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S.A.S: Escape Evasion & Survival

Sacred Feminine

Cut by the BBFC when submitted in 2008 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove scenes showing clearly unsimulated oral-genital contact (cunnilingus), actual penetration and liquid resembling semen on genitals. An R18 uncut was available to the distributor.

Sacred Flesh

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut at:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2009 Redemption R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Summary Review: Visually stunning

The film is visually stunning. A Mother Superior is fighting with herself over her vow of chastity. With visions of a skeletal nun and Mary Magdalene she slowly starts to lose her sanity.

The film contains plenty of graphic nudity. There is a nun masturbating, nuns having lesbian sex, a nun being tied to a cross and pleasured by other nuns, along with a nun being licked and caressed by two priests. Along with all this is a naked woman crucified and wearing a crown of thorns, flagellation and self-flagellation.

Some reviewers found it erotic: This is not your usual nunsploitation movie and transcends the genre, becoming art. This is without doubt one of the most erotic films I have seen in a long time.

Others found it boring.

• UK 2012 4Digital/Redemption (also with Visions of Ecstasy) R2 DVD
• UK 2011 Redemption R2 DVD
• UK 2007 Redemption R2 DVD
• UK 2005 Redemption R2 DVD
• UK 2000 Redemption R2 DVD
• UK 2000 Cinema release

The BBFC commented:

• Cuts required to medium close shot and medium shot of female genital detail and masturbation.

Sacrifice

• Zhao shi gu er

Passed 15 for strong battle violence after 32s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2012 High Fliers R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

Cuts required to remove sight of animal cruelty, in this case including horses being tripped and made to fall dangerously.

The Sad Story of Saigon

The Sadist

• Profile of Terror
• Sweet Baby Charlie

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

Passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2009 Powis R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1999 Downtown VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2010 Raunchy Tonk R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and via US Amazon
• US 2009 Raunchy Tonk R0 DVD at US Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Lost Classic

Three teachers on the way to a ball game are held hostage by two sociopathic teenagers when their car breaks down. Forced to submit to the thrill-killers twisted games, the teachers must try to buy enough time to escape with their lives.

So far so schlocky. So what raises this movie so far above expectations to become the classic it is? A combination of low budget ingenuity, untapped talent, and that beautiful moment when you know that all are raising their game. Lightning strikes but once.

B-movie legend Arch Hall, Jr., plays the giggling psycho Charlie and his performance, whilst never subtle, is constantly unsettling and vicious. Writer/director James Landis crafts a tight, real-time thriller that never lets up the tension and keeps the viewer in the thick of things for the full 90 minutes. And last but not least, Oscar winner Vilmos Zsigmond breaks his cinematographic cherry with a mini master class in lighting, Gregg Toland-esque deep focus, and classic composition.

The whole thing cost $33,000 to shoot. It's brilliant. It puts 95% of other thrillers to shame. The violence is nihilistic and shocking. Whenever I show this movie to friends they can't believe it is from 63.

You need this in your collection. It's a lost classic.

Sadomania

• Hell Hole Women
• Prisoners of the Flesh
• Sadomania: Holle der Lust
• Sadomania: El Infierno de la Pasion

Sadomania was massively cut by the BBFC for cinema release but later banned from VHS. By 2005 the ban was lifted but still cut by 17s. The longest version is the Spanish Version available uncut in the US. There is also a shorter Export Version

Summary Review: Ridiculous Plot

Sadomania is the infamous Women in Prison flick by the king of ultra low budget exploitation films, Jesus Franco.

The ridiculous plot has a newly wed young couple, who are kidnapped during their journey as they drive their wedding car somewhere in Spain. They are taken to the nearby women prison, led by sadistic lesbian warden (the late Ajita Wilson) and some sleazy governor and his wife, and despite the fact that the prison girls/women work hard there, their real reason to be there is to satisfy these leaders' bottomless sexual desires and perversions. Poor women are raped and abused, in the guaranteed Franco style, but it all ends happily for the protagonists and evil and horny sadists meet their fate, again Franco style.

This film is okay if one happens to like these kind of "guilty pleasures" with huge amount of nudity and love making. The sleaze-o-meter is taken as high as possibly.

