BBFC Cuts T: Tb-Tm

Team America: World Police

• Team America

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2005 Paramount R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

38s

R Rated

• UK 2005 Paramount R2 DVD
• UK 2004 cinema release

From cuts details on IMDb:

• In the Unrated Version, the puppet sex scene is extended. It now contains shots of Gary performing oral sex on Lisa from behind and two separate shots of them urinating/defecating on each other, all of which had to be cut to secure an R-Rating.

See also pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Tears of the Sun

The BBFC passed the Directors Cut or Extended Version 15 uncut for the 2005 20th Century Fox DVD.

The extra material is non-contentious

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

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

Teaserama

The BBFC passed the 2010 Nucleus DVD 15 without cuts.

Teen Wolf

The cuts were waived when resubmitted in 2004

• Cuts are to the scene where Stiles is looking for some marijuana in his garage and Scott is confiding in him that he is a werewolf. 

Thanks to Andrew

The BBFC cut did not impress the BBC who broadcast the film in 1992 fully uncut at 6:30pm

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 1

Passed U and PG after various BBFC cuts

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

• For the most part only scenes showing Michelangelo use his nunchucks were edited or removed. Furthermore, dialogues were edited to turn the word ninja into hero. Sometimes complete scenes are missing due to the use of that infamous word! In addition to that, sound effects were added in fighting scenes to make them sound funnier and less scary.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 2

Passed U and PG after various BBFC cuts

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

• For the most part only scenes showing Michelangelo use his nunchucks were edited or removed. Furthermore, dialogues were edited to turn the word ninja into hero. Sometimes complete scenes are missing due to the use of that infamous word! In addition to that, sound effects were added in fighting scenes to make them sound funnier and less scary.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 3

Passed U and PG after various BBFC cuts

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

• For the most part only scenes showing Michelangelo use his nunchucks were edited or removed. Furthermore, dialogues were edited to turn the word ninja into hero. Sometimes complete scenes are missing due to the use of that infamous word! In addition to that, sound effects were added in fighting scenes to make them sound funnier and less scary.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 4

Passed U and PG after various BBFC cuts

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

• For the most part only scenes showing Michelangelo use his nunchucks were edited or removed. Furthermore, dialogues were edited to turn the word ninja into hero. Sometimes complete scenes are missing due to the use of that infamous word! In addition to that, sound effects were added in fighting scenes to make them sound funnier and less scary.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Cuts were waived for the cinema version when resubmitted in 2003 and finally the follow up video/DVD in 2004

From Andrew:

I heartily agree with what you said though about the BBFC issuing an apology before any present or future screening of this classic family (yes family Mr Ferman) film.

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

The video version is still cut but hopefully will be resubmitted after the latest cinema re-release

In kid's films, martial arts weapons seem to cause more grief to the BBFC than they do to the victims.

The official BBFC cut time given is 1:51 seconds but there seems to be more footage changed than 1:51s via reframing and separate angles. The distributors probably re-edited more than required to implement the BBFC cuts

The cinema version was cut in 1990 as follows:, Thanks to Byron

First of all the nunchaku in this film are real, well rubber props but they are not sausages that happens in Turtles 2. Timings are aprroximate

