What Did They Cut From Haute Tension???

DeathDealer · 06-11-2005, 02:33 AM

I heard a minute has been cut, but I can't seem to find out what in the minute was cut. I know it was blood, gore, and violence. But could anyone give details?

Thanks.

06-11-2005, 02:44 AM

That's a disgusting lie. It was hardly a minute. IMDb and various horror websites love to aid in the spread of rumors.

I'd be surprised if the cuts amounted to as much as 30 seconds.

06-11-2005, 02:46 AM

I heard they cut the scene entirely where Dean Koontz and his lawyer go walking across the screen shaking their heads in disgust.

OK so I kid, I did hear that the mothers death is cut, you see it cut now but the gushing blood is gone.

06-11-2005, 02:47 AM

I don't intend to view the cut version, but a guy at the HTF was kind enough to post some of the cuts that he noticed. I'll paste them here:

Spoiler:

The decapitation is abbreviated right as the head comes off. No spurting blood.

The mother's throat-cut was truncated after the actual cut and the killer pulls back the head to open the wound to the camera. The heavy blood flow is gone. As the mother lies on the floor with a gaping wound, it's shortened with the extra gurling and blood excised.

The gas station attendant's death didn't appear to be cut too badly, but some of the impact seemed to softened slightly.

The face-off scene between Alex and the "killer" was definitely less brutal. It's still somewhat meaty, but the repeated bludgeoing with the barbed-wire spike is quite noticeably gone. If I recall correctly, she hits him like once in this.

The "saw" death at the end was reduced to mainly shots of the killer putting the saw through the car. This was pretty wet in the uncut version, so most of the splattering blood and impact is gone. There is only a very, very quick shot of the saw cutting across the victim's chest.

06-11-2005, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cujo108

I don't intend to view the cut version, but a guy at the HTF was kind enough to post some of the cuts that he noticed. I'll paste them here:

Spoiler:

The decapitation is abbreviated right as the head comes off. No spurting blood.

The mother's throat-cut was truncated after the actual cut and the killer pulls back the head to open the wound to the camera. The heavy blood flow is gone. As the mother lies on the floor with a gaping wound, it's shortened with the extra gurling and blood excised.

The gas station attendant's death didn't appear to be cut too badly, but some of the impact seemed to softened slightly.

The face-off scene between Alex and the "killer" was definitely less brutal. It's still somewhat meaty, but the repeated bludgeoing with the barbed-wire spike is quite noticeably gone. If I recall correctly, she hits him like once in this.

The "saw" death at the end was reduced to mainly shots of the killer putting the saw through the car. This was pretty wet in the uncut version, so most of the splattering blood and impact is gone. There is only a very, very quick shot of the saw cutting across the victim's chest.

Some of these are exaggerations. It doesn't feel like enough to amount to a whole minute. I've seen both cuts, and I noticed what was missing, but it wasn't that bad. People around me were still going "Holy shit!" and "Oh my god!"

I'm curious as to why you refuse to see it theatrically just because it's been cut. It's awesome to see it on the big screen, despite the changes made. Why not support it so LGF sees that there's interest in the film and gives us a good domestic DVD, rather than letting it fade and die?

06-11-2005, 03:08 AM

I already have a DVD that I'm perfectly happy with, so I don't care if they release a good R1 DVD. I'm not going to pay high theater prices to see a cut version of something I own uncut here at home. I could go watch it right now for free in my living room, and I'm not going to support LG here. I've grown rather tired of theaters in general anyway.

06-11-2005, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cujo108

I already have a DVD that I'm perfectly happy with, so I don't care if they release a good R1 DVD. I'm not going to pay high theater prices to see a cut version of something I own uncut here at home. I could go watch it right now for free in my living room, and I'm not going to support LG here. I've grown rather tired of theaters in general anyway.

Eh well that's valid I guess. Still though, people are blowing up over the cuts and the dubbing and giving up a chance to see it on the big screen. It's great either way.

BloodMan · 06-11-2005, 03:43 AM

There's an interview with Director Aja at www.chud.com and he says they cut 40 seconds from the film.

Edit - here's a link for all you lazy bastids.

http://chud.com/interviews/3284

welb25 · 06-11-2005, 04:39 AM

depsite the cuts Ebert(who hated it) said it may well be the most violent R-Rated film in the history of the MPAA.

DeathDealer · 06-11-2005, 05:40 AM

How is the dubbing?

Ebert said is was extremely bad...Do you Agree?

06-11-2005, 05:47 AM

When Ebert said that his voice was actually dubbed.

06-11-2005, 11:39 AM

Perhaps the scum removed everything that he stole from Koontz?

Of course, if that's what happened, the cut "film" is 10 minutes long.

tobaccoman · 06-11-2005, 12:42 PM

The dubbing was alright other than that no explanation is really given for the use of two different languages. However, the synching towards the beginning of the film is horrendous. Once night time arrives though, you can barely and rarely see their mouths and you don't really pay attention so much to that as the intensity of the situation.