Sadomania is noteworthy piece of Franco cinema, and shot with his usual zooms and beautiful images of nature, stained only by the presence of the film's ugly and evil protagonists.

US: The Spanish Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2004 Blue Underground R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at Amazon

UK: The Spanish Version was passed 18 after 17s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2005 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

• Cut required to a scene of sexual and sexualised violence (in this case, a pin being inserted into a woman's nipple)

• UK 1994 Redemption VHS titled Sadomania

The BBFC commented:

A Women's prison video in which the female prisoners were coerced, degraded and brutalised. The treatment in Sadomania was often vicious in the extreme, with gladiatorial combat to the death between naked prisoners, the torture of a prisoner by sticking needles into and around her nipples, the hunting down of a naked woman with guns and dogs, and the rape of a bound and screaming naked prisoner by an Alsation dog, viewed by the governor and his wife as a sexy turn-on.

See article from strangethingsarehappening.com. Distributor Nigel Wingrove wrote:

Twenty years ago Redemption Films released Succubus and I received a written warning from the British Board of Film Classification, that Jess Franco was a director whose films the BBFC regarded as bordering on criminal. I was told that were I to attempt to release other films by him or to bring them into the country there would be consequences... A year later I submitted Demoniacs and Sadomania and both were categorically banned with the implicit threat that by pushing the work of Jess Franco I was, indirectly, championing criminal sexual material and that if I continued I too would face not civil, but criminal proceedings.

The BBFC said of SADOMANIA:

... it is grossly unsuitable for viewing in the home. Few, if any, of the sex scenes are consenting,... women that persistently refuse to succumb to the sadistic prison regime are systematically tortured, humiliated or degraded, often for the purpose of arousing the impotent male governor and through him the male viewer of the video work. ... There is no doubt in our minds that the erotic presentation of such scenes would be found depraving and corrupting by a British jury.

Redemption Films challenged the banning of these films, along with Bare Behind Bars legally, and lost. We then sought and won leave to judicially review the BBFC's entire operation, a massive undertaking and one which would, had we pursued it, opened up all the machinations of the BBFC's internal workings to public scrutiny, however, we ran out of money and had to wait until our battle over pornography several years later to finally oust the BBFC chairman James Ferman which in turn heralded in a period of more liberal censorship.

• UK 1982 cinema release titled Prisoners of the Flesh

Sagebrush Trail

• An Innocent Man

Cut since 2004. Cuts were made to remove sight of horses being made to fall forwards onto their necks

Saigon

See Off Limits

The Saint

The 1997 cinema release was cut and cuts persisted into videos/DVDs of 1997 & 2000

From cuts details on IMDb:

• UK versions are cut by the BBFC with a minor edit to a shot in a nightclub where Tretiak is seen to visibly snort a line of cocaine on a mirror.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

The Saint: The Saint Steps In

Cut by the BBFC when submitted in 1992

Saintly Sinners

The BBFC cut 5:56s from the 2007 UK Distribution Services DVD. The distributor chose to cut three scenes of clearly unsimulated sexual activity (oral-genital contact during cunnilingus and vaginal penetration with a vibrator). An R18 without cuts was available to the distributor.

Sakura Killers

• American Killers

Passed 18 after 40s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1986 EIV VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

• A lesson in the use of shirukens by the old ninja master has been deleted
• Several other cuts to the sight of throwing stars

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

An alternative version was passed 12A without BBFC cuts for Contains infrequent strong language and moderate sex references for:

• UK 2012 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

• This version contains dialogue changes.

• UK 2012 cinema release

• UK 2012 British Airways VOD

Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom

• Salo o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
• Salo ou les 120 journees de Sodome

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2011 BFI R2/RB DVD/Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2000 BFI R2 DVD
• UK 2000 cinema release

From Salò and censorship: a history by Craig Lapper

In reaching the decision to pass Salò '18' uncut, the BBFC considered that although the film was undeniably - and intentionally - shocking, it did not contain anything that would 'deprave and corrupt' viewers - the basic test of the Obscene Publications Act.

