In conforming the 1080p Director’s Cut to the 24p copy of the TV Cut, I’ve come to a new appreciation of how intricately the film was recut to finally arrive at the pacing of the US Theatrical version. Often times they’ve shed 1 or 2 frames per shot and a lot of times it’s been more tightened up than that with a reordering of shots and/or a small deletion here and there. It’s so much more intricate than I ever experienced while working on the Primitive Screwhead Edition which prioritized the original Director’s Cut but with an infusion of audio elements from the US Theatrical and TV Version.

I had an inkling about this in the past, but the majority of the deleted Director’s Cut sequences really were fine-tuned for the U.S. version but those were ultimately deleted for the final US release. They deserve to presented in an uncensored version separate from a recreation of the tv cut.

Time-permitting, I will recreate this lost cut after finishing the recreation of the TV version. You could call it the uncut TV version, but besides restoring censored bits, I will have to make a couple of editorial decisions with two repeated shots in the tv version. Really it’s a lost cut.