8 Movies Where The US Version DELETED The Best Scenes

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For numerous reasons, these movies were changed for the worse over in the US.
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@taylorlibby7642 29 күн бұрын

Sean Connery's Spanish accent in Higlander was the direct inspiration for my award winning Spanish accent in my 10th grade Spanish class.

@profoundwanderer1441 29 күн бұрын

😂Peggy Hill basically.

@HariSeldon913 28 күн бұрын

He wasn't Spanish, he was Egyptian! 😺

@Jenifer_R_ 27 күн бұрын

The families of the henchmen bit was the best part of that movie! Can't believe it was cut. 🤦‍♀

@leighheard2840 29 күн бұрын

In Australia we got the original UK version of The Descent released here as well. The DVD version I have also has the original ending. And I love it! I remember talking to some American friends around the time who said things like: at least The Descent ended on a happy note. I was very confused. Until we finally realised we'd seen different versions of the same movie. But the UK version feels much more realistic.

@carlosvillavicencio6710 29 күн бұрын

The fact that The Evil Dead series had a television show following the modern day Ash just shows how much better the S-Mart ending was and how it fit so much better than the bleak ending.

@LeeTAZ-sl7de 27 күн бұрын

The weird thing is the 3rd and final series of Ash vs Evil Dead finishes with Ash being woken up in future. It's like they always had this idea of having Ash fight the Deadites in the future but havnt ever managed to do it.

@illyahrthebard3303 25 күн бұрын

It was a reference to Arthurian legend. Arthur is known as "the once and future king" as, according to the legend, he isn't dead and is only sleeping until his time comes again. Hail to the once and future king, baby.

@HariSeldon913 28 күн бұрын

It's not just the Highlander movie. The episodes of the television series had extra footage not broadcast in the US, though that was because of US television having more commercials rather than actual content.

@RictusHolloweye 28 күн бұрын

I gave up on television in the 90s when I realised that portions of episodes were interrupting the commercials.

@Knightangel0722 27 күн бұрын

Leon: The American version cut ALL of Matildas training in the US version. When she says she can clean at the end, originally we all scoffed, seeing that she never practiced, and it only appeared like a little girl was pretending to be cleaner. This cut torpedoes the sequel, that got retooled into Columbiana.

@erikthompson619 29 күн бұрын

You know, I never thought of the original "Army of darkness" ending as bleak. I thought of it as sequel-baiting for "Evil dead 4", since "Evil dead 2" had ended on such a similar note that ended up paving the way for "Army of darkness".

@LeeTAZ-sl7de 27 күн бұрын

Very true also the final series of Ash Vs Evil Dead ends with Ash waking up in the future so Raime probably always planned to have Ash fight the Deadites in the future.

@Noblemand 29 күн бұрын

I got both versions of Army of Darkness on DVD and i have to say that i like "secret" version the most

@simonjenkin 25 күн бұрын

the phone call scenes in austin powers are some of the strongest jokes in the film. baffling that they were cut

@DJGamingSmash 2 сағат бұрын

We do have the director's cut over in the U.S. though. Any version of the movie you pick up will be that version instead of the "love conquers all" theatrical cut, UNLESS if you picked up the Criterion which has both.

@Kaldortangerine 29 күн бұрын

brazil actually gave me inspiration for my first chainsaw costume for the haunted house i started at

@illyahrthebard3303 25 күн бұрын

I love that the original ending of Army of Darkness is a reference to Arthurian legend. The people he meets in the past are Arthur and Merlin, so the connection is established early. According to the legends, Arthur is only sleeping, not dead, and will wake back up when he's needed again. In this ending, Ash takes the place of Arthur. Hail to the once and future king, baby

@lordodin92 29 күн бұрын

So what im hearing here is americans cant handle a sad ending

@HariSeldon913 28 күн бұрын

Incorrect. American studios think they know what Americans want despite the evidence to the contrary.

@Mat-lr9gx 28 күн бұрын

Unlike your mom. Boom roasted.

@caronstout354 25 күн бұрын

The original ending of "28 Days Later"? Jim dies and the others continue onward...

@Ceares 20 күн бұрын

No, no we cannot, or perhaps can't is the wrong word and don't want to is more appropriate. Consider us like the characters in Brazil and the Descent, trying to live in a mental happy place while the real world is actually a horrifying nightmare around you -- or at least that's my reason for avoiding sad endings.

@mahatmarandy5977 24 күн бұрын

I saw the theatrical version first run back when it came out. When it hit syndication on TV just a couple years later, it was the “Love Conquers All” ending, which I might still have on videotape somewhere around here. Basically it just ends with Sam living his idyllic trailer home existence. The nightmarish stuff during the escape was trimmed down quite a bit, but not completely gone.