In fact, Salò's purpose and its likely effect on viewers seemed to be quite the opposite. In the Board's view, the film depicted its events in a cold, detached and ritualised style, deliberately removing any hint of titillation. The film also mirrored de Sade's verbose literary style, alienating the viewer through its repetitions. Although the film contained many disturbing scenes, the Board agreed that its intention was to deliberately shock and appal audiences at the evil of fascism and to vividly illustrate the idea that 'absolute power corrupts absolutely'.

Much like James Ferman in the 1970s, the BBFC agreed that any attempt to cut the film would undermine the director's purpose by making the film less shocking, the events depicted more palatable, and therefore less effective.

Although the film was suggestive of many horrors, the Board noted that most of its on screen violence was in fact relatively muted and shown in long shot or extreme long shot. There were no lingering close ups and the film's climactic death scenes could even be said to appear technically unconvincing by modern standards.

Summary Review: Not for the Faint-Hearted

There are few movies out there, if any, that can generate as much ire and disgust as Pasolini's Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma.

Not for the Faint-Hearted? You'd better believe it. And thus, it's hard to really "recommend" this film to anyone, as you wouldn't really "recommend" divorce - But it's a life experience you can gain valuable knowledge from.

The film takes it's inspiration / Modus Operandi from the Marquis De Sade's notorious novel The 120 Days of Sodom, which, if you have read it, you will know perfectly well what you can expect from the film. Transporting the setting to Mussolini-Era Fascist Italy, four Aristocratic Libertines subject their young subjects to Sexual Manipulation and Torture, both physical and psychological.

• US 2011 Criterion RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2008 Criterion R1 DVD at US Amazon

From IMDb:

• The Criterion DVD omits a short 17s sequence during the first wedding ceremony, where one of the masters quotes a uncontentious poem by Gottfried Benn.

From Salò and censorship: a history

The cut version prepared by James Ferman for club screenings lost nearly six minutes of footage, removing - amongst other things - the coprophagia, the extreme violence at the end of the film, and certain elements of homosexual behaviour that were believed to be vulnerable to prosecution.

It also added an 4 minute on-screen prologue to legally 'explain' the context of Mussolini's regime at Salò and the writings of the Marquis de Sade.

An uncut version was however screened in 1995 at the NFT. It was also briefly shown uncut in a Soho cinema club in 1977 but that resulted in a police raid.

• UK 1976 cinema release

From Salò and censorship: a history

It was refused a certificate on the legal grounds of gross indecency. Gross indecency was defined in British law as anything which an ordinary decent man or woman would find to be shocking, disgusting and revolting, or, which offended against recognised standards of propriety.

Unlike the Obscene Publications Act - which at that stage did not apply to films - gross indecency allowed for no defence of artistic or cultural merit to be mounted on the film's behalf. Furthermore, there was no requirement to consider the film - or the film's purpose - as a whole. If any part of the film was indecent then the whole film was illegal.

Salon Kitty

• Doppelspiel
• Madam Kitty

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

Full Length version passed 18 uncut with all cuts waived for:

• UK 2011 Argent R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2008 Argent R0 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2010 Blue Underground R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Press information from The Associates:

Depraved, decadent, damned and uncut for the first time ever!

The most shocking and controversial of Italian director Tinto Brass' films presents a serious, unflinching depiction of moral decay within the Nazi Party at the time of World War II, and of how power ultimately leads to corruption.

The fully restored Director's Cut of this notorious film is now available on DVD, presented in its original widescreen format, completely uncensored and featuring 21 minutes of never-seen-before footage. Finally, the extremely disturbing, bordering-on-the-hardcore content can be seen as originally intended by the film's director, Tinto Brass.

SS Officer Helmut Wallenburg (Helmut Berger) is instructed by his superiors to set up an elite brothel, the eponymous Salon Kitty, especially designed to serve high-ranking Nazi officials and foreign diplomats. In order to cater to the clients' darkest perversions and desires sufficiently, Wallenburg is also charged with finding and rigorously training twenty beautiful and intelligent women, who are not only dedicated to the ideals of National Socialism but are also prepared to perform the most extreme acts of debauchery imaginable. What these prostitutes and their customers don't know is that the brothel is bugged and is being used to collect intelligence and to monitor the clients' loyalty to the Nazi Party.

