing all sight of her bound and gagged in chair, resuming on rapist raising video camera to photograph bound victim.
• At 69 mins - Scene of rapist peeping on his female neighbour was considerably reduced by removing the following -

(i) prolonged sexy dancing, sight of woman undressing and repeated shots of man peeping through hole;
(ii) CU of woman stroking her leg up towards crotch, resuming on woman in sexy underwear dancing in hallway.

• At 70 mins - At end of 'peeping tom' sequence, after boyfriend says "I'd wank myself to death", entire scene depicting rapist hanging upside down, masturbating and saying aloud "I will fuck you" was removed, resuming on scene in bar.
• At 78 mins - During final, prolonged fight between woman and rapist
  dressed in clown suit, the sadistic power of the violence was reduced by removing the following -

(i) sight of woman kicked in throat and falling back onto glass coffee table, breaking it;
(ii) woman having her hair pulled viciously, then kicked between her legs from rear as she crawls away;
(iii) woman being dragged by hair up outdoor steps in rain, then splayed out and pinned down against kitchen counter;
(iv) CU of man groping woman's bare breasts as lightning flashes in background.

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

The BBFC gave the following justification for the rejection: Two different versions of the same Hong Kong thriller were rejected for their exploitative treatment of rape, murder and dismemberment

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to remove/obscure the word "bugger" to obtain a U category,

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Company chose to remove images of unsimulated sexual activity (in this case, oral/genital contact and vaginal penetration) in order to achieve a requested 18 classification

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Cut required to a scene of sexual detail (semen or liquid resembling semen present on woman's genitals)

Cut in 2007 with the following BBFC comment: Company chose to remove images of unsimulated sexual activity (dildo penetration of vagina; and oral-genital contact during cunnilingus) An uncut R18 was available to the distributor

The BBFC cut the 2007 Asphyxiation DVD by 3:38s. Distributor chose to remove shots of clearly unsimulated sexual activity (in this case, vaginal penetration with penis and dildo and oral genital contact). An R18 uncut was available to the distributor.

• National Lampoon's Winter Holiday

Same cuts to all cinema and video versions since 1990

The dialogue: We’re gonna have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye! lost the ‘fucking’

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

See Van Wilder: Party Liaison

The Director's cut was passed without BBFC intervention in 2002.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available via UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Absolute cinematic treat

Natural Born Killers is Oliver Stone's take-no-prisoners assault on the media that is cinematic eye-candy to the teeth. It's an uneasy satire to watch, but it is an extremely effective film that is both thrilling and funny. Many people loath this movie, as it is not an easy one to take. I feel there's a lot of ugly truths hidden within, and those truths aren't very easy to accept for most. For those who are aware of how manipulative and hypocritical the media world can be are in for one crazy and unforgiving ride that has no limits.

The structure of the film is usually what turns people off from it, but I thought it was all executed perfectly. It doesn't follow your basic plot structure in the same way most films do. We're presented with the characters, the conflict, resolution, etc.--but it's pieced together in random spots as if you were surfing through different channels on the TV. This is extremely effective for what Stone is trying to convey. It's a disturbing film because it actually sheds light on something most people don't want to fess up to, and that is the glorification of criminals and violence. I found it to be a breath-taking satire, as well as an outstanding film all together.

One of the many strong points that this film has is the amazing acting from the superb cast. Woody Harrelson is savagely entertaining as the notorious "Mickey," while Juliette Lewis is beautiful and deadly. Robert Downey Jr. is a complete joy to watch as he partakes in the role of the obsessive talk-show host who is only concerned with ratings (now, who does he remind you of?). It also must be said that Tommy Lee Jones gives one of his funniest performances ever--the expressions on his face are absolutely priceless.

Natural Born Killers is an absolute cinematic treat to film buffs. While it's most likely not to be welcomed with open-arms by most, it certainly is entertaining to those who love it. It's not your ordinary movie, that much is for sure. If you're looking for a risk-taking satire that defies all of the rules and boundaries, this might be the choice for you. It's a unique experience that never loses its appeal or originality.

This is a pre-cut US 'R' rated version with a few restored scenes. The BBFC reckon that the unreleased certificated video version had a few restored scenes from the cuts listed below. This was said to show a little more ruthless behaviour associated with Mickey to try and diminish the impression that he is almost the good guy in the film.

This version became the 1994 cinema release and Warner videos of 1996 and 2001

The unrated directors cut has additional scenes as follows:

1. Pre-credits murder scene in the diner features additional footage (Mallory smashing a guy's head on the floor; more graphic footage in the knife throwing death scene);
2. The death of Mallory's father is slightly extended with more graphic footage;
3. Mickey is briefly seen raping the bound hostage in the motel room;
4. When Mickey and Mallory run out of gas in the desert they start to argue; Mallory points a gun at Mickey and forces him to remove his trousers. He's chased by a ram escaped from the herd of the indian shaman. Mickey and Mallory ask him for help and follow him home;
5. Jack Scagnetti's murder of the prostitute is longer and more explicit.
6. After Mickey and Mallory have killed the indian and have been bitten by the rattlesnake, we see Scagnetti dumping the body of the prostitute near a railway; the camera pulls back to reveal a nearby drive-in theater where Mickey and Mallory are watching the film and talking;
7. The clerk at the Drug Zone pharmacy is watching a program on Mickey and Mallory on TV that features a dramatized massacre in an indian jewelry and craft store;
8. The beating of Mickey and Mallory after he's surrendered outside the Drug Zone is longer and more violent (the scene is shot mimicking the Rodney King videotape);
9. The scene where psychiatrist Dr. Rheingold (Steven Wright) is interviewed by Wayne Gale is longer and features additional dialogue;
10. A new scenes features Denis Leary as a prison inmate walking up and down his cell while delivering a frenzied and funny monologue about Mickey and Mallory.
11. The prison riot sequences are longer and include additional scenes showing a cop being shoved into a washing machine and killed, a con's head boiled in a large pot, another cop dragged on a table and shoved into an oven, a cop thrown and hanged from a balcony and cons cutting other cons' throats in the prison's barber shop.
12. After hitting the guard (Vince Pruitt Taylor) in the face with the butt of a shotgun, Mickey convinces him to bring him to Mallory's cell by breaking his fingers;
13. Jack Scagnetti's agony after being stabbed in the throat by Mallory is longer;
14. The warden's (Tommy Lee Jones) death scene at the hand of the prisoners is more explicit. The prisoners are seen waving his dismembered body parts and his head on a spear;
15. After Mallory has shot Wayne Gale's hand, there are a few frames showing the warden and the guards seen through the bleeding hole;
16. After Mickey and Mallory have killed Wayne Gale, the movie continues with a new ending showing them riding on a van with Owen (Arliss Howard), the prisoner that helped them escape. Owen insists that Mickey and Mallory take him with them but they refuse; after Owen asks Mickey to let Mallory have sex with him, the couple decides to throw him out of the van, but he pulls a shotgun and kills Mickey. The last frame shows Owen taking aim at Mallory.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The Director's cut also include the following extra scenes that were not included in the film. Oliver Stone's decision.