@wowwhywow 29 күн бұрын

Your version of what happened with Brazil is inacurate...Terry Gilliam has said in more than one interview ...that what happened is... Terry stole the original film prints from the Universal Studios warehouse and threatened to burn them with gasoline if the studio did not agree to his cut of the movie...so... It wasn't that Universal had no choice because Terry played it for film students. It was.. Universal had no choice because Teryy was holding a lighter over the reels of film with a can of gasoline in his other hand. Just to make things clear on how that story went.

@Smiggly2574 19 күн бұрын

What Culture got facts wrong? Shocked

@MirandaMikaylee 21 күн бұрын

The Decent is one of my all time favorite movies. I found out about the US version after I watched the sequel. I was so confused watching it. They should have never messed with the story.

@kellysciammarella3019 25 күн бұрын

Saw the og Descent first, here in the US, and loved it. Had no idea there was any other ending. When I watched it again, it was the US version and I was so confused. I thought I made the real ending up or something.

@Ceares 20 күн бұрын

I have no idea what cut of Once Upon A Time in America we saw because I saw that garbage truck ending but I do not remember that movie being 4 hours long.

@paulroman3668 29 күн бұрын

"Sean Connery" epic... Really!

@tymajenga276 29 күн бұрын

The lone wolf and cub movies for the US (shogun assassin) cut every single large fight scene from every movie and rewrote the story on all movies I'll never forget never forgive

@StevieWicks 29 күн бұрын

The older I get, the more Gilliam becomes my favorite Python.

@jeffsimons2009 28 күн бұрын

iirc the American release of Leon: The Professional cut the scene where Mathilda expresses her desire to sleep with Leon, and Leon explains why he won't, and why he left Italy (because of a woman he loved) or, you know . . . his entire back story and motivation to save her . . .

@nattyfatty6.0 28 күн бұрын

4chan dregs really love that movie, especially the ones on /b/

@sammykewlguy 25 күн бұрын

I love Highlander. And yes, they cut a great scene in the U.S. cut. I also ensured I saw the European cut of The Descent which is more sad but more true to life.

@jean-mi1825 28 күн бұрын

The worst consequence of the US cut for THE DESCENT is that it allowed its dreadful sequel !

@geraldmartin7703 16 күн бұрын

With an even worse ending.

@scubaad64 19 күн бұрын

I'm mostly sick of studios removing or modifying content that was in movies years and years ago, but now those scenes aren't "PC" for today. The past wasn't perfect. Just leave it alone so we can be reminded of what the past was like, and do better going forward.

@Josoytupapa 29 күн бұрын

How about an entire movie? "City Of God" was banned in the U.S. unless you knew the bootleg connect. That movie will blow your mind.

@aJohnnyBenton 28 күн бұрын

How about movies that feel like homework

@geraldmartin7703 16 күн бұрын

Most Biblical epics.

@StoffelDilligas 28 күн бұрын

I am surprised the butterfly effect is not on this

@lolzkittenz 28 күн бұрын

As soon as I saw the title of this vid, I *knew* The Descent would be on here 😭 The US ending is an atrocity

@ronaldcoleman4786 29 күн бұрын

So, is there a reverse of this? Do we ever get more of the good scenes in movies over here in the U.S. that get cut elsewhere?

@Thurgosh_OG 29 күн бұрын

No. Unfortunately, the US has become so prudish and inward looking (in recent decades) that your film sensors won't allow that.

@RictusHolloweye 28 күн бұрын

In Australia we did miss out on Nightmare on Elm St 3 so... you got a whole movie I had to wait a decade to see.

@derkeheath5172 28 күн бұрын

The European Cut of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead cut out a LOT of cool stuff, including the zombie that gets the top of its head cut off by the helicopter.

@BansheeBunny 29 күн бұрын

If you have a UHD Blu-ray burner and a media sever, you should be looking at foreign prints first.

@JohnnyWednesday 4 күн бұрын

I'm shocked that the US deleted the best scenes - they usually spoil them at the start of the show instead.

@Barot8 14 күн бұрын

Technically in Brazil he isn't actually lobotomized. His mind breaks before they do anything but work on his fingernails. If you look you'll see they didn't get to that point in the torture. They even talk about it in the film. You might want to watch the film again. Even though he "escapes" due to having a complete breakdown, the odds are he'll be murdered.

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@StanHalen1936 29 күн бұрын

@Vim-Wolf 29 күн бұрын

Brazil, my all time favourite film. Even with the proper ending. Maybe because of it.

@Doctor-vn8es 24 күн бұрын

To be honest, in Highlander, the US establishment not wanting to make Nazis look bad makes a lot more sense now.

@WillPrather 6 күн бұрын

In America "Blood of Heroes" aka "Salute of the Jugger" had a different, and much more inferior, ending than the European edition.

@ctiger789 29 күн бұрын

The US version of the Descent is far superior unless you love bleakness and despair lol. The same thing with Army of Darkness for some reason Europeans love hopelessness and futility endings.

@sanginor 29 күн бұрын

Most movies have happy endings, so when a movie has a bad ending, it's more unique.

@kanukki84 29 күн бұрын

Europeans understand that there won't always be happy endings..