As well as boasting superb performances by Helmut Berger  and Ingrid Thulin, Salon Kitty also features beautiful cinematography and sumptuous sets that provide a stunning showcase for the work of twice Oscar winning production designer Ken Adam.

• UK 1993 Redemption VHS

• UK 1977 cinema release

Salt

See video from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

An Extended Version/Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Sony Extended Edition R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2010 Sony Extended Edition R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release featuring the Extended Version/Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2010 Sony Deluxe Unrated Edition R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2010 Sony Deluxe Unrated Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon

The BBFC explained their rating:

SALT is an action espionage thriller starring Angelina Jolie as CIA agent Evelyn Salt. She is forced to go on the run after being accused by a defector of being a Russian deep-cover sleeper agent.

This is an extended version of a film that was classified 12A in the cinema and 12 on DVD for moderate violence and one use of strong language. Additional material present here meant this version of the film was classified 15 for strong violence.

The BBFC's Guidelines at 12A'/'12 state that Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. SALT includes several fast-paced fight scenes featuring moderate violence, with crunchy kicks and blows. In most scenes little is seen in terms of blood or injury detail but there are a few sequences of strong violence, including a woman being repeatedly beaten and smashed into a desk as she fights a dirty agent and a woman pulling a chain around a man's neck to throttle him. The film also opens with a torture scene in which a plastic tube is forced into Salt's mouth and filled with water, with some brief emphasis on her struggle. These stronger scenes exceed the terms of the 12A'/'12 Guidelines and are more appropriately placed at 15 where Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.

SALT also contains a single use of strong language that is neither aggressively delivered nor directed. This would have been permissible at 12A'/'12 where the Guidelines state that The use of strong language (for example, 'fuck') must be infrequent.

Director Philip Noyce comments:

Based on article from ebroadcast.com.au

In the first alternative version of the film there is a very extended sequence involving the loss of someone very close to Evelyn Salt. The same story point occurs in the original film, but it happens in an entirely different way.

I shot it both ways because studios are always keeping an eye on contentious material that might become a censorship issue later, so I shot two versions of this particular scene: one that lasts for mere seconds, and another that lasts for several minutes. Both events in the story are the catalyst for Evelyn Salt's fury – and fuel her, and maybe even change her destiny.

In the version that we released in cinemas, the audience participates in the event from a distance, but it's all over before you become involved.

In the other version, they're place inside Evelyn Salt's heart and mind and soul as she experiences this lost and goes through the galvanising event in her life.

Then at the end of that version, the whole plot by the Russian deep cover moles that have been planted all around the world is revealed. What we thought was the plan turns out to be a preamble to the real plan, so everything in the story is turned on its head. We only realise that in the last three seconds of the movie. In the last sentence that's spoken, we suddenly realise that everything we saw was the beginning, not the end of the story.

Unrated

• UK 2010 Sony Extended Edition Blu-ray
• UK 2010 Sony Extended Edition R2 DVD

Director Philip Noyce comments:

Then, in the third version there is an entirely different ending again! With a different outcome, involving different characters.

• UK 2010 Sony Blu-ray
• UK 2010 Sony R2 DVD
• UK 2010 cinema release.

The BBFC commented:

This film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a 15 classification but that the requested 12A certificate could be achieved by making cuts:

• in six sequences in order to reduce a scene of torture,
• four violent scenes and a
• scene of strangulation.

When the finished version of the film was submitted, all six scenes had been reduced acceptably and the film was classified 12A.

The BBFC further explained in their 2010 annual report:

The film was seen for advice, as the distributor was keen to obtain a 12A certificate. At that stage, the film contained six violent action sequences that were problematic at the requested category, including an opening scene of interrogation, in which Jolie's character has a tube forced down her throat and water poured down it.

A number of changes were made in advance of the film's formal submission. These significantly reduced the visual impact of the violence, with a lot of the action taking place off screen or implied only.

In one scene one of the characters, wearing a shoe with a retractable blade coming out of the toe (similar to that belonging to Rosa Klebb in From Russia With Love), attacks a man. Despite the fact that this is not an easily accessible weapon, the Board still required that the focus on the weapon and the resultant injuries be significantly reduced.