• There's a lengthy courtroom sequence showing part of Mickey and Mallory's trial; the prosecutor Wanda Bisbing (Rachel Ticotin) is interviewed by Wayne Gale and then we see witness Grace Mulberry (Ashley Judd) being cross examined byMickey. The murder of Grace's brother is shown, then Mickey stabs and kills Grace with a pencil on the witness stand.
• Wayne Gale interviews the Hun Brothers, two body builders who have had their legs sawn off by Mickey and Mallory. A flashback reveals that the brothers have been spared by Mickey and Mallory because they've been recognized as great admirers of their work;

I had an interesting report from one of my readers: I was fortunate to see a test screening of NBK at Universal Studios. There was a part of the motel rape scene removed from the final cut, this involved, Mickey approaching the bound & gagged hostage, he starts to dance in front of her, then taking his knife he cuts off her knickers, and then persues to rape while her hands are still tied behind her back, (this scene continues to bombard your mind and becomes more and more unbearable to watch) and then finally he then puts his mouth against hers, and rips her tongue out while still raping her (ala Midnight Express!). Why this was not added on to the supplementary section of the Box-Set release I don't know. I believed the scene was important in that it showed the sickness, ruthlessness and disturbing side to all serial killers and more importantly to our character 'Mickey'. Without this scene Mickey to me just did not seem disturbing enough! even with all the cuts restored.I asked John Venzon (assist. editor) why the scene was ommitted, in reply he said 'it detracted your attention away from Mickey, and was deemed to excessive', fair comment!

13s pre-cut

18:37s pre-cut and a further 21:44s cut by the BBFC

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove instance of unsimulated oral-genital contact

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove clear sight of oral-genital contact (cunnilingus). An R18 was available to the distributor.

• Underaged and Oversexed

The BBFC cut the 2008 Pegasus DVD by 50s: Distributor was required to remove the word 'underage' from the title

Cut in 2007 with the following BBFC comment: The distributor chose to remove explicit sex images (in this case oral-genital contact during clearly unsimulated cunnilingus and vaginal penetration with fingers) to achieve an '18' certificate. An 'R18' uncut was available to the distributor.

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to cut clear sight of unsimulated dildo penetration. An R18 category was available to the distributor

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Company chose to remove images of explicit sexual activity (in this case, clear sight of cunnilingus)

• Fresh Air

The Extended Version was passed uncut in 2008 with previous cuts waived

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

The 2008 Optimum DVD was cut by 6s. Distributor was required to remove two scenes of animal cruelty (cruel tripping of horses and cockfighting)

The Submitted running time was noted as 90:04s = 86:28s

• Living Nightmare
• La Svastica nel Ventre

The cinema release was banned in 1977

The BBFC cuts were waived for the 2003 Anchor Bay DVD and 2006 Optimum DVD/Blu-ray

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Masterpiece

This is a masterpiece of a film from director Kathryn Bigelow. It has been described by Ms Bigelow as a story of two families, a daylight family and a night family; others have called it a cross between a horror film, an action film and a western. It is a recorded fact that Ms Bigelow had wanted to make a western, but because westerns weren't popular at the time, it was decided to turn it into a horror film with a basic western feel.

Caleb has been taken by Mae and her vampire family - Jesse Hooker (Lance Henriksen), Severen (Bill Paxton), Diamondback (Jeanette Goldstein) and Homer (Joshua Miller). He doesn't want to kill, but his body now needs blood to survive and we watch as Caleb's internal fight what he knows is wrong and what his needs tell him to do.

As the film builds to its climax Caleb must make the decision between his two families, between day and night.

Whether James Cameron had an influence in the casting of the main characters (he was at the time that the film was made married to Ms Bigelow).

The vampire family consists of Lance Henriksen (Aliens' android Bishop), Bill Paxton (PFC Hudson from Aliens) and Jeanette (Vasquez) Goldstein all give excellent performances, but, once again, it is Bill Paxton who delivers the most memorable performance of the entire cast.

This film is thoroughly enjoyable. One of the greatest vampire movies ever, though interestingly the term vampire is never used in the film itself.

From cuts details on IMDb

• Diamondback opening and closing a butterfly knife repeatedly before slitting the barmaid's throat
• Jesse and Severen putting the barman's body on the bar and smashing bottles of spirits over and around him to fuel the fire while Severen quips Hey, bartender salad.

The BBFC cut the 2009 Deagostini DVD by 3s: A cut was made to a scene of animal cruelty (a horse being tripped and falling onto its face)

The 2008 DVD submitted by Odeon is uncut

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut US DVD is available at US Amazon for release on 28th July 2009

• Sex scene between Hugh and Anna was edited

The BBFC cut the 2007 DVD by 4:27s. Company chose to remove images of clearly unsimulated sexual activity (oral-genital contact and penetration). An R18 uncut was available.

• Night Visitor

The same cuts apply to the 1983 cinema release, 1986 Warner video and 2001 MGM DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

• Cut by the BBFC to remove a scene in which a horse falls into water on its back. Considered cruel treatment of a horse.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
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• Die unendliche Geschichte

The International Version was passed U uncut for the 1984 cinema release, 1986 Warner video, 2002 Warner DVD and 2008 Warner DVD/Blu-ray.

Note that there is also an alternative German Version

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

Cut when resubmitted for the 2007 Abbey DVD with the following BBFC comment:

Distributor chose to remove several [ie 5] uses of the word 'bleedin', used as an expletive, in order to gain a U. A PG uncut was available to the distributor.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

• Chin long chuen suet
• Jin long chuen suet
• Legend of the Wolf
• Zhan lang chuan shuo

From cuts details on IMDb:

The cut footage was later re-instated for the 2000 theatrical release and 2005 Soulblade DVD rating.

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at UK Amazon

• Xin ching-wu men
• Fists to Fight

The re-edited version was passed 15 with BBFC cuts for the 2007 Contender DVD

• Chu dao gui jing
• Choh do gwai ging
• Master of Disaster New Kids in Town

The film was cut by the BBFC when submitted in 1995.

• Scene deleted showing man in a wheelchair being set alight

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment:
The cuts were Compulsory., The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor was required to make a compulsory cut to remove a reference to under-age sex and one cut for category to remove sight of a man inserting his fingers into a woman's vagina. Both cuts were made

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to make several cuts to explicit sexual detail (vibrator penetration) in line with BBFC policy and guidelines

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Company chose to cut incidents of clear sexual detail (in this case sight of clearly unsimulated digital penetration during masturbation)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment:
The cuts were Compulsory. Cuts required to remove reference to "teen" on the grounds of encouraging an interest in underage sex,

The inner labia is out for 18 rated videos.

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to cut shots of clearly unsimulated sexual activity ( vaginal penetration by dildo ). An R18 without cuts was available to the distributor.

3:25s unofficial pre-cuts

35:00s unofficial pre-cuts

33:25s unofficial pre-cuts with a further 19:08s cut by the BBFC

An Extended Version was passed 12 for the 2009 Entertainment in Video Blu-ray

Uncontentious material for all versions

The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

The BBFC passed the 2010 Yash RAj DVD 15 uncut

• Lo Squartatore di New York
• Psycho Ripper
• The Ripper

When submitted in 2007 for an Argent  DVD release, the film was shorn of 34s with the following BBFC comment: Cuts were required to remove sexualised violence (a naked and bound woman's stomach and breasts being mutilated with a razor)

From Mercury

The BBFC did not ask for any additional cuts above those for the 2002 release. Presumably they have been implemented differently.