KillerCannabis · 06-11-2005, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cujo108

I already have a DVD that I'm perfectly happy with, so I don't care if they release a good R1 DVD. I'm not going to pay high theater prices to see a cut version of something I own uncut here at home. I could go watch it right now for free in my living room, and I'm not going to support LG here. I've grown rather tired of theaters in general anyway.

Amen to that brother. I've got the superior R2 Optimax release, so why would I spend $10 to watch it with a bunch of lame teens, cut and with a "hybrid" dub? Exactly. I won't.

06-11-2005, 09:42 PM

The dub isn't some haphazard way of appeasing both crowds--the use of occasional French dialogue is because in this version of the film Alex and her family are English-speaking (I guess American) people living in France. That's why the driver, the gas station attendant, the police men, etc. all speak French. Marie is also French, thus her French accent when she's speaking English and the French dialogue when she's muttering to herself. I'm not trying to defend the dubbing, but it wasn't done randomly.

06-11-2005, 02:33 AM	#1
DeathDealer I Inhale Horror Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Your Mind Posts: 2,118	What Did They Cut From Haute Tension??? I heard a minute has been cut, but I can't seem to find out what in the minute was cut. I know it was blood, gore, and violence. But could anyone give details? Thanks. __________________ Peace Out My Dvd CollectioN Top 6 Directors Of All Time (No Order) - 1. Quentin Tarantino (America) 2. Dario Argento (Italy) 3. Takashi Miike (Japan) 4. Ingmar Bergman (Sweden) 5. Akira Kurosawa (Japan) 6. Martin Scorsese (America)

06-11-2005, 03:43 AM	#8
BloodMan Kill Time B4 It Kills You Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 4,432	There's an interview with Director Aja at www.chud.com and he says they cut 40 seconds from the film. Edit - here's a link for all you lazy bastids. http://chud.com/interviews/3284 __________________ We Are Never Very Far From Those We Hate, For This Very Reason, We Shall Never Be Truly Close To Those We Love If I Don't Have The Right To Torture You, Why Then Do You Have The Right To Torture Me By Taking Away The Pleasure That I Could Get From Torturing You? Remember, one cannot make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on their butt, and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?

06-11-2005, 05:40 AM	#10
DeathDealer I Inhale Horror Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Your Mind Posts: 2,118	How is the dubbing? Ebert said is was extremely bad...Do you Agree? __________________ Peace Out My Dvd CollectioN Top 6 Directors Of All Time (No Order) - 1. Quentin Tarantino (America) 2. Dario Argento (Italy) 3. Takashi Miike (Japan) 4. Ingmar Bergman (Sweden) 5. Akira Kurosawa (Japan) 6. Martin Scorsese (America)

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06-11-2005, 02:44 AM	#2
Mattster Guest Posts: n/a	That's a disgusting lie. It was hardly a minute. IMDb and various horror websites love to aid in the spread of rumors. I'd be surprised if the cuts amounted to as much as 30 seconds.

06-11-2005, 02:46 AM	#3
IGotsNewShoes Guest Posts: n/a	I heard they cut the scene entirely where Dean Koontz and his lawyer go walking across the screen shaking their heads in disgust. OK so I kid, I did hear that the mothers death is cut, you see it cut now but the gushing blood is gone.

06-11-2005, 03:08 AM	#6
Cujo108 Guest Posts: n/a	I already have a DVD that I'm perfectly happy with, so I don't care if they release a good R1 DVD. I'm not going to pay high theater prices to see a cut version of something I own uncut here at home. I could go watch it right now for free in my living room, and I'm not going to support LG here. I've grown rather tired of theaters in general anyway.

06-11-2005, 04:39 AM	#9
welb25 Stalker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 340	depsite the cuts Ebert(who hated it) said it may well be the most violent R-Rated film in the history of the MPAA.

06-11-2005, 05:47 AM	#11
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	When Ebert said that his voice was actually dubbed.

06-11-2005, 11:39 AM	#12
MrVess Guest Posts: n/a	Perhaps the scum removed everything that he stole from Koontz? Of course, if that's what happened, the cut "film" is 10 minutes long.

06-11-2005, 12:42 PM	#13
tobaccoman White, Proud, and Stupid Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,818	The dubbing was alright other than that no explanation is really given for the use of two different languages. However, the synching towards the beginning of the film is horrendous. Once night time arrives though, you can barely and rarely see their mouths and you don't really pay attention so much to that as the intensity of the situation.

06-11-2005, 09:42 PM	#15
Andrew Guest Posts: n/a	The dub isn't some haphazard way of appeasing both crowds--the use of occasional French dialogue is because in this version of the film Alex and her family are English-speaking (I guess American) people living in France. That's why the driver, the gas station attendant, the police men, etc. all speak French. Marie is also French, thus her French accent when she's speaking English and the French dialogue when she's muttering to herself. I'm not trying to defend the dubbing, but it wasn't done randomly.