Scenes involving use of a Tazer and a broken bottle were also reduced in the classified version.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Sammi J Full On

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to cut sight of clearly unsimulated masturbation, oral-genital contact and vaginal penetration with a dildo

Sammy Going South

• A Boy Ten Feet Tall

A short version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2010 Optimum Online
• UK 2010 Optimum R2 DVD

There is also a much shorter US release

The submitted running time was noted as 128:55s = 123:46s

Sammy's Great Escape

• Sammy's Adventures 2

UK: Passed U for mild threat after of BBFC category cuts for:

• UK 2013 2D cinema release
• UK 2013 3D cinema release

The BBFC Commented:

Distributor chose to remove a use of mild bad language in order to achieve a U classification. At U, only infrequent use of very mild bad language is allowed. An uncut PG was available Cuts were made by substitution.

Samurai Rebellion

• Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu
• Joî-uchi
• Rebellion
• Rebellion: Receive the Wife

The BBFC passed the US Theatrical Version 12 uncut for the 2002 Artsmagic DVD.

There exists a longer version at 128 minutes but the differences are for timing are not contentious.

Sanctimony

Video/DVD cut by the BBFC when submitted in 2001: Cut required to remove the rape elements from a scene in which rape becomes consensual sex and which therefore risks endorsing the myth that women enjoy being raped.

Sandakozhi

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Compulsory cuts for 15 were required to sight of animal cruelty

Sandra Takes Two

The BBFC cut 4:33s when DVD submitted in 2007 commenting: Cuts for requested 18 category required to remove clearly unsimulated scenes of explicit sexual detail (oral-genital contact during cunnilingus, sight of finger penetrating vagina). An R18 uncut was available to the distributor.

Video/DVD cut by the BBFC when submitted in 2008: Distributor chose to remove all sight of unsimulated oral-genital contact. An uncut R18 was available to the distributor

Sartana in the Valley of Death

• Ballad of Death Valley
• Der Gefurchtete
• Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi
• Sartana in the Valley of the Vultures

A short version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2002 R0 C'est La Vie DVD

Satanic Rites of Dracula

• Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride
• Dracula Is Alive and Well and Living in London
• Dracula Is Dead... and Well and Living in London
• Rites of Dracula

Cuts were made to the cinema version and a further 1s was cut for video when submitted in 1988:

• The 1s cut is of a shot of a stake going into a woman's chest next to her naked breast.

The film is usually intact when the film is shown on TV.

From IMDb:

• The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit a nude sacrifice, a shooting and 2 staking scenes

Satanic Sluts: The Black Order Cometh

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2008 Redemption R0 DVD at US Amazon

Froim US Amazon: No Sense of order

This DVD really floored me. I thought this would be very erotic & sexy, it wasn't. It had to be well shot, it wasn't the whole DVD seemed like a flashlight supplied the total reveal lighting.

There was no sense of organization nor are the scenarios presented complete in any way shape or form.

Even now as I attempt to review this abomination my mind has already ( by itself) seemingly self erased some of my initial reactions to protect me from further injury.

• UK 2008 Redemption R0 DVD

The  BBFC commented:

• Compulsory cuts required to remove unsimulated sight of restrained woman's arm being cut with a scalpel

Satanic Sluts III: Scandalized

• Scandalized

The BBFC cut the Redemption DVD by 9:25s when submitted in 2009: Distributor chose to remove images of explicit and unsimulated sexual activity in order to achieve an '18' category (in this instance, explicit detail of cunnilingus, dildo penetration and digital penetration). An 'R18' uncut was available.

Notable for starring Georgina Baillie aka as Voluptua, the grandaughter who Russell Brand claimed on air to have 'fucked' in a phone message to Andrew Sachs.

Not really sure what version has been issued in the US but it is nominally unrated. This unrated US region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

Satan's Baby Doll

• La bimba di Satana
• A Girl for Satan

There is a Hardcore Version with inserts running at about an extra 12 minutes. This is available on the German Kult label.