Shameless have hosted the cut scene on their website

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See review from US Amazon:  Darkest and goriest

The New York Ripper was a great Italian horror film from Lucio Fulci, the film was filled with plenty of gruesome death scenes and lots of sleaze, sex and nudity in fact its probably one of the sleaziest Italian horror flicks I've ever seen. It was also notorious for being banned in the U.K. This is easily one of Lucio Fulci's darkest and goriest films out there (O.K. maybe not THE goriest, I still think that Cat In The Brain holds that title), there is one scene that was quite sick and perverse that's guaranteed to make you squirm, yes I'm talking about the "Golden Toes" scene.

When an old man finds a prostitute's severed hand under the Brooklyn Bridge the police decide to do a little investigating. It seems that the victim was heard speaking to a strange duck-voiced man. As the murders add up the police detective who's investigating the case recruits a psychology professor to help find out who this Donald Duck voiced maniac could be

This is a typical Fulci flick which means that the plot gets thinner during the course of the film and the bad acting which was adequate especially for this type of film could have been better but that's not important, if your a hardcore Fulci or exploitation fan then you'll obviously love this as the death scenes were quite brutal and very nasty.

I have to admit that I really liked this film a lot and it was one of Fulci's best, while not a classic like Zombi 2, it was still great and enjoyable.

The video version was submitted by Protected and passed in 2002 after 22s cuts described by the BBFC: Cuts required to detailed, close up sight of a woman's stomach, breast and nipple being cut with a razor blade

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Company chose to remove explicit images of fellatio, cunnilingus and vaginal penetration with penis and dildo.

Cut in 2009 with the following BBFC comment: Company chose to remove sequences of explicit sexual activity (in this case, female masturbation, digital penetration of vagina, penile penetration of vagina and sight of liquid resembling semen on face). An uncut 'R18' classification was available to the company.

• Enemy of the State

Rejected in 2009 with the BBFC justification:

NF713 takes the form of an extended sequence in which a man tortures a woman psychologically, physically and sexually. The woman is bound and restrained throughout and the man in question is in a position of absolute power and control over her. The man tortures the woman in order to make her confess her crimes against an unnamed 'State' but his ultimate aim is to break her down and make her fully compliant, eradicating her individuality and making her a mere number, 'NF713'. The man employs a variety of techniques ranging from invasive questioning about her body and her sexual life to genital torture with forceps and electricity, makeshift waterboarding, beatings and forced urination. The torture is unremitting and takes up the majority of the work's 73 minute running time. Throughout large sections the woman is naked or semi-naked and her nudity is focussed upon, particularly in the later portions of the work. The work concludes with a series of black and white stills of the woman, bound and restrained.

In the BBFC's view, the primary purpose of NF713 is to sexually arouse the viewer at the sight of a woman being sexually humiliated, tortured and abused. As such it constitutes a 'sex work', which is defined by the BBFC's Guidelines as a work whose 'primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation'. The focus on the woman's naked, humiliated body together with the conventional BDSM aspects of the later part of the work lend credence to the view that sexual arousal is its primary intent, as do the closing series of black and white stills which strongly resemble conventional erotic fetish photography. The BBFC operates a strict policy on sex works and does not issue classification to such works if they depict non consensual sexual activity (whether real or simulated), the infliction of pain or physical harm (whether real or simulated) or sexual threats, humiliation or abuse that do not form part of a clearly consenting role-playing game. NF713focuses exclusively on these elements of non-consensual activity, pain, humiliation and abuse and takes the form of a dramatic scenario in which the viewer is invited to believe that what is being shown is 'real'. Unlike many BDSM works it is not apparent that what is occurring is part of a consensual role play where the roles are clearly set out and, in any case, the Guidelines preclude the kind of strong abuse on offer here, even if consent is established.

Even if one were to take the view that the primary purpose of NF713 is to explore the nature of torture in dramatic form, the work would still be in clear breach of the BBFC's Guidelines and policies on sexual violence. The unbroken sequence of sexual torture and humiliation means that the work runs the risk (whether intentionally or unintentionally) of eroticising sexual violence and thereby causing harm to viewers. The work invites the audience to relish sight of – and be sexually aroused by - a restrained and helpless woman being sexually molested, humiliated and tortured. Such a complete focus on sexual violence, together with the elements of eroticism provided by the nudity and semi-nudity of the female victim, runs a real risk of eroticising sexual violence in a potentially harmful and dangerous manner.

The BBFC considered the possibility of cuts. However, given the extent of unacceptable material and the pervasive theme of sexual violence and sexual threat, cuts were not considered a viable option on this occasion.

See article from nikiflynn.com: I am Not a Number

I’ve just spent the last few days being tortured and interrogated for Control & Reform Productions. The film is called Enemy of the State [Since renamed to NF713] and it’s the dark brainchild of China Hamilton and me.

It’s somewhere between Closet Land and 1984 - but with no faking of the torture scenes. It’s set in a non-specific police state and I’ve been arrested for distributing anti-State pamphlets. As such, I no longer warrant a name; I’m simply NF-713. My soft-spoken interrogator gradually convinces me to cooperate through various kind and caring methods, as he only wants to help me. Help comes in various forms, as does corrective treatment:

Bastinado, back whipping, breast whipping, electric shocks, hydrotherapy, medical torture, brainwashing, force-feeding… Except for the use of a small whip in one scene, my bottom was actually spared. (How’s that for a first?) I was wrecked by the end of the shoot, still crying after the cameras stopped rolling.

Niki Flynn also speaks at length about the BBFC rejection notice: R is for “rejected”

The British Board of Film Censors has just examined my naked, humiliated body in exhaustive detail and declared it potentially harmful and dangerous.

While I’m not too surprised the film didn’t get an 18 certificate, I’m actually fairly disturbed by some of the alarmist language in the rejection note.

The note describes the unremitting torture inflicted throughout the film, making it sound far worse and more graphic than it actually is. Frankly, in the cut submitted to the BBFC there is very little actual abuse shown and the focus is mostly on the psychological aspects of interrogation and the resulting Stockholm Syndrome. But they felt its primary intent was to sexually arouse the viewer and as such it’s a sex work and the non-consensuality makes it unsuitable for the British public, who are apparently likely to become rapists and torturers after viewing such a dangerous film.

...Read the full article

• Above the Law

The 1989 Warner video and 1998 Warner video/DVD were cut by 15s for an 18 certificate.

Thanks to Gavin:

1. During the fight in a bar towards the beginning of the film - when Seagal is searching for his niece - 6 secs of Seagal twice slamming his fist into a thugs nose has been removed.
2. Just after the bar fight, before Seagal kicks down the door, a shot of the young couple in bed heating drugs was removed.
3. In the finale, when Seagal briefly fights Henry Silva, a 4 sec shot of Seagal breaking Silva's arm - with a loud crunch - has been removed, but the subsequent neck break seems intact.

