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The 'UNRATED' debate!

posted 17 years ago by karloff6
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Ok so i checked thru and this came up before and i heard people say the uncut version runs 97mins But i just bought the "Uncensored" version that has a runtime of 100 mins.
My old R-rated VHS runs 97 mins!

The "uncensored" version did have some gore added in...
But one person stated that Dragon entertainment sold a fully uncut version with special features.

Does anyone own the dragon release and if so what is in it that was missing from the other versions?

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[–] C00L 17 years ago

100 mins - is that's what the VHS cover says or you actually check the runtime by yourself? Are you sure those "100 mins" do not include the trailers/commercials (or whatever) at the beginning/end of the tape?

[–] marshmannes 17 years ago

They usually put the same ads for both versions. Hellraiser II and III are examples of this. I don't own Waxwork, but I want to get the unrated VHS.

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[–] thrashmaniac87 17 years ago

Is the 2 on 1 DVD release unrated?

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[–] dnhjr 16 years ago

100min is a typo thats been around senice the old vhs and laserdisc days. 97 min is the unrated version. r-rated is 95min. I have the unrated laserdisc and it runs 97min and it's the same as the DVD.

can we please end this!!!!!!

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[–] dnhjr 16 years ago

What ever. I'm so done with this and I really don't care anymore.

Have a great day.

[–] C00L 16 years ago

I did a side-by-side comparison of the R-rated and Unrated versions. The runtime of both versions is 97 min (NTSC). R-rated version is only about 5 seconds shorter. The only scene in R-rated version that suffered some minor cuts is the "Vampire" scene.
All DVDs except the UK Lionsgate DVD are UNRATED.
The widescreen Region 2 UK DVD from Lionsgate - R-rated version.
In fact, the difference between R-rated and Unrated versions is so minor that it's not even worth mentioning.

[–] Ginwiggy33-1 16 years ago

Dont know about the modded stuff the other people said so Ill include my two cents. Here is what I noticed in the 2 in 1 dvd version in comparison to the original VHS. I would say it is about 1 second total for each scene of violence.

The Werewolf scene:

- Cuts before the complete head rip

The Vampire scene:

- Cuts before the full head explosion in the cellar.
- Cuts before you see the piece from the leg picked off.

Mummy scene:

- Cuts before the black ooze stuff comes out of the mummy (VERY noticeable because the next seen his mouth and body has residue dripping).
- Cuts before the full head step.

Basically nothing was completely removed but a few frames of gore. The movie has the before and after but not the middle part actually showing the action. It would be like seeing a car get up to the point where it is about to hit a guy, then showing his body laying there, cutting out the impact and flying through the air. ALMOST discernible stuff, unless you are a gore freak like myself.