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An abandoned ship drifts to the North-American coast. The last survivor on board is a little boy. He is found and raised by an indian tribe. But after 15 years the past catches up with him. Vikings come to the land, murdering and plundering everything in their way. Now Ghost, the name of the hero, has to decide whether he helps the people, who became his family, or if he returns to his roots.
Markus Nispel, who called attention to himself with music clips at the beginning of his career and delivered a respectable blockbuster with the remake of Tobe Hooper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre, dabbled in something different with this movie. The remake of the Norwegian thriller of 1987. However, both movies don't have much in common except of the basic story. With a mixture of Conan the Barbarian and Apocalypto, Nispel managed to produce a special kind of dire adventure movie. It's known from his music clip times that he is capable of producing great pictures and camera shots. Nontheless a feature-length movie is something different than a 3-minute clip. But it all falls into place: The harmonious pictures, the dire atmosphere and the quite high level of violence make Pathfinder an exciting piece of celluloid. Although the theatrical version is already quite violent, the unrated version caps it all off. In almost every fighting scene more blood was added using computer tricks. Surely this is the easiest way of making a movie more violent, but the effects fit in the movie seamlessly. Also the new integrated plot scenes round off the story. The Unrated version bears its name rightly and should be favored over the theatrical version by any means. Unrated version: 01:42.46 Min. with end titles Theatrical version: 01:35.24 Min. with end titles Unrated version: 01:38.22 Min. without end titles Theatrical version: 01:31.03 Min. without end titles The US-DVD: 20th Century Fox (Unrated Edition) (R-Rated) has been compared to the US-DVD: 20th Century Fox (Unrated Edition) (Unrated). There is more or new added blood in 32 scenes. As the scenes are however identical to the theatrical version and only more blood can be seen, these scenes are not counted as cuts. But there are 23 new or longer plot scenes with a total currency of 567 seconds ( 9 min. 27 sec.) (summed up cut times) Annotation: The pictures were partly brightened up strongly, because according to the predominant darkness otherwise nothing could have been seen in the movie.  03.07
The camera pans over the viking's ship a little bit longer. In the background you can see a gray horse rearing up. 5 sec.
07.37 In the nightmare of the young Ghost the Indians are slaughtered by the Vikings. In the Unrated version CGI-blood was added at several parts. No time difference
07.47 Also in the dream sequence: The Indian gets beheaded. In the Unrated version clearly more blood is splattering than in the theatrical version. In other respects the scene is identical. No time difference
08.40 As the young Ghost gets a beating by his father because he doesn't want to kill Indians he has a vision of the gray horse. 9 sec.
12.02 Ghost looks amorous at Starfire. Blackwing, who also loves her, asks him discontented wheter he's also the opinion that she is beautiful. 5 sec.
14.49 During the ceremony of the Indians the chief says that he would have to earn his membership of the tribe firstly and that he would have to face the demons of his past. In the theatrical version Ghost stands up and walks away. But here he additionally says that he would find his own way. 3 sec.
21.15 The Vikings assault the village. As the head is hit a big fountain of blood is splattering. In the theatrical version in contrast no blood is seen. No time difference
21.45 A Viking smacks the axe in his victim's back. Some blood was added. In other respects the scene is identical in both versions. No time difference
21.47 As the Viking stabs the sword into the belly a little bit more blood is splattering. In other respects the scene is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
21.52 As the head is hit with the morning star more blood was added in the Unrated version again. No time difference
21.59 A Viking beats up an Indian, who is lying on the ground. Again more blood. In other respects the scene is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
22.52 After the battle: The Vikings are gone. Ghost returns to the devastated village. In the Unrated version there is a scene were you can see wolves eating the guts of the dead Indians in close-up view. 5 sec.
Theatrical version 25.30 The sentence of the Viking in Scandinavian language is shorter in the Unrated version than in the theatrical version. The subtitles are the same. "Maybe this one can use a sword." 3sec.