The film was originally shown uncut on Sky TV but seems to have now been replaced with a censored version.

From Gavin, November 2009: Nico Above the Law

Nico is now out on Blu-ray in the UK and it is fully uncut. Furthermore, it is released under its original correct title of Above the Law.

Strangely, the BBFC VFC number on the disc itself refers to the last official certification of the film from 1998, which was a pre-cut submission from Warner.

The BBFC confirmed this is not a legitimate release and will be withdrawn from sale shortly.

I thought fans may like to know so they can snap it up before it goes!

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon
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The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
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Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Cuts required to dialogue references likely to promote or encourage an interest in illicit underage sexual activity

• Stephen King's The Night Flier

The BBFC passed the Director's Cut 18 uncut for the 2005 Home Entertainment DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The Director's Cut includes a little extra footage and restores some toned down violence

The uncut region 2 DVD is available via UK Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Unmitigated winner

I loved The Night Flier. This movie has it all in spades: sleazy characters deeply developed, a massively scary vampire, and gore ramped up to insane levels. Miguel Ferrer slams it out of the park as the cynical, world-weary Richard Dees, a journalist so fed up with the nightmares of humanity that he formulates the personal philosophy Never publish what you believe, and never believe what you publish in order to keep his emotional distance.

The picture succeeds because King, and by extension the filmmakers, rework the vampire mythos in a fresh way. This story rightly equates trash media with vampirism, and you never know who the real blood feeder is in the film.

Aside from the social messages in the film, The Night Flier also boasts one of the scariest looking vampires we've ever seen in a movie. That final showdown between Dees and Renfield, when the vampire finally shows the reporter his true face, will make you shudder.

I highly recommend this movie to fans of the vampire film genre. Heck, I recommend this film to anyone who wants to watch a genuinely scary film. The Night Flier is an unmitigated winner.

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R Rated

• La Horror Pilante Bestia Humana
• The Horrible Human Beast
• Horror and Sex
• Horror y Sexo
• Gomar the Human Gorilla

The US 2007 Redemption DVD release is uncut and runs at 84 minutes in NTSC

Thanks to Chris:

This Redemption version is slightly longer than the (uncut?) IVER pre-cert tape as there are at least two extra bits not in the IVER (IFS) tape. These are:-

• 42 minutes - After the green-dress wearing female has been ravaged in the park it cuts to the professor and his assistant pulling up and taking the body of another girl out of their car. We then cut back to the green-dress woman getting up with bushes all over her and looking around. The IVER tape misses out the doctor in the car as well as the green-dressed female recovering from the ordeal - approx 1 minute.
• 74 minutes - There is an extra brief shot in the DVD of the monster running off to the left after he takes the heroine down to the floor in the park. In this shot, you can see the studio and a ladder at the corner of the screen - approx 10 seconds.

These were probably not in the tape due to print damage but at least they're in the DVD.

From a review on Amazon: Pretty Grim

The film is a very cheap Mexican 'horror' with real life heart transplant footage edited into it during the operation scenes. This is pretty grim. Although, they can't possibly have done this operation for the film itself, so I don't really consider that to be too tasteless. And really, the rest of most of the film is so comic book and likeable, dammit, that you can forgive the rather shoddy idea of using said footage as a main point of sale. Far more interesting are the scenes where a woman wrestles another woman in what initially seems to be a pointless subplot. Have faith viewers, it is NOT a pointless subplot, but a cunning and subtle plot development. Even when the film appears to be going nowhere it IS. God bless writer/director Rene Cardona. I love the actress who plays the wrestler, too - especially when she looks straight into the camera and smiles to us, her loyal viewers.

People say that really bad films are funny to watch _because_ they are so bad. I have only found this to be the case with one film before now, and that was Death Wish 3, but now Night Of The Bloody Apes has become one of my pet films. A desert island treasure.

For entertainment value, this gets 10/10. Recently I have been unable to watch films all the way through, due to my deteriorating attention span, but this kept my attention for its duration, even to the extent that I couldn't look away from the TV. Take my advice and watch this masterpiece.

• 2002 Film 2000 DVD
• 1999 Sovereign (Satanica) VHS

In 1999 the video was released on the Satanica label, in a version that was obviously taken from Vipco's planned cut version (Vipco's logo remains). This time the distributor removed every single violent scene before submitting it to the censors. Strangely the scene where the doctor assistant is killed contains several shots of a completely different character being killed, whose demise doesn't happen until a few scenes later in the film.

Thanks to Adrian: Withdrawn Within Days

I can elaborate slightly on the Vipco release. I remember a piece in the Darkside saying that if you bought the video in July (1993) it would be uncut, this was a couple of months after they reviewed the cut version, I expected it to be re-released cut but I don't think it ever was.

I spent a couple of years trying to track one down without success, I was told it was never released although I still believe it was albeit briefly. I finally picked up a review copy a couple of years later; from the outside it looks like the other Vipco releases of the time but has release details etc on the inside of the insert, and a computer printed (dot matrix) label. The film has an on-screen clock running throughout and is cut to ribbons; I think it ran a few seconds longer than the Satanica release but I couldn't vouch for this. It has an official BBFC 18 certificate despite the BBFC website not having an 18 for this film until 1999. The release details inside the sleeve list the release date as 26th July 1993 so it was withdrawn within days. This is the only copy I have ever seen on Vipco and I've never even met anyone who's seen another, I reckon the old Iver pre-cert is probably easier to find than this.

• Heavily edited the rape & murder of the woman in the bedroom
• cut to remove a close up shot of a stabbing

The submitted running time was noted as 81:12s = 77:57s

No BBFC cuts to the Theatrical Version for the 1986 cinema release and 1987 Film & Video VHS.

There is a Directors Cut featuring an alternative end

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available via UK Amazon

The BBFC cut 1:41s from the:

• 2004 Vipco R1 DVD
• 1984 Vipco VHS

From cuts details on IMDb:

1:41s cut to remove nearly all scenes of graphic violence including:

• an arm removal
• the castration of the cyclist
• shots of disembowelment and bloody wounds
• a man's face being burnt on a stove.

The film is being shown on the Zone Horror Channel uncut so presumably the film would now pass the censors uncut

The BBFC reduced the certificate to 15 for the 2007 Metrodome DVD and the 2008 Freemantlemedia DVD.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Groundbreaking

As with any other horror genre, the groundbreaking zombie movie is the best. Night of the Living Dead is a cult gem that has inspired every zombie movie after it, with its low-budget look and cast of excellent, unknown actors. And, of course, the flesh-eating undead who are rising to kill the living.

Night of the Living Dead is one of those horror movies that chills viewers right down to the marrow. Romero creates a nightmarish, claustrophobic atmosphere in his movie, where no matter where you go, you're trapped -- and the humans might kill you if the zombies don't.

Originally filmed in murky black-and-white, Romero manages to make this film feel creepy even when the zombies aren't there. And while they're hiding in the farmhoruse, he takes the time to make it realistic -- the refugees grate on each other in a believable way (I ought to drag you out there and FEED you to those things!).

