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Release: Sep 17, 2012 - Author: Eiskaltes Grab - Translator: Tony Montana
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Compared are the UK-DVD by Entertainment in Video (BBFC 18) and the uncut German DVD by BMG Video/UFA (FSK 18).
There are 37 differences with a total length of 5 minutes and 54 seconds: 30 cuts = 4 minutes and 9 seconds 7 alternate scenes = 1 minute and 49 seconds The Director's Cut, approved by the director himself, is available on the UK-DVD and only differs from the Extended Version in the first 15 minutes. Most of the differences are slight plot elements with a length of 2-7 seconds. In Germany, only the Extended Version has been released (both as censored and uncensored VHS and uncensored DVD). 0 Min
The German DVD contains more credits at the beginning. The remaining credits follow slightly later in the UK Version. no difference
0 Min Tracking shot over the desert to the billboard of the bar restaurant. 14 sec 0 Min The cam keeps tracking from the billboard to a sign. The following shot of a destroyed vehicle is shorter as well. 17 sec 0 Min The cam keeps tracking by abother destroyed car with a body hanging out of it to the ground. Subsequenlty, a close-up of the body follows. Several armed cops have surrounded the bar restaurant. In the UK Version, several different shots follow. These shots are also in the German Version but in a different order. BBFC 18: 14 sec FSK 18: 41 sec
0 Min Extended shot of the Special Forces Unit. Carpenter, the leader stops at the Sheriff and informs him that they were going take it from there. The UK Version contains a previous shot of the German Version instead. BBFC 18: 3 sec FSK 18: 19 sec
0 Min Another member of the Special Forces Unit walks by the Sheriff. 5 sec 0 Min After displayin the words "Near-Future", the Unit enters the bar restaurant. The UK Version contains some credits instead. BBFC 18: 6 sec FSK 18: 32 sec
1 Min Extended shot of the Unit walking across the kitchen. They enter the next room with several bodies at the bar. Again some credits in the UK Version instead. BBFC 18: 5 sec FSK 18: 11 sec
1 Min Extended tracking shot of the bodies at the bar. The following shot of the hallway the Unit is walking across has been shortened as well. Same here: the UK Version contains some credits instead. BBFC 18: 5 sec FSK 18: 18 sec
1 Min The cam pans to a weapon on the ground. 7 sec 1 Min Extended shot of Carpenter. 3 sec 2 Min Extended shot of the ubersoldier on the ground. The following shot of the chip at the helmet is shorter, too. 3 sec 2 Min Extended shot of the chip after the chip left. 3 sec 2 Min Carpenter approaches the dead ubersoldier in the body bag, watches him and orders to remove the body. This order is being obeyed. Carpenter goes to the Sheriff and says the job had been handled perfectly well and that it couldn't go public under any circumstances. The Sheriff agrees. 35 sec 2 Min The interview with the woman and the report of the newscaster are different in either of the versions. The UK Version contains additional intercuts of the dead ubersoldier in the body bag and Ridley giving an interview. The scene in the German Version is longer. BBFC 18: 20 sec FSK 18: 32 sec
3 Min Extended shot of Hayden getting interviewed. 3.5 sec 3 Min Missing news report about the hope that the new boss Hayden contributes to end the riots. Subsequently, Hayden gets interviewed in front of the Chaank building. Before Hayden can say a single word, Ridley interferes and ends the interview by defending the Chaank company with a few words to make them look serious. 35 sec 3 Min The next scene shows Ripley from behind. He holds a remote in his hand. 5 sec 4 Min Hayden informs Scott that she also speaks Russian. 3 sec 5 Min Ridley tells Carpenter to zip it. 2 sec 7 Min Dante is on TV. There are several TVs with several different programs in the background. 9 sec 8 Min Hayden is walking around the corridors and asks an employee for the way to the contruction department. 14 sec 8 Min Hayden is being watched by several workers. 11 sec 9 Min Extended shot of Dante's shelves several things are being stored in. 2 sec 9 Min Hayden walks by the shelves and looks around. 5 sec 9 Min She keeps looking around, several close-ups of the tokens included. 15 sec 9 Min Hayden looks at Dante's nude picture. The UK Version contains a shot of two tokens instead. BBFC 18: 3 sec FSK 18: 12 sec
9 Min The shot of Hayden and Dante is shorter. 1 sec 10 Min Dante pays full attention to a cartoon. Meanwhile, Hayden expects an answer impatiently. 13 sec 10 Min Extended shot of Hayden. 2 sec 10 Min Extended shot of Dante. 1.5 sec 10 Min Same here. 2 sec 11 Min Missing shot of a token. Then a shot of Dante leaving the scenery. 7 sec 12 Min Sam gets in the van. 5 sec 12 Min Extended shot of Weyland playing the guitar. After that, the beginning of Yutani is missing. 6 sec 12 Min Yutani wets his paper and asks Sam where he'd been. Sam explains he'd had to run some errands and reaches into his bag. 12 sec 13 Min Hayden's freeze frame on the screen starts slightly earlier in the UK Version. BBFC 18: 2 sec 13 Min Sam looks at Hayden's freeze frame on the screen. 6 sec 13 Min Extended shot of Sam. 2 sec |