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Originally Posted by Justin101  I have the TV cut off Mallrats to get around to at some point as well. I like having them included as an extra more and more these days, a lot of times they are the first time we got to see a film so it has a nostalgic value. Other times it's just a glimpse into the American TV network mentality.
It got to a point in my early teens when I became more savvy and I noticed in the TV Times film section it would note 'edited for tv' and I'd give it a skip. It only seemed to be ITV that would do it, but they'd be showing something not really suitable for kids at 6pm on a Saturday lol. |
I've got quite a few. Mallrats, Fast Times, The Last Detail, RoboCop, Army of Darkness, Repo Man, Halloween II and The Thing. They're quite interesting because in some cases they're very different to the theatrical cut. Halloween II completely changes the fate of several characters and The Thing is ruined completely. I remember the "edited for TV" notes as well. i never bought it but every week I'd look at the Radio Times film section in Morrison's and see what the weeks films would be toned down for. It seems a lifetime ago that you'd get showings of films like Remo : Unarmed and Dangerous on a Saturday or Sunday evening at 7 o'clock on BBC 1. Better days.