But then things get creepy, gross AND action-packed, when they slip out to fight the zombies. Romero switches the tone from eerie to downright terrifying -- the characters just reek of desperation -- and builds it up to a slam-bang finale. And along the way, we get terrified people fending zombies off with torches -- what could be better?

Duane Jones is the standout performance here: he's strong, kindly, take-charge and resourceful, but he also knows how to kick undead butt. By the finale, his character is the one that is remembered, especially given the haunting, shocking last scene, with an all-too-realistic racial undertone. But he was backed by excellent actors in Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, and dozens of zombie extras. Those people were amazing!

Stripped-down and stark, Night of the Living Dead is the sort of movie that should never be watched at night, and might make you look twice before going outside. Creepy, innovative and bizarre.

Thanks to Greig

• The Prism version (PPA 1160) released in 2001 is uncut.
   
• The Contender Entertainment Group Special Collector's Edition (steel case, 2005) is extensively Restored & Re-mastered. However it appears to be missing several sequences including most of the cannibalism scenes following the attack on the car, as well as heavily reducing the trowel murder from 14 blows to 3. Strange, as this version did have input from Romero himself.
   
• The Anchor Bay box set with the 30th Anniversary Edition (released 2002, disc label code: VFC25258) is uncut. They've also added new clips to the cannibalism scene after the truck blows up.
   
• Other releases have been pre-cut in the cannibalism scene after the truck blows up

• A close up of 2 zombies fighting over intestines (after the female zombie in white walks past eating a bone
• Close up of a male zombie eating from a bone (after the white clad female zombie sits down still eating the bone)
• Close up of male zombie eating forearm
• Close up of male zombie with scarred ear eating some internals

From IMDb

• Substantial edits to the trowel murder
• The removal of all the flesh-eating scenes.

• La Noche de las gaviotas
• Don't Go Out at Night
• Night of the Blood Cult
• Night of the Death Cult
• Night of the Seagulls
• Terror Beach
• The Blind Dead 4

Cuts waived when resubmitted in 2005

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Review from imdb

I am a big fan of the "Blind Dead" series but when I had rented this one I was very disappointed. It did not have as much potential as the other "Blind Dead" films did.

The other films through the series were well worth watching but not this one. The over dubbing was fake and the acting was terrible. And the mentally retarded man that kept getting beat up by the villagers did nothing to save this movie nor did the fact that the villagers had to sacrifice all those women in order to please the zombies did nothing to save this film either.

Although the background chanting and effects of the soundtrack during the movie would be a good Halloween scare, I would only give this movie a 2.

Cut when submitted in 1987

Thanks to MM:

I can't say for sure but I would say a shooting spree near a cafe was cut and an axe in the head shot as well as a scene where a mans head is fried on a grill before he's stabbed through the neck.

Shown on Zone Horror uncut in an 85 minute version (81 minutes in PAL). There must have been additional pre-cuts for the UK release

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: High Body Count

Night Screams like a typical teen slasher movie in which you watch to do the body count. And the body count in this flick reaches double digits.

As if that is not enough, the film started with this ill fated couple watching a horror film in which nubile females are offed by a fencing sword. Perhaps they are going for triple digits?

Anyway, basically, David, the high school football hero who have to take medication for hyperactivity decided to invite some friends over to his parent's palatial home when they went out to dinner (and it must be a loooooong dinner). And guess what, someone started to knock off the party goers, and in true slasher fashion, everything on the list is used: axe to head, electrocution, poison gas, strangulation, plastic bag suffocation...and yes, even the reliable knife in the back. And of course, in between killings, we get to watch David's parents wine and dine and started to get suspicious when they couldn't get through to the house via telephone.

Ultimately, Night Screams is standard fare....the acting is average (okay, so it is not Shakespeare), the gore effects is okay. But it is not a scary movie, it is very predictable and you know when somebody is about to "get it". But if you are in for a film with a high body count, this one is it.

See Late Night Trains

Unofficial pre-cuts of 4:30s with an additional 3:25s cut by the BBFC

All the hardcore was pre-cut from the video but our holier-than-thou censors went further and demanded the removal of scenes showing three-way sex. Is three way, heterosexual sex illegal? does it cause harm? What on earth is the justification?

• Clive Barker's Nightbreed

No BBFC cuts to the US Theatrical Version submitted for the 1990 cinema release and 1991 Braveworld DVD.

From cuts details on IMDb:

Director Clive Barker was reportedly required to cut the film down to 101 minutes from the original 126 minute cut by distributor 20th Century Fox. They felt that this cut was too long and rather too explicit for an R-rated release.

Also, Barker shot additional scenes with David Cronenberg's Decker character to flesh out his mentality. The excised footage consisted of some very graphic gore during the climax, disturbing images in the monsters' lair and quite a bit of "unnecessary" character development.

There were also some strange sexual themes between the monsters and Boone that wound up on the cutting room floor.

Unofficial pre-cuts of 27:00 with a further 2:33s cut by the BBFC

• Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
• Night Warning
• Evil Protege
• Momma's Boy
• Thrilled to Death

It was submitted to the BBFC in 1987 with cuts as The Evil Protege but was rejected

Review from Shock Horror! Gripping

It seems rather strange that the the director of the I Love Lucy TV series could ever make something on the DPP's list of banned movies, but that's exactly what happened to William Asher's 1981 feature. Despite several undoubtedly shocking scenes this seems particularly unfair, as it is actually a gripping and well made horror thriller, which was even nominated for a Saturn Award as Best Low Budget Film of the Year.

The film made the list of banned video nasties by November of the same year. It was dropped from the list in December 1985

13s

R Rated

The cut US R Rated Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 2001 EIV DVD

This is so that the distributors could maintain the same audio commentary track without needing edits.

Thank to Dave:

I recently watched the 2 disc box set of A Nightmare on Elm Street which they say is cut to the death of the girl Tina via a blood splash as she hits the bed. The scene plays out on R2 Turkish release. When Tina hits the bed we see the blood spurt all over her shocked boyfriend Rod. A pretty tame and lame MPAA cut by any standards to make an R and obviously it never offended Turkish censors for this new uncut DVD release! The A geyser of blood spurting up from Glen's bed is also intact in this Turkish release

The US Collectors Edition laserdisc (Elite Entertainment) details cuts made as the film went through the MPAA:

• 5s : Tina's corpse hitting the bed, and the resultant large splash of blood all over her boyfriend Rod
• 8s : A geyser of blood spurting up from Glen's bed and hitting the ceiling.

cut

R Rated

The US R Rated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 1987 cinema release, 1998 Warner video, 1998 EIV video and 2000 EIV DVD.

Thanks to Andrew:

• The MPAA required some toning down of the gorier scenes. Most famously, the death of Taryn (switchblade toting punk girl). Originally Freddy injected her with heroin to the degree the top of her head blew out. The subtle tone down is kind of obvious when watching the film, as it fades to white before we're shown the results of Freddy's actions.

All BBFC cuts waived when resubmitted in 2001

Same cut version for the 1989 cinema release and video from CBS/Fox

Thanks to Adey

The cuts weren't actually made to violence, but to 2 scenes both featuring nunchuks:

• The first being the character "Rick" practicing martial arts in his garage and swinging the nunchuks.
• Secondly the character "Alice" realizes that she is absorbing all of her dead friends powers when they are killed by Freddie so she has a swing of the nunchuks.