1. At 17:49s. April is on TV interviewing the police chief and the turtles are watching. In the uncut version we see Leo, Don and Mike in front of the set watching and you can see Mike's nunchaku on his back barely he then kisses the screen when April comes on.  7 seconds of reframing where instead of seeing them sat down as soon as Mike sits down the picture zooms into the TV so all we can see is the TV with April on. This shot is also missing Mike kissing the screen we just hear the sound.
2. 2s. Mikes shell is blacked out when a shot from behind shows his nunchaku in his belt. In the same scene another second is cut when Mike is introduced as it is reframed to avoid seeing his nunchaku.
3. 2s cut. More reframing is used to prevent you seeing mikes nunchaku in his belt when conversing with April about frozen pizza. The idea seems to be cut the nunchaku on sight even if you need slow motion to see them. 3 seconds are gone again when Mike's back is darkened again when he is talking to April.
4. 20s cuts in the following scene where April is eating pizza with the turtles to hide the slight glimpse of the nunchaku in his belt. Next is his Cagney impression which is missing a shot from behind.
5. 3s reframing when Splinter is kidnapped.
6. When the Shedder is making his entrance and is about to address the foot there are 6 seconds of substitutions. In the uncut one when the red carpet is being rolled out for him you can see the foot solders in a line armed with sticks and the nunchaku. In the UK version we get to see the kids in the crowd above chewing gum and looking board. This is the cheap kind of censorship SKY 1 does in the day with wrestling putting pointless crowd shots in to cover up things.
7. When the turtles are watching April on TV again Raphael and Leonardo start to argue. 3s are cut here as when Mike gets up to go to the kitchen you can see the nunchaku in his belt at the side.
8. More reframing as Mike and Don watch a Tortoise and Hare cartoon by 8s.
9. One of the longest cuts is more obvious. Its the movies first big fight scene and Raph has just been thrown though the skylight and a big fight with loads of Foot soldiers. 1s is substituted when one of the foot solders who has jumped though is armed with nunchaku. A nunchaku contest occuring between the foot solder and Mike is removed, 48s, A very funny scene leaving the UK version to look really stupid. More reframing cuts appear though out the fight every time Mike hits anyone with his nunchaku or can be seen with his nunchaku in the slightest. Also Don's joke with him about them not being game show fans is cut. This is due to Mike's nunchaku being in shot and also misses Mike's line about everyone liking the USA versions letter turner Vanna White. A another cut is when a foot solder tries to chop up Mike with an axe while he is still on the floor. The axe chops are there but the picture is reframed so as not to see the forbidden nunchaku in Mike's hand. Next more cuts when more foot solders drop though the skylight causing the floor to give in and then as the turtles get up after landing in the basement. The scene ends when Aprils apartment sets on fire and brings to an end a cutting spree that including the nunchaku contest was cut by 1:27s.
10. Not a cut but an interesting line by Tatsu Shedders minion. He says in all versions of the film "kurso" when Shedder is angry at him which I am sure is Japanese for shit.
11. Cuts when Casey Jones and April retreat to Aprils farm in the country. 3s of Mike's nunchuka whilst punching a punch bag in a barn. 8s of Mike using his nunchaku in training. The next cut is pathetic and is one to a bit of blatant advertising for turtle wax. April is being given a shoulder massage by Casey after she appears in pain in a scene that starts their romance. As soon as he starts the massage in the UK version it cuts to the next scene and misses a comic scene of 24s for no apparent reason.
12. Another cut occurs when Mike and Don attempt to eat some leftover pizza. In the UK version when Danny says they might be some leftover pizza Mike gets excited then it cuts to the next scene missing 17s of Mike and Don inspecting the pizza and asking". The only conclusion is that the BBFC didn’t get the joke about penicillin.
13. The next cuts occur during the final fight of the movie. The turtles use the hot steam from the sewer pipes to burn the foot solders a shot of a foot solder getting sprayed in the face is cut this is 2s. Then a shot from over head of all 4 turtles over the bodies of the foot soldier is cut as it shows Mike 2s of spinning his nunchaku. A 13s cut occurs to April helping Mike take out some foot solders from on top of a pipe with a stick and to him whacking some foot solders with his nunchaku. When Mike and Don are fighting foot solders back to back doing bad jokes 2 seconds are cut to remove sight of nunchaku and the line by Mike of goes with it also the sequence is reframed so you cant see Mike is hitting foot solders with his nunchaku . Then after the famous trailer line by Mike of “god I love being a turtle” 1s is cut to stop you seeing Mike hold up his nunchaku and laugh. On the roof 1s is cut from a exchange between Mike and a nunchaku welding foot solder.
14. The following cuts are disgusting as they change the end of the movie and ruin the final fight with Shedder. This fight is cut badly and looks crap due to the cuts. Mike and Don do rock, paper , scissors to see who goes next. Mike loses then spins his nunchaku and goes for Shedder then it cuts to the next scene. So 9s cut. Then when the action starts again on the roof 1s is cut to stop you seeing Mike spinning his nunchaku in the air as the turtles run towards Shedder. 5 seconds are cut next showing Mike fighting the Shedder and getting knocked over. This is annoying as Mike is made out to be an idiot in the cut version who doesn’t fight Shedder or anyone else. Now comes a crucial cut that alters the ending. Leo charges at Shedder and is brought down. Shedder then puts his blade to Leo’s throat and tells the Turtles to get rid of their weapons. They throw them off the roof but then a 1s cut occurs cutting out Mike’s nunchaku getting caught on the ladder rung. This is a plot point for later that is missing from the UK version. Now Splinter arrives and Shedder takes his mask off revealing his scars from Splinter In the UK version as he charges at him 19s are cut. These are of Splinter using the nunchaku of Mike’s from the ladder rung to wrap around the Shedder’s blade who he then slings over the edge. He then holds him there dangling but Shedder has reached a knife which he then throws at him which he catches but in doing so the nunchaku wrapped around the blade unravels dropping Shedder to his doom. Then Splinter finishes his sentence from before “Without honour”. The UK skips all this and makes it out that Splinter simply grabbed the blade and slung him over the edge where he simply dropped to his doom with out no tense dangling or final attack or dialogue from Splinter.  However the fall in the UK version is from one single angle rather than 3 different ones. This cut really ruins the end of the film and lessons the danger to Splinter and the danger of Shedder.
    So the total movie cuts are of around 5 mins 28 secs. The BBFC should put an apology up before every screening of the new uncut version as they really made a right mess with this back in 1990.

The video is further cut as follows:

• Michelangelo is on the phone ordering a pizza when Splinter is giving the turtles advice. When Splinter hears that he is not listening and is on the phone he throws a book at him and shouts Michelangelo. For some completely stupid reason known only to the BBFC the scene was now missing the book throwing which by the way was the tamest throwing of a book I have ever seen. Also missing was some of Michelangelo’s dialogue when he orders the pizza due to the fact you can clearly see his nunchaku as he is spinning them.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze

Cuts were waived when resubmitted in 2002

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

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

• Michelangelo waves nunchukas in front of armed gangsters  but turn out to be sausages on close inspection
• Pizza delivery boy finds Mike's nunchukas. April waves them around amateurishly but this all too much for the censors.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

Cuts waived for the 2002 DVD

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

Same cuts to the cinema and video versions of 1993

• All traces of chainsticks removed

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Teenage Tramp
 

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut at:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

• US 2011 Code Red Maria's B-Movie Mayhem Double Bill R1 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: A harrowing experience

Wayward and uninhibited young runaway Kim has fallen in with a bad crowd. Kim decides to flee said crowd and goes to the west coast to reunite herself with her uptight sister Hilary so she can collect some of the family inheritance. However, evil drug dealer Maury and his flock follow Kim to Hilary's house.

it is a rather unsettling look at clashing life styles in America, here depicted violently for the exploitation fans. It still carries a wallop.

All hell breaks loose when Kim (Alisha Fontaine) arrives on her sister's mansion doorstep.  The Film becomes a harrowing experience with the arrival of Manson-esque cult/gang leader Maury.

• UK 1999 Double Vision VHS

The Tempter

10 Things  I Hate About You

The BBFC cuts were waived for the 2010 Buena Vista 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

The cinema release of 1999 and Buena Vista video releases from 1999 to 2007 all suffered the same cut:

• The BBFC removed a scene where a balisong (butterfly knife) is opened up.

10 to Midnight

Cuts waived when resubmitted in 2004. The BBFC explained that the passage of time had reduced the impact of the images to a significant degree, making the prospect of harm more remote.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Review from imdb: Low-budget Masterpiece

Another Tight, Low-budget Masterpiece from Bronson/Thompson,

Compared with the ridiculously shoddy Death Wish sequels, most of Charles Bronson's 1980s collaborations with J. Lee Thompson are masterpieces. In fact, even with the high ratio of bad actors and technical shortcomings, films like Evil That Men Do and this one, 10 to Midnight, kick modern hardboilers right in the balls.

Thanks to MM

• Cuts to scenes of sexual violence in the opening double murder. The cuts were to remove nudity during the murders
• A brief shot of a nurse's dead body in a shower was cut due to blood on the breasts.

