JayArgonaut said:
Kepling said:
So my question here is:
What movies, other than the OT Star Wars, have been "updated," then the original "lost?" Star Wars is probably the most famous example of this sort of thing happening, but are there other examples of this phenomenon?
The theatrical PT releases of AOTC and ROTS are "lost" because they have never been made (officially) available on home video, only the modified versions and those are the ones that are provided to broadcasters for TV airings.
Apart from a handful of early home video copies, The Devil's Advocate is unavailable in its original form: several scenes involving the sculpture were modified by WB because of litigation. On my UK DVD, HK VCD and during every TV broadcast that I've watched, the digital blurring is applied.
http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4057
Iron Man was also altered for similar reasons but I wonder how many eagle-eyed people have ever noticed?
http://ironman.wikia.com/wiki/Iron_Man_(film)#Home_Media
http://collider.com/iron-man-censored/
If more come to mind, I'll add them.
The Laserdisc is uncut.
http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/08173/15090/Devil's-Advocate-The
The only way you can identify an uncut Region 1 DVD is the disclaimer on the back of the case.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Devils-Advocate-Original-Unedited-DVD-Release-/262007914445?