See Sleepaway Camp

See Sleepaway Camp 2

• Nightmare
• Nightmare in a Damaged Brain
• Blood Splash
• Schizo

cuts

R Rated

A pre-cut version (US R Rated version) was passed without further cuts in 2002 (International Trading) and again in 2005 (Anchor Bay)

Research revealed that the version submitted was obtained from US distributors and seems to be about 2 minutes shorter than the uncut version.

The end result is a version with a few small cuts along the lines of the UK cinema release. However there are less of them so it is about half way between the uncut version and the cinema version. The fact that there are some pre-cuts has also made the life of the BBFC a little easier. ie the released version is not that prosecuted during the panics of the video nasty era. Unsurprisingly, it took several viewings by the BBFC before the decision was reached.

There is an uncut German DVD noted as the Blood Edition from Laser Paradise

Review from US Amazon: Great Slasher Movie

I love this movie and I think it is the most underrated and under recognized slasher film of the early 1980s, which is saying a lot because there are dozens of good horror films from the first half of the 80s that have slipped into obscurity.

The plot is very interesting and is not at all a typical "slasher by numbers" flick, and is not predictable. There gore is pretty insane and gruesome, and Tom Savini was the make-up effects consultant. This is one of my favorite slasher films of all time, and I would consider it comparable to Maniac or The Prowler. There is a tense, uneasy feeling throughout the film, and some very memorable scenes showing how disturbed the killer is, like the part at the peep show in NYC where he gets so aroused he has a seizure. Pretty crazy stuff.

Highly recommended!

This version is said to be more complete than the cinema release with the restoration of about 1 minute of material.

The video was banned as a video nasty in July 1983. Perhaps something to do with  promotional material such as the distribution of vomit bags and guess the weight of a human brain in a jar. The video remained on the list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39s

One of the victims of the video nasty panic was David Hamilton-Grant, the owner of Oppidan, who was jailed under section 2 of the OPA.

The original BBFC cuts made for cinema release were to remove:

• repeated close shots of throat slitting, blood pumping and repeated stabs at around 26 minutes
• repeated hacks with an ice pick and the rotating of the ice pick in the wound at around 81 minutes
• repeated axe swipes and blood spurting in the flashback at the end of the film (including the head gushing blood)

Man on man fellatio deleted

• Le Notti del terrore
• Burial Ground
• Night of Terror
• Zombie 3
• The Zombie Dead
• Zombie Horror

The uncut version was resubmitted in 2003 and was passed uncut with all previous cuts waived. Released under the title The Zombie Dead. This uncut region 2 DVD is available from UK Amazon

10:06s cut by the distributor and a further 3:11s cut by the BBFC

Various scenes have been reported as missing from the UK version:

• A boy/man midget bites off his Mum's breast at the end.
• Some gut-munching scenes
• glass-in-the-head scenes

Available in the US on the Vestron label

• La Femme Nikita

The BBFC do not claim responsibility for the following cuts.

UK laserdisc version contains a completely new subtitle track which has been tamed down for language. For instance when Nikita is sentenced to death in court she freaks out calling them all "motherfuckers". The new subtitling doesn't include this sort of language.

• Nikos
• Violent Shit 4: Nikos

Cut when Cryptkeeper DVD submitted in 2004 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor was required to reduce images of sexualised violence during a fatal attack. Cuts to remove sadistic violence during an attack in a shower because of the significant sexualised focus on the nudity of the woman during the bloody attack.

• Edits to shots of a woman's breast being slashed during an attack in the shower

The uncut region 0 DVD is available via US Amazon

• Nine Deaths of the Ninja

Cut when submitted in 1985

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

All UK versions to 2003 were similarly cut by the BBFC. Cuts to three out of four instances of strong language ('fuck') required to enable this to pass at the 12 category awarded to previous, similarly cut, version.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

1:02s was pre-cut for the 1989 Lazer video, 1991 Polygram video and 2002 Cinema Club DVD.

It maybe that this overly long version is a TV Version with badly acted rejected material splice back in. Perhaps some of it was too bad to leave in.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Delightfully manic

Given a boost from the delightfully manic performance of Stephen Geoffreys, 976-EVIL is a tidy little thriller served up by screenwriter Brian Helgeland and director Robert Freddy Krueger Englund.

Geoffreys plays a nerdish teenager who gets picked on all the time, a la Carrie White. He finds a vengeance via a telephone service called 976-EVIL which gives him satanic powers to wreak vengeance on those who have wronged him.

While there are some weaknesses in the plot, 976-EVIL has some chilling moments and Geoffreys is effectively cast. Sandy Dennis also makes an impression as his somewhat eccentric mama.

The Theatrical Version was passed without BBFC cuts for the CIC videos of 1987-9 and the 2010 Universal DVD

From version details on IMDb:

There is also a Directors Cut which extends scenes as follows:

• Wally and Dennis getting thrown out onto the street by Mr. Malcomb after he fires them from the diner where they work.
• Miss Fitzroy lecturing a group of women, Betty and Maxine among them, about tonight's USO dance which is interupted by a group of Army service men and Sailors entering and chanting wanting the women.
• A department store scene with Wally fussing about buying an expensive new zoot suit and Dennis sounding a phoney air-raid siren which leads to panic in the store including a gun-toting Santa Claus yelling out command orders which is revealed to be a set up by Wally who walks out of the store wearing the zoot suit while Dennis meets the twin girls for the first time.
• A scene with Scioli outside his house arguing with his non-English speaking wife about converting their car into an armored car while talking with Claude about sending him and someone else atop the Santa Monica ferris wheel on a spot mission for Japanese planes.
• A extra scene with Ito and the I-19 Japanese submarine shore party disguising themselves as Christmas trees in a remote Christmas tree lot and the drunken Hollis Wood trying to "chop" them down which leads to his capture.
• Scioli arriving at the ferris wheel with Claude and Herbie and explaing to them about their mission in the ferris wheel.
• A dinner scene at the Douglas home and Ward explaining to Betty about her going to the USO dance and telling her about the pros and cons about meeting servicemen.
• A barracks scene with Odgen Johnson Jones arriving for the first time at the barracks and imediately quarling with the racist Foley about property lines within their quarters.
• A scene outside the USO club where Wally arrives and meets with Martinez and his Zoot Suit friends where they are denied access to the club where Corporal Stretch shows up and sets Wally's zoot suit afire which nearly leads to a riot between the Zoot Suiters and the Servicemen. Wally then meets Dennis dressed up as a Marine in order to gain entrance into the club with the twins as his dates.
• Additional dialoge between Captain Birkhead and Donna in their car on the way to the airstrip and being afraid of the dark.
• Another barracks scene where Sergeant Tree breaks up a fistfight between Jones and Foley by informing them about the riot on Hollywood Blvd. and showing them climing into their tank and starting it up.
• A scene of the Japanese submarine I-19 arriving for the first time outside the Douglas house and the sub's entire crew on the deck watching Joan Douglas taking a bath through the bathroom window.
• A scene of the tank traveling down a residential street and Wally shooting up Officer Miller's police car to pieces, sending the policeman and some paserby's running for their lives.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

• Cut to remove a kick to the groin where Wally confronts Sitarski and Betty

• Novecento

The Uncut Italian Version was passed 18 uncut for the 2007 & 2009 20th Century Fox DVDs. The BBFC noted: Contains one scene of strong real sex.