• UK 2012 Shameless Sexploitation [+ Satan's Baby Doll + Love Goddess of the Cannibals] R0 DVD
• UK 2010 Argent/Shameless R0 DVD

The extensions are for extra material found in the hardcore version which isn't actually hardcore.

Satan's Bed

Satan's Sadists

• Nightmare Bloodbath

The BBFC cut 57s from the 2003 Cinema Club DVD: Distributor required to make a compulsory cut to a scene of sexual violence where the victim appears to enjoy the assault,

Satan's Slave

• Evil Heritage

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2012 Scorpion Katrina's Nightmare widescreen R0 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Bizarre artwork

A young girl is caught up in a devil cult run by her evil uncle and cousin. She can trust no one and even people she thought were dead comes back to haunt her.

The film has a reasonably interesting story, attractive characters, at least one sleazy psycho guy, and plenty of nakedness and blood. Since its about an evil Satanic cult, there's also a few cool ritual scenes with daggers, baphomets and robes, along with an attractive young blonde being offered up to the dark lord. One of the coolest parts of this movie is the opening sequence, if only because of the eerie off-key piano music and bizarre artwork.

pre-cut

• UK 2004 Starz/Anchor Bay Norman Warren Collection R2 DVD at UK Amazon

This version is based on the more violent International Version but is missing the sexually violent scene where Stephen smothers a woman with a pillow into unconsciousness. On re-awakening Stephen cuts off her clothes and threateningly traces the scissors across her body. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

Prior to submission to the BBFC, the director removed the notorious scissors scene where scissors are traced over a woman which he had apparently 'never liked anyway'.

The notorious alternative bedroom scene, which was to have been included as a DVD extra, was abandoned after the BBFC asked for cuts.

So if the reports are to be believed, then this version is the Director's Cut but is missing a notable deleted scene from the DVD extras

• UK 1997 Sovereign/Satanica VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

• edits to a whipping and branding scene
• edited much of Potter's bedroom assault.

The 1997 Satanica video featured an alternate print which was pre-edited by the director to remove a scene where scissors are traced over a woman and restored many of the original cinema cuts, although the film was then cut by 1 minute 4 secs by the BBFC to edit a whipping scene and much of the bedroom assault.

• UK 1976 cinema release

From IMDb The BBFC cuts were:

• Edits to all stabbing scenes
• Edit to the nude sacrifice,
• Edited eye gouging
• Edits to shots of John's mutilated body.

The BBFC cut 6:07s when the DVD was submitted in 2007: Distributor chose to cut explicit sexual detail (in this case clearly unsimulated cunnilingus, anal penetration with finger and anilingus). An R18 without cuts was available to the distributor.

Saturday Night Fever

R Rated

The US R Rated Version was passed X/18 uncut for the

• 2002 Paramount DVD
• 1990 CIC VHS
• 1978 cinema release

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

~9:57s

PG rated

• 1987 CIC VHS
• 1979 cinema release

The US cuts were to:

• Strong language
• Sex and nudity
• A scene with a GoGo dancer was removed

Saucy 60's Dvd Magazine - Volume 1 Number 2

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to cut one instance of brief but clearly unsimulated sexual activity - sight of dildo penetrating vagina - to gain an '18' classification. An 'R18' was available to the distributor.

Saucy Girls: 1

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to cut sight of unsimulated vaginal penetration to achieve the 18 category. An R18 uncut was available.

Sauna Sex

Savage

Savage!

Savage Island

• Hell Prison
• Banished Women
• Orinoco - Prison of Sex
• Escape from Hell

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

A version of Hell Prison substantially reworked for the US market with additional material featuring Linda Blair and re-titled Savage island.

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2011 Wizard Entertainment R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Summary Review: Turkey

Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.

Rightfully atrocious. Orinoco-Prison Of Sex (a.k.a. Hell Prison) was an Italian-Spanish women-as-slaves-on-a-South-American-island-who-revolt thing, brought stateside in 1985, christened with a new title and spiced with fresh footage of Linda Blair as a vengeful ex-employee. Those looking for some hot nude scenes and/or violent confrontations between sexy women in loincloths are bound to be disappointed. But, alas, Linda is once again stuck in a turkey

• UK 1986 EIV VHS

Savage Man Savage Beast

• Ultime grida dalla savana

Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1976 cinema release

From IMDb:

The UK cinema version was cut by around 10 minutes by the BBFC:

• Heavily edited scenes of animal violence including a race between cheetahs and ostriches
• Deleted a castration
• Deleted a scalping
• Deleted a man being eaten by a lion in front of his family.