The Tenant

• Le Locataire

Cuts waived when resubmitted in 2004

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Tender and Perverse Emanuelle

• Tendre et perverse Emanuelle
• Le Chemin solitaire
• French Emanuelle
• Frissons sur la peau

The BBFC cut 1:11s when the Redemption video was submitted in 1994

Thanks to Peter:

• At 67 mins - In sex scene, remove all sight of man's erection and woman masturbating him and of man's hand in woman's crotch.

Tendres cousines

Tenebrae

• Tenebre
• Unsane
• Shadow
• Sotto Gli Occhi dell'Assassino

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2011 Arrow R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon
• UK 2011 Arrow R2 DVD via UK Amazon

Summary Review: Gore filled giallo

Tenebrae is a thriller about a writer of thrillers who, whilst on a promotional tour in Italy for his new book (...also called Tenebrae), finds himself the focus of a deranged serial killer, who is offing his victims according to the grisly murders found in the very same author's work.

Argento has a great deal of fun in devising these bizarre scenes and scenarios, whilst simultaneously orchestrating this grandiose, gore-filled Giallo with a bold approach to cinematography, montage and music.

As with a lot of Argento's work, the performances aren't all peerless, although, that said, there's some admirable moments, particularly from Anthony Franciosa as the author, Peter Neal, Argento's former muse Daria Nicolodi as his assistant Ann, and b-movie stalwart John Saxon as Neal's publisher.

The ending of the film is a satisfying one that is sure to delight those familiar with his previous works.

pre-cut
 

Passed 18 with all BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2006 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
• UK 2003 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

The US  release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2008 Anchor Bay Special Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon

The pre-cut footage is missing from many international prints and is due to damage to the master:

• Ann walking to the sideboard and putting down her books
• The last stab of a woman being repeatedly stabbed in her stomach
• The end of a scene showing Jane looking at new shoes followed by the start of a scene with Bullmer walking around town

5s

pre-cut
21s

• UK 2000 Nouveaux VHS

This is an extra BBFC cut of 1s over and above the previous 4s cinema cuts to ensure that the BBFC were not passing a video that had recently been found to be 'obscene'.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

The 4s BBFC cinema cut:

• Removed shots: Jane's arm gets chopped off with a hatchet. She yells in pain, blood splatters. Then a shot of her chopped-off arm on the table.

The 1s BBFC extra video cut:

• 1s when Peter gets skewered by the metal bar.

The pre-cut footage is missing from many international prints and is due to damage to the master:

• Missing shot of a frightened woman and a tramp at the window.
• The last stab of a woman being repeatedly stabbed in her stomach
• The end of a scene showing Jane looking at new shoes followed by the start of a scene with Bullmer walking around town

• UK 1983 Videomedia VHS

Videomedia released the BBFC cut cinema version on video in 1983. It was doomed to take a leading position on the video nasties list. It was listed in March 1984 and stayed on the list throughout the panic. It is therefore one of the collectable DPP39s

• UK 1983 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

• Removed shots: Jane's arm gets chopped off with a hatchet. She yells in pain, blood splatters. Then a shot of her chopped-off arm on the table.

Tenement

See Game of Survival

The 10th Kingdom: Hours 1 & 2

• The Tenth Kingdom
• Das 10te Königreich
• Das Zehnte Königreich

Cut when submitted in 2000 to remove a double ear clap.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from Amazon US

Virginia and Tony Lewis (Kimberly Williams and John Larroquette) live in a New York apartment. One day a dog enters Virginia's life. However, the dog is not just any ordinary dog, but Prince Wendell (Daniel Lapaine) changed into a dog by an evil Queen (Dianne Wiest). Soon trolls enter the story along with magic, and the story begins.

The acting talent in this movie is phenomenal. Rutger Hauer plays the Queen's woodsman, with his own poignant story. Warwick Davis is Acorn, a criminal with a tongue-in-cheek character. Ed O'Neil is perfect as Relish the Troll King. Scott Cohen as Wolf took a little getting used to, but once I realized how he fit into the story I enjoyed his antics and characterization. Camryn Manheim makes an interesting Snow White. Ann-Margret brings class to Queen Cinderella.

The story is an adult fairy tale. There is violence in the movie as well as a number of intense scenes that are likely inappropriate for children below the age of 7 or 8. However, for everyone else this movie is fun and complicated. If you enjoy fantasy, and you can be open-minded about how fantasy is approached, this movie could be perfect for you.

The Terence Davis Trilogy

The longer US version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2008 BFI R2 DVD

• UK 1994 Connoisseur VHS

• UK 1984 cinema release

A Teresa May Special: Rock Bitch

Terminal Force

Terminal Justice

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

1991 US Sci-Fi action film by James Cameron with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Edward Furlong. See IMDb

The Special Edition/Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong violence and language for:

• UK 2009 Optimum RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2008 Optimum R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2007 Technicolor/Momentum R2 DVD
• UK 2001 Carlton/MGM R2 DVD
• UK 2001 Carlton VHS

The US release features the Special Edition/Director's Cut and is MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2009 Lions Gate RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2009 Lions Gate R1 DVD at US Amazon

There is also an Extended Special Edition which is an unofficial cut available as a DVD extra.

• UK 1997 Polygram VHS

The BBFC cuts were similar to those inflicted on the 1992 Theatrical Version Polygram video.

See US Special Edition vs US Theatrical Version for the additional footage added for the Special Edition.

• UK 1992 Pioneer Laserdisc

This is one of the first few films where a higher rated version has been made available. The BBFC argued at the time  that if the marketing of a film is aimed at the original certificate, ie the 15, then children of that age group will want to watch it regardless of the certificate awarded.

• UK 1992 Guild VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

1. Schwarzenegger's attack on the bikers loses the shot of a biker falling on to a stove. The shot of a knife in a biker's back has been reduced.
    
2. Various shots are missing of Sarah (Linda Hamilton) attacking guards and a doctor with a broom handle on her escape from hospital. The BBFC censored this not because of the level of violence, but because it was initiated by a character who is meant to be something of a role model. Sarah beats the guard over the head with a bat 4 times in the original version. This was reduced to twice for the cinema version and to just once for the 15 video. It is a myth that the original contained 6 beatings. The original also had Sarah hitting the doctor on the arm with the bat, she then swipes him on the back of the leg to make him collapse, all that remains in this version is the hit on the arm.
    
