I seem to remember the shot of the raptors eye through the cage being in the film when I saw it in theaters but being disappointed to find that it wasn’t on my vhs when it was released on video, but I could be mistaken. An extended cut of this would certainly be a real treasure.
I wasn’t aware that Spielberg doesn’t like to release extended footage for his movies given that he has released extended cuts (or at least included deleted scenes on the dvds) for ET, Close Encounters and the Lost World. I wonder if it is just this movie he has an issue with…