26.29 As Ghost hits the Viking more blood was added in the Unrated version. No time difference
26.34 After the Viking lost his eye and he turns away screamingly, minimal more blood is seen. In other respects the scene is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
28.25 As Ghost smacks the shield under his attacker's chin, he spits more and fairer blood than in the theatrical version. No time difference
28.27 At the final deathblow more blood was added than in the theatrical version, too. No time difference
29.26 As Ghost pulls out his sword of the Viking in the Unrated version more and fairer bloodsplashes are seen. In other respects the scene is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
31.24 The Vikings are chasing Ghost on their shields using them as slights. One of the chasers gets dashed from his shield and crashes against a stump. In the Unrated version it was added as the man spits blood. In other respects the scene is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
33.42 As the Viking returns with the news that he lost Ghost, he gets his head crushed in with a shield by Ulfar. There are more bloodsplashes than in the theatrical version. No time difference
37.54 The Indians escape into a cave. Suddently a bear stands in front of them, who attacks immediately. The Pathfinder steps in front him and impales the grizzly with his spear. In the process more blood was added as the peak of the spear leaves the bear. No time difference
Alternative graphic material: time index UR: 38.23 time index TV: 38.03 Unrated version: The ceremony of the Indians starts sooner. They're dancing hilariously around the fire. Wind in Tree is fooling around with the kids. Blackwing goes to Starfire but she turns away from him. 47 sec.
Theatrical version: The ceremony is cut shorter. The part with Blackwing and Starfire is missing. 10 sec.
41.56 Ghost says one more sentence at the meeting than in the theatrical version. He thinks that the Vikings would let one of them escape but just to lead them to the next village. 11 sec.
47.28 Jester says to Blackwing that they should flee to the bay, just as the Pathfinder had commanded. But Blackwing rather likes to fight. 10 sec.
Alternative graphic material: time index UR: 47.48 time index TV: 46.32 Unrated version: Furthermore he says that he is not going to battle because of the Vikings, but because Starfire chose Ghost. 10 sec.
Theatrical version: The shot is closer to them, Blachwings sentence is missing. In other respects it is identical to the Unrated version. 4 sec.
Alternative graphic material: time index UR: 49.24 time index TV: 48.02 Unrated version: Ghost is sleeping in the cave while a storm is raging on the outside. His shadow is seen. Suddently the Pathfinder is standing in front of him. He tells him that he should believe in him. Ghost responds to him that he would trust his sword. The old one answers that a sword could be two edged and rams it into his body. Ghost awakes because of the storm. It only was a dream. He throws a glance at his sword. 86 sec.
Theatrical version: In the theatrical version he awakes in the cave, takes a look around but noone is there. He stands up, takes his sword and goes outside. 18 sec.
Alternative graphic material: time index UR: 51.53 time index TV: 49.23 Unrated version: Ghost and Starfire meet in front of the cave. They're having a talk. Ghost is fondeling her face. In the Unrated version he also kisses her. Afterwards it's seen as both of them are lying in the cave and making love. Then they're talking about the Vikings. You can hear a horn in the distance. Ghost says that they would come. 85 sec.
Theatrical version: After he fondels her face a horn is heard in the distance. Ghost says: "They're coming." 8 sec.
54.09 A Viking is killed in the forest by Ghost's trap. In the process more blood is splattering. In other respects the scene is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
54.52 Ghost defeats a attacker with the sword. Although a lot blood is splattering in the theatrical version it was nonetheless changed for the Unrated version. No time difference
55.27 Ghost picks up two swords and decapitates one of the Vikings. In the process blood is splattering in the Unrated version, while there is no blood in the theatrical version. No time difference
55.34 Ghost throws his sword and bores through one of his enemies with it. Different looking blood is splattering than in the theatrical version. In other respects its identical. No time difference
56.42 A Viking dies by the sword. In close-up view you can see the sword leaving the back. Again more blood is splattering than in the theatrical version. No time difference
57.03 Wind in Tree shoots a arrow into the eye of a Viking. In the process you can see clearly that blood is splattering behind his glove. No blood is seen in the theatrical version. No time difference
58.23 An Indian is killed with the sword by a Viking. An additional bloodsplash was added. In other respects it is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
58.28 The Viking stabs his sword into the belly of his victim, who is lying on the ground. In the process minimal more blood is splattering. No time difference
Alternative graphic material: time index UR: 58.51 time index TV: 55.06 Unrated version: After Blackwing gets bored through and falls to the ground, in the next scene it is seen that Ghost comes riding on his horse. He grabs Blackwing's hand and pulls him on his horse. Both of them are fleeing from the Vikings. He leaves the bad injured Blackwing at a stone and looks for Starfire. Yet Blackwing shoots some Vikings with his bow before they jump at him. 70 sec.