3. When Schwarzenegger rescues Sarah, he has a small fight with the prison staff. He hits one in the chest with a bat (which remains), but immediately after he should throw that guard head first into the wall (this is completely cut). Also, when Schwarzenegger pulls the cop out of the car, he throws him face first into a pole: this is reduced.
    
4. 3s has been cut from the shooting of a SWAT team at approx 114m into the video

• UK 1991 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

• Edits were made to reduce the blows delivered to the security guard by Sarah with the wooden broom handle.

Terminator Salvation

• T4: Salvation
• Terminator salvation - L'inizio della fine
• Terminator: Die Erlösung

R Rated

The pre-cuts were restored for the (US R rated) Director's Cut (Extended Cut) which was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for the 2009 Sony Blu-ray.

The BBFC put the triviality of the nudity cut in good perspective:

Terminator Salvation is the fourth instalment in the Terminator franchise and sees a grown-up John Connor leading the human resistance movement. It has been passed 12 for scenes of moderate violence and intense action.

The setting of the narrative in this film is an all-out war between the human resistance movement and Skynet with its army of Terminators. There are some spectacular battle sequences with heavy explosions and gunfire which include sight of many robots being destroyed, including a close-up shot of a robotic head being crushed by a helicopter. This sets the tone for much of the violence in the film. Most of the damage and injury is caused to the robotic characters while the human characters generally emerge unscathed. There is some injury detail seen, to the Connor character in particular, but these sequences do not dwell on detail and do not contain any emphasis on injuries or blood. For the most part the injuries are impressionistic and the fantasy setting is always well to the fore. Given this approach to the depiction of violence the film is contained at 12 under the terms of the Guidelines for violence at that level.

The film as a whole does have an unrelenting intensity which is a well established feature of fantasy films at the 12 level but the tone is comparatively light and plays very much to audience expectations for the genre. There is none of the darker, sadistic, elements that occasionally take such works to the higher category. Mature themes and sustained moderate threat and menace are allowed at 12 in the Guidelines and these are all elements that contributed to placing Terminator Salvation at 12.

The extended version of the film also contains a scene featuring brief sexualised nudity as we see a woman remove her top, revealing one of her breasts. This is only seen from considerable distance and there is no clear or sustained nudity present within a sexual context. At 12, the BBFC Guidelines state that in a sexual context nudity must be brief and discreet and this sequence in Terminator Salvation falls within those limits.

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

2:56s

PG-13

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The Theatrical Version runs 2:56s shorter than the Director's Cut

• Director McG cut one shot to earn the US PG-13 rating. The quick cut involved featuring Sam Worthington’s character Marcus stabbing a screwdriver through the shoulder of a thug and of the screwdriver being pulled out.
• But McG also removed the nude Moon Bloodgood shot claiming it: felt more like a gratuitous moment of a girl taking her top off in an action picture, and I didn’t want that to convolute the story or the characters.

Other scenes were also modified in the Theatrical Version:

• Cut scene of machine appearing from underwter and being destroyed by Connor's soldiers
• Cut scene showing General Ashdown threatening Connor with a gun to ensure that Connor is on the same page
• Cut scene showing Marcus use a man as a shield from gun bullets and then hitting a man in the face with a gun butt.
• Toned down scene of Blair shooting man in the leg.
• Re-edited scene of Blair and Marcus around camp fire.
• Toned down shooting of refugee in the back
• Connor's speech is re-edited and shortened
• Marcus takes less punishment from the T-800 machine.
• Marcus takes less punishment in a fight with Connor and also one less jolt in a re-animation attempt.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Demon Hand

The 2008 Warner Director's Cut DVD was passed 12 uncut.

Terror

The 1997 Sovereign video and the 2005 Anchor Bay DVD are said to be uncut but seem a little short.

From cuts details on IMDb

• Video and DVD releases were uncut and the transfers restored by Norman J. Warren.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com detailing the shortened running time for uncontroversial reasons

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

Review from US Amazon: Logical, comprehensible story line

The second film, TERROR, is the actual highlight of this double feature. It opens as a mob of medieval villagers capture a fleeing witch and attempt to burn her at the stake. The witch calls upon satanic forces to rescue her from her the flames, and as she escapes, she places a curse upon the descendants of the noblewoman who incited the villagers to rise up against her. This entire scene is then revealed to be the ending of a horror film, and the filmmaker claims that the story is based upon true events from his own family history. He and his female cousin, he says, are the last descendants of the noblewoman whose family was cursed by the witch. Naturally, there is skepticism among the audience for whom he has just screened the film. But at a wrap party later that evening, the filmmaker's cousin falls into a trance and attacks him with a sword...and he and his cousin begin to worry that the family curse just might be real after all.

Like the other film on this DVD, TERROR has a fair amount of female nudity--the stripper in the nightclub scene is especially eye-popping--and lots of outré gore. But this film also has a logical, comprehensible story line that is bolstered by strong performances and able directing, and the exceptional production design and cinematography create an ambiance that is exponentially eerier than that of SATAN'S SLAVE. Indeed, hardcore horror fans will recognize the distinct influence of giallo master Dario Argento on this film, especially in regards to atmosphere and gore.

From cuts details on IMDb

• Cut to briefly edit some gore during the staircase stabbing of Viv. Later video and DVD releases were uncut and the transfers restored by Norman J. Warren.

The Terror

• The Haunting
• Roger Corman's The Terror
• Castle of Terror
• Lady Of The Shadows

   

Uncut version is available at:

The Original Version was passed 12 uncut for:

• UK 2005 Classic Entertainment DVD
• UK 2004 Waterfall/WHE R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 Siren DVD

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 HD Cinema Classics R0 DVD/Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Summary Review: Atmospheric

A creepy atmospheric offering from Roger Corman that edges towards classic cult status. Beware that this status has rather been negated by a string of poor quality public domain releases. The 2004 WHE DVD is the pick of the UK bunch, quality wise, but the US 2011 Classic Entertainment DVD/Blu-ray combo is the best so far.

• UK 2002 Prism DVD

See version details from dvdcompare.net. Not so good extra scenes were added to regain copyright, the rights to the original version having lapsed into the public domain.