UK censor James Ferman later described it as one of the most vile and objectionable films ever submitted to the BBFC.

Savage Streets

Uncut version is available at:

R Rated

Passed 18 after previous BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2011 Arrow R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2008 Navarre R1 DVD via US Amazon

Summary Review: Gratuitous Nudity

This sleazy tale of high school revenge with Linda Blair is a must for bad film fans everywhere.

This sympathetic tale tells the story of Brenda (Blair), a tough high school gal who spends her nights drinking peach brandy on the streets of LA with her equally tough friends. One night, they make the mistake of puttering with a gang called the Scars, and before you know it, the Scars have raped and beaten Brenda's deaf, mute sister. Once Brenda learns the truth of what transpired, she vows revenge on those responsible.

This is the pre-eminent 80's high school movie - terrible music, awful acting, questionable violence and gratuitous nudity.

Pre-cut
~6:49s

• UK 1991 Channel 5 VHS
• UK 1987 Lazer VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

• Extensive cuts to a rape scene
• The climatic crossbow fight. The BBFC were not keen on crossbows at the time

• UK 1986 Lazer VHS

R Rated

• UK 1984 cinema release

Savages

Unrated

UK: The Extended Version/Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, strong sex and drug use for:

• UK 2013 Universal [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2013 Universal [Extended] R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: The extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• 2012 Universal [Theatrical + Extended ] RA Blu-ray / R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
• 2012 Universal [Theatrical + Extended ] R1 DVD at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com. The Extended Version provides additional background plot details:

• An unhappy and sometimes violent family life for Lado.
• A hospital bedside scene with Dennis and his cancer stricken wife.
• A scene with O spinning a yarn to her mother about a supposed holiday in Paris
• A scene with O getting momentarily pally with Marina in a conversation about love and bottox

Summary Review: Stand Out Cast

Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.

A little reminiscent of Tony Scott's True Romance with little guys taking on the big guys of the drugs world.

There are likable characters on both sides of the battle. Blake Lively is finally in a big screen role that suits her well. John Travolta's slimy crooked cop is just right. Salma the drug lord is quite darkly amusing. Benicio Del Toro's face does all the work as a an ultimate in sadistic bad guys.

Overall a good plot driven kind of feel good thriller with a stand out cast.

R Rated

UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, strong sex and drug use after UK advised cuts for 15 were reinstated for:

•  UK 2013 Universal [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The US Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:

• 2012 Universal [Theatrical + Extended ] RA Blu-ray/ R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
• 2012 Universal  [Theatrical + Extended ] R1 DVD at US Amazon

• UK 2012 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

This work was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive an 18 rating but that their preferred 15 rating could be achieved by making changes to a number of scenes. These were to reduce:

• various moments of strong bloody violence,

• sadistic violence,

• strong sex and

• some focus on drug use.

When an edited version of the film was submitted for formal rating, changes had been made to satisfactorily address these issues and the film was consequently rated 15.

Savannah Superstar

30s cut by the BBFC, 15:11s pre-cut by the distributors

Saving Silverman

• Evil Woman

R Rated

The BBFC passed the US Unrated Version 15 uncut for the 2001 cinema release and 2002 Columbia/TriStar DVD under the title Evil Woman

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

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PG-13

Significant cuts were made in the US to achieve a PG-13 Rating.

• Strong language was removed
• the plotline featuring photographs from a naked table tennis game was re-shot with clothes

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Saw

Unrated

The US Director's Cut/Uncut Edition/Special Edition was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2005 EIV R2 DVD at UK Amazon

Based on article from dvdcompare.net:

This version is missing 2 dialogue scenes compared with the Unrated Version:

• Lawrence tells Adam that if he doesn't get help, he's going to bleed to death.
• Adam calls out to Lawrence twice. Lawrence turns. Adam asks Lawrence if he's going to be okay. Lawrence replies, "I . . . I wouldn't lie to you."