@jfess1911 29 күн бұрын

@@sanginor For me, at least, it really depends on how my life is going at the time. If things look pretty bleak in my own life, I want the escape of a happy ending. If I am a bit depressed when I see a movie, a downbeat ending can affect me negatively for weeks afterward.

@SAMTYLER1974 29 күн бұрын

I rarely kick up a fuss about others opinions but no, the US cut of The Descent is vastly inferior to the superb gut punch of an original ending. Granted, I enjoy a “final girl/boy/insert gender identity here” face off and gloriously gory and triumphant offing of the films titular baddie but the simple fact remains that sometimes there is no happy ending and no amount of editing or cheap jump scares can hide the fact that everyone is well and truly fucked. Take The Wicker Man, coincidentally my favourite film of all time (Yes, the original first anyone foolish enough to ask!) Can you truly imagine a version in which Howie triumphantly overpowers Lord Summerisle before licking him in th3 titular wicker man and laughing uproariously as he burns to a crispy critter? Yes, maybe you can but it’s not as powerful, memorable or iconic as the original … … so yeah, we might like our horror bleak sometimes but if you want a truly bleak horror show then just watch the daily news. Sadly we, like them, can’t always triumph over evil. Sweet dreams, everyone 🥴 x

@Rattys 29 күн бұрын

That's because Europeans have been to Eastern Europe.

@Rattys 29 күн бұрын

Wait, has nobody else seen the "Planet Of The Apes" ending for Army of Darkness?

@tonyrossell832 29 күн бұрын

I have and I prefer the "American " ending. I feel it fits the tone of the movie better and the original ending is just a rip-off of The Planet of the Apes.

@danielmiller3596 26 күн бұрын

Most 'humanising effects' are removed from US movies- they aren't over the top or dramatic.

@snowdenwyatt6276 29 күн бұрын

"Das Boot", "Mulcahy", ... some interesting pronunciations going on here...

@brianjensen3047 29 күн бұрын

When i heard him say Das boot - i was laughing, maybe he should have watched That movie. Its a movie about a submarine and not a sequel to Puss in boots.

@c.w.johnsonjr6374 2 күн бұрын

Nice. Very impressive. Now do the parts taken out of the China releases.

@Smiggly2574 19 күн бұрын

The US is not the only country that deletes the best scenes

@ChucksCherubs3 29 күн бұрын

What is it with American audiences and their dislike for "bleak endings"? 😒

@Smiggly2574 19 күн бұрын

We like them. Studios do not like them at times

@voradorhylden3410 29 күн бұрын

Why would the directors allow this? I wouldnt. Screw the studio, your putting out the movie i made damn it!

@jfess1911 29 күн бұрын

The directors, for the most part,* do not have the ability to make and release a movie on their own. "Their" movie is being funded by the studio. In other words the director did not "make" the movie because they did not pay for it to be made. Like it or not, the film industry must make enough money to stay in business. That is the reason that studios have test audiences see the film before the final cut and rewrite if the reaction is not strong enough. The studios need to at least break even on expenses. If a studio thinks that a movie will lose them money, they won't show it in theaters, minimize their losses by selling it in the streaming market (previously, Direct To Video), or even take it as a tax writeoff. It is important to know that what the director and a select audience may see as the best version of a film may not appeal to a large enough audience to pay the bills. Annoying as it may be, a downbeat, "challenging", or ambiguous ending tends to appeal to a smaller audience. In some respects, the most satisfying result can be that a movie does well enough that multiple endings become available for those who wish to see them. *George Lucas has said that he sold Star Wars to Disney to get the funds to allow him to just do what he wanted and not endanger the jobs of his many employees. He was keenly aware that most of his personal projects would lose money.

@moonbeamchaos 18 күн бұрын

ORIENTATED?

@VersieKilgannon 29 күн бұрын

I gotta be honest. Since I watch movies to be entertained in a positive way, I'm all for happy endings. Real life is bleak enough. Movies should be a temporary escape from reality. Movies with deliberately bleak endings are just piling more unpleasant feelings on top of reality 😅

@RictusHolloweye 28 күн бұрын

I admire movies that can evince emotion. Yes, the exultation of triumph feels awesome... but if that were every movie I would grow bored with them. Sometimes leaving a movie with a sense of shock, dismay or even existential dread can provide a healthy counterpoint to real life.

@derkeheath5172 28 күн бұрын

Bleak movies can be therapeutic for those who are suffering. Misery loves company.

@timalice-2833 28 күн бұрын

Unnecessary editing , fuq yeah, Murica!

@ItsJustCiCi 29 күн бұрын

Algorithm 👍🏾

@Nero-tz9jh 29 күн бұрын

It's not "das buut"!! It's das Boot!! With o!! Even in english the o sounds almost similar so why the f do you say it like you have never heard an o?? Look, I know what culture crew is very full of itself but how about you focus less on sarcasm and focus more on professionalism? How about that?!?