• UK 1986 Diamond VHS

• UK 1964 cinema release

From IMDb:

Cut by the BBFC to remove:

• close up shots of a bleeding face after the bird attack
• a shot of a woman's rotting face during the climax.

The submitted running time was noted as 79:13s = 76:03s PAL

Terror at the Opera

See Opera

Terror Eyes

• Night School

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US Amazon Instant Video (US only) at US Amazon
• US 2011 Warner R1 DVD-R via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Summary Review: Action over Suspense

A Boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds committed by a helmeted, black-leather clad serial killer which leads him to suspect a well known anthropology professor as well as his female live-in assistant.

A slasher flick with more action than horror. But the acting is above par as are the overall production values, and there isn't a lot of padding. There's also something of a story complete with characterization.

One could certainly do (much) worse in picking a slasher film from this era.

• UK 1993 Vipco VHS

• UK 1987 Guild VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

• stabbings and girls being threatened with knives during the changing room and cafe murders

• UK 1981 cinema release

Terror in the Aisles

1984 US horror documentary by Andrew J. Kuehn with Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen. See IMDb

Passed 18 after 10s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1997 Palace VHS
• UK 1985 cinema release

From IMDB:

Cut by the BBFC to remove:

• shots of a woman being beaten during the extracts from Vice Squad (1982)
• a crotch-grabbing shot from Dressed to Kill (1980)
• footage of nunchakus during the extract from Ms .45 (1981)

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

• Kormi tsekouri

A short version passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2020 Palisades Tartan R2 DVD
• UK 2002 Tartan VHS

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com. 58s are missing from this version. Mostly insignificant material

• UK 1993 Island World VHS
• UK 1990 cinema release

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

R Rated

Passed 18 uncut after the BBFC finally relented on their ban for:

• UK 2009 Second Sight RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2008 Second Sight R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2002 Universal R2 DVD
• UK 1999 Blue Dolphin video
• UK 1999 Warner video
• UK 1999 cinema release

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2008 Dark Sky RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2006 Dark Sky R1 DVD at US Amazon

The BBFC commented:

The notoriety of the film may owe a lot to its original rejection by the BBFC in 1975. It was passed for viewing in Europe, the USA, Australia and other countries. It received a GLC licence in the 1970s and was most recently shown in central London in 1998 under a licence from Camden Council. There is, so far as the Board is aware, no evidence that harm has ever arisen as a consequence of viewing the film. For modern young adults, accustomed to the macabre shocks of horror films through the 1980s and 1990s, THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE is unlikely to be  particularly challenging. Unlike more recent examples of the genre, violence in THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE is throughout implied rather than explicit. By today's standards, its visual effects may seem relatively unconvincing.

Possibly the most notorious feature is the relentless pursuit of the 'Final Girl' throughout the last half hour or so of the film. The heroine in peril is a staple of the cinema since the earliest days. It is nonetheless legitimate to question the unusual emphasis THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE places on the pursuit of a defenceless and screaming female  over such an extended period. The Board's conclusion, after careful consideration, was that any possible harm that might arise in terms of the effect upon a modern audience would be more than sufficiently countered by the unrealistic, even absurd, nature of the action itself. It is worth emphasising that there is no explicit sexual element in the film, and relatively little visible violence.

Summary Review: Classic of its generation

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is undoubtedly one of the scariest films ever made and its raw power remains undiminished to this very day. Tobe Hooper somehow created a genuine fright machine which changed the face of the horror genre completely.

The story revolves around a group of teenagers being chased, terrified and murdered when they stumble upon a canabilistic family in the countryside. The main character, Leatherface, who's remorseless killings were loosely based on real life 1950's Texan murderer Ed Gein.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a classic of its generation and deserves to be part of any respectable film collection. Just don't watch it alone.

R Rated

• Camden 1998 cinema release.

It was given a late night screening at the 1998 London Film Festival and then ran successfully in Camden at the beginning of 1999.

R Rated

See article from sbbfc.co.uk:

At around this time, the BBFC was once again asked to consider cuts for a legitimate video release but failed to see how an acceptable version could be produced. The film therefore fell into limbo and was removed from the shelves following the introduction of the Video Recordings Act.

• London 1975 cinema release

The film was shown in some others towns with a local authority certificate overruling the BBFC ban but the BBFC ban was enforced in others

pre-cut

• UK 1975 cinema release

See article from sbbfc.co.uk:

Tobe Hooper's seminal horror film was first seen informally by the BBFC's Secretary, Stephen Murphy, on 27 February 1975. Murphy regarded it as a good, well-made film but felt strongly that the level of terrorisation, particularly towards the end of the film, and the film's focus on abnormal psychology was unsuitable for a BBFC X certificate to be issued. The distributor reacted to this advice by making some minor reductions in the final scenes of terrorisation, formally submitting a slightly truncated version on 12 March 1975.

The ban persisted until 1999. An official BBFC comment from their website just before the granting of the cinema certificate in 1999 read:

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

• Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2

Unrated

The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for:

• 2001 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• 2001 20th Century Fox DVD
• 2001 cinema release

The US release is MPAA Unrated for:

• 2006 MGM Gruesome Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon

From version details on IMDb:

A US special edition includes some footage originally shot for the movie but not included in the theatrical version. This rough footage has dialogue but no music or sound effects and the video quality is atrocious. The scenes include:

• Lefty Enright (Dennis Hopper) strapping two chainsaws to himself with leather belts just outside the Sawyer family's hideout. He then sees the family's truck arriving and entering the underground cave.
• A group of rioting football fans smash some cars in an underground parking lot. The chainsaw family arrives and proceeds to make mincemeat of all of them. Highlights include Leatherface slicing a guy's head in half and cutting off the hand of another (the severed hand then falls to the ground and gives Leatherface the finger!)
• A guy (Joe Bob Briggs) descending a staircase to the garage together with two women and talking about splatter movie special effects. After he opens a door, Leatherface barges in and slaughters him (off-screen).
• An alternate take of the scene where Stretch is hiding in the meat room and Leatherface comes in to butcher L.G. and remove his face.

There is also a short Canadian version cut by 10 minutes.

Review from UK Amazon: Dennis Hopper, a joy to watch

If you're looking for a brutal and disturbing slasher flick that's both ridiculous and cheesy (but is still a good time), then The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is the perfect thing for you.