24s

R Rated

• UK 2005 EIV R2 DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

The R Rated Version suffered 14 cuts to tone down violence adding up to 24s.

Unrated

• UK 2009 EIV Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2005 EIV R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2004 cinema release

Saw II

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:

• UK 2007 EIV R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2006 EIV R2 DVD

The US release featuring the Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2007 Lions Gate R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2006 Lions Gate Special Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon

From IMDb. The Director's Cut is extended as follows

• When the police are entering the Wilson Steel warehouse, three short cuts are shown of Jigsaw upstairs, realizing the police have arrived. When he realizes this, he calmly goes back to what he was working on.
• When the police are approaching Jigsaw several scenes are added where he is eating Cheerios (as stated in the commentary on the original R-rated DVD).
• Jigsaw has a few extra lines of dialogue with Detective Matthews, mentioning that he has wiped the slate clean, and that most people are merely sleepwalking.
• When Obi is trapped in the oven, he attempts to break the glass on the far side as he is burning alive.
• The scene of Amanda thrashing around in the syringe pit is extended.
• In the bathroom, Charlie Clouser's score begins as Xavier begins cutting off his skin, and continues until he dies from his throat being slashed.
• The opening scene with The Venus Headtrap is extended and the song Irresponsible Hate Anthem (Venus Headtrap Mix) is playing in the background.
• The scene where Matthews is beating up Jigsaw is extended with one extra punch.

R Rated

• UK 2006 EIV R2 DVD
• UK 2005 cinema release

Saw III

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2008 Lions Gate R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The Director's Cut is uncut and Unrated

• US 2007 Lions Gate R1 DVD at US Amazon

Unrated

• UK 2007 Lions Gate R2 DVD

From IMDb:

The Unrated version of Saw III differs from the theatrical version:

• The opening scene is more violent. The shots of Eric's heel being broken are much closer, and more detail is shown. When Kerry is discussing Eric with Rigg, the scene is slightly extended, showing her commenting on how she can't sleep because of his disappearance. When Kerry's trap triggers, a frontal shot is shown of her ribs being torn from her torso, leaving her organs exposed. Flashes showcase her innards dropping to the floor.
• Danica's Freezer Trap. A few extra shots show Jeff slamming the door, trying to get out. During the Rack, Tim's limbs are shown much more, showcasing his skin tearing as the bone shatters out of his skin.
• The flashback fight scene between Amanda and Eric is also extended. Amanda is shown hearing Eric's cries for his son, and seems distressed. While maneuvering in the corridor, Eric sneaks up on her and the fight resumes from there.
• Ending scene. In the theatrical, once the montage of the victims passes by, Lynn's corpse is shown quickly, before cutting to Jeff screaming, then on Jigsaw's corpse, and finally cutting to black. In the unrated, during the montage the music slighty overlaps, skipping a couple of seconds forward, and then showing Lynn's mutilated head, zooming in on the gory details, and then slowly fading out to white.

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R Rated

• UK 2006 cinema release

Saw IV

• Saw 4

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

The Unrated Director's Cut/Extreme Edition was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2008 Lions Gate RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2008 Lions Gate R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release featuring the Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2008 Lions Gate RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2008 Lions Gate R1 DVD at US Amazon

2:55s

R Rated

• UK 2007 cinema release

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Saw VI

• Saw 6

Unrated

The BBFC passed the US Unrated Director's Cut or Extreme Edition 18 uncut for the 2009 Lions Gate DVD/Blu-ray.

The Director's Cut features multiple plot updates and some changes to  the violent scenes.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

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

Saw 3D

• Saw 3d: The Final Chapter
• Saw: The Final Chapter

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

The Extreme Edition/Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Lions Gate Online
• UK 2010 Lions Gate 2D/3D RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 Lions Gate 2D/3D RA Blu-ray at US Amazon (note that the included DVD is the cut version)

12s

R Rated

• UK 2010 Lions Gate R2 DVD
• UK 2010 cinema release

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com: 19 short cuts were made to tone down the violence for an R Rating adding up to just 12s.