Theatrical version: The scene is shorter and cut differently in this version. After Blackwing gets hurt at the leg the Vikings immidiately jump at him. Ghost sees that its to late to help him and flees. 6 sec.
01:03.00 You can see longer as Starfire climps through the rocks on the run from the Vikings. In the process she is also attacked by one of them but manages to fend him off. 30 sec.
01:04.39 You can see the Vikings striding through a heap of dead Indians. They look whether Ghost is hiding under the corpses but he isn't there. They are torturing Blackwing to lure Ghost out. Gunnar tinkers a necklace out of chopped off fingers. 34 sec.
01:06.14 Ghost hits on of his attackers with the sword. Unlike in the theatrical version blood is splattering again. No time difference
01:06.20 Ghost rams the sword in a Viking's body: Minimal more blood in the Unrated version. No time difference
01:06.26 As Starfire smashes the axe into the Vikings head eminently more blood is splattering. In other respects the scene is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
01:06.30 Ghost kills a Viking with the sword. There is also blood in the theatrical version but in the Unrated version more and different looking blood is splattering. No time difference
01:06.35 When the sword is pulled out the blood again looks different than in the theatrical version. No time difference
01:06.53 As the Viking gets half his skullcap chopped off the outcome is displayed more intensive in the Unrated version. In other respects the scene is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
01:07.11 The old one pulls out the spear of the attacker's back. In the process more blood is splattering. No time difference
Alternative graphic material: Zeitindex UR: 01:08.05 Zeitindex KF: 01:02.18 Unrated version: After the three were captured by the Vikings, Ghost and the Pathfinder are talking to each other. The old one is being tortured until Ghost admits to lead them to the next Indian tribe. 18 sec.
Theatrical version: The scene is cut otherwise with a different camera shot. But logically both versions are the same. 20 sec.
Theatrical version: 01:07.44 The conversation in the cave between Ghost and Starfire about the Vikings was cut at this point. In this version they don't spend the night in a cave but in the abandoned camp of the Indian tribe. 45 sec.
01:18.29 The drowned Viking in the ice sea is seen a little bit longer. 7 sec.
01:18.43 Ghost has a vision of the Pathfinder underwater. He tells him that his time to die would not have been come already. 47 sec.
Alternative graphic material: time index UR: 01:19.30 time index TV: 01:13.34 Unrated version: After Ghost and the Vikings broke into the ice you can see Starfire and the Vikings, who remained. 13 sec.
Theatrical version: In the theatrical version this scene was cut in another order. 12 sec.
01:20.42 Gunnar cuts the throat of his half dead horse in the Off. You can see some frostbitten Indians in the snow. Another shot of the mountains. 37 sec.
Alternative graphic material: time index UR: 01:25.58 time index TV: 01:19.23 Starfire spits blood. It looks a bit different in both versions. In other respects the scene is identical to the theatrical version. No time difference
Alternative graphic material: time index UR: 01:32.11 time index TV: 01:25.35 In the Unrated version you can see the sword leaving Gunnars back with much blood. Neither the sword nor blood is seen in the theatrical version. No time difference
Alternative graphic material: time index UR: 01:36.16 time index TV: 01:29.41 Unrated version: After Ghost put the Pathfinder's necklace around Starfire's neck, Jester says that the prophecy would now be fulfilled. 16 sec.
Theatrical version: Jester's face is seen shortly in this version. He kneels down in front of her but says nothing. 3 sec.
01:36.35 After Starfire was nominated the new Pathfinder the gray horse appears one more time. 24 sec.
01:37.17 One additional scene as Jester bows down to the new Pathfinder. 4 sec.
01:37.31 An additional shot of the gray horse. 4 sec.
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