The 2007 version is missing the crucial opening credits. This was corrected for a re-release in 2008.

From cuts details on IMDb:

This version is uncut and includes the scenes with the main characters as young boys examining each other's genitals (this scene is much less graphic than many believe), and the prostitute masturbating Robert De Niro and Gérard Depardieu.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

From cuts details on IMDb:

• This version  is missing the explicit masturbation shot when Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu visit the prostitute. Otherwise, it appears to be the complete Italian language version, and includes the scene where the two main characters play with their genitals as young boys.

The version was shortened by the distributors for running time concerns and to remove the sex scenes to avoid a US X rating

From cuts details on IMDb:

Among a dozen or so scenes that were removed or shortened:

• Shorter shot of the boy dying in the very beginning
• Deleted: Berlinghieri digging the wine out of the cellar before serving it to the peasants
• Deleted: After Elma tells everyone of Berlinghieri's suicide, the crowd rejoices and dances
• The first scene with Attila loses a speech
• Graphic scenes of the mutilation of pigs is shortened
• Deleted: After Regina taunts Ada with keys to the wine, Ada pours wine over Regina's head
• Olmo's closing speech is shorter
• The ending credits are deleted and the American version ends with just THE END.

See Bronx Warriors

• Der Heiße Tod
• 99 donne
• 99 mujeres
• Island of Despair
• Isle of Lost Women
• Prostitutes in Prison
• Sex im Frauengefängnis
• The Hot Death
• Women's Penitentiary XII

The Redemption video was cut in 2007 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor was required to cut sight of animal cruelty (a snake being stabbed and hacked at by a woman using a knife)

The satellite version being broadcast on Movies 4 Men is  slightly cut but does show the snake killing.

Presumably the UK releases are based on the director approved version. There are two 'uncut' versions doing the rounds:

• An official unrated Director's Cut as approved as the preferred version by Franco
• A French local version with nearly irrelevant hardcore added in by another director shooting new footage. This is generally referred to as the X rated version

The Director's Cut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

The X rated region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The X rated region 0 DVD is available via UK Amazon

See review from IMDb: A bit disappointing

The newest batch of detainees arrives at a remote women's prison. The fortress-like prison is ruled with an iron hand by Thelma Diaz (Mercedes McCambridge), a woman who has no qualms against death or torture. But when a new state official takes notice of the body count coming out of the prison, Diaz must prove her ability and hide the truth. As the powers that be turn up the pressure it sets up a daring escape by several of the ladies.

"Women in prison" flicks can be a mixed bag. Many offer the usual softcore action (usually of the lesbian variety) and / or nasty torture sequences that often exploit. But 99 Women doesn't really offer too much of either. 99 is actually more artistic than most of the "W.I.P." films that I've seen and as a result it comes off as a bit bland. The photography is fine but with most of the action taking place indoors the camera-work is not flashy. The acting is pretty decent but the script is a bit "talky" in an unnecessary way.

The softcore action is not awfully titillating since many of the scenes are shot in an "artistic" fashion the X-rated version does offer some hardcore inserts but you can easily tell they were added much latter since they don't match. "99 Women" has some style but not a lot of substance. A bit disappointing.

I have been told that the Hollywood DVD release is in fact uncut but I cannot see any record of the change in the BBFC database

Shots of ninja throwing stars were deleted

• Wu-Tang v Ninja
• Shaolin Hero

No cuts for a 15 when re-submitted in 2003 as Wu-Tang v Ninja

The BBFC waived their cuts and awarded  15 certificate to the 2007 Dragon DVD

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Cut when submitted in 1987

Cut when submitted in 1986

• Jûbei ninpûchô
• Jubei Ninpocho: The Wind Ninja Chronicles

Cuts waived for the 2004 Manga video

The uncut region 2 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Fantastic

Ninja Scroll is usually one of the first anime films people see along with Akira and Ghost in the Shell, and with good reason too as it's fantastic!

The plot is very good, it moves along at a sensible pace with a good balance between dialogue and action and unfolds cleverly, giving the viewer snippets of what's going on along the way and piecing it together thoroughly at the end.

Ninja Scroll is very Japanese, more so than a lot of other anime, and makes many cultural references throughout. This, I think, gives the story more depth and weight and makes it less fantastical (even though it's about ninjas and demons). But through this 'Japaneseness' the film fully deserves it's 18 certificate as Ninja Scroll is very violent and has many other scenes and themes of an adult nature as a warning to those who decide to watch it lightly.

An obvious film to watch it you're new to anime and thoroughly recommended to everyone, you'll love Ninja Scroll!

The BBFC were deleting sights of martial arts weaponry at this time:

• The first cut occurs during the scene where Tessai kills the ninjas in the forest. A scene where all the ninjas simultaneously throw Shurikens at Tessai has been cut.
• The next cut occurs during the scene where Tessai sexually assaults Kagero. He rips off her top and proceeds to lick her breasts, legs, and crotch. She then wakes up and he grabs her throat and says 'Shut up and perhaps I'll let you live just a little bit longer. Don't let it cross your mind that I wouldn't mind raping a dead girl'
• The only other cut is made to a close up of the Poison Shiuriken as it impales Jubei.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

I have been told that the Hollywood DVD release is in fact uncut but I cannot see any record of the change in the BBFC database

Cut when first released in 1987. Images of ninja throwing stars were removed

• The Super Ninja
• Killers Invincible

Cut when submitted in 1987 by VPD. The same version was submitted in 2007 by Dragon DVD.

• Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie

The BBFC required 3:17s cuts for the 2007 Elephant DVD. Distributor was required to remove a shot of an illegal horse fall from a trailer attached to the main work

I have been told that the Hollywood DVD release is in fact uncut but I cannot see any record of the change in the BBFC database

Cut when first released in 1986. Images of ninja throwing stars were removed

The BBFC cut 16:26s for the 2008 Asphyxiation DVD: Distributor chose to cut several instances of clearly unsimulated sexual activity. 'R18' uncut was available to the distributor.

The BBFC cut the 1987 Locus video by 1:45s

From cuts details on IMDb

• Heavy edits to a rape scene
• edits to the bloody shooting of a woman
• edits a man being burned alive
• edits to a cigarette being stubbed on a man's face
• edits to a man's fingernails being removed with pliers,
• edits to assorted closeups of stabbings and throat slashings.

From cuts details on IMDb

The BBFC cut the video version by 1s in 1994 to secure a "15" rating.

• The chief villain bloodily landing on the spike at the end is missing two shots of his actual impalement.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

• No Mercy 2007

Cut by the BBFC when submitted in 2007 with the following comment:

Company was obliged to remove sight of a wrestler being choked with an electrical cord. Material removed on the grounds of possible harm to some of the likely audience, that is potential underage viewers in the home.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

• Karate Tiger

Cuts waived when a re-edited version was submitted in 2004

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

• A Bruce Lee poster is unrolled by Kurt McKinney which clearly shows 'The Little Dragon' holding a pair of nunchaku. Two shots of this were ordered cut by the BBFC.

