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Topic History of: hatchet jobs on daytime movies
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Author	Message
Mart	Ah well, it could be worse, beware the dreaded directors cut! I actively seek out the original "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" without the apparent three hour long boring ending!
The Cat	I don't mind them cutting some scenes in order to fit the schedules, but it's when they cut key scenes that I become amazed. Another prime example is when ITV cut the scenes from the Dennis movie which showed him swapping Mr Wilson's mouthwash for nasal spray and vise versa, rendering useless the scene where Mr Wilson was suffering from the effects. They also showed where Dennis was helping the vilain out of the river, but cut the scene which explained why the vilain was in the river. It's about applying common sence and good judgement. There are always plenty of incidental scenes which could be cut instead of the key ones.
zooloo	Projectionist sometimes used to speed the film up a bit - if it was a small house and the pub beckoned
In The Know	According to my copy of Halliwell's film guide - it's quite normal for films to be "speeded up" or "slowed down" to make them "fit" TV schedules. Apparently you can "lose" 10 minutes from an average film without anyone noticing.
The Cat	Now they just cut out the shot which killed John Wayne, along with the most famous line of the movie. Awful treatment of a classic.