Bought a pre recorded DVD of a film i'd previously seen on the box and
was disappointed to find that it had suffered "The death of a thousand
cuts".

Nearly every scene had had 30secs - 1min cut and some scenes just
weren't there at all.

It was 97 Minutes in length as is the VHS version.

Is there anything inherrant in either format which would restrict the
movie company to 97ish minutes? Or might they think that "Home"
audiences wouldn't want anything longer? or are they just plain mean?

It's not as if it had had the naughty bits cut out in order to get a
lower rating.

Any thoughts?

wrote:
Bought a pre recorded DVD of a film i'd previously seen on the box and
was disappointed to find that it had suffered "The death of a thousand
cuts".

Nearly every scene had had 30secs - 1min cut and some scenes just
weren't there at all.

It was 97 Minutes in length as is the VHS version.

Is there anything inherrant in either format which would restrict the
movie company to 97ish minutes? Or might they think that "Home"
audiences wouldn't want anything longer? or are they just plain mean?

It's not as if it had had the naughty bits cut out in order to get a
lower rating.

Any thoughts?

Is this a legit DVD, or a pirate one?
Still can't see any reason for having scene cuts.
Many DVD movies are much longer than this.

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Bought a pre recorded DVD of a film i'd previously seen on the box and
was disappointed to find that it had suffered "The death of a thousand
cuts".

Nearly every scene had had 30secs - 1min cut and some scenes just
weren't there at all.

It was 97 Minutes in length as is the VHS version.

Is there anything inherrant in either format which would restrict the
movie company to 97ish minutes? Or might they think that "Home"
audiences wouldn't want anything longer? or are they just plain mean?

It's not as if it had had the naughty bits cut out in order to get a
lower rating.

If it's a good, ie pressed, pirate copy it will probably be a single layer
DVD rather than double, so they may have had to cut it down in length. The
dynamics of the background detail may also be dodgy in scenes where the
camera is moving.

bland.

snip

If it's a good, ie pressed, pirate copy it will probably be a single layer
DVD rather than double, so they may have had to cut it down in length. The
dynamics of the background detail may also be dodgy in scenes where the
camera is moving.


I'm pretty sure it's a genuine copy, Just to blow any street cred i've
got left, it's Forever Young with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee-Curtis.

All the details i've seen on the web show both the video and the DVD as
being 97 Mins approx.

I can't think why it should have so many cuts compared with the version
which was aired on tv. Warner Brothers must just have been feeling
mean that day!

I'm pretty sure it's a genuine copy, Just to blow any street cred i've
got left, it's Forever Young with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee-Curtis.

All the details i've seen on the web show both the video and the DVD as
being 97 Mins approx.

I can't think why it should have so many cuts compared with the version
which was aired on tv. Warner Brothers must just have been feeling
mean that day!


Is Warner Bros anything to do with Carlton, as their DVD's are a bit manky
sometimes, especially the audio.

In article .com,
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If it's a good, ie pressed, pirate copy it will probably be a single
layer DVD rather than double, so they may have had to cut it down in
length. The dynamics of the background detail may also be dodgy in
scenes where the camera is moving.


I'm pretty sure it's a genuine copy, Just to blow any street cred i've got
left, it's Forever Young with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee-Curtis.

All the details i've seen on the web show both the video and the DVD as
being 97 Mins approx.

I can't think why it should have so many cuts compared with the version
which was aired on tv. Warner Brothers must just have been feeling mean
that day!

You have only lost 5 minutes. The USA DVD is full length (102 minutes) - but
that cost $25 and you only paid 10GBP for your UK version.

Why? Maybe they reckon less Mel Gibson = more value for money? ;-)

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In article .com,
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I can't think why it should have so many cuts compared with the version
which was aired on tv. Warner Brothers must just have been feeling
mean that day!

That's unusual. TV versions are nearly always cut down to fit a 'slot'
compared to the cinema ones.

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snip and snip
You have only lost 5 minutes. The USA DVD is full length (102 minutes) - but
that cost $25 and you only paid 10GBP for your UK version.

Why? Maybe they reckon less Mel Gibson = more value for money? ;-)

Isn't there a time difference to yank films due to the NTSC/PAL
differences?

googles

http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Article...PALSpeedUp.asp

wrote:

Bought a pre recorded DVD of a film i'd previously seen on the box and
was disappointed to find that it had suffered "The death of a thousand
cuts".

Nearly every scene had had 30secs - 1min cut and some scenes just
weren't there at all.

It was 97 Minutes in length as is the VHS version.

Two obvious things spring to mind. Films are usually shot at 24
frames/sec, but broadcast in the UK at 25 frames/sec. Since its original
length was 102 mins you get 102/25*24 just under 98 mins from that effet
alone on video / DVD.

The othe typical cause is the BBFC insiting on cuts to allow a film to
retain its certificate. Sometimes they will insist in a home copy of a
film having it certificate raised from that of the cinema release, or
cuts made to retain it. This is supposedly on the grounds that the home
viewing version is more accessable and can also be watched in ways not
available to cinema audiances.

Is there anything inherrant in either format which would restrict the
movie company to 97ish minutes? Or might they think that "Home"

No technical limit.

It's not as if it had had the naughty bits cut out in order to get a
lower rating.

see above

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wrote in message
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Bought a pre recorded DVD of a film i'd previously seen on the box and
was disappointed to find that it had suffered "The death of a thousand
cuts".

Nearly every scene had had 30secs - 1min cut and some scenes just
weren't there at all.

It's so they can sell you the 'directors cut', or 'uncut' version in a years
time.

:-)