Dennis Hopper plays a Texas Ranger, Lefty, who's bent on revenge and wants compensation in blood for the murder of his brother's children (from the original movie). The results all lead up to a terribly disturbing and disgusting slasher flick that you won't forget (even if you want to).

What really makes the movie work is Dennis Hopper. He is usually a joy to watch in any movie, and this one is no exception.

The sequel is much more disgusting and violent than the original, but isn't really as shocking. Still, it is a pretty enjoyable flick if you're in the right mood and take it for what it is.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

• The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Short Standard Version passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2001 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
• UK 1999 Columbia/TriStar VHS

Although it has not been cut by the BBFC, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4 is the short standard version which removed the pointless alien subplot and the subplot of Jenny's abusive mother; all these cuts apply to dialogue scenes, there were no cuts to the violence. This version is about 5:31s shorted than the Extended Version. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

See Sex Films: Texas Vibrator Massacre

That Kind of Girl

• Teenage Tramps

The cut Cinema Version was passed 12 without further BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2010 BFI R0 Blu-ray
• UK 2010 BFI R0 DVD

• UK 1963 cinema release

BFFC cuts from article on dvdcompare.net:

• Reel 1 - In striptease number, remove all shots in which girl's breast is visible
• Reel 3 - Remove shot of boy kissing girl between breasts.
• Reel 3 - Remove shot of boy lying on top of girl on chaise longue.
• Reel 3 - Shorten scenes of boy and girl making love on bed, in particular concluding scene when he is naked.

The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 77:36s = 74:30s PAL

That Man Bolt

That Sinking Feeling

A dubbed Americanised version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2009 2 Entertain Online
• UK 2009 2 Entertain R2 DVD

Review from UK Amazon: Unwatchable

I have waited many years for this to be released on DVD but have been sorely let down by the terrible new voiceover. The entire feeling of the film has been completely lost. I can't understand why this had to be done as the only people who want to see this movie wanted it in it's original glory - no one else is interested. Surely they can release another version with the original voices as this one is shocking and unwatchable.

• UK Odyssey VHS

• UK 1980 cinema release

That Thing You Do!

The US release features the Director's Cut/Extended Version and is MPAA PG rated for:

• US 2007 20th Century Fox R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

PG

• UK 2002 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
• UK 1997 Fox/Guild VHS
• UK 1996 cinema release

These are the Damned

• The Damned

UK: The Director's Cut/UK Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate violence for:

• UK 2010 Sony R2 DVD at UK Amazon

See version details from dvdcompare.net:

This version features the original UK Version but has the US opening titles

• 1996 Encore VHS

Presumably this is the shorter US Version that replaces the shooting of Freya by Bernard with a scene showing the shots being fired by a helicopter gunman.

• UK 1961 cinema release

They Call Me Macho Woman

Thanks to Bleach on The Melon Farmers Forum

Cut by the BBFC when submitted in 1996

• At 24.5 mins - As man sits astride woman, sight of him twirling butterfly knife, later sight of his hand groping up her skirt and, after removing underwear, of his hand up skirt again were all removed.
• At 31 mins - In barn with woman tied up, two shots of man groping her groin over her skirt were removed.
• At 40.5 mins - During fight by car, after head is pushed through windscreen, sound of head scraped against glass and shot of foot kicking victim and subsequent crunching sound were all removed.
• At 56.5 mins - After blonde woman is slapped, second slap, stomach punch and head butt were all removed.
• At 76.5 mins - After bald man slaps woman twice, his headbutt to her was removed.

Thin Ice

• The Convincer

US: The Director's Cut is released for

• UK 2012 20th Century Fox [Director's Cut + Theatrical] Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon released on 12th June 2012

The Director's Cut made a splash on the film festival under the title The Convincer. It was taken up for distribution but it was felt in need of a re-cut to make it a little pacier. The resulting Theatrical Version was not so well received

• UK 2012 20th Century Fox [Director's Cut + Theatrical] Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon released on 12th June 2012
• UK 2012 20th Century Fox R1 DVD released on 12th June 2012

The Third Part of the Night

• Trzecia Czesc Nocy

No BBFC cuts noted to the 2007 Second Run R0 DVD

The submitted runnung time was noted as 106:15s = 102:00s

Thirst

• Bakjwi

South Korea: Director's Cut/Extended Version released for:

• Kr CJ Ent R0 DVD via US Amazon

Mostly just plot extensions See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com.

• UK 2011 Palisades Tartan Online
• UK 2011 Palisades Tartan R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2010 Palisades Tartan R2 DVD via UK Amazon
• UK 2009 cinema release.

13 Assassins

• Jûsan-nin no shikaku

The shortened International Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2001 Artificial Eye RB Blu-ray
• UK 2001 Artificial Eye R2 DVD
• UK 2011 cinema release

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

The film was shortened from the original Japanese Version by 15:42s for reasons of brevity, simplicity and to downplay supernatural elements. The original version is preferred by the movie-censorship.com reviewer.

30 Days of Night

By 2008, after a couple of complaints, the BBFC decided that the DVD release should be 18 uncut.

From The 2007 BBFC Annual Report:

The Board did receive letters questioning the rating, and when the work came in for DVD release it was reconsidered and the rating raised to ‘18’.

Perhaps the BBFC should should create a new certificate explanation: Suitable for people aged 15+ but rated 18 to be on the safe side

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Review from Amazon UK

'30 Days of Night' is the movie based on the best selling graphic novel by Steve Niles. The story begins when a group of vampires flock to Barrow, Alaska where the sun sets for 30 days, allowing them to feed without the burden of sleep to avoid lethal sunlight. Because of the cold, the vampires' senses are weakened and a few of the town's residents are able to hide. One resident is Sheriff Eben Olemaun (Josh Hartnett), who attempts to save the town and the lives of the few remaining townspeople, including his wife Stella (Melissa George).