The 1986 Entertainment in Video release was further cut by 37s. These cuts were imposed to get the film a 15 rating:

• Two additional cuts were made to the fight between Jean-Claude Van Damme and his opponent towards the end of the film. These were: an elbow to the fighter's throat and repeated punches to his stomach.

The above elbow to the throat was shown in The Best of Martial Arts which has an 18 rating.

imdb Review

This film marked the Western debut of future superstar Jean Claude Van Damme but he does not have such a big part as the cover suggests.

The fight scenes are realistic looking and bone crunching. The direction is real good and the acting is okay. A Hong Kong style movie made in America.

If you enjoy old school kung fu movies where the son has to avenge his father with a blood oath, then this one's for you.

• Karate Tiger 2
• Raging Thunder

Cut when resubmitted in 2004 with the following BBFC comment: A cut was required to remove sight of actual animal cruelty (in this case the stringing up and cutting open of a live snake)

The BBFC cut the 2009 Darker Enterprises DVD by 7:14s. Distributor chose to cut explicit sexual detail (oral genital contact, vaginal penetration and sustained and vigorous masturbation). An 'R18' without cuts was available to the distributor.

The BBFC passed the 2010 Scanbox DVD 18 uncut

The uncut region 2 DVD is available from UK Amazon for release on 21st June 2010
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

The BBFC cut 10s from the 2008 TPC DVD for a 15 rating: Company chose to remove shots which dwelt on the infliction of injury (in this case focus on a thumb being severed with bloody detail), in order to achieve a 15 classification. An 18 without cuts was available.

• Nomad

The BBFC cut the 2008 Optimum DVD by 6s for a 15 rating: The distributor was required to remove sight of an illegal horse trip

No BBFC cuts to the 1990 Channel 5 video and 2007 Showbox DVD but the running time is several minutes less that the 93mins one would expect from the 97:10s recorded for the original cinema submission and US DVD

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

The original running time was noted as 97:10s = 93:17s

Cuts waived when resubmitted in 2005

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Review from imdb

Not of This Earth is a quickly made, low budget, R rated, sci-fi movie. It's made very much in the style of the B movies of the 50s and 60s except for the R rating. The R rating comes from several scenes of topless women and some sexual activity. The star of the film is Traci Lords in her first role in a non-porno film. It is also supposedly the last time she appears topless in any film. I'm sure this is one of the big attractions of the movie to a lot of viewers. She did surprise me though by her acting. It really wasn't bad.

It is an interesting and fun movie and has some pretty good scenes of it's own. The film has plenty of mistakes and bloopers to look for that were left in due to the low budget.

Not of This Earth is a fun movie that combines some light comedy, horror and sci-fi. The movie is not meant to be taken too seriously. It's best viewed by a non critical eye with the intent of just having a good time. This can be a really enjoyable and fun modern B movie if watched in the right frame of mind.

Unrated

The B.I.G. Edition or US Unrated Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for the 2009 Century Fox DVD/Blu-Ray

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

R Rated

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Compulsory cuts required to two scenes of sexualised violence contrary to the Video Recordings Act 1984 and BBFC guidelines

• Nuda per Satana

34s cut by the BBFC when submitted in 2004 with the following statement: Cut required to sight of woman being whipped within a sexualised context

The film is playing uncut on Zone Horror Channel so presumably it would be uncut if resubmitted to the the BBFC today

• The cut scene is a lengthy & bloody whipping of a naked woman

There is also an uncut XXX rated version with hardcore inserts, available as a region 0 DVD via US Amazon

Amazon review: Surreal

This is a somewhat surreal Italian exploitation movie and although it does have a plot hidden within it, the emphasis is firmly upon the entertainment provided by each scene. The exploitation theme is carried out with great enthusiasm with large amounts of nudity, lesbian themes, whipping and even a horny spider, but all somewhat harmlessly.

Visually, the movie is quite classy with good production values and this is a good quality print. This is certainly much more watchable than many other exploitation movies dragged out of the vault for release on DVD in recent times.

Overall whilst this is no masterpiece, it does combine some good moments coherently with surreal elements and it all looks pretty into the bargain. Collectors of this genre could do much worse than get hold of this, its well above average for this type of movie.

Cut when submitted for DVD in 2003 Cut required to sight of naked child in a sexualised context

• La Vampire Nue

The cinema release was cut when submitted in 1972

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

The submitted running time was noted as 84:45s = 81:22s

Review from US Amazon: Sloooooow

The usual Rollin problems...which are: The subject matter would usually lend for a visual feast. However Jean Rollin manages to be an ultimate bore when it comes down to the cinematography in this production. When we all know from "Rape of the Vampire" and "Fascination" that compelling visuals can be his strength. The lighting is flat, compositions plain.

The editing is sloooooow. Do we really need to see a guy walk across a field until he disappears into the horizon? In an end sequence maybe, however not in the middle of a story that already tends to induce sleep.

My favorite: the girl that shoots herself in front of an audience. No gun smoke, no jerky body movement, no blood.
The acting is as usual questionable however this is most likely not a priority when watching a Rollin film. The majority of costumes look homemade. Or completely pretentious.

There is also a 2007 EIV unrated version

• Several sex scenes have been shortened
• Walter's stabbing of Laura has been replaced by a vague stabbing shot and a screen turning to read

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

• The Nuns Of Sant Arcangelo
• Le monache di Sant'Arcangelo
• Innocents from Hell
• Les religieuses du Saint Archange
• Sisters of Satan
  The Nuns of Saint Archangel

uncut

Not cuts to the 2006 restored version of Argent DVD. Said to be the most complete version available

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Nunsploitation

The Nun and the Devil is one of the first nunsploitation films. The story is about the battle of the nuns to become the next mother superior. The nuns will stop at nothing as becoming mother means acess to a fortune.

If you have bought this film hoping to see lots of nudity, torture etc you will be very disappointed as there is only a few topless and very brief torture scenes.

The original running time was noted as 101:57s = 97:52s

58:43s unofficial pre-cuts

Cut when submitted in 2003 Cuts required to remove scenes of sexualised violence (sadistic killing of naked women) and explicit sexual images not justified by context

From cuts details on IMDb

Among the edits were:

• the opening throat slashing
• a naked woman being repeatedly dunked into a bathtub
• the complete removal of a naked woman wearing a pigs mask being stabbed in the genitals
• the stripping & stabbing of a woman tied to a tree.

Cut by 19s in 2007 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to cut clear sight of unsimulated oral-genital contact during fellatio for 18. An R18 uncut was available to the distributor.

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove explicit detail from an '18' adult work (oral-genital contact during cunnilingus)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to cut sight of unsimulated oral-genital contact (cunnilingus)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to to remove images of real sexual activity (sight of clearly unsimulated dildo penetration of vagina)

The Mediumcore version was initially banned but this was overturned on appeal and the video was passed R18 after 1:13s of cuts

From comparison with the mediumcore R18 Version, this version was cut by at least 16:16s