This was probably the film that I was most looking forward to in 2007 and when I finally got to see it, I wasn't disappointed at all. At the time when I first watched this film I hadn't read any of the comics, so the story was new to me, but I enjoyed it all the same. I've read the comic since seeing this and the film version has a lot more added to it, which I feel was definitely necessary as only the beginning and the end are featured in the original. There's plenty of gore, a great storyline, good characters, lots of scares and some excellent camerawork. The setting of Barrow feels very isolated and creepy and very, very atmospheric. The vampires have twisted, ugly faces and make eerie, high pitched wails to each other and speak in their own language, taking the sexy, seductive image away from the over-used and tired character.

Overall this is without a doubt one the best films of 2007 and is definitely the best vampire film I have ever seen.

This is Elvis

The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for the 2007 Warner DVD.

From version details on IMDb

Both theatrical and video releases contain certain footage not seen on the other. The longer video release contains a slightly longer recreation of Elvis' last night at Graceland, more 50's concert footage, more movie footage, more '68 Comeback Special material, and home movies from a movie cast party.

On the video release Love Me is substituted for Are You Lonesome Tonight, which was on the theatrical version.

There is also an interesting moment captured on film of Elvis backstage making a few profound statements that are present on the theatrical version that were later altered by overdubbing by an actor on the video release slightly censoring the conversation. This is the raise the dead dialogue he engages in backstage towards the end of the film.

The Two Disc Special Edition contains both the Theatrical and video versions

The Special Edition region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The Special Edition region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

This Means War

UK:  BBFC decision to be announced for

• UK 2012 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon for release on 2nd July 2012.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2012 20th Century Fox Blu-ray at US Amazon for release on 22nd May 2012.

The Unrated Version will feature an additional 7 minutes of material presumably beyond the restored sex jokes

cut

PG-13

• UK 2012 cinema release

In the US Fox cut out a few sex jokes from actress Chelsea Handler. The cuts were to avoid the R Rating handed down by the US film censors and obtain a PG-13 instead. Before making cuts Fox did in fact try to appeal against the R Rating but the appeal was turned down.

This, That and the Other

• A Promise of Bed

A short version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2010 Optimum R2 DVD

• UK 1986 Network Distribution VHS

• UK 1971 cinema release

• UK 1969 cinema release under the title A Promise of Bed

The submitted running time was noted as 82:57s = 79:38s

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy
 

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

2011 Hong Kong erotic drama by Christopher Sun Lap Key.
With Hiro Hayama, Leni Lan Yan and Saori Hara. See IMDb

The Hong Kong release featuring the Director's Cut is Cat III rated for:

• HK Panorama [2D Version] R0 DVD via US Amazon

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

The Director's Cut contains extensions in graphic violence & sex scenes. It also extensively changes and expands the plot. The Director's Cut is the way better version. It's obvious that this is the originally planned version of 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy. Where the Theatrical Version seems to be bumpy here and there the DC fills in the blanks and contains more laughs, more visual appealing & the smoother plot.

See article from twitchfilm.com:

The Director's Cut includes some rather extreme content which was excised because test audiences and the Hong Kong censorship thought it was too gross. This includes the Yangsheng character squeezing some lactating lady's breasts during an orgy, causing milk to fountain out and cover the entire group. Also, the sequence where the Prince of Ning accidentally fucks a concubine to death during rough sex is a lot longer.

The Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong sex, violence, nudity and sexual violence after 2:48s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2012 Metrodome R2 DVD
• UK 2011 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

• Compulsory cuts were required to two scenes of sexual and sexualised violence, which included elements with a tendency to eroticise and endorse sexual violence.

The BBFC further explained (ignoring a rather redundant explanation that the film goes beyond a 15 rating):

3D SEX AND ZEN EXTREME ECSTASY is a Chinese erotic period drama about a recently married young man who embarks on a sexual odyssey when his wife is unable to satisfy his sexual desires. The film was classified 18 for strong sex, violence, nudity and sexual violence.

There are frequent sequences of strong sex and nudity which include sight of a man sucking a woman's nipples, pubic nudity in a sexual context, sight of a man's erect penis, buttock thrusting implying penetration, and implied but masked fellatio and cunnilingus.

Before the film was classified 18, the BBFC required cuts in two scenes.

• In the first scene, a man rapes a woman, with the woman then going on to enjoy the sex. The scene is shot in the same eroticised style as the rest of the film and creates the impression that rape can be an enjoyable and exciting erotic experience. The scene was cut to remove the non consensual set up, leaving a purely consensual sex scene.
• In the second scene, a man engages in violent sex with a woman. Although the sex is consensual, the man beats and whips the woman during sex, before finally suffocating her to death as he thrusts into her. The scene, which is filmed in the same eroticised style as other scenes, creates a strong link between violence and sexual arousal. Although the BBFC suggested that the scene could be reduced to an acceptable level by multiple cuts, the distributor chose to remove the scene in its entirety.

Both scenes breach the terms of the Guidelines at 18 which state the BBFC may cut any portrayals of sexual or sexualised violence which might, for example, eroticise or endorse sexual assault.

There is a more extensively cut version with 18 minutes removed from the Theatrical Version:

• Scenes were removed depicting group sex and oral sex
• Scene showing a monk being seduced was removed

South Korea:

• 3 minutes removed from the two rape scenes, perhaps simialr to the UK cuts

Thailand:

• The 2 rape scenes were removed
• Scene showing a monk being seduced was removed

Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon

• Saam gwok dzi gin lung se gap

The BBFC cut 3s from the 2009 Icon DVD. Cuts were required to remove sight of horses being tripped to fall forwards onto their faces and necks.

The Three Marias

• As Tres Marias

A long version was passed 15 without cuts for:

• UK 2008 Gala R2 DVD at UK Amazon

Maybe just some DVD extras included with the main feature.

• UK 2003 cinema release

The Three Musketeers

BBFC cut 4s when submitted in 2008. A cut was required to this work for animal cruelty (in this instance the sight of a horsefall)

3 Ninjas

• 3 Ninja Kids

Additional cuts were required for the video version to achieve a PG rating. The 1:44s of cuts includes the cinema cuts. The video was titled 3 Ninjas

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

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain

• 3 Ninjas 4
• 3 Ninjas 4: High Noon at Mega Mountain
• 3 Ninjas 4: Showdown at Mega Mountain
• 3 Ninjas: Showdown at Mega Mountain

Cut for video when submitted in 1998 (the same version was resubmitted in 2001)

Punches, kicks, head-kicks, head-butts, ear-claps, nunchaku, a throwing playing card - similar to a death star, a yo-yo with blades sticking out of it, throwing darts, the list is endless. One cut removes a kid peeing himself when a villain yells in his face.

3 Ninjas Kick Back

Same cuts for the 1994 cinema, 1995 video and 2001 DVD releases

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

The 1995 video and 2001 DVD are the same BBFC cut version

Thriller

• Thriller: en grym film
• Thriller: A Cruel Picture
• Thriller: They Call Her One Eye

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2004 Synapse Limited Edition R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

The US Synapse DVD identified as the Vengeance Edition is missing the hardcore scenes, and has a shortened eye gouging scene, but contains the rest of the violence.

Summary Review: Bleak

Gorgeous Swedish cult siren Christina Lindberg plays Frigga who cannot speak after a childhood trauma. A rather shady character kidnaps her and after getting her hooked on heroine, he forces her to work as a prostitute, and gouges her eye out when she refuses her first client. Frigga saves her money and pays for lessons in martial arts, before taking her revenge on those cruel customers and her pimp.

As the title suggests this is one viciously bleak film. From the barren wind swept Swedish landscape and eerie electric score to the hard core sex scenes and eye gouge scene which was created using a real cadaver, Thriller is a truly potent cult shocker.

Lindberg is a truly striking and unforgettable cult figure, carrying a shotgun and dressed all in black she is enigmatic and certainly makes shameless plagiarizer Tarantino's work look pale by comparison.

• UK 1976 cinema release

• UK 1974 cinema release

Thunder in Paradise: Strange Bru

Thunderball

• Ian Fleming's Thunderball
• James Bond, Secret Agent

Passed PG uncut with BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2008 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2008 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2000 MGM R2 DVD
• UK 1992 Warner VHS

• UK 1965 cinema release

Thanks to Gavin Salkeld

Given how violent this film is, I'm surprised the BBFC only made this one silly cut but there you go:

• The first of two short scenes where Bond is seen stroking the naked back of the spa employee with a mink glove was removed.

The BBFC had previously warned the producers that they considered 32 scenes to be problematic and which could end up requiring an X certificate.

Thursday

Unrated

1998 US action crime film by Skip Woods with Thomas Jane and Aaron Eckhart. See IMDb

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 1998 Polygram VHS
• UK 1998 cinema release

The German release features the Director's Cut for:

• De 2005 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon

THX 1138

R Rated

The George Lucas Director's Cut was passed 12 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Warner R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2010 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2004 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The George Lucas Director's Cut is R Rated for the US release:

• 2010 Warner R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
• 2010 Warner R1 DVD at US Amazon
• 2004 R1 Warner DVD

The Director's Cut has some altered plot but the main change is to improve the visuals with modern CGI. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

• UK 1995 Warner VHS
• UK 1992 Warner VHS
• UK 1988 Warner VHS

• UK 1971 cinema release

Tidal Wave

• Haeundae
• Haeundae: The Deadly Tsunami

The International Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for the 2009 Optimum DVD.

There is also a longer Korean Version and a Director's Cut with uncontentious plot extensions.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

Tiger Cage

• Dak ging to lung
• Sure Fire

The Hong Kong release is uncut for:

• HK Joy Sales R0 DVD via UK Amazon

• UK 1989 cinema release

Tiger Heart

Passed uncut in 2005

A reader noted that a recent Channel 5 showing for the film included a fight in a convenience store that featured nunchakus. As this coincidently lasted a minute it seems logical that it was this scene that offended the BBFC.

A Time For Dancing

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to remove a single use of strong language (''fucking") and a moderate scene of implied sex

Time To Kill

Same cuts for cinema and video version.

Timothy Goes to School: Season 1 Episode 3: Small Change/Shy Charles

The BBFC cut 50s for the DVD submitted in 2008: Cut was required to remove sight of character in children's cartoon placing metal implements in toaster during repair scenario, because of the dangers of imitation in a work aimed at a very young audience.

The Tin Drum

• Die Blechtrommel

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut at:

The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong sex and sexualised nudity for:

• UK 2011 Arrow Academy (also with Theatrical Version) RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

The Director's Cut adds plot details that add depth to the film. It basically restores scenes that were removed when the distributors wanted the film to be shortened for running time reasons. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

R Rated

The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2011 Arrow Academy (also with RB Blu-ray Director's Cut) R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 Nouveaux Pictures R2 DVD

The US release featuring the Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2004 Criterion R1 DVD at US Amazon

The cut's were waived when the BBFC decided that the disputed scene did not constitute an indecent image. You do not see Maria's pubes and it seems likely (from other evidence - eg the book about the making of the film) that Scholndorff made her wear masking tape at this point. The offending shot simply shows a young boy pressing his face against a woman's pubic region (not actually her vagina). 

It is  a serious film with little else to comfort paedophiles and expert views agreed that the scene was no more indecent (or vulnerable to misuse) than some of the other scenes in the film, such as the sherbert licking.

• UK 1997 Disc VHS
• UK 1994 Connoisseur VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

• A shot has been deleted from the scene where the young Oskar is seen burying his head in Maria's pubic area.

The film was transmitted uncut on Channel 4.

• UK 1980 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

• A shot has been deleted from the scene where the young Oskar is seen burying his head in Maria's pubic area.

Tinto Brass Presents: 4

Cut by the BBFC when submitted in 2004 with the following statement: Cuts required to remove sight of abusive knife play during sexual activity. Company also chose to cut explicit images of oral-genital contact, dildo penetration, masturbation and penetration with finger for 18. The sexual detail, though not the knife play, could have been passed R18.

The context in which explicit imagery occurs is a key factor in the BBFC’s decisions. But every work is different and it is not possible to list the sort of situations which justify real sex at ‘18’. Images of real sex were cut from a collection of erotic short films, Tinto Brass Presents – 4, to obtain an ‘18’, on the grounds that the work was too close in tone and intent to a sex work designed to produce sexual arousal.

The BBFC cut the 2007 Darker Enterprises DVD by 3:23s. The cuts included removing sight of oral/genital contact (cunnilingus), penetration of vagina by fingers and semen or liquid resembling semen on a woman's mouth. An uncut